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| A Look Back: Dec. 11 1935: Johnny Revolta wins the Sarasota Open. 1955: Sam Snead wins the Miami Beach Open for the third of four wins in the season. 1960: Bob Goalby wins the Coral Gables Open. 1977: Seve Ballesteros and Antonio Garrido lead Spain to a second straight World Cup of Golf title at Wack Wack County Club in the Philippines. Gary Player wins the individual title. 1988: Americans Ben Crenshaw and Mark McCumber team to win the World Cup of Golf, finishing one stroke ahead of Japan. |
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Courses
Kiawah
Development Partners announces that Doonbeg Golf Club, a Greg Norman-designed
course that opens next April on Ireland's southwest coast, was honored by Sports
Illustrated and Cassique, a Tom Watson design at Kiawah Island, S.C., was
ranked by Golf Digest.
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Equipment
Feel Golf
adds 46- and 64-degree scoring wedges to its line, as well as Designer Wedges
with metallic colored finishes, Gun Metal irons and wedges and PRO-AM titanium
driver, irons and putter. The company also establishes distribution centers throughout
the world and hires Jerry Williams as Director of Sales and Christopher Maxwell
as Director of International Services.
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People
The
LPGA's Teaching and Club Professional division votes Goldie Bateson, Ellen
Griffin, Dr. DeDe Owens and Joanne Winter into its Hall of Fame.
The T&CP Hall of Fame, started last year, recognizes the greatest women teachers
and club professionals in the game of golf.
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Fourteen-year
LPGA Tour member Kris Tschetter receives the 2001 Heather Farr Player Award
her perseverance in returning to a high level of competition following a career-threatening
hip injury.
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The
William and Mousie Powell Award, sponsored by the members of the Tournament Division
of the LPGA, is given to Wendy Ward for exemplifying the spirit, ideals
and values of the LPGA.
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Kevin
Miller resigns as President of PROform Golf, Inc. His duties as president
will be assumed by current CEO William Leary, but he will continue to serve on
the company's board of directors until a replacement can be found.
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Toro's
executive vice president J. David McIntosh announces plans to retire at
the end of January. McIntosh has been with Toro, a maker of golf course maintenance
products, for 26 years.
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Instruction
Gift
givers with a golfer on their lists can purchase electronic Video Lesson Library
gift certificates from Golf Digest for $19.95. Each gift certificate is
redeemable for a personally tailored Video Golf Lesson on VHS tape, determined
by a short Web-based interview with the recipient.
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Legal
Kids
Golf, which organizes the "Drive, Pitch & Putt" competition for junior golfers,
plans to appeal a decision by the U.S. District Court in Florida that its event
does not compete with "Drive, Chip & Putt" contests sponsored by The Golf Channel.
Kids Golf is appealing the ruling because company officials say the issue should
be decided by a jury.
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Media
American
Senior Golf Association signs a television and radio broadcast rights deal
with Global Affiliated Broadcasters. ASGA will receive rights fees of $5 million
for 30 events to be televised for the 2002 and 2003 Tour as well as a weekly television
magazine show.
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Accessories
For
busy individuals who want to experience the pleasures of golf every day, FranklinCovey
releases the Golf Edition Planner. The planner's daily pages feature a motivational
quote, interesting fact, or golf tip, while the monthly supplements show color
images, a golf tip from professional golfer Gary Player and a featured course
of the month.
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Technology
TaylorMade-adidas
Golf selects the HitBox Enterprise real-time Web visitor analysis service
made by WebSideStory. The company plans to use the service to track where
consumers come from, what pages they look at, which paths they take through the
site, and how long they stay in an effort to improve consumer loyalty and maximize
its relationships with retailers.
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Golf
course community Web site GolfCourseHome.net gets its two-millionth hit
and is currently attracting about 14,000 visitors each month. It features a database
of more than 500 master-planned communities, plus editorial features on more than
70 world-class golf communities in 20 states.
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Business
Golf
course maintenance equipment maker John Deere donates $300,000 to The September
11th Fund to help meet the needs of victims, families and communities affected
by the terrorist attacks on America. The John Deere Foundation will also contribute
$65,000 to support the use of John Deere equipment in the recovery efforts.
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Week of Dec. 10-16
Tee Box
Williams World Challenge
Dates: Dec. 13-16
Site: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Course: Sherwood Country
Club (par 72, 7,025 yards)
Purse: $3.8 million. Winner's share: $1 million.
Television: TNT (Thurs.-Fri., 4-7 p.m.) and NBC (Sat.-Sun.), 3-6 p.m.)
Internet:
www.pgatour.com
Defending champion: Davis
Love III (67-64-71-64--266, 22 under)
Other Tournaments
Tour de las Americas: Baviera Paraquay Open, Dec. 13-16, Yacht & Golf Club, Paraguayo, Asuncion, Paraguay
Australasian Tour: Tour Championship, Dec. 13-16, Concord Golf Club, Sydney, Australia
Note: All times Eastern Time, schedule subject to change.
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The 19th Hole As usual this time of year, there are plenty of lists being checked. So The Wire thought it would check one of its own. We want to know what/who you, the reader, think is (1) the best course in the United States; (2) the course you most want to play; (3) the best course designer -- past or present. Send your picks to stuart@gpagolf.com with RE: Poll in the subject line and the results will be published in The Wire in early January. |
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