Oct 31, 2007

Orbitz Launches New Golf Travel Site

Just what everyone needs another golf travel site. It seems to be like most golf travel websites. I don't know I just tend to play around where I live but Orbitz is trying to make it easier for golfers to plan and book golf trips. Looks like they're concentrating on Hawaii, Denver and Phoenix areas. It's also a strategic alliance with Golf.com.
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Treat The Cause Of Addiction

I'm always amazed at all the celebrities checking into different centers for drug rehabilitation. These high priced places that never seem to work all that well because a few months later the celebrity is back in the center for more help. They just seem to treat the disease and not the causes of the disease. The cause behind the addiction seems to get missed in some of these programs. You'd think this would be the focus. I guess I'm just tired of hearing of it in the media.

Srixon Golf Buys Cleveland Golf

Well it's finally over, with all the rumors floating around on all the golf forums about who's going to buy Cleveland Golf. The winner is SRI Sports Ltd. (parent of Srixon) landing Cleveland (which was owned by Quiksilver) for $132.5 million.

According to a source familiar with the negotiations. The deal is expected to close before January 31, 2008 with net proceeds from the sale being used to pay off debt. Quiksilver acquired Cleveland in two separate purchases (as part of its acquisition of Rossignol in July, 2005 and a separate deal two months later for the remaining portion).

SRI (which also own the Dunlop name in Japan and, according to its financial report, had net sales of $2.2 billion for the first six months of 2007) is the largest equipment company in Japan, but a brand still trying to gain traction in the U.S. The marriage, however, does make sense. Although also a maker of clubs, Srixon's primary market in the U.S. is in golf balls and according to Srixon's web site, Sumitomo is the No. 1 patent holder of golf-ball technology in the world. Cleveland, meanwhile, has established itself as a maker of clubs and does not have a golf ball in its line. Srixon currently has 70 tour players worldwide on its staff, including Jim Furyk, Robert Allenby, Tim Clark and Henrik Stenson. Cleveland also has an extensive tour staff headed by Vijay Singh.

New Scotty Cameron Halloween Cover

As of yesterday Club Cameron members could get this cool Halloween headcover and supposedly it even glows. It will be interesting to see how much these will go for on eBay most people collect them but for those trying to make a few bucks there will be some on eBay I'm sure. Almost makes me want to join Club Cameron.

Oct 30, 2007

Somethings Should Be Left Up To The Man

I know most of the time the guy never has much say in planning his wedding. The soon to be wife usually pulls all the strings and is usually has the final say when it comes to arrangements that have to do with the big day. A friend of mine is having a beach wedding and wants it to be casual hence the beach setting. The bride has pretty much chosen what she wants him to wear but he's leaning towards a real classy casual look. These wedding shirts inspire a cool look that's for sure and I have to agree with my friend. I got married on a beach also; not in the Tropics but in B.C. and I might of look at some of these casual options more if I knew they existed. They are made of cool fabrics and elegant designs. Defintely not to flashy. Their casual pants and shorts have some hip soft fabrics that are available in some good colors and very smart fabrics options for these type of weddings. Maybe somethings should be left up to the man for weddings.

What's Tiger Been Up To Since The President's Cup

From Tiger:
It's been nice to have some time off and hang out with my family. We had a good trip on the boat and did a little fishing. Mostly, it was just fun to get away.

Obviously, it's been a great year on and off the course. My eyes light up every time I see my new daughter. Sam Alexis is 4-months-old and growing every day. She can grab things now and has held a golf club in her hands. I didn't start swinging a club until I was 11 months, so she's got seven months until that happens.

For Elin and I, it's all about the little firsts: Our first Halloween with Sam; our first Thanksgiving; our first Christmas. I've never been much of a holiday guy, but this is a pretty cool feeling. Everything has changed since we had Sam.

For once, I won't be traveling or competing on Thanksgiving. I'm looking forward to spending time with my family and friends and plan to watch some football on television.

On the course, I finished strong and won seven tournaments, which isn't too bad. Other than my putting, it was a pretty consistent year. My ball-striking was solid, but I was hot and cold with my putter, which is kind of unusual for me. At times, I struggled with my pace.

Contrary to rumors, I have not split with Hank Haney, my friend and swing coach. He's spent more time at home helping his wife deal with health issues, which is the way it should be. Besides, I've become much better at correcting my swing flaws, and that's ultimately where you want to get to with a coach-pupil relationship. Hank is still going to be my coach; that's not changing.


Of note from this is Tiger and Hank Haney haven't split. Tiger thinks winning 7 tournaments isn't bad (You've gotta love his drive). He wants to get back to being more consistent with his putter, this scary. He loves being a father and a day and a husband, good for you buddy.

Oct 29, 2007

Chopra Makes Florida Stop First Win

Chopra stole the show Monday claiming his first PGA Tour win at the Ginn sur Mer Classic. play was suspended due to darkness Sunday that made for watching it Monday morning on the Golf Channel. Chopra was tied with Fredrik Jacobson and Shigeki Maruyama at the end of play Sunday. He birdied the par-five 16th his first hole and had pars on 17 and 18 enabling him to shoot a two-under 71 for a 273 total. One ahead of Jacobson and Maruyama, who could only muster pars on there 2 holes on Monday. Chopra made it to the PGA Tour after playing on the European and Nationwide Tours. He's now off the top-125 bubble, and exempt for the next two years.


Taking Muscle Milk For A Test Run

If you're like me you've probably never heard of muscle milk before, well up until recently I was clueless too until a friend gave me some to try. This protein powder comes in array of flavors such as chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, mocha joe, root beer, and banana cream. The kind I got to try out was vanilla which tasted o.k. mixed with some of my favorite soy beverage. Muscle Milk is considered a protein blend whey powder. You can take it throughout the day and also as a bed time protein. Muscle Milk is patterned after human mother's milk, which has excellent anabolic growth potentials which is great for when your working out and training. I continue to try it out, will keep you informed of the results.