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Fourteenth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. Links Sports, We Hardly Knew Ye When David Parker of the now-defunct Links Sports Management Group announced via email to his clients, Kenny Perry, Chad Campbell and Shaun Micheel, that he would […]

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Thirteenth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Gulbis Leaves Octagon For IMG Credit Golfweek’s Scott Hamilton for breaking the biggest story of the week—LPGA star Natalie Gulbis’ move away from the Giff Breed-headed Octagon Golf over to IMG’s […]

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Twelfth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. Adams Golf Rescues Rory It didn’t take long for someone to scoop up Rory Sabbatini, the controversial South African, who was last seen tipping the valet at Sherwood Country Club as he […]

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The Primary Cut…Happy 2008

Eleventh installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. School’s Out Forever? Golf World’s Ryan Herrington reports that not surprisingly, 21-year-old South Korean native and UNLV junior Seung-Su Han decided to stay an amateur and play for the Rebels, at least […]

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The Primary Cut’s 2008 LPGA Preview

Tenth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. The State of the LPGA Has Never Been Better Two relatively recent articles within the past year (USA Today and BusinessWeek) relate to the current state of the now 59-year old […]

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Ninth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Take two pills and call me in the morning In light of the fact that drug testing on the PGA Tour will start July 8, 2008 after the Tiger Woods-hosted AT&T […]

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The Primary Cut…Q School wrap-up

Eighth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Q School’s Over Tour veteran Frank Lickliter II opened the six-day grindfest with consecutive 62’s and never looked back, completing a wire-to-wire victory at Orange County National in Winter Garden, FL […]

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The Primary Cut…halfway through Q School

Seventh installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Q School: The Midway Point Three rounds out of six are in the books [see leaderboard] in the 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament (Q School), where 166 players are playing for […]

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The Primary Cut…goes to Q School

Sixth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. Q School Finals: An Overview The final stage of the PGA Tour’s Qualifying Tournament (Q School) is known by some as golf’s “Fifth Major” (or its “cruelest tournament” as one author […]

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Fifth installment of The Primary Cut – weekly insights from the world of golf player management and other golf-related industry and player news. 1. One strike and you’re out? The PGA Tour plans to start its new drug-testing program as early as July, with penalties for a positive test ranging from a one-year suspension for […]