Tiger to Retire as a Professional Golfer

Statement from Tiger Woods today It is with great regret and sadness that I must today announce my retirement from professional golf. My constant battles with injury have finally taken an irreversible toll on my body and game and I no longer find myself in a position to compete at the level where I need and expect to be; that is at the highest level. I desperately wanted to compete at Augusta next week, but without satisfactory preparation I must finally admit this is now a bridge too far. After lengthy discussions with Lindsey, my family and close friends, I feel that now the time is right to step away from the game I love. After almost 19 years as a touring professional, I feel honored and blessed both to have been given and achieved so much. I look forward now to spending more time with my children Sam and Charlie and encouraging them to achieve whatever it is they desire to be, just as my father did with me. My thoughts and prayers are also with my Dad today. I am not looking at this as an end, but as the start of a new and exciting chapter in my life; a time to give back to those who have given their time to help me achieve so much in my career. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my supporters, sponsors, the PGA Tour and all my friends within the game. I look forward to getting the opportunity over the coming months to meeting and thanking as many of you as possible in person. I will make further announcements in due course regarding the important work of the Tiger Woods Foundation I intend to devote more time to, but for now, a heartfelt thanks to you all.

You have to see this lucky shot by Brandt Snedeker to believe it

You have to see this lucky shot by Brandt Snedeker to believe it

By Alex Myers

The week of St. Patrick's Day seems like an appropriate time to see something lucky happen on the PGA Tour, and the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational delivered. However, Brandt Snedeker's remarkable bit of good fortune didn't involve any four-leaf clovers, but rather a bunch of rocks.

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Snedeker's approach shot to the par-4 18th hole during the opening round at Bay Hill came up short. But instead of his ball going in the water, it took not one, but two bounces off the rocks guarding the green and rolled to within six feet of the hole. You really have to see it to believe it:

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Ron Gives Tips for Fighting Slow Play at the Golf Course
Slow play on the golf course is usually a habit that a golfer acquires over time, as he or she acquires bad habits. Or it's the result of the golfer never having been taught proper golf etiquette . This means a slow golfer can usually be "cured" of his malady. Of course, that golfer has to be aware that he's slow, and that's where buddies come into play.
But as we often take a look at other golfers on the course and notice the things they do to slow down play, so should we take a look at ourselves. When we do take an honest look at ourselves, we often discover we're doing some of the same things to slow down play that we're complaining about others doing.
Before we run down a list of suggestions for speeding up play, it's important to note that many of these tips have nothing to do with rushing your play, but rather with simply being ready to play, and with using common sense and good etiquette on the course.
The bottom line is, as soon as it's your turn to play, you should be ready to step right up and make the stroke. Have a Listen on Sunday and Mondaywww.beachBOOSTERradio.com