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A Look Back: Sept. 25 1949: Louise Suggs wins her first major championship as a professional, winning the U.S. Women's Open by 14 strokes over Babe Zaharias. 1960: Billy Casper wins the Portland Open, which he would win again in 1961. 1977: Mike Hill wins the Ohio Kings Island Open by one stroke over Tom Kite. 1988: Bill Glasson wins the B.C. Open by two strokes over Wayne Levi and Bruce Lietzke. 1994: Mark McCumber wins the Hardee's Golf Classic by one stroke over Kenny Perry. |
Equipment
New HX golf balls introduced by Callaway Golf will become the premium
ball sold by the company, featuring a hexagon and pentagon pattern for
better carry and retailing for $58/dozen. Callaway's Rule 35 balls have
been reintroduced as the CTU 30 with a thinner, cast thermoset urethane
cover and will be sold in three-ball sleeves instead of five-ball sleeves.
Both balls are available in Blue for Soft Feel and Red for Firm Feel.
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more about the HX Golf Balls...
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more about the CTU Golf Balls...
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more about Callaway's golf ball lines...
Tours
Thirty-seven official money events and five unofficial events make up
the Senior PGA Tour schedule for 2002. The season opens with the
MasterCard Championship Jan. 18-20 in Hawaii and 30 tournaments will be
aired on PAX-TV and CNBC.
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more...
Instruction
Nine
GolfTEC learning centers plan to host a National Teach-A-Thon Sept.
29 with all proceeds going to aid victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Students will pay $35 for a half-hour golf lesson with one of GolfTEC's
PGA of America teaching pros.
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more...
The Westin La Cantera
Resort teams up with Troon Golf to make improvements to The Academy
at La Cantera. An agreement with Golf Digest Schools will bring lodging
and instruction package programs to The Academy and corporate-focused
programs will promote performance enhancement coaching in business and
sports.
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more...
People
Korea's Hee-Won
Han wins the 2001 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year trophy on
the LPGA Tour. Han is the third Korean to be awarded the honor in four
years and the first non-exempt player to win since 1997.
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more...
Spalding signs English
pro Luke Donald to play Strata golf balls and Ben Hogan irons.
Donald, 23, recently turned pro after a college career at Northwestern,
where he was a four-time All-American, two-time Walker Cup team member
and NCAA champion.
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more...
Media
Golf lifestyle magazine FringeGolf sponsors the Developmental Players,
or DP Tour, a mini-tour that stages tournaments in the southeastern United
States. Besides its magazine, FringeGolf also runs a Web site and sells
apparel with its logo.
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more...
Technology
Golf
Society of the U.S. licenses its golf-related content and interactive
services to Fox Sports for use on its new FOXSports.com Web site.
Golf Society's content includes game improvement tips, a golf course directory
and weekly golf columns.
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more...
Correction:
Six new golf courses join the list of those utilizing ProLink's
GPS golf course management systems installed in E-Z-GO golf cars.
One hundred cars at Willows Run Golf Club in Redmond, Wash., have been
fitted with the system.
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more...
Sept. 27-30
Tee
Box
PGA
TOUR
Texas Open at La Cantera
Dates: Sept. 27-30
Site: San Antonio, Texas
Course: La
Cantera Golf Club (par-71, 6,905)
Purse: $3 million. Winner's share: $540,000 million.
Television: ESPN (Thursday-Saturday, 4-6 p.m.) and ESPN2 (Sunday, 4-6
p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Justin Leonard (64-68-65-64 -- 261, 19 under)
LPGA TOUR
AFLAC Champions
Dates: Sept. 27-30
Site: Mobile, Ala.
Course: Magnolia
Grove Golf Club (Crossings Course, par-72, 6,231 yards)
Purse: $750,000. Winner's share: $122,000.
Television: None
Internet: www.lpga.com
2000 champion: Karrie Webb (69-67-68-69 -- 273, 15 under)
PGA SENIOR TOUR
Golf Rush Classic
Dates: Sept. 28-30
Site: El Dorado Hills, Calif.
Course: Serrano
Country Club (par-72, 6,776 yards)
Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,000.
Television: PAX (Fri., 2-4 p.m.) and CNBC (Sat.-Sun., 6-8 p.m., tape delay)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Jim Thorpe (67-62-66 -- 195, 21 under)
BUY.COM TOUR
Inland Empire Open
Dates: Sept. 27-30
Site: Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Course: Empire
Lakes Golf Club (par-72, 6,972 yards)
Purse: $425,000. Winner's share: $76,500.
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Scott Petersen (65-69-65-69 -- 268, 20 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Davidoff Tour: Nations Cup, Sept. 27-30, Royal
Selangor Golf Club, Malaysia
Sunshine Tour: Randfontein Classic, Sept. 28-30, Randfontein
Country Club, South Africa
Japan PGA: Acom International, Sept. 27-30, Ishioka
Golf Club, Ibaragi, Japan
NGA/Hooter's Tour: Tour Championship, Sept. 27-30, WhiteWater
Country Club, Atlanta, Ga.
European Challenge Tour: PGA of Austria Masters, Sept.
27-30, Golfclub Eichenheim, Kitzbuhel, Austria
Japan LPGA Tour: Japan Women's Open, Sept. 27-30, Muroran
Golf Club, Hokkaido, Japan
Note: All times Eastern Time, schedule subject to change.