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Tiger shoots 79 in Rd. 2; misses 6th career cut
Woods nearly fires a pedestrian like 80 in round two at Quail Hollow. Tiger only hit 2 of 14 fairways today, had 33 putts and shot a back nine 43. Yikes....
It finally looked like Tiger, normally steely and calculating, looked worn down, beat up, tired and simply confused with a swing that has been his most trusted ally throughout his historic career.
Tiger missed the cut by the biggest margin of his career, 8 shots, and shot a career high 153 for the first two rounds of a tournament. Will Tiger bounce back at The Players? Time will be our answer.
Cheers,
PGA Tour Survey
Sports Illustrated has just released their annual survey of 71 PGA Tour players in which they ask of variety of questions.
Here is a sample:
Who will win this year's Ryder Cup?
U.S.: 73%
Europe: 27%
My vote: U.S.
Which would you rather have, Alvaro Quiros' length or Brad Faxon's putting stroke?
Quiros' length: 45%
Faxon's stroke: 55%
My vote: Faxon's stroke
Do you think Tiger used HGH or other performance-enhancing drugs?
Yes: 24%
No: 76%
My vote: No
Of this year's major championship venues, which is your favorite?
Augusta National: 47%
Pebble Beach: 29%
St. Andrews: 24%
Whistling Straits: 0%
My vote: Pebble Beach
Who is the most overrated player on Tour?
Sergio Garcia: 23%
Ian Poulter: 17%
Ricky Barnes: 13%
Bubba Watson: 13%
My vote: Poulter
Here is a sample:
Who will win this year's Ryder Cup?
U.S.: 73%
Europe: 27%
My vote: U.S.
Which would you rather have, Alvaro Quiros' length or Brad Faxon's putting stroke?
Quiros' length: 45%
Faxon's stroke: 55%
My vote: Faxon's stroke
Do you think Tiger used HGH or other performance-enhancing drugs?
Yes: 24%
No: 76%
My vote: No
Of this year's major championship venues, which is your favorite?
Augusta National: 47%
Pebble Beach: 29%
St. Andrews: 24%
Whistling Straits: 0%
My vote: Pebble Beach
Who is the most overrated player on Tour?
Sergio Garcia: 23%
Ian Poulter: 17%
Ricky Barnes: 13%
Bubba Watson: 13%
My vote: Poulter
New South Wales Golf Club
In the log book of H.M.S. Endeavour, commanded by Captain Cook, the entry for April 29 1770 reads "Anchored at 3 p.m. in a place which I called Sting Ray Harbour." The ‘place’ is the current location of the New South Wales Golf Club (ranked #43 in the world) located in La Perouse, just south of Sydney. The bay was subsequently renamed Botany Bay, and it was here that the current history of Australia began. As I am always cautious to be politically correct, obviously, the indigenous aboriginal people were already on the continent. It’s interesting to think that Australia hadn't even been settled by westerners yet, while some thirty years before, in 1744, the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers was established in Scotland.
You can see the white New South Wales clubhouse perched on top of the hill to the right, in the middle distance, when you land at Sydney Airport. Planes headed towards its parallel runways are visible throughout your round.
Alister MacKenzie produced the initial routing map for New South Wales, but real credit for the design is largely given to Eric Apperly, who completed the work. Apperly also made changes to several holes over time, including designing the most famous hole on the course, the par three sixth. From 1942-1946 the land and clubhouse were surrendered to the armed services, and the course was rebuilt after the war under his supervision.
New South Wales is a links-style course that has a great routing, plays fast and firm and has a fair number of blind shots. The course has two distinct personalities to it. Holes three through six are characterized by great use of the hilly terrain and dramatic views. The stunning water holes like the fifth and sixth have a feel similar to the Monterey Peninsula and are inspiring. The inland holes on the back nine, particularly the severe doglegs, have a completely different feel and play inland, away from the headlands. My favorite stretch of the course was not the renowned water holes, but the inland stretch from thirteen through sixteen. The interesting combination of heavy vegetation, dunes and blind shots was at times reminiscent of Royal County Down to me.
Bunkering on the first holeThe New South Wales Golf Club is set on a very hilly piece of terrain. Walking the course proved a very good workout. Play begins nears a traditional English-style clubhouse at the top of a hill at the highest point on the property. The routing then goes through the dunes out to the headlands. Beginning on the seventh hole, the course plays back uphill and inland and then returns to the water again for holes thirteen and fourteen before returning inland and uphill once again. This variety of uphill, downhill and back and forth to the water makes the routing very nice.
The narrow driving area on the 3rd hole
You get the feel that New South Wales is going to be a very interesting course when you reach the third tee. This is the narrowest driving area I have ever seen. Standing on the tee you have no indication of where the fairway and green are. Looking at the chute to hit through, you would assume the hole is straight or perhaps a dog-leg right. In fact, the green is 100 degrees to your left. A good tee shot is one hit over the scrub and trees well to the left. The hole plays 380 meters from the back (add 10 percent for yards), but actually plays quite a bit less because you can cut off the dogleg. The second shot is to a difficult to hit, elevated green that offers a big penalty if missed.
The tricky dogleg left third hole
The 468 meter par five fifth offers another blind tee shot where you hit into a humpbacked ridge.
The blind fifth hole tee shot at New South Wales The carry to the top of the ridge is about 240 meters, but if you can pull it off, you’ll have only 100 meters to go to the green. The cliffside green is situated at the bottom of the dramatic hill with the water behind it. If you don’t carry the ridge, you’ll have another blind shot over the top, down the hill. Walking over the ridge and seeing the breathtaking view of the bay below is one of the great vistas in the game of golf.
The 5th green near the water
The sixth hole is the famous cross-ocean hole similar to Cypress Point’s sixteenth hole, although I don’t think any hole in the world truly compares to Cypress’s sixteenth. The 500 Toughest Golf Holes in the World ranks the sixth among its holes and I concur. It is 185 meters and uphill from the back tee and all carry. I hit a driver from the far back tee and made a par on the hole, the highlight of my day.
The 500 Toughest Holes book’s characterization of these back-to-back holes is right on: “In the same way that Pebble Beach’s par five sixth offers a worthy prelude to the par three seventh, the fifth hole is a prologue to the beloved par three sixth.”
The iconic par three 6th at New South Wales
The fourteenth hole is one that I enjoyed very much. Beware of short par fours. This 323 meter gem is not an easy hole. Tom Doak describes the fairway as “roller-coaster” and it is indeed. Like many of the world’s greatest, it is a classic risk-reward hole. You have to hit over a huge scrub-filled chasm to a dogleg left fairway that largely slopes back toward you, right to left. The best play is further right, leaving you a greater distance from the flag, however, at least your ball stays where you hit it. Trying to cut off too much of the dogleg and playing toward the flag to the left is not a smart play, primarily because the slope of the fairway will shoot your ball way left down the imposing hill. Normally, the safer route allows the less skilled player a fair shot of hitting the fairway. The fourteenth is especially tricky in this regard. Although it is a shorter carry off the tee, if you carry too far right it runs through the fairway and your ball is lost. It is like hitting a putt, where you need precision in both line and distance, but on your tee shot! Planet Golf calls the second shot at fourteen one of the best pitch shots in the world to its exposed skyline green.
The difficult to hit 14th fairway over chasm
The seventh and fourteenth holes have a similar feel of playing at Kawana in Japan with holes routed through lush vegetation along dramatic high headlands. In particular, the fourteenth hole at New South Wales reminded me of the classic fifteenth at Kawana, requiring a demanding tee shot over a chasm to a difficult to hit, harshly sloping fairway.
New South Wales is at its best on its many severe dogleg holes. The most testing of these are the fifteenth and sixteenth. Fifteen is a 372 meter sharp dogleg right that demands an exacting drive up a hill into a narrow landing area. With the prevailing wind, it is quite unlikely that you can hit it far enough to see around the corner of the dogleg to the difficult green. This hole has the highest average in relation to par on the Australasian tour. The narrow, uphill, tight, difficult to hit 15th fairway, from the tee:
It is one of the hardest holes I have ever played, first, because the landing area off the tee is so small and, second, because you have to hit a LONG blind second shot to a tough green.
The 15th fairway looking back from the green
Sixteen is a difficult 403 meter sharp dogleg to the left that requires a precise shot off the tee to have a chance at hitting the well-bunkered green. Note the nice sod faced difficult bunkers on sixteen. Adam Scott ranks this hole as one of the top three holes in Australia, along with the third hole here.
The 16th green
The course is difficult to pin down into one style and to compare to other courses. While playing some of the inland holes on the back nine, which are surrounded by bottle-brush (similar to gorse), the course reminded me a bit of Durban in South Africa and had a real feel of playing through the bush.
The club doesn’t own the land the course is on; instead, it leases it from the government, since it is set within a national park, making it a nicely isolated piece of property.
There are not many courses in the world that can be compared to such a diverse group of courses such as Cypress Point, Durban, Royal County Down and Kawana. The eclectic feel of the various parts of the course really makes New South Wales a microcosm of many of the greatest courses in the world. It was also the most difficult of all the courses we played in Australia.
Many thanks to my gracious host Michael Taylor, a golf-crazed student of the game. I didn’t experience the full impact of New South Wales while visiting, as the greens were punched and the wind wasn’t blowing. Thus, I hope to return someday to play the course and experience the greens in top form. Also, I would like to prove to him that my game isn’t really as bad as it looked the day we played. In what was clearly an appropriate gesture, the black and white Magpies and their distinctive ‘laugh,’ had a riotously funny day mocking me.
Magpie at New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
I visited Sydney once before, about fifteen years ago, and was very much impressed with it. The iconic Opera House is quite a spectacle, and Sydney Harbour is one of the natural wonders of the world. The water is so clear you can just about see to the bottom of it.
It was nice to be back in this great city. One of the things I like to do when traveling is to get up early in the morning and go for a walk while the world is still asleep. One of my best memories on this quest is waking very early and going for a walk around Campbeltown, Scotland as the sun rose on the day I played Macrahanish. Aided by jet leg and an adrenaline rush, I awoke at 4:00 am in Sydney and went for a walk in the old part of town.
The collection of buildings around Hyde Park are pretty cool. The old Sydney Hospital, the Mint building, the New South Wales Supreme Court, the Hyde Park Barracks and St. Mary's Cathedral are an impressive bunch. The old bank buildings in the financial district remind me of similar buildings in San Francisco, built during each's gold rush; they were built to last and to convey strength.
Sydney combines the best of the world's greatest cities into an experience that doesn't overwhelm. It takes the best of what many world-class cities have and improves on them just a bit. Aside from a feel of San Francisco in its gold rush years, it has New York's buzz and traffic (but is cleaner), and L.A.'s weather (but no earthquakes). Like many European cities it is easily walkable, has good museums and proper coffee. Of course it also has a major British touch: they drive on the wrong side of the road, talk funny and there are statues of Queen Victoria all over.
Most Americans' image of an Australian has unfortunately been set by advertising for Outback Steakhouse and Paul Hogan's image of Crocodile Dundee. There didn't appear to me to be many people "who throw another shrimp on the barbie," and we didn't see one person drinking Foster's the entire time in the country.
Golf Course Trades Article
Just wanted to share with everyone the most recent publishing of an article I wrote for Golf Course Trades Magazine. You can view the article by clicking on this link. Golf Course TradesTiger Woods fires first round 74 at Quail Hollow
It's obvious there's some rust on Tiger's game, namely his driving. Tiger could only muster finding a mortal 4 of 14 fairways, missing both right and left in the first round.
Asked after the round if he was heading to the practice tee, he responded with "the hell with it" showing his frustration.
We'll see what Friday's round brings.
Cheers,
Marriott Golf and Bag Boy push Golfers To Walk for Health and the Environment
In an alliance with Bag Boy, Marriott Golf is now placing eco-friendly Express Auto three-wheel walking carts
in ten of its U.S. Resorts "pushing" golfers to walk for their own health and helping to better the environment!Combined with their free, family fun initiative, Marriott Golf is working overtime to return the sport to its purest form!
Experts all agree that the way to stay healthy is to exercise and, in my opinion, there is no better way than to walk a golf course on a beautiful, sunny day! Not only is walking the course good for your health but it also keeps the golf course in optimum condition.
How many people play "military golf"...left, right, left right...using their golf carts to drive willy-nilly on the fairways (directly opposing good golf etiquette 90 degree's on wet days and path-only rules?).
Although the "cooler" on the electric cart may be more to your liking, you'll burn only about 800 calories sitting around in a golf cart as opposed to approximately 1,400 calories walking the a course (probably more if you carry your golf bag.)
Come to think of it, I've seen mostly guys riding around the publinks lately while many of the women walk the course.
“Research shows that golfers who walk are also less prone to lower back, shoulder, and ankle injuries than golfers who carry their clubs,” said Craig Ramsbottom, President of the Bag Boy Company. “Our innovative walking carts are ergonomically correct and easy to maneuver so golfers that visit a Marriott resort can now experience a cool, fun and healthy way to navigate the course.”
Each participating property will be outfitted with Bag Boy’s
popular three-wheel push carts, providing resort golfers with a fun and healthy way to navigate the course, as well as support environmental consciousness.“This partnership directly supports Marriott International’s unwavering commitment to promote wellness and healthy living, as the health and exercise benefits of walking and pushing your clubs around a golf course are immeasurable,” said William Nault, Vice President, Marriott Golf. “We anticipate a very positive response from our resort golfers for this Walk For Health initiative, and our intention is to roll out the program at more Marriott Golf properties throughout the year.”
Bag Boy Express Auto walking carts will be available for guest play at the following resort destinations:
Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, Calif.; JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Ariz.; JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson, Ariz.; Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami, Fla.; Marriott’s Grande Vista Resort, Orlando, Fla.; Grande Pines Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.; Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Naples, Fla.; Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Oak Brook, Ill and The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Tucson, Ariz.
The best part about the walking initiative is that each property above holds the distinction of being a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, which indicates that Marriott Golf has gone to the greatest lengths possible to protect the environment by enhancing precious natural areas and wildlife habitats.
The new Walk For Health program gives golfers the ability to support environmental consciousness while enjoying nature and a good walk on a spectacular golf course!
72 hole strokeplay trophy - Round 2 results
Apologies for the late posting of these results. A technical issue, due to all four rounds of the competition being linked, caused a glitch in the ongoing calculation of some handicaps. This issue has now been resolved and the last two rounds of the competition will run on the day with current handicaps in use. When all four rounds have been played, the final results will then be calculated on the basis of the handicap in force for the first round.
1st: R Tinker 73 - 8 = 65
2nd: M Macgillivary 75 - 6 = 69 (bih)
3rd: C Flannigan 77 - 8 = 69 (bih)
4th: I Butchart 75 - 6 = 69
CSS = 71
The sweep was collected by those in 2nd, 3rd and 4th places.
Twos were recorded by the following players:
N Dyce @ 6th
I Taylor @ 4th
M Macgillivary @ 17th
M Tinker @ 4th
E Ritchie @ 6th
Handicap revisions are not included due to further competitions having taken place. Please refer to master list posted in clubhouse.
1st: R Tinker 73 - 8 = 65
2nd: M Macgillivary 75 - 6 = 69 (bih)
3rd: C Flannigan 77 - 8 = 69 (bih)
4th: I Butchart 75 - 6 = 69
CSS = 71
The sweep was collected by those in 2nd, 3rd and 4th places.
Twos were recorded by the following players:
N Dyce @ 6th
I Taylor @ 4th
M Macgillivary @ 17th
M Tinker @ 4th
E Ritchie @ 6th
Handicap revisions are not included due to further competitions having taken place. Please refer to master list posted in clubhouse.
Draw for 72 hole strokeplay trophy 3rd round
The third round takes place this Saturday, 1st May, with everything still to play for.
Morning starters
0800 D Spittal; B Alexander
0807 M T Grieve; I McGowan
0815 M Bell; S Murray; J McBain
0822 I Clark; P Johnstone; I Taylor
0830 C Fairweather; G Hubter; F Barber
0837 J Ireland; B Erskine; D McDonald
0845 B Johnston; P Crockart; K James (F/H)
0852 T Bennett; K McVey; F McColl (F/H)
Afternoon starters
1300 N Dyce; S Thomson
1307 G Cox; S Flannigan
1315 A Easton; R Tinker; C Flannigan
1322 I Butchart; C McKenna; J Scott
1330 I Scott; A Aird; D Douglas
1337 D Grant; R Michie; E Ritchie
1345 A Downs; F Moran; D Thomson
1352 K Ewan; F J Moran; E Gray
Morning starters
0800 D Spittal; B Alexander
0807 M T Grieve; I McGowan
0815 M Bell; S Murray; J McBain
0822 I Clark; P Johnstone; I Taylor
0830 C Fairweather; G Hubter; F Barber
0837 J Ireland; B Erskine; D McDonald
0845 B Johnston; P Crockart; K James (F/H)
0852 T Bennett; K McVey; F McColl (F/H)
Afternoon starters
1300 N Dyce; S Thomson
1307 G Cox; S Flannigan
1315 A Easton; R Tinker; C Flannigan
1322 I Butchart; C McKenna; J Scott
1330 I Scott; A Aird; D Douglas
1337 D Grant; R Michie; E Ritchie
1345 A Downs; F Moran; D Thomson
1352 K Ewan; F J Moran; E Gray
GARY SMITH TROPHY
GARY SMITH TROPHY DRAW
The first Mixed Competition of the year take place on Sunday 2nd May for the
GARY SMITH TROPHY
The draw is as follows:
12.30 E. Ralston & C. Brand / S. Peacock & R. Peacock
12 37 S. Scott & J. Scott / F. Johnston & B. Johnston
12.45 E. Low & A. Low / J. Griffiths & D. Douglas
12.52 C. McNab & B. Sievwright / L. Robb & F. J. Moran
13.00 R. Fraser & E. Gray / K. Finlay & D. Grant
13.07 S. Bailey & K. Ewan / S. Fenner & R. Haynes
13.15 J. Moran & F. Moran / P. Maxwell & F. Barber
13.22 C. Sturgis & A. Ramsay / G. Allardice & D. Gillespie
An excellent turnout and we hope you all play well and enjoy the day.
The first Mixed Competition of the year take place on Sunday 2nd May for the
GARY SMITH TROPHY
The draw is as follows:
12.30 E. Ralston & C. Brand / S. Peacock & R. Peacock
12 37 S. Scott & J. Scott / F. Johnston & B. Johnston
12.45 E. Low & A. Low / J. Griffiths & D. Douglas
12.52 C. McNab & B. Sievwright / L. Robb & F. J. Moran
13.00 R. Fraser & E. Gray / K. Finlay & D. Grant
13.07 S. Bailey & K. Ewan / S. Fenner & R. Haynes
13.15 J. Moran & F. Moran / P. Maxwell & F. Barber
13.22 C. Sturgis & A. Ramsay / G. Allardice & D. Gillespie
An excellent turnout and we hope you all play well and enjoy the day.
Wednesday Sweep Results
1st John McKenna 85-19 = 66 (bih)
2nd Andy Ramsay 82-16 = 66 (bih)
3rd James Dunnett 76-10 = 66 (bih)
4th David Spittal 73-7 = 66
The sweep money was collected by those in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place
CSS = 69
Twos
Kenny McHugh @ 6th
Ken Macleod @ 13th
Dave Alexander ‘ 13th
Josh MvKenna @ 4th
Norman Dyce @ 13th
Handicap Revisions – Down
J Dunnett – now 9
P Crockart – now 22
A Ramsay – now 15
S Barclay – now 11
C Flannigan – now 6
S Flannigan – now 5
John McKenna – now 18
Josh McKenna – now 12
D Spittal – now 6
D Thomson – now 18
T Benett – now 23
Handicap Revision – Up
A Donaldson – now 17
2nd Andy Ramsay 82-16 = 66 (bih)
3rd James Dunnett 76-10 = 66 (bih)
4th David Spittal 73-7 = 66
The sweep money was collected by those in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place
CSS = 69
Twos
Kenny McHugh @ 6th
Ken Macleod @ 13th
Dave Alexander ‘ 13th
Josh MvKenna @ 4th
Norman Dyce @ 13th
Handicap Revisions – Down
J Dunnett – now 9
P Crockart – now 22
A Ramsay – now 15
S Barclay – now 11
C Flannigan – now 6
S Flannigan – now 5
John McKenna – now 18
Josh McKenna – now 12
D Spittal – now 6
D Thomson – now 18
T Benett – now 23
Handicap Revision – Up
A Donaldson – now 17
Tiger and Elin on a one-way trip to divorce court
As Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren continue to live their separate lives, the notion of divorce is imminent."It's 100 percent happening," a source told UsMagazine.com. "It's going to take a long time to go through. [But Elin] will go through with it."
Before she boarded a flight to Sweden on Monday with the couple’s two children, Nordegren and her mother reportedly met with a lawyer to discuss divorce proceedings.
"It's going to take a long time to go through," said the insider. "[But] she will go through with it. She is all about being a mom. She will do it slowly and carefully."
With his estranged wife out of the country, Woods stayed behind and "partied like a rock star" Monday night at a Nickelback concert in Orlando, Fla., TMZ reports.
Nordegren, 30, and her children – daughter Sam, 2, and son Charlie, 14 months – are reportedly in Stockholm to visit family.
During the trip, the former model may likely pay a visit to the $3 million home in Vaxholm which she purchased in December.
"She is definitely planning on spending a lot of time there – they are gutting it," the source said of the private-island estate, which is said to be under "nonstop construction."
"She and the kids are going to be spending most of the summer there," the source added. "Without Tiger."
Courtesy: NYDailyNews.com
Woods set to go again
Tiger Woods is back in action this week at the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte and will be looking for his first win of 2010. This will be the second tournament he's played this year after making his return at the Masters, where he finished fourth. Playing Wednesday morning with two amateur partners for the Pro-Am, his first two drives were wide right into the trees. "I hit some poor drives, some poor irons, some poor chips, and poor putts, but still shot under par for the day," Woods said in a press conference after the round.
By his standards, his finish at the Masters was disappointing but he did take some positives from the week. "Given a little time to reflect on it, it was an incredible week," Woods said. "I think it went as well as it could have possibly gone, and obviously I didn't do what I needed to do on the weekend, but after not playing for that long and coming back and finishing fourth, I think that's pretty reasonable."
In a recent blog post, Woods wrote that he made his third career double eagle, or albatross, at the par-5 17th hole at Isleworth, his home club. He hit a five wood from 260 yards and drained it. "I shot 63, so my game is improving."
He is set to tee of Thursday morning at 7:40 with 2009 British Open champion Stewart Cink, as well at 2009 Masters champion, Angel Cabrera.
AP Photo / Chuck Burton
Ladies Playing Through. How women are changing the face of golf in Westchester.
There has been much Twitter buzz on the state of Women's golf and so I have reprinted an article I wrote for Westchester Magazine.
By Stacy Solomon, Golf for Beginners
Golf may or may not be growing nationwide, but here in Westchester one big segment of the game is robustly rockin’ and rollin’ along. It is golf played by women, and literally thousands of them are smacking the little white ball all over the county’s public and private courses—more of them than you think right down the middle of the fairway.
Why? As marketing executive Sherry Bruck, owner of The Harquin Group observed, "In what other sport can you take a sixteen year old, a twenty year old, a forty year old and an eighty year old and go out together and have such a blast?"
Nearly two-thirds of all new golfers across the country are women, according to the National Golf Foundation. Local organizations reports high participation, too. The Women’s Metropolitan Golf Association (WMGA) has about 800 Westchester/Fairfield members. The Metropolitan Golf Association reports TKTK women maintain handicaps and play at private clubs, with an unknown additional number playing without handicaps. Peter Tartaglia, spokesman for the Westchester Parks Department, says about 5,500 golfers on the county's six public courses are women. That’s a lot of ladies chasing par.
As you would expect, there are both similarities and differences in the way men and women play the game. Golf provides the same challenges and satisfactions for women as it does for men. "Creativity is needed as well as control over your emotions," according to Alice Odorico, a thirteen-handicapper at Bonnie Briar in Scarsdale. She adds that golf is not just a physical sport but requires mental toughness as well. Once a private banker, Odorico now has more time to dedicate to competition and plays in interclub matches around the region, although she says, “I love golf as a hobby, not a career."
Women also use golf as a business aid just like their male counterparts. Avril Dawkins, an account manager at Aetna , says “I try to incorporate golf into every opportunity I get. If we have an outing, I'll bring clients or consultants.” Although she took lessons and practiced on the range, Dawkins was hesitant to play on a golf course until she joined the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA). The plucky Mount Vernon resident now confidently drills her shots accurately down the fairway. Dawkins cautions that when she plays with male business partners, it can be unnerving because they evidently feel they have to prove their manhood: "They pull out the driver even when they know they have no business hitting that club!"
All too often, a woman is still greeted with a sneer and a guffaw until she has proven herself on the tee because tolerance doesn’t come easy for some men. Beginner Karen Clark, a school teacher who plays at Maple Moor, says, "Initially, when you're out there and paired with men, they look at you like 'oh god...there goes my game.’ Then they see you can hit the ball and their jaws drop."
Cara Vietri, an analyst for Mastercard who averages 27 holes per week, points out that there are some basic differences between the way men and women approach the game. "A guy who plays once a year will hit it 220 yards into the trees and spend ten minutes looking for it!" she says, whereas women are more sensitive to golfers behind them and will pick up golf balls during a blow-up hole. “Men have that hunter-gatherer instinct. It's not hard-wired into women to search until we die!"
Bruck points out, men have always complained about the pace of play by women on the course even though, she asserts, "You'll actually find women play faster than men because women are so self-conscious about it."
Just like men, women are involved in the game at many levels, from hard-nosed formal tournament play to casual chase-it-around-the-pasture rounds with a weekly foursome. On the competitive scene, the WMGA holds thirty hotly-contested events for golfers with an 21.0 or better handicap index. "It's very intense," says WMGA Director of Operations Nancy Early. “The women can't wait to challenge other clubs to see how they're doing."
The EWGA, on the other hand, welcomes rank beginners as well as serious competitors.
"We offer women the opportunity to play the game for business and for life," says Westchester chapter President Sherri Wilson of Hawthorne
At Winged Foot in Mamaroneck, Assistant Pro Reid Johnson says a core group of twenty to thirty women still gathers on Wednesdays for regulation events and compete in WMGA-sponsored interclub team matches. He adds that a new group of about twenty "niners" (who play only nine holes) has developed on Thursdays. Different events such as seniors versus baby boomers and a new Ryder Cup format, where teams (the "Wings" versus the "Feet") compete in alternate shot and individual matches, add diversity to the weekly games.
Organized events at public venues have faithful followings and players must sign up early in the season to reserve a space. One of the more competitive EWGA nine-hole twilight leagues takes place at Doral Arrowwood while other groups form weekly at Maple Moor and Sprain Lake
As vibrant as the Westchester women’s golf scene seems to be, there may be clouds on the horizon. Former Leewood Country Club member Bruck complained about her daughter’s lack of interest. "Its hard to get her out on the golf course, and then she goes out and hits the ball like, a mile," Bruck says. “When I ask her why she doesn't want to play, she says it takes a lot of time, its expensive, and her friends don't play."
Troy Tingberg, teaching professional at Bonnie Briar, points out, “I see lots of kids from five to ten years of age running around hitting balls and practicing in clinics" but there aren't any formal leagues at most country clubs for them.
"One of the problems is that we lose a lot of girls to other sports,” Westchester Country Club's Monique Thoresz adds. “If a girl is athletic or strong or shows lots of promise, all the coaches from other sports want them too. So field hockey, lacrosse, softball and all the other sports compete with golf for players." The teaching professional pointed out that girls can and do compete on women’s interclub teams but none currently exist just for them.
That may change as more women become active in the sport, which will in turn create more role models for younger players and create more demand for instruction and structured competitions for youngsters. Who knows, the growing number of women golfers might even force men to play faster.
Summer Knockout Singles Reminder
The first round matches in this competition have to be played no later than the 9th of May.
Bell Trophy Home Match Versus Pitlochry G.C.Sunday 2nd May 11am
The Team For This Match Will Be
Norman Dyce
Scott Thomson
Mark Tinker
Phil Johnstone
Donald Thomson
We wish you all the best and thanks also to the other members who asked to be considered to play in this match.
Norman Dyce
Scott Thomson
Mark Tinker
Phil Johnstone
Donald Thomson
We wish you all the best and thanks also to the other members who asked to be considered to play in this match.
CASH FOR KIDS
Just a reminder that the Cash For Kids Opens (Gents & Mixed) on the 30th May is filling up fast, should you require a preferred tee-time get your entry in soon!
Fantastic prizes for the Winners of the Golf Competitions also great Raffle and Auction prizes up for grabs!
Ask David or Jane in front office for more information or Entry Forms!
Fantastic prizes for the Winners of the Golf Competitions also great Raffle and Auction prizes up for grabs!
Ask David or Jane in front office for more information or Entry Forms!
March Greens Committee Report
Monthly Greens Committee Report
Presented to The Rim Greens Committee
By
Golf Course Superintendent
Justin C. Ruiz, CGCS
Course Condition
Spring is upon us and we are experiencing some warmer weather after a long winter. The course is now starting to kick dormancy along with the surrounding plant life. Allergy season is on its way.
Projects Completed
We rented a tractor attachment to mow down the native grasses. The machine did make some noticeable markings in the native areas. I had received some comments and concerns about these areas and we are making efforts to smooth these areas out. We will make efforts for the next mowing practice to be less noticeable.Picking Annual Bluegrass (Poa) out of the greens was also completed one time over. We will stay on this project all season. Removing anything we see as we go through our mowing practices.
#8 has a new bridge for our walking members. With the heavy rains the wash had grown a little larger and the walking members had to jump from a rock to the other side of the shore. Dan made use of the old fence materials on hand to construct a nice looking bridge.
Projects in Process
The bunkers have gone through a lot during the winter storms. We have had multiple wash outs that we have been able to quickly fix but now we are taking our time making sure proper depth is achieved. The USGA recommends 2” on the faces and 4” at the bottom of the bunkers. We make sure the sand is pushed back onto the sides and the recommended measurements are achieved. We also do our best to remove as many rocks as possible and fix the liner as we get to each bunker. These have both been chronic problems that we have dealt with in our bunkers.
Pressure check on our sprinkler heads. Our new intern is picking up where we left off last fall checking sprinkler pressures. This will help the heads apply water more accurately. After these adjustments we will start auditing selected areas. We will do the auditing that was taught to me at the National Conference and Show.
Projects Planned
We have purchased some Barley straw bails for the lakes. It has been proven that when barley straw is placed in the lake it will suppress new algae growth but it will not remove existing algae.
Spray applications are scheduled for Cutworm activity. Yes, it is that time of year and we have begun catching Cutworms in our pitfall traps. They have started around the perimeter of the golf course.
Integrated Pest Management
We have begun our Degree Day counting. If you are interested in our process, please click here. We are also checking soil temperatures for a root infecting disease called Summer Patch. The disease colonizes the plant roots in the spring, but actual symptoms do not appear until the weather conditions get hot and then the disease is very hard to combat since it has had all spring to get established.
Aerification Notice read more
Greens Aerification April 12th.
Fairway Aerification April 26th.
Side Notes
We have been lucky to be invited by Audubon Lifestyles to be a pilot golf course to begin the Sustainable Golf Facility Program. Audubon has asked us to be the first course in Arizona to be enrolled in their program. I have also been invited to help give advice on our National Associations Drive to Sustainability campaign to change the industry’s approach on golf course management. Along with this program our course is also enrolled in the Environmental Management Systems program that closely resembles the Audubon program. Since the course was originally pursuing the Audubon signature program during construction we have many valuable records that will make these processes much easier to complete.
We have also increased our crew to eleven members. That increase includes an intern Brett Swain from Pennsylvania, who recently graduated from Rutgers, and an Assistant Superintendent Andrew from Washington, who was our intern last year. He graduated from Walla Walla Community College with a turf degree.
If you have any questions, please contact me or Dan.
Justin Ruiz, CGCS Dan Devere, CGCS
Dave Stockton helps Taylor Made and Rossa create easy Corza Ghost putter
Taylor Made, with the help of putting instructor Dave Stockton, has created a good looking, supposedly easy-to-use putter called the "Corza Ghost".
The intent was to come up with an exceptionally easy to aim easy to use putter to roll your golf ball down its intended line.
Rossa
senior director, Bill Price said, "We started with the intention of designing a putter that's easier to aim than any other. That led us to experiment with a white finish. We consulted Dr. Steven A. Hitzeman, a professor at the Indiana School of Optometry and he felt we were onto something."
senior director, Bill Price said, "We started with the intention of designing a putter that's easier to aim than any other. That led us to experiment with a white finish. We consulted Dr. Steven A. Hitzeman, a professor at the Indiana School of Optometry and he felt we were onto something."Why consult with an Optometrist? Can an eye doctor unlock the key to correct putting?
"The high contrast between white and green maximizes stimulation to the retina and highlights the head's shape and features. The contrast would be lower if the putter were black or gray because these colors are closer in luminance to the color of the putting green than white," said Dr. Hitzeman, who is also a past president of the Indiana Optometric Association and a past chairman of the American Optometric Association's Sports Vision Section.
"White creates the biggest difference in luminance, hence maximizing contrast and promoting focus. Many golfers use the leading edge of the putter as part of their alignment strategy (by positioning the edge perpendicular to the imagined target line). This high contrast for the leading edge gives the golfer the best chance of squaring up the putter face at address. Also, the lines on the top of the putter are painted black to achieve maximum contrast against the white surface of the putter. All of these high-contrast alignment elements give the golfer the best possible chance of accurately aiming the putter."
Jack Nicklaus won the 1967 U.S. Open with the Bullseye "white fang" putter making eight birdies in his final round. He said it was to reduce glare from the sun.
Rossa engineers also placed "three black alignment lines on the crown and a circular hole in the back of the putterhead, offering several different options to focus on to lock in your aim.
"You can focus on the topline to aim Ghost," said Bret Wahl, senior director of iron, wedge and putter development, "or you can focus on the alignment lines to visually connect the circular hole and your ball to lock in your aim. The point is that you've got options, each one highly effective."
No More "Hot Spots"
Hot spots occur when sunlight hits the top of the putter and distracts a golfer's focus away from the putterhead, the alignment system, and aiming the putter squarely down the target-line. The white finish turns the putter into a ghostly image that keeps hot spots from glaring into your eyes.
Rossa's tour-proven AGSI®+ (Anti-skid Groove System Insert) Technology. is built right into the Corza Ghost.
AGSI+ features 14 polymer-filled grooves in the face that "hold" the ball briefly at impact to promote forward spin for a smoother roll and more accurate results. The AGSI+ insert, in concert with the putterhead's extremely high MOI, also delivers superior consistency in forward roll on off-center hits, something not shown in tests of other popular putters.
This model is a mallet, a forgiving putter feature and two more Rossa Corza shapes are due out this spring. With a retail price of $159, it seems only fair to give this new putter technology a chance. Of course, it is usually not the putter but the golfer behind the stick that determines his or her game. With that in mind and with the wealth of putters currently on the market, putting is purely derived of comfort and, if you roll in a few good putts you might give it a place it in your bag this season.
For more information on the Rossa Corza Ghost putters, visit Taylor Made.
Also, check out the Adidas adiPURE Golf Shoes now tooted by Sir Nick Faldo!
Taylormade Golf Clubs
With Staff Players such as Sergio Garcia and Todd Hamilton playing with Taylormade clubs its no wonder they hold the best statistics for the most tour professionals using there drivers on tour than any other golf brand.
Founded in 1979 with a vision to outperform all other clubs Taylormade is today one of the best know names in golf.
New Drivers for 2010 are the R9 SuperTri and Burner Superfast.
R9 SuperTri
First time combining FCT and MWT® in a 460cc head gives 24 combinations of face angle and CG location to promote 75 yards of side-to-side trajectory change, all in a more forgiving head.
New FCT sleeve weighing three grams less than the previous version which allows FCT and MWT to exist together in a 460cc.
Deeper clubface and deeper CG location promotes higher launch angle and higher spin-rate.
Easier to launch for many players than previous R9™ drivers Fujikura® Motore 60-gram shaft (5 grams lighter than previous R9 drivers) with softer tip more playable and launches the ball higher with more spin.
Burner Superfast
Incredibly light (only 283 grams) and extra long (46.5") to promote increased speed and distance.
Tremendously forgiving 460cc head with the biggest clubface of any TaylorMade driver. New aerodynamic head shape slips faster through the air to promote added speed and power. Dual Crown technology promotes higher launch and lower spin for more distance. New Matrix Ozik XCon shaft promotes higher launch and more ball speed for increased distance.
A full 14 grams lighter than Burner 07 and Burner 09 drivers.
The New wedges are:
XFT Wedges
Fresh grooves and a rough surface promote maximum backspin and control. Four-step process produces a perfectly flat face and perfectly formed high-performance grooves. Ensures the face fits precisely into the milled pocket while promoting soft feel.
Beautiful, playable and durable. Specially designed to promote increased spin
For the full Taylormade range of clubs plus our wide range of other golf club brands visit our website or our Mansfield Superstore.
Until Next Time
The Golf Support Team
Founded in 1979 with a vision to outperform all other clubs Taylormade is today one of the best know names in golf.
New Drivers for 2010 are the R9 SuperTri and Burner Superfast.
R9 SuperTri
First time combining FCT and MWT® in a 460cc head gives 24 combinations of face angle and CG location to promote 75 yards of side-to-side trajectory change, all in a more forgiving head.
New FCT sleeve weighing three grams less than the previous version which allows FCT and MWT to exist together in a 460cc.
Deeper clubface and deeper CG location promotes higher launch angle and higher spin-rate.
Easier to launch for many players than previous R9™ drivers Fujikura® Motore 60-gram shaft (5 grams lighter than previous R9 drivers) with softer tip more playable and launches the ball higher with more spin.
Burner Superfast
Incredibly light (only 283 grams) and extra long (46.5") to promote increased speed and distance.
Tremendously forgiving 460cc head with the biggest clubface of any TaylorMade driver. New aerodynamic head shape slips faster through the air to promote added speed and power. Dual Crown technology promotes higher launch and lower spin for more distance. New Matrix Ozik XCon shaft promotes higher launch and more ball speed for increased distance.
A full 14 grams lighter than Burner 07 and Burner 09 drivers.
The New wedges are:
XFT Wedges
Fresh grooves and a rough surface promote maximum backspin and control. Four-step process produces a perfectly flat face and perfectly formed high-performance grooves. Ensures the face fits precisely into the milled pocket while promoting soft feel.
Beautiful, playable and durable. Specially designed to promote increased spin
For the full Taylormade range of clubs plus our wide range of other golf club brands visit our website or our Mansfield Superstore.
Until Next Time
The Golf Support Team
J. Bohn goes wire-to-wire at Zurich in New Orleans
Well Jason Bohn won his second PGA Tour title on Sunday going wire-to-wire. Bohn's last win came in 05' at the now extinct BC Open.
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans really didn't have any star power in the field, Sergio Garcia being the highest ranked player at 23 in the world.
And speaking of Sergio...another disappointing outing from the once promising and fiery Spaniard. Garcia went 73-69-72-76 to tie for 70th.
All the big boys will return however next week at Quail Hollow, so stay tuned for highlights.
Cheers,
John Daly withdrew from Zurich after making the cut
John Daly withdrew during the third round of the Zurich Classic on Sunday because of an injury.
Daly wrote on his Twitter page that he had "no choice" to pull out despite finishing 12 holes of the third round at the weather-delayed tournament.
He said the injury stemmed from his piriformis muscle.
"[B]asically my hip dropped an inch on swing & escalated to my back nerve & dropped me to my knees," Daly wrote.
Playing on a sponsor's exemption, Daly made the 36-hole cut Saturday on the number. He was one-over par and 15 shots off the lead when he withdrew.
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Live Champions Tour Online Streaming In Here
Champions Tour
United States
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Live Golf
Match scheduled:
Start: 22-04-2011 from 18:30 until 20:30(CET)
Day 1 :: Championship Tour 2011 - Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa :: Savannah, Georgia, USA
United States
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Live Golf
Match scheduled:
Start: 22-04-2011 from 18:30 until 20:30(CET)
Day 1 :: Championship Tour 2011 - Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa :: Savannah, Georgia, USA
All about Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf live: p2p streams, video highlights, statistics, results, match preview, news. Live Stream Free TV Online 23 April 2011 Champions Tour, the game play at 19:00 CET. Watch all Golf - events live with VS°Live!
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Once again, the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf tournament was held in Savannah, GA, a beautiful city boasting of Southern charm and old-fashioned hospitality. The tournament, played April 19 through April 25, 2010, was held at the Club at Savannah Harbor, part of The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa. Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is the tournament that sparked the creation of the Champions Tour, formerly known as the SENIOR PGA Tour, and it continues to showcase the greatest golfers of yesterday and today, including Price, O'Meara, Lehman, Langer, Crenshaw, Watson and North.
PGA Tour Live Zurich Classic of New Orleans Live Golf Online Streamign In Here
PGA Tour
United States
The US PGA Tour is the biggest Golf competition.
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Live Golf
Match scheduled:
Start: 25-04-2010 from 19:00 until 22:00(GMT)
Day 4 - Final Day :: PGA Tour 2010 - TPC Louisiana :: Avondale, Louisiana, USA
United States
The US PGA Tour is the biggest Golf competition.
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Live Golf
Match scheduled:
Start: 25-04-2010 from 19:00 until 22:00(GMT)
Day 4 - Final Day :: PGA Tour 2010 - TPC Louisiana :: Avondale, Louisiana, USA
South Georgia Classic Live Golf Nationwide Tour Online Streaming In Here
Nationwide Tour
United States
he Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School (the main tour's qualifying tournament, popularly referred to as "Q-School") to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level. Those who are on the top 25 of the money list at year's end are given PGA Tour memberships for the next season.
South Georgia Classic
Match scheduled:
Start: 25-04-2010 from 23:00 until 01:30(GMT)
Day 4 - Final Day :: South Georgie Classic Presented by First State Bank and Trust Company :: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club :: Valdosta, Georgia, USA
United States
he Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School (the main tour's qualifying tournament, popularly referred to as "Q-School") to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level. Those who are on the top 25 of the money list at year's end are given PGA Tour memberships for the next season.
South Georgia Classic
Match scheduled:
Start: 25-04-2010 from 23:00 until 01:30(GMT)
Day 4 - Final Day :: South Georgie Classic Presented by First State Bank and Trust Company :: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club :: Valdosta, Georgia, USA
Golf Lesson #8, Chipping
Here are some basic principles in this video golf lesson for chipping. The major factors in chipping that this video goes over are:
1. Stance and Posture
2. Ball Placement
3. Hand Placement
These fundamentals in chipping will establish a sound foundation for your short game. If these elements are mastered, minor adjustment can be made to bring your short game to the next level. Enjoy this Golf lesson, and stay posted as more online golf lessons will be posted shortly.
1. Stance and Posture
2. Ball Placement
3. Hand Placement
These fundamentals in chipping will establish a sound foundation for your short game. If these elements are mastered, minor adjustment can be made to bring your short game to the next level. Enjoy this Golf lesson, and stay posted as more online golf lessons will be posted shortly.
Take Part in an Apprentice Golf System for $1
There's a new way of learning golf! Bobby Eldridge at Purepoint Golf has spent the last few months designing a program that allows him to coach students personally online. He's looking for a few "testers" for the program. It's a really great program, and it's revolutionary for golf instruction. The first month is only $1.00 so you can make an informed decision to see if the program is right for you You can check it out here.
Davis recieves outpouring of praise after calling penalty on self
Since his remarkable act of sportsmanship in a playoff for the Heritage Classic at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina on Sunday, the e-mails of congratulation have kept pouring in from anyone who was inspired by his actions beside the 18th green at Harbour Town Golf Links."I've gotten more congratulations this week than when I've won," Davis told reporters on the eve of Thursday's first round of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana. "It's a weird feeling.
"E-mails started flooding in from people -- not necessarily golf fans, just ordinary people who heard what had happened and just wanted to say congratulations and thanks for being honest and following the spirit of the game.
"The last two days have been humbling," added the 35-year-old Englishman, who is based in Florida. "I've received a lot of messages from school teachers, parents, children.
"Most of the e-mails are parents saying: 'I'm using you as an example to my kids about doing the right thing.' It's been a very nice couple of days to be honest."
Davis cost himself the chance to win his first PGA Tour title shortly after he had rolled in a 17-foot birdie putt on the 72nd green to force a playoff with American Jim Furyk.
Furyk ending up winning at the first extra hole when Davis was assessed a two-stroke penalty for making contact with a loose impediment in a greenside hazard when playing his third shot.
On his backswing, the Englishman barely clipped a dry reed with his club before splashing out to 30 feet and he immediately called over a rules official to clarify the situation via television replay.
Having been penalized, Davis went on to miss his long-range putt and conceded the title to Furyk, who was six feet from the cup after three shots at the par-four 18th.
American Charles Howell III, a double winner on the PGA Tour, applauded the action taken by Davis.
"In watching it, I didn't see a rules infraction at all," Howell said. "It's bizarre in the fact that you have to go to a high-speed camera and slow it down to find one.
"With the adrenalin and the nerves, I'm surprised he even felt he touched that twig. That's what was amazing. It took him away from the chance to win his first golf tournament."
For Davis, the situation became bizarre when he swiftly moved from the bitter disappointment of registering his fourth runner-up spot on the PGA Tour to a feeling of happiness.
"It's probably the first time in my career, or in any golfer's, where (you) lost in a playoff and actually drove home more positive than when you left," he said.
"It's been a good experience for me, and it's been great for the game of golf that we do call rules infractions on ourselves. It's just part of the game."
Courtesy: Reuters
Tiger commits to 2010 Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Ending several weeks of anticipation, Tiger Woods announced Wednesday that he would compete in THE PLAYERS Championship.
"This is our event, and it always attracts one of the best fields of the year," said Woods on his website. "It's a tournament everybody wants to win."
Woods' commitment adds to what annually is -- top-to-bottom -- the strongest field in golf. Masters champion Phil Mickelson, who ranks No. 2 to Woods in the Official World Golf Ranking, committed to THE PLAYERS last week.
"We are thrilled to add Tiger Woods to THE PLAYERS Championship field and really appreciate the fact that he gave us advance notice so we can generate additional excitement here in the community," said Jay Monahan, Vice President and Executive Director of THE PLAYERS. "This is a huge boost for what was already shaping up to be an incredible week for our fans on site and those watching around the world. The addition of the world's No. 1 player will only enhance THE PLAYERS, and we look forward to welcoming Tiger -- and what we hope will be record crowds -- to TPC Sawgrass."
Players have until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 30 to commit to the tournament.
Woods ended a five-month layoff at the Masters where he tied for fourth. THE PLAYERS will mark Woods' second straight tournament -- he said last Tuesday that he will play in next week's Quail Hollow Championship. He also announced on his website that he will play in the AT&T National, July 1-4, at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa.
Woods won THE PLAYERS in 2001, a year after he finished second to Hal Sutton in a stirring Sunday duel at TPC Sawgrass. He shot 14 under on the Stadium Course to beat Ponte Vedra Beach resident Vijay Singh by a stroke.
The world No. 1 has played in 12 PLAYERS and has four top-10 finishes. Woods tied for eighth last year but finished seven strokes behind Henrik Stenson. That was his first top-10 since his 2001 victory.
Courtesy: PGA Tour
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