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GCAA, WGCA submit proposed recruiting calendar

By Ryan Herrington Tell me if you've heard this one:The NCAA, in a noble yet somewhat hurried attempt to look out for the best interest of prospective student-athletes as well as college coaches, has asked...

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The Grind: Tiger "Swooshes up," DJ dresses down, & Bay Hill picks

By Alex Myers Notice how Lindsey's Under Armour logo is tough to see? Very smart, Nike...Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we nominate Tiger Woods as the best company man of all time.Is there ever a situation in which he's not wearing Nike? If "Suit up" is a popular cry for men changing into dress clothes, then "Swoosh up" may as well be Tiger's fashion motto. His new photos with girlfriend Lindsey Vonn? Nike. When he goes to a sporting event? Nike. Even in this grainy pic of him at a Las Vegas night club, Woods is wearing one of his Sunday red golf shirts. We wouldn't be surprised if the suits he wears to the Ryder Cup gala are hand stitched by Phil Knight himself. Hey, whatever makes him happy. And apparently, Vonn, despite the fact that she's sponsored by Under Armour, makes him happy as well. Or maybe he just hasn't noticed that yet. . . In any matter, here's what else we've noticed: WE'RE BUYING Kevin Streelman. March Madness may officially start this week, but we've already had our first major upset, as Streelman picked up his first PGA Tour title in his 153rd start. How bad were things for this journeyman? Well, from the pictures, it appears he resorted to taking a pair of Phil Mickelson's pinstripe pants. Stacy Lewis. The new No. 1 in women's golf didn't just pick up another title, but she won after overcoming a two-stroke penalty that stemmed from a TV viewer phoning in to inform officials that her caddie had tested sand in a bunker on Saturday. Lewis thanked the person for calling in because she said it served as extra motivation. Is she from the same planet as the rest of us? Related: Golf's Power Couples Jordan Spieth. He's 19 and in the last two weeks he's finished T-2 and T-7 in PGA Tour events. Enough said. Tiger and Lindsey. OK, so the whole going public on Facebook with staged photos was a little cheesy, but good for them for making it official. Maybe more than anything, a solid relationship is what Tiger needed to really get back on track. As long as he can control his competitive spirit from racing Vonn down the slopes, of course. . . WE'RE SELLING Innisbrook. I was disappointed when I played the resort's Copperhead Course this past summer, but I blamed that on being dumb enough to take a golf trip to Florida in late July. However, I was almost as disappointed when I watched some of the world's best players take on the track in prime conditions. PGA Tour players seem to really like this course, but other than the snake statue that marks the start of the closing three holes dubbed the "Snake Pit," I didn't find anything about it very memorable. Related: Golf's #FirstWorldProblems Big names. With a watered-down field, several of the game's top players were in perfect shape to pick up a PGA Tour title heading into the weekend. But by Sunday afternoon, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia, Jason Dufner and others had let that opportunity slip away. The result was Kevin Streelman having to track down Boo Weekley, who had posted a 63 more than three hours before. Not exactly what NBC had hoped for. Malaria. This still happens in 2013? Ugh, poor Natalie Gulbis. ON TAP The PGA Tour concludes its Florida Swing at Bay Hill for the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, aka one of those tournaments that Tiger always wins. Related: A side-by-side look at Rory's and Tiger's careers Random tournament fact: Woods' emphatic hat throw upon sinking the winning putt here in 2008 was the best cap spike in Florida since Steve Spurrier and his often-abused visor coached the Gators. WEEKLY YAHOO! FANTASY LINEUP Starters -- (A-List): Sergio Garcia. Garcia has six top 10s in 11 tries here. Psst. That guy we have on the bench, though, has seven wins here and has won both times this year we've put him on our bench. . . (B-List): Jim Furyk. The Grinder is still having problems on Sundays, but he's playing fairly well in 2013 (coming off a T-7 in Tampa) and has three straight top 11s at Bay Hill. (B-List): Webb Simpson. The Wake Forest product hasn't had much success at this Wake Forest legend's event, but we think that's due to change. He's also due for a win with six top 20s in eight starts so far in 2013. (C-List): Ian Poulter. It's tough to pass on Poulter while he remains eligible as a C-List play -- especially when he finished third here last year. Bench -- Tiger Woods (PLAY HIM), Justin Rose, Kevin Na and Ryan Moore. RANDOM PROP BETS OF THE WEEK -- Lindsey Vonn will come onto the 18th green to congratulate Tiger if he wins: 10-to-1 odds -- Arnold Palmer will be spotted drinking an Arnold Palmer from the Bay Hill clubhouse: Even odds

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Money Clip: Big Numbers

At top-ranked public courses, are those posted green fees for real?

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What's In Our Bags

We asked the editors at Golf Digest and Golf World to share one special item in their golf bag.

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Tiger Woods: A Sort Of Homecoming

A win in his former hometown would be a fitting way for Tiger Woods to return to No. 1 in the world.

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The Week In Style: 03.19.13

Mr. Style's weekly look at what people are wearing on and off the golf course.

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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn announce they are dating

By GolfDigest.com Staff Tiger Woods made it official that he is dating Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn. The pair announced their relationship via Facebook, posting several photos of them together along with brief messages including requests for privacy. Related: Golf's power couples "This season has been great so far and I'm happy with my wins at Torrey and Doral," Woods wrote on his Facebook page. "Something nice that's happened off the course was meeting Lindsey Vonn. Lindsey and I have been friends for some time, but over the last few months we have become very close and are now dating. We thank you for your support and for respecting our privacy. We want to continue our relationship, privately, as an ordinary couple and continue to compete as athletes." The Woods-Vonn pairing isn't exactly breaking news, as it was reported that Woods sent his private jet to Austria to pick up the injured skier after she suffered a severe crash during the Alpine world championships. Woods has not acknowledged dating anyone since his divorce from Elin Nordegren in September 2010. That split, of course, was one byproduct of the sex scandal Woods found himself embroiled in at the end of 2009. In a posting on her Facebook page, Vonn said the relationship "evolved from a friendship into something more over these past few months and it has made me very happy. I don't plan on addressing this further as I would like to keep that part of my life between us, my family and close friends."

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A better weight transfer with the Pocket Pin High Pro

By John Strege Carl Papa is a retired federal parole officer, whose passion for golf was tempered by his inability to consistently get his weight to his left side. To help with this swing fault,...

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Jordan Spieth takes cues from Justin Leonard

By Tim Rosaforte From the March 18 issue ofGolf World Monday: Instead of running marathons, Justin Leonard is doing push-and-carry walk-a-thons with his children. That's what turning 40 and having a family will do for you. Golf drops down the priority list to outside the top five. "You know it defined me back then, and that was OK because I was playing great," Leonard said during a revival at the Tampa Bay Championship. Leonard isn't playing so great anymore. His T-4 at Innisbrook Resort & GC was his first top-10 since last year's Reno-Tahoe Open. He is coming off his worst year on tour, has turned to the jumbo putter grip and spends more time at school plays, soccer practices and karate matches than he does beating balls at Royal Oaks CC in Dallas. Bad years don't eat at him anymore, and finishes like his back nine on the Copperhead Course, when he dropped shots with a chance to win, are easier to deal with. Photo by Getty Images"Well, you know, I vacillate between feeling pretty old and not feeling very old," Leonard said. "But when I get out there between the ropes, and I don't have some 25-year-old giving me grief, I feel pretty good." Related: Golf's all-time biggest phenoms Jordan Spieth (above) is where Leonard was 19 years ago--a kid out of the University of Texas who turned pro hoping to get a tour card without going through Q school. Leonard did it on the last event of the 1994 season. Spieth, 19, is all but secure for the remainder of the 2013 season. In four PGA Tour events, including a T-7 in Tampa Bay, Spieth has earned enough to gain special temporary status. What this means is unlimited sponsor exemptions. Coming off a T-2 in the Puerto Rico Open, Spieth can take a week off and set his schedule after an odyssey of playing four countries in four weeks. Spieth started his run with a T-7 in the Panama Claro Championship and a T-4 in the Colombia Championship on the Web.com Tour. "I can't imagine being out here at 19 and to do what he's done," Leonard said. "He hasn't just driven a couple hundred miles. He's been to four different countries this year already. It's pretty remarkable." The 1997 British Open champion has been mentoring Spieth since the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship, when the then 16-year-old from Brook Hollow GC said he was there to win, contended into the back nine Sunday, and tied for 16th. Spieth didn't know then that Leonard had accomplished what he would attempt to accomplish three years later. The list of players who got their card without Q school includes Leonard, Gary Hallberg, Scott Verplank, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Ryan Moore and Bud Cauley. "I'm a little surprised to see this happen so soon," Spieth said before going to dinner Sunday night in Tampa. "But I wouldn't say I surprised myself to be in contention this many times." Related: A closer look at Justin Leonard's swing Spieth has his goals set toward being the No. 1 player in the world some day, to breaking the major championship record held by Jack Nicklaus, to doing what Rory McIlroy has done the last two years. What does he hope to be doing by the time he reaches 40 like Leonard? "I've never thought of that before," Spieth said. "But I'd say hopefully doing exactly what Justin Leonard is doing. I hope I have family of my own then, living in Dallas, playing the PGA Tour, and hopefully be a major champion like he is." Follow @TimRosaforte !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

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Hank Haney: How To Escape The Buried Lie

Top-ranked teacher Hank Haney on how to escape fried-egg lies.