The News Review:
- The Charles Barkley golf experiment begins tonight
- Golf Capsules
- Wilson captures Mayakoba golf tournament
- Northern Trust says it plans to repay bailout fund as quickly as …
- Mayakoba Golf Classic: Third-round notebook
- Golf: Florida Swing at a glance
The Charles Barkley golf experiment begins tonight
USA Today
The Haney Project a reality series with Woods’ coach Hank Haney will pair the teacher with NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley to repair what can charitably be described as the worst swing in golf. "ther than Tiger I’ve never had a student who’s worked this hard" Haney said about trying to fix the hitch in his student’s backswing. "I’ve never choked before" Barkley said. "That’s what’s been very difficult for me from an ego standpoint.
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Golf Capsules
International Herald Tribune
gilvy had a 3-up lead after the morning round then shot 31 on the front nine to pull away. A tournament that began with so much buzz over the return of Tiger Woods ended with a newfound appreciation for the match-play prowess of gilvy who ran his career record to 18-3 in this fickle format. gilvy won his third World Golf Championship — he will defend his title in two week at Doral in the CA Championship — the most of any player besides Woods who has won 15 of these elite events. And while Woods is a three-time winner of the Match Play Championship gilvy ran his record in this tournament to 17-2. He lost in the championship match two years ago to Henrik Stenson and lost in the first round last year to Justin Leonard. 4 million and moves up to No.
Wilson captures Mayakoba golf tournament
AFP
Wilson who entered the round tied with a one-shot lead finished at 13-under 267 to record his second PGA Tour title. Wilson whose only other PGA title came at the Honda Classic in 2007 earned 648000 dollars for the win. JJ Henry finished two strokes off the pace in second at 11-under 269. Henry signed for a two-under 68.
Northern Trust says it plans to repay bailout fund as quickly as …
Los Angeles Times
By Tom Petruno February 28 2009Northern Trust Co. to Congress: We don’t want your money. The Chicago bank which got $1. 6 billion of taxpayer funds under the government’s financial-system rescue plan last year said Friday that it was talking to its regulators “with the goal of repaying [the] funds as quickly and prudently as possible.
Mayakoba Golf Classic: Third-round notebook
PGA Tour
A dozen active players are winless in more than 300 starts led by Jay Delsing at 555 starts. • PGA TUR rookie Gary Woodland and Scott Piercy a veteran of 25 TUR events are proving that statistics don’t always mean everything. Typically to be successful at the Mayakoba Golf Classic Driving Accuracy is a must. Last year’s champion Brian Gay finished 17th in TUR Driving Accuracy in 2008 while 2007 Mayakoba Golf Classic winner Fred Funk ranked second in TUR Driving Accuracy that season. • Coming into the Mayakoba Golf Classic Woodland was 175th in TUR Driving Accuracy and second in TUR Driving Distance while Piercy was tied for 181st in TUR Driving Accuracy and third in TUR Driving Distance (305. • Woodland turned in Saturday’s round of the day with a 7-under 63.
Golf: Florida Swing at a glance
MiamiHerald.com
• Swing thoughts: ”Sandwich” slot between two World Golf Championships events has raised Honda’s profile among overseas pros. Darren Clarke and Miguel Angel Jiménez will play for the first time. Now if they could only get that Tiger dude.