"But that's the power of Mother Nature, which is a part of golf's tradition that people sometimes lose sight of."

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John Paul Newport reviews just some of the great places in golf embracing interaction with wildlife and tolerating some of the maintenance issues that come with Mother Nature's friends. Not surprisingly, most of the more exotic locales are outside the United States.
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Rounds Way Up; Average Player Getting In 2.1 A Day!

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From Darren Rovell's story on the business of Tiger...

EA released its online game the week of the Masters and EA spokesman David Tinson reports that 4.2 million rounds have been played in the last three months, with the average player playing 2.1 rounds a day. “We’re encouraged by the trends we’re seeing and continue to invest in bringing more experiences like this online as the business continues to transition to digital.” Woods will still be the main endorser behind Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’11 that hits shelves on June 8, although he will share the cover with Rory McIlroy.

"That’s a 15.5 percent decrease from the 4.5 million viewers that watched the same rounds on Sundays last year."

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For those of you worrying if Tiger's going to be able to make the house payment, Darren Rovell catches us up on the business side of Tiger's career post-accident. After a quote from agent Mark Steinberg about the opportunities they're passing up until the timing is right, Rovell slips this in about 2010 PGA Tour ratings.
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Old Macdonald, Old Macdonald

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You may be suffering from Old Macdonald hype fatigue, but there's a stellar piece from Ron Whitten in this week's Golf World (not yet posted) reviewing the design and touching on the oddity of Tom Doak recently parting ways with co-designer Jim Urbina. There is also this GolfDigest.com video about the course, and a slideshow. Love how brown the course looks!
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