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Nike's great golf experiment has had its share of hiccups. Just three weeks after the company released the Sumo2 in February, a competitor reported to the U.S. Golf Association that the club exceeded specifications on something called characteristic time, a measure of the head's springlike bounce, which translated into an extra 1 to 2 yds. off the tee. Nike quickly recalled the drivers and is offering to exchange them for USGA-approved clubs by April...
...bigger challenge for Nike will be figuring out where to make its next big bet, now that Tiger Woods has more than proved to be a smart investment. It won't have to look further than the fastest growing segment of the sport, female golfers. Nike Golf signed Michelle Wie to a reported $4 million to $5 million deal in 2005, and is launching a line of women's clubs next fall. "It's a dogfight," says Wood. "But in five years, we should be the leader in the business. I don't see any reason...
...Lesbians in the sport hurt women's golf." BEN WRIGHT, CBS golf commentator, who added that women's swings were hampered by their "boobs" AFTERMATH: He was suspended indefinitely. OUTRAGE FACTOR...
...think it was a major mistake. It would be like me saying I've been a lifelong golfer because I played putt-putt when I was 9 years old and I rode in a golf cart a couple of times...
...with your life. Although - or maybe because - it's so easy to get caught today, it's also easier to get forgiven. In 1988 Jimmy (the Greek) Snyder was fired by CBS for saying black athletes were "bred" to be better than whites. In 1996 CBS golf analyst Ben Wright was suspended indefinitely after he was quoted as saying that lesbians had hurt the sport...