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| A Look Back: Dec. 12 1948: Amateur Frank Stranahan wins the Miami Open. 1954: Arnold Palmer makes his professional debut at the Miami Open. 1971: Bob Goalby wins the Bahamas National Open by one shot over George Archer. 1982: JoAnne Carner and John Mahaffey win the JCPenney Classic. 1993: Simon Hobday wins the Senior Tour Championship by two shots over Larry Gilbert and Ray Floyd. |
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Technology
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Golf Solutions, a distributor for Fore! Reservations Golf Course
Management and Marketing Software and for Vision Perfect Tournament Software,
adds the Keyonix product line. The Keyonix Smart Key
system allows access to the golf cart to be given ath the point of sale.
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Marriott's Griffin
Gate Resort in Kentucky selects the Cybergolf Broadcast
System, which includes email marketing, data collection and a online survey
creator, to use at its facility. Ten Marriott facilities are currently
using the system.
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Architecture
Palmer
Course Design Company's president, Arnold Palmer, and Chief Operating
Officer, Ed Seay, made a construction inspection visit to Mountain View
Country Club yesterday. Located in La Quinta, Calif., construction on
the golf course is nearing completion and the course is expected to open
for play in fall 2003.
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Equipment
In 2002 CHAMP
decided to use a full-time PGA Tour representative to raise its
awareness level with the game's elite players. The move paid off, as the
average percentage of the field wearing CHAMP soft golf spikes doubled
during the second half of the 2002 PGA Tour season.
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Briefly
Sun Mountain redesigns its line of cart bags for 2003.
Each of the new cart bags is designed so all zippers and pockets are accessible
while the bag is on the cart, and features include Dry Pockets, woods
separators, putter wells and golfer's aid kits. Models include Access,
Ladies Access, C-130, Denali and the V-Tec with full-suggested retail
prices ranging from $178-238. For a list of retailers call 800-227-9224.
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Golf IQ releases training aid "Dean Reinmuth's Practice P.O.D.", a lightweight adjustable set-up station that allows golfers to monitor the correct Positioning, Orientation, and Direction during practice. Reinmuth's three-step routine ensures that golfers maintain a consistent distance from the ball, while using the correct ball position and alignment. ...
Arme Super Wrist Roller, a training device to help golfers improve their grip and wrist strength, will appear in "Golf Tips" magazine next month. Crown Fitness of Phoenix is working with golf professionals to market the products directly. ...
German software firm SAP signs Ernie Els to a multi-year deal. The 2002 British Open winner will wear the company's logo on his shirt and hat for an undisclosed amount. ...
GOLF MAGAZINE has announced that Peter Kessler will join the magazine's staff as a contributing writer. Beginning with the March 2003 issue, Kessler will produce a monthly interview feature called "Golf Talk with Peter Kessler." ...
Callaway Golf Company promotes Neil Howie to the position of Managing Director, Callaway Golf Europe, Ltd., replacing Patrice Hutin who was promoted to Callaway Golf Executive Vice President of Global Sales & Advertising in September 2002. ...
Centex Homes Myrtle Beach Division introduces Somerset, a new neighbhorhood of single family homes at Barefoot Resort & Golf. Priced from $117,900, the homes feature a selection of interior options that make it easy for homeowners to add personal touches. ...
ClubCorp hires Lisa H. Kislak as its senior vice president of marketing. She will be in charge for marketing of ClubCorp's golf and country clubs, business and sports clubs and resorts. ...
Tim Herron agrees to allow Pro Tour Memorabilia to produce the Tim Herron Collection, including photos, golf balls, clubheads, flags and brass frames engraved with Herron's signature. ...
GolfGear International Inc. reports that one of its staff professionals, Dave Stockton Jr., earned his 2003 PGA Tour card using the company's Tsunami driver and fairway wood. ...
Diamond Touch Golf PLC is selling the DR4E (Diamonds Roll for Ever) driver at Selfridges in London for £699, or $1,100. The club has a 20-carat diamond insert in the face which the manufacturer claims makes it the longest-hitting driver in the world.
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Reader's Forum Last week, Tiger Woods got so annoyed at an amateur photographer in the gallery at the Skins Game that he spoke sharply to him while his caddie Steve Williams confiscated the man's camera and threw it into the nearby lake. Sunday at his own Target World Challenge Woods refused to speak with NBC commentators after hitting a poor approach shot at the 18th and losing to Padraig Harrington by two shots. Do you admire Tiger's intensity no matter what is on the line, or should he tone it down for these unofficial, "Silly Season" events? Let us know your opinions by sending your responses to info@gpagolf.com with the subject line RE: Intensity. Also include your first initial and last name, along with your city and state or country. |
In
Their Own Words
Phil
Mickelson and David Toms
Successful Ryder Cup partners Phil Mickelson and David Toms reunite this week for the EMC World Cup in Mexico. Before the start of play, they talked about their seasons and the competition this week.
Q. You talked last week about how tired you've felt the last couple of months since the Ryder Cup; how do you feel now?
PHIL MICKELSON: I don't think I said I was tired as much as I am typically taking time off to get rejuvenated, if you will. This is not really a time that I play competitive golf, so it's a bit of a change.
My attitude this week is a little more relaxed, where I feel like having a partner gives me the freedom to play a little more uninhibited, with the exception of the alternate-shot days. I'll try to be a little more conservative there.
But for the most part, having a partner, I'll be able to try to swing really hard with the driver and have some wedges in to some of the holes.
Q. Were you expecting such a warm reaction from the local people?
PHIL MICKELSON: Well, the people have been very wonderful towards us. It's very enjoyable for David and I to play in front of people that are so nice.
Q. Did you try to do anything different in terms of your driving today? I know you had some problems with your driver the last couple of weeks. Did you change anything?
PHIL MICKELSON: No. I just kind of keyed in on something the last day on Sunday that allowed me to hit it a little bit better. I played a very good back side. It was only nine holes of golf that I played well, and it's kind of carried over. I kind of keyed in on something that helped me straighten it out.
Q. Can you tell us what that is?
PHIL MICKELSON: It's hard to really explain.
Q. Swing change?
PHIL MICKELSON: It's just a feeling throughout the swing.
Q. With all due respect to your partner, the format calls for No. 1 and No. 2, and it isn't you and Tiger, obviously. Is there a reason for that?
PHIL MICKELSON: Well, I think the reason is that Tiger has played a lot the last month, starting with last week was his tournament that he hosts. So he has a couple of outings he's got to do. He played the Skins Game. A couple of days before, that he played the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. The week before that, he was in Japan for the Dunlop Phoenix, and I think that you can only play so much golf.
So, we had talked about it, and I understood his situation and he wasn't going to play. And I felt very good about the United States' chances, playing with David, because we played very well together at the Ryder Cup and I felt that we were going to be every bit as good a team as if Tiger and I had played together.
Q. Paul McGinley was saying yesterday that he thought the World Golf Championship event should be moved further back in the calendar, and that's the reason why some of the big names are not here. Would you go along with that?
PHIL MICKELSON: I didn't really get exactly what Paul said. I heard kind of the gist of it, but I haven't really heard what he said, so it's tough for me to comment on that.
I would say that historically, November and December are difficult months for me to play, because I feel like the season is over and it's hard for me to get up to play golf. This year, it feels like it's an exception; with the birth of our child, I'll be missing some tournaments in March that I would normally play, and so I don't feel as though it's a stretch to play right now. But typically, it would be.