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Archive for 2010

Summer golf memories get me through Chicago winters

Summer golf memories get me through Chicago winters
The snow flurries are flying today as I drive past the golf course. The fairways look desolate as the trees have dropped their leaves. The pins are still in, but they look cold and alone and exposed — like a homeless person slumping with his back against the whip of the wind. Once December blows... Read more »
By Scott Schroeder,
December 7, 2010 at 2:49 pm
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The One and Only: Ron Santo

It’s a very sad day with Ron Santo’s passing. Short story… In 1969, my buddies and I got to the park early enough to see the Cubs walk in from their cars parked in the lot next to the Firehouse. Ron Santo came over and was signing autographs for our small group, when a rookie... Read more »
By Scott Schroeder,
December 3, 2010 at 12:36 pm
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10 Things I'm Thankful For as a Sports Fan

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Every year, my family gathers for Thanksgiving and each person says what he or she is thankful for. This year, I thought about the simple things I’m thankful for as a sports fan.
By Scott Schroeder,
November 25, 2010 at 9:36 am
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Top 10: Golf's 2010 Trip to Bizarro World

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2010 will go down as golf’s trip to Bizarro World. Neither Nostradamus nor Johnny Miller could have foresaw this strangeness coming. Here are golf’s 2010 Top Ten Bizarro Moments (and the top 4 didn’t even happen on the course):
By Scott Schroeder,
October 27, 2010 at 11:33 am
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2010 Golf Awards: PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Sweet 16 Countdown

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After too many hours watching golf tournaments, analyzing stats, and drinking Arnold Palmer Lites, it’s time to give out the Official 2010 Staying On Course Awards. Who were this year’s 16 best players making the fab four foursomes? Here’s the countdown for PLAYER OF THE YEAR. (Let the arguments begin…)... Read more »
By Scott Schroeder,
October 22, 2010 at 1:15 pm
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2010 Ryder Cup Pre-gaming: "You gotta take the ladies out."

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My dad often told me that to keep a relationship happy, “You gotta take the ladies out.”  Pre-gaming for the 2010 Ryder Cup started in Wales on Wednesday night at the “Welcome to Wales” gala where wives and girlfriends were center stage... Read more »
By Scott Schroeder,
September 30, 2010 at 8:48 am
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2010 Ryder Cup: Team USA is 7-4 underdog. I'll take some of that.

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Where’s my wallet? The 2010 USA Ryder Cup team is a 7-4 underdog against the favored Team Europe going into Wales this week. I’ll take some of that. Here’s how the odds-makers rank the top players along with my comments…... Read more »
By Scott Schroeder,
September 29, 2010 at 8:00 am
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Golf: Jim Furyk now a gimme for PGA Player of the Year

Golf: Jim Furyk now a gimme for PGA Player of the Year
What’s a guy look like when he’s just won $10M? He looks exactly like this. Only in the crazy world of the PGA Playoffs, can a guy get disqualified in the 1st round for oversleeping a pro-am and then finish as the Ten Million Dollar Champion of the 2010 FedEx Cup. But it happened to... Read more »
By Scott Schroeder,
September 27, 2010 at 8:44 am
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Golf's Ryder Cup: FASHION ALERT - U.S. uniforms revealed!

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The 2010 FedEx Cup Championship starts today in Atlanta, and yet all the media love goes to the unveiling of the USA Ryder Cup uniforms. So…what do you think of the look?
By Scott Schroeder,
September 23, 2010 at 8:43 am
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UPDATED: "Golf's PGA Tour needs real playoffs." The fantasy brackets after TPC Boston.

Thanks for the nagging emails! I’m on it! As requested, here’s what the golf playoff brackets would now look like after the 2nd round if the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup format were replaced with my proposed alternative system... Read more »
By Scott Schroeder,
September 7, 2010 at 1:31 pm
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