Tim Rosaforte / Tour Talk: Tiger Takes A Dip.

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There are stories of Tiger Woods training with Navy SEALs, and he has enough scuba-diving experience that he can teach it as a divemaster. So when doctors suggested swimming as a way to rehab his surgically repaired knee, Tiger jumped in. (And to think they called Michael Phelps "the Tiger Woods of Swimming.") "Just the offloading of water helps a lot with the swelling," said Woods, who added that swimming has improved his cardiovascular conditioning. When he returns, Woods might look leaner than 185 pounds, but he says he's only two pounds lighter than when he won the U.S. Open in June. . . . Defending Masters champion Trevor Immelman didn't become a rock star this past year, but there's a music room at his Orlando-area home where the South African can close the door with his 2-year-old son, Jacob , and have a jam session. Immelman, who owns 10 guitars and a Pearl drum kit given to him by Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres , admits he isn't ready for concerts, but he has the DNA. "I wish I were more of a guitarist, but I'm a bit of a beginner there," Immelman said. "Drumming is more my thing. It was in my family." The South African's father, brother and cousins have all performed in bands. . . . One of the treats for first-time Masters participant Ken Duke is being able to bring his swing instructor, Bob Toski , back to Augusta. Toski, 82, competed in five Masters tournaments but hasn't been on the grounds since 1957. Duke, 40, a former mini-tour player, credits Toski for turning his career around by teaching him to hit a cut. . . . Erik Compton , 29, a two-time heart-transplant recipient, will attend this year's Masters to receive the Hogan Award for his comeback. Compton, who had a promising career derailed by heart problems, made the cut at last year's Children's Miracle Network Classic at Walt Disney World and is trying to earn a PGA Tour card.

KNEE REHAB INCLUDES TIME IN THE POOL.

Tim Rosaforte is a Senior Writer for Golf Digest and Golf World. He appears on NBC golf telecasts and on the Golf Channel's "Sprint Pre Game" and "Sprint Post Game" shows. Read his Tour Insider blog at golfdigest.com.

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Rosaforte, Tim. "Tim Rosaforte / Tour Talk: Tiger Takes A Dip." Golf Digest Apr. 2009: 52. General OneFile. Web. 29 Sept. 2010.
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Beautiful bike hanger

Say bye-bye to the days of simply leaning your bike up against a wall (ours are jammed into corners), only to have it fall over inconveniently, or hanging your bike on those industrial yellow hooks to get it out of the way. The bike shelf from Knife & Saw is an elegant take on getting your bikes off the floor, but with a stylish and functional touch.

The hanger is plenty sturdy as it's suspended on a solid steel rod mount, the top can act as a shelf, and the gorgeous solid wood finish is an asset, not an eyesore.

The bike shelf is pretty spendy at $270 or $300, depending on the wood (ash or walnut, respectively), but it's quite lovely... B, wanna take on a little construction project? If so, I'll take two, please. ;)

Originally spotted on pretty pretty paper.

B&R go to the baseball park

Let's put this out there now: I am a Red Sox fan. B worships the Phillies. It's okay - they play nicely together (they're in different leagues and very rarely do they play each other). The Phils have already clinched the NL East division championship and no one really cares about the Nats (sorry, it's kind of true), so B was able to score some really good tickets to last night's game for pretty cheap.

Behold, our clutch seats:

Is it wrong that I was most excited about the tailgating and eating a ballpark hot dog? (Which, for the record, I did, along with french fries and beer, capped off with Cracker Jacks. Ouch.)

The game was a quick one - the Nats won, 2-1 - but we had a really good time hanging out and enjoying the amazing early-Fall weather.

Thanks for the tix, babe. I had a blast!

(Please excuse the mediocre iPhone pics and the slight mushiness...)

Wellies

Joanna Goddard

Another day for Wellies on this Wednesday, rain, rain, rain.

Home tip: fixing dings in wooden furniture

You're going to thank me for sharing this genius tip from Apartment Therapy. If you have wood furniture - the real kind, not the fake MDMF kind from Ikea - and it's unpainted but has some dings or dents you want to cover up, here's the easiest possible way to do it:

Step 1: Take one walnut (it needs to be out of the shell) and rub it over the dented or scratched area.
The damaged bits will start to darken and match more closely with the rest of the leg/affected area. Obviously the nut will only do so much (probably won't fix giant scrapes here), but that's pretty awesome nonetheless, right?

Step 2: Put five dollars into an envelope and mail it to me for the bright idea. I'll give $2.50 of it back to Apartment Therapy.

Step 3: Enjoy your (almost) free furniture fix.

;)

Dancing doggies

This one's for you, Marcy.

For Marcy and for everyone else, just watch the video below - it's awesome. If you like music, Ikea, or puppies, you'll be into it, trust me. (And if you don't believe me already, kindly reference these other amazing OK Go videos: 1 and 2 - the treadmill video [#2] is a classic at this point.)

Enjoy - OK Go's White Knuckles:

In case you can't see embedded YouTube videos (iPhoners!), here's the link.

Right? Riiight? :)

Originally spotted on Design Dust.

For Your Monday

Lots to catch up on this Monday and the rain makes it a wonderful day to do just that. We haven't seen rain in so long it almost seems as rare as snow these days! What I do know with 3 kids is there are more "accessories" for a rain day than the average foyer space can tolerate. Luckily when we did our edition last year we added a mud room with cubbies for all the boots, coats, umbrellas and bags...Lifesaver! Looking through images of my favorite foyers today and noticing chic umbrella stands in some, none in others makes me wonder, should I add one to my formal front foyer? 

Images courtesy of House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Living etc. Elizabeth Martin Design and Domino