Golf - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/golf/?source=rss&aim=golf en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST The year in sports By King Kaufman Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2007/12/30/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/feature/2007/12/30/year_in_sports/index.html?source=rss There were some great moments in 2007, but it was a year of death and a steady rain of scandal. The Korean golf money train By Andrew Leonard Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/08/english_only_lpga3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/09/08/english_only_lpga3/index.html?source=rss The LPGA's Korean golfers might not speak the best English, but broadcast rights to televise their exploits are a gold mine Sorenstam, Henin quit while they're ahead By King Kaufman Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/15/retirement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/15/retirement/index.html?source=rss The premier female golfer of her generation and the No. 1 tennis player in the world retire on consecutive days. Is something up? What else we're reading By Catherine Price Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/30/what_else/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/01/30/what_else/index.html?source=rss Moscow's mayor calls gay rights parades "satanic." Also, sex-infused women's golf. Exterminated by greed By Walter Shapiro Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/05/delay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/04/05/delay/index.html?source=rss Hubris and ruthless amorality raised Tom DeLay to the heights -- and hurled him into darkness and disgrace. English-only golf By Andrew Leonard Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/26/english_only_lpga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/26/english_only_lpga/index.html?source=rss The LPGA says its new rules requiring English-fluency are for the good of the golfers. But what about the TV ratings? King Kaufman's Sports Daily By King Kaufman Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/13/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2008/03/13/thursday/index.html?source=rss Legendary screw-up John Daly DQ'd from Arnold Palmer's tournament, but he's not the only one. Plus: Bob Knight on ESPN. And: The bogus lost-productivity estimate returns. Girl golfer contaminates PGA Tour By Tracy Clark-Flory Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/15/golf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/15/golf/index.html?source=rss Michelle Wie, a 16-year-old golfer, is criticized for competing in men's tournaments. King Kaufman's Sports Daily Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/09/21/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/09/21/wednesday/index.html?source=rss Michelle Wie to turn pro? But what about college golf? Plus: Monarchs rule. When golfers attack By Colman McCarthy Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/14/pampered_golfers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/06/14/pampered_golfers/index.html?source=rss Will the pampered elite finally show some respect for their fans at this week's U.S. Open, or will they throw their usual tantrums? Troubled Times By Eric Boehlert Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/18/nytimes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/18/nytimes/index.html?source=rss Missteps by Howell Raines, the New York Times' imperious top editor, have left the nation's best newspaper vulnerable to attacks by the right. Tiger's burden By King Kaufman Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/11/27/woods/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/11/27/woods/index.html?source=rss Must Tiger Woods support every p.c. protest, no matter how trivial, just because he's benefited from the "struggles" of others? Why Tiger Woods is boring By Allen Barra Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/05/30/golf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/05/30/golf/index.html?source=rss He's the best in the game, but it takes more than one great golfer to carry the sport. PGA honchos to world: We're even bigger jerks than you thought! By Allen Barra Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/01/17/pga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2001/01/17/pga/index.html?source=rss Plus: Why aren't Gary Carter and Joe Torre in the Hall? Transcending the game By Allen Barra Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2000/11/22/demands/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2000/11/22/demands/index.html?source=rss Tiger Woods and the Williams sisters want a bigger cut of the increased revenues they've created. Not for winning, but just for showing up. Only a fool would give it to them. Topless putting By Jack Boulware Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/15/golf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/11/15/golf/index.html?source=rss A strip club in New York offers a golf-practice area and club repair to comply with local law. Back on the green By Jack Boulware Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/10/23/golf/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2000/10/23/golf/index.html?source=rss A German golfer, kicked out of his club for appearing in a porn film, is reinstated by a judge's ruling. What is golf? By Gary Kaufman Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/bounds/2000/07/05/bounds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/bounds/2000/07/05/bounds/index.html?source=rss The PGA says it's hitting the ball in the hole, plus walking; disabled golfer Casey Martin says the walking doesn't matter. The Supreme Court will be asked to decide. Don't believe the Tiger hype By Allen Barra Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2000/06/23/woods/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/barra/2000/06/23/woods/index.html?source=rss Until golf as a spectator sport means as much to America as baseball and basketball, let's hold those comparisons to Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan. Tiger, Tiger, burning bright By David Thomson Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/23/tiger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/06/23/tiger/index.html?source=rss Mr. Woods is magnificent as he overpowers all opponents. Costa Rica, Belize and Mexico By Donald D. Groff Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/09/29/advisor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/advisor/1999/09/29/advisor/index.html?source=rss Our travel expert sends a 70-year-old, a golfer and two 4-year-olds on their way. Home Movies by Charles Taylor: Pat and Mike By Charles Taylor Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/col/tayl/1999/02/01/01tayl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/tayl/1999/02/01/01tayl/index.html?source=rss Home Movies video columnist Charles Taylor on George Cukor's 'Pat and Mike,' starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn. Falling for Tiger Woods By Erin J. Aubry Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/fgm/1998/10/01/fgm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/fgm/1998/10/01/fgm/index.html?source=rss Watching Tiger Woods play golf reconnected me with a heedless kind of faith and a sense of journey I hadn't felt in years. Newsreal: The bully on the block By Ros Davidson Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/08/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/08/news/index.html?source=rss Insurance industry studies are showing that sports utility vehicles cause more deaths, injuries and damage in collisions with other cars. One solution: Raise their insurance rates. SALON Daily Clicks: Newsreal By Harry Jaffe Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/09/08/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/09/08/news/index.html?source=rss If Bill Clinton is supposed to be th "education president," then why are all the public schools in the nation's capital closed?