My God, How The Euros Roll In

Anthony Kim and Camilo Villegas are now paid-up members of the European Tour. Two of the hottest young golfers on the planet, who might be the participants in the Next Great Rivalry as soon as the 2009 Presidents’ Cup, are, in golf fans’ minds, taking a step down.

Michelle Wie to LPGA Qualifying School

After years of controversial dalliances with men’s and women’s professional tours around the globe, it looks like Michelle Wie is about to settle down and do the practical thing.
She’s finally entering LPGA Qualifying School — not like she had many options.

Camilo Villegas wins BMW Championship

ST. LOUIS — For three years, Camilo Villegas managed to make a name for himself without winning.
He was the young Colombian with model good looks and chic clothing, limber enough to strike a pretzel-shaped pose on the green to read putts, earning him the nickname “Spider-Man.” Trouble was, not many of those putts went [...]

LPGA Reverses Controversial Rule.

Under increasing criticism, the LPGA Tour on Friday backed off plans to suspend players who could not efficiently speak English at tournaments.
LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens said she would have a revised plan by the end of the year that would not include suspensions for players unable to speak English in pro-ams, trophy presentations or [...]

BMW Championship Day 1 Rained Out.

ST. LOUIS — The first round of the BMW Championship has been washed out by steady rain that has deluged Bellerive Country Club, adding to the string of bad luck for golf in St. Louis.
Tournaments officials hope to begin the third playoff event Friday.

The Collector’s Corner Vol. 3

I’m back this month with more autograph talk. This time I’m giving some pointers to getting autographs in person (IP) at sporting events, start a TTM project everyone can follow, and I want your autograph stories.

The Collector’s Corner: TTM Autographs

After a large void since the previous (and only) Collector’s Corner, I’m back. I’ll try to do this monthly from here on out.
Today I’m going to go over the basics of getting autographs through the mail (or TTM).
The easiest was to obtain autographs from sports stars is mailing cards to the players. While [...]

Tiger Woods Out At Least Four Weeks After Surgery

Tiger Woods had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday to repair cartilage damange, his second operation in five years on the same knee. He is expected to miss at least a month while he recovers.
The surgery, announced on his Web site, came two days after Woods finished three shots behind Trevor Immelman in the [...]

South African Takes Masters; Tiger Ends Up Second

Trevor Immelman, ranked 29th in the world entering this week, is No. 1 at The Masters.
Immelman shot a final-round 75, including a harrowing double bogey at the par-3 16th hole, but rallied with pars at 17 and 18 to clinch the green jacket. The 75 matched the highest closing-round score ever by a champion.
He is [...]

Pardon the Pulse

It’s a weird week here at PTP HQ. Danny’s off to school to learn to sell snake oil and Matt has gone MIA again. So this week you get the witty banter of the Frabbit and the Poseur. We’ve got the office to ourselves and we’re running wild! So if you will please…

Danny’s Note: I [...]