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Issue # 259 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - Jan 26, 2005Date: Jan 26, 2005
Subject: Issue # 259 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - Jan 26, 2005
Different Strokes - The Golfhelp Newsletter
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Issue #259
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YOUR THOUGHTS?
The golf season is barely under way, but already there are
rumblings that the PGA Tour excitement factor may need a
boost. So far, despite Vijay Singh's phenomenal performance
in 2004 and his first win in '05 at the Sony, Michelle Wie,
not Singh, has been the focus of most media and fan
enthusiasm. Such was not the case during Tiger Woods' heyday
not so long ago. One Associated Press writer suggests the
solution to a lackluster Tour lies with the players
themselves. (See HE CHALLENGES THE PLAYERS below.) Any
thoughts?
rod@golfhelp.com
In this issue:
>> THIS WEEK
>> HE CHALLENGES THE PLAYERS
>> GREAT UPHILL PUTT (GET IT THERE)
>> MASTERS FIELD ANNOUNCED
>> PGA SHOW WILL TOP THEM ALL
>> NOTEWORTHY (NEW BEN HOGAN IRONS)
>> SITE TO SEE (PRIDEGOLFTEE.COM)
>> GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
>> HE SAID
>> IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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THIS WEEK
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PGA
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
La Quinta, Calif.
Jan. 26-30 (five rounds)
2004 winner: Phil Mickelson (-30) $810,00
LPGA
No event scheduled.
CHAMPIONS
Turtle Bay Championship
Kahuku, Hawaii
Jan. 28-30
2004 winner: Hale Irwin (-8) $225,000
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HE CHALLENGES THE PLAYERS
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AP sports columnist Tim Dahlberg wrote last week that the
reason the PGA Tour is losing a lot of the following it had
when Tiger Woods was top gun is mainly that the players have
taken the fun out of the game - for the fans and themselves.
He suggests you can watch a tournament and see nary a smile,
so intent are the pros on getting a big share of the big prize
package. Like the criticism the Champions Tour got not long
ago that it had no pizzazz, the PGA, says Dahlberg, is
suffering from personalities disorder. He's talking not just
about Vijay, whom he labels "robotic," but also about the
stoic Davis Love III, the non-smiling Reteif Goosen, and any
number of players you can name who, if they're enjoying
themselves, it doesn't show. What he seems to be pointing to
is a dry spell on Tour of players whom we can follow not just
because they play well, but because they intrigue us - John
Daly excepted, of course.
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(GREAT UPHILL PUTT) GET IT THERE
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There are only four ways to miss a putt: left, right, long, or
short. A good way to increase your odds by 25 percent on an
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MASTERS FIELD ANNOUNCED
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Augusta National Golf Club's Hootie Johnson has announced the
field of players for the 2005 Masters tournament. The list
includes 54 U.S. players and 42 internationals, 14
first-timers, and 4 amateurs. A special invitation had been
delivered to Shingo Katayama, who finished first on the Japan
Golf Tour money list. In accordance with qualification
guidelines, honorary invitations have also been extended. But
wait! There can be more - the winner of the 2005 Players
Championship, and at the Masters Committees discretion, the
top-10 on the money list and the top-50 world ranked in the
week before the tournament. The 2005 Masters will take place
April 4-10.
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PGA SHOW WILL TOP THEM ALL OM
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The 2005 PGA Merchandise Show takes place this weekend in
Orlando, where 42,000 PGA professionals, retailers, and
industry representatives are expected to attend. Featured at
this year's bigger than ever event will be another popular
Golf Demo Day, when at 120 hitting bays, two putting greens,
and a short game area professionals, buyers, and media people
will sample the wares of more than 60 companies. In addition,
a 200,000 square-foot indoor equipment testing facility will
accommodate 40 sold-out hitting bays, two putting greens, and
an elevated chipping green. Fashion shows three times a day,
also sold out, will preview for buyers the hot, new apparel
offering, from 25 companies. All this and activities too
numerous to note here will be televised by The Golf Channel
from a 15-foot high broadcast tower on the show floor from
2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT, Jan. 27-29, and in a six-hour reprise on
Sunday, Jan. 30.
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NOTEWORTHY (NEW BEN HOGAN IRONS)
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GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
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About what might be in store for Paul Casey as a consequence
statements he made which were then skewed by the press:
". . . Most certainly he does not need to play here if he is
so disgruntled. But you also cannot change anyone's
feelings, right or wrong." JE
"Certainly an unfortunate statement but I believe him when he
says it was meant in relation to the Ryder Cup. He is
entitled to an opinion, and we should neither expect nor
require everyone to be "politically correct." A little
controversy at times is refreshing." John Handegard
(Nacogdoches, TX)
"Make sure the quote is properly understood first. He didn't
say "stupid." He referred to Americans an being ignorant of
the facts, something a lot of people are guilty of on a lot of
subjects. Otherwise, a lot of your readers are ignorant . . .
of the facts." JS
"'acceptable parameters of retribution?' Like, what, shooting
him? Or perhaps the sort of treatment dished out to Colin
Montgomery on your friendly shores? You can hand it out, but
don't like it coming back, seems to me. Tell you what, Paul
will take anything you throw at him, and still come up
smiling. All he has to do is remember the Ryder Cup." Geoff
Schofield
". . . saw the transcript of what he said. It does not equate
to what most of the U.S. press selectively quoted." Why stir
it up now again? John (Wasn't it the British press that
launched the problem? Ed.)
The worst in U.S. golf fans will probably show up when Casey
plays. . . . I think he should have gotten down on his knees
to beg . . . forgiveness. On the other hand, you just have to
watch JayWalking with Jay Leno to see how unaware many of us
are about current events, much less world events. I think
that's part of what he was saying. Still, I say forget it and
let him play without interruption. And shame on you for
fanning the flames that were a mere glow." Don
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HE SAID
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"When the pressure is on, these are the guys I want around
me." Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman, about Corey Pavin and
Loren Roberts, his assistant captain nominees.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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= Tiger Woods won the Buick Invitational by three strokes at
16-under on Sunday, his first victory since the 2003
WGC-American Express Championship.
= On the third playoff hole with Tom Watson, Dana Quigley made
par to win the season-opening MasterCard Championship, at
which he and Watson had finished tied at 18-under in
regulation.
= Phil Mickelson will be donate $100 for every birdie and $500
for every eagle he makes on the PGA Tour, this time to help
build homes for military personnel who return home with
serious injuries and disabilities.
= Greg Norman says he's leaning toward playing in the British
Senior Open in Ireland in July.
= Players 30 and under won 10 PGA events in 2004.
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