Click here to listen. This year is considered “fifty years of Hope” and over two million dollars were distributed in 2008 to charities through the Classic event, but even so, the top fifteen PGA Tour golfers are MIA, most with no reason as to why this tournament is not worthy of their support. Once distinguished as golf’s best celebrity pro-am event with comedians ranging from Jackie Gleason to Jack Lemmon picking up the sticks for charity, the “Hope” seems to have lost a bit of its glamour and dimension. Utilizing Arnold Palmer as celebrity host (perhaps because he won the inaugural ...

Click here to listen. Although Zach Johnson created excitement at the Sony Open winning by a stroke against Toms and Scott, it was fan favorite Tadd Fujikawa whom the cameras followed with the same fervor as when Michelle Wie played here. And why not? Both Hawaiian teenagers have caused quite a stir with solid length off the tee, hustling to create opportunities to keep them in the game. Wie’s claim to fame to date has been her numerous exemptions with slim success into men’s events while Fujikawa has earned his way in, with congratulations flowing from guys like 2007 Masters ...

Click here to listen. With the feature golf story of 2008 being knee surgery for Tiger Woods, it seems almost ironic that, just after winning the Chevron World Challenge, Vijay Singh would be in a similar predicament. Singh claims that he was hurt during the event but obviously didn’t know the extent of his injury. Waiting for Tiger to arrive at the podium, Vijay cajoled, “Tiger, take your time. Don’t come back too early. In fact, take a year off.” Isn’t Singh aware of the saying, “be careful what you wish for?” It is said that Singh is looking at a recovery ...

Click here to listen. Fear not Bill Gates! Tiger Woods will not topple the richest man in the world off of his pedestal! Tiger would require about $57 billion in order to achieve this goal but he is certainly on his way! It has been reported that Woods, even with a bum knee and attending only six golf tournaments this year has made (both on and off the course) an estimated $117 million, bringing his total earnings to just under $900 million. If Tiger plays equally as well in 2009 as he did last season and picks up another sponsor to ...