A Look Back: Oct. 2 1966: Don Massengale wins the Canadian Open by three shots over Chi Chi Rodriguez. 1977: Miller Barber wins the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic by two strokes over George Archer. 1983: Jim Colbert wins the Texas Open by five strokes over Mark Pfeil. 1988: David Frost defeats Bob Tway in a playoff to win the Southern Open Invitational for his first PGA Tour victory. 1994: After missing part of season because of sinus surgery, Steve Elkington comes back to win the Buick Southern Open by five strokes over Steve Rintoul.

Equipment
Bobby Grace Putters announces the introduction of the M.O.I. Design of Putters. The Moment of Inertia (M.O.I.) produces an expanded sweet spot along with reducing the twisting effect from off-center hits on the heel and toe of the putter.
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An Odyssey putter was in the hands of both Senior Tour victor Tom Kite and first-time Buy.com Tour winner D.A. Points, parent company Callaway Golf reports. In addition, 31 golfers used Callaway's new HX Ball on the PGA, Senior PGA, LPGA and Buy.com Tours.
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Justin Leonard won the Texas Open Sunday wearing Black Widow cleats by Softspikes, bringing to 16 the number of PGA Tour events won this year by players wearing the cleats. Including Leonard, 77 of the 156 players in the field at LaCantera Golf Club used Softspikes brand cleats, according to Darrell Survey.
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Leonard and J.J. Henry each used Ben Hogan irons to finish first and second, respectively, at the Texas Open at LaCantera Golf Club. For Leonard, the win was his sixth on the PGA Tour since joining in 1994.
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Team Maxfli player Se Ri Pak brought her number of LPGA victories to 13 Sunday as she captured the AFLAC Champions. The win gives Maxfli A10 its 13th professional tour win since the ball was introduced in late July, and gives Pak her fifth win of the season.
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South Korea's Pak uses the Never Compromise Z|I Sigma putter in winning the LPGA Tour's AFLAC Champions with a tournament-record 16-under 272. Also, Never Compromise has doubled its market share in less than one year and now holds the fourth position in market share.
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Courses
Auburn University's 18-hole golf course, built in 1999, is on the auction block after its owners defaulted on bonds. The sale, set for Oct. 18, is to include a clubhouse on 239.7 acres, maintenance and storage buildings and a driving range and practice facility.
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The clubhouse at Grande Dunes Golf Course is in the running for best new clubhouse of 2001 as voted on by Crittenden Golf, Inc., one of the nation's top publishers of golf trade magazines and newsletters. Results will be announced in December.
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Technology
Book4golf.com announces that it has increased its online distribution by over 100 sites through a licensing agreement with The Golf Warehouse, an on-line golf products site. Book4golf.com will power the co-branded online tee time reservation site that customers access through TGW's main site and the 100-plus affiliates whose Pro Shops are powered by TGW.
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People
LPGA Tour Hall of Fame member Juli Inkster and Canadian Nancy Harvey are elected to the LPGA Tour Executive Committee. The two LPGA veterans will being serving their three-year terms in January 2002.
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SRIXON Sports, Japan's No. 1 golf ball maker, hires former Callaway Golf executive Richard Stamper to be the firm's chief operating officer.
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Business
Royal Precision, which makes the popular Rifle shaft, will lay off employees and consolidate its operations to its Torrington, Conn., plant. The move should save the company $1 million a year.
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Clothing maker Avid Sportswear and Golf Corp. announces increased sales for its second quarter -- $11.4 million compared to $2.6 million last year. Net loss for the quarter was also reduced from 9 cents last year to 3 cents in 2001.
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Textron, parent company of E-Z-GO which makes golf cars and utility vehicles, says it will announce third quarter results Oct. 18 in a conference call.
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Travel
Book a long weekend at Pawleys Plantation and you can save $175 a couple through Oct. 28. The deal applies to 3-night, 4-day stays from Saturday to Tuesday and includes accommodations, breakfast, golf and cart fees.
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Real Estate
Web site GolfCourseHome.net adds a new feature called "Ask the Architect" where visitors to the site can get answers to their questions about golf course home ownership. The new column will be written by Frank Ryan, Jr., President of The Golden Mean Group of Connecticut.
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Oct. 4-7
Tee Box

PGA TOUR
Michelob Championship
Dates: Oct. 4-7
Site: Williamsburg, Va.
Course: Kingsmill Golf Club (par-71, 6,853 yards)
Purse: $3.5 million. Winner's share: $630,000.
Television: ESPN (Thurs.-Sun., 4-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: David Toms (68-70-67-66 -- 271, 13 under; won playoff on first extra hole)

EUROPEAN PGA TOUR
Linde German Masters
Dates: Oct. 4-7
Site: Cologne, Germany
Course: Golf Club Gut Larchenhof (par-72, 7,209 yards)
Purse: 2.7 million euros. Winner's share: 450,000 euros.
Television: Golf Channel (Thurs.-Sun., 9 a.m. - Noon)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2000 champion: Michael Campbell (68-64-65 -- 197, 19 under)

LPGA TOUR
Samsung World Championship
Dates: Oct. 4-7
Site: Vallejo, Calif.
Course: Hiddenbrook Golf Club (par-72, 6,359 yards)
Purse: $750,000. Winner's share: $154,000.
Television: ESPN (Thurs.-Fri., 2-4 p.m.) and ABC (Sat., 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Sun., 4-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.lpga.com
2000 champion: Juli Inkster (69-67-69-69 -- 274, 14 under)

PGA SENIOR TOUR
Turtle Bay Championship
Dates: Oct. 5-7
Site: Kahuku, Hawaii
Course: The Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort (par-72, 6,590 yards)
Purse: $1.5 million. Winner's share: $225,000.
Television: PAX (Fri., 2-4 p.m.) and CNBC (Sat.-Sun., 6-8 p.m., tape delay)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Hale Irwin (71-62-65 -- 198, 15 under)

BUY.COM TOUR
Monterey Peninsula Classic
Dates: Oct. 4-7
Site: Seaside, Calif.
Course: Bayonet Golf Course (par-72, 7,094 yards)
Purse: $450,000. Winner's share: $81,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thurs.-Fri., 1:30-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 3:30-6 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Richard Johnson (75-71-71-68 -- 285, 3 under)

USGA
U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship
Dates: Oct. 6-11
Site: Eureka, Mo.
Course: Fox Run Golf Club (par-72, 6,414 yards)
Internet: www.usga.org
2000 Champion: Ellen Port

OTHER TOURNAMENTS
   Sunshine Tour: Bearing Man Highveld Classic, Oct. 5-7, Witbank Golf Club, Bloemfontein, South Africa
   Japan PGA: Tokai Classic, Oct. 4-7, Miyoshi Country Club, Aichi, Japan
   European Senior Tour: Dan Technology Senior Tournament of Champions, Oct. 5-7, Mere Golf and Country Club, Mere, England
   European Challenge Tour: San Paolo Vita & Asset Management Open, Oct. 3-6, Margara Golf Club, Fubine, Italy
   Japan LPGA Tour: Sankyo Ladies Open, Oct. 5-7, Akagi Country Club, Gunma, Japan

Note: All times Eastern Time, schedule subject to change.