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Look Back: Sept. 11 1977: Gil Morgan breezes to the B.C. Open title, winning by five strokes over Lee Elder. 1988: Ken Green finishes off a six-stroke win at the Greater Milwaukee Open with a final-round 68. 1994: Nick Price wins the Bell Canadian Open by a shot over Mark Calcavecchia. 1994: David Gilford, who would go on to play in the 1995 Ryder Cup, wins the Smurfit European Open by five strokes over Italy's Costantino Rocca and Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal. |
Media
The State Farm LPGA
Series, a 12-event television series shown on ESPN and ESPN2
with a $250,000 bonus pool, registers a 28-percent increase in average
household viewership in 2001 as compared to 2000.
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Courses
Construction begins
in November on Orange Hill Plantation golf course in South Carolina.
Course architect Steve Smyers says the course will encourage walking,
take advantage of winds blowing in off the coast and feature fast-draining
soils that promote playing a bump-and-run, ground game. The facility will
also include three large practice areas.
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Final touches are
underway on a Forrest Richardson/Jack Snyder-designed course in
Monticello, Utah. The course, set to open in May 2002, is part of a recreation
area built on land reclaimed from uranium mining.
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Architecture
Lower Makefield Township's
governing body selects architect Rick Jacobson to design an upscale
18-hole course in the community just north of Philadelphia. Construction
will begin in spring 2002 and the course should open in fall 2003.
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People
Russell Blackburn,
a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer stationed in Virginia, wins the Slazenger
Ryder Cup Sweepstakes. Blackburn receives a trip for two to the Ryder
Cup, three rounds of golf in Scotland and accommodations.
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Equipment
Jim Thorpe uses Callaway
Hawk Eye VFT irons and Rule 35 golf ball for his second straight win on
the Senior PGA Tour. Thorpe also carried a Hawk Eye VFT Titanium driver
and Big Bertha Steelhead Plus 4-wood. In addition, Argentinian Ricardo
Gonzalez wins on the European Tour using an ERC II driver.
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Laura Davies, winner
of the WPGA International Matchplay Championship, and Jim Thorpe, who
won for the second straight week on the Senior PGA Tour, carry Never
Compromise putters in their bags. Davies uses a Z|I Delta 2 model
and Thorpe owns a Z|I Kappa putter.
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Grace Park wears CHAMP's
ScorpionSpikes in her victory at the LPGA Tour's Williams Championship
last week. Used by 48 golfers, ScorpionSpikes were the No. 1 cleat at
the event.
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Three of the top four
finishers at the Bell Canadian Open last weekend wore Softspikes'
Black Widow spikes, including winner Scott Verplank. More players -- 52.3
percent -- used the Softspikes brand at the Canadian Open than at any
previous PGA Tour event in 2001.
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Sept. 13-16
Tee
Box
PGA
TOUR
American Express Championship
Dates: Sept. 13-16
Site: St. Louis, Mo.
Course: Bellerive
Country Club (par-71, 7,250)
Purse: $5 million. Winner's share: $1 million.
Television: ESPN (Thurs.-Fri., 1-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sat., 1-3:30 p.m.; Sun.,
1-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.worldgolfchampionships.com
2000 champion: Mike Weir (68-75-65-69 -- 277, 11 under)
LPGA TOUR
Safeway Classic
Dates: Sept. 14-16
Site: Portland, Ore.
Course: Columbia Edgewater
Country Club (par-72, 6,307 yards)
Purse: $1 million. Winner's share: $150,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Fri.-Sun., 3:30-7:30 p.m.)
Internet: www.lpga.com
2000 champion: Mi Hyun Kim (70-73-72 -- 215, 1 under, defeated Jeong Jang
on second hole of playoff)
PGA SENIOR TOUR
Vantage Championship
Dates: Sept. 14-16
Site: Clemmons, N.C.
Course: Tanglewood
Park (Championship Course, par-70, 6,600 yards)
Purse: $1.6 million. Winner's share: $240,000.
Television: PAX (Fri., 1-3 p.m.) and CNBC (Sat.-Sun., 6-8 p.m., tape delay)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Larry Nelson (66-63-69 -- 198, 12 under)
BUY.COM TOUR
Oregon Classic
Dates: Sept. 13-16
Site: Junction City, Ore.
Course: Shadow Hills
Country Club (par-72, 7,007 yards)
Purse: $425,000. Winner's share: $76,500.
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Keoke Cotner (69-70-65-68 -- 272, 16 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Davidoff Tour: Kolon Cup, Sept. 13-16, Seoul Country
Club, Seoul, Korea
Sunshine Tour: Bloemfontein Classic, Sept. 11-13, Schoeman
Park Country Club, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Japan PGA: Ana Open, Sept. 13-16, Sapporo Golf Club,
Hokkaido, Japan
Canadian Tour: Bayer Championship, Sept., 13-16, Huron
Oaks Golf Club, Sarnia, Ontario
NGA/Hooter's Tour: Pensacola Classic, Sept. 13-16, The
Sportsman of Perdido Golf Resort, Pensacola, Fla.
European Challenge Tour: Telia Grand Prix, Sept. 13-16,
Bro-Balsta Golf Club, Ginnlogs Vag, Sweden
European Seniors Tour: Big 3 Records Monte Carlo Invitational,
Sept. 14-16, Monte Carlo Golf Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Japan LPGA Tour: Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic, Sept.
14-16, Ryosen Golf Club, Mie, Japan
Note: All times Eastern Time, schedule subject to change.