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A Look Back: Apr. 23 1917: The U.S. Golf Association announces that the U.S. Open championship will be canceled due to World War I. 1961: Jay Hebert defeats Ken Venturi in a playoff to win the Houston Classic. 1967: Bert Yancey wins the Dallas Open. 1995: Jim Gallagher Jr. wins the Kmart Greater Greensboro Classic by a stroke over Peter Jacobsen and Jeff Sluman. 1995: Laura Davies wins the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship by four strokes over Kelly Robbins. |
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Players
The Women's Committee of the United States Golf Association extends a
special invitation to LPGA Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez to play in
the 2002 U.S. Women's Open, scheduled from July 4-7 at Prairie Dunes Country
Club in Hutchinson, Kan.
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After winning the
WorldCom Classic, Justin Leonard moves up 17 positions in the World
Ranking to World No. 23, while runner-up Heath Slocum jumps 158
positions to No. 92.
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Fifteen-time PGA Tour
winner Lee Elder conducted the second of several "Tee it Up for
Success" golf clinics at Alabama State University Monday.
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Community Learning
Partners of Wake County and Eagle Ridge Golf Club hosted former U.S. Open
Champion Tom Kite Sunday at the CLP Golf Tournament. Kite also
held a golf clinic with several youths from the CLP program.
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Media
Peter Jacobsen Productions announces a partnership with Portland-area
ABC affiliate KATU Channel 2 to broadcast The 2002 Fred Meyer Challenge
Aug. 4-6.
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Business
Clubhead manufacturer Coastcast reports first-quarter earnings
of $21,956,000 vs. $27,303,000 for the same period last year. Company
chairman and CEO Hans Buehler announces that Coastcast expects decreased
business from major client Callaway in the future.
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In the nine months
since Maxfli Golf entered into a licensing and distribution agreement
with TaylorMade-adidas Golf, market share growth has risen from 5.1 to
10.6 percent of off-course share units.
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Courses
Ocean Ridge Plantation's Tiger's Eye Golf Links, located in Sunset
Beach, N.C., earned 4 1/2 stars in Golf Digest's 2002-03 Places to Play
guide.
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Equipment
According to the independent Darrell Survey, Justin Leonard wore Softspikes'
Black Widow cleats in winning the WorldCom Classic Sunday. Also, four
of the past five winners on the PGA Tour have worn Black Widow cleats
according to the survey.
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Using Precept's
Tour Premium LS golf ball, Leonard set the 54-hole tournament scoring
record en route to winning the WorldCom Classic on Sunday.
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In its first month
on the market, the Precept Laddie grabbed a 1 percent share of
the market, which is more than any other new golf ball introduced in 2002
according to Golf Datatech, LLC.
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Apparel
Since the 2002 PGA Merchandise show, Ahead Headgear's 40-foot long
promotional trailer, featuring the Aheaderizer computerized stitching
machine, has personalized more than 3,300 hats at PGA and Senior PGA Tour
tournaments and retail events at golf shops nationwide.
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Sponsorship
The LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Division names Izod Club
as the official apparel of the LPGA T&CP Division for 2002.
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Technology
Jencess Software & Technologies, a golf management software firm,
announces that it has become a technology partner for Crown Isle Golf
Resort, in Edmonton, Alberta.
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ClubVentures
offers golf associations and clubs around the world software to promote
their courses to amateur golfers.
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Tours
The National Golf Association and the United America Senior Tour
announces that Hooters Restaurants will be the presenting sponsor of the
National Golf Association's South Carolina Senior Open at Bay Tree Plantation's
Gold Course.
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Juniors
The Virginia State Golf Association's Independence Golf Club, a
new, 27-hole golf facility located just outside of Richmond, releases
its Spring/Summer 2002 junior golf schedule, featuring beginner and advanced
golf clinics, after-school programs, a junior golf league and consecutive
summer camps.
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Tournaments
The Melia Playa Conchal All-Suite Beach & Golf Resort will host the Costa
Rica Partnership Aug. 5-8. The 54-hole best-ball event for couples
and other pairs will be played at the Robert Trent Jones II-designed Garra
de Leon Golf Course.
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Tee Box
Week of April 25-28
PGA
TOUR
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Dates: April 25-28
Site: Greensboro, N.C.
Course: Forest
Oaks Country Club (par 72, 7,062 yards)
Purse: $3.8 million
Winner's Share: $630,000
Television: TGC/FSN (Thurs-Fri., 4-6:30 p.m.) and CBS (Sat. 4-6 p.m.;
Sun. 3-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2001 Champion: Scott Hoch (68-68-67-69--272, 16-under-par)
SENIOR PGA TOUR
The Countrywide Tradition
Dates: April 25-28
Site: Superstition Mountain, Ariz.
Course: The
Prospector Course (par 72, 7,225 yards)
Purse: $2 million
Winner's Share: $300,000
Television: ESPN (Thurs.-Fri., 4-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sat., 4-6 p.m.; Sun.,
3-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2001 Champion: Doug Tewell (66-67-70-62--265, 23-under-par)
EUROPEAN PGA TOUR
Canarias Open de Espana
Dates: April 25-28
Site: Las Plamas, Gran Canaria, Spain
Course: El Cortijo Club de Campo (par 72, 6,898 yards)
Purse: 1,722,000 euros
Winner's Share: 287,000 euros
Television: TGC (Thurs.-Fri., 9 a.m-11 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9 a.m.-11 a.m.)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2001 Champion: Robert Karlsson (68-68-71-70--277, 11-under-par)
BUY.COM TOUR
BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs
Dates: April 25-28
Site: Travelers Rest, S.C.
Courses: The Cliffs Valley (par 72, 7,023 yards), The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards (par 71, 7,006 yards)
Purse: $525,000
Winner's Share: $94,500
Television: TGC (Thurs.-Fri., 1:30-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 12:30-3 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2001 Champion: Jonathan Byrd (67-70-66-66--269, 18-under-par)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
European Challenge Tour: Tessali Open del Sud, April 25-28, Riva dei Tessali Golf Club, Campania, Italy.
Jap an PGA Tour: Tsuruya Open, April 25-28, Sports Shinko Country Club, Hyohgo, Japan.
Australasian PGA Tour: South Australian PGA Championship, April 25-28, Vines Golf Club of Reynella, Happy Valley, Australia.
Davidoff Tour: SK Telecom Open, April 25-28, Lake Side Country Club (South Course), Seoul, South Korea.
Canadian PGA Tour: Barefoot Classic, April 25-28, Barefoot Resort (Greg Norman Course), North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
NGA Hooters Tour: Valley View Classic, April 25-28, The Golf Club Valley View, Farmington, Ark.
Futures Tour: Coleman Golf Classic, April 26-28, Willowbend Golf Club, Wichita, Kan.
Note: All times Eastern Time, schedule subject to change.
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Reader's Forum Augusta National has been stretched about as far as it can go. Other historic venues are either maxed out or on the verge of being lengthened to their farthest point. Even then, the courses still may not be long enough to host today's players. There is a slow groundswell of support for putting distance restrictions on golf balls. Is this a step in the right direction? Or are the historic venues just becoming obsolete and it's time to begin identifying longer courses that will host the majors of the 21st century? Let us know your opinions by sending your responses to stuart@gpagolf.com with the subject line RE: Golf Balls. Also include your first initial and last name, along with your email address.
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