Jan
05
2011
Professionals who own a small business may hesitate to implement e&o insurance, as it can be expensive. There are other business owners who dilute the premium expenses by including each individual sales person under its cover. This group insurance means that each staff member must pay for his allocated share of the policy premiums. Having such extensive cover allows professionals to conduct their business confidently, knowing that they have an excellent errors and omissions policy in place should problems arise. E&O Insurance
Jan
25
2011
This week, we get to see Tiger Woods’ latest swing makeover the one he’s been working on with new teacher Sean Foley. This is the third such overhaul of Tiger’s amazing career but the first that seemed like an act of desperation. The first swing alteration with Butch Harmon occurred after Tiger won the 1997 Masters by a record 12 shots. The second change came with Hank Haney as Tiger’s coach. And now there’s Foley, who also teaches Tiger’s friend, Sean O’Hair. This swing change has occurred during what is easily the worst ball-striking stretch of Tiger’s career.
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Jan
25
2011
WHO: Jhonattan Vegas
WHAT: 30-yard flop shot to three feet
WHERE: 543-yard par-5 18th hole at PGA West
WHEN: First hole of the playoff at the Bob Hope Classic
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Jan
24
2011
Since he started teaching golf 28 years ago, Brian Manzella has been driven to find innovative ways to help students improve. That desire is producing a remarkable career for this GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher. Former PGA Champion David Toms has often sought Manzella’s swing advice since 1988. After receiving the highest certification from The Golfing Machine, a teaching organization based on one of the sport’s cult-classic instruction books, Manzella left to start Project 1.68, an explanation of the synergy of the sciences as they apply to the golf swing. This iconoclast’s growing influence also can be seen in the 11 certified Brian Manzella Academy instructors in six states and Australia, as well as the annual education conference Manzella founded in 2009, the GTE, for “Golf Teacher Excellence.”
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Jan
24
2011
Every week of the 2011 PGA Tour season, the editorial staff of the SI Golf Group will conduct an e-mail roundtable. Check in on Mondays for the unfiltered opinions of our writers and editors and join the conversation in the comments section below.
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Jan
24
2011
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Martin Kaymer overtook Tiger Woods for the No. 2 ranking in the world Sunday, winning the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship by eight shots after shooting a 6-under 66.
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Jan
23
2011
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Martin Kaymer overtook Tiger Woods for the No. 2 ranking in the world Sunday, winning the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship by eight shots after shooting a 6-under 66.
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Jan
23
2011
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates On the eve of the final round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Martin Kaymer tried to convince his rivals that he is not a machine. A closer inspection may be required after his eight-shot victory. It’s his ninth victory in 100 starts.
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Jan
21
2011
Just another ho-hum day in the crazy, whirlwind life of Padraig Harrington.
On Thursday, he confused everyone with his 11 swing changes. On Friday, he was disqualified from the Abu Dhabi Championship for inadvertently and innocently breaking a rule on the seventh green in his first round. (Scroll down to watch a video of the violation.)
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Jan
21
2011
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) Jhonattan Vegas isn’t exactly sure how his Venezuelan parents came up with the unusual spelling of his first name.
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