Friday, January 9, 2015

News Grab-Bag: 1/9/2015

- We now know when and where Tiger Woods will begin his 2015 season - the Waste Management Phoenix Open on January 29th. It will be the first time in 14 years that Tiger will be playing in the craziest atmosphere in golf. Part of the reason why Tiger has selected this particular tournament appears to be the fact that he has tickets for the Superbowl, which will begin after the final round in Phoenix. He will also be playing the following week in Torrey Pines, which is not as much of a surprise. The addition of Tiger Woods, coupled with the Superbowl being in town, has made some question whether or not the Waste Management Phoenix Open could sell out. The tournament has never sold out in its history, but they do get close to 200,000 spectators on the weekends. There is currently no known cap for the event, but the tournament is doing all it can to provide for the influx of attention it will receive.

- It appears as if we may have our European Ryder Cup captain. In a recent interview, Padraig Harrington suggested that Darren Clarke was a "shoo-in" to be the captain for the Euro Squad in 2016. He has been a heavy favorite since the matches ended last year, so if an announcement were soon to come, it will not be much of a surprise.

- Congratulations to Inbee Park, who was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 for 2015 In Sports. The entire article can be seen here. It is interesting that Forbes chose Inbee and not American stars Stacy Lewis and Michelle Wie, but it is a huge honor for Inbee, whose accomplishments have not been applauded as much in the States.

Please go away, Ted Bishop.

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