The 2007 PGA Tour season is cooked. Done. Finis. The Fall Series has finally limped to a close and the top 125 spots are set. You would have had to win at least $785,180 to make keep your card. Even more impressive, ninety-nine players made over $1,000,000 this season. I don\u2019t know what the expenses are, but even after taxes, travel and caddy expenses, they\u2019re making a good living. (Their job is golf – I would kill for that.)<\/p>\n
Stephen Ames won at Disney yesterday. He seems like the kind of guy who should win \u201cDisney.\u201d Nice, big smile – really big smile.<\/p>\n
So, what now?<\/p>\n
I suggest you take some time away from the boob-tube and play some real golf. If it\u2019s too damn cold out, here\u2019s the Silly Season line-up:<\/p>\n
ADT Skills Challenge – Played on November 5 -6, but not aired until December 29 -30. This is like The Golf Channel\u2019s Big Break with PGA Tour pros.<\/p>\n
Why I\u2019ll watch: Greg Norman is slated to play.<\/p>\n
Wendy\u2019s 3 Tour Challenge – November 12 – 13. I\u2019d like to see more tournaments that pit the three major U.S. professional golf tours – PGA, SPGA, LPGA – against one another. Or some combination thereof. It\u2019s fun to see the strengths and weaknesses of the women vs seniors vs men.<\/p>\n
Why I\u2019ll watch: Cool to see the three tours playing on one course.<\/p>\n
OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup – November 22 – 25. This isn\u2019t so silly, but it\u2019s not that big of a draw for players. Boo Weekley, who would rather be hunting, and Heath Slocum will represent the U.S.<\/p>\n
Why I\u2019ll watch: The event is being played in China.<\/p>\n
LG Skins Game – November 24 -25. This is the grand daddy of all the off season. It\u2019s like the off season major, but it means absolutely nothing, except maybe to Freddy Couples who dominates this event year after year.<\/p>\n
Why I\u2019ll watch: Couples is playing. Again.<\/p>\n
Merrill Lynch Shootout – December 7 – 9. Greg Norman hosts as player-pairs vie for silly season glory in three rounds of alternate shot, better-ball, and scramble play.<\/p>\n
Why I\u2019ll watch: Good field and fun format to watch.<\/p>\n
Target World Challenge – December 13 – 16. This is Tiger\u2019s tournament and it will be his first appearance after his longest break as a professional. The purse is $5.75M for a invitational field of eighteen.<\/p>\n
Why I\u2019ll watch: Tiger Woods will be playing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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