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Issue # 260 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - Feb 2, 2005Date: Feb 2, 2005
Subject: Issue # 260 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - Feb 2, 2005
Different Strokes - The Golfhelp Newsletter
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Issue #260
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YOUR THOUGHTS?
It's early to be thinking about the 2006 Ryder Cup matches,
but since U.S. captain designee Tom Lehman has been so often
in the news recently, we thought we'd try for some reader
views. First, we're wondering about the choice of Lehman as
captain. Good? So-so? Bad? Then, what about Lehman's
desire to be a player/captain? (See PLAYER/CAPTAIN LEHMAN?
below.) His choosing Loren Roberts and Corey Pavin to assist
him? Any thoughts?
rod@golfhelp.com
In this issue:
>> THIS WEEK
>> PLAYER/CAPTAIN LEHMAN ?
>> GREAT BUNKER SHOT! (LET THE WEDGE WORK)
>> SOME WOULD SUE THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
>> SITE TO SEE (INSIDEAPPROACH.COM)
>> COLUMN TO READ (BY GOLF WORLD'S JAIME DIAZ)
>> NOTEWORTHY (COBRA BAFFLER)
>> GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
>> HE SAID
>> IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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THIS WEEK
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PGA
FBR Open
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Feb. 3-Feb. 6
2004 winner: Jonathan Kaye (-18) $936,000
LPGA
No event scheduled.
CHAMPIONS
Wendy's Champions Skins Game
Maui, Hawaii
Feb. 5-6
2004 winner: Tom Watson ($400,000)
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PLAYER/CAPTAIN LEHMAN ?
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Tom Lehman seems to have his ducks in a row. The man who will
lead the U.S. Ryder Cup players in 2006 said recently, "I
guess I'm pretty much at peace with my game, and I've got a
great family, great life." Lehman was encouraged to suggest
he might make the team 2006 himself after a solid performance
last month in the Buick Invitational where he shot a first
round 62. A three-time former Ryder Cup team member, Lehman
last won on the Tour at the Phoenix Open in 2000. Can the
1996 British Open winner keep pace with Els, Singh, Woods,
etc.? Time always tells.
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GREAT BUNKER SHOT! (LET THE WEDGE WORK)
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Your ball is in a bunker, and you are getting ready to muscle
it out of there. Don't. Just because you have to move both
sand and ball together does not mean you have to power up.
Conversely, this is the time to stay loose on the grip and let
the wedge do the work. Its head is designed slip through the
sand and under the ball without a fight - unless you bring it
on.
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SOME WOULD SUE THE CHAMPIONS TOUR
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The latest chapter in the Champions Tour's cart controversy
has player Tom Purtzer and Ed Fiori threatening to sue the
Tour unless it reverses a policy change that prohibits their
use of carts during official events. The new rule permits
cart use only by players who qualify under the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Purtzer's back condition keeps him from
walking long distances. Fiori has a heart condition. Former
PGA star and sometime Champions Tour player Chi Chi Rodriquez
has lent his support to the cause by consulting with the ACLU.
The Tour remains firm about the no-cart policy. Moving carts,
it claims, create an undesirable separation of fans and
players. They also suggest that Champions Tour players are
lesser athletes than their PGA Tour counterparts. There
appears to be general, if unspoken, support for a policy
reversal among many of the other players.
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COLUMN TO READ (BY GOLF WORLD'S JAIME DIAZ)
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We saw a bit of ourself in Jaime Diaz's Golf World piece
entitled The Upside of a Down Tiger. We have to admit that
despite all the oohs and aahs the Tiger provoked in us while
he was the "boss," we weren't always solidly behind him.
Maybe it was jealousy , or envy, but we sometimes wanted him
to lose. According to Diaz, many others of us felt the same
way. But now that Woods has suffered the "slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune," - now that he's become more like one
of us - we are rooting for him more enthusiastically than
ever. Check out the article. See if you're in there, too.
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w20050128diaz.html>
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GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
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About the Tour's perceived lack of pizzazz:
"There was a day when excitement prevailed in anticipation of
the weekend of TV golf. Players were excited to be in
contention and showed it. Most of them had fun on the course
and let the fans know they appreciated their attendance and
support. Now, they don't seem to give a damn about anything
except the paycheck. . . . Much like all other sports the
pros simply could care less about the fans. Too bad." Jerry
Withrow
". . . the problem is with the writers. They need hype to help
them write, always trying to stir up a controversy or rivalry
to sell their story. I couldn't care less if none of the pros
spoke. Their talent speaks for them. . . ." Chris Overshiner
"Fans like a front runner or someone chasing a front runner.
When Tiger was dominating you were either for or against him.
Either way you watched. Now there is a little more parity
among the players. . . . The game is solid and the PGA should
be promoting the quality of play." Curtis Queen (Newton, NC)
". . . In defense for the players, if I had the opportunity to
win a potential $800,000 first place check, most assuredly I
would be focused on winning rather than signing an autograph,
smiling all the time (It's not the Grammies.). Its called
focus, and most people take it the wrong way. Jesse
Encarnacion
". . . look at the length of the season (if there be a season
anymore) in which there is no real hiatus and really no tour
to be defined as such. There was once a season beginning with
the Los Angeles Open in January and then the movement through
the desert to Florida and then the first major in March
extending to the PGA championship in late summer. This was
all corrupted with quirky tournaments: skins games, par-three
tourneys . . . tournaments for tournaments' sake . . . The
public appetite is sated just as it is with tennis where the
same robotic souls trot out one more time. . . ." J. Cardoso
". . . cut down on all the commercials during a PGA event. . .
. really bad when the competition becomes head to head and
there are 3 1/2 minute commercial breaks after each shot. . .
." Ken (Kansas City)
" In . . . baseball, the fans don't expect the top hitters to
stop and talk to the fans while walking to the plate or
between pitches. We don't expect the shortstop to be having a
conversation with the fans between batters. We shouldn't
expect it in golf either. . . ." Richard K. Roush
". . . people are losing interest in the PGA is because the
media are not putting the spotlight on the top players the way
they did when Tiger Woods was in that position. . . . If TV
commentators would "hype" Vijay the way they did Tiger a few
years ago, the tide of popularity of the PGA would again turn
for the better." GM
". . . Between the players who are far too serious and the
constant barrage of moronic commercials, it's becoming harder
and harder to watch, let alone get enthused about the Tour. .
. ." Jim Shannon (Minneapolis)
"Me, I'd settle for good competition. I enjoy seeing a player
on a roll but, not long term domination by anyone. . . ." MK
"Well, first the players need to grow a personality or two.
Tiger is awesome, as always, John Daly is totally fun, and we
love Jesper's clothes, but VJ, well, watching him play golf is
kinda like watching your Mercedes at idle . . ." Christopher
"CB" Maxwell
"If the tour suffers from lack of glamour, it's not for lack
of the personality of the players. It is in the environment in
which they toil. With a few exceptions, PGA events are set up
to be consistent, i.e. 72 holes at stroke play over courses
giving up winning scores from -12 to -20 (or better) under
par. Those that strive to win every event are very few. . . .
plenty of dollars to go around to keep the bottom feeders
happy just above the 125 exempt line. Why should the majority
of players demonstrate panache and flair when the Tour pros
view their pursuit on the course as business as opposed to
sport."
Jeff Stern, NC
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HE SAID
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"He whipped the field playing lousy. I give him a lot of
credit." - Tom Lehman, about Tiger Woods' win at the Buick
Invitational.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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= Justin Leonard finished the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at 28
under par Sunday to take the win by three strokes over Tim
Clark and Joe Ogilvie.
= Hale Irwin became the first player to win a men's
professional tour event five straight times Sunday, by
finishing five strokes up on Dana Quigley, who himself holds
the record for most consecutive events played (250).
= The HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, June 30-July
3, will be the first LPGA match play event in 50 years.
= Arnold Palmer and Kathleen (Kit) Gawthrop were married Jan.
26 in a private ceremony in a beachfront cottage at the Turtle
Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii.
= Amateur Morgan Pressel, 16, accepted a sponsor exemption to
play in the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill.
= Tiger Woods' caddie, Steve Williams, injured his hand in a
car crash while racing in New Zealand.
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