Tiger Woods walks away from at least $8 million in potential appearance fees

On Wednesday, Tiger Woods announced that he was withdrawing his name from Ryder Cup consideration, and would be forgoing any professional events for the next few months while he rehabilitates after back surgery. Considering Woods’ recent performances in tournaments — two missed cuts, one withdrawal, and a 69th-place finish — it’s not surprising that Woods […]

Teeing Off: Appearance fees, good business practice or tool of the devil?

Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Jay Busbee and head writer Jonathan Wall take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by writing jay.busbee@yahoo.com, or hit us on Twitter at @jaybusbee and @jonathanrwall. Today, we consider whether appearance fees are inevitable or the root of all […]