Introducing Loose Impediments

With another PGA Tour golf season about to get rollin’ we thought it would be perfect timing to introduce another new feature at The Tickr! We call it Loose Impediments! Loose Impediments will explore the quirky and romantic fairy tales that only golf can supply — past, present and future.

You might be asking yourself what the heck is a loose impediment? Simply, it’s a small item such as a twig, leaf or rock that is in a golfers way that can be moved in most cases… The image above was the motivation for Loose Impediments, Tiger Woods’ ball came to rest against a 2,000 pound boulder at the 1999 Phoenix Open… Well, maybe just watch the vid.

Not totally sure what this photo of Tom Kite is all about? At first glance, it appears to be some sort of weird and outdated workout, even for 1981 standards (C’mon Tom, nobody works out their hip abductor anymore - just kidding).

At second glance, it looks as though Tom may be trying to harness Ivan Drago’s workout tenacity with a little fashion help from Tarzan. Anyway, thought this photo deserved a birthday shout out. So, happy 62nd birthday, Tom.

Damon Hack, senior writer, Sports Illustrated, is spot on in his assessment of Tiger’s win at the Chevron on Sunday.

Tiger looks fit physically, mentally and emotionally. That birdie-birdie finish was vintage, and I don’t think it really matters whether it was at the Chevron or Doral. He hit the shots he had to, made the putts he needed, and beat a stud in Zach Johnson.

Congrats Tiger.

Tiger Woods on Presidents Cup uniforms:

“I haven’t worn white pants since I was 8.” — @PresidentsCup

Tiger Woods makes his return to the PGA Tour on Thursday when he tees it up in his first Fall Series event (ever) at the Frys.com Open. It would probably be a stretch to say Woods’ game was in shape to pull off the ‘W’ this weekend, but hey, stranger things have happened in the post-SUV crash Tiger era.

If you’re looking for a hilarious follow on twitter look no further than PGA Tour golfer, Andres Gonzales. Gonzales’ one-sided bromance with Tiger Woods through twitter has become almost as legendary as his handle bar mustache.

Here are a few of Gonzales’ tweets to Tiger of late:

“@TigerWoods you have a roommate yet for the Frys?”

“Person that is in charge of @TigerWoods twitter, please let him know i am interested a practixe eound at thw frys!!!!”

“@TigerWoods eating in player dining at reno-tahoe. Watching you on the TV…wow, you look nice. Like…REAL NICE!!!”

Check out the futuristic looking prototype golf shoe that Tiger Woods will be wearing as he makes his return to golf this week at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. We kind of think they exude that Marty McFly Back to the Future 2 vibe.

via hypebeast:

The majority of the upper consists of a polyurethane coated stretch fabric, also seen within the construction of NIKE Basketball’s Hyperfuse 2011. Part of the heel is created from recycled NIKE Air Max units melted into thread and then woven together to create a strong, breathable textile material. The FREE-inspired outsole is directly taken from NIKE Sportswear’s Special Field Boot designed for first-responders.

We’re seeing a lot of chatter around the Internets the past couple of days that Tiger Woods will probably shut it down for the rest of the 2011 season. Not really a surprise. Tiger’s current swing coach Sean Foley told Steve Elling of CBS Sports:

“We have not hit any balls,” Foley wrote Tuesday night. “And I have no idea what his plans are as far as when he plays again. It’s up to the doctors.”

See you in 2012, Tiger?