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A Look Back: Oct. 23 1935: Johnny Revolta defeats Tommy Armour 5 and 4 to win the PGA Championship at Twin Hills Country Club in Oklahoma City, Okla. 1935: Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez is born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 1965: Billy Casper wins the Sahara Invitational. 1983: Payne Stewart wins the Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic by two strokes over Nick Faldo and Mark McCumber. 1994: Bruce Lietzke wins the Las Vegas Invitational by one stroke over Robert Gamez. |
Associations
The United States Golf Association awards more than $6 million
in grants to 288 organizations around the country which work to make golf
more accessible to children, especially those with lower incomes, and
individuals with disabilities. Since 1997, the USGA has given more than
$26 million in the areas of program development, course access, fiscal
planning, public relations, and general resources and information.
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Events
Eleven-time PGA Tour champion Andy Bean and tennis Hall of Famer and two-time
Celebrity Players Tour winner Ivan Lendl win the Delta Celebrity Challenge
on The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C. Proceeds from the event --
which last year totaled more than $300,000 -- benefit the Medical University
of South Carolina Children's Hospital in Charleston, S.C.
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Equipment
With a 376-yard drive, Sean Fister reclaims his World Long Drive Title.
Fister, who uses a Tad Moore by Dunlop Titanium Driver, last wore
the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship crown in 1995.
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Four of the top five
finishers in the RE/MAX World Long Drive Championships last weekend used
a PING TiSI Tec Driver. PING professional and former Long Drive
Champion Brian Pavlet finished second with a drive of 373 yards, 12 inches
-- less than three yards off the winning mark.
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National Car Rental
Golf Classic winner Jose Coceres wore Black Widow cleats by Softspikes,
bringing to 18 the number of PGA Tour events won by golfers wearing that
brand of spikes.
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Business
For the first quarter of fiscal year 2002, Royal Precision, which
makes the popular Rifle shaft, reports revenues of $6.7 million, compared
to $7.0 million for the same quarter last year. According to company officials,
the $1 million decrease in gross profit was because of lower absorption
of manufacturing overhead costs in steel shafts and lower sales of golf
club grips to Royal Precision's Japanese distributor.
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Graphite shaft maker
Aldila hosts a conference call Thursday to report on its third
quarter and nine months results. A live Webcast of the call will be available
at www.aldila.com.
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Planet Golf Holdings,
owner and operator of the Planet Golf brand of products, seeks licensees
and/or distributors for the United States and select International markets.
The company has recently signed licensing agreements in both Japan and
Canada.
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Courses
Grande Dunes Golf Course has been named "Best Golf Course" by readers
of The Sun News, the Knight-Ridder newspaper that serves the greater Myrtle
Beach, S.C., area. The course, also on Golf Digest's list of nominations
for 2001's "Best New Courses In America," is the centerpiece of the resort
and residential community The Golf Village at Grande Dunes.
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Technology
GolfGopher, makers of a Web based Point-of-Sale system, signs a
deal with Electronic Transaction Systems credit card processing to give
its golf course customers faster authorizations, lower hardware costs
and competitive discounts. GolfGopher's software also allows course personnel
to track inventory, make reservations and manage tournaments.
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Astris Energi
reports recent progress in hydrogen gas storage technology that will triple
the distance its fuel cell-powered golf car can travel without refueling
-- to eight days from three days at full daily usage.
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Oct. 25-28
Tee Box
PGA
TOUR
Buick Challenge
Dates: Oct. 25-28
Site: Pine Mountain, Ga.
Course: Callaway Gardens Resort (Mountain View Course, par-72, 7,057 yards)
Purse: $3.4 million. Winner's share: $612,000.
Television: ESPN (Thurs.-Fri., 3-6 p.m.; Sat., 4-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sun.,
3-5 p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com, www.buickchallenge.com
2000 champion: David Duval (68-69-67-65 -- 269, 19 under)
EUROPEAN PGA TOUR
Telefonica Open de Madrid
Dates: Oct. 25-28
Site: Madrid, Spain
Course: Club de Campo (par-71, 6,957 yards)
Purse: 1.4 million euros.
Television: Golf Channel (Thurs.-Sun., 9 a.m.-noon)
Internet: www.europeantour.com
2000 champion: Padraig Harrington (67-64-66-70 -- 267, 17 under)
LPGA TOUR
Cisco World Matchplay
Dates: Oct. 25-28
Site: Narita City, Chiba, Japan
Course: Sosei Country Club (par-72, 6,396 yards)
Purse: $960,000. Winner's share: $144,000.
Internet: www.lpga.com
2000 champion: Japan LPGA defeated LPGA 13.5-10.5
SENIOR PGA TOUR
Senior Tour Championship
Dates: Oct. 25-28
Site: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Course: Gaillardia
Golf and Country Club (par-72, 7,012 yards)
Purse: $2.5 million. Winner's share: $435,000.
Television: PAX (Thurs.-Fri., 1-3 p.m.) and CNBC (Sat., 6-8 p.m.; Sun.,
5-8 p.m., tape delay)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Tom Watson (70-67-67-66 -- 270, 18 under)
BUY.COM TOUR
Buy.com Tour Championship
Dates: Oct. 25-28
Site: Prattville, Ala.
Course: Capitol
Hill Golf Facility (par-72, 7,407 yards)
Purse: $600,000. Winner's share: $108,000.
Television: Golf Channel (Thurs.-Fri., 1:30-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 2:30-5
p.m.)
Internet: www.pgatour.com
2000 champion: Spike McRoy (74-64-65-69 -- 272, 16 under)
OTHER TOURNAMENTS
Sunshine Tour: Vodacom Trophy, Oct. 25-27, Zwartkop
Country Club
Japan PGA: Philip Morris Championship, Oct. 25-28, ABC
Golf Club, Hyogo, Japan
European Senior Tour: SSL International/Sodexho Match
Play Championship, Oct. 24-27, Le Meridien Penina Golf and Resort, Algarve,
Portugal
Note: All times Eastern Time, schedule subject to change.