2012 Masters Prize Money List Below are the top 25 finishes from the 2012 Masters and their earnings. #1 Bubba Watson $1,440,000 Sterling Silver Replica Masters Trophy: Winner Gold Medal: Winner #2 Louis Oosthuizen $864,000 Silver Medal: Runner-up Sterling Silver Salver: Runner-Up Pair of Crystal Goblets: Double Eagle, Hole 2, Round 4 #3 Peter Hanson…
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A moment unlike any other – Bubba Watson wins the 2012 Masters
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Louis Oosthuizen may have thrown the biggest haymaker in the fight, but it was the feisty long ball hitter, Bubba Watson, who sustained the roar of the crowd when Oosthuizen made history with his double eagle on the second hole, to throw enough of his own punches that allowed him to prevail on the second…
2012 Masters – And then there were four – Day Three Recap
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Moving day is upon us where the Masters separates the pretenders from the contenders. It is on Saturday that the field narrows to a select few and the attention of the golf world closes its focus to those remaining players who have survived three rounds at Augusta National to grant themselves eighteen more holes for…
2012 Masters – Age Prevails on a Sunny Friday Afternoon – Day Two Recap
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On a sunny Friday afternoon, with swirling Georgia winds pushing through the pines, it appeared that Augusta National was on its way to pushing back against the abundance of low scores as the leaders began to give shots back in round two. However, as leaders such as Lee Westwood, with his double bogey 6 on…
2012 Masters – And They’re Off – Day One Recap
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As the old saying goes you cannot win the Masters on the first round, but you certainly can lose it. Through 17 holes it certainly looked like Henrik Stetson was well on his way to posting an impressive 1st round that would transform him from a mere contender to an outright favorite. However, the cruelty…
2012 Masters – Glancing back at Greatness
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As we gear up for the 2012 Masters, most media (myself included) is discussing the future and who is going to walk away with this years green jacket. I thought it would be a great exercise to take some time to look in the past as well to see where the seeds the world’s greatest…
2012 Masters – Greatness Outside the Ropes
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As the wave of young players continues to increase their influence on the 2012 Masters invitation committee, an increasing number of older golfers are being left outside of the field of approximately 90 that make up the Masters Golf Tournament each year. Although there may be many reasons to exclude these players, one cannot help…
2012 Masters Golf Tournament – Tiger Woods – Is He Back?
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Leading up to the 2012 Master’s, the story on most golf enthusiasts’ mind is whether Tiger Woods has finally reclaimed his old form that netted him 14 Major championships from 1997-2008. Many can remember Tiger bursting onto the scene 15 years ago when he blew out the field in the 1997 Masters by a then…
2012 Masters Golf Tournament – The ReBirth of Hope
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Every year come the beginning of April the essence of hope flows through the air of the PGA Tour. Although the official start of the season occurred several weeks ago, for the avid, but not overly obsessive golf fan, there is no better starting gun in the game of golf then the tight fairways, lighting…
2012 Battle of the Golf Blogs – Reunion Resort
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It’s that time of year again!! And no I’m not talking about the PGA Merchandise Show, although, that’s going to be pretty awesome. It’s the (cue dramatic yet enthusiastic theme song) 2012 Battle of the Golf Blogs!!!!! This is an annual event where the worlds best golf bloggers come together for an all out cage…
Little Linksters Best Pee Wee Golf Swing In America Contest
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Rules Of The Contest There will be three age groups in the contest, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8 Submit the following videos: 2- Swings from down the line (Behind golfer, looking at target) 2- Swings from Face-On (Looking at golfer from side) Upload the video to YouTube or Vimeo and paste video link on the sign…
Hot Stix Custom Club Fitting Returns to Orlando
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Hot Stix Golf, one of the leading custom club-fitting establishments for players of all skill levels, has re-opened it’s outdoor fitting facility at Orange County National for the winter season. Located on the property’s massive circular driving range, Hot Stix returns for its third year of operation at the facility, which is home to Panther…
Global Golf $50 Gift Card Giveaway!
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Our friends at GlobalGolf.com have recently revamped their electronic gift card system with 24 creative, new gift card designs which can be fully personalized to make the perfect gift for any golfer on any occasion. The best part of the gift card is they are good towards anything on the site. You can use it…
Ballz Out Golf – Celebrity Golf Tournament
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I’m a member of the US Golf Leaders group on Linkedin and the other day someone posted up one of these videos and asked “Would you want to see this on the Golf Channel?” Typically I don’t pay much attention to the group posts because they’re mostly self-promotion efforts, which, in-fact this was.. but I…
A return to action and sponsorship for Tiger
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Just as he’s set to return to competitive action this week at the Frys.com open in California, he has received his first endorsement deal in nearly two years. Mr. Woods will be sporting a Rolex for at least the next five years after signing a long term deal with the English watch brand, it was…
Tiger Woods Hires caddie Joe LaCava
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Last Sunday, Tiger Woods announced that he has hired Joe LaCava as his new caddie, leaving Dustin Johnson searching for a replacement. “Mark and I were approached by a lot of people, including Joe, who expressed an interest in becoming my caddie,” Woods said. “This was an important decision, and I wanted to think about…
2011 Solheim Cup goes to the Europeans
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The USA Team, after three consecutive victories (2005, 2007, 2009) lost the 2011 Solheim Cup by the narrowest margin in the history of the event, final score was 15.0 – 13.0. Saturday, after two fierce days of competition the teams tied 8.0-8.0, making it a very intense day of singles matches on Sunday. Day Three…
Golf Academy of America New Orlando Location
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GOLF ACADEMY OF AMERICA (GAA) OPENS NEW ORLANDO LOCATION; CAMPUS EXPECTS TO CREATE AN $8.7 MILLION IMPACT ON LOCAL ECONOMY IN 2011 Since 1988, more than 2,300 future golf professionals have graduated from the Golf Academy of America and now they’ve expanded their school to the Orlando market. Golf Academy of America the largest and…
2011 PGA Cup kicks off today at CordeValle
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Many of you are asking yourselves, “what the heck is the PGA Cup?” Well, you’re not the only ones. It’s not one of the better known golf tournaments, because, rather than featuring PGA Tour professionals, the 10-man teams are made up of the top players of the Professional Golfers Association of Great Britain & Ireland…
Belly Putters – USGA Compliant? Westwood disagrees
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Recently, there’s been a lot of discussion over the longer putters, especially with four of the last five tournaments on the PGA Tour being won using one. I read an article by Ryan Ballengee over at golfchannel.com in which #2 ranked pro golfer Lee Westwood weighed in on the discussion. “If you’re going to adhere…