Golf

Americans More Likely to Buy Pole Dancing Classes Than Gym Memberships, Says LivingSocial

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 8, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

When there are discounts involved and only 24 hours to decide whether to buy, Americans also opt for Mexican food more than sushi, and pick lasers rather than waxing for removing unwanted hair.

Get a Grip: With Apple Telling Us How to Hold a Phone, Here Are Some Other Grip Tips!

Kara Swisher in News on June 25, 2010 at 9:19 am PT

BoomTown had no idea about how to properly hold a mobile phone until Apple told us yesterday, in regard to solving the antenna issues related to its new iPhone 4. Since I had often been using my feet to do so, I am so glad someone schooled me that I had been holding it all wrong for all of this time now! Thanks, Steve Jobs!

Will You Watch Tiger Woods in 3-D Next Week?

Peter Kafka in Media on April 1, 2010 at 8:15 am PT

Will you wear special glasses to watch golf on your couch? That’s the proposition Comcast and the Masters will offer next week when the cable provider and the famous golf tournament beam some of the four-day event to homes across the country in 3-D. It’s a demonstration of where this technology could go and the distance it has to travel to get mainstream.

Tiger Woods Apology Boosts His Standing Online

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 19, 2010 at 2:32 pm PT

Tiger Woods may have more atoning to do with Elin Nordegren, but a preliminary pulse-taking online suggests that at least some of his fans are coming around. The golf star apologized Friday for his infidelity and the ensuing sex scandal, and according to Zeta Interactive, a New York digital-marketing firm that measures online reputations, that helped boost his ratings.

EA Firmly Committed to Tiger Woods

Yukari Iwatani Kane, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 22, 2010 at 3:12 pm PT

Amid the continuing brouhaha over Tiger Woods and his personal life, videogame maker Electronic Arts signaled its commitment to the professional golf player in two ways this week. EA took the next step in the development of its Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online golf game by opening up the beta version to the public and it announced a June launch for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, its next console game starring the athlete.

EA: Tiger's Still in the Game

Nick Wingfield, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 6, 2010 at 1:00 am PT

For weeks, Electronic Arts has said it has no plans to ditch its association with Tiger Woods, even as the professional golfer’s other sponsors began bailing out on him after allegations of his infidelities. This week, EA again said it will stick with Mr. Woods and plans to release an online game featuring the golfer that it will open for public testing later this month.

Viral Video: Is Tiger's Crash as a "News" Videogame Good or Bad?

Kara Swisher in News on December 7, 2009 at 2:52 am PT

It’s not pretty, but it is hard to avert my eyes from the bizarre video report from a Taiwanese television news station that uses computer-generated images–some purely hypothetical–to re-enact the car crash of golfing legend Tiger Woods. Like some Sims game gone awry, it even shows his wife, Elin Nordegren, chasing Woods’s car with a golf club. Is this good or bad?