Tour career

Weezer cancel tour following 'severe' bus crash

New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

River Cuomo still in hospital ribs after tourbus careers into ditch

Number of failed Tour tests, says lawyer

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

• 'Journeyman' player has been singled out • Doug Barron to appeal against 12-month ban A lawyer acting for the first player banned under golf's anti-doping policy claimed yesterday a "significant" number of PGA Tour pros had tested positive for drugs but not been punished by the authorities. Jeffrey Rosenblum told a court in Memphis the tour had singled out Doug...

Cook, Browne share Pebble Beach lead

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -Champions Tour players John Cook and Olin Browne shot 6-under 66s at Del Monte Golf Course on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.

Interior official visits stimulus recipient -- Solar water heater program benefits from federal funds

Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009

ST. CROIX - Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas Tony Babauta and Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen toured the Career and Technical Education Center's Solar Water Heater Training Program on Friday morning to see first-hand how federal stimulus funds are being spent.

Cook, Browne share Pebble Beach lead

SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Champions Tour players John Cook and Olin Browne shot 6-under 66s at Del Monte Golf Course on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.

Dubai - Six to watch

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009

The European Tour season reaches its climax this week, skysports.com picks six players to watch at the Dubai World Championship.

I Feel Sorry for Doug Barron

Armchair Golf Blog (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009

I ADMIT IT. I FEEL SORRY for Doug Barron, the 40-year-old journeyman who this week became the first player to be suspended by the PGA Tour for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Someone had to be first and it happened to be Barron, whose tour career was going nowhere fast. He will be suspended from all tours for one year. An unflattering picture of a...

Veterns Day

Herding Cats (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

... town have special meaning. Our college daughter has a high school friend serving his second tour in Afghanistan as a Marine. I work with several Veterans. Marines, Air Force, Army, Navy. Some young, some my age. We all share a special bond not found in normal personal or business relationships. I work in the defense industry where many colleagues are Veterans - recent and long past. Some...

Smyth up with the leaders

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

GOLF:DES SMYTH is just two shots behind leader Angel Franco after yesterday's opening round of the end-of-season Castellon Senior Tour Championship yesterday.

• Torrance cards 67 to keep title hopes alive - Scotsman.com

Torrance cards 67 to keep title hopes alive

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

SAM Torrance's hopes of winning a third European Senior Tour Order of Merit were bolstered by a five-under round of 67 in the OKI Castellon Senior Tour Championship in

MVP In The Style of Van Halen DVD

Guitar Gear News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009

MVP In The Style of Van Halen DVD Learn to play songs in the style of Van Halen with this instructional DVD hosted by Curt Mitchell, a respected guitarist's guitarist. Besides an acclaimed playing, recording, composing, and touring career with Razormaid and Bangalore Choir among others, Curt has been dedicated to guiding new guitarists with over 50 MVP videos and DVDs. These programs...

Olazabal, Wadkins and O'Connor inducted into Hall of Fame

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

MIAMI (Reuters) - Jose Maria Olazabal, Lanny Wadkins and Christy O'Connor celebrated their elevation to the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida on Monday.Double U.S. Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain, American Wadkins and Irishman O'Connor, whose European Tour career spanned four decades, were inducted at the World Golf Village as part of the class of 2009.Olazabal,...

Cook, Roberts bid farewell to Sonoma in Schwab finale

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009

"It's going to be hard to leave this place," said Cook, who won the Champions Tour season-ender with a tournament-record 22-under 266, the lowest 72-hole total of the senior-set campaign. "It's a wonderful environment with great people. I hope we come back."Roberts, who clinched the season points title for the Charles Schwab Cup by finishing in a three-way tie for sixth at 13-under 275, was...