2008 PGA Tour Schedule

The first tournament is upon us so I thought I would post the 2008 PGA Tour Schedule for the year. I really hope it is going to be a classic season and an Aussie wins at least !one of these events!

Jan 3-6 Mercedes-Benz Championship, Kapalua, Hawaii
Jan 10-13 Sony Open, Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 16-20 Bob Hope Classic, Palm Desert, California
Jan 24-27 Buick Invitational, San Diego, California
Jan 31-Feb 3 Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Arizona
Feb 7-10 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach
Feb 14-17 Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, California
Feb 20-24 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Tucson
Feb 21-24 Mayakoba Classic, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Feb 29-Mar 2 Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Mar 6-9 Tampa Bay Championship, Tampa Bay, Florida
Mar 13-16 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Florida
Mar 20-23 WGC-CA Championship, Miami, Florida
Mar 20-23 Puerto Rico Open, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Mar 27-30 New Orleans Classic, New Orleans, Lousiana
Apr 3-6 Houston Open, Houston, Texas
Apr 10-13 The Masters, Augusta, Georgia
Apr 17-20 Heritage Classic, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Apr 24-27 Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, Texas
May 1-4 Wachovia Championship, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 8-11 Players Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
May 15-18 Atlanta Classic, Duluth, Georgia
May 22-25 Colonial Invitational, Fort Worth, Texas
May 29-June 1 Memorial tournament, Dublin, Ohio
June 5-8 St. Jude Championship, Memphis, Tennessee
June 12-15 U.S. Open, San Diego, California
June 19-22 Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Connecticut
June 26-29 Buick Open, Grand Blanc, Michigan
July 3-6 AT&T National, Bethesda, Maryland
July 10-13 John Deere Classic, Silvis, Illinois
July 17-20 British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
July 17-20 Milwaukee Championship, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 24-27 Canadian Open, Oakville, Ontario
July 31-Aug 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio
July 31-Aug 3 Reno Tahoe Open, Reno, Nevada
Aug 7-10 PGA Championship, Bloomfield, Michigan
Aug 14-17 Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, North Carolina
Aug 21-24 Barclays Classic, Harrison, New York
Aug 29-Sept 1 Deutsche Bank Championship, Massachusetts
Sept 4-7 BMW Championship, St. Louis, Missouri
Sept 19-21 Ryder Cup, Louisville, Kentucky
Sept 18-21 Viking Classic, Madison, Mississippi
Sept 25-28 Tour Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 2-5 Turning Stone Resort Championship, Verona
Oct 9-12 Texas Open, San Antonio, Texas
Oct 16-19 Las Vegas Open, Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 23-26 Arizona Open, Scottsdale, Arizona
Oct 30-Nov 2 Ginn sur Mer Classic, Palm Coast, Florida
Nov 6-9 Walt Disney Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Woody Austin Interview - Golf

If you remember my golf quotes of 2007 post you will have seen poor old Woody Austin falling in the water at the presidents cup tournament. Woody has become something of a cult hero so I thought I would post the great little interview with Woody regarding his new found fame.

Did you ever think that the secret to finding real fame was simply, "Just add water"?
No, obviously I didn't. I always knew I had it in me, I just didn't know the ingredient to get it out.

What exactly were you doing in that water? Couldn't you just have said to your partner, David Toms, "I'm ball in pocket. Carry me"?
Well, see, he was ball in pocket. He hit it in the water way back and then his third shot didn't even hit the green. Rory was on the (par-4 14th) green in one.

I was thinking if I could just get the ball out of the water and around the green, I could chip in for 3.

Everyone laughs at the silliness of it. Did you learn anything from the day?
I don't know if finishing birdie, birdie, birdie is silly. I was pretty serious. What it shows is that people see me react to something and think I'm lost (in anger), but I'm not. I'm quick to get my head back into it.

You've said Phil Mickelson "ripped the crap out of me" for 24 hours after you took your dive.
(Laughs) He was on me nonstop from Tuesday all the way through Sunday. What happened on Friday only made it easier for him.

Was he giving you grief before the dive?
I don't know if it was initiation, or the fact that we get along so good that he knew I could take it. The first thing that happened is he took a game off me in Ping-Pong. Well, this was my first time. I didn't realize how serious the Ping-Pong was. He kept on about it: "No competition, you aren't worth my time, blah, blah, blah." And then on Friday, he was the one who called me Aquaman.

Did you get him back at Ping-Pong?
Oh, yeah. I beat him three straight.

You've said that most of the team were serious Pongers. Who else did you beat?
Tiger never played me. He only played Phil. They have like a running tab. I think Tiger beat him. I know it was best three out of five, and it went all five. I kept wanting to play him and he said, 'No, I can't beat you so I won't play you.' We (Woods and Austin) were good partners, though. We called ourselves the Woodys.

What's the best line you heard?
Barbara Nicklaus the next morning (Saturday). She was sitting at the breakfast table and on the front of the sports page was my face in the water, and she looked up and said, "Everybody wants to know: Did you catch the salmon or not?"

You can read the rest of this golf interview here