Ogilvy hurts finger before PGA opener

PGA season kicks off at Tournament of Champions
From left, PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, surfer Kelly Slater and Dustin Johnson wait to hit from the first tee during the charity challenge event of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions golf tournament in Kapalua, Hawaii, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Geoff Ogilvy has 12 stitches in his finger. Zach Johnson cut a hole in his shoe to accommodate his bum toe. Hawaii isn't paradise for everyone at the PGA Tour's season opener. The 2011 season gets under way on the Plantation Course at Kapalua with ...

Ogilvy eyes No.3 at happy hunting ground
It's no coincidence that Australian golfers Geoff Ogilvy and Stuart Appleby have won the US PGA Tour's season-opening tournament in Hawaii five of the past seven years. They are both long but not always straight hitters on a windswept Kapalua Plantation course on Maui that offers plenty of room off the tee and punishes only the most wayward of shots. "There are a lot of holes where you just hit it as hard as you can and have a little bit of concern where it goes but a lot less than usual," said ...

Let the encores begin on PGA Tour
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Graeme Mcdowell didn’t stop flying around the world until there were no tournaments left for him to play. After seven straight weeks that took him from Spain to Shanghai to Singapore, then Hong Kong, Dubai, California and Florida, McDowell finally landed home for the holidays in Northern Ireland with snow on the ground and his Golf clubs nowhere near him. And just like that, he’s back to work. The trick now is to figure out where he’s going from her...

Ogilvy withdraws from title defence
Two-time defending champion Geoff Ogilvy has withdrawn from the season-opening Tournament of Champions because of stitches in his right index finger. Ogilvy was trying to join Stuart Appleby and Gene Littler as the only players to win the tournament three straight years. The Australian sliced his finger when it grazed a piece of Coral Reef in the ocean on Monday. Ogilvy had stitches and tried to rest on Wednesday to let it heal, but he says he can't put pressure on it or make a full swing proper...

Rocco ready to rock-and-roll with new hopes
For most people, the defining moment of Rocco Mediate's career was fearlessly taking on Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines before losing on the 19th hole of a thrill-a-minute Playoff in the 2008 U.S. Open. That's not the way he looks at it. "San Jose took care of that," Mediate said at Kapalua for the Tournament of Champions. Not many were even watching last October when Mediate won the Frys.com Open at CordeValle Golf Club in the suburbs of San Jose, Calif., one of the most entertaining final hours of...

Woods, Golf Digest end 13-year relationship
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Tiger Woods has one less Endorsement deal, ending his 13-year relationship with golf’s biggest magazine. Golf Digest announced Thursday the mutual end to a relationship that began at the 1997 Masters. It was the second-longest Endorsement for Woods behind Nike. Jerry Tarde, the chairman and editor-in-chief of Golf Digest, said in a statement that they agreed to stop Woods’ articles in the monthly magazine, which mainly were instructional tips. Golf Digest...

Tiger Woods Dropped From Cover Of 'Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters'
The "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters" Video Game comes out March 29th, but Woods will not appear on the cover on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii versions for the first time ever. However, Woods will reportedly appear on the cover of PS3 Collector's Edition. Last year, Woods shared the cover with rookie Rory McIlroy. Reuters reported that David Cole, a Video Game analyst of DFC intelligence, said the "sales of "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11" were down 50% to 60% on a worldwide basis from 2...

Tiger Woods dropped from cover of his own game
Los Angeles (Hollywood Reporter) The woes continue for Tiger Woods off the course. Last year, Electronic Arts made the golfing great share the cover of his bestselling game with Northern Irish rookie Rory McIlroy for the first time ever. This year, following the Controversy away from the green and lackluster play on it, Woods has been dropped from the cover of the March 29th release of "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters" on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Woods has been replaced with a shot...

Imagine what a healthy Jason Day can do
Australian Jason Day, finally healthy again after successful sinus surgery, is a fast-rising golfer on a mission in 2011. The 23-year-old Queenslander wants to become as famous as fellow young guns Rory McIlroy and Ryo Ishikawa. "I'd like to get my name out a little bit more this year," said Day, who scored his maiden victory on the US PGA Tour last season and ended the year ranked 38th in the world. "There are obviously a lot of young players out there now that you hear their names a lot more t...

Tiger Woods Dropped From Cover of His Own Game
Tiger Woods has appeared on the cover of the Video Game bearing his name since 1999. This year, however, he won't. It's been a long road down for Tiger Woods since his Cheating Scandal came to light last year. Not only has his family life been ripped apart, but so has his Golf game and, unlike Brett Favre, his numerous sponsorships. Now, Woods won't even be appearing on the cover of the latest version of the Video Game that bears his name, Reuters reports. On March 29th, Video Game giant Ele...

The Masters New Video Game
Jan. 5, 2010 The Masters new Video Game allows everyone besides Tiger Woods to play the Masters well - at least on a video game. The marketing of golf and the Masters Tournament in particular took a hit with the Tiger Woods Scandals and is trying to capture a more youthful market in video.  The Masters Augusta National Golf Course is used for the new Video Game and hopefully it will join a new audience with the game of golf. EA Sports is the brand name of Electronic Arts and has been...

"Social Network" among Hollywood producers nominees
Those two films were joined by "127 Hours" "Black Swan," Inception," "The Fighter," "The Kids Are All Right," "The Town," "Toy Story 3," and "True Grit," on the PGA's list of top films as Hollywood counts the days until the February 27 Oscars, the industry's biggest movie awards held in Los Angeles. Producers Guild and other industry honors can provide a lift to theater Ticket Sales and Oscar chances because many members of the PGA also belong to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,...

Golf Channel looking to mike PGA Tour players
The Golf Channel came to the PGA Tour opener with hopes of putting a microphone on players for the Tournament of Champions. The trick now is to find a few volunteers. Jack Graham, Executive Producer for the Golf Channel, said it has been approved to put mikes on players for the year. The player must agree to wear the mike, and with two days left, it appears it might not happen at Kapalua. Some players don't want to do it. Others are interested, just not in the first tournament of the year. Graha...

Augusta National to be part of Woods video game
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The Masters is about to let anyone play Augusta National — at least in a Video Game. In another step toward reaching a younger audience, the Masters will be featured in EA Sports’ next edition of the popular “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12″ golf game franchise. The game is go on sale March 29, a week before the Masters. It will be the first time Augusta National has allowed its fabled Golf Course to be used for a Video Game. The move is part of a bro...

Augusta National to be part of Woods' video game
The Masters is about to let anyone play Augusta National — at least in a Video Game. In another step toward reaching a younger audience, the Masters will be featured in EA Sports' next edition of the popular "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12" golf game franchise. The game is go on sale March 29, a week before the Masters. It will be the first time Augusta National has allowed its fabled Golf Course to be used for a Video Game. Payne also announced Tuesday the "Masters Tournament Foundation," a char...

Obama's Hawaii winter holiday 'broke local property laws'
Barack Obama's "Winter White House" holiday in Hawaii broke local property laws, it has been alleged....

Speaker Boehner On Birthers: The State Of Hawaii Has Said President Obama Was Born There. Thats Good Enough For Me
In his first interview since being sworn in as Speaker of the House, John Boehner makes it clear he has no questions about President Obama’s birth, saying “the State of Hawaii has said President Obama was born there. That’s good enough for me.” In the exclusive interview with NBC’s Brian Williams-set to air tonight on NBC Nightly News-Boehner does not say he’ll tell members of Congress to simply put the matter of the president’s birth aside:...

President Obama spends 8% of his days on the golf course playing the game of the idle rich
It's not like there is a Recession or war to worry about at the moment. Oh, wait a minute... (WHD)- President Obama has gone golfing a total of 59 times in just under two years as president, a blistering pace that puts him on the Golf Course an average of about once every two weeks, including winters. According to statistics compiled by CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller, who keeps close tabs on the president’s activities, Obama played 30 rounds in 2010, 28 rounds in 2009, an...

Obama Rented Illegal Hawaiian Vacation House
Adrienne LaFrance, Honolulu Civil Beat President Barack Obama’s two-week stay at his Hawaii Winter White House was illegal under a long-standing Honolulu ban on short-term rentals. Obama did not break the law by staying at the house, but the property owner who rented his house to the Obamas does not have the permit that would allow a stay of fewer than 30 days. Glenn Weinberg, the owner of the Kailua estate, told Civil Beat that it was legal for him to rent to the president for a short s...

LIKE TAXES, REAL ESTATE LAWS ARE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE: President Barack Obamas two-week stay a
LIKE TAXES, Real Estate LAWS ARE FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE: “President Barack Obama’s two-week stay at his Hawaii Winter White House was illegal under a long-standing Honolulu ban on short-term rentals.” A dumb law, but really, Obama is the last guy who should be saying that a law’s dumbness excuses compliance . . . . ...

Obamas Island Getaway an Illegal Rental
If I’d wanted an illegal rental, I could have asked Tony Rezko! President Barack Obama’s two-week stay at his Hawaii Winter White House was illegal under a long-standing Honolulu ban on short-term rentals. Obama did not break the law by staying at the house, but the property owner who rented his house to the Obamas does not have the permit that would allow a stay of fewer than 30 days. You’d think someone with as much juice as the President could have somebody find out and comp...

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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
"The state of Hawaii has said that President Obama was born there. That's good enough for me." -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), in an interview with NBC News, reacting to today's outburst by a birther in the House gallery. ...

Birther Arrested For Shouting During Natural Born Part of Constitution
House Republicans are making good on not promising to do much of anything for the next couple years by reading the Constitution. How could a Teabagger oppose such a thing? Oh, right. And oh, right, our president was born on the other side of the globe in Kenya, not on the other side of the globe in Hawaii. Somebody yell about this! “THE CHAIR WOULD REMIND PERSONS IN THE GALLERY THIS IS A BIG FUCKING GAVEL. IT IS BIG. IT MAKES A BIG SOUND. YES, YOU WILL MAKE NEWS HEADLINES JUST LIKE THE ME...

Former AG Peter Nickles returns to private practice
Peter Nickles , the former D.C. Attorney General and top adviser to former mayor Adrian M. Fenty , is returning to the Law Firm where he made his reputation as a take-no-prisoners litigator. Nickles returns to Covington & Burling as senior counsel and will help lead a new crisis management practice, the firm announced Thursday. It was at Covington, where Nickles previously spent four decades, that he sued the District on behalf of neglected mental patients, Prison inmates and others. "I did...