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A Look Back: August 7
1960: Arnold Palmer overcomes a five-stroke
deficit in the final round of the Insurance City Open to force a
playoff with Jack Fleck and Bill Collins, which Palmer wins. |
Business
Despite strong sales
of its Rifle shaft, Royal Precision reports its revenues are down
for the fourth quarter. Net income fell from 8 cents a share in the comparable
period last year to 6 cents a share this year, and for the year the company
had a loss of 10 cents a share. The loss was impacted by $1.5 million
of nonrecurring charges.
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It
is a mixed bag for Women's Golf Unlimited, formerly Square Two
Golf, as it reports that sales increased 38 percent in the second quarter
but net income declined. The company sells the Square Two line of Clubs,
NancyLopezGolf, Lady Fairway and other women's golf accessories.
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Equipment
Se Ri Pak wins the
Weetabix Women's British Open title with new Maxfli A10 ball, marking
the ninth win on professional tours since the ball was introduced earlier
this summer.
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Se Ri Pak and Mi Hyun
Kim each used the Never Compromise Z|I Sigma putter in finishing
first and second, respectively, at the Weetabix Women's British Open on
Sunday. Pak won the year's final major with an 11-under 277, while Kim
finished at 9 under.
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Qwest International
winner Tom Pernice shafted his clubs with Graphite Design International's
'YS' shaft. The YS shaft is comprised of more than 140 different types
of composite materials and has been used by winners on both the PGA and
LPGA Tours.
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Colin Montgomerie
won the Volvo Scandinavian Masters using the Callaway Rule 35 ball
and an Odyssey White Hot Putter. The win was his second in the last month
and virtually assured him a spot on the Ryder Cup team.
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People
Bob Rosburg
agrees to act as company advisor to Never Compromise, a putter manufacturer.
Rosburg has also worked in the golf industry as a PGA Tour pro and television
commentator.
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Media
FringeGolf Magazine's
first foray into sponsoring a professional golfer paid off on Sunday when
Heath Slocum won the Omaha Classic on the Buy.com Tour.
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Tournaments
National Golf Association
Tour presented by Hooters Restaurants
announces that the Inverrary Country Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., will
host the Michelob Light Classic Aug. 13-19.
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August 9 -
12
Tee Box
PGA
TOUR
Buick Open
Dates: Aug. 9-12
Site: Grand Blanc, Mich.
Course: Warwick
Hills Golf & Country Club (par 72, 7,101 yards)
Purse: $3.1 million. Winner's share: $558,000.
Television: Golf Channel/Fox Sports Net (Thurs.-Fri., 4-6:30 p.m.) and
CBS (Sat.-Sun., 3-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Rocco Mediate (68-64-70-66 -- 268, 20 under)
EUROPEAN TOUR
Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open
Dates: Aug. 9-12
Site: Newport, Wales
Course: Celtic Manor Resort, Wentwood Hills (par 72, 7,324 yards)
Purse: 1 million pounds
Television: Golf Channel (Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 9 a.m.-
12 p.m.)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2000 champion: Steen Tinning (70-68-66-69 -- 273, 15 under)
LPGA TOUR
Wendy's Championship
Dates: Aug. 10-12
Site: New Albany, Ohio
Course: New
Albany Country Club (par 72, 6,279 yards)
Purse: $1 million. Winner's share: $150,000.
Television: ESPN2 (Fri., 3-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 2-4 p.m.)
Internet: www.lpga.com,
www.wendyschampionship.com
2000 champion: Lorie Kane (74-67-68-68 -- 277, 11 under)
PGA SENIOR TOUR
3M Championship
Dates: Aug. 10-12
Site: Minneapolis, Minn
Course: TPC
of the Twin Cities (par 72, 7,164 yards)
Purse: $1.75 million. Winner's share: $262,500.
Television: PAX (Fri., 2-4 p.m.) and CNBC (Sat.-Sun., 6-8 p.m., tape delay)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Ed Dougherty (65-66-66 -- 197, 19 under)
BUY.COM TOUR
Fort Smith Classic
Dates: Aug. 9-12
Site: Fort Smith, Ark.
Course: Hardscrabble
Country Club (par 70, 6,619 yards)
Purse: $425,000. Winner's share: $76,500.
2000 champion: Tim Clark (67-66-65-66 -- 264, 16 under)
USGA
Walker Cup
Dates: Aug. 11-12
Site: Sea Island, Ga.
Course: Ocean
Forest Golf Club (par 72, 7,134 yards)
Television: ESPN2 (Sat., 10:30 a.m.-Noon) and ESPN (Sat., 3-5 p.m.; Sun.,
4-6 p.m.)
1999 champion: Great Britain & Ireland
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Davidoff Tour: Volvo Masters of Malaysia, Aug. 9-12,
Kota Permai Golf & Country Club, Kota Kemuning, Malaysia.
Canadian Tour: TELUS Open, Aug. 9-12, Les Quatre Domaines,
Mirbel, Quebec.
Evian Tour: Compaq Open, Aug. 9-12, Osteradkers Golf
Club, Stockholm, Sweden.
Futures Tour: Betty Puskar Futures Golf Classic, Aug.
10-12, The Pines Country Club, Morgantown, W. Va.
European Challenge Tour: Talma Finnish Challenge, Aug.
9-12, Golf Talma, Finland.
European Seniors Tour: Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open, Aug.
10-12, Bad Ragaz Golf Club, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland.
Japan LPGA Tour: NEC Karuizawa 72, Aug. 10-12, Karuizawa72
Golf North Country Club, Nagano, Japan.
Note: All times are ET. Schedule subject to change.