Already one of the most festive evenings
in golf, the annual Caddies Awards roast was
buzzing with talk that
Tiger Woods
’ former
caddie might be getting a prize.
One award was called “Celebration of the
Year.” Everyone knew who would get it and why.
The surprise was how
Steve Williams
ripped
into his old boss with a racial slur that caused
even more commotion involving the jilted
caddie and golf’s biggest name.
Williams later apologized on his web-
site, and while PGA Tour Commissioner
Tim
Finchem
and European Tour CEO
George
O’Grady
issued a joint statement condemning
Williams’ remarks, they said he would not face
disciplinary action from the International
Federation of PGA Tours.
to read more.
to read Mike Purkey’s column.
The LPGA announced last week that it is
planning an Olympic-style tournament for 2012.
to read more.
The Puerto Rico Open is applying a full dose
of charm to
Yani Tseng
in its bid to lure her to
its PGA Tour event March 8-11.
to read more.
Brandt Snedeker
underwent elective
surgery Tuesday afternoon in an effort to fix a
degenerative issue in his right hip. He will not
return to competition for six to eight weeks.
to read more.
John Cook
has been named an assistant
captain for The Presidents Cup, Nov. 17-20, re-
placing
Michael Jordan
, who was forced to skip
because of the ongoing NBA labor dispute.
to read more.
Meanwhile, world No. 4
Dustin Johnson
will
have
Keith Sbarbaro
, TaylorMade vice presi-
dent of tour operations, as his caddie at The
Presidents Cup. Sbarbaro will chronicle the
experience on TaylorMade’s Twitter account
(@taylormadegc).
to read more.
Woods
believes he’s ready to return to top
form after battling injuries that have under-
mined his performance for the past two years.
to read more.
Uniting college golf past with college golf
present is what “The Rivalry” plans to do when
it debuts Nov. 16-18, 2012, at Grayhawk Golf
Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Almost 3,000 free golf lessons, many of
them to school children in eight countries, A
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