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| A Look Back: July 29 1945: Byron Nelson claims the Tam O'Shanter Open for his 10th win in a row. 1956: Arnold Palmer wins the Eastern Open for his third PGA Tour title. 1984: Juli Inkster shoots 67 in the final round to win the du Maurier Classic. 1990: Beth Daniel beats Rosie Jones by a shot to win the Mazda LPGA Championship. 1991: Jack Nicklaus wins the U.S. Senior Open by besting Chi Chi Rodriguez in an 18-hole Monday playoff. |
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Players
J.P. Hayes moves up 72 places in the world ranking this week to No. 114
after he won the John Deere Classic. On the European Tour, Tobias Dier
won the TNT Open and jumped from No. 459 to No. 197.
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Publications
GOLF 20/20, the golf industry initiative to enhance the growth of the game, publishes
its first annual Golf Industry Report, which takes a comprehensive look
at the state of various aspects of the game in 2001.
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Equipment
Senior PGA Tour Professional Lee Trevino will play the new TOP-FLITE TOUR golf
ball at the Battle at Big Horn, to be televised on ABC. Trevino was instrumental
in the testing and development of the ball.
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Media
Sunshine Network premieres the August edition of The Summertime Golf Show
on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 9:30 p.m., throughout the state of Florida.
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Courses
Coursemaster, known in Europe for their 3-D course guides, announce the launch
of their first Virtual Reality course guide, of the K Club, home of the
2006 Ryder Cup.
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Technology
EZLinks Golf announces that they have now sold more than 100,000 rounds
of golf through their Tee Time Auction program, which currently makes tee times
available for bidding on eBay.
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People
Golf technology expert Frank Thomas will deliver a keynote address in Sydney,
Australia, during the PGA of Australia Merchandise Show Education Convention from
August 12-14. The convention is the largest golf merchandise show in the southern
hemisphere.
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Tours
AmeriGolf, Inc., based in Orlando, Florida, launches the Professional Developmental
Tour for players in the Central Florida region.
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Events
Thousands of PGA Professionals and golf retailers and hundreds of golf industry
manufacturers will come together in Reno, Nev., July 31 - Aug. 2, to participate
in the 2002 PGA Fall Expo.
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Legal
Golf Entertainment, Inc. dba Sienna Broadcasting plans to amend a federal
court filing in Fayetteville, Ark., restating its claims of stock manipulation
by a group operating principally out of Broward County, Fla.
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Briefly
USA Network plans to re-sign play-by-play announcer Bill Macatee
to a four-year deal. ...
Makers of Checkerballs, a putting aid, launch
a new Web site at www.checkerballs.com.
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Bang Golf releases The Mellow Yellow 420 Golf Club, featuring a
420cc SP 700 Beta Titanium head designed for golfers of all skill levels. Call
800-281-6015 for more details. ...
Tulsa Director of Athletics Judy MacLeod
hires former Tulsa golfer Holley (Morris) Hair as women's golf coach. ...
Visteon Corporation hosted 72 young golfers at the third annual Visteon
"First Tee" Scramble event at Chandler Park Golf Course Friday in Detroit.
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Top junior golfers from Atlantic Canada will be gather at Avondale Golf
Course in Vernon River, P.E.I., from July 29-August 1 for the Bank of Montreal
Future Links Atlantic Championship.
Reader's Forum
Tiger's Responsibilities
Reader's Forum allows you, The Wire reader, to weigh in on the issues and topics surrounding the game.
Recently, Tiger Woods was asked to comment on whether women should be invited to join traditionally men-only golf clubs like Augusta National and Muirfield.
"It's one of those things where everyone has ... they're entitled to set up their own rules the way they want them," Woods said during the week of the British Open. "It would be nice to see everyone have an equal chance to participate if they wanted to, but there's nothing you can do about it."
Critics complained that Woods was not using his voice as golf's top player to make the sport more embracing of all. As the world's No. 1 golfer and an established sports celebrity, does Tiger have any responsibility to speak up on social issues, like opening golf's exclusive venues to women members?
Let us know your opinions by sending your responses to info@gpagolf.com with the subject line RE: Responsibilities. Also include your first initial and last name, along with your email address.
Last week Reader's Forum asked:
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?
Click here to read the responses.