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| A Look Back: Apr. 9 1950: Jimmy Demaret becomes the first three-time Masters champion, posting a 5-under 283 score that completed a four-stroke final-round rally to win by two strokes over Jim Ferrier. 1957: Seve Ballesteros, a two-time Masters and three-time British Open champion, is born in Pedrena, Spain. 1962: Arnold Palmer wins his third Masters in five years, shooting a 68 to win a playoff with Gary Player (71) and Dow Finsterwald (77). 1967: Gay Brewer wins the Masters by one stroke over Bobby Nichols. Brewer shoots a final-round 67 to finish at 8-under-par 280. 1978: Gary Player wins his third Masters by one-stroke over Rod Funseth, Hubert Green and Tom Watson. |
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Players
With a victory
at the BellSouth Classic, South African Retief Goosen moves up four places
to No. 4 in the World Rankings. Carl Pettersson of Sweden won the Algarve Open
de Portugal and moves up 40 places to World No. 67.
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Business
Officials at
equipment company GolfGear announce they have completed the first stage
of an expected two-stage financing process.
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Sponsorship
Maxfli
Golf, a division of TaylorMade-adidas Golf, renews LPGA Tour player and defending
British Women's Open champion Se Ri Pak's multi-year contract. Pak plays the Maxfli
A10 ball.
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Equipment
The one-two-three
finish of Retief Goosen, Jesper Parnevik and Phil Mickelson at the BellSouth Classic
on Sunday gave Titleist a sweep of players who use the Pro V1 ball.
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Sun Mountain introduces
for 2002 an industrial strength Speed Cart for the rental fleet market. Speed
Cart offers an alternative to the traditional pull cart with a design that efficiently
transfers energy from the natural walking position to the wheels.
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Se Ri
Pak used a Never Compromise Z|I Sigma putter to post her first 2002 victory
at the Office Deport Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott. Also, pros using Never
Compromise putters secured five of the top 10 positions at the event.
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TaylorMade
wins the equipment count at the PGA Tour's BellSouth Classic in the categories
of driver, irons and fairway woods. Winner Retief Goosen also used a TaylorMade
driver, fairway wood and irons.
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Associations
The Executive
Women's Golf Association reaches and eclipses the century mark with its number
of chapters in the U.S. and Canada. The milestone was officially reached with
the formation of the Memphis, Tenn., chapter, which earns the distinction of being
the EWGA's 100th.
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Media
Three-time Masters
and British Open champion Nick Faldo will make his first appearance as player/analyst
on The Golf Channel Wednesday during the network's Masters Week news coverage.
Faldo will preview the field and new course changes on Golf Central (7:30 p.m.
ET) and Viewer's Forum (8:30 p.m. ET).
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Junior
Golf Scoreboard recently completed its 15th consecutive month of double digit
gains in traffic as measured by both unique users and page views.
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Teens
On The Green signs an agreement with The Golf Channel to produce seven
events beginning with the Teens On The Green Individual & Team World Championships
May 25-27 at ChampionsGate Golf Resort in Orlando.
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Courses
Ocean Ridge
Plantation, located in Sunset Beach, N.C., will host the 2002 Carolinas PGA
Seniors' Championship on May 21-22. Approximately 300 players will participate
in the two-day, 36-hole event, which will be played on Ocean Ridge Plantation's
Lion's Paw Golf Links and Panther's Run Golf Links.
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Events
Brian Davidson
hit a drive 319 yards to win the Pinnacle Distance Challenge qualifier
in Suwanee, Ga., on April 6. Davidson won $10,000 and advances to the advance
to a year-end Challenge versus 10-time PGA Tour distance title holder John Daly.
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Organizers of the Third
Annual Teens On The Green Individual and Team World Championships announce
that the event will be held May 23-27 at ChampionsGate Golf Resort in Orlando,
Fla. In addition, it will be shown on The Golf Channel on a delayed basis.
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Technology
Pause
Golf Solutions adds QuickSell, a retail store point of sale system that is
web enabled and able to handle multiple store and warehouse situations with ease.
Pause also adds Big Sugar Golf Club in Arkansas to its client list.
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People
Jencess Software
& Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of golf course management software, announces
the appointment of Dahman Boudraa as General Manager. Boudraa will be responsible
for overseeing the operations of the Jencess corporate head office and coordinating
business development and corporate sales efforts.
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Larry
Durland, a longtime golf writer for the Texas City Sun and a well-known figure
in national golf circles, is the recipient of the second Jimmy D'Angelo Award,
presented by the Golf Writers Association of America.
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Tee Box
Week of April 11-14
PGA
TOUR
The Masters
Dates: April 11-14
Site: Augusta, Ga.
Course: Augusta
National Golf Club (par 72, 7,270 yards)
Purse: To be announced. Winner's
Share: To be announced.
Televison: USA (Thurs.-Fri., 4-6:30 p.m.), CBS (Sat.,
3:30-6:30 p.m., Sun., 2:30-7 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com,
www.themasters.com
2001 Champion: Tiger
Woods (70-66-68-68--272, -16)
BUY.COM
TOUR
Louisiana Open
Dates: April 11-14
Site: Broussard, La.
Course: Le Triomphe
Country Club (par 72, 7004 yards)
Purse: $450,000. Winner's Share: $81,000.
Television: None.
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2001 Champion: Paul Claxton (68-66-70-67--271, -17)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
European Challenge Tour: Panalpina Banque Commerciale du Maroc Classic, April 11-14, Royal Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco.
Futures Tour: El Paso Futures Classic, April 12-14, Underwood Golf Complex (Sunrise Course), El Paso, Texas.
Tight Lies Tour: Sprint PCS Open, April 11-13, Chennault Park Golf Course, Monroe, La.
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Reader's Forum 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 name and last initial. |