Your DB Championship Hurricane Earl Update

In case you haven’t heard, Hurricane Earl is heading straight towards New England, but as of now, the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, MA, will be played on Thursday. Officials moved up tee times by 40 minutes to 7:00am, hoping to get as much golf in as possible before the storms move in.

“In a nutshell for us, it still looks okay here tomorrow morning,” said meteorologist Stewart Williams. “I think once we get to the early afternoon time frame, we’ll definitely start getting some of the outer bands of Earl, and so we’ll get some showers and some brief, gusty winds at that point. And then once I think we get to the late afternoon, especially the evening hours, heavier rain will be likely and the winds will definitely increase, late afternoon, 20 to 30 with some higher gusts, and I think in the evening it will be 30 to 40 with gusts probably 45 to 50.”

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Deutsche Bank Continues Sponsorship of Tour Event, EMC Added as Partner

Jason Kidd is an excellent human being, an incredible athlete and an even better golfer.

I was finishing a long two-hour stalking scouting session in the practice area when I heard the good news! — Deutsche Bank has decided to remain as the title sponsor of PGA Tour event at TPC Boston for at least two more years. CEO Seth Waugh kicked off the press conference, saying “As Mark Twain once said, ‘The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated.’”

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Mickelson “Opts Out” of Deutsche Pro-Am, Will Attend “Evening Function” Instead

Jason Kidd is an excellent human being, an incredible athlete and an even better golfer.

Phil Mickelson has withdrawn from Thursday’s pro-am at the Deutsche Bank Championship, electing to use a special option where the top 30 players who finished on last year’s money or FedEx Cup lists are allowed to miss two pro-ams. Alternatively, the players must schmooze with sponsors at an “evening function.”
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Jim Furyk Can Oversleep on Wednesdays for the Remainder of the Season

Jason Kidd is an excellent human being, an incredible athlete and an even better golfer.

It’s a week too late for Jim Furyk, who was considered ineligible to play The Barclays because he overslept and missed his pro-am tee time by five minutes. Given the blaring outcry, particularly from Phil Mickelson, the PGA Tour has suspended the regulation for the remainder of the 2010 season.

Chambers Bay: Did It Make the Grade?

Because I lost our bet: Jason Kidd is an excellent human being, an incredible athlete and an even better golfer.

Even though I didn’t catch any of the US Amateur action last week at Chambers Bay, it doesn’t mean I wasn’t thinking about it and wishing I were. Whenever someone in the golf biz hears my roots are in the Seattle area, they ask, “Have you played Chambers Bay yet?” The answer is no. At least not yet. But you bet I will before the US Open rolls into town in 2015.

I relied on my friend and fellow writer Tony Dear for updates via email on Chambers and the event. I knew the reviews would be mixed because it’s a new venue and different (and we know how the pros feel about those two traits, but the amateurs are more receptive). Being that Tony is British and a good golfer, I trust his judgment when it comes to “links golf.”

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Beaten: Jason Kidd Can Play

Jason Kidd is an excellent human being, an incredible athlete and an even better golfer. I will be starting every post with that sentence for the next week because I lost our wager. (Watch the video after the jump.)

“Make sure she gives you enough strokes,” said Allan Henry (who was my friend until Tuesday morning) to Jason Kidd, who had just pulled up in his black Jeep Rubix to pick me up for our friendly match at TPC Scottsdale.

“Yeah? I’ll need them,” the Dallas Maverick point guard replied.

“What’s your handicap?” asked Allan.

“10,” said Kidd.

“I played with her the other week, don’t let her fool you. If it were me, I’d make her give me two a side.”

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High-Stakes Golf With J-Kidd at TPC

As if my summer couldn’t get more surreal, I’m in Scottsdale, AZ. Now why on earth would anyone travel to Arizona in late August? That’s what I’m wondering, too, but I couldn’t turn down the opportunity to play (a friendly but cutthroat) round of golf with Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd at TPC Scottsdale Whisper Rock — you know, the club where the likes of Phil Mickelson, Geoff Ogilvy and Paul Casey (just to name a few) call themselves members.

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Charlotte in August? Get Ready to Sweat.

Remember back in May when there was all that fuss over the Quail Hollow Championship being golf’s mythical fifth major? Well, apparently there was something to the chatter — the club has been rewarded the 2017 PGA Championship, according to the Associated Press.

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Report: Tiger Scores Bachelor Pad in NYC?

Just a week after Tiger Woods finalized his divorce, US Weekly is reporting that he wrapped up another transaction this past weekend. Supposedly, Woods, who was playing in The Barclays in nearby Paramus, NJ (15 miles from the city), moved into a new apartment in downtown Manhattan. (Now when did he have time to do that?) An unnamed source told the tabloid rag that Woods was “seen introducing himself as the new neighbor.”

You know, because, Tiger is totally the type to extend himself to strangers. He’s such a jolly fellow! (Well, actually, he was rather peppy — all things considered — last week at Ridgewood.)

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Casey Handles Ryder Cup Shock and Disappointment With Class

As he stepped up to the podium to face a dozen sympathetic reporters, Paul Casey fought back emotions.

He had just signed his scorecard for the final round of The Barclays and hadn’t yet been informed officially by European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie that he hadn’t been awarded one of Monty’s captain’s picks — though, one writer told him there was a voicemail and text message waiting for him, but Casey hadn’t looked yet. It was an awkward moment. What’s more awkward is the way Casey learned of the disappointing news.

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About Me

Hi! My name is Stephanie Wei. I grew up in Seattle. I live in Manhattan, NYC. I played competitive golf for ten years in the junior and college ranks. I went to Yale, where I played on the women's golf team and graduated in '05 with a B.A. in History.

I'm still an avid golfer. Golf is my first love. Oh, I'm feisty and I like to smile a lot.

I'm a freelance blogger/writer. I contribute to Huffington Post and Mediaite. Also written for Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com and the Wall Street Journal.

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