golfweek.com - 11/18/2009
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At least the plot line and characters are in place. Hopefully that will make the denouement to the European Tour season a good story.
news.bbc.co.uk - 11/11/2009
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news.bbc.co.uk —
If Lee Westwood is acting and sounding a
bit strange at the moment - it's probably deliberate....
The world number four is playing up to his fans on the BBC Sport website by allowing them to choose the colour of his shirts, select words to slip into ...
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Westwood chips in on 606
golf.com - 11/23/2009
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golf.com —
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Lee Westwood
of England became Europe's No. 1 golfer on Sunday...
after winning the Dubai World Championship by six strokes. Westwood shot a course-record 8-under 64 in the final round at the Earth Course to finish at ...
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Lee Westwood of England wins Dubai, money titles
guardian.co.uk - 11/12/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
The brightest young star in European golf has
joined the PGA Tour. It's a decision he might...
come to regret After more reverse pivots than you would find at a Guardian golf outing, Rory McIlroy finally announced this week he had decided to take out ...
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Rory McIlroy has joined the PGA Tour. Bad move
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Race To Dubai Finish
oobgolf —
... Race was announced well over a year ago, featuring a $10M purse and a brand new fantastic course, things were going a bit better in Dubai. Due to the economy downturn (more like a freefall in Dubai) the purse has been cut and the course is unfinished. What was supposed to be a grand stage is actually a carved out green paradise in between a full on construction zone. Still- not all is bad. Golfweek's Alistair Tait is loving the treatment of golf media over there. He's living it up! Full Story ...
Greg Norman Says The Player He Talked To Really, Really Liked The Earth
GeoffShackelford.com —
[image] The Race to Dubai ends on the "Earth" Course at Unfinished Dunes, Beach And Outta Money Club, where Greg Norman designed the first course (the subsequent Fire and Rain courses, or whatever they were to be called, are on hold). Alistair Tait reports that Norman says he's getting a lot of positive feedback from players, even if he'd only spoken to one. And that same player thought Liberty National could host a major. Course designer Greg Norman said he d had good feedback from players on the 7,675-yard, par-72 layout. Turned out Padraig Harrington was the only ...
Greg Norman's Earth Course Isn't Getting Good Reviews
Waggle Room —
... Norman claimed to hear nothing but great things from players about his course. Alastair Tait tells a different story in Golfweek: ...
Norman expects fast rounds of golf
Aussie Golfer: The Australian Golf Blog —
... recently I wonder just how much "design" famous golfers are actually doing other than adding their name to the golf course. However, Norman did have a few interesting things to say about the course (which has had its fair share of criticism) but it was his comments on the speed of play got my attention. ...
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thegolfgirl.blogspot.com 11/22/2009 — .Whatever it was, it worked. Lee Westwood referred yesterday to a special something he was (or wasn't) doing that was giving him an edge... and an extra jolt of confidence, "There's nothing too secretive or illegal I'm doing, but why talk about it? It's of no body's importance apart from Billy ...
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Wczoraj liga europejska zakończyła sezon 2009 mocnym akcentem – wiadomo na pewno, że król jest jeden. Lee “Westy” Westwood zdeklasował przeciwników, wygrywając podwójnie: i turniej Dubai Wolrd Championship ...
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waggleroom.com 10/28/2009 — The saga of Rory McIlroy's 2010 season is still unfolding. Initially, the Daily Mail reported that McIlroy would be playing the PGA Tour in 2010 - at least four more events than this year - in an effort to maintain his Tour card.
Then, Sports Business Journal contacted McIlroy's agent, ...
Westwood wins Golf Writers' Trophy - McIlroy third
irishgolfdesk.com 12/14/2009 — European No 1 Lee Westwood has won the Golf Writers’ Trophy for a third time and joined the legendary Seve Ballesteros as the only three-time recipients.
Catriona Matthew, who won the Ricoh Women’s British Open just 11 weeks after giving birth to her second daughter ...
America will be good for Rory - Clarke
irishgolfdesk.com 12/15/2009 — There's only one Tiger Woods but Rory McIlroy can still fill some of the void left by the world No 1 on the 2010 PGA Tour. With Woods taking an “indefinite” break from the game to sort out his marriage problems, McIlroy is being tipped as one of the heirs to the throne.
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Latest News From EuropeanTour.com 11/18/2009
This week European Tour Weekly will preview the Dubai World Championship presented by: DP World. The top 60 players in The Race to Dubai will battle it out for a first prize of US$1,250,000 and a five year European Tour exemption. We chat to one of ...
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