Nov 17, 2009 | The Knoxville News Sentinel
Leonard in position for PGA card
Justin Leonard is one of the few players not feeling any pressure this week to secure his PGA Tour card next year.
Kevin Streelman savors a $1 million payday
There was all the drama of any cash grab as Kevin Streelman approached the 17th hole on the Magnolia Course on Friday at the Walt Disney World Resort.
Sports Wire: No. 5 Cincinnati averts upset vs. West Virginia
Tony Pike threw two touchdown passes in a cameo appearance Friday night, and No.
Sobel: Streelman up to $1 million Challenge
Not every professional golfer becomes an immediate success, traversing the world in a fleet of private jets while sipping the finest champagne with a bevy of bikini models.
Leonard's 64 gives him second-round lead at Disney
Justin Leonard is one of the few players not feeling any pressure this week to secure his PGA Tour card next year.
Tour cards at stake in PGA finale at Disney
The thought of spending another year writing letters, making phone calls and doing just about anything possible to get a sponsor's exemption into PGA Tour events makes Rich Beem cringe.
Players fight for survival in Mickey Mouse's shadow
For about half the field, it's a week of mental gymnastics and dizzying career ramifications.
Kevin Streelman leads inaugural Kodak Challenge
Of all the ways to make money on Tour, Kevin Streelman's near-certain $1 million bonanza at the season-ending Children's Miracle Network Classic this weekend will be unprecedented.
Fantasy Golf: Children's Miracle Network Classic Primer
The Children's Miracle Network Classic Disney's Magnolia & Disney's Palm Course at Lake Buena Vista, Florida - Dates: Thursday, November 12 - Sunday, November 15 - 2009 Purse: $4,700,000 Tournament Schedule First Round - Thursday, November 12 - 1pm EST on the Golf Channel Second Round - Friday, November 13 - 1pm EST on the Golf Channel Third Round ...
Streelman says he's not counting anything yet, but the odds are in his favor.
For those who think that seven-figure paydays or bloated bonus checks don't matter much to the deep-pocketed, modern-day PGA Tour professional, let Kevin Streelman set you straight.
Relentless rain forces PGA to punt
When 59-year-old Tom Watson fell just short of a remarkable British Open victory this summer, he opened a news conference by telling a somber audience, 'This isn't a funeral, you know.' Randy Watkins, the Viking Classic tournament director, borrowed from Watson during Saturday's news conference to announce that because of unplayable course ...
It wouldn't be a Friday night with no rain
Taking a cue from The Weather Channel's Gametime Weather Index for college and professional football games, we wish to provide a similar service to fans of select area high school playoff games.
All about No. 18: Tour players eye $1M prize in Kodak Challenge
MADISON - Will MacKenzie birdied the 18th hole at Annandale Golf Club three straight times last year to win the Viking Classic.
Kevin Streelman hits a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the Frys.com Open at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, yesterday.
Frys.com Open Thursday notebook
Fred Couples may be 50 years old, but he isn't ready to give up on the PGA Tour just yet.
Content Foxsports TV Site Map Network Sites: news.com.au FOX SPORTS Golf Australian PGA golfer Nathan Green close to a $1.1m payday October 21, 2009 Expect Nathan Green to give extra attention to his tee shots at the par three 16th hole during this week's US PGA Tour event in Arizona.
Kodak Challenge adds to competition at charity golf tourney
The stakes are a little higher at TPC at Summerlina s 16th hole this week. In addition to being the coursea s shortest par five at 560 yards, ita s also the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open's Kodak Challenge hole.
We know it's difficult to find time to practice during the week. When a Saturday or Sunday tee time rolls around, you're hoping to find some spark or productive swing thought that will help you break 100, 90, 80 or whatever your scoring goal may be.
Atunyote's 11th is picture perfect in Kodak Challenge
Atunyote Golf Club's par-3 11th hole is 230 yards of difficulty, with a pond and stream framing the right side of the hole and a crowned green protected by a front bunker.
Golf Monday: Iowan seeing many Gateway-to-PGA success stories
Professional golf didn't work out for Ryan Pray, but he joined the tour anyway. The Dowling graduate is now vice president of tour operations for the Gateway Tour, which brings its season-ending championship to Legacy Golf Club in Norwalk from Sept.
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