Andrew Payne's Pro Golf fan blog

           Golf finally has its villain: Rory be thy name.

           A sport that has long prided itself on being a game of gentleman who show the utmost respect for their competition seems to have had that tradition undermined by the exploits of South African golfer Rory Sabbatini.

           Sabbatini first alerted the world to his disrespectful attitude at Congressional Country Club in 2006, when he walked off the 17th green because he felt his partner, Ben Crane, was playing too slowly.  This act drew the ire of many in the golf community including ABC analyst Paul Azinger who said that he would like to, “Take Rory out to the wood shed,” as he called the action during the telecast.

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In what is probably the least shocking sports story of 2007, Tiger Woods was named player of the year on Monday for the 9th time in 11 years.

           Woods’ 2007 resume was impeccable.  He began the year by extending his tournament winning streak to a mind-boggling seven-in-a-row, and capped it off by claiming his 13th major and the inaugural Fed Ex Cup.

           While there can be no sound argument for a golfer other than Woods to receive this accolade, the PGA Tour attempted to pry the title of Player of the Year from Woods during the last four weeks of the season.

           Well, not so much the tour itself, but its new system. 

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