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Apr

24

2014

VIDEO: Talking with Ryan Palmer’s and Matt Kuchar’s caddies

By Stephanie Wei under Caddies

I was joined by Ryan Palmer’s caddie, James Edmondson, and Matt Kuchar’s caddie, Lance Bennett in the above Google+ Hangout.

We talked about their new initiative, the Association of Professional Tour Caddies (APTC), to secure health insurance and retirement benefits, along with better caddie hospitality facilities week-to-week on the PGA Tour.

Lance also discussed his and Kuchar’s big win at the RBC Heritage this past Sunday.

Finally, we opened it up to questions via Twitter and had a little Q&A session. Enjoy!

#2014 RBC Heritage, #APTC, #Association of Professional Tour Caddies, #James Edmondson, #Lance Bennett, #Matt Kuchar, #Ryan Palmer

Apr

23

2014

Report: Tiger Woods practicing “light chipping”

By Stephanie Wei under Tiger Woods

What exactly does “light chipping” constitute?

Tiger Woods has started to practice some “light” chipping and putting and there have been “zero” setbacks or complications since he endured back surgery last month, according to the golfer’s agent Mark Steinberg, via a report by ESPN.com’s Bob Harig:

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#Andrew Parr, #Crowd-funding, #Sean Foley

Apr

22

2014

VIDEO: Wei’s world, Masters edition

By Stephanie Wei under The Masters

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, many of you have asked where you could see my TV work. Well, I have some of the raw footage we shot and I asked my producer from Fox Sports International (Asia) if I could post it — and great news, he gave me the go-ahead!

In the video above, it starts with some of the work I did on Friday, bounces to a piece from Saturday, and then goes backward from Thursday to Tuesday. Pardon the slides that are placeholders for the editors in the studio to insert the footage/b-roll.

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#2014 Masters, #Augusta National Golf Club, #Fox Sports International

Apr

22

2014

Tiger Woods kicks off new charity series

By Stephanie Wei under Tiger Woods

Tiger loves charity!

Tiger Woods is launching a new initiative to raise money for his foundation via the Tiger Woods Charity Playoffs, an amateur series spanning over five months on eight courses that rewards the best players and fundraisers with a final event in Orlando, Florida, at the end of the year, according to the Associated Press:

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#Tiger Woods, #Tiger Woods Charity Playoffs, #Tiger Woods Foundation

Apr

22

2014

Pinehurst No. 2 raring to stage both U.S. Opens in consecutive weeks

By Stephanie Wei under US Open

The men’s and women’s U.S. Open trophies

The stage is set for the USGA’s experiment of hosting both the men’s and women’s U.S. Opens on the same golf course, Pinehurst No. 2, in back-to-back weeks, with, the men, of course, playing their championship first.

On Monday the USGA held its traditional media day to preview the upcoming majors, which will happen during the second and third weeks in June. A couple of intriguing issues were addressed regarding the restoration project, along with the challenges of hosting both Opens.

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#2014 U.S. Open, #2014 U.S. Women's Open, #Ben Crenshaw, #Ben Kimball, #Bill Coore, #Donald Ross, #Mike Davis, #Pinehurst No. 2, #Tom O'Toole

Apr

21

2014

Patrick Reed hit his ball near a boat named “Top 5″? Of course he did.

By Stephanie Wei under Humor

Some things are meant to be…

Hat tip to Golf Digest for this amazing find. In fact, this is probably the most absurd yet greatest coincidence of the year, not to mention pretty darn ironic.

Here’s the deal: Patrick Reed famously declared himself a “Top Five” player in the world after cruising to victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. Problem is, many of his fellow competitors, along with golf fans, found it slightly obnoxious, to say the least, and ever since then, Reed has been the butt of “Top Five” jokes.

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#2014 RBC Heritage, #Harbour Town Golf Links, #Patrick Reed, #Top 5

Apr

21

2014

VIDEO: Finally, Kuchar’s time

By Stephanie Wei under PGA Tour

On Sunday at the RBC Heritage, Matt Kuchar was in contention for the fourth week in a row. At the Valero Texas Open, he held the lead going into the final nine holes, but couldn’t close the deal. At the Shell Houston Open, he knocked it in the water on the 18th in regulation, and then Matt Jones chipped in during the first playoff hole. At the Masters, he was tied for the lead early on Sunday until he four-putted the fourth hole and fizzled away.

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#2014 RBC Heritage, #Harbour Town, #Luke Donald, #Matt Kuchar

Apr

20

2014

Wie for the W!

By Stephanie Wei under LPGA

Wie’s world

Michelle Wie overcame a four-shot deficit heading into the final round and fired a five-under 67 to win the LPGA Lotte Championship. She broke her victory drought of nearly four years — and the former teen phenom did it on her home island of Oahu, no less.

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#2014 LPGA Lotte Championship, #Angela Stanford, #Hawaii, #Ko Olina Golf Club, #Michelle Wie

Apr

20

2014

Masters hangover? Masters hangover.

By Stephanie Wei under The Masters

Bubba Watson celebrates with his caddie Teddy Scott

Hey, guys! Miss me? Sorry I’ve been MIA. It felt really weird not being able to write during the Masters last week, but I literally had no time after working 14-hour (-plus) days as an on-air reporter for Fox Sports International. Which was an incredible experience and one that I’ve pretty much dreamt of since I started this site five years ago — it was like seeing the culmination of all the hard work I’ve put in (but, of course, I still have a long ways to go!).

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