golf

Golf, The Abominable Game That Won't Help Your Career

There’s so much to hate about golf. The cost. The time it consumes. People who talk about golf. But the worst thing about golf is the notion that you can’t be successful in business unless you play it.READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Tiger Woods Economy

Instead of a Green Jacket from Augusta, can we just get this man a jacket made of Treasury bills?READ»

Nike's Tiger Woods Ad: Too Soon?

The golfer's first ad for Nike since The Troubles is haunted by the reprimanding voice of his deceased father, Earl.READ»

Demo of World Golf Tour Online Free Golf Game

Here Chad Nelson, President of World Golf Tour, gives us a tour of its free golf game that you play online against other people. Pretty cool technology and unique game play because they use actual photography of actual courses, along ...READ»

What Do Tiger Woods and the Dow Jones Index Have in Common?

In troubled times, investors are as desperate as ever to find a financial advisor they can trust. Good news--I found him! Warren Buffett? No. Jim Cramer? Please. I'm talking about Tiger Woods.READ»

Mirimichi: A Green Golf Course, Courtesy of Justin Timberlake

Whether golf courses can ever truly be "green" is a hotly contested topic in the environmental community. An unlikely golf course defender has appeared in the form of pop star Justin Timberlake, a passionate golfer. He recently opened ...READ»

Tiger Woods on Twitter, Facebook, and the Marketing of Pro Athletes

Tiger Woods isn't hooked on Twitter like Shaq, but he's keenly aware of how important social media is becoming to pro athletes who are creating a personal brand.READ»

The Putting Lot: An Urban Golf Course in Brooklyn

Think you have what it takes to help design a miniature golf course? Then get in touch with the organizers of the Putting Lot, a temporary nine-hole course in a Bushwick, Brooklyn dirt lot going up this summer. The Putting Lot's ...READ»

Time Inc.'s Mine Magazine is a Printed RSS Feed

The news just keeps getting more personal. Hyper-specialized blogs, RSS feeds, and personalized Google homepages let us focus on what we care about and tune out the rest. Thus far, personalized news has been limited to the Internet, but Time Inc. is bringing it to the printed word with mine, a five-issue, 10-week, experimental magazine...READ»

The Business of Golf

Millions of men and women rise in the early morning to don plaid and shout "Fore!" On April 9, millions more will park themselves in front of their TVs as the 73rd Masters Tournament begins in Augusta, Georgia. Here, a look at the business behind this centuries-old sport.READ»

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New Business Brings You Golf Game for Free Online

Golf games are a big business, but usually you need to buy a game console or, at minimum, some expensive software. But a new company, World Golf Tour, had a better idea: make it run in the browser and make it free. ...READ»

The Tiger Effect: No Longer Business as Usual

  “It’s not even a sport; it’s just a pointless leisure activity for old white people…” “It’s worse than watching a filibuster on C-SPAN…” “It’s like watching grass grow, or paint ...READ»

Awesome Words from Around the Blogworld

I've always found Fridays a tough day to come up with something productive to talk about on a blog, especially during the summer months. However, there are some people out there doing productive work in the blogosphere. ...READ»