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New Endorsements for Tiger?

Posted in Uncategorized | February 4th, 2010 No Comments »

One by one, Tiger’s endorsements are disappearing, going the way of his squeaky-clean image. It’s like they used to say about IBM, updated: Nobody will ever get fired for firing Tiger Woods. It’s just too easy. It’s the swiftest road to moral superiority at this point. Particularly now that Tiger has taken the advice of his stupid advisors and quit his game for an indefinite period of time, thereby ensuring that he can spend 100% being nothing more than a scandalous embarrassment to his friends, fans and family.

I personally feel that there are, or should be, several great companies that should move into the gap left by all those who have booted Tiger Woods from their endorsement roster, and snap up the greatest golfer who ever lived (even though he is clearly not the greatest person who ever lived). Companies that come to mind include:

The City of Las Vegas: The image of Tiger saying “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” would be incredibly powerful.
Stanley: Who better to be a spokesman for power tools?
Harley-Davidson: Why not appeal to the outlaw in every man?
Lawyers.com: Possible tag line: “Take it from me. You never know when you’re going to need a good attorney.” Mrs. Woods could then step into the shot to add, “And I like them too!”
Eli Lilly: The pharmacological solutions to various mood and sleep disorders is virtually unlimited, and it’s hard to think of a person who better represents the occasional psychological pain a person can get themselves into.

The key to the problem is pretty clear. Tiger simply has to find products and services whose customer base doesn’t care about his lifestyle and questionable ethical choices. I haven’t even begun to consider the obvious candidates that may be found in any CVS or liquor store. After all, this is a family destination.

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A tarnished Tiger Scandal casts Woods in negative light for local golfer

Posted in Uncategorized | February 1st, 2010 No Comments »

Adam Speirs, one of perhaps a handful of Manitobans who have ever spoken with Tiger Woods, said his view of the golf superstar has changed.

“I look at him now, and I don’t see who I believed he was supposed to be,” Speirs said yesterday from Houston, where he will begin play today in an Adams Golf Pro Tour Series event.

“Obviously there’s a creation in your own mind of what somebody is, and that’s obviously been helped by the management team of Tiger Woods.

“But now, even seeing him in a commercial or seeing him in a print ad, just seeing him anywhere kind of makes you shake your head and say, ‘Man, this is such BS.’ That’s the way I look at it.”

Speirs rubbed shoulders with Woods at the 2002 and 2007 U.S. Opens. Speirs played behind Woods during a practice round at the 2007 tournament in Oakmont, Penn., and a picture of them together is on the 31-year-old Winnipegger’s Facebook page.

Now that Woods is embroiled in a cheating scandal that has rocked more than just the golf world, however, Speirs sees the worlds’ top player in a different light.

“I was a huge Tiger fan,” said Speirs, who is three years younger than Woods. “I wanted him not only to win every event that he entered, I wanted him to win every event he entered by 10, just to see how dominant he was.

“… He’s different in my eyes now. Whether that’s right or wrong, I don’t know, but that’s the way it is. Whether it’ll change in a year, I don’t know.”

The Manitoban who has likely spent the most time with Woods is Winnipeg’s Rob McMillan.

They played together in about half a dozen college tournaments in the mid-1990s, when McMillan was at New Mexico State and Woods at Stanford.

‘State of shock’

McMillan is in no position to comment on his former foe, however, because he now works for Nike Golf Canada, whose parent company is a primary sponsor of the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer.

“Everybody’s probably more in a state of shock at the moment,” he said.

McMillan, who is Nike Golf Canada’s territory manager for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, believes it would be best for golf if Woods returns to action quickly so that the sport can move on.

“I hope for golf that he hopefully comes back sooner than later, because I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t come back for a long time,” McMillan said.

“The sooner he comes back, the better.”

Speirs said Tiger talk continues to dominate in the U.S., but it’s even more intense among his co-workers on the golf course.

“It’s unbelievable down here,” he said.

The rumours are flying, and so are the jokes.

“A lot of these guys thought they needed to work a lot harder to start beating Tiger,” Speirs said. “Well, apparently they just needed to go have a lot of fun.

“It was like, ‘What’s Tiger’s secret?’ Well, maybe the secret’s out of the bag.”

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Tiger’s private world in danger

Posted in Uncategorized | January 31st, 2010 No Comments »

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — All anyone needs to know about Tiger Woods off the golf course is what he named his yacht.

Privacy.

Woods gave up a big piece of that when he left Stanford after two years, turned pro with a “Hello, World” ad campaign and a $40 million endorsement deal, then quickly became one of the most recognizable athletes on earth.

He will invite some people into that world, but only so far.

Earlier this month in Shanghai, while playing a pro-am round at Sheshan International in a World Golf Championship, Woods allowed that he was staying in a cluster of mansions located on an island in the middle of the golf course. Some of the estates were valued at US$14.5 million, and Woods could not believe the extravagance of these homes.

Approaching the island, he was asked which one he was staying in for the week.

“Oh, one of those over there,” he said dismissively.

It was a clear example of the world’s No. 1 player giving a morsel of insight, but not much more.

Once asked why he enjoyed scuba diving so much, Woods replied: “The fish don’t know who I am.”

He is friends with many, close to only a few. Among his best friends are Bryon Bell, whom he has known since junior high school, and Jerry Chang, a teammate at Stanford.

When he made history in 2001 as the only golfer to hold all four professional majors at the same time, Golf Digest put him on the magazine cover posing with the four trophies, along with his U.S. Amateur trophy.

Did he keep them on the mantel? A special trophy case? His bedroom?

That remains a mystery.

Even for a magazine with whom he has had a longtime relationship, the trophies were moved out of his house for the photo shoot. That $2.4-million home near the driving range at Isleworth is off limits to anyone not part of his circle.

It’s amazing that Woods has managed to keep such a thick wall around his personal life in the 14 years he’s commanded the spotlight. The last time his name might have been on any police report was when he was mugged going back to his dorm at Stanford in 1994.

In response to a query on his Facebook account in October, Woods said he and his wife, Elin, had managed to stay out of gossip magazines and tabloids. “I think we’ve avoided a lot of media attention because we’re kind of boring,” was the reply.

That changed Friday with a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol that Eldrick Tiger Woods, 33, of Windermere, struck a fire hydrant and a tree shortly after pulling out of his driveway. The patrol described the injuries as “serious,” making the news important enough to be the lead item on news channels and for networks to interrupt coverage of college football games.

Then came word of a small photo of Woods on the cover of the National Enquirer, alleging an affair with a New York night club hostess. The woman denied the story and flew to Los Angeles on Sunday to meet with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred.

Woods has had a general distrust of the media since a 1997 interview with GQ magazine in which he was quoted as telling racy jokes in the back seat of a car. He rarely spends much time in an interview, his answers always guarded. If he’s not the defending champion, he often will not go to the media centre, making reporters come outside to see him.

The only criticism Woods has faced was not taking a stronger stand on social issues, such as the all-male membership at Augusta National, not playing more tournaments, or for cursing and throwing a club during competition.

But in all those cases, it was short-lived.

Questions about his car crash, however, will linger as long as Woods keeps it a mystery. He has dealt with a sporting media most of his life. Now he steps into the realm of celebrity media, which is far more relentless.

Speculation on what really happened that night outside — or inside — his home grows each day. Woods went 13 hours before confirming he was in a “minor accident,” then two more days before giving his side of the story Sunday.

He said it was his fault, an embarrassing accident, that he’s not perfect, and that any innuendoes were false and malicious. That hardly will be enough to keep the media satisfied.

Woods turned down a request by state troopers to talk three days in a row. Because it is only a traffic accident, he is not required by law to give a statement.

“Although Tiger realizes that there is a great deal of public curiosity, it has been conveyed to FHP that he simply has nothing more to add and wishes to protect the privacy of his family,” Mark Steinberg, his agent at IMG, said in an email.

But that small camp of TV trucks parked outside the gates at Isleworth might not be leaving any time soon. Woods still is scheduled to compete in his Chevron World Challenge this week in Thousand Oaks, Calif. As of Sunday night, no one had withdrawn.

Would it not be wise to face the media, no matter how embarrassing, and move on? It seemed to have worked for David Letterman, who even made a few jokes at his expense.

That’s simply not his style. Woods can be self-deprecating, but only in the best of times. If he chooses not to show this week in California, he could easily go into hiding for the next two months. Hardly anyone saw him in public for four months after his knee surgery last year.

That won’t make the story go away. For all the records he is chasing inside the ropes, this might prove to be his greatest challenge.

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Bison men’s golf team finish 16th at 2009 RCGA Canadian University/College Championship

Posted in Uncategorized | January 30th, 2010 No Comments »

At the conclusion of the rain-shortened 2009 RCGA (Royal Canadian Golf Association) Canadian University/College Championship, the Manitoba Bisons men’s golf team finished the third and final round of competition on Friday, May 29 at King’s Forest Golf Club in Hamilton, ON.

After all three rounds, the Bison men’s golf team finished in 16th place (out of 20 CIS schools) with a combined score of +84. In a tightly bunched group, the Bisons had a tough third round and were only six strokes back of 13th place finisher University of Western Ontario and four strokes back of a tie for 14th, which includes University of Calgary and Holland College.

Bison golf co-coach Derek Ingram stated from the Championship, “We had a new and young team at the National Championships which had a poor final round but have the ability going forward to medal in the next two years.”

For the Bison men, the final tournament results had Jesse Skelton as top Bison with a +17 score (tied for 32nd overall) and 14 stokes back of second and 20 back of first place. Nathan Wazney was second for the Bisons at +19 (T-39th) followed by Ryan Cook at +22 (T-52nd), Eric Johnson with a +26 score (T-71st) and Bobby Wiebe at +30 (T-81st) among 103 golfers.

On the par 72 course, the low round by a Manitoba golfer was Wazney firing a 75 (+3) in the second round.

This is the seventh year of the RCGA Canadian University/College Championship event. Last season, both Bison teams did not make the cut for the final round, as the women’s team was 11th and the men’s team ended up 16th after three rounds of play. In 2007, both Bison teams did not make the cut for the final round as the women’s team was seventh and the men’s team ended up 14th after three rounds of play. Tyler Mancini was the lone University of Manitoba golfer to play all four rounds in 2007 and tied for 15th with a +1 (289) score. In 2006, the Bison men’s team finished third, they were fourth in 2005, third in 2004 and ninth in the inaugural year – 2003. The Bison women’s team was third in 2006, eighth in 2005, did not compete in 2004 and placed second during the Championship in 2003.

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CPA Firm NSBN LLP Announces Winners of 17th Annual Golf Tournament

Posted in Uncategorized | January 30th, 2010 No Comments »

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — (MARKET WIRE) — 12/02/09 — On Friday, November 6, 2009, NSBN LLP (www.nsbn.com), Certified Public Accountants and Business Consultants in Beverly Hills, held its 17th Annual Golf Tournament at Robinson Ranch golf course in Santa Clarita, CA, co-sponsored by Goldrich & Kest, Rochdale Investment Management and EastWest Bank. The golf tournament is a fundraiser with proceeds benefiting Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research (www.jimmyv.org).

The golf tournament fundraiser is part of the CPA firm’s ongoing program NSBN Gives Back. “I’m happy that NSBN, with the help of our sponsors and participants, was able to ‘give back’ to the Jimmy V Foundation, which is a worthy cause,” said Steve Asher, CPA, partner at NSBN LLP and golf tournament chairman. “It was a beautiful day as always and congratulations to the winners: Sandy Wilk, Ed Argow, Monte Stern and John Baltzersen.”

For further information about future golf tournaments, additional sponsorship opportunities or donation to Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research, you may contact Steve Asher at sda@nsbn.com or 310-288-4277.

About NSBN LLP

NSBN LLP (formerly Nanas, Stern, Biers, Neinstein and Co. LLP) is a full service CPA and business consulting firm that has been in practice in Beverly Hills, California, for over 50 years. NSBN has particular expertise in various industries, including real estate, escrow, nonprofit organizations, entrepreneurial businesses, entertainment, employee benefit plans, and high net worth individuals. The firm currently ranks among the top 25 CPA firms in Los Angeles County and among the Best Places to Work in Los Angeles for the past three consecutive years. NSBN has 18 partners and a staff of approximately 70. For more information, please visit www.nsbn.com.

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Swing Into Fun: Golf for Everyone and Intermediate Bridge

Posted in Uncategorized | January 28th, 2010 No Comments »

Swing Into Fun: Golf For Everyone

Through group instruction let our Golf Pro guide you to learning and improving your golf skills. Improve proper alignment, grip, stance, and swing skills. After lunch play unlimited golf with cart, weather permitting.

Intermediate Bridge: Come Join Our Memory Game

Take this opportunity to focus on the areas of your game that are in most need of improvement. Lectures will include strategy against no-trump and suits, opening leads, signals, card combinations, and deception. Discuss bidding and play of the hand.

Standing and swinging clubs will be required for morning group golf instruction; however, carts will be provided during each afternoon of play.

Program in association with Georgia College and State University.

Douglas’s local Gopher Plantation gives a flavor of life on a south Georgia farm around the turn of the century. And for wildlife enthusiasts, the Okefenokee Swamp Park is a short drive south of the town. There you can canoe, fish and go alligator and bear spotting.

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Golfers hit the links during December warm spell

Posted in Uncategorized | January 25th, 2010 No Comments »

10 YEARS AGO - 1999

Trustees of the Avon Maitland District School Board heard over two hours of public admonishment from more than 250 people who jammed into the Seaforth District High School gymnasium to scold and beg trustees not to close their schools. In the case of Seaforth, Mayor Dave Scott and businessman Charles Smith said it wasn’t just a fight to save three schools in the Seaforth area, one of which was a high school, but the community as well.

General manager Antoni Cimolino reported that solid leadership and great entertainment combined to boost attendance at the Stratford Festival to an all-time high of almost 600,000 patrons.

Unseasonably warm and sunny weather allowed avid golfers to hit the links. Hans Beck was one of the golfers who made the rounds at the Stratford Municipal Golf Course.

A book entitled “My Ontario,” which cost taxpayers $2.5 million to produce, was distributed to high school students. Many students felt the money could have been put to a better educational use. Northwestern students, under organizers Lindsey Smidts, Alisha Jonkmon and Jolene Manktelow, had already collected 600 of the books, intending to return them to MPP Bert Johnson.

25 YEARS AGO - 1984

Four months and $1 million of repair later, the Glengowan bridge in Blanshard Township, about eight kilometres north of St. Marys, was officially opened. Doing the official duties were Blanshard Township Reeve Ron Denham and Perth County Warden Glynn Coghlin, who braved the biting cold along with about 50 spectators.

Firefighters were kept busy for more than four hours trying to extinguish smouldering cocoa at the Cadbury Schweppes plant at the corner of Lorne Avenue and Downie Street. The large amounts of water needed to put out the fire spread the powdered cocoa over the plant’s main production area creating quite a mess for plant manager Raymond Haines and his workers.

The congregation of Grace United Church in Tavistock retired the debt acquired when it built a $280,000 Christian education wing in 1982.

Financial support from Perth County for the Stratford General Hospital building fund was a top priority for newly elected warden Oliver McIntosh of Fullarton Township.

Ontario Bicentennial medals were awarded to residents of the city for their volunteer work in the community. Recipients included Lorne Bolton, Pearl Alles, Oliver Gaffney, Eileen Langley, Larry Lemenchick, Bob Miller, Barbara Penton and Rev. Norman Gibson.

With only 115 nursing home beds in Stratford, city council was still reeling over the province’s decision to award 30 additional beds outside the city. “This city has been short-changed long enough in health care. If we don’t fight for it, we’re not going to get it,” said Ald. Colleen Misener.

50 YEARS AGO - 1959

Location of an Ontario hospital in Wallace Township, five miles from Listowel, became almost a certainty when the Department of Public Works in Toronto picked up the option on the 100-acre farm of Carl Williamson for $20,500.

C.H. Meier was successful in his second bid to become mayor of Stratford, defeating his rival Evelyn Moore.

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Ontario Wins the Dominion

Posted in Uncategorized | January 10th, 2010 No Comments »

The Ontario men’s and women’s teams were the winners of this afternoon’s finals of The Dominion National Curling Club Championships, Canada’s first-ever national championship for club curlers, played at the St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto.

The women’s final against Manitoba went to two extra ends, with the 9th end being blanked, and Ontario winning 6-5 with a stolen single in the 1oth. The men’s championship game also went to an extra, where Ontario recorded a triple, for a 7-4 win.

The men’s team, skipped by Robert Stafford, are from the Chatham Granite club, while the women’s rink, with skip Kelly Cochrane, are from the High Park Curling Club, in Toronto.

In the final round robin draw on Saturday, PEI’s women’s team, from the Crapaud Community Curling Club, spoiled Newfoundland and Labrador’s chance to advance to a tiebreaker round, with the Newfoundland team stealing a single in the eighth to force an extra end. With Newfoundland lying shot rock in the back four-foot with a guard at the top of the twelve, the ninth end came down to a final shot from PEI skip Vanessa Hamming. Her weight was dead-on s her rock came to a stop right on the button, winning the game for PEI, and eliminating the need for a tiebreaker.

The PEI women ended play with a 2-4 win-loss record, while the men’s team, skipped by Louis Walsh of the Silver Fox, were win less in six starts.

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Charges Laid in Golf Course Fire

Posted in Uncategorized | January 7th, 2010 No Comments »

Four people have been charged after a devastating blaze destroyed Riverview Golf and Country Club. A joint investigation between Morris RCMP, the Major Crime Unit and the Office of the Fire Commissioner was conducted into the fire and earlier property offenses in Morris.

Two 17-year-old males, one 17-year-old female and one 19-year-old male face 24 criminal charges including mischief, possession of goods obtained by crime, break and enter and arson. All four are from the Red River Valley, but police would not be more specific than that.

Steve Driedger had a bad feeling when the call came in early in the morning on Oct. 21.

The president of the golf club in Morris is also a member of the local fire department, so when he raced out to the course, his worst fear, the bad feeling confirmed on the phone just minutes ago, was now in front of him.

“This is a huge loss for our community,” a worn-out Driedger said.

According to authorities, the fire call came in at 1:40 a.m. and took about 90 minutes to extinguish. No one was injured, but the blaze completely destroyed the clubhouse structure and claimed most of the contents inside.

It also capped off an incredibly frustrating season for Driedger and the numerous volunteers who keep the community-owned, not-for-profit facility up and running, as the spring flood delayed the course’s opening by nearly three months. “We were under 16 feet of water,” he said. “We dug out from that and made our golf course playable again in July.” Unofficial estimates peg the damage around $500,000, but not included in that total are the countless pieces of Morris’s golfing history including century-old clubs, trophies, and pictures of old champions and past flood damage victories.

“There’s no record of any of that stuff anywhere else,” Driedger said. “That’s what makes our golf club. It’s all gone and it’s something we’ll never, never get back.”

Morris Mayor Dale Hoffman said losing the clubhouse, which was relocated to its current location following the 1997 flood, is a blow to golfers everywhere. “We had members from all over the surrounding area and even in Winnipeg,” said Hoffman. “This is not just a loss for Morris, it’s a loss for the golfing community in Manitoba.”

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