Golf Guy's Guide to ... Children's Miracle Network Classic

 
Event: Children's Miracle Network Classic
Venue: Disney's Magnolia Course (par 72, 7,516 yards)
Disney's Palm Course (par 72, 6,957 yards)
Location: Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Purse: $4.6 million (winner’s share: $828,000)
GC Times: 1-4 p.m. ET (Live) Thursday-Sunday
 

Overview: The PGA Tour wraps up its 2008 season with a number of players hoping to make their dream come true at Disney. That dream would be a Tour card for 2009. For those outside the top 125 on the money list after this week, it’s off to Q-School.
 

Keep an Eye on: Erik Compton. Just five months removed from his second heart transplant, the Florida native will be at Disney on a sponsor's invite - and on a cart. The PGA Tour has given Compton the use of a golf cart in this week's event, the first player to use a cart since Casey Martin. The last PGA Tour event Compton played in was the 2005 Ford Championship at Doral, where he tied for 44th.
 

The Golf Guy says: Of all the “Fall Series” events affected by the implementation of the FedEx Cup, none were hurt more than this one. This tournament is the only one of the seven which used to have Tiger Woods as a regular attendee – ‘used to’ being the key phrase. Even a healthy Tiger won’t make the short drive from his house to Disney to play here anymore, and it’s a shame. It would be nice to see some of the stars come out after the Tour Championship – without a guaranteed paycheck.
 

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