Sadly, the rivalry between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will not further translate from the PGA Tour to the race out in the NL West.Mickelson, a San Diego native, has reportedly turned down an offer to buy an ownership share of the Padres on the basis that he is uninterested in becoming part of any professional sports franchise.
The headline of the story "Mickelson turned down offer to buy San Diego Padres" is also a bit misleading here. Let's make this clear — a share of ownership in a professional baseball team is slightly different than full ownership of one, and this should really, really be clarified. Woods, on the other hand, is friends with Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt (pictured above at 2008 NLCS) and might actually have the cash to buy a major league squad. Or, say, a $20 million yacht.
In other news, it seems that Irish phenom Rory Mcllroy has turned down an offer to become a card-carrying member of the United States PGA Tour. According to SI, Mcllroy was approached with the offer of a "Special Temporary" membership, which is always awarded to players who earn a certain amount of money in a given season.
A small shame in my opinion, but the kid is only 19 years old, after all. There will be plenty of chances for Mcllroy to compete in the U.S. outside of just major championships during his predictably long, fertile career.
Lastly, Brian Gay is currently leading the Verizon Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, making a birdie on his first hole today to take a four-shot lead at -14.
Back with more Monday.
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When I first saw this photo, all I thought about was Jim Rome saying "It's just T. Woods-being-T. Woods."
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