Golf World Monday - January 8, 2013

1. 8.2013

hyundai;delays;1;dustin Johnson builds a three-shot lead entering today’s final round of the weather-plagued, much delayed t of c
t;of;c;no-shows;2;an old problem is getting worse—attracting golf’s top names to Hawaii for the pga tour’s season-opening event
rory;mcilroy;3;nike says it will be making a “major announcement” on Jan. 14 in abu dhabi and most believe it involves the pga champion
tour;officials;4;the pga tour’s rules mavens reported to duty in Hawaii, but they and the tour have yet to agree on a new contract
carl;pettersson;5;not surprisingly unhappy about the proposed ban on anchoring, the broomstick-wielding pro calls the move a “witch hunt”
steve;stricker;6;saying “i’ve had enough of being totally focused on golf,” the 12-time pga tour winner will cut back his schedule in ’ 13
lpGa;schedule;7;commissioner mike whan has yet to release the 2013 schedule, perhaps because he’s trying to close another deal or two
charl;schwartzel;8;Golf World’s (Jan. 14) predictions issue doesn’t have the 2011 masters champ winning a pga tour event—could be a mistake
erica;popson;9;the curtis cupper took care of a hole in her résumé by winning the Harder Hall invitational over 13-year-old mika liu
copa;de;las;americas;10;the u.s.’s lindy duncan and erynne lee won the women’s competition at doral, but canada claims its third overall team title
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discussing the year ahead in golf, including the expectations that world no. 1 rory mcilroy carries into the 2013 season dustin Johnson tweaks his driver loft, webb simpson embraces latest technology, rickie fowler adds more orange ian poulter’s last-minute decision to play the Hyundai tournament of champions at Kapalua was purely pragmatic