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Gear On Tour: Humana Challenge

A glimpse of what players are using at the Humana Challenge in Palm Springs

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How does Rory's Florida home stack up to Tiger's?

By Alex Myers Comparisons between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have become popular in recent years, but here's one topic that breaks new ground: real estate. Jeff Lichtenstein, a real estate agent in Palm Beach, Fla., is very familiar with the respective Florida mansions of the two stars and has produced a breakdown between both properties. Related: Tiger and Rory share similar career paths While his "Tale of the House" post perhaps strays a little outside his area of expertise and contains unconfirmed figures of the two stars' Nike contracts, the numbers pertaining to the properties themselves are interesting. With a price tag of more than $46M, Woods' house cost about five times as much. He also paid about $842,000 in property taxes during 2012 and still "might need some remodeling," according to Lichtenstein. Of course, the photos aren't too shabby of either spread: Rory's property. Tiger's property.McIlroy recently bought his new house in Palm Beach Gardens after putting his Northern Ireland home up for sale in September. Woods bought his property on Jupiter Island in 2006, but only moved in late in 2011. Related: The best backyard golf holes It's also interesting to note that while Woods has a four-hole practice facility, McIlroy merely has a putting green in his backyard. At least the 23-year-old knows what area of his game needs the most work. 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"); (Photos courtesy of JeffRealty.com)

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Jan
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An easy way to manage your golf leagues

By John StregeThose who manage golf leagues (and suffer the headaches associated with doing so) might want to pay attention to this: A sophisticated, but simple solution called GolfLeagueGenius.com.  It is the latest offering...

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Tall task awaits teams with tough spring slates

By Ryan Herrington Indulge me for a moment. I might have a few of the words in a different order than the preferred mantra spoke by today's top college golf coaches. However, I think I've...

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The Grind: Russell Henley's debut, Tiger & Rory's return, & Palm Springs picks

By Alex Myers Editor's note: GolfDigest.com's new weekly column looks back at the week in golf (and beyond), and ahead to the next event. Uhh, so at which end is the pot of gold? (Photo: Getty Images)Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we enjoyed almost as successful debut as Russell Henley, in no small part thanks to our new favorite person in golf, Paulina Gretzky. Hmm, perhaps we should make her a weekly feature. . . What's that, you say? "Good idea?" Oh wait, "Great idea?" Duly noted. Maybe something like "Gretzky on Golf" or "Paulina's Picks." We'll keep thinking. In the meantime. . . WE'RE BUYING Rookies. First-year quarterbacks have taken the NFL by storm this season and now, young whippersnappers are already making their mark on the PGA Tour. What an impressive performance by Henley at the Sony Open, who won in his first start as a tour member and set the rookie and tournament scoring record. But he wasn't alone, as Scott Langley fired a 62 in his first round as a tour pro and finished third. Remember the days when golfers didn't "hit their primes" until they were in their 30s? If you do, then no offense, but you're probably pretty old. Tiger & Rory. The bromance returns! First, a new Nike commercial of the two airs as part of the company's unveiling of its newest star athlete. Second, the dynamic duo starts its season in Abu Dhabi. Here's hoping they break out into a coordinated song and dance during the first round. Tim Clark. We highlighted him as a sleeper before the year started (Shush, we make our own criteria) and plugged him as a starter in our fantasy lineup last week. He paid us back with a runner-up finish. A former Fantasy Fix favorite is now an official, um, "Grind Guy." OK, we might have to work on that one. . . WE'RE SELLING Dustin Johnson's "flu". Above are three photos posted to Paulina Gretzky's Instagram account the day before, of and after DJ withdrew from the Sony Open. Was Johnson really sick or simply playing hooky? We'll let you be the judge. Phil Mickelson. It's great to see Lefty making his debut this week, but we're not expecting too much due to his struggles in recent season openers. We're also still trying to figure out why he didn't buy a piece of his hometown Padres. We were really looking forward to seeing a lot of awkward thumbs up coming from the owner's box. Euro Ryder Cup drama. Darren Clarke withdrew his name from consideration, Colin Montgomerie seemed to nominate himself, but after a final three-hour meeting that drew comparisons to a papal conclave, Paul McGinley got the nod as Europe's captain for 2014. Next up, he'll have the arduous task of selecting far too many unnecessary assistants to help him fill out a lineup card. ON TAP The PGA Tour heads to the mainland for the Humana Challenge in Palm Springs. Last year, Mark Wilson, aka "Little Cheese," held off a trio of players by two shots to win. For a second year, former President Bill Clinton and his foundation will partner with Humana to put on the event. Random tournament fact: Arnold Palmer is the only five-time winner of this event, but that pales in comparison to his most noteworthy accomplishment in Palm Springs. You see, it was here where he ordered his first "Arnold Palmer" beverage. This desert oasis is holy ground, indeed. WEEKLY YAHOO! FANTASY LINEUP Starters -- (A-List): Tim Clark. After a runner-up at the Sony, we're going with the guy who has two runner-ups in this event to get back into the winner's circle. (B-List): Kevin Na. Mr. Pre-shot Routine has a T-5 and a T-8 in the past three years in this event. (B-List): Matt Kuchar. We'll keep Kuch in this slot after a T-5 at Waialee. (C-List): Harris English. Can another 23-year-old University of Georgia product win on the PGA Tour this week? Why not? Bench -- Bill Haas, Webb Simpson, John Senden, and Pat Perez. RANDOM PROP BETS OF THE WEEK -- Phil Mickelson won't hit an amazing recovery shot from somewhere in the desert: 10-to-1 odds -- Bill Clinton, playing in the pro-am, will have more of his golf shots shown during the TV coverage than defending champion, Mark Wilson: 1-to-10 -- Phil Mickelson and Bill Clinton will actually make some sort of prop bet between each other: Even money VIRAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK I just got back from a wedding in Houston and it's official: Psy's "Gangnam Style" is now the top party pleaser at any wedding reception. In honor of that, here's a look at Jesper Parnevik's music video of the song: Parnevik also happened to be in the news last week, inking a new deal with Cobra Puma Golf and he'll make his 2013 debut in Palm Springs, where he won this event in 2000. Company execs must have really dug that pink suit. CELEBRITY/ATHLETE WE'D LIKE TO PLAY GOLF WITH Jamie Foxx. He may not have gotten any Golden Globes love for starring in "Django Unchained," but the multi-talented artist still has an Oscar and and a Grammy. And then there's his work in the legendary TV shows "In Living Color" and "The Jamie Foxx Show". If he was able to make a WB Network sitcom funny, then he has to have some game on the course. THIS AND THAT Notah Begay has replaced Dottie Pepper as NBC Sports/Golf Channel's latest reporter. It's good to be a friend of Tiger's again. . . Baseball didn't vote anyone into its Hall of Fame this year, while golf will admit two guys (Fred Couples and Colin Montgomerie) who recently received a hearty 51 percent of the vote. . . . The rocking chairs (left) make Charlotte International my favorite airport. That, and the conveniently-located Chili's, of course. RANDOM QUESTIONS TO PONDER When will the Golf Channel run out of locations to shoot the Big Break? Are we getting close to a "Big Break Cedar Rapids"? Is Tiger's love life the best kept secret since the identity of "Deep Throat"? Why do pilots say "Welcome to New York" when the plane is still 30,000 feet in the air? -- 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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New Looks: The Adjustment Bureau

Adjustable drivers can help you maximize your performance.

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PGA Tour Stars Should Follow Bill Clinton's Lead

Former president Bill Clinton has breathed life into an event that goes well beyond golf. Now the game's stars need to support his cause.

15

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McGinley's selection as Ryder Cup captain a natural one for Europe

By John Huggan Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- After all the talking, all the speculation, all the toing and froing, all the other names in the Ryder Cup frame, it took the European Tour's tournament committee only an hour to decide that Paul McGinley was the man they wanted to lead Old World against New at Gleneagles next year. Five men were considered: Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Paul Lawrie and McGinley. "But we are 100 percent behind this captain," said Thomas Bjorn, chairman of the 15-strong committee. "It was obvious very early that a consensus was forming. We had all listened to the players on tour and it was obvious who they wanted to represent them. In the end, it was a unanimous decision and we are all 100 percent behind him." Photo by Getty ImagesCertainly, McGinley was pleased with the outcome. He arrived on stage for the late night press conference held in the Regal Ballroom inside the St. Regis hotel here with the widest of smiles across his expressive face. And the first thing he did was reach across and fondly caress the famous gold trophy, one that Europe has won in seven of the last nine encounters with the United States. Related: Recent U.S. Ryder Cup captains "I'm thrilled," he said. "It's a great honor to be chosen to lead the cream of the crop from what is arguably the strongest European Tour in history. I'm humbled to be sitting here as Ryder Cup captain and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to go up against one of my golfing heroes in Tom Watson." Certainly, it was obvious that the 46-year old Dubliner had the support of the vast majority amongst the tour's rank-and-file. So if the committee members took any account of that level of feeling -- and they did -- there was only ever going to be one winner. Perhaps even more importantly, McGinley had the public backing of world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and three other key members of the 2012 team -- Ian Poulter, Justin Rose and Luke Donald. Throw in the fact that Irishmen McIlroy, Padraig Harrington, Shane Lowery and Peter Lawrie all appeared during the new skipper's press conference and it is clear that Europe has perhaps never before had a more universally-popular leader. "Common sense prevailed," tweeted the world No. 1. "Paul McGinley 2014 European Ryder Cup captain. Couldn't be happier for him. Roll on Gleneagles." "I stand by what I said earlier this week," continued McIlroy. "And it would be great to see Darren Clarke get the job in 2016. I played under Paul in the Seve Trophy and had such a good time. He made us all feel so comfortable. He's the best captain I've ever played under." Such an unprovoked recommendation did not go unnoticed by McGinley, who was noticeably and sensibly silent throughout the convoluted and sometimes near-farcical build-up to the committee's decision. "It's amazing what you can learn when you listen and don't talk," he said with a smile. "Besides, the players were speaking for me so there was no need for me to say anything. But I will say that Rory is in good shape for a pick if he doesn't make the team." Cue yet another grin as wide as Galway Bay. Related: How Tom Watson became the next U.S. captain Three times a Ryder Cup player -- three times on the winning side -- McGinley memorably holed the winning putt at The Belfry in 2002 and twice served as vice-captain in the biennial contest, as well as twice led the Great Britain & Ireland side against the Continent of Europe in the Seve Trophy. It was there that he developed the reputation for thoroughness and attention to detail that undoubtedly contributed most to his selection. Still, with only four European Tour victories on his resume -- he and Padraig Harrington also won the World Cup for Ireland in 1997 -- he does at first glance have the look of a diminutive David against the golfing Goliath that is the eight-time major champion, Watson. And yes, he is surely the least-distinguished player to land the role since John Jacobs in1981. But don't be fooled. McGinley was ultimately the right man for the job --ask almost anyone on the European Tour and they'll tell you so. Follow @johnhuggan !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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SwingReader: 'Personal [golf] coach in palm of your hand'

By John Strege The level of expertise often found in technology designed to improve your golf game can be impressive. Krishna Ramchandran, for instance, was a senior research scientist for Citrix Online, working on such...

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Ubersense Golf: 'Personal coach in palm of your hand'

By John Strege The level of expertise often found in technology designed to improve your golf game can be impressive. Krishna Ramchandran, for instance, was a senior research scientist for Citrix Online, working on such...