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Name: Robert P. Moreland Year Turned Professional: 1963 Facility and Job Title: Ottumwa Country Club/Golf Professional What was your motivation to become a PGA Professional? I always enjoyed all aspects of the golf business; playing, teaching, conducting tournaments, merchandising. The best way to participate in all of these was to become a PGA Professional. What ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 11, 2008 - The Duramed FUTURES Tour and Junior League of Cedar Rapids announced today that Titan Tire Corporation has been named the title sponsor for the inaugural Ladies Titan Tire Challenge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The sponsorship is for three years. "The Duramed FUTURES Tour ...

 The Principal Charity Classic presented by Wells Fargo will be contested May 27-31, 2009 at Glen Oaks Country Club in West Des Moines. This exciting Champions Tour event is now offering special holiday ticket offers. The $30 Holiday Gift Package includes 2 Good-Any-Day tickets and a $10 gift card to ...

 Name: Sarah Bidney College/University: Simpson College Year Turned Professional: 2002, Class A in 2006 Facility and Job Title: Toad Valley and Jester Park,PGA Teaching Professional Career Low Round/Course: 68, Stonebridge Country Club, Naples, FL What was your motivation to become a PGA Professional? I knew the PGA of America was and still is the best Professional ...

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The 2009 Iowa PGA Golf Card is now available.  Click here to order online or call the office and order over the phone 319-648-0026.  Other Iowa PGA Programs are also available.  Now is a great time to purchase these items for the golfer in your family or circle of friends.  Golf Card ...

  Name:   Emil Roewert Age:  86 Year Turned Pro: 04/1949 Facility: Retired – Life Member   What was your motivation to become a PGA Professional? Love of the game – atmosphere enjoyed by other golfers. What clubs are currently in your bag? Titleist What brand of golf ball do you prefer? Titleist Besides golf, what else do you enjoy?   Reading, Politics, ...

  The 2008 TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Assistant Championship is being held October 30th - November 2nd at the PGA Golf Club, Wanamaker Course, in Port St. Lucie, Florida.  120 golf professionals are competing in this year's event which has a $100,000 purse with the winner taking home $9,000.  The field will ...

[flv:http://media.libsyn.com/media/iowapga/08awards.flv 320 240] The 2008 All Star Pro Golf Iowa PGA Awards Luncheon was held at Riverside Casino and Golf Resort on Tuesday, October 28th. 

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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 offset the $50 million loss of his General Motors contract, there is the possibility that Woods could crack the $1 billion mark by the end of the year.

Even if Woods barely grazed the billion dollar ceiling, it is improbable that he would join Gates on the Forbes 400 as "the price of admission … is $1.3 billion for the second year in a row." Heads up, George Steinbrenner, the Tiger is on your tail!

Prediction as to how Tiger Woods will climb the ranks of the world's richest humans? His "mini-tour" will become the place where the top golfers play for high purses, turning the PGA Tour into a shell of its former self.

While Tiger is busy building golf courses and instituting himself as the harbinger of a new age in sports, John Daly is complaining that this is the "lowest point" in his life. At one point, Daly had enough money to gamble away some $50 million but now the US PGA Tour has suspended John, forcing him onto the European Tour to play in their events.

Daly, who has dived to an unimpressive 736 position in the world rankings, should be grateful for this new opportunity to "reinvent himself". Unfortunately, I think the European Tour would be more appreciative if John would continue his antics across the pond. The Australian Tour offers him a pittance, equivalent to about $50,000 of flights and accommodations (and probably all of the beer that he wants) and, in exchange, receives about $3 million in publicity that they certainly would not have had otherwise!

This week, Golf for Beginners talks about Tiger Woods' ranking both on and off the course as well as John Daly's opportunity for a change of pace. We also offer a few golf drills to practice during the cold of winter.





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