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Square-Grooved Wedges Banned After Ping Drops Challenge

The PGA Tour's groove war is over.The pre-1990 Ping Eye2 wedges that were non-conforming but not illegal on the PGA Tour because of a legal loophole, will no longer be allowed, beginning March 29.Ping chairman and CEO John Solheim announced Monday that Ping will waive its rights to a settlement that had kept the PGA Tour...

Bogey-Free Johnson Leads at Riviera

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Dustin Johnson was determined to get off to a good start in the Northern Trust Open, so for the first time, he decided against trying to drive the 10th green at Riviera and instead laid up with a 4-iron.He made par, which never hurts. And then he took off.Johnson birdied three of his next four holes,...

PGA Works OT to Quell Wedge Firestorm

Admitting PGA Tour leadership never saw the controversy coming, Tim Finchem now can do little more than wait. "The lawyers are evaluating," the commissioner said Wednesday from Riviera Country Club, where the Northern Trust Open is being played outside Los Angeles. Life has been anything but groovy for the PGA Tour since...

Notebook: Wedge Controversy Another Black Eye for Sport

A week of notes, quotes and gossip from the world of golf ...PGA Tour brass did not do themselves proud with their handling of the Ping Eye2 controversy, created by Phil Mickelson and a handful of others using a legal loophole to play the non-conforming pre-1990 wedges.Although acknowledging he was long ago aware of the...

Phil's Gone and Done It Again

SAN DIEGO -- Phil Mickelson arrived at Torrey Pines for Saturday's third round of the Farmers Insurance Open embroiled in controversy. Once play began Lefty was soon so far down a ravine after his tee shot on No. 4, he was almost as close to Black's Beach, a local clothing-optional hangout, as the fairway. Three holes...

Scott McCarron News From the Web

04/26/12 McCarron on hand to hand check to First Tee Source: The Desert Sun - Palm Springs CA Desert Classic Charities, the local non-profit entity that has organized the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation for 53 years, joined forces with PGA Tour players Wednesday to donate $21,000 to The First Tee of the Coachella Valley.
03/26/12 Micheel gets sponsor exemption for the SHO - Shaun... Source: Rotoworld.com Micheel received the sponsor exemption Scott McCarron forfeited upon withdrawal this morning.