Thursday - March 29, 2012

• By Morning Drive Team
• Mar 29, 2012 4:09 AM ET

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TODAY'S TOPICS
- Phil's Defense
Phil Mickelson defends his title in the Shell Houston Open this afternoon. He'll play with Fred Couples and Charl Schwartzel. Live 1st round coverage starts at 3pm Eastern on Golf Channel.
- Major Countdown
We're just hours away from the first major of the 2012 season. Yani Tseng goes for her 4th win of the young season in the Kraft Nabisco Championship. We have live 1st round coverage at 11:30am and 6pm Eastern.
- Neumann Named
Europe has its captain for the 2013 Solheim Cup team. Liselotte Neumann will try to lead the European team to its first ever win on U.S. soil next year at Colorado Golf Club.
- New Watson Welcome
Bubba and Angie Watson have their first child. Bubba announced on Twitter he and Angie adopted a one-month old baby boy named Caleb. Congratulations from everyone here at Golf Channel.
 

- Republican Budget Proposal
- News Corp Considering Cable Sports Channel
- Facebook IPO Update
- LivingSocial Launches Takeout & Delivery Service
 
GUEST SCHEDULE
6:45a ET:     Stacy Lewis, 2011 Kraft Nabisco Champion
7:12a ET:     Jackie DeAngelis, CNBC Business Report
7:25a ET:     Scott Williams, Weather Channel Report
7:45a ET:     Annika Sorenstam, World Golf Hall of Fame Member
7:54a ET:     Ken Brown, European Tour Analyst
8:15a ET:     John Feinstein, Golf Channel Contributor
 
WATCH & LISTEN TO TODAY'S ACTION
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*WEB EXCLUSIVE* Tiger Woods at the mic > Watch Now
 
TODAY'S MUSIC
If interested in the music you heard today on "Morning Drive", download it on iTunes.
 “China Grove” by The Doobie Brothers
 “Working Man” by Rush
 “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane
 
UPCOMING GUESTS
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Friday, March 30
Jason Sobel