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| A Look Back: Dec. 12 1948: Amateur Frank Stranahan wins the Miami Open. 1949: Freddie Haas wins the Miami Open in a playoff over Bob Hamilton, 69-71. 1954: Bob Rosburg wins the Miami Open, a tournament that also features the professional debut of Arnold Palmer. 1982: JoAnne Carner and John Mahaffey win the JCPenney Classic. 1993: Simon Hobday wins the Senior Tour Championship by two strokes over Larry Gilbert and Raymond Floyd. |
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The
LPGA and the Women's Senior Golf Association enter into a multi-year
licensing agreement that designates the WSGT as the official senior tour of the
LPGA. WSGT events may be scheduled during off weeks of the LPGA Tour, as well
as the same time as limited field events, including the Evian Masters and the
Weetabix Women's British Open. The WSGT expects to host four events in 2002.
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Events
For the fourth
straight year the Santa Claus Classic, founded in 1994 by PGA Tour players
Andrew Magee and Gary McCord, donates more than $100,000 in toys to disadvantaged
children in the Phoenix area for the holiday season. This year's Santa Claus Classic
tournament hosts two dozen PGA Tour players and more than 90 amateurs and will
be played at the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale Dec. 17.
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A new
travel pavilion is to be part of the new offerings at the 2002 PGA Merchandise
Show in Orlando. The pavilion, which will provide refreshments and daily vacation
drawings, will feature golf travel destinations like Marriott Golf Resorts, Our
Lucaya Beach and Golf Resort and Myrtle Beach Golf Holidays.
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Instruction
Dartfish
USA will introduce and demonstrate new swing analysis software, DartGolfer
2.0, at the 2002 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Fla. The software, on a computer
with a digital video camera attached, allows visual feedback of a golfer's swing
technique during a lesson and post-practice analysis.
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Equipment
Women's
golf equipment manufacturer Women's Golf Unlimited decides not to exhibit
at the January PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. According to a statemen, the show's
focus on large booth size and appearance doesn't mesh with the company's focus
on product and service quality and it will pursue other marketing strategies.
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Twelve
of the top 20 golfers in the world as rated by the Official World Golf Ranking
wear CHAMP spikes, the company says. Only six in that elite group choose
CHAMP's closest competitor.
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Retail
Burroughs
& Chapin Golf Management offers gift baskets and private label apparel from
Grande Dunes Golf Course, Tidewater Golf Club, Pine Lakes International Country
Club and Myrtlewood Golf Club, all popular resorts in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The baskets
range in price from $60 to $125.
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Business
Golf
apparel designer Cutter & Buck reports second-quarter net income drops
more than 90 percent. Quarterly net sales equaled $42.9 million, compared with
$46.1 million a year ago, while gross margins were 39.5 percent, compared with
44.6 percent in 2001.
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Scottsdale-based
Troon Golf begins managing three golf courses located in Del Webb's
Anthem communities: Revere Golf Club and Anthem Golf and Country Club in Las Vegas
and Anthem Golf and Country Club in Phoenix. Webb also creates a new business-operating
unit called "Golf by Del Webb" with responsibility for courses within the Del
Webb Group and for the development of future courses.
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People
At
its 2002 Annual Meeting, clothing maker Hartmarx names Homi Patel as its
new Chief Executive Officer. Patel will assume his new position in April, replacing
Elbert Hand.
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LESCO,
provider of products for the professional turf care market, announces Michael
P. DiMino is joining the company as president and chief operating officer,
effective immediately. LESCO's sales and marketing, product supply and information
services divisions will report to DiMino.
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Commentary
Write In Daly
Your choices for the 2001 PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year: Bob Estes, Joe Durant, Jay Haas and Joey Sindelar. Notably missing is the name of John Daly.
It's not a mistake. The golfing Lion has never been held in high esteem by the hierarchy of the PGA Tour. With a long list of infractions that Tour officials can point to, Daly's stint on the PGA Tour has been interesting at best.
On the other side of the equation, Long John has always been a fan favorite. A big bomber off the tee with a deft short game, Daly epitomized golf in the 90s. He has two major championships under his belt -- the PGA Championship in 1991 where he first caught the attention of golf enthusiasts and the British Open in 1995. Very few professional golfers can lay claim to two such prestigious titles.
With a win in Europe and a jump from 380th to 42nd in the world money list, the 2001 campaign has been extremely successful for Daly. He racked up four top-10s and eight top-25s in 2001 after a lackluster 2000 season that included only one top-25 and 16 missed cuts or withdrawals in 26 events.
Certainly some of the other contenders for Comeback Player are worthy of that honor. It is easy to make arguments for both Bob Estes and Joe Durant -- both had excellent 2001 seasons. Jay Haas and Joey Sindelar may be a bit more of a stretch. Certainly Daly is at least as deserving of consideration, and his omission is illogical on the part of the PGA Tour.
So when the votes are counted in January, Daly has no chance to win Comeback Player of the Year despite his worthiness. Unless we can find a way to write in John Daly's name on the ballot.
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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. |