Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Mixed Golf Videos
Golfuncut's mixed golf videos section consists of subjects of, well, mixed subject. From golf trick shots to golf ads and commercials to the now famous Nike exploding golf balls videos, over 100 golf videos that dont fall into any other category. The Slice Girls golf babes and probably Tiger Woods favourite mixed golf videos are a couple of Phil Mickelson back flips both one in his younger, slimmer days and one from present day. We also found some golf videos from the Star Sports website and they're popular with our asian golf fans. You wont find Tiger Woods videos in here but go in anc check all the rest of these sweet videos here for some great entertainment from golfuncut.com
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Legends of Golf Videos
What does it take to be in our legends of golf videos? Ask Captain Slice because being in the golf hall of fame doesnt garantee you a golfuncut legend status. To feature in our golf legends videos you have to a legend, and not just any legend. Basically you have to be one of the great players, dress the part and it sure helps if you are a hit with the golf babes or like TIger Woods, or actually like watching Tiger Woods videos. I know, it's getting all a bit googly in here but hey, what can we say golf video fans? The legends video's feature such cats as Jack Nicklaus playing some of his best golf, Ben Hogan documentaries and swing sequence and interviews and some other legends include Sergio Garcia, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, in fact that reminds us, there's a super cool Arnold Palmer Cadillac ad that every golf video fan must see. Yes, Tiger Woods is a legend, but he has his very own golf Tiger Woods videos section featuring over 150 of the very best Tiger Woods videos on the web.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Funny Golf Videos
Funny golf videos is one of the most popular searches related to golf videos in general on the Internet and considering that Captain Slice has decided to devote an entire section on golfuncut.com to funny golf videos. Of course what is funny to some may not be funny to others and at times Captain Slice has no sense of humor so some of these videos may not actually be that funnier a golf video. To give you some idea of what is in the funny golf video section, we have Rory Sabbatini wondering what to do when a Kangaroo plays with his balls, some totally awesome videos of golfers doing really stupid things and making complete dicks of themselves. If you are looking for Tiger Woods funny videos then check out the Tiger Woods video sections, all 3 of them and more being uploaded everyday, or whenever Captain Slice isn't flirting with the Slice Girls. And if humor is your thing then there are also some funny golf videos in our mixed bag and other golf video sections.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Golf Babes Videos
Not one, not two, but three separate pages of golf babes videos for your pleasure. Captain Slice is a bit of Nigel No Friends but this is good news for the rest of the golfing population because he spends most of his time searching the Internet for only the totally bestest golf babes and preferably having them on a golf video. Everything from Sophie Sandolo to random golf babes doing absolutely not much to do about golf, but nevertheless looking fine in these golf videos. If theres is one place you can find the best collection of sexy golf babe videos and sexy golf girl photo galleries and pics, it's www.golfuncut.com. By the way, did you know you can ask one of these sexy golf girls a question and they will answer it in the next golf video productions we make, which could be tomorrow, or next year, depending on if anybody notices.
ESPN Golf School Video
The webs sexiest and hottest golf babes, the Slice Girls love ESPN.com in particular a few of The Slice Girls, namely Jessica Albatross, Angelina Bogie and Tyra Shanks are trying to star a Jason Sobel fan club. ESPN have a number of great golf videos and at www.golfuncut.com you can find all the best golf videos from ESPN. A fella from ESPN is even in the forum and posts all the best golf stories from the boys over at ESPN. ESPN of course loves Tiger Woods, and in fact, it's a know fact that Tiger Woods watches ESPN when he's not checking out the Slice Girls golf babe gallery when Elin isnt looking or is fast asleep. But we digress. We've gotten a little mixed up here and actually the title of this is ESPN Golf School videos and we have downloaded all the best ESPN golf lesson videos for golfers like you. They feature golf lessons and golf instruction from some legends in the game. We have a number of other golf tip videos but once you check out all our ESPN Golf School videos, head on over to ESPN for the entire collection.
European PGA Pro Profiles
What a mouthful and if you aren't into the USA USA chant and watch a lot of golf on the European tour golf then these golf videos may be just the ticket with a tea some scones and perhaps a couple of biscuits. The EPGA Tour website has a nice collection of golf videos featuring inside information and tidbits from ll your favourite European Tour Golf professionals including Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Ernie Else and even some awesome golf videos featuring the man Tiger Woods. If you're not into the Euro's then the slice girls golf babes invite you into to watch the full collection of golf babes photos. Or perhaps check out our golf swing videos that not many people seem to know about.
British Open Golf Videos
Padraig Harrington claimed his second major of 2008 by winning the British Open and if you enjoy links golf and playing in the cold, wind and rain then you will also enjoy the best selection of British Open videos on the web. Gee, havent we heard that one before but google makes us do funny and stupid things. We have almost 100 of the very best highlights, player interviews and other inside goodies from the Open Championship, Tiger Woods' favourite golf tournament. Come on in and check out this great collection of golf videos that are bound to satisfy your desire for the greatest golf videos known to man. This makes not much sense so you better get in there and if you dont like the British Open we have thousands of other golf videos that you can watch.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Bob Burns Golf Video
Bob Burns recently hired a rather fine looking golf babe for a photo shoot and although she doesnt feature in any of these golf videos by master PGA Golf Professional Bob Burns and son Chris, you can check her out in one of our golf babe photo galleries, now the largest collection of sexy golf girls babes on the web. The Bob Burns golf videos are all about instruction and how average hackers like yourself can take a big step towards curing their slice by using the Bob Burns anti-slice golf clubs.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Jason Sobel on Phil Being a Prick
I've told this story a handful of times in columns and blogs over the past few years, but in the wake of recent events, it's worth recounting once again.
After the United States team had clinched the 2005 Presidents Cup, all dozen players plus captain Jack Nicklaus and assistant Jeff Sluman took their seats on the dais in the tournament interview room. Whether by random coincidence due to how the men had filed into the room or by choice, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were tucked away on the far left, which was only fitting: For once, neither of the world's two most popular golfers was the center of attention.
No, on this day the questions came rolling in for Chris DiMarco, who had holed the winning putt; and Fred Couples, who defeated Vijay Singh in a crucial singles match; and Nicklaus, who seemed to ignite a spark with the players through his laissez-faire approach to leadership. Through it all, hardly any queries were tossed in the directions of Woods and Mickelson -- and that was just fine with them, as the two "heated rivals" whispered and giggled quietly to one another throughout much of the half-hour proceedings.
While their teammates continued discussing the finer points of the victory over the International side, I couldn't help but remain fixated on the two guys in the corner who looked like long-lost BFFs. Afterward, I approached Mickelson and asked what he and Woods were talking about the entire time.
"I could tell you," he said to me, then flashed that famed Cheshire cat grin before adding, "but then I'd have to kill you."
More than three years later, I'd still kill for a blow-by-blow account of their personal conversation. Even without it, though, we should let this serve as an example when discussing their relationship. It may be frosty on the course, they may not be sharing rides in each other's private jets or dinners together off it, but they're not above having a cordial and sometimes even friendly exchange at certain times.
Without this background, it's easy to believe Woods' caddie Steve Williams' recent comments and believe there is some sort of hatred between the players. While speaking at a clinic in front of a few hundred people, the New Zealand native said, "I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player, 'cause I hate the [expletive]," according to The Guardian newspaper of Britain. When asked to clarify the next day, he told the New Zealand-based Star Times, "I don't particularly like the guy. He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect. It's no secret we don't get along either."
For his part, Mickelson took the high road, issuing a statement through his representatives that said, "After seeing Steve Williams' comments all I could think of was how lucky I am to have a class act like Bones [Jim Mackay] on my bag and representing me."
We can take Williams' words in one of two ways: Either he was working alone and -- as the signoffs to those TV editorials often warn -- the views heard here do not necessarily reflect the views of the parent company, or as one of the essential members to the highly guarded Woods cabinet, he was speaking on behalf of the boss.
If Williams was representing the entire Woods camp, the message was severely distorted. On Monday, Woods also issued a statement in which he scolded his caddie for those comments. "I was disappointed to read the comments attributed to Steve Williams about Phil Mickelson, a player that I respect," he said. "It was inappropriate. The matter has been discussed and dealt with." We'll likely hear more from Woods later this week when he holds his annual news conference in advance of his own Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Just don't expect Woods to echo Williams' sentiments -- ever. The No. 1-ranked player may be even more masterful behind a podium than on a putting green and will certainly do his best to quash any rumors and put the story to rest by issuing similarly carefully chosen words to discuss his -- and Williams' -- relationship with Mickelson without causing any more of a stir.
Perhaps he will mention the oft-talked about games of pingpong that develop between the two players during the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup each season. Or maybe he will relive with a laugh the gift that the Mickelson family sent his daughter Sam Alexis when she was born -- a mini pingpong table.
Of course, for those conspiracy theorists out there who believe the pingpong and pleasantries are mere facades for the public while Woods and Mickelson secretly burn with hatred for each other, I offer up the following response: So what?
In a time when players in team sports switch rosters so often that the line between rival and teammate is constantly blurred, individual sports allow for a much clearer vision of who is and forever will be on your side and who isn't. Golf is a gentleman's game and as such, many players often form bonds with their brethren, becoming close friends with the very people they are competing against. But there is always an egotistical, self-serving bent to those relationships. Sure, a pro would like nothing more than to see his best friend win a tournament … unless, of course, he could win the tournament himself.
Woods and Mickelson will never be confused with best friends -- their interpersonal gigglefest three years ago notwithstanding -- and that's not such a bad thing for the state of the game. In fact, it could make it all that more entertaining, knowing that each player wants to win a given tournament as much as he wants the other to lose. Such emotion instills passion on the course and ensures there will be greater drama between the players when they next tee it up together.
It's hardly a new concept. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer were fierce rivals a generation ago and though each concedes that he is good friends with the other, they've still never gotten together for that fishing trip that's been discussed for years. More recently, Padraig Harrington noted that while he may not dislike Sergio Garcia, whom he defeated in last year's British Open and this year's PGA Championship, the two men are "complete opposites" and don't exactly pal around off the course.
Woods and Mickelson may not have a rivalry of the hammer-and-the-nail variety, but it's not far off, either. Though the latter owns 34 career PGA Tour victories and three major championship titles in the Woods era, Tiger has lapped his accomplishments time and again, earning 65 wins and 14 majors in the erstwhile Mickelson era. Even now, the rivalry between the players has lost some luster, as Garcia has usurped Mickelson as the world's No. 2-ranked player behind Woods.
No matter how many times Mickelson gushes over the exploits of Woods, no matter how many times Woods downplays his lack of friendship with Mickelson, there will always be a barrier between them. Williams' latest comments will only help to add fuel to the fire, further confirming how much each one wants to beat the other.
And there's nothing wrong with that. It's a whole lot better than watching them whisper and giggle their way around the course like a couple of BFFs.
After the United States team had clinched the 2005 Presidents Cup, all dozen players plus captain Jack Nicklaus and assistant Jeff Sluman took their seats on the dais in the tournament interview room. Whether by random coincidence due to how the men had filed into the room or by choice, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were tucked away on the far left, which was only fitting: For once, neither of the world's two most popular golfers was the center of attention.
No, on this day the questions came rolling in for Chris DiMarco, who had holed the winning putt; and Fred Couples, who defeated Vijay Singh in a crucial singles match; and Nicklaus, who seemed to ignite a spark with the players through his laissez-faire approach to leadership. Through it all, hardly any queries were tossed in the directions of Woods and Mickelson -- and that was just fine with them, as the two "heated rivals" whispered and giggled quietly to one another throughout much of the half-hour proceedings.
While their teammates continued discussing the finer points of the victory over the International side, I couldn't help but remain fixated on the two guys in the corner who looked like long-lost BFFs. Afterward, I approached Mickelson and asked what he and Woods were talking about the entire time.
"I could tell you," he said to me, then flashed that famed Cheshire cat grin before adding, "but then I'd have to kill you."
More than three years later, I'd still kill for a blow-by-blow account of their personal conversation. Even without it, though, we should let this serve as an example when discussing their relationship. It may be frosty on the course, they may not be sharing rides in each other's private jets or dinners together off it, but they're not above having a cordial and sometimes even friendly exchange at certain times.
Without this background, it's easy to believe Woods' caddie Steve Williams' recent comments and believe there is some sort of hatred between the players. While speaking at a clinic in front of a few hundred people, the New Zealand native said, "I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player, 'cause I hate the [expletive]," according to The Guardian newspaper of Britain. When asked to clarify the next day, he told the New Zealand-based Star Times, "I don't particularly like the guy. He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect. It's no secret we don't get along either."
For his part, Mickelson took the high road, issuing a statement through his representatives that said, "After seeing Steve Williams' comments all I could think of was how lucky I am to have a class act like Bones [Jim Mackay] on my bag and representing me."
We can take Williams' words in one of two ways: Either he was working alone and -- as the signoffs to those TV editorials often warn -- the views heard here do not necessarily reflect the views of the parent company, or as one of the essential members to the highly guarded Woods cabinet, he was speaking on behalf of the boss.
If Williams was representing the entire Woods camp, the message was severely distorted. On Monday, Woods also issued a statement in which he scolded his caddie for those comments. "I was disappointed to read the comments attributed to Steve Williams about Phil Mickelson, a player that I respect," he said. "It was inappropriate. The matter has been discussed and dealt with." We'll likely hear more from Woods later this week when he holds his annual news conference in advance of his own Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Just don't expect Woods to echo Williams' sentiments -- ever. The No. 1-ranked player may be even more masterful behind a podium than on a putting green and will certainly do his best to quash any rumors and put the story to rest by issuing similarly carefully chosen words to discuss his -- and Williams' -- relationship with Mickelson without causing any more of a stir.
Perhaps he will mention the oft-talked about games of pingpong that develop between the two players during the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup each season. Or maybe he will relive with a laugh the gift that the Mickelson family sent his daughter Sam Alexis when she was born -- a mini pingpong table.
Of course, for those conspiracy theorists out there who believe the pingpong and pleasantries are mere facades for the public while Woods and Mickelson secretly burn with hatred for each other, I offer up the following response: So what?
In a time when players in team sports switch rosters so often that the line between rival and teammate is constantly blurred, individual sports allow for a much clearer vision of who is and forever will be on your side and who isn't. Golf is a gentleman's game and as such, many players often form bonds with their brethren, becoming close friends with the very people they are competing against. But there is always an egotistical, self-serving bent to those relationships. Sure, a pro would like nothing more than to see his best friend win a tournament … unless, of course, he could win the tournament himself.
Woods and Mickelson will never be confused with best friends -- their interpersonal gigglefest three years ago notwithstanding -- and that's not such a bad thing for the state of the game. In fact, it could make it all that more entertaining, knowing that each player wants to win a given tournament as much as he wants the other to lose. Such emotion instills passion on the course and ensures there will be greater drama between the players when they next tee it up together.
It's hardly a new concept. Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer were fierce rivals a generation ago and though each concedes that he is good friends with the other, they've still never gotten together for that fishing trip that's been discussed for years. More recently, Padraig Harrington noted that while he may not dislike Sergio Garcia, whom he defeated in last year's British Open and this year's PGA Championship, the two men are "complete opposites" and don't exactly pal around off the course.
Woods and Mickelson may not have a rivalry of the hammer-and-the-nail variety, but it's not far off, either. Though the latter owns 34 career PGA Tour victories and three major championship titles in the Woods era, Tiger has lapped his accomplishments time and again, earning 65 wins and 14 majors in the erstwhile Mickelson era. Even now, the rivalry between the players has lost some luster, as Garcia has usurped Mickelson as the world's No. 2-ranked player behind Woods.
No matter how many times Mickelson gushes over the exploits of Woods, no matter how many times Woods downplays his lack of friendship with Mickelson, there will always be a barrier between them. Williams' latest comments will only help to add fuel to the fire, further confirming how much each one wants to beat the other.
And there's nothing wrong with that. It's a whole lot better than watching them whisper and giggle their way around the course like a couple of BFFs.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Stevie Calls Phil a Prick
By GREG FORD - Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 14 December 2008
Tiger's Kiwi caddie calls Phil Mickelson a 'prick'
Tiger Woods' Kiwi caddie doubts his superstar boss will mind him calling his fierce rival Phil Mickelson a "prick".
That's because Steve Williams says it's "no secret" the two leading golfers in the world "don't get along".
If it was a secret, then it certainly isn't now.
Not after Williams' sensational interview with the Star-Times yesterday in the wake of an article that ran in the Guardian. In it he lifted the scab off Woods' festering relationship with Big Phil, offering a withering assessment of Woods' compatriot and one-time Ryder Cup partner while his employer recovers from knee surgery.
Williams was quoted as saying: "I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player 'cause I hate the prick."
When approached by the Star-Times yesterday, Williams confirmed the quote was accurate, although he had not intended that it find its way into the public domain.
"I certainly didn't make it to a media person," he said. "I visit a lot of golf clubs and do a lot of speaking for charity and that is one of the questions I get asked the most: what is Tiger's relationship like with Phil Mickelson.
"I was simply honest and said they don't get a long. You know what it's like. You're at a charity event and you have a bit of fun."
Asked if he used the word "prick", he said "yes" and added a few more choice words to the mix.
"I don't particularly like the guy myself," he said of Mickelson. "He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect. It's no secret we don't get along either."
Williams is an infamously brusque individual who once threw a spectator's camera into a pond. But, even by his standards, this was an astonishing thing to say.
Since scoring a job as Woods' bagman, he has been careful not to create any controversy, partly because Woods sacked his predecessor for his outspokeness.
Williams doubted Woods would react to his comments.
"He knows the media," he said. "You make a comment and they blow it all out of proportion and it's no big deal."
But to make matters worse, the Guardian has reported a story Williams told about this year's US Open at Torrey Pines, where Woods and Mickelson were paired together.
The two players were walking down the 17th fairway when, according to Williams, someone shouted "Phil" in Mickelson's direction. The world No 2 did not respond until the fan shouted, "Hey, Mr Mickelson." When Mickelson turned and waved, the fan yelled out "Nice tits". The crowd erupted in laughter; Mickelson went double bogey, bogey and his chances of winning the tournament disappeared.
Williams confirmed the story was almost accurate, adding it was his recollection the incident happened at Beth Page.
It's not known how Woods and Mickelson will react. But it's safe to assume Mickelson will not appreciate having it aired in public by Woods' bag carrier.
Williams' comments confirm that these are troubled times for those who peddle the image of golf as the most gentlemanly of sports, coming just days after Padraig Harrington revealed the extent of his enmity with Sergio Garcia. "We have nothing in common except golf."
Woods and his caddie not only work together, the golfer acted as Williams' best man at his wedding.
It is safe to assume that Woods would have found the joke at Mickelson's expense as amusing as Williams clearly did.
Whatever the truth, Williams' comments will only add to the anticipation of Woods' return next year, not least for that moment when the two players are next paired together at an event.
Tiger's Kiwi caddie calls Phil Mickelson a 'prick'
Tiger Woods' Kiwi caddie doubts his superstar boss will mind him calling his fierce rival Phil Mickelson a "prick".
That's because Steve Williams says it's "no secret" the two leading golfers in the world "don't get along".
If it was a secret, then it certainly isn't now.
Not after Williams' sensational interview with the Star-Times yesterday in the wake of an article that ran in the Guardian. In it he lifted the scab off Woods' festering relationship with Big Phil, offering a withering assessment of Woods' compatriot and one-time Ryder Cup partner while his employer recovers from knee surgery.
Williams was quoted as saying: "I wouldn't call Mickelson a great player 'cause I hate the prick."
When approached by the Star-Times yesterday, Williams confirmed the quote was accurate, although he had not intended that it find its way into the public domain.
"I certainly didn't make it to a media person," he said. "I visit a lot of golf clubs and do a lot of speaking for charity and that is one of the questions I get asked the most: what is Tiger's relationship like with Phil Mickelson.
"I was simply honest and said they don't get a long. You know what it's like. You're at a charity event and you have a bit of fun."
Asked if he used the word "prick", he said "yes" and added a few more choice words to the mix.
"I don't particularly like the guy myself," he said of Mickelson. "He pays me no respect at all and hence I don't pay him any respect. It's no secret we don't get along either."
Williams is an infamously brusque individual who once threw a spectator's camera into a pond. But, even by his standards, this was an astonishing thing to say.
Since scoring a job as Woods' bagman, he has been careful not to create any controversy, partly because Woods sacked his predecessor for his outspokeness.
Williams doubted Woods would react to his comments.
"He knows the media," he said. "You make a comment and they blow it all out of proportion and it's no big deal."
But to make matters worse, the Guardian has reported a story Williams told about this year's US Open at Torrey Pines, where Woods and Mickelson were paired together.
The two players were walking down the 17th fairway when, according to Williams, someone shouted "Phil" in Mickelson's direction. The world No 2 did not respond until the fan shouted, "Hey, Mr Mickelson." When Mickelson turned and waved, the fan yelled out "Nice tits". The crowd erupted in laughter; Mickelson went double bogey, bogey and his chances of winning the tournament disappeared.
Williams confirmed the story was almost accurate, adding it was his recollection the incident happened at Beth Page.
It's not known how Woods and Mickelson will react. But it's safe to assume Mickelson will not appreciate having it aired in public by Woods' bag carrier.
Williams' comments confirm that these are troubled times for those who peddle the image of golf as the most gentlemanly of sports, coming just days after Padraig Harrington revealed the extent of his enmity with Sergio Garcia. "We have nothing in common except golf."
Woods and his caddie not only work together, the golfer acted as Williams' best man at his wedding.
It is safe to assume that Woods would have found the joke at Mickelson's expense as amusing as Williams clearly did.
Whatever the truth, Williams' comments will only add to the anticipation of Woods' return next year, not least for that moment when the two players are next paired together at an event.
Ask A Slice Girl Golf Videos
These golf videos feature some of the Slice Girls (the hottest girls in golf) wearing very few clothes answering your questions about golf. Unfortunately The Slice Girls are a little hard to come by lately as they have gotten a little up themselves after becoming the most popular golf babes on the Internet. Still, worth checking out these sexy golf girls in these golf videos
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Acushnet Golf Videos
Achushnet are the mother company for some of golfs biggest brands including Titleist, Cobra and Footjoy. These golf videos feature some Titleist and Cobra sponsored players in golf video commercials taken from the Titleist and Cobra websites. Golf videos to search for include a number of funny golf videos featuring David Feherty from Cobra golf, Camilo Villegas also sponsored by Cobra and pretty much every PGA Tour golf professional sponsored by either Titleist Footjoy or Cobra. Check out the Cobra Tour Blog and also go over to Scotty Cameron who feature some golf videos about putters and Scotty's Putter making process.
Daly's Kodak Moment
SYDNEY, Australia -- John Daly smashed a spectator's camera into a tree while shooting a 6-over 78 in the first round of the Australian Open on Thursday, making it likely he will miss the cut for the third consecutive week Down Under.
After pushing his tee shot wide on the ninth hole -- his last -- Daly walked into a clump of trees, where spectator Brad Clegg tried to take a picture at close range.
Daly snatched the camera and smashed it against the nearest tree, telling the man, "You want it back, I'll buy you a new one."
Brad Clegg shows his mangled digital camera, the object of John Daly's derision on the ninth hole at the Australian Open.
He later released a statement via tournament organizers saying Clegg got too close. "I was looking to take a drop and a camera was 6 inches away from my face. If I was 10 under, I would have felt the same," Daly said in the brief statement. "My eyes are still burning from the flash of the camera.
"I feel it was very rude to put a camera that close to somebody's face in any situation. The guy that had the camera had already taken a dozen shots at close range." Without saying another word, Daly took his penalty drop, finished the hole with a bogey and stormed off the course immediately after signing his card. Asked if he would seek compensation, Clegg told the Australian Associated Press: "I don't think I'll be chasing him for the money. He's a big bloke!"
Daly, who missed the cut at the Australian Masters and the PGA in the last two weeks and is being paid an appearance fee for his three-tournament trip to Australia, had three double bogeys, three bogeys and four birdies. Clegg said he didn't think he provoked Daly by going so close. "I was bold, but I wasn't unreasonable," Clegg said. Terms and conditions for tickets at the Australian Open prohibit the use of cameras on the course for spectators.
John Daly walks off the 10th tee during the Australian Open in Sydney. Tournament director Trevor Herden told reporters the episode was "an unfortunate incident," but Daly would not face sanctions and confirmed the 42-year-old American would tee off in the second round on Friday. PGA of Australasia commissioner Ben Sellenger said the tour has the power to impose a fine or other sanctions, but this will remain confidential. "We're reviewing the incident to see if any action is appropriate," Sellenger said.
Herden said he spoke to Clegg and the spectator realized he should not have been using the camera without proper accreditation. Organizers offered Clegg tickets for the weekend, but he declined. Daly is sensitive about cameras on the course, having required surgery earlier this year to fix a torn muscle in his stomach that he said he injured at the Honda Classic in 2007 when he tried to stop his swing after hearing the click of a fan's camera. Daly is making his first visit to Australia since 2002, when he left in controversial circumstances. After taking a triple-bogey 7 on his last hole at the Australian PGA at Coolum that year, Daly threw his putter and ball into a greenside pond and later failed to sign for a 78 on his scorecard, disqualifying himself from a tournament.
Daly was later fined $5,600 by the Australasian PGA Tour and was ordered to write a letter of apology to a tour official he verbally abused, and to Craig Parry and his other playing partner, Greg Norman. Daly is trying to finish a difficult year on a positive note. He spent a night in jail on Oct. 27 after being found "extremely intoxicated and uncooperative," police said, outside a Hooters restaurant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Daly hasn't had a PGA Tour card since 2006, when his two-year exemption expired from his last victory at the Buick Invitational in 2004. He made only five cuts in 17 starts on the PGA Tour this year and earned $56,000.
His only bright spot in the past month was a final-round 62 at the Hong Kong Open en route to a 17th-place tie.
After pushing his tee shot wide on the ninth hole -- his last -- Daly walked into a clump of trees, where spectator Brad Clegg tried to take a picture at close range.
Daly snatched the camera and smashed it against the nearest tree, telling the man, "You want it back, I'll buy you a new one."
Brad Clegg shows his mangled digital camera, the object of John Daly's derision on the ninth hole at the Australian Open.
He later released a statement via tournament organizers saying Clegg got too close. "I was looking to take a drop and a camera was 6 inches away from my face. If I was 10 under, I would have felt the same," Daly said in the brief statement. "My eyes are still burning from the flash of the camera.
"I feel it was very rude to put a camera that close to somebody's face in any situation. The guy that had the camera had already taken a dozen shots at close range." Without saying another word, Daly took his penalty drop, finished the hole with a bogey and stormed off the course immediately after signing his card. Asked if he would seek compensation, Clegg told the Australian Associated Press: "I don't think I'll be chasing him for the money. He's a big bloke!"
Daly, who missed the cut at the Australian Masters and the PGA in the last two weeks and is being paid an appearance fee for his three-tournament trip to Australia, had three double bogeys, three bogeys and four birdies. Clegg said he didn't think he provoked Daly by going so close. "I was bold, but I wasn't unreasonable," Clegg said. Terms and conditions for tickets at the Australian Open prohibit the use of cameras on the course for spectators.
John Daly walks off the 10th tee during the Australian Open in Sydney. Tournament director Trevor Herden told reporters the episode was "an unfortunate incident," but Daly would not face sanctions and confirmed the 42-year-old American would tee off in the second round on Friday. PGA of Australasia commissioner Ben Sellenger said the tour has the power to impose a fine or other sanctions, but this will remain confidential. "We're reviewing the incident to see if any action is appropriate," Sellenger said.
Herden said he spoke to Clegg and the spectator realized he should not have been using the camera without proper accreditation. Organizers offered Clegg tickets for the weekend, but he declined. Daly is sensitive about cameras on the course, having required surgery earlier this year to fix a torn muscle in his stomach that he said he injured at the Honda Classic in 2007 when he tried to stop his swing after hearing the click of a fan's camera. Daly is making his first visit to Australia since 2002, when he left in controversial circumstances. After taking a triple-bogey 7 on his last hole at the Australian PGA at Coolum that year, Daly threw his putter and ball into a greenside pond and later failed to sign for a 78 on his scorecard, disqualifying himself from a tournament.
Daly was later fined $5,600 by the Australasian PGA Tour and was ordered to write a letter of apology to a tour official he verbally abused, and to Craig Parry and his other playing partner, Greg Norman. Daly is trying to finish a difficult year on a positive note. He spent a night in jail on Oct. 27 after being found "extremely intoxicated and uncooperative," police said, outside a Hooters restaurant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Daly hasn't had a PGA Tour card since 2006, when his two-year exemption expired from his last victory at the Buick Invitational in 2004. He made only five cuts in 17 starts on the PGA Tour this year and earned $56,000.
His only bright spot in the past month was a final-round 62 at the Hong Kong Open en route to a 17th-place tie.
Pavin Ryder Cup Captain
NEW YORK -- Corey Pavin's hand was shaking so badly that all he could do was drop the ball and hope it stayed on the tee. It was his first Ryder Cup overseas, and he had the opening tee shot at The Belfry. Pavin composed himself and won three matches to help the United States to victory in 1993. That was the last time the Americans won the Ryder Cup in Europe, and the last time they successfully defended the cup.
Now the pressure is on Pavin to repeat those feats -- this time as a captain. "The nerves you feel at the Ryder Cup are nothing like you feel anywhere else in golf," Pavin said Thursday as he was introduced as captain at a news conference. "I've won the U.S. Open -- it felt like a walk in the park compared to the Ryder Cup." Pavin, who has 15 PGA Tour victories and won the 1995 U.S. Open, played in three Ryder Cups with an 8-5-0 record. The 49-year-old takes over for Paul Azinger, who helped the U.S. end a decade of European dominance at the Ryder Cup with a 16½-11½ victory in September at Valhalla.
The Americans have not had the same captain in consecutive Ryder Cups since Ben Hogan in 1947 and 1949. U.S. players lobbied for Azinger to return the night of their victory at Valhalla, and only recently has he said he might be interested.
But PGA of America president Jim Remy said the organization didn't want to break with precedent. "We have so many great players who have earned that right to be a Ryder Cup captain that we want to make sure that we support them and hopefully not leave any great player behind," he said. The 2010 Ryder Cup will be played at Celtic Manor in Wales. Pavin served as an assistant to captain Tom Lehman in 2006. He said it was too early to discuss whether additional changes would be made to the selection system. Azinger was responsible for modernizing the system to account for the influx of international players on the PGA Tour. He based points on money and doubled the captain's picks to four out of the 12 spots.
Pavin joked that he wanted 12 captain's picks. That's not happening, but he indicated he would prefer more than four.
"Maybe between four and 12 somewhere," he said. Pavin made his Ryder Cup debut in 1991 at Kiawah Island. The Americans won that year, then retained the cup two years later. He went 4-1 in a U.S. loss in 1995 at Oak Hill in his final appearance.
Pavin doesn't expect his new role to reduce his playing schedule next year. He'll use those tournaments to scout out his possible roster. "Every player has his own personality, and every player needs to be treated accordingly," Pavin said. "So a lot of what I will be doing the next couple years is identifying what type of personalities each potential player for the Ryder Cup team would be and developing plans on how to talk with that person, how to motivate them, how to encourage them."
Pavin could enjoy the enviable task of trying to decide where to play a healthy Tiger Woods in 2010. He spent a lot of time with Woods in his role as an assistant in 2006.
But even Woods has never been on a winning Ryder Cup team in Europe, where the Americans have lost the last three.
"When you're part of your crowd cheering for you, it's quite easy to just relax and play," Pavin said. "But when [they're] cheering for the other team for the most part, it's a different mindset, and that's going to be a very important factor of what I talk to the players about. That's an issue that it's tough to get used to, but you can flip that around as a positive for our team."
Now the pressure is on Pavin to repeat those feats -- this time as a captain. "The nerves you feel at the Ryder Cup are nothing like you feel anywhere else in golf," Pavin said Thursday as he was introduced as captain at a news conference. "I've won the U.S. Open -- it felt like a walk in the park compared to the Ryder Cup." Pavin, who has 15 PGA Tour victories and won the 1995 U.S. Open, played in three Ryder Cups with an 8-5-0 record. The 49-year-old takes over for Paul Azinger, who helped the U.S. end a decade of European dominance at the Ryder Cup with a 16½-11½ victory in September at Valhalla.
The Americans have not had the same captain in consecutive Ryder Cups since Ben Hogan in 1947 and 1949. U.S. players lobbied for Azinger to return the night of their victory at Valhalla, and only recently has he said he might be interested.
But PGA of America president Jim Remy said the organization didn't want to break with precedent. "We have so many great players who have earned that right to be a Ryder Cup captain that we want to make sure that we support them and hopefully not leave any great player behind," he said. The 2010 Ryder Cup will be played at Celtic Manor in Wales. Pavin served as an assistant to captain Tom Lehman in 2006. He said it was too early to discuss whether additional changes would be made to the selection system. Azinger was responsible for modernizing the system to account for the influx of international players on the PGA Tour. He based points on money and doubled the captain's picks to four out of the 12 spots.
Pavin joked that he wanted 12 captain's picks. That's not happening, but he indicated he would prefer more than four.
"Maybe between four and 12 somewhere," he said. Pavin made his Ryder Cup debut in 1991 at Kiawah Island. The Americans won that year, then retained the cup two years later. He went 4-1 in a U.S. loss in 1995 at Oak Hill in his final appearance.
Pavin doesn't expect his new role to reduce his playing schedule next year. He'll use those tournaments to scout out his possible roster. "Every player has his own personality, and every player needs to be treated accordingly," Pavin said. "So a lot of what I will be doing the next couple years is identifying what type of personalities each potential player for the Ryder Cup team would be and developing plans on how to talk with that person, how to motivate them, how to encourage them."
Pavin could enjoy the enviable task of trying to decide where to play a healthy Tiger Woods in 2010. He spent a lot of time with Woods in his role as an assistant in 2006.
But even Woods has never been on a winning Ryder Cup team in Europe, where the Americans have lost the last three.
"When you're part of your crowd cheering for you, it's quite easy to just relax and play," Pavin said. "But when [they're] cheering for the other team for the most part, it's a different mindset, and that's going to be a very important factor of what I talk to the players about. That's an issue that it's tough to get used to, but you can flip that around as a positive for our team."
Saturday, December 6, 2008
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