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Issue # 263 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - Feb 23, 2005Date: Feb 23, 2005
Subject: Issue # 263 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - Feb 23, 2005
Different Strokes - The Golfhelp Newsletter
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YOUR THOUGHTS?
The Ladies Golf Union (Great Britain, Ireland) announced last
week a change in its rules to allow players who have undergone
a male-to-female sex change to play in its events. (See LGU
RULES ON GENDER ISSUE below.) The USGA and LPGA have yet to
take a stand. Any thoughts?
rod@golfhelp.com
In this issue:
>> THIS WEEK
>> LGU RULES ON GENDER ISSUE
>> HOLD THAT POSE
>> INTRODUCING: NEW TEENAGE STANDOUT
>> NOTEWORTHY (GOLF BAG FOR LEFTIES)
>> FINCHEM: DRUG USE NOT AN ISSUE
>> COLUMN TO READ (IS WORLD GOLF RANKING NECESSARY?)
>> GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
>> HE SAID
>> IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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THIS WEEK
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PGA
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Carlsbad, Calif.
Feb. 24-27
2004 winner: Tiger Woods (3-an-2 over Davis Love III) $1.2
million
Chrysler Classic
Tucson, Ariz.
Feb. 24-27
2004 winner: Heath Slocum (-20) $540,000
LPGA
SBS Open at Turtle Bay
Oahu, Hawaii
Feb 24-26
Inaugural event
CHAMPIONS
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
Lutz, Fla.
Feb. 25-27
2004 winner: Mark McNulty (-13) $241,000
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LGU RULES ON GENDER ISSUE
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Since 1991 LPGA tournament entry forms have stipulated
"female-at-birth." That may change once USGA and LPGA
officials have revisited the issue following the Brit's Ladies
Golf Union recent decision to alter its position on the
matter. In that part of the golf world individuals who have
undergone a sex change operation may now enter competitions,
including the Women's British Open. The LGU move follows on
the heels of similar pronouncements by the Ladies European
Tour and the Australian Ladies Professional Tour. In order to
reverse its present position, the LPGA would need to rewrite
its bylaws and conduct a membership vote.
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HOLD THAT POSE
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This sounds easier than it is. The next time you're on the
practice range, with each shot, hold your finish position as
long as it takes for the ball to hit the ground. (Actually,
that would be easy for some of us.) This will help you
develop a consistent swing motion, which should translate into
better shots (if not a hernia).
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INTRODUCING: NEW TEENAGE STANDOUT
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In case it hasn't come to your attention, there's a new star
in the firmament of young female players. She's Ai Myazato,
19, an Okinawan whose golf instructor father put a putter in
her hands when she was four. Between then and now she became
good enough to earn her card in Japan and partner with Rui
Kitada and to win the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf two
weeks ago in South Africa. Miyazato is already a celebrity in
her own country, winning $1 million in her rookie year. Look
for her in this season's Kraft Nabisco Championship in March
and most likely on the LPGA Tour in 2006.
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NOTEWORTHY (GOLF BAG FOR LEFTIES)
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Izzo Golf claims always to have had the interests and needs of
left handed golfers in mind, where others are guilty of gross
neglect. Hence, Izzo's development of the Legacy stand bag
(good for walking or occasional riding) and the Spirit stand
bag (for hard core walkers), both of which are "perfect" for
the southpaw golfer. This concern in particular takes the
form of an easy-to-use dual carry strap system, a
strategically place lumbar support, and a club alignment
system designed with lefties in mind. The bags are available
in several attractive colors. MSRP: $120
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FINCHEM: DRUG USE NOT AN ISSUE
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The NFL tests players for drugs. So, too, the NBA and major
league baseball. So, in light of recent flaps over steroids
(Jason Giambe, etc.), the question came up again about whether
professional golfers should be tested as well. No way, says
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem. In a recent interview,
Finchem said he doesn't see a way that steroids use could help
improve a golfer's performance since golf is not so much a
power sport as are the others. Besides, he added, since golf
is a sport built on honor, that should preclude any need for
testing.
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COLUMN TO READ (IS WORLD GOLF RANKING NECESSARY?)
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Thegolfchannel.com columnist Kraig Kann wondered last week
just how important are world golf rankings, and offered what
he thinks are the pluses and minuses of a system that
establishes fractional distinctions in the standings, say,
between No. 1 and No. 2. "Do you care? Does it really
matter? Is Tiger better than Vijay?" he asks. He likes the
fact that WGR gives the players something to aim at, but
dislikes that attitudes toward some tournaments are formed
based on how many top-ranked players are entered. The rest of
Kann's story at:
http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=15474
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GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
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About keeping the Pebble Beach ProAm:
". . . back in 1975 when they still played Spyglass, Pebble,
and Cypress Point. Used to be more fun than now. Better crop
of celebrities who loved to have fun . . . Bill Murray is the
only fun one now. When Ray Romano is the star of the
tournament ??? . . ." Michael Stewart
". . . . should definitely remain a part of the PGA Tour. It
has a rich tradition with the likes of Bing Crosby, Bob Hope,
Phil Harris, Jack Lemmon and many other great entertainers who
wanted to have fun and play with the pros. Today's tour lacks
the personality of the PGA golfers of the past. In this
tournament the fans, the amateurs and even many of the stoic
pros demonstrate that they are having fun. . . ." Ron Bliz
"The mystique and tradition of what was Bing Crosby's clambake
essentially died with him. . . . ." Jeff Stern
". . . numerous events on the schedule, particularly during
what is described as the 'silly season' could go away. Any
skins event. Special competitions pairing the big names on
the several tours. . . . the Pro Am and the match play event
put a little fun back into what is truly becoming a rich man's
game . . . ." MK
". . . like the tournament but think the amateur part should
end on Friday." Pete Dooley
". . . love watching pebble on TV. Except for Bill Murray it
is a keeper. . . ." JR
". . . . it gives the average golfer the feeling that, yes,
they (too) can compete and can play in such tournaments . . .
." Ray
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HE SAID
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"The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf
course." - Billy Graham
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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= In the two-round, rain-shortened Nissan Open, Adam Scott
beat Chad Cambell with a four-foot playoff putt at the 18th
hole.
= Mark James shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win The ACE Group
Classic.
= Retief Goosen was disqualified last Wednesday for missing
his Nissan Open tee time because he overslept.
= Paul Slater of Warrington, England won the world long drive
record with a poke of 720 yards down a London City Airport
runway on Feb. 12.
= This year's British Open Championship may be last male-only
version, as R&A chief Peter Dawson is said to favor lifting
the ban on women.
= Knee surgery will sideline Peter Jacobsen for 4-6 weeks.
= Top five world ranked golfers as of 2/22: 1 Vijay Singh
(11.93); Tiger Woods (11.57); Ernie Els (10.70); Phil
Mickelson (8.36); Retief Goosen SAF (6.90).
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