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| A Look Back: Aug. 2 1912: Johnny McDermott becomes the first golfer to break par for 72 holes at the U.S. Open. 1959: Bob Rosburg wins the PGA Championship by one shot over Jerry Barber and Doug Sanders at Minneapolis Golf Club. 1965: J.P. Hayes, winner of last week's John Deere Classic, is born in Appleton, Wisc. 1986: Great Britain-Ireland bests the U.S., 13-5, in the Curtis Cup for its first victory in the event in America. 1998: Brandie Burton wins the du Maurier Classic by one stroke over Annika Sorenstam. |
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Hundreds of golf industry professionals attended some 34 education programs with
most rooms filled to capacity during the first two days of the PGA Fall Expo,
July 31 - Aug. 3.
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Equipment
Nike Golf, exhibiting at the annual Fall PGA Expo for the third straight
year, plans to introduce new and expanded lines that include fairway woods, steel
drivers, a kids' learning system, Spring/Summer '03 apparel, bags, gloves, balls,
eyewear and footwear.
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Associations
Teens On The Green, an organization that provides minority youngsters with
lessons and access to upscale golf courses and eligibility for college golf scholarships,
is endorsed by 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
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People
TaylorMade-adidas Golf promotes Maxfli Golf global general manager Edward Hughes,
appointing him vice president/general manager, North America for both the TaylorMade
and Maxfli brands.
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Turf
Huxley Golf adds a new low maintenance golf green to its extensive range
of premier all-weather surfaces for golf.
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Technology
Golf Club Solutions announces it will design the club Web site for Warwick
Hills Golf and Country Club, host course for the PGA Tour's Buick Open Championship.
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Business
Golf Marketing, which provides Hole In One Insurance, Putting Contest,
All Sports and Specialty Promotion Prize Coverage for golf and non-golf events,
inks Collaborative Prize Coverage Agreements with several corporations and industries
for 2002.
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Ecco USA establishes the Ecco Golf footwear division, offering golfers
and retailers its footwear collections for men and women. ...
Ecco also retains
Buffalo Communications to provide public relations services. ...
Robert
Poile announces he has acquired 225,000 common shares in the capital of ClubLink
Corporation through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange at a price
of $6.50 per common share.
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Reader's
Forum 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. As the world's No. 1 golfer and an established sports celebrity, what is Tiger's role or responsibility in speaking 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. |
Casual Friday
Play a Round
with Tiger
Psst. Hey, buddy, want to play a round with Tiger?
What?
Yeah, that's right. Tiger Woods. The Man. The greatest golfer on the planet.
What's the catch?
It'll cost you. About $100,000.
And that's the absolute truth. Bob Ritonya, a postal clerk from Omaha, Neb., is trying to peddle a round of golf with Tiger Woods. Problem is, so far he's not found any takers.
Ritonya bought several decks of sports cards this year and included in the bunch was a card giving him a round with Tiger. Ritonya has hopes of selling the card for $100,000 or so to provide for his children's college educations.
Surely there must be a taker for this sort of prize, but Ritonya just hasn't yet found the one who is sufficiently well-heeled to afford it.
And that set Casual Friday wondering: What would Casual Friday do if offered the chance to play a round of golf with Tiger Woods?
With all the deliberation it takes to order a second Budweiser at the bar, Casual Friday decided to pass.
Nothing against Tiger, but who needs the embarrassment? Casual Friday has been known to toe the occasional drive (OK, it's more than occasional some days), chili-dip a wedge and leave a three-foot putt short. Playing with a guy like Woods, Casual Friday would do well to hit one decent shot the entire round.
Plus, there's always the chance of hitting Tiger with an errant shot, or sending him into such fits of laughter that he might strain something. How'd you like to responsible for putting Tiger Woods out of action for a few weeks because he fell into the bunker laughing so hard when you whiffed that two-footer on No. 15.
Or even worse, something about Casual Friday's game might rub off on Tiger, send his game plummeting to such depths that he's walking around mumbling to himself. Forget about Tiger's "A game," he'd be happy with his "D game." Certainly he wouldn't intentionally watch Casual Friday's swing (Please, Mr. Woods, don't watch!), but he might accidentally catch a glimpse of something awful. Maybe the beer girl drives by in a halter top about the time Casual Friday is doing some trench work with a 5-iron behind his ball on that approach to the home hole.
Then at the Masters next year, you see Tiger hit his second shot fat on the 13th and you just know exactly where that little beauty came from.
No, the downside is just way too steep to play a round with Tiger Woods.
Ed Fiori, now that's another matter entirely. Casual Friday would shell out some bucks just to see "The Grip" in action again.
FIRST CUT
Thursday was a good day for some former UCLA teammates.
Steve Pate, who has suffered with physical problems for the past several years, grabbed the lead in International. Two points back is Duffy Waldorf, Pates' old teammate with the Bruins.
On the Buy.com Tour, former PGA Tour player Jay Delsing has a one-shot lead over three players in the Omaha Classic.
Corey Pavin, who played with Pate, Waldorf and Delsing, was the only Bruin with anything to complain about. The former U.S. Open champion had two bogeys and one double at The International and is five points in the hole entering the second round.
DOUBLE
CLICK
www.tigerwoods.com
All Tiger, all the time. As you would expect, a very nicely done site. Skip the Flash introduction, though.
At last count, the site has 1,079 images of Tiger for viewing enjoyment. You can also send an email postcard of the images. Anybody got Sergio's address?