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Golfer falls 18 feet in fairway sinkhole

By Alex Myers Getting "gobbled up" by a hole is a pretty common phrase used to describe the plight of a struggling golfer. It's just not meant to be literal. But that's exactly what happened in an odd and frightening story out of Waterloo, Ill., recounted here by Yahoo!. According to the post, Mark Mihal, a 43-year-old golfer, was playing Annbriar Golf Course when he suddenly fell through the ground and into a sinkhole on the 14th hole. Mihal had been standing in the fairway when he fell some 18 feet. Photo from Golfmanna.comFortunately, despite the big fall, Mihal's worst injury was a separated shoulder. Eventually, his playing partners, with the help of the course's general manager, were able to pull him back to safety. Related: These golf problems are a little less serious Mihal happens to be the co-founder of a golf blog, golfmanna.com, where his wife wrote about the incident in greater detail. Something tells us this will be the website's most-read story. Follow @AlexMyers3 !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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The Grind: Tiger's fist pumps, Rory's "comeback," and Tampa predictions

By Alex Myers Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where like Tiger Woods, we always enjoy a good fist pump. When we think of an idea to stick in the column? That gets one of TW's subtle overhand ones. Write what we believe to be an amusing sentence? That draws one of his trademark big uppercuts. And when we actually finish the column? Well, that's when we do the emphatic, leaning back, double fist a la Torrey Pines in 2008 (look at that perfect form above). We just need to remember to do some light stretching first next time. . . Anyway, after a big week, golf's biggest star is on break again, but we aren't. Here's what has us talking this week: WE'RE BUYING Tiger Woods. And just like that, Woods is the undisputed best player in the world again. He's the first player to multiple wins in 2013 and he's now a 4-to-1 favorite to win the Masters (Rory McIlroy is second at 9-to-1). Woods may have 76 PGA Tour titles now, but this was historic since it was the first time he won on my birthday. Thanks, Tiger! I thought you had forgotten about me again. . . Scott Brown. Tiger Woods wasn't the only golfer winning a PGA Tour event last week. The journeyman (can you be a journeyman if you're still under 30?), who was splitting his time between the PGA and Web.com Tours took advantage of a weaker field in Puerto Rico to get his first big victory and lock up his tour card for the next two years. He took home by far the smallest winner's check ($630,000) on the PGA Tour. Somehow, I doubt he's complaining. Related: Golf's #FirstWorldProblems Steve Stricker. The Strick Show dealt out another putting lesson to his buddy, Tiger, and then wound up finishing runner-up to him. What a guy! We also admire his ability to play so well despite playing so infrequently. He's being efficient with his money, too. Stricker may not be teeing it up as often, but by having his wife on the bag, he's bringing home a bigger percentage of his paychecks. Shrewd! WE'RE SELLING Bandwagoners. Yeah, yeah, I've said Tiger is "back!" more than anyone, but at least I'm consistent. It's people who change their minds about the guy every five minutes who drive me nuts. And now that same fickle treatment happens with Rory McIlroy, who is everyone's darling again after a public apology and a Sunday 65 for a "back'door" top 10. Guys, it's a long season and golfers have LONG careers. Let's be a little more patient. Luke Donald. A fairly quiet start to 2013 got even rougher at Doral, where LD didn't break 70 once on a very tame Doral and managed to double bogey the 18th hole ALL four days. Karma can be pretty nasty, huh Luke? We'll explain later. . . TaylorMade's "-IER" campaign. It was bad enough seeing guys wearing "17" on their hats last year to indicate the average distance TaylorMade claimed people gained by switching to their RocketBallz line. This year's slogan, "RocketBallz-IER" and the accompanying "#IER" hats being worn are even worse. I mean, why would the company do such a thing? Do they want people to be talking about it after the tournament or something? Ohhhh, we get it. Touche, TaylorMade. Touche. ON TAP The PGA Tour heads across Florida for the Tampa Bay Championship at Innisbrook's Copperhead Course. Wait, there are still tournaments that are just named after where they are played? Were the clocks turned ahead an hour this past weekend or turned back about 50 years? Related: A side-by-side look at Rory's and Tiger's careers Random tournament fact: Luke Donald won here last year and shortly thereafter, I reached out to the then World No. 1 for help on how to play Copperhead because I was going on a golf trip there later that summer. He didn't respond. Is it a coincidence that he hasn't won a tournament since? I think not. WEEKLY YAHOO! FANTASY LINEUP Twice we have had Tiger Woods as our A-list bench player and twice he has gone on to win that tournament. Lesson learned. In future tournaments that he plays, we will keep doing that to sabotage our fantasy team, but make side bets on him to win. Starters -- (A-List): Sergio Garcia. Sergio is coming off a T-3 at Doral and has shot over par at Copperhead just once in his past 11 rounds there. He's also one of those "-IER" guys, making his last name Garcia-IER in the new campaign. C'mon, that's four vowels in a row! (B-List): Matt Kuchar. Kuch had a disappointing week in Miami, but have you heard of the "Matt Kuchar Rule"? It states that he never has two bad weeks in a row. (B-List): Webb Simpson. The Wake Forest product had a tough runner-up here two years ago when he bogeyed the final hole, but his last three years at Copperhead have produced 10 rounds in the 60s and three top-15 finishes. (C-List): Adam Scott. The Aussie dressed like he didn't think he was going to be on TV on Sunday (yellow pants with a grey shirt?), but his closing 64 brought him a lot of air time. Scott hasn't played here much, but his sparse schedule has made him focus better when he tees it up. Bench -- Jason Dufner, Aaron Baddeley, John Senden, and Jason Day. (PAULINA GRETZKY) PICTURE OF THE WEEK I know, I know, there were pics of her and Dustin Johnson on the beach, including ones of her putting her dog in her shirt, but I I like this better. No frills. Just Paulina. With a sultry look. Hey, cut me some slack, it's still close to my birthday. So, to recap, Tiger gave me a win, Miami gave me this Paulina pic and my boss gave me work to do. What did you get me? RANDOM PROP BETS OF THE WEEK -- NBC's announcing crew will say "The Snake Pit," Copperhead's closing three-hole stretch, as much as it said "The Bear Trap" at the Honda Classic: 100-to-1 odds -- Unlike Donald Trump, Innisbrook's owner will not arrive to the course by helicopter every day: Even odds -- Golf's TV ratings will be lower this week: LOCK CELEBRITY/ATHLETE WE'D LIKE TO PLAY GOLF WITH Scott Weiland. Remember him? He was the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots before his, um, problems, led him to be fired recently. That hasn't stopped him from touring with another band and this weekend I saw him in action. He still has a great-sounding voice. Well, when he's not spending a good portion of the show challenging someone in the crowd to a fight. . . Scott, let's tee it up together. I think it will help relax you, plus, we can spend the whole round discussing how legendary 90's rock is. VIRAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK Our two favorite things about Phil are his love of going for the bold (sometimes stupid) shots and his borderline overanalysis of the game. This brilliant clip following Thursday's first round at Doral combined both. It is the ultimate "Phil being Phil" moment. If you haven't seen it yet, you are in for a treat: THIS AND THAT A Dallas judge stopped the auction of a Masters jacket. Poor Greg Norman. The guy can't even buy a green jacket. . . . Speaking of Greg Norman, the Shark is going to advise China's golf team leading up to the 2016 Olympics. There's got to be another Greg Norman joke in there somewhere. . . . I recently rediscovered eating cereal with milk (don't ask), specifically, Lucky Charms (above). Congrats, General Mills. I don't know what you put in those things, but they are "magically delicious" -- as in I can't stop eating them once I start. RANDOM QUESTIONS TO PONDER Why can't Justin Timberlake host Saturday Night Live every week? Did anyone actually pull a hammy jumping back on the Tiger bandwagon? How many non-golf-related fist pumps does Tiger make in a typical day? -- Alex Myers is a contributing editor for GolfDigest.com. Feel free to email him and please follow him on Twitter since he has self-esteem issues.

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It's a cover-up

By Brendan Mohler Sticker shock: Is that a driver or are you just happy to see me?As color and customization flood golf, Club Crown has taken the trend to another level. Its $40 decals...

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Jason Birnbaum: Catch More Distance

Fling a Frisbee to practice the fast, fluid snap that adds distance.

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Wristless, Riskless Short Game

Six shots that will give you consistency around the greens.

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Mar
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When It Comes To Tiger Woods, Let's All Wait Just A Second!

Before you get too excited about Tiger Woods' latest win, remember the biggest questions remain unanswered.

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Mar
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The Week In Style: 03.12.13

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

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Tiger and Rory will face off this week -- in a member/guest

By Tim Rosaforte HOBE SOUND, Fla. -- Don't worry about Tiger Woods or Rory McIlroy losing their form during an "off" week. Woods, who won the WGC-Cadillac Championship, and McIlroy, who rallied with a final-round 65 to finish T-10, were on the pairing sheet posted for this week's Medalist GC Member-Guest. Related: A look at Tiger's and Rory's careers Woods will be playing with Ahmad Rashad against a team of McIlroy and Michael Jordan on Friday in the gross division of a Stableford competition. Woods and Jordan are the Medalist members. Jordan (and Rashad) are also members at Bears Club, where McIlroy has a locker. Photo by Getty ImagesBased on the level of competition in the gross division, a winner could possibly not come from the flight containing the Nos. 1 (McIlroy) and 2 (Woods) players in the world. Rickie Fowler and business manager Sam McNaughton won last year's trophy. McNaughton, a plus-2 handicap, played college golf at Fowler's alma mater, Oklahoma State. Fowler just defended his title for the second time in the Seminole Pro-Member and has also won the Medalist Caddie Tournament. Hank Kuehne and brother Trip are also a team. Hank won the Amateur in 1998 and Trip the 2007 Mid-Amateur. The sleepers could be board member Bill Boockford and son Billy, who played baseball at Notre Dame and is reportedly longer than any of the tour pros in the competition. Related: Tiger's on-course "bromances" through the years After the Woods-Rashad, Jordan-McIlroy pairing was reported online, the club has received calls to buy tickets, entry into the member-guest and also inquiries about one-week memberships. Only members and guests on the sign-up sheets will be allowed through the gate. 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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TRUE linkswear debuts kids' line of golf shoes

By John Strege TRUE linkswear has brought its barefoot platform to a largely ignored market, kids' golf shoes, with the introduction of the TRUE padwan. The offspring of the TRUE sensei and TRUE jade golf...

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Team of Rivals: Callaway's long-drive competitors

By E. Michael Johnson Crushing it: Former world long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski. Photo: Andrew Schlotterlein Callaway recently added 10 heavy hitters to its long-drive team, including Jamie Sadlowski, a two-time RE/MAX World Long Drive...