Tiger Woods will skip Mercedes-Benz Championship; Palmer and Ali honorary captains at the Orange Bowl

FedExCup or no, Tiger Woods has announced he will be skipping the PGA Tour’s opening tournament in 2007, as he will not play in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. Woods, who also skipped the Tour Championship, said he didn’t feel he had time to get his game into top shape after vacationing with his family …

Arnold Palmer and Muhammad Ali have been named as honorary captains for the FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 2 in Miami, Fla., Orange Bowl officials announced. Palmer will serve as captain for Wake Forest, while Ali will serve as honorary captain for Louisville. …

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