Just in Case You Missed It – May Week 1
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 18:00Pssst… Just in Case You Missed it!
To make it easier for you to stay up to speed on the changing world of golf, every two week (bi-weekly), we post five articles we think are worth reading. Read the synopsis and select CLICK HERE TO READ MORE and you´ll be taken directly to the article… Just in case you missed it the first go´round.
Oh! Dear dear deer-antler… What can it mean? Vijay Singh is suing the PGA over the handling of his deer-antler spray debacle. Remember Vijay, only the lawyers get rich in this game. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
You Bet College Golfers Have a Gambling Problem. Dan Wolken of USA TODAY Sports reports that NCAA collegiate golfers have a jones that is in direct contrast to the squeaky-clean image the PGA wants to project. Problem is, over time, it has gotten worse not better. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
When Golf Was Like ´Mad Men.´ John Paul Newport of The Wall Street Journal takes us back to a by-gone era of golf, booze and a little business. Through the eyes of Arnold Thiesfeldt noted ad-sales executive at Time, Inc. (12 years at Sports Illustrated from 1958-1970), we step inside the ropes to get a peek at tour pros that were more circus roustabouts than the boys today . CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
Can Golf Be Saved By Capitalism? Larry Olmsted, contributor to Forbes Magazine, suggests that profit is the answers to golf´s woes. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
The Branding of Rory McIlroy. Karen Crouse of the New York Times reminds us that although Rory´s off-course successes have dwarfed his accomplishments on it, he´s content to follow his own path; not marked by large multi-sport agencies, but by a personally picked small team of Irishmen. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.
Just In Case You Missed It is a bi-weekly listing of information compiled by the staff of interest to golfers and non-golfers alike. Give it a try; it´s information you won´t want to miss.
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