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A Look Back: Aug. 10
1929: Carl Kauffman wins his third straight
U.S. Amateur Public Links title, this one coming at the Forest Park
Golf Club in St. Louis. |
Business
Amer Group PLC, which
owns Wilson Golf, saw its golf clubs sales decline in the second
quarter. During the first six months of its fiscal year, consumer sales
in the golf division were down 7 percent. The company said it will cut
costs to try and reach profitability.
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People
Troon Golf
announces several personnel changes, including Darrell Morgan to Troon
Golf Vice President (North American Operations), Racehl Williamson to
Troon Golf Director of Marketing, and the hiring of Mark Holland as Operations
Director (Australia/Pacific Division), John Gasper as Director of Agronomy
(Japan Division) and Jay McGrath as Vice President, Senior Corporate Counsel.
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UpLink Corporation
announces the addition of Clayton Reed to the Board of Directors and the
hiring of Conrad (Mac) McHugh as Vice President of Product Marketing and
Customer Support.
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Collectibles
Heritage Sportscards
presents a collection of Tiger Woods trading cards for sale on eBay. The
four cards offered, including a 1996 Sports Illustrated for Kids card
in Gem Mint condition, are expected to sell for $250,000.
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Events
Nike Golf Learning Center
opens officially on Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Paradise Springs Golf Club
in Queensland, Australia. The center combines traditional golf instruction
with lessons on such topics as terminology, etiquette, pace of play, operating
a golf cart and reserving a tee time.
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Casual Friday
Up close: Ross,
MacKenzie -- their works, their lives
Two of the most influential architects of the 20th century, Donald Ross and Alister MacKenzie, are back in the spotlight again thanks to a pair of compelling books from Sleeping Bear Press.
"The Spirit of St. Andrews," (Sleeping Bear Press, 1995) one of the last books written by MacKenzie before his death -- and published 62 years later -- provides insight into his thoughts on players, the game and architecture. "The Life and Work of Dr. Alister MacKenzie" (Tom Doak, Dr. James S. Scott, Raymond M. Haddock) gives a closer perspective into MacKenzie as a person -- a doctor who never practiced, an architect who never was good at the game, and one of the famous designers of any era, who was nearly broke at the time of his death - and his international handiwork.
"Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and his Golf Courses" (Bradley S. Klein) is "part a biography of the architect, partly an analysis of his work, and an account of what to do today with the substantial body of work Ross bequeathed to us," Klein writes.
Both books portray the men outside of their architectural contributions, but also provide numerous old drawings, photos and maps. In both instances, readers come away with a greater understanding of what shaped and inspired both architects.
TAP-INS
Noted golf writer Dan Jenkins is at it again. Yeah,
Jenkins has a new book -- The Money-Whipped, Steer-Job, Three-Jack, Give-Up
Artist -- but Hisownself also serves as ringleader of a new Web site (www.goathills.com)
that launched Aug. 1.
The site offers the latest golf news and scores, online
contests, literature from Jenkins and selected guest writers, chats and
other assorted golf items. But like any respectable country club, this
site comes with a membership fee -- ranging from $72 to $295 per year....
Golfweek is reporting in its Aug. 4 issue that Winged
Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., will host the 2006 U.S. Open, which
would give the Metro New York area three of the next five Opens. Next
year the U.S. Open heads to Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale and to
Shinnecock in 2004. U.S. Golf Association officials are mum on the word....
Just a reminder that if you want to see golf at its
purest form, check out this weekend's Walker Cup match, the amateur version
of the Ryder Cup -- without the controversy. The Walker Cup will be televised
Saturday on ESPN2 (10:30 a.m.-Noon ET) and ESPN (3-5 p.m. ET) and Sunday
on ESPN (4-6 p.m. ET).