EDITOR’S WELCOME
WELCOME FROM THE EDITOR
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The past PGA TOUR season has been interesting... Nationwide Tour visit. The good news is that many of
and that’s putting it mildly. them are open to the public. We also look at the vast
Tiger Woods came back from knee surgery in 2008 global reach of PGA TOUR telecasts.
that caused him to miss the second half of that sea- In addition, we look at the success of the Nationwide
son. Still, he managed to win six events (but no major Tour, golf in the Olympics, the season-long Kodak
championships) and his record 10th Jack Nicklaus Challenge, which made its debut last year, a new event at
Trophy as the TOUR’s Player of the Year. The Greenbrier and we say goodbye to two events that
The major championships had a decidedly won’t be back in 2010. We also look at the FedExCup
international flavor last season. While Americans won race, which culminated with Phil Mickelson’s dramatic
the U.S. Open (Lucas Glover) and the victory at THE TOUR Championship
British Open (Stewart Cink, in a playoff presented by Coca-Cola and, as always,
over Tom Watson), Argentina’s Angel there’s our annual quiz, designed to
Cabrera won the Masters Tournament test your knowledge of golf and the
in a playoff over Chad Campbell and TOUR as well as your patience. Good
Kenny Perry while Korea’s Y.E. Yang luck with this year’s version.
outdueled Woods down the stretch Finally, my column, “The Last Word,”
in the PGA Championship, becoming is an appreciation of Tom Watson, both
the first Asian player to win a major. In for what he’s done and the person he is.
addition to covering the majors, we also His performance at the British Open,
preview every TOUR event, offering where the 59-year-old came up just
readers a wealth of information. short in his bid to win his sixth victory
The United States, led by Captain in the game’s oldest championship, was
Fred Couples, won The Presidents Cup 2009. The task the most inspirational story of the 2009 golf season.
before the Yanks is taking on the Europeans at this To bring all this to you we feature the work of some
year’s Ryder Cup. We review the former and preview of the game’s best and most-respected writers and
the latter. photographers, who help us capture the depth and
In keeping with the international theme, in this edi- breadth of the PGA TOUR for this publication. All the
tion we look at the courses outside the continental best to all of you in the coming year. ■
United States that the TOUR, Champions Tour and Don Wade, Stamford, Connecticut
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