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| A Look Back: Apr. 8 1935: In a 36-hole Masters playoff, Gene Sarazen defeats Craig Wood, 144 to 149. 1945: Byron Nelson posts 263 score to win the Atlanta Open at the Capital City Course. The win is Nelson's fifth consecutive win of the season. 1951: Ben Hogan shoots a bogey-free 4-under 68 to win his first Masters by two strokes over Skee Riegel. Third-round leader Sam Snead records a final-round 80. 1956: Jack Burke Jr. shoots a final-round 71 to complete an eight-stroke comeback to win the Masters. Burke's 1-over 289 total ties for the highest winning score in Masters history. 1967: At age 54, Ben Hogan ties the nine-hole Masters record with a 30 on the back nine at Augusta National and finishes with a third-round 66. |
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Architecture
John
Fought-Tom Lehman Golf Course Architecture has been selected to oversee the
redesign of the private par-71, 6,891-yard championship golf course at The Country
Club at DC Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz. The DC Ranch course will close in April
and re-open in late October 2002.
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Courses
Triad Development
and Management LLC is transforming the former Saddle Hill Country Club in Framingham,
Mass., into a new private club. Triad Development has renamed the track Hopkinton
Country Club and has hired Welshman Ian Scott-Taylor as the architect for
the redesign.
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Associations
The Royal
Canadian Golf Association releases revised Rules of Amateur Status. The new
rules, which follow those released by the U.S. Golf Association, permit golfers
to attempt to qualify for a professional tour without jeopardizing their amateur
status.
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Turf
Putting Greens
Direct, a manufacturer of synthetic putting greens, announces that Karsten
Manufacturing, makers of Ping equipment, has selected Putting Greens Direct to
supply Ping with a synthetic putting green for its custom putter fitting sessions
at the upcoming Masters in Augusta, Ga.
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Media
John Daly, making
his first Masters appearance since 2000, will be the featured guest on The Golf
Channel's Golf Talk Live tonight, Monday, at 8 from Daly's luxury tour
bus.
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People
Golf course architecture
firm Ault, Clark & Associates, Ltd. promotes Eric Ault to Partner. Ault
is a third generation golf architect.
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Equipment
adidas
Golf reports it has become the first golf footwear manufacturer in at least
eight years to top the European PGA Tour's weekly shoe count at this week's 1-million-euro
Algarve Open de Portugal.
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Instruction
Kevin
Cornwell, PGA Head Golf Professional at Del Lago Resort in Montgomery, Texas,
offers tips to women so they can learn the golf skills needed to compete in business.
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Business
Canadian-based
Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd./golfahoy.com encourage business people to investigate
ownership of the company's franchises, which specialize in golf cruises.
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Contests
As the winner
of OGIO's "AO4/01" (All Out for 2001) contest, Tim Couey takes home a Yamaha
YZ 250 with a value of $5,899 and a collection of OGIO gear bags, golf bags and
backpacks.
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Reader's Forum
What Constitutes the Grand
Slam?
Reader's Forum allows you, The Wire subscriber, to weigh in on the issues and topics surrounding the game.
With the arrival of the year's first major, the winner of the Masters will become the only player with the chance to win the coveted Grand Slam -- or will he? Open for debate is whether the Grand Slam is confined to the calendar year or can a player, like Tiger Woods in 2000-01, be entitled to the Grand Slam by winning the four major titles over two calendar years?
Let us know your opinions by sending your responses to stuart@gpagolf.com with the subject line RE: Grand Slam. Also include your first initial and last name, along with your email address.
Last week Reader's Forum asked: Will the lengthening of Augusta National positively or negatively affect the Masters, and how so? Also, were these changes necessary to keep up with the technological advances in equipment and today's better-conditioned players?