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| A Look Back: July 22 1921: Englishman Jim Barnes defeats Walter Hagen and Fred MacLeod by eight shots to win the U.S. Open at Columbia Country Club. 1962: Gary Player wins the PGA Championship over Bob Goalby at Aronimink Golf Club. 1973: Susie Maxwell Berning finishes at 2-over 290, five strokes ahead of the field, to win her third U.S. Women's Open trophy on her 32nd birthday. 1984: Seve Ballesteros wins his second British Open at the Old Course in St. Andrews. 1990: Nick Faldo wins the British Open by five strokes over Payne Stewart and Mark McNulty at the Old Course in St. Andrews. |
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Softspikes, Inc., introduces its newest Black Widow countertop promotion,
which offers Black Widow mini-wrenches for free to both retailers and consumers.
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Events
The Buick Scramble, now in its 19th season and first under the Buick banner,
conducts its first local qualifying championship in Hawaii in nine years at Hapuna
Golf Course in Kamuela, Hawaii.
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The 10th
annual Women's Healthcare Classic is to take place Aug. 12 at the Dearborn
Country Club in Michigan and will benefit women's health programs throughout the
Oakwood Healthcare System, including Wigs for Women and a van transportation service
for cancer patients.
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Accessories
Shaw Rugs introduces the Jack Nicklaus Collection, a line of 100-percent
wool rugs featuring designs approved by Jack's wife, Barbara Nicklaus.
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Tournaments
The LPGA Tour already makes an annual stop in Phoenix, but organizers of the PING
Banner Health LPGA event are continuing their charitable efforts yearlong
by adding two cancer fund-raising tournaments to the Valley's golf circuit.
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Business
Graphite shaft maker Aldila schedules a conference call to review its second-quarter
financial results.
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Briefly
The United States team defeats Great Britain and Ireland in the Palmer Cup
by a score of 15.5 to 8.5 at the Doonbeg Golf Club in Ireland. ... A new Web site
offering information about golf in Myrtle Beach, www.myrtlebeachmarket.com,
went live July 1. ... Chris Johnson has withdrawn from the Weetabix Women's
British Open Championship and has been replaced by Jenna Daniels, the next
eligible player.
Reader's Forum
Open Championship
Impressions
Reader's Forum allows you, The Wire reader, to weigh in on the issues and topics surrounding the game.
The 131st British Open is over. Muirfield Golf Links was a fair test, Tiger Woods' quest for the Grand Slam was shut and Ernie Els eventually won a playoff over three other players. What were your impressions of the year's third major?
Let us know your opinions by sending your responses to info@gpagolf.com with the subject line RE: Impressions. Also include your first initial and last name, along with your email address.
Last week Reader's Forum asked:
The Masters uses a sudden death playoff format. The U.S. Open uses an 18-hole playoff. At the British Open and PGA Championships, four- and three-hole aggregate playoffs break ties. Which of the three formats do you prefer and why -- or would you like to see another format implemented?
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