PGA Tour to Make Qualifying Changes

Ken Jowdy Golf brings you this update about the PGA Tour's qualifying process.  The PGA Tour might make major changes to its qualifying process. The changes will affect the way golfers reach the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. The Q-school returns to the Coachella Valley this week with six days of play at PGA West where out of 173 players, only the top 25 at the end of 108 holes will earn exemptions to the PGA Tour. "The next number of players closest to 50 (for example, 52 is closer to 50 than 47) will earn full exemptions to the Nationwide Tour. The rest of the field will earn conditional status on the Nationwide Tour based on their finishes in the event."

For more read here.

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20111129/COLUMNS05/111290310/1033/sports06/Desert+visitors+have+an+eye+on+making+PGA+Tour++this+week

Montgomerie Plays Favorites with Luke Donald

Ken Jowdy File delivers this news about European Golfer of the Year candidate Luke Donald.  Colin Montgomerie’s is casting his vote for Luke Donald for European Golfer of the Year despite Rory McIlroy and Darren Clarke both surpassing the Englishman by winning majors.

For more read below.

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/donald_s_display_makes_him_scot_s_pick_for...

A Look at the Most Unwieldy PGA Tournament Names

The Ken Jowdy File brings you this fun piece. With the rise of corporate sponsors and celebrity hosts, PGA Tournament names have taken on a life of their own.  The Bleacher Report brings you the most ridiculous tournament names such as the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.  For the full list, read here.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/940985-most-unwieldy-pga-tour-tournament-n...

World's Best Golfers Head Down Under

Ken Jowdy Golf brings you this news from Australia.  The Australian Open event will be held at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney and will have a star-studded field filled with the best American and International golfers.  The event will be held at The Lakes Golf Club in Sidney one week before the Presidents Cup matches are held at one of the world’s premier golf courses, Royal Melbourne. For more read here.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/929038-emirates-australian-open-presidents-cup-bring-top-golfers-to-the-land-of-oz

Golfers Improve with the Power of Suggestion

Ken Jowdy Review gets scientific.  A new study finds that golfers significantly improved their putting ability when they believed the putter they were using belonged to a celebrity golfer.

For more information read below.

 

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/the-case-of-the-haunted-golf-cl...

Rory McIlrory Gets Rid of Chubby

Ken Jowdy File brings you this article.  Rory McIlroy dropped his manager, Chubby Chandler, to join his compatriot Graeme McDowell at a smaller agency.

The US Open champion broke the news to Chandler, the founder and managing director of International Sports Management, immediately after this after this week's Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.  Chandler was apparently surprised by the move.

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/rory-mcilroy-shows-ruthless-streak-as-he-leaves-chubby-in-cold-16067442.html#ixzz1bqt5LxHU

 

Jim Furyk Looks to Rack Up Frequent Flier Miles

Ken Jowdy Review brings you this article.  Jim Furyk is playing in Shanghai before the Nov. 17-20 matches at Royal Melbourne in Australia.  That may seem like a lot of traveling as there will be other Presidents Cup player there.  However, Furyk will go home to Florida in between.

Furyk will be in the air roughly 25,000 miles before getting to Royal Melbourne.

For more on this odyessy see below.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/golf/furyk-going-the-china-f...