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Nike Golf — New Counterfeit Protection

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Nike golf announced their new system in helping to reduce the amount of counterfeit golf products out on the market. It allows for authenticity verification as well as product track and trace features over the internet.
“… it addresses multiple aspects of product control, risk management, and brand protection. It provides Nike Golf the unique […]

Golf.com Purchased by Time Inc.

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Time Inc. announced that it purchased Golf.com for an undisclosed amount. Time Inc. also owns GolfOnline.com and the Golf Plus section of SI.com. Golf.com is its third major installment of golf websites. The websites however will remain separate entities.
Golf.com alone gets 1.3 million unique visitors a month.
Talk about taking all the traffic […]

The TurfTee

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

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Earlier this week, I went out to check my mail and found my TurfTee package waiting to greet me. I quickly ripped open the package to uncover the products inside. The package consisted of two TurfTees — one at roughly an inch and a half tall and the other was right around two […]

Is This For Real?

Sunday, January 15th, 2006

correctsetupgolf.com
I’m sure you have been paging through the back of your favorite magazine and have run across all the ads strategically placed within the back few pages.
Well, I was paging through the February 2006 Golf Digest magazine and ran across an ad that is supposed to do two things:
Keep your eyes on the ball
Help with […]

SofTrak Putting Greens

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

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Ever want your own putting green in your back yard, but don’t want all the hassle of the upkeep? There’s a company called SofTrak located in Wichita, Kansas that will do just that for you.
Their business plan is “…to design a low maintenance synthetic turf putting surface that provided realistic natural grass simulation for […]

Mercedes Championships Conclusion

Monday, January 9th, 2006

The Mercedes Championships concluded yesterday with Stuart Appleby taking first after defeating Vijay Singh in a sudden-death playoff. This marks Appleby’s third straight Mercedes Championships win.
He took home $1.08 million and a brand new Mercedes Benz.
Playing in such harsh conditions in the Mercedes Championships must have been extremely devastating to many of the players. […]

Tiger’s New Pad

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

I came across this picture of Tiger’s newly aquired property. Water surrounds the land on three sides. Appart from his new property, he also owns property in California, Wyoming and Sweden.
Out of all professional athletes, Tiger is at the top of the chart when it comes to total earnings per year.
Everyone is predicting […]

Fantasy Golf: 2006 Season

Friday, January 6th, 2006

Earlier today, I signed up for Yahoo’s Fantasy golf and joined the HOG group. I have never participated in any of the fantasy sports before. I heard many people talk about fantasy football, so I decided to try it out for the sport I love — golf.
Fantasy golf seems like an […]

Tiger’s Huge 155-Foot Yacht

Friday, January 6th, 2006

After finding out Tiger owned his own 155-foot yacht, I had to do a little more research.
Tiger purchased the mega-yacht when he was 28 from Christensen Shipyards — which is a Vancouver firm. The yacht cost $20 million and was named “Privacy”. During the purchase, Tiger had Christensen sign a confidentiality agreement so […]

Tiger’s New House and Unwelcoming Golf Club

Friday, January 6th, 2006

A few entries back, I mentioned Tiger and his wife purchasing a new $40 million home. The 10-acre property, located on Jupiter Island, now belongs to Tiger and his wife. Woods as we know is the top ranked golfer entire world, however Woods is doubtful that the local Jupiter Island Golf Club will […]