PGA Tour

A year ago, I hardly knew anything about golf when I took a job at a pro shop. Golf to me was just a game you went out and played with your buddies over a few colds one at some country club. I had no idea how the club was made, how the game was supposed to be played, or how much actual science was incorporated into every single thing you did on the course. But after just one year at my new job, I was promoted to Department Manager. So I guess you could say that I’m the Tiger Woods of golf…

playing the game. This is one of the things that makes the game so great. One may think he or she is successful at golf if he or she can consistently break 80 every round. Others may find that they are successful in the game if they obtain their PGA or LPGA Tour cards, no matter if they win any tournaments or not. Then there comes the “go-getters,” who believe they have achieved nothing unless they have won at the highest-level possible, which is the mindset of two of the…

the young age of four and was earned a spot on the PGA tour just two years after he graduated college. Stewart became famous on the tour and among fans for his singular style, he dressed in old fashion golf clothing. He had eleven tour victories and three major titles under his belt when he died at age 42 in a plane crash. For Payne Stewart to get into the PGA it took years of practice. Payne Stewart started when he was four, and wasn’t in the PGA until two years after college. All of his…

Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour. Woods committed to the tournament last week, and it will be his first official tournament of the 2016-2017 PGA Tour. Other top names expected to play in the tournament is Jason Day, the number one ranked player in the world, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and the red hot Hideki Matsuyama. The last time Tiger played in a competitive tournament was the Hero World Challenge, which is not an official PGA Tour event. Woods has not played an official PGA Tour event since…

With a season including five wins, two of them being major championships, Jordan Spieth sure did earn the 2014-2015 title of Player of the Year. In order to attain this amazing season Jordan Spieth had to change his game to be successful on the the PGA Tour. The changes Jordan made included spending more hours of time with his coach perfecting new techniques, working out and getting stronger in the weight room, and receiving motivation from his autistic sister, Ellie. Jordan grew up an…

When people think of golf the first name that pops into people’s mind is Tiger Woods. Tiger has seventy-nine professional golf tournament wins and fourteen majors. Even though Tiger still hasn’t passed Jack Nicklaus’ eighteen major championship people still believe that Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer who ever lived. Tiger’s career hasn’t been all positive, though; the 2008 United States Open being the last major tournament he has won. Because of this slump, Matt Cochran advocated that Tiger…

1. Tiger Woods's sponsors made a decision that was in line with their own moral and personal attitude to decide on dropping Tiger Woods. It was an ethical issue as well as a business issue since the company may have wanted to sponsor Mr. Woods for not only his sports talents but also his present-ability as a upstanding icon. It was a decision that harked on whether or not the company could still utilize his image effectively when the information was public and tarnished. He was treated like a…

The year 2010 was not starting off well for the professional golfer: Eldrick Tont Woods, also known as “Tiger Woods.” Unfortunately, he made a tremendous mistake, at the end of 2009, which put him in jeopardy of losing millions of dollars in endorsement, his marriage, and his number one ranking. Tiger Woods was caught for partaking in multiple offenses of adultery. He cheated on his wife Elin Nordegren; the couple had been together for six years. On Friday, February 19, 2010, at 12:20 p.m.,…

ones that focused on his return to professional golf. Tiger is currently in recovery after multiple surgeries to heal his injured back, knee, elbow, and neck. The positive links are ones either detailing his recovery or anticipating his return to the PGA scene. The more negative and image-hurting links are focused on two main stories. The first involves a new development in his golf career and the other involving his scandal that broke the news in 2010. The golf related story focused on the…

Tiger Woods , was an incredible golfer and has possibly the best record in golfing history which could arguably make if one of the best golfers in history. He was a huge influence to golfing in general , which has had an impact on gold even to this day. His childhood , his teenage years and his adulthood all had an impact on his life which got him to where he is now. Tiger Woods was born with the name Eldrick Woods on December 30, 1975 , In Cypress , California. Tiger Woods was the only child…