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Fueron condenados en 2015 a dos años de cárcel por el cobro de indemnizaciones millonarias que se concedieron a sí mismos antes de abandonar la entidad y que alcanzaron los 22 millones de euros.</h4>
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MADRID.- La Audiencia Nacional ha ordenado el ingreso en prisión para los <b>cinco directivos de Novacaixagalicia</b> (NCG) que fueron condenados en 2015 a dos años de cárcel por el cobro de indemnizaciones millonarias que se concedieron a sí mismos antes de abandonar la entidad y que alcanzaron los <b>22 millones de euros</b>.<br /><br />La Sección Tercera de la Sala de Lo Penal ha denegado la suspensión de la condena (confirmada por el Tribunal Supremo el pasado mes de septiembre) y ha valorado la <b>gravedad </b>de los hechos. Se trata de la primera ocasión en la que se ordena prisión para banqueros condenados por la gestión de las cajas de ahorro.</div>
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Los cinco exdirectivos, que favorecieron dietas presuntamente irregulares para 19 miembros de la entidad por valor de entre<b> 9.000 y 308.700 euros</b>, evitaron entrar en la cárcel al ser su pena de 24 meses y no tener antecedentes penales. Sin embargo la sala ha tenido en cuenta además que estos <b>no devolvieron el dinero</b> que se fijó en sentencia y que tienen todavía causas pendientes con la justicia.<br /><br />Los contratos de alta dirección se modificaron en 2010 en un momento en que se había reclamado <b>1.162 millones de euros</b> al Fondo de Reestructuración Ordenada Bancaria (FROB) para superar la situación de inviabilidad de las dos cajas que iban a fusionarse (Caixa Nova y Caixa Galicia).<br /><br />Los condenados son José Luis Pego Alonso, Gregorio Gorriarán Laza y Óscar Rodríguez Estrada -que se prepararon las prejubilaciones millonarias ante la previsión de que la entidad iba a prescindir de sus servicios de forma inminente-, Julio Fernández Gayoso (expresidente de Caixa Nova) y el asesor jurídico <span style="background-color: yellow;">Ricardo Pradas Montilla.</span></div>
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La Sala de Lo Penal corrigió su sentencia el pasado mes de octubre e impuso a dos de los exdirectivos condenados <b>José Luis Pego Alonso y Gregorio Gorriarán</b> a que indemnizaran con 10,4 millones de euros a la sucesora de la entidad, modificando las cantidades fijadas en concepto de responsabilidad civil en una primera sentencia que fue anulada por el Tribunal Supremo.<br /><br />El alto tribunal ordenó <b>recalcular la responsabilidad civil</b> pero confirmó la prisión para los cinco directivos. El Supremo consideró esas penas "exiguas" pero reconoció que no podía incrementarlas porque ninguna parte las cuestionó al alza.<br /><br />La Sala de Lo Penal del Supremo estableció que los condenados hicieron suyas las cantidades millonarias "a través de un mecanismo que va mucho más allá de la adopción de actos erróneos en el ejercicio de sus facultades de administración"; es decir, que ejecutaron <b>"inequívocos actos apropiatorios con fines de lucro personal".</b></div>
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Esta sentencia reitera las demandas de los vecinos, que llevan más de diez años intentando que se ilegalice el proyecto a través de su plataforma "Parque sí".</h4>
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MADRID.- El Tribunal Superior de Justifica de Madrid ha ratificado la ilegalidad del campo de golf que Esperanza Aguirre impulsó en los terrenos de un parque en el Canal de Isabel II. La justicia invalida así las instalaciones que en 2007 la expresidenta de Madrid intentó legalizar en el barrio de Chamberí y declara "nulo de pleno derecho" el proyecto urbanístico.<br /><br />Esta sentencia reitera las demandas de los vecinos, que llevan más de diez años intentando que se ilegalice el plan a través de su plataforma "Parque sí" y declara la nulidad de pleno derecho además de establecer que se deben adoptar las medidas necesarias para "la reposición y restablecimiento de la parcela a su estado físico anterior a la ejecución de las obras".</div>
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El TSJM pide "que se declare la nulidad, se anule o revoque y deje sin efecto el acto objeto de recurso, así como la de cuantos actos y disposiciones se dictaran en su ejecución o desarrollo, al menos en los aspectos referidos en la instalación de los campos del golf", se lee en la sentencia.<br /><br />Desde su creación, el complejo, con una superficie de 118.944 metros cuadrados, ha estado lleno de polémicas. La justicia ya había desestimado dos veces la creación de este preyecto primero, en 2003, cuando Aguirre se aferró al "interés público" para iniciar su construcción pero el TSJM negó que existiera y en 2013, cuando el Supremo volvió a dar la razón a la asociación de vecinos y desestimó el recurso de la Comunidad.<br /><br />En 2003 la Comunidad de Madrid consiguió la licencia municipal de obras para el proyecto inicial, que destinaba parte de la parcela a zona verde de uso público, un estanque ornamental, un campo de fútbol al aire libre y un pequeño helipuerto, que no se llegó a construir.</div>
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"Según los autores del informe, <strong>el club La Morareja es «conocido por su exclusividad</strong> y forma de acceso, mediante la compra de acciones», que te dan derecho a disfrutar de los servicios. «No es muy plausible que pueda permitirse el pago de recibos provenientes de esta sociedad (...), a sabiendas de los pocos ingresos que declara", afirman."<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Así consta en un informe de la Unidad de Delincuencia Económica y
Fiscal (UDEF) de la Policía Nacional incorporado al sumario<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;">El ex presidente de Banesto Mario Conde<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> disfrutaba de un «alto nivel de vida»,
que incluía la disposición de cocineros, jardineros, yate</span></strong> y los
servicios de un exclusivo club de golf de La Moraleja, pese a<a href="http://www.abc.es/economia/abci-mario-conde-donde-piso-no-crecio-hierba-201604171016_noticia.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> tener una deuda de 14 millones de euros </span></b></a>por el saqueo de
la entidad que presidió desde 1987 hasta que fue intervenido en <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">1993 por el Banco de España</span></strong>.<br />
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Así consta en un informe de la Unidad de Delincuencia Económica y Fiscal (UDEF)
de la Policía Nacional incorporado al sumario, al que ha tenido acceso Europa
Press,<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> de la causa en la
que el juez de la Audiencia Nacional Santiago Pedraz</span></strong> investiga
la posible repatriación de, al menos, 13 millones de euros procedentes del
'caso Banesto'.<br />
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Los agentes destacan que los gastos de <a href="http://www.abc.es/economia/abci-mario-conde-conde-afronta-ingreso-prision-cabreado-pero-tranquilo-201604141627_noticia.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Conde </span></b></a>revelan el disfrute de un «nivel de vida alto» que
contrasta con <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">los «pocos»
ingresos que ha declarado por sus apariciones televisivas</span></strong> y el
número de ventas de sus libros desde que terminara de cumplir condena en 2008
por el saqueo de la entidad.<br />
En este sentido, desgranan <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">varios
«dispendios con connotaciones propias de estándares próximos al lujo»</span></strong>
del antiguo banquero, a quien atribuyen compras, la disposición de conductores,
jardineros o cocineros en las viviendas que utilizaba, el disfrute del yate
'Celta Cuarto' de nueve metros de eslora comprado en 1998 y que figura a nombre
de su cuñado <a href="http://www.abc.es/economia/abci-mario-conde-tiene-venta-palacete-madrid-37-millones-euros-201604141943_noticia.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Alejandro Arroyo</span></b></a>.<br />
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Los policías califican como «bastante <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">sorprendente</span></strong>»
el recibo de la póliza de seguro de un vehículo Kia Rio a nombre de Lourdes
Arroyo -la primera mujer de Conde- y que comprendía el periodo desde julio de
2010 a julio de 2011. «Lo cual resulta bastante sorprendente <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">si tenemos en cuenta que al parecer lleva
fallecida desde 2007</span></strong>», recuerdan.<br />
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Los gastos de las viviendas utilizadas por el antiguo presidente de Banesto en
concepto de luz, gas o agua son otra «clara y sintomática»<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> muestra de su «elevado nivel de vida» y
los mismos fueron cargados </span></strong>a una cuenta de la que fue titular
su cuñada Paloma Jiménez, quien afirmó que nunca había operado en ella y que la
hija de Conde, Alejandra,<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">
le dijo que «no se preocupara»</span></strong> pidiéndole que la siguiera
manteniendo.<br />
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«Reflejan un gasto considerable para lo que se podría considerar una familia
media, dado que no es usual un recibo de electricidad que supere los 1.200 euros,
sino es atribuible a la realización de alguna actividad empresarial,
considerando <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">el consumo de
agua que rebasa los 450 euros del mismo modo claramente indicativo</span></strong>»,
prosiguen los investigadores, que destacan igualmente el gasto el combustible.<br />
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La UDEF pone de relieve los recibos correspondientes a gastos, que están «fuera
de lo que podríamos denominar de primera necesidad», como son los referidos al
servicio de pago Digital +, sanidad privada de Sanitas, <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">seguridad de 'Prosegur' o del <span style="background: yellow;">club de golf 'Golf La Moraleja', «conocido por su
exclusividad </span></span></strong><span style="background: yellow;">y en el que
se accede mediante la compra de acciones a la sociedad».</span><br />
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Pedraz investiga si el antiguo presidente de <a href="http://www.abc.es/economia/abci-caso-banesto-escandalo-arruino-mario-conde-201604111046_noticia.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #000099; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Banesto </span></b></a>habría blanqueado, entre<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> 1999 y 2014</span></strong>, un total de
13 millones de euros 2,2 a través de ingresos en efectivo y 10,7 de
transferencias en cuentas en el extranjero- cuando aún le restan por depositar
14,1 millones de la responsabilidad civil por la que fue condenado en el 'caso
Banesto'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Every time a golfer thwacks a ball on the courses of Donald Trump’s Miami-area resort, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee hears <em>ka-ching</em>.<br />
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Trump National Doral brought in more revenue for the celebrity businessman in the past 17 months than any of his nearly 150 other businesses: $131,892,107, to be exact, according to a personal financial disclosure form Trump filed Monday that the Federal Election Commission made public Wednesday. That’s more than twice as much income as the $49,444,432 Trump <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article28365166.html" target="_blank" title="">reported last July</a> he had received from the property in the previous year.<br />
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Since then, despite some of Trump’s outlandish comments from the stump, his overall business revenue has grown, his campaign said. Among other things, Trump sold the Miss Universe pageant for $49,286,309. Univision, the Doral-based Spanish-language TV giant, <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article25477870.html" target="_blank" title="">dropped the show</a> — held last year at Florida International University — after Trump called some Mexican immigrants “rapists.”<br />
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The campaign said Trump’s revenue grew by about $190 million, to more than $557 million — and that his net worth is “in excess of $10 billion dollars.” In its statement, the campaign said the additional income was used “among other things, for the funding of construction projects at various multi-million dollar developments, reduction of debt and the funding of the campaign.”<br />
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It’s impossible to verify Trump’s net worth from the 104-page disclosure form, which requires the disclosure of most assets, incomes and liabilities in ranges, not exact amounts.<br />
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Trump has refused to release his tax returns, as every Republican nominee since 1980 <a href="http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2016/may/18/chris-wallace/most-gop-nominees-1970s-have-released-their-tax-re/" target="_blank" title="">has done</a>, citing an IRS audit — though the IRS <a href="http://thehill.com/policy/finance/270964-irs-nothing-prevents-trump-from-releasing-tax-returns" target="_blank" title="">has said</a> audits don’t preclude individuals from making their returns public.<br />
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Trump’s 2015 filing last year marked a pivotal point because it showed he was serious about his candidacy. Skeptics had argued a man as wealthy as Trump wouldn’t want to make even just a portion of his finances public.<br />
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This year, Trump bragged he filed without requiring an extension, unlike Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. It was an odd boast, given that Sanders has virtually no chance to nab the Democratic nomination from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<br />
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“This is the difference between a businessman and all the talk, no action politicians that have failed the American people for far too long,” Trump said, calling Sanders’ not-yet-filed report “small.”<br />
In his latest filing, Trump listed positions in 564 companies and valued 24assetsat “over $50,000 million,” including Trump National Doral; his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, where Trump has held several Election Night celebrations; and Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter. Mar-a-Lago brought in $29.8 million in resort revenues, and Jupiter $17.9 million.<br />
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Trump continues to hold two mortgages for the Doral resort, one for more than $50 million and the other for at least $5 million. They were incurred in 2011, the year Trump said he planned to buy the property.<br />
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Madrid, 18 may (EFE).- Gonzaga Escauriaza, presidente de la Real Federación Española de Golf desde 2008, ha anunciado este miércoles su intención de presentarse a la reelección, para un tercer mandato, en los comicios del 19 de diciembre.<br />
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"Durante estos años hemos atravesado, todos, momentos difíciles como consecuencia de la grave crisis económica que hemos padecido. Por esta razón, mi constante preocupación ha sido consolidar la Federación que presido a través de diferentes proyectos de todo orden, para asegurar el cumplimiento de sus fines; algunos de ellos han sido llevados a cabo y otros, importantes, están pendientes de desarrollo. Es este el motivo que me impulsa a presentarme a la reelección", explica.<br />
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Gonzaga Escauriaza (Bilbao, 1953) fue reelegido presidente de la RFEG el 13 de diciembre de 2012 en unos comicios en los que fue el candidato único. Fue apoyado por aclamación por los 88 miembros presentes en la Asamblea.<br />
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El bilbaíno, licenciado en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad de Deusto, fue elegido por primera vez en 2008 en sustitución de Emma Villacieros, también sin candidaturas rivales.<br />
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Esta vez también han anunciado su intención de presentarse a las elecciones Jaime Anabitarte y Rafael Canomanuel, que tienen que conseguir los avales que establece el reglamento electoral.<br />
<span style="background-color: yellow;">Anabitarte es un madrileño de 51 años licenciado en Derecho y está federado desde los 11. Es socio del Golf La Moraleja y del RCG de Las Palmas.</span><br />
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Canomanuel ha sido jugador tanto amateur como profesional y miembro de todos los equipos nacionales. Según él mismo nmarra en su presentación, fue el primer jugador amateur de España que adoptó la categoría de profesional. Asimismo ha sido promotor y propietario de varios campos de golf, tanto en España como en el extranjero. EFE<br />
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BETHESDA, Md. — <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Tiger Woods" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important;" title="">Tiger Woods</culink> was asked several times Monday when he expects to return to competitive golf, but his best response may have been the three shots he took following a news conference at <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Congressional Country Club" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important;" title="">Congressional Country Club</culink>.<br />
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Woods, at the venerable course to promote his <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Quicken Loans National" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51) !important;" title="">Quicken Loans National</culink> tournament to be held next month, took three swings at the 10th hole, a 102-yard shot over water.His first two shots went directly into the lake and the third landed on the slope and rolled in.<br />
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“That’s in the water,” he said after the first shot. “Boy was that stiff. Holy cow.”<br />
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Woods, 40, hasn’t played since August as he recovers from back surgery. He said he has been playing more at home and hopes to play this summer but isn’t sure when he will be ready.<br />
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“See I need warmups,” he said after the final shot.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.2rem;">La última etapa de la Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup 2016, uno de los mayores y más apasionantes torneos deportivos amateur, tendrá lugar en el Golf La Moraleja Campo 2 de Madrid el próximo viernes 13 de mayo.</span></h4>
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<strong></strong>La 24ª de las 100 clasificatorias para este evento global, que está cosechando una reputación cada vez mayor tras tres exitosas series anteriores, contará con 72 jugadores, todos invitados personalmente desde Turkish Airlines.<br />
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El ganador disputará la gran final en Antalya, Turquía, el próximo octubre, pero también habrá importantes premios para el segundo y tercer clasificado handicap, ganador scratchy bola más cerca de bandera en las categorías masculina y femenina.<br />
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<em>"Nos sentimos orgullosos de acoger la última eliminatoria del Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup 2016 en Madrid," </em>ha señalado Yahya Sensoy, General Manager de Turkish Airlines Madrid. <em>"Estamos muy contentos de poder dar la bienvenida todo el mundo en las instalaciones de primera del Golf La Moraleja Campo 2. Estamos seguros de que los jugadores vivirán una jornada memorable y desde Turskish Airlines les deseamos toda la suerte del mundo."</em></div>
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Los ganadores de la Gran Final jugarán en el Turkish Airlines Open pro-am, mientras que los finalistas disfrutarán de una estancia de ocho noches en un hotel todo incluido, dos rondas de golf y pases VIP al Turkish Airlines Open (torneo cuya dotación económica asciende a siete millones de dólares), desde el jueves hasta el domingo.</div>
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Turkish Airlines, recientemente distinguida como la mejor aerolínea europea por quinto año consecutivo, así como reconocida por tener el mejor Business Class Lounge y el mejor servicio de cenas en un Business Class Lounge en 2015, puso en marcha la World Golf Cup en 2013.</div>
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En dicho año se disputaron un total de 12 torneos de clasificación alzándose como ganador el chino Han Liang, cuyo premio fue emparejarse con el número uno mundial y 14 veces campeón Tiger Woods en el Turkish Airlines Open pro-am. El ganador de 2015, Neill Bam de Johannesburgo, probó suerte emparejándose con Rory McIlroy, una oportunidad que solamente se da una vez en la vida.</div>
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Tiger Woods is going to Augusta National next week — to eat, not play.<br />
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Woods made it official Friday night what most observers figured all along. Recovery from two back surgeries last year has not progressed to the point where he is ready to tee it up at the Masters. It will be the second time in the past three years that the four-time champion has not played the Masters.<br />
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"After assessing the present condition of my back, and consulting with my medical team, I've decided it's prudent to miss this year's Masters," Woods said on his website.<br />
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"I've been hitting balls and training daily, but I'm not physically ready. I've said all along that this time I need to be cautious and do what's best for my long-term health and career.<br />
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"Unfortunately, playing Augusta next week wouldn't be the right decision."<br />
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Woods said he at least plans to attend the Champions Dinner on Tuesday night "and see a lot of friends." Masters champion Jordan Spieth has said he will serve Texas barbecue.<br />
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It will be the second social event in two months for Woods. He also showed up at the home of Jack Nicklaus in late February when Nicklaus hosted Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III, the vice captains (Woods is one of them) and prospective players.<br />
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Woods first missed the 2014 Masters when he had back surgery a week earlier. He returned in June after the U.S. Open, took three more months off at the end of the year to get fit, and then ran into trouble with his back again last year.<br />
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Woods tied for 10th in the Wyndham Championship in August, only to announce a month later that he had a second back surgery. He had a third back surgery on Oct. 28 that left his future more uncertain than ever.<br />
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His statement Friday night, however, indicated progress without mentioning how much or when he might be back.<br />
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"I'm absolutely making progress, and I'm really happy with how far I've come," Woods said. "But I still have no timetable to return to competitive golf."<br />
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Woods has said all along that he will not rush back. He turned 40 on Dec. 30, and his last victory was at the Bridgestone Invitational in August 2013.<br />
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El golfista estadounidense Tiger Woods tendrá una espera más larga antes de ser seleccionado para ingresar al <label datatype="t" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; text-decoration: underline; z-index: 0;">Salón</label> de la Fama <label datatype="t" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; text-decoration: underline; z-index: 0;">Mundial</label> de golf, después de que funcionarios anunciaran este miércoles que la edad para la consagración ha sido elevada.<br />
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El Salón de la Fama dijo en un comunicado que los candidatos deben tener al menos 50 años al inicio del año en que se hacen las selecciones.<br />
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Anteriormente, la edad requerida era de 40 años, o no haberse desempeñado activamente durante cinco años.<br />
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Eso significa que el 14 veces campeón de Grand Slam, quien cumplió 40 años en diciembre pasado, habría sido considerado este año bajo las viejas reglas, pero, como sigue jugando, ahora debe esperar otra década para su oportunidad.<br />
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"Trabajamos muy de cerca con nuestros miembros del Salón de la Fama para asegurar que todos los aspectos en los criterios de inducción sean astutos y prudentes", dijo el presidente del Salón, Jack Peter.<br />
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"A medida que los jugadores elevan sus niveles en las condiciones físicas y juegan a un alto nivel durante más tiempo, nos hace mover el requisito de la edad a 50 años", alegan los funcionarios.<br />
Woods fue una <label datatype="t" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; text-decoration: underline; z-index: 0;">figura</label> principal que inspiró la revolución del golf, al ganar su primer Masters en 1997, antes de dominar el <label datatype="t" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; display: inline !important; text-decoration: underline; z-index: 0;">deporte</label> durante años y obligar a sus rivales a mejorar su acondicionamiento con el fin de competir con él.<br />
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Jack Nicklaus, con récord de 18 victorias en grandes torneos -el hito que Woods ha perseguido durante toda su carrera-, fue nombrado copresidente del comité de selección al Salón para reemplazar a Arnold Palmer.<br />
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El pleno del comité se reúne a finales de este año para considerar los candidatos y determinar los que ingresarían en mayo del 2017.<br />
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Fernando Ramírez de Haro sido elegido para dirigir el Real Club Puerta de Hierro, una entidad que no admite socios desde los 80<br />
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Allí come a menudo el rey emérito y se reúnen ministros y aristócratas. Ahora, 'Espe' ejerce de 'señora de'<br />
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Si hasta ahora Fernando Ramírez de Haro Valdés, de 66 años, conde de Bornos con grandeza de España y marido de Esperanza Aguirre, estaba considerado el "eterno consorte", ahora han cambiado las tornas. Y es que el lunes 7 de marzo fue elegido presidente del exclusivo Real Club Puerta de Hierro de Madrid, emblema del poderío patrio y apellidos ilustres, del que <strong>ya ostentó la vicepresidencia cuando lo regía el también aristócrata Pedro Morenés y Eulate</strong>, actual titular de Defensa, que cesó al ser nombrado ministro. Ramírez de Haro fue elegido en candidatura única sustituyendo a Luis Álvarez de las Asturias Bohórquez y Silva, hijo del duque de Gor.<br />
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De esta forma Espe, que dimitió el 14 de febrero como líder del PP de Madrid, se convierte en "presidenta consorte" del club más elitista de España. <strong>Fue fundado en 1895 por Carlos María Fitz James Stuart, XVI duque de Alba</strong> y bisabuelo del actual, con el apoyo del Rey Alfonso XIII, a quien fascinaba la idea de dotar a la capital de un exclusivo club de polo, al estilo de los <em>country clubs</em> británicos. <br />
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Erigido en 1904 en el paseo de la Castellana con el nombre de Madrid Polo Club, posteriormente el monarca cedió unos terrenos de su propiedad junto al monte de El Pardo, donde se asienta el actual, que fue inaugurado en 1914 con una fastuosa cena de gala. Hoy, este paradisíaco recinto de mas de 200 hectáreas con el que Patrimonio Nacional hace suculento negocio, pues lo tiene arrendado al Puerta de Hierro hasta 2040 por más de tres millones de euros anuales, mantiene incólume su exclusividad de origen. Frecuentado por el Rey Juan Carlos, que en ocasiones come o cena allí, <strong>sus 15.600 socios, entre los que se prodigan apellidos como Martínez de Irujo, Koplowitz, Gómez Acebo, Falcó o Borbón Dos Sicilias, alternan con los ministros del Gobierno, que tienen pase libre</strong>, embajadores y otros altísimos cargos. Todo ello en plácida endogamia, ya que no se admiten nuevos socios desde 1987 salvo por matrimonio, por lo que un mortal común sólo puede acceder por rigurosa invitación de un socio. <br />
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Curiosamente, es uno de los recintos favoritos de Aguirre, hasta el punto de que fue nombrada socia de honor, y allí entretiene su ocio jugando al golf, una de sus pasiones, en los dos magníficos campos que tiene el club que ahora preside su esposo. Golf, <em>bridge </em>o escaparse al Perelló catalán, donde tienen muchos amigos, son sus aficiones preferidas ahora que,<a href="http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2016/02/14/56c077e3268e3eae698b4584.html"> tras cesar como presidenta del PP de Madrid</a>, ejerce sólo como su portavoz en el ayuntamiento, ya que en 2012 dejó también la presidencia de la Comunidad. <a href="http://www.elmundo.es/yodona/2013/07/11/actualidad/1373550944.html">Intervenida meses antes de un cáncer</a> de mama, alegó que había llegado el momento del adiós para centrarse en los suyos, cosa que no cumplió al presentarse en 2015 como candidata a alcaldesa.<br />
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Volcada en la política, era su marido, Fernando Ramírez de Haro, quien ejercía de "amo de casa", ocupándose de dirigir su hogar, ubicado en un palacete de la calle Jesús del Valle, en el barrio de Malasaña, y de supervisar la educación de sus hijos, Fernando, nacido en 1976 y Álvaro, en 1980. <br />
<strong>Hijo del militar Ignacio Ramírez de Haro y Pérez de Guzman</strong>, conde de Bornos y de Murillo y grande de España, el marido de Espe, con la que se casó en 1974, es economista, aunque desde joven se ha dedicado al campo ocupándose del patrimonio familiar. <br />
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Lejos del estereotipo de noble estirado, es un hombre llano y con gran sentido del humor, algo en lo que conecta con su mujer. "Son tal para cual, pese al tiempo que llevan casados, se parten de risa juntos", aseguran en su entorno. Lo prueba la anécdota ocurrida en una<strong> fiesta ofrecida por el fallecido Emilio Botín</strong> en su casa de Santander: a Ramírez de Haro le dejó tirado el coche, y un mecánico les ofreció la furgoneta que llevaba el cartel de propaganda del taller. Así se plantó con Esperanza en la mansión de Botín, ante el estupor general.<br />
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Uno de sus anhelos ha sido que su mujer aminore su actividad pública para dedicarse más a su familia, que hoy suma cuatro nietos, con los que a la popular se le cae la baba: su primogénito Fernando, marqués de Villanueva del Duero, está casado con Carolina Oriol y tiene dos hijos Beatriz, de 6 años y Fernando de 3. Álvaro, conde de Villariezo, está casado con Astrid Tahms y tiene otros dos, Beltrán de 2 años y Diego, de 1.<br />
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Esperanza Aguirre, a sus 64 años, es hoy una feliz abuela que por vez primera ejerce como "señora de": del conde de Bornos, título que su marido intercambio en 2013 con su hermana mayor, Beatriz, a la que cedió el condado de Murillo, y desde el pasado 7 de marzo, del presidente del Real Club Puerta de Hierro.<br />
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El doble campeón en Augusta declina la invitación por motivos de salud: «He pasado meses muy duros encerrado en casa» </h4>
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La artritis reumatoide que sufre <strong>José María Olazábal</strong> y que le mantiene de baja desde hace un año le va impedir cumplir uno de sus sueños: volver a pisar Magnolia Lane en el <strong>Masters de Augusta </strong>con 50 años. El grande del golf más exclusivo, que ha ganado en dos ocasiones, quedará huérfano el próximo mes de abril sin el concurso del jugador español.<br />
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El <strong>Masters </strong>es un torneo muy especial. Ganarlo es todo un sueño para los golfistas, pues supone un privilegio poder revivirlo cada año al ser invitados al exclusivo círculo de campeones. Los ganadores de la chaqueta verde pasan a formar parte del Olimpo viviente del golf y durante la segunda semana de abril se convierten en unos auténticos héroes para los aficionados.<br />
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Durante 27 años el vasco ha vivido la experiencia de jugar en el campo más privado del mundo y, en dos de ellos, ha ganado el título. «Guardo recuerdos maravillosos desde la primera vez que lo jugué en 1985 siendo amateur. Pero no sólo de las dos victorias que logré sino de tantas experiencias vividas que lo hacen único», comentó. Sus vivencias con otros campeones como <strong>Seve Ballesteros</strong>, Gary Player o Tiger Woods quedarán para siempre en su memoria.<br />
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Ciertamente, Olazábal es uno de los jugadores más respetados en el National y su ausencia se va a notar mucho este año, precisamente porque celebra su cincuenta aniversario. Por eso le duele tanto haber renunciado a viajar al corazón del estado de Georgia ahora que estaba viendo la luz al final del túnel. «Ahora me encuentro mejor, después de muchos meses sin salir de casa –prosigue-. Aunque ya puedo entrenar unas tres horas diarias, aún no estoy preparado para competir. El proceso es lento y toca ser muy paciente. No me planteo metas ni fechas, la analítica se mantiene y es buena señal, lo importante es que remitan los dolores».<br />
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Como dice el campeón hondarribitarra, lo principal es la paciencia. Después de renunciar a la capitanía olímpica y al Masters por problemas de salud, lo que no quiere es dejar pasar más ocasiones de disfrutar del golf en el futuro inmediato. Sabe que en el Champions Tour de veteranos le esperan como agua de mayo y para él sería todo un lujo alargar su carrera recorriendo Estados Unidos junto a su amigo <strong>Miguel Ángel Jiménez</strong>. El año pasado ambos protagonizaron algunos de los mejores momentos de Augusta en los días de prácticas; aunque en esta ocasión ninguno vaya a estar presente (únicamente <strong>Sergio García</strong> está clasificado y podría lograrlo también Rafa Cabrera la semana que viene), los días de gloria de los senior españoles aún están por llegar.<br />
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<culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Tiger Woods" title="">Tiger Woods</culink> turns 40 Wednesday. Forty, going on 70.<br />
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It certainly seems that way what with all the injuries and surgeries and controversies and missed tournaments and headlines stretching across the decades since he appeared as a 2-year-old on <em>The Mike Douglas Show</em> in 1978.<br />
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<culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Happy Birthday" title="">Happy Birthday</culink> to the oldest 40-year-old in sports.<br />
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It’s almost hard to believe that the ultra-talented, brash 21-year-old who won the Masters by 12 strokes in 1997 is now middle-aged.<br />
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Then again, it’s not hard to believe at all. Just as Tiger was in a hurry to win majors, it turns out he also was in a rush to reach middle age. <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Not by Choice" title="">Not by choice</culink>, of course, but it appears to have been inevitable, considering how he lived his life outside of golf, how he contorted his body to make a golf ball do what he wanted it to do (putting tremendous pressure on a back that eventually couldn’t take it anymore), how he drove himself so hard so fast that he has driven himself right out of the game he once dominated, at least for the time being.<br />
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It all played out in front of our eyes: major by major, year by year, even if we didn’t realize it at the time. He was young, the youngest man to achieve the career Grand Slam and the fastest to reach 50 tournament victories on the <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/PGA Tour" title="">PGA Tour</culink>. He was going to easily catch <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Jack Nicklaus" title="">Jack Nicklaus</culink>’ 18 majors, and pass him on his way to 20. Maybe 25? Whatever you could imagine, it might come true.<br />
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And then, he wasn’t young anymore. Tiger was only 32 when he famously won the <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/2008 U.S. Open" title="">2008 U.S. Open</culink> on what turned out to be a broken leg. It was to be his last victory in a major – to date, or forever, depending on your level of optimism.<br />
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Little more than a year later, Tiger was caught from behind on the final day of a major for the very first time, losing the <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/2009 PGA Championship" title="">2009 PGA Championship</culink> to <culink class="culinks" culang="en" href="http://curiyo.com/en/topic/Yang Yong-eun" title="">Y.E. Yang</culink>, hardly an equal. At the time it was viewed as a significant upset, not a watershed moment in Tiger’s career. Now, it’s seen as much more the latter than the former.<br />
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And then, the big one: Tiger destroyed his marriage with a personal scandal the likes of which the sports world had never seen, then started breaking down physically, missing months at a time, undergoing surgical procedures the way he used to rack up major titles.<br />
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This fact says it all: Tiger has had three surgical procedures on the same spot in his back in a span of 19 months. And it hasn’t been just the back: at various times, he has had knee, Achilles, leg, wrist and neck problems, including four surgeries on his left knee alone.<br />
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Tiger says that since his third back surgery on Oct. 28, he can only stretch a little and walk. He is not able to play golf, not at all. See what I mean about 40 going on 70? Most 40-year-olds who love golf find more time for it as they get older. Tiger is going the wrong way.<br />
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And yet, a milestone birthday also comes with hope. Interestingly, even though the Masters always will be Tiger’s best shot at another major victory, he went oh-for-his-30s in Augusta. Unbelievable, but true. He last won the Masters in 2005, when he was 29.<br />
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That’s a run of bad luck that none of us saw coming.<br />
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Then again, Tiger should look at the bright side. At least his turbulent 30s are over.<br />
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<b>GUÍ DE ISORA (TENERIFE). Un varón ha fallecido y otras cuatro personas han resultado heridas en un accidente con un carro de golf en un hotel del sur de Tenerife, ha informado el Centro Coordinador de Emergencias y Seguridad 112 del Gobierno de Canarias.</b><br />
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El accidente se produjo hacia las 16.31 horas de este viernes en la zona de actividades al aire libre de un hotel en la localidad de Guía de Isora, y al parecer el carro volcó para a continuación caer por un desnivel de unos cuatro metros.<br />
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El fallecido es un ciudadano belga que se hospedaba en el hotel Abama, han indicado hoy fuentes del Ayuntamiento de Guía de Isora, las cuales añadieron que las otras cuatro personas estaban en el mismo establecimiento, ubicado junto al campo de golf en el que se produjo el accidente<br />
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Como consecuencia del accidente una mujer de 47 años fue atendida de un traumatismo craneal severo y trasladada en helicóptero medicalizado del Servicio de Urgencias Canario al Hospital Universitario de Canarias (HUC).<br />
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Las fuentes de la corporación municipal han indicado que la mujer está fuera de peligro.<br />
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Un varón de 14 años sufrió un traumatismo craneal de carácter grave, y ha sido ingresado en Hospital Sur, al igual que un varón 44 años que fue atendido de un traumatismo torácico severo, y una mujer de 44 años que presentaba traumatismo en cadera de carácter menos grave ha sido trasladada al mismo centro hospitalario.<br />
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Next year, golf is returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century – and a Vandyke-bearded bipolar alcoholic who sometimes covers PGA tournaments while dressed like a pirate will be doing the play-by-play.<br />
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"I've never been sure about the whole drug-testing aspect of the Olympics," says David Feherty, 57, a former European Tour player from Northern Ireland whose training regimen once included weed, cocaine and a daily dose of 40 Vicodin and two and a half bottles of whiskey. "If they come up with a drug that helps you play golf better, I am going to be so pissed – I looked for that for years."<br />
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In the staid world of pro golf, Feherty is a smart, funny wild card whose cult celebrity is transcending the sport. He covers PGA tournaments while describing a player as having "a face like a warthog stung by a wasp" on live TV, does standup, writes bestselling novels and hosts <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/tv/feherty/" target="_blank">a Golf Channel show</a> where he gets guests like Bill Clinton and Larry David to open up about their games and lives. Feherty's secret? Sober since 2005, he's now got nothing to hide. "One of the advantages of having a fucked-up life is that other people are more comfortable telling you about theirs," he says. "I see from a different side of the street than most people."<br />
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Born on the outskirts of Belfast, Feherty turned pro at 18 and quickly embraced the European Tour's hard-living lifestyle. In 1986, after winning the Scottish Open in Glasgow, he went on a bender and awoke two days later on a putting green 150 miles away – alongside Led Zeppelin's road manager, with no recollection of getting there or what happened to his silver trophy. Once while playing in the Swedish Open, he went out for a drink and arose the next day in Denmark. "After that, I always kept $600 in my wallet," he says, "because that's exactly what it cost me to get back to the golf club just in time to miss my starting time."<br />
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After a middling pro career, he became a PGA Tour commentator in 1997, eventually moving to Dallas, raising a family, getting diagnosed with bipolar disorder and sobering up. An insomniac who still struggles with depression – "I get overwhelmed by sadness several times a day and spend a lot of time in tears" – Feherty has managed to achieve success by channeling his restlessness into his work. "I now take 14 pills a day – antidepressants, mood stabilizers and amphetamines," he says. "The Adderall is enough to tear most people off the ceiling, but I can take a nap."<br />
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For Feherty, 2016 will be a turning point. After 19 years working as a commentator for CBS, he'll move to NBC – a transition that allows him to take his talent beyond the fairways. In addition to the Olympics, he'll cover the international Ryder Cup and other tournaments while continuing to host his talk show – and is even looking to conquer new sports.<br />
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"Remember Fred Willard in <em>Best in Show</em>?" he asks. "If there's a place somewhere for a golf analyst where no technical knowledge is required, I would love to jump in – I just want to be challenged again."<br />
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As he prepares for the next chapter in his improbable career, Feherty spoke to <em>Rolling Stone </em>about partying like a rock star, cultivating his rumpled mystique and changing the face of golf.<br />
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<strong>A lot of musicians are also avid golfers – why do you think that is?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong><em>So many</em> musicians play golf, especially people in rock & roll, but most of them use golf as an alternative to drugs and alcohol. I think for addicts, spare time is their worst enemy. And you know, golf takes up time – actually it's one of the problems with the game, but it works in our favor.<br />
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<strong>Speaking of, there's lot of talk these days about trying to make golf faster, to attract younger viewers and get more people playing. Does the sport need to change to survive?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>Golf has always gone against the image that it's for rich white men, and to a certain extent, it is, but before Sam Snead it was a bunch of twitty old duffers smoking pipes and wearing jackets. Sam Snead really made it look like an athletic pastime. Arnold Palmer kind of started the modern era – he made it sexy back in the '50s and '60s. And Tiger Woods reinvented the game. We're seeing the effect of that now, with these youngsters that have come up – Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth and Jason Day and Rickie Fowler, and dozens more of these colorful characters – they were 9, 10, 11 years old when Tiger Woods was on his feet, and they're making the game cool again. Golf reinvents itself every 20 or 30 years or so.<br />
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<strong>Thirty years ago, <em>you</em> won the Scottish Open – then woke up two days later on a green alongside Led Zeppelin's former road manager. Can you tell the story there?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>Well, I won the 1986 Scottish Open and it seemed like a good idea. That was back when I was really just getting into not just golf and being successful, but the rush of performing in front of a bunch of people and applause and adulation. I didn't know it at the time, but I'm bipolar and it was something to deal with the strangeness in my life. I got addicted to pain killers fairly early. You know, "comfortably numb," as Pink Floyd put it. And that's where I needed to be at the time. And I'm Northern Irish, so I remember the last physical I had with my doctor where alcohol became a problem. He looked at the numbers and said, "Hey, have you ever thought about getting help?" And I said, "No, I can drink it all by myself."<br />
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That particular instance was kind of during the ascent of those problems. I headed into Glasgow that night to a concert and woke up two days later at Gleneagles, which was 150 miles away, and Peter was poking me with a stick like a dead stag. I had half of a train ticket to London that I hadn't used. So I came to London and got back to Scotland – but I had no idea how. It's still confusing to this day. Oh, and the Scottish Open trophy is still lost. God only knows where the hell it is.<br />
What was a typical day like for back then, in terms of drugs and alcohol?<br />
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A typical day was 30-40 Vicodin and two and a half bottles of whiskey…real whiskey. Whiskey with an 'e.' There was cocaine, there was dope. When I think about it now I'm like, "Why am I alive?"<br />
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<strong>You mentioned bipolar disorder and kind of self-medicating. When did you actually get diagnosed?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>Really only about ten years ago. That was right at the time when I was sober. That was the first time I had seen a psychiatrist. And I went for about six of those [sessions] before I got properly diagnosed. I was like, "Oh shit, really? There's a word for how I feel?" It was quite a revelation to me. I was with CBS at that point, and let me see…I've been in the broadcasting industry for almost 20 years now.<br />
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<strong>What finally helped you get sober?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>It was two things: My wife and Tom Watson. I was doing a TV thing in Canada with Jack Nicklaus and Tom, and at one point, Tom just put his hand over the camera and said, "You're not well, are you?" and I said, "No, I'm not." I asked him how he knew, and he said, "I can see it in your eyes." And I said, "What do you see?'" and he said, "My reflection.'"<br />
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And I didn't know that Tom had a problem at that point. Very few people did. He said, "You need to come with me when we're done here." And I'm trying to back out; we're on Prince Edward Island, and Tom's [lives in] Kansas City, so I said, "How am I going to get to Kansas City?" And I hear this voice behind me say, "I have a G5!" So I'm getting heckled by Jack Nicklaus, who sent me there with his G5, and I went with Tom and he looked after me for 2 or 3 days and I've been sober ever since.<br />
But I would emphasize it has a great deal to do with my wife, as well. When I met her I was penniless, I had lost my damn [playing] privileges in the United States, I was homeless, I had a vehicle that was all I had, because I had been through this horrifying divorce. I was just a penniless, homeless, alcoholic drug addict and she looked at me and said, "Well I can fix that."<br />
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<strong>I read you have short-term memory loss because of all that. Have you forgotten things on air?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>Oh yeah! But to be honest with you, adrenaline kind of kicks in – and I'm not quite sure how much of it is due to the blows to the head. I've had a tremendously accident-prone career with injuries, you know. I've been run over three times by motor vehicles. When I got sober I took to riding a bike, to fill in some of that free time that was so dangerous, and I'd been sober about nine months when I got run over by a trailer on my way home. Well, I got hit by the pickup truck that was towing the trailer first. I remember flying through the air and thinking to myself, "If this is a fucking beer truck, I will actually die from irony."<br />
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<strong>I've seen pictures of you when you were a younger, clean-cut guy. Now you've got the Vandyke beard and the wavy hair. What inspired your transformation?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>You know, my wife says I look like a homeless person that just robbed Nordstrom. That's essentially what it is. I've always been notably comfortable in a necktie that's never been actually tied properly<br />
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<strong>Did you ever think you'd be doing television? Because you're really good at it.</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>There are advantages to having a mental illness. You know, I tell people I don't suffer from bipolar disorder, I live with it. And I'd rather <em>not</em> have it, but whether it's Autism, those kids are brilliant at something. They are all able-minded people who are good at something and it's our responsibility to find out what that something is. For me, I see from a different side of the street than most people. And I think one of the reasons I got hired to do commentary is the ability to describe something differently.<br />
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<strong>You had mentioned some of the young players – Spieth, Fowler, Watson – and they're great, but they seem boring compared to some of the guys from your era. Is that a good thing? Does golf need more characters?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>Well, we had idiots for sure in my era, but what's not boring about these kids is the way that they play. Anybody who is a fan of the game knows it's a <em>spectacular</em> time to watch golf. The guys are just so much better than we were. Even the best players of my era – the best players now are just better. I guess it's just the way that the world is at the minute; they seem less interesting because they can't <em>afford</em> to be interesting, thanks to social media and all that. And you know, those things are supposed to be a benefit to the human race. I don't know if I see that.<br />
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<strong>Next year, you'll move to NBC Sports, where you'll be doing the Ryder Cup and the Olympics. You've also got your interview show, <em>Feherty</em>. What's left for you to do at this point?</strong><br />
<strong><br /></strong>You know, I find it very difficult to think in terms of the future. I live in the present and wherever that takes me. I couldn't do baseball, I couldn’t do football. So, honestly, I don't know. I'd love to start drinking again [<em>laughs</em>].<br />
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<strong>“WHAT DO YOU THINK OF</strong> our playground?” Michael Chupka asks me, as we skirt a 100,000-square-foot carpet of ice-slick “fine fescue” turfgrass, a swatch of land with more humps and bumps than a hasty battlefield burial site. Chupka is the lead evangelist (and director of communications) here at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on the craggy coast of Oregon, and with him is Brandon Carter, one of the head pros. It’s midafternoon on the back slope of summer and the three of us are here to lay out the 18 holes that will transform this tabula rasa putting green into the Punchbowl—a sleek, challenging, “grown-up” putting-only course. The holes, reconfigured each day, bring to mind miniature golf, but a natural putting course like this one preserves some of the dignity you lose with artificial turf and windmills.<br />
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The point of the Punchbowl, according to Chupka, is to provide another opportunity to compete, but at a lower register. After looping around one or two of the championship courses—Bandon Dunes claims four of the 15 top-ranked public courses in the country— golfers will often move over to the Punchbowl for happy hour. While a championship course can run $300 a round, the Punchbowl is free to resort guests—or anyone who makes the four-hour drive from Portland. Bandon Dunes isn’t the first resort to roll out a “serious” putting-only course (see sidebar). But based on the attention surrounding its unveiling in 2014 and the number of developers who visit to take stock, it’s the Punchbowl that seems poised to lead a surge of courses like it in America.<br />
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By the time we stamp our 18th tee marker (complete with handcrafted cup holder) and flagstick into the green, players have already started on our front nine, Oregon IPAs and Columbia Valley chardonnays in hand. I hang near the 18th hole and wait for the first group to reach the final tee. Brad Klein, from Indianapolis, and Mike Wines, from Brownsville, Ind., were in Portland for a trade show, but drove four hours out of their way to spend the afternoon at Bandon—not to play one of the championship courses (“too damned expensive,” Wines says), but to see Bandon Dunes with their own eyes and get in a gratis 18 on the buzzy putting course.<br />
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“We’re playing for a beer, and it’s a tight match,” Wines says. “Otherwise we would’ve asked you to play along.” Still, they have me take a run at 18 with them. It’s straight up the hill from one preposterous flat to another, the dumbest hole we devised, as unlike something you’d see on a real course as the mini-golf hole that asks you to putt into the vent of a volcano. Absurdly, I make the putt. Klein and Wines rib me about sandbagging them and I confess that I co-designed today’s course. They seemed to have enjoyed themselves enough to justify the trip—the whole round took just 40 minutes—and I watch them hike up to the restaurant for another beer.<br />
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I didn’t expect a putting course to alter my thinking about the future of the game. By the time the sun fell over the edge (lights come up for night putting for special events), I was beginning to think of the Punchbowl approach as a novel—and eminently actionable—way out of the well-documented crisis in golf.<br />
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That is, this one: Coinciding with the Tiger “spike” of the late-’90s, an explosion of new young (and older) players triggered a proliferation of courses that charged a not-terribly-affordable amount and sought serious golfers whose commitment was taken for granted. In the past two decades, though, as the Tiger bubble burst and the number of young players dropped, a glut of underused courses have closed. Everyone from Golf Digest to the USGA to the PGA of America has encouraged nine-hole rounds in a semi-desperate effort to get people (like this golfer, who used to spend multiple days a week playing) back to the golf course in their ’90s numbers. A real solution, though, is going to require not just a tourniquet, but creative regeneration.<br />
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What’s missing is attention to the expansive middle ground between no golf and regulation-length golf. There are par-3 courses and executive courses—but there could be more. Options like Topgolf—driving ranges with bright lights, booze and arcade-style scoring—appeal more to nongolfers than golfers who just want a smaller-scale version of what they already love.<br />
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A serious putting course is golf distilled to its fundamental joy spots, like a trailer for a movie. The Punchbowl offers everything that committed players love about the game—the beauty of the course, the challenge, the competition—but simultaneously appeals to novice golfers. It’s the sort of thing every golf course and club should take a hard look at—not just for members but for the beginners and along-for-the-riders, who might transform a spark into a love affair. At an hour a pop, a putting course reminds you how good golf can be—the Punchbowl as regenerator of faith in the good stuff of the game.<br />
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Tiger Woods was raised to be a champion. Groomed by a father who put a golf club in his hands before he could walk, Woods has been one of the most dominant athletes of all time since turning pro at 20 in the summer of 1996. His 14 major tournament championships are second only to Jack Nicklaus’ total of 18, a record he once seemed destined to surpass. But Woods hasn’t won another major since 2008, before his infidelities led to a high profile divorce from Elin Nordegren in 2010. His recent comeback attempts have been derailed by injuries.<br />
Now, Woods is facing the very real possibility that his record-setting career will be over by the time he turns 40 on Dec. 30. Ahead of that milestone, Woods sat down for a rare one-on-one interview with TIME at his restaurant in Jupiter, Fla. With a bag of ice on his back, Woods talked about his desire to keep playing, his relationship with his ex-wife, why he and Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn broke up, the highs and lows of his career on the course and his feelings about watching golf on TV (“I can’t stand it”).<br />
<strong> Where are you right now with your recovery?</strong><br /> I have just started walking. That’s it.<br />
<strong> You were just sitting all day at home? </strong><br /> Mm-hmm.<br />
<strong> What’s a day of rehab like for you now?</strong><br /> I walk 10 minutes on the beach. That’s it. Then I come back home and lie back down on the couch, or a bed.<br />
<strong> Do you watch golf?</strong><br /> I can’t remember the last time I watched golf. I can’t stand it. Unless one of my friends has a chance to win, then I like watching it. I watched Jason [Day] win the PGA. But it was on mute. It’s always on mute and I have some other game on another TV.<br />
<strong> Do you have any recovery goals? With past injuries, you have.</strong><br /> Absolutely. But this one, I can’t. There’s no timetable. And that’s a hard mind-set to go through. Because I’ve always been a goal setter. Now I had to rethink it, and say, O.K., my goal is to do nothing today. For a guy who likes to work, that’s a hard concept for me to understand. I’ve learned a little bit of it, I think. I know that, one, I don’t want to have another procedure. And two, even if I don’t come back and I don’t play again, I still want to have a quality of life with my kids. I started to lose that with the other surgeries.<br />
<strong> Because you couldn’t do things with them?</strong><br /> I’ll never forget when I really hurt my back and it was close to being done, I was practicing out back at my house. I hit a flop shot over the bunker, and it just hit the nerve. And I was down. I didn’t bring my cell phone. I was out there practicing and I end up on the ground and I couldn’t call anybody and I couldn’t move. Well, thank God my daughter’s a daddy’s girl and she always wants to hang out. She came out and said, “Daddy, what are you doing lying on the ground?” I said, “Sam, thank goodness you’re here. Can you go tell the guys inside to try and get the cart out, to help me back up?” She says, “What’s wrong?” I said, “My back’s not doing very good.” She says, “Again?” I say, “Yes, again, Sam. Can you please go get those guys?”<br />
<strong> What’s it like when you contemplate the possibility that you’re not going to be able to play again?</strong><br /> Anyone I’ve ever talked to who has had procedures like I’ve had, they say the same thing: you don’t know. With a joint, you know. With a nerve, you just don’t know. I’ve talked to Peyton [Manning] about his neck and what he’s going through. It’s tough as athletes, when you just don’t know. The most important thing, though, is that I get to have a life with my kids. That’s more important than golf. I’ve come to realize that now.<br />
<strong> You may not have realized that a few years ago?</strong><br /> One, the kids were still young, they weren’t into as many things. Prior to that, when I didn’t have kids, it would never enter my mind. Are you kidding me? What am I going to do, go bass fishing? No. But now to watch my kids and play sports and to grow up and participate, and even teach them how to become better, oh my God, it gives me so much joy. I can’t imagine not being able to do that as I get older.<br />
<strong> That’s more important than winning a golf tournament?</strong><br /> Absolutely. No doubt. My kids are more important to me than anything else in the world.<br />
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In a rare interview, the 39-year-old professional golfer reflected on his highly publicized infidelities that eventually led to the couple’s divorce in 2010, revealing they’re now the best of friends.<br />
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Speaking about what he tells his son and daughter, Sam, 8, and Charlie, 6, he admitted he had already started preparing them for the day they are old enough to find out about his affairs.<br />
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Speaking to <a href="http://time.com/tiger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Time</a> magazine, he said: "I’ve taken the initiative with the kids, and told them up front, 'Guys, the reason why we’re not in the same house, why we don’t live under the same roof, Mommy and Daddy, is because Daddy made some mistakes.'”<br />
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“I just want them to understand before they get to internet age and they log on to something or have their friends tell them something… When they come of age, I’ll tell them the real story... But meanwhile, it’s just, 'Hey, Daddy made some mistakes'. I’d rather have it come from me, and I can tell them absolutely everything.”<br />
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He also admitted if he could go back and change anything about his relationship with Elin, he would have been a lot more honest.<br />
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"It would be having a more open, honest relationship with my ex-wife. Having the relationship that I have now with her is fantastic. She’s one of my best friends," he admitted.<br />
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"We’re able to pick up the phone, and we talk to each other all the time. We both know that the most important things in our lives are our kids.”<br />
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He added that he believed their issues would have come to light if they had been honest with one another and discussed them.<br />
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NASSAU, Bahamas -- <a href="http://espn.go.com/golf/player/_/id/462/tiger-woods">Tiger Woods</a> has a home here at Albany Golf Club. His yacht is anchored nearby at the marina. His two kids are scheduled to join him here this week at the Hero World Challenge, where he won't be playing golf but will serve as host for his tournament.<br />
Other than that, there is little Woods can do anyway.<br />
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He would dearly love to join the 18 players competing in the annual tournament that benefits his foundation, the one that he's captured five times and as recently as two years ago lost in a playoff.<br />
But from listening to him Tuesday during a news conference and later watching him gingerly make his way into a room to talk with a couple of reporters, Woods' immediate goals are far more modest.<br />
He had little information to offer about his golf future, and yet that alone said so much.<br />
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"There's nothing like being able to interact with my kids," Woods said. "I hope I can do that soon."<br />
Woods is still hurting from the second of two back procedures performed in the last two and half months. That makes for three such procedures -- called a microdiscectomy to deal with disc issues -- in the last 18 months.<br />
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Forget about golf in the short term. This is about quality of life. Woods is about to turn 40, an age at which competitive golf might be an issue but not kicking a soccer ball or going scuba diving.<br />
"I'm just generally sore due to inactivity," Woods said. "It's a real test of my patience and my resolve. It's been hard. No doubt about it. In order to get better, you have to do nothing."<br />
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Woods smiled and laughed often during his news conference, his role as host of his annual tournament all but requiring it. He thanked Hero for its sponsorship. Lauded the field assembled,<br />
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including No. 1 <a href="http://espn.go.com/golf/player/_/id/5467/jordan-spieth">Jordan Spieth</a>, the defending champion as well as 11 of the top 20 in the world. And reminisced about the day he and his late father, Earl, dreamed of starting a foundation and subsequently a tournament.<br />
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But when talk turned to his own game, his own future in it, the mood turned somber, pessimistic. Woods has always been positive about his return from injuries, but he painted a dire picture this time.<br />
"The hardest part for me is there's really nothing I can look forward to, nothing I can build towards," Woods said. "Where's the light at the end of the tunnel?"<br />
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There have been more than a few who have surmised in recent months that Woods' run as one of the all-time greats in the game is complete, that his numerous injury issues have finally put an end to his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' 18 major championship record or even winning period.<br />
The fact that Woods engaged in that very topic was telling.<br />
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"I think pretty much everything beyond this will be gravy," he said. "I've passed Jack on the all-time win list (79 to 73), just shy of Sam (Snead, 82). I passed Sam basically a decade ago (and everyone else) in major championships but I'm still shy of Jack's. So I've had a pretty good career for my 20s and 30s. For my 20 years out here, I think I've achieved a lot, and if that's all it entails, then I've had a pretty good run.<br />
"But I'm hoping that's not it. I'm hoping that I can get back out here and compete against these guys. I really do miss it. But if that's not the case anymore, then I'll find other avenues, that being growing my foundation, golf course design and other projects I have going on right now that will certainly take up more of my time."<br />
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Stunning, really. Woods has never talked so bluntly, so solemnly, about the possibility of having hoisted his last trophy, about never playing golf at a high level again<br />
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And perhaps he knows it's over, that trying to compete with the likes of Spieth and <a href="http://espn.go.com/golf/player/_/id/1680/jason-day">Jason Day</a> and <a href="http://espn.go.com/golf/player/_/id/3470/rory-mcilroy">Rory McIlroy</a> and <a href="http://espn.go.com/golf/player/_/id/3702/rickie-fowler">Rickie Fowler</a> and <a href="http://espn.go.com/golf/player/_/id/3448/dustin-johnson">Dustin Johnson</a> and all manner of highly-skilled players is a tall task for someone who can barely walk, let alone put in the time necessary to play a game that requires so much preparation.<br />
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Woods in no way shut the door on such a scenario, but it is clear he is in not in a rush to return as he was in 2014 when he came back from the first microdiscectomy in less than three months.<br />
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"Everything was healed up and ready to go," he said of coming back last year. "Could I have been stronger? Yeah, I could have been stronger, but everything was physically healed and so it was time to go, so I went. Didn't have a very good success rate after that, but that's the way it goes."<br />
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Woods said he has no choice but to wait this time, as a third procedure in October meant it would be impossible to speed up a timetable that he said does not exist. When he first had the surgery on March 31, 2014, Woods later explained that he felt immediate relief from the issues that had been troubling. You don't get that sense now, as he struggles to settle into a chair and get his legs off the ground.<br />
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It was almost eerie to hear Woods speak about Kobe Bryant, who on Sunday announced that this would be his last season in the NBA.<br />
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"You add up all those games, it takes a toll on the body and eventually it just doesn't heal any more," Woods said. "It's been tough to watch him go through the season he's had, and understandably so."<br />
The same could be said for Woods, who endured his worst season as a pro, and yet held out hope that his tie for 10th at the Wyndham Championship in August was the beginning of his turnaround.<br />
Three weeks later, he was having surgery again, has yet to hit a meaningful shot and doesn't know when he will.<br />
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Woods spoke glowingly about being able to play soccer with his kids, toss a ball around, do the simple tasks.<br />
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"But I just can't bend over that well or I'm not athletic to be able to do those things," he said. "I would like to be able to get to that first. If I can get to that, when we can start talking about golf."<br />
That conversation would appear to be a long way off.<br />
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Florida’s rebounding crocodile population came face to face with civilization over the weekend when a dog chasing birds on the manicured greens of a Key Biscayne golf course was mauled and killed by one of the reclusive reptiles.<br />
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The dog’s owner was walking the pit bull terrier mix, weighing between 20 and 25 pounds, off its leash Saturday near the fifth hole at the Crandon Park Golf Course, when it started chasing ducks and geese, said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Carol Lyn Parrish. When the dog followed the birds into a pond about 2:20 p.m., a crocodile estimated at five to seven feet long snatched it.<br />
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Signs posted in the area warn about the presence of the crocs and dogs are required to be leashed, Miami-Dade County park officials said.<br />
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Coastal golf course ponds have become favored habitats for the American crocodile, which nearly disappeared in the 1970s when the population dropped to a few hundred mostly living deep in the Everglades. Federal protections and monitoring programs, including the restoration of a key nesting area on Cape Sable, led to a dramatic rebound.<br />
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Scientists estimate there are now between 1,500 to 2,000 in the state, with about 200 living in and around Biscayne Bay, said University of Florida biologist Frank Mazzotti.<br />
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But while their numbers have climbed, good crocodile habitat has dwindled. American crocodiles can live in salt and freshwater, but prefer coastal areas. And in heavily developed South Florida, a golf course can often be the closest thing to natural habitat.<br />
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“Most of these ponds have a resident croc,” Mazzotti said. “They’re fresh water and free from wind and wave action. The crocs like to hang out. It’s like a living room.”<br />
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When the crocs are hungry, they can easily swim to a nearby beach to find fish and other food or lay nests, he said.<br />
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But attacks remain rare. Last year, two late-night swimmers who jumped into the Gables Waterway at 2 a.m. were bitten by a croc after they spooked it, becoming the first human attacks. Wildlife officials ordered the croc trapped and killed. In 2012, a 65-pound dog was killed in Key Largo.<br />
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Anyone living in Florida, near water, should know the risks of letting a dog run free near water, Mazzotti said.<br />
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“They have those laws for good reason,” he said. “Crocs like to eat dogs.”<br />
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They like them so much that Mazzotti said some trappers will bark to attract alligators and crocs. The fact that few attacks have occurred indicates how low the risk remains, he said.<br />
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“They’re at the [Deering Yacht & Country Club] golf course and ... all the places with ponds along Biscayne Bay,” he said. “And every one of those golfers were in greater risk from driving to the golf course than from any animal present on the golf course.”<br />
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Miami-Dade County officials said they have no plans to relocate or kill the croc.<br />
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+1.9 | Bespectacled reliever (blue frames for Mets) wears glasses for golf, too.</div>
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<strong>3) JOHN-MICHAEL LILES</strong> </div>
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+1.6 | Carolina Hurricanes defenseman played high school golf. </div>
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<strong>4) MATT RYAN</strong></div>
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+1.2 | As documented on YouTube, Falcons QB is more proficient in charity golf than singing "Sweet Caroline."</div>
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<strong>T-5) DEREK ANDERSON</strong></div>
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+0.6 | Panthers backup QB plays at Whisper Rock in Scottsdale. </div>
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<strong>T-5) CAL CLUTTERBUCK</strong></div>
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+0.6 Islanders RW loves Pebble but plays more at Lookout Point in Ontario.</div>
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<strong>T-7) JOE PAVELSKI</strong></div>
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+0.4 | Sharks center hosts an event to support youth hockey.</div>
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<strong>T-7) KYLE WILLIAMS</strong></div>
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+0.4 | Bills Pro Bowl DT, who played at LSU, belongs to Squire Creek in Louisiana.</div>
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<strong>T-9) SAM BRADFORD</strong></div>
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0 | Eagles QB and 2008 Heisman winner has a highly touted golf game but says he can't guesstimate an accurate handicap. </div>
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<strong>T-9) RYAN SUCCOP</strong></div>
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0 | Titans kicker paired with No. 1 Scobee in a match versus the trick-shot Bryan Bros.</div>
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<strong>11) KYLE LOHSE</strong></div>
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0.3 | Brewers pitcher went head-to-head against Jason Dufner at team's ballpark.</div>
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<strong>12) JASON CHIMERA</strong></div>
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1 | Capitals LW captained team in 2014 NHL Players' Association fundraiser at Pebble Beach.</div>
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<strong>13) DAN OTERO</strong></div>
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1.1 | A's pitcher excelled at baseball, golf and tennis as a kid in South Florida.</div>
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<strong>14) STEPHEN CURRY</strong> </div>
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1.2 | NBA's MVP shot a two-under-par 70 at Pebble Beach this year. </div>
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<strong>15) JUSTIN WILLIAMS</strong> </div>
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1.3 | Won Stanley Cup with Kings before joining Capitals. </div>
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<strong>T-16) MIKE FUCITO</strong></div>
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1.6 | Earthquakes forward/winger is Harvard soccer's fourth all-time leading scorer.</div>
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<strong>T-16) SUGAR RODGERS</strong> </div>
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1.6 | Liberty star, a junior-golf standout, appeared in an ad with Tiger Woods. </div>
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<strong>18) MICHAEL JORDAN</strong></div>
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1.9 | Basketball great hasn't posted a score at Chicago or Florida clubs since 2013, but computer says he's a 1.9.</div>
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<strong>T-19) JEFF FRANCOEUR</strong></div>
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2.2 | As a Brave, Phillies RF played at Isleworth with Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Tiger Woods.</div>
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<strong>T-19) AARON HICKS</strong></div>
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2.2 | Twins switch-hitting CF has made five holes-in-one, all right-handed.</div>
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<strong>21) RAFAEL NADAL</strong></div>
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2.6 | Tennis great has partnered with Jose Maria Olazabal in a charity event.</div>
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<strong>T-22) TONY ROMO</strong></div>
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3 | QB's injuries and commitment to Cowboys have meant fewer rounds for the previous No. 1 golfer in this Golf Digest ranking. </div>
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<strong>T-22) KELLY SLATER</strong></div>
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3 | Surfer has a foundation that supports social and environmental causes.</div>
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<strong>24) ADAM WAINWRIGHT</strong></div>
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3.9 | Cardinals pitcher started a fantasy football league for charity. </div>
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<strong>T-25) PEYTON MANNING</strong></div>
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4.0 | Broncos QB has helped many through his PeyBack Foundation.</div>
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<strong>T-25) DERON WILLIAMS</strong></div>
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4.0 | Mavs guard established Point of Hope Foundation with emphasis on autism after his son was diagnosed.</div>
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<strong>T-25) JOSH DONALDSON</strong> </div>
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4 | Blue Jays All-Star 3B once hit a 300-plus-yard drive on Golf Channel's "Morning Drive." </div>
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<strong>T-25) KYLE OKPOSO</strong></div>
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4 | Islanders RW says his favorite course is Jupiter Hills in Florida.</div>
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<strong>T-25) BRANDON WEEDEN</strong> </div>
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4 | Romo's backup in Dallas was a pro baseball player before playing quarterback at Oklahoma State.</div>
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<strong>T-30) PATRICK PETERSON</strong> 4.1 | Cardinals star is second-highest-paid CB in NFL; has hosted a charity golf event.</div>
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<strong>T-30) JUSTIN VERLANDER</strong> </div>
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4.1 | Tigers pitcher has put more than $1 million into his Victory for Veterans programs. </div>
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<strong>32) RYAN GETZLAF</strong> </div>
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4.2 | Ducks captain hosts an event for Duchenne muscular-dystrophy research. </div>
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<strong>33) MASON CROSBY</strong></div>
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4.3 | Packers kicker donates time to The Locker, a kids' program in his hometown.</div>
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<strong>34) IAN KINSLER</strong></div>
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4.5 | Tigers 2B began his charitable work with Kinsler's Kids Reading Clubs.</div>
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<strong>35) T.J. OSHIE</strong> </div>
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4.7 | Star of 2014 U.S. Olympic team and Capitals RW supports March of Dimes. </div>
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<strong>T-36) BRYCE HARPER</strong></div>
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5 | Nationals outfielder had a monster season in 2015.</div>
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<strong>T-36) STEVEN HAUSCHKA</strong></div>
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5 | Seahawks kicker has been dubbed Hausch Money by coach Pete Carroll.</div>
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<strong>38) RICKY STENHOUSE JR.</strong> </div>
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5.2 | NASCAR driver learned golf from his dad, says chipping is his strength. </div>
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<strong>39) AARON RODGERS</strong></div>
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5.5 | Packers QB has improved his golf game during 11 seasons in Green Bay.</div>
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<strong>40) ALEX SMITH</strong> </div>
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5.8 | Chiefs QB's foundation puts foster kids through San Diego State. </div>
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<strong>T-41) MATT CAIN</strong></div>
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6 | Giants pitcher hit 340-yard drive in 2012 AT&T at Pebble.</div>
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<strong>T-41) ALBERT PUJOLS</strong></div>
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6 | Angels 1B's foundation helps kids in the Dominican Republic and families and kids with Down syndrome.</div>
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<strong>T-41) STEVEN STAMKOS</strong> </div>
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6 | Lightning center is often on course for charities in Tampa and at home in Ontario. </div>
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<strong>44) SEAN ROSENTHAL</strong></div>
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6.2 | Two-time Olympic beach-volleyball player.</div>
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<strong>45) GRAHAM RAHAL</strong></div>
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6.5 | Indy driver funds childhood-cancer research through his foundation.</div>
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<strong>T-46) MIKE CONLEY</strong> </div>
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7 | Grizzlies point guard won NBA Sportsmanship Award. </div>
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<strong>T-46) GERALD HENDERSON JR.</strong> 7 | Blazers G grew up on a course and was an all-conference golfer in high school.</div>
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<strong>T-46) SHELBY MILLER</strong> 7 | Braves right-hander was the team's only 2015 All-Star. </div>
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<strong>T-46) BEN ROETHLISBERGER</strong></div>
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7 | Steelers QB says Titleist's David Southworth "and the guys in the tour trailer take great care of me." </div>
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<strong>T-46) J.R. SMITH</strong></div>
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7 | Cavs G hosts annual event for his foundation and opened J.R. Smith Learning Center of The First Tee in New Jersey.</div>
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<strong>T-46) MATTHEW STAFFORD</strong></div>
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7 | Lions QB has given more than $1 million to a Detroit rec center that combines academic support and sports.</div>
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<strong>52) ALEX RODRIGUEZ</strong> </div>
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7.9 | Yankees star plays in charity events, including one in July at Trump Ferry Point. </div>
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<strong>T-53) TOM BRADY</strong></div>
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8 | Pats QB gets eight shots in the AT&T National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach.</div>
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<strong>T-53) KYLE KORVER</strong> </div>
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8 | Hawks All-Star's foundation helps inner-city kids; learned golf from his grandfathers: "One played a big hook and the other a big slice, and I've played both." </div>
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<strong>T-53) EVAN LONGORIA</strong></div>
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8 | Video of Rays 3B on the range is on YouTube.</div>
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<strong>T-53) JOHNNY MANZIEL</strong> </div>
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8 | Browns QB has skill but not time to get closer to scratch. </div>
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<strong>T-53) ERIC RUPE</strong> 8 | Forty-year veteran of BMX.</div>
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<strong>T-53) JULIAN WILSON</strong> </div>
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8 | Surfer swam to help friend/competitor during shark attack.</div>
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<strong>59) SIDNEY CROSBY</strong> </div>
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8.2 | Penguins star supports lots of charity events.</div>
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<strong>60) HENRIK ZETTERBERG</strong> </div>
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8.4 | Red Wings captain plays at Birmingham (Mich.) C.C. </div>
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<strong>T-61) DREW BREES</strong></div>
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9 | Takes on Saints backups with "quarterback challenge" that includes version of golf.</div>
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<strong>T-61) BODE MILLER</strong> </div>
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9 | Skier once hit an errant drive that hit his wife in the eye. </div>
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<strong>63) LUKE ROCKHOLD</strong></div>
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9.3 | UFC middleweight fights for the title Dec. 12; plays near his home in Santa Cruz, Calif.</div>
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<strong>T-64) RICK NASH</strong></div>
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10 | Rangers LW plays at Oviinbyrd in Ontario. </div>
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<strong>T-64) WAYNE GRETZKY</strong></div>
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10 | Hockey great often follows PGA Tour rounds of Dustin Johnson, father of grandson Tatum.</div>
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<strong>T-64) MARK INGRAM JR.</strong></div>
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10 | Saints RB and 2009 Heisman winner helps kids who have incarcerated parents.</div>
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<strong>T-64) MIKE MILLER</strong> </div>
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10 | Now with Nuggets, was enticed to join Grizzlies by fellow golfer Mike Conley. </div>
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<strong>T-68) ELI MANNING</strong></div>
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10.3 | New York Observer named Giants QB one of its top-20 philanthropists under 40.</div>
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<strong>T-68) PAUL PIERCE</strong> </div>
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10.3 | New Clipper established foundation in 2002 to help kids adopt healthy habits. </div>
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<strong>T-68) MARK TEIXEIRA</strong></div>
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10.3 | Yankees 1B has given $1 million to Harlem RBI.</div>
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<strong>71) PHILIP RIVERS</strong></div>
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10.9 | Chargers QB helps foster kids behind the scenes. </div>
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<strong>T-72) J.R. CELSKI</strong></div>
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11 | Speedskater broke 80 at Old Mill in Salt Lake City.</div>
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<strong>T-72) JOE MAUER</strong></div>
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11 | Twins 1B and future Hall of Famer is known for going out of his way for fans.</div>
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<strong>T-72) CHASE UTLEY</strong> </div>
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11 | Dodgers 2B works to end animal cruelty. </div>
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<strong>T-75) ELENA DELLE DONNE</strong></div>
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12 | Chicago Sky star led the WNBA in scoring and enjoys golf "one-on-one time" with her father.</div>
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<strong>T-75) JEFF SAMARDZIJA</strong> </div>
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12 | White Sox pitcher played football (wide receiver) and baseball at Notre Dame. </div>
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<strong>T-75) JOHN TAVARES</strong></div>
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12 | Islanders center hosts sick and underprivileged kids at home games.</div>
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia — There were times when Davis Love III and Davis Love IV made it seem like any other round of golf they have played at Sea Island.<br />
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On the opening hole at the Seaside course, the 21-year-old son hit wedge toward the flag and his father pleaded, "Go!" until the ball settled about 10 feet below the hole. Love followed with a wedge of his own that landed just beyond the flag and stopped 5 feet away. "Good shot, Dad," the son said.<br />
Only this day was different.<br />
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It was the opening round of the RSM Classic. It was the PGA Tour debut of Dru Love.<br />
And yes, there were plenty of nerves, only they belonged to his father.<br />
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"I was a little flustered," Love said. "I was running late and nervous for him, and then he hit it right down the middle and hit it stiff and made birdie. And I stopped worrying about him and started worrying about me a little more."<br />
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Now both of them need to worry about making the cut.<br />
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Love, the tournament host, and Dru Love, a junior at Alabama, each wound up with an even-par 70 and were seven shots to par behind Kevin Kisner, who shot a 7-under 65 on the Plantation course.<br />
Here's what they can expect on Friday:<br />
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THE LEADER: Kisner hit 3-wood to 35 feet onto the fringe and made eagle on his penultimate hole to take a one-shot lead based on par.<br />
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Jeff Overton, David Hearn and Tom Hoge each had a 6-under 64 on the Seaside course. Kevin Chappell, Kyle Stanley and Jim Herman had 6-under 66 on Plantation.<br />
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Kisner has done everything but win this year. He has lost in a playoff three times — to Jim Furyk in the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, to Rickie Fowler at The Players Championship and in a four-man playoff at The Greenbrier Classic. And then he was runner-up by two shots to Russell Knox in the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.<br />
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Discouraged? Only slightly. In every case, the other player won instead of Kisner feeling as though he did something to lose.<br />
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"I haven't been disappointed in any stretch of golf coming down the stretch to have a chance. I always rate myself on that," Kisner said. "I've just gotten beaten a few times, so hopefully I'll have a chance coming down with a couple-shot lead on Sunday."<br />
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HOME GAME: Davis Love III has lived at Sea Island since he was 13 and raised his family in the Golden Isles. Dru Love said he knew just about everyone in bleachers behind the first tee and following along the fairways. He has played these courses — Seaside and Plantation — more than any others in the world.<br />
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That's a help. But it might have been a burden.<br />
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Dru Love hit 3-wood off the tee to get it in play, and then a wedge to 10 feet for an opening birdie.<br />
"After I birdied the first hole, my expectations were a little high," he said. "I've played this course a lot and I've played it well. I thought I could play better than I did."<br />
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He didn't make another birdie until reaching the green in two on the par-5 15th.<br />
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FATHERS AND SONS: It is rare for fathers and sons to compete in the same PGA Tour event, but far from unprecedented.<br />
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Craig Stadler and son Kevin played in the 2014 Masters. Jack Nicklaus decided to play his final full season in 2000 when son Gary earned a PGA Tour card. Jay Haas and son Bill played several times together because Bill Haas is a six-time tour winner.<br />
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What made this different was that Love's son is still in college — and the tour tweaked the groupings so they could play together.<br />
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THE COURSES: Love asked the PGA Tour to use two courses this year to expand the field to 156 players and make sure everyone who had a full PGA Tour card had a chance to play. The RSM Classic got that and more.<br />
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Everyone from the Web.com Tour Finals got in, along with a long list of past champions that included Mark Hensby at No. 960 in the world.<br />
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Hensby opened with a 68.<br />
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The average score at Seaside was 68.6 for a par 70. The average score at Plantation was 69.8 for a par 72.<br />
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THE CUT: The forecast was for stronger wind and slightly cooler weather, which could be an advantage for Love and son because the Seaside course they played in calm conditions Thursday is more exposed.<br />
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Dru Love said his goal was to make the cut in his first PGA Tour event. And he had another goal.<br />
"Beat my dad," he said. "I didn't beat him today. Obviously, my goal is to make the cut. I've got that in the back of my head. I'll try to be more patient."<br />
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