Hello again and welcome to Hittin’ the Links. The PGA Tour season is well underway and spring is right around the corner. Those of you out there in the colder climates, keep your heads up, golf season is almost here. But until then…
In this latest edition of HTL we first check into the next round of litigation between Callaway and Titleist, investigate the best way to stay dry and quiet, and find out why the seniors get it. Also, we look into post bail-out tournament sponsorship, see where Tiger will play next, and, of course, do a full wrap up of this week’s tour events. Read on!
Hole 1: Can’t We Just Get Along?
Acushnet and Callaway have readied themselves for another round of patent litigation. [Link]
Hole 2: Shhhhh It’s Raining
Now performance fabrics keep you warm, cool, dry, and quiet! [Link]
Hole 3: Senior Golfers Get It
In these times of unavailable, unbelievably overpaid professional athletes, the Champions Tour’s stars break the mold. [Link]
Hole 4: It’s Okay to Sponsor a Tournament, Just Make Sure Not to Have Any Fun Doing It.
This is the new stance for Congressman Barney Frank on bailed out financial institutions. [Link]
Hole 5: Tiger vs. The Blue Monster
Tiger looks to make Doral the first stroke-play event in his comeback. [Link]
Hole 6: New Zealand PGA
Kiwi Steve Alker takes home the New Zealand PGA title with teen phenom Danny Lee ending up in seventh place. [Link]
Hole 7: Good Day for Korea
Korea’s Jiyai Shin wins the HSBC Womens Champions. [Link]
Hole 8: Champions Tour
Eduardo Romero wins the Toshiba Classic with a closing round 68. [Link]
Hole 9: Honda Classic
Y.E. Yang becomes the second South Korean to win a PGA Tour event. [Link]
How’s about they both pool their resources and go after the patent office itself? Seems that ambiguity surrounding existing patents continue to be at question. In the end there are no winners; everybody loses.
Don’t be hasty. The patent lawyers win.