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Archive for August, 2010

How much does Tiger mean to the PGA?

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

A lot. Sunday’s viewership of the tournament held at Firestone Country Club was a 2.0 share compared to 4.3 last year. What was the difference this year? Tiger wasn’t on TV except for the highlights of his dismal performance. And last year? Well, Tiger what it all. Click here for the complete article by Darren Ravell of CNBC.

The Weather and Golf

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Everyone else is blogging about Tiger Woods’ and Phil Mickelson’s collapse this weekend. I am going to change gears. I read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal this weekend. It is about the impact this summer’s weather has had on golf courses. Pretty interesting read. A few courses have had to shut down completely.

Who is to blame? According to this article….well…..everyone has a little blame.