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Nick Faldo says Tiger Woods’ problems more mental than physical

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Tiger Woods’ deterioration on the golf course is a result of mental gremlins more than anything physical, six times major winner Nick Faldo said on Saturday after Woods shot a career-worst round of 85. “For me, this has been going on a while,” Faldo, now an analyst, said on Golf Channel after Woods finished 13-over […]

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‘Altered Course’ reality show combines team golf, speed, fitness

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Golf Channel announced Monday a new reality competition series, “Altered Course,” currently in production that combines golf, speed, fitness, teamwork and decision-making as teams navigate re-imagined and extreme golf holes in excess of 700 yards, traversing the natural obstacles and challenging terrain as fast as possible. “Athleticism and fitness have taken on a much greater […]

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10 ways to make golf better

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Golf doesn’t have a popularity problem. It has a participation problem. Tour professionals are playing for more money than ever. Golf Channel keeps breaking its own year-to-year viewer records. Beginning this year, Fox is paying $100 million per year to televise the U.S. Open and other USGA championships. Sure, the ratings for regular tour events […]

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King says golf on upswing

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In a recent interview on the Golf Channel, Arnold Palmer presented the opinion that claims made by many sports analysts about golf being on the decline are greatly exaggerated. He agrees that the golf’s popularity was down for a couple of years but says all sports go through the same type of cycles. “Think of […]

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Golf Channel celebrates 20 years

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Twenty years ago on Saturday, Arnold Palmer flipped a ceremonial switch to launch a risky venture that cynics saw as an easy punch line. The Golf Channel? Tennis magazine mocked the idea as ”24 hours of chubby guys in bad clothes speaking in jargon that only they understand.” Rick Reilly, in his column for Sports […]

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