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Look Back: Aug. 21 1920: Jock Hutchison pulls off long odds at the PGA Championship, defeating J. Douglas Edgar 1-up in the final after making the field as an alternate. 1977: Andy North wins the American Express Westchester Classic by two strokes over George Archer. 1983: Curtis Strange wins the Sammy Davis Jr.-Greater Hartford Open by one stroke over former Wake Forest teammate Jay Haas and Jack Renner. 1994: Steve Lowery wins the Sprint International in a playoff over Rick Fehr. The players tied after regulation play in the modified Stableford scoring system with 35 points each.
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Business
Callaway Golf Company
announces that its Board of Directors authorized plans to repurchase the
company's common stock up to a maximum cost to the company of $100 million.
Callaway also announces a second quarter dividend $.07 per share.
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Outside sales staff
for Adams Golf will now be considered independent contracters,
the company announces. In addition, Adams has laid off 20 employees who
do not work in sales.
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Canadian golf course
owner and operator Clublink announces it will buy back up to 6
percent of its convertible debts.
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People
Callaway Golf Company
announces that Ronald A. Drapeau, its President and CEO, has been
elected to serve as Chairman of the Board. Drapeau fills the vacancy created
by the death on July 5 of Ely Callaway, the company's founder.
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Equipment
Cowboy hat-wearing
Shingo Katayama, who placed fourth at the PGA Championship, plays with
a SRIXON golf ball called the Newbreed. The ball is the Japanese
equivalent of SRIXON's Hi-Brid ball that is sold in the U.S. Katayama
also used a SRIXON XX10 driver and irons.
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The popular Katayama
also used an Aluinser putter made by Gauge Design at the PGA Championship
last weekend. Katayama previously used the putter during the 2001 U.S.
and British Opens.
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Callaway Golf
staff professional Annika Sorenstam won the Bank of Montreal Canadian
Women's Open Sunday using the Rule 35 Softfeel ball, while Steve Veriato
won the Senior PGA Tour's Novell Utah Showdown on the Senior PGA Tour
using the Rule 35 Firmfeel. The Rule 35 balls have been used to win 29
tournaments across the world's five major professional tours combined
this year -- placing Callaway Golf second in wins among golf ball manufacturers.
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PGA Championship winner
David Toms wore Softspikes' Black Widow cleats. All total, sixty-six
players at the PGA Championship wore Black Widow cleats, exceeding all
other non-competitive cleats combined, as well as metal spikes.
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Publications
National Golf Foundation
has published "Careers in Golf: An Insider's Guide to Careers in the Golf
Industry," which provides a look at jobs in golf business segments from
course architect and superintendent to event planner and manufacturer's
rep.
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Real Estate
Investment trust Golf
Trust of America will hold its 2001 annual shareholders' meeting in
November, in Charleston, S.C.
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August 23-26
Tee Box
PGA
TOUR
WGC: NEC Invitational
Dates: Aug. 23-26
Site: Akron, Ohio
Course: Firestone
Country Club (par 70, 7,189 yards)
Purse: $5 million. Winner's share: $1 million.
Television: USA (Thurs.-Fri., 2-6 p.m.) and CBS (Sat., 3-6 p.m.; Sun.,
2-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com, www.worldgolfchampionships.com
2000 champion: Tiger Woods (64-61-67-67--259, 21 under)
Reno-Tahoe Open
Dates: Aug. 23-26
Site: Reno, Nevada
Course: Montreux Golf
and Country Club (par 72, 7,552 yards)
Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $540,000.
Television: CNBC (Thurs.-Sun., 8-10:30 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Scott Verplank (69-68-71-67--275, 13 under)
EUROPEAN TOUR
Scottish PGA Championship
Dates: Aug. 23-26
Site: Auchterarder, Scotland
Course: PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles (Monarchs Course, par 72, 7,060
yards)
Purse: 1,578,269 euros. Winner's share: 263,034 euros.
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2000 champion: Pierre Fulke (70-63-68-70--271, 17 under)
LPGA TOUR
First Union Betsy King Classic
Dates: Aug. 23-26
Site: Kutztown, Penn.
Course: Berkleigh Country
Club (par 72, 6,172 yards)
Purse: $800,000. Winner's share: $120,000.
Internet: www.lpga.com, www.betsykingclassic.com
2000 champion: Michele Redman (68-66-68--202, 14 under)
PGA SENIOR TOUR
AT&T Canada Senior Open
Dates: Aug. 23-26
Site: Mississaugua, Ontario, Canada
Course:
Mississaugua Golf and Country Club (par 72, 6,850 yards)
Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Tom Jenkins (68-68-70-68--274, 14 under)
USGA
U.S. Amateur
Dates: Through Aug. 26
Site: Atlanta, Ga.
Course: East Lake Golf
Club (par 70, 7,007)
Television: ESPN (Wednesday-Fri., Aug. 22-24, 2-5 p.m.) and NBC (Sat.-Sun.,
Aug. 25-26, 4-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.usamateur.com
2000 champion: Jeff Quinney
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Canadian
Tour: Aliant Cup, Aug. 23-26, Clovelly Golf Course, St. John's, New Foundland.
Sunshine
Tour: Wild Coast Sun Pro-Am, Aug. 21-23, Wild Coast Sun Country Club,
Port Edward, South Africa.
Japan
PGA Tour: Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta, Aug. 23-26, Keva Golf Club, Fukuoka,
Japan.
NGA/Hooters
Tour: Ocala Classic, Aug. 23-26, Country Club at Silver Springs Shores,
Ocala, Fla.
European
Challenge Tour: Rolex Trophy, Aug. 23-26, Geneve Golf Club, Geneve, Switzerland.
Evian Tour:
Ladies Irish Open, Aug. 24-26, Faithlegg Golf Club, Waterford, Ireland.
Japan
LPGA Tour: Yonex Ladies Open, Aug. 24-26, Yonex Country Club, Niigata,
Japan.
European
Seniors Tour: Legends in Golf, Aug. 24-26, Crayestein Golf Club, Dordrecht,
Holland.
Note: All times are ET. Schedule subject to change.