The News Review:
- Golf | Ailing Paula Creamer goes to hospital
- Tommy Armour III wins Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
- Storms on the Horizon for the Golf Industry
- Golf | Annika Sorenstam says farewell to Tour
- Yes, Buzzy was a banker, and a golf champ, too
- TravelGolf.com on Campus: ‘Bama vs. Auburn – golf amid Alabama’s …
- Letter: Council action on disc golf baffling
Golf | Ailing Paula Creamer goes to hospital
Seattle Times, United States
“The best position for me is hunched over,” she said. Norway’s Suzann Pettersen (68) had the best third round. Other tournaments• Defending champion Tommy Armour III birdied the final two holes to take a five-stroke lead over Rich Beem in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational in California. Armour shot a 7-under 65 at Pebble Beach for a 14-under 202 total. Brock Mackenzie (73 at Spyglass Hill), an ex-Washington Huskies standout, is tied for 12th at 211. Jeff Gove (75 at Pebble Beach) of Seattle is tied for 29th at 217. • Oliver Wilson (65) of England held off a charge from Bernhard Langer (63) of Germany to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Hong Kong Open.
Tommy Armour III wins Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational
Monterey County Herald, CA
Armour drained a 36-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to hold off Scott Simpson and Brock MacKenzie and win the 37th annual Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational. With the win, Armour, 49, becomes the first back-to-back winner in Invitational history and only the second player to win two Invitational titles. Fellow PGA Tour veteran Mark Brooks won the event in 1992 and 2002.
Storms on the Horizon for the Golf Industry
New York Times, United States
— This is the hypnotic time of year in Florida, where the skies are cobalt, the breezes soft and the daytime temperatures hover right around an even-par 72. Behind the massive hedges that surround the lush tropical setting of Trump International Golf Club here, the top 32 golfers from the 2008 season on the L. Tour are loosening up for a run at the $1 million first prize in the ADT Championship season finale later this week.
Golf | Annika Sorenstam says farewell to Tour
Seattle Times, United States
Garcia was 15 years, 46 days old when he made the cut at the 1995 Turespana Open Mediterrania in Valencia, Spain. • Defending champ Tommy Armour III eagled No. 18 at Spyglass Hill en route to a 1-under 71, tying Arron Oberholser (66 at Spyglass) for the lead at 7-under 137 after two rounds of the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational in California. Brock Mackenzie, a former Washington Husky from Yakima who competes on the Nationwide Tour, shot a 68 at Del Monte Golf Course and was among five players at 138. • Robert Thompson shot a 2-under 70 to win the 50-and-older Champions Tour qualifying tournament, finishing a stroke better than third-round leader John Morse (72) in Coral Springs, Fla. Thompson (7-under 281), Morse (282), Tom McKnight (285), James Mason (286) and Steve Thomas (286) each will receive full-exempt status for the 2009 Champions Tour season. Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company More Golf headlines.
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Yes, Buzzy was a banker, and a golf champ, too
Greensboro News Record, NC
10 at 72, was an outstanding athlete as a youth. As a teen, other teenagers idolized him. They wanted to hit a golf ball and putt like Buzzy, who grew up in Charlotte during a golden era of junior golf. Two players, Buddy Baker of Florence, S. , and Larry Beck of Kinston, won national junior championships and Ray Floyd of Fayetteville, who later won major titles on the PGA Tour, won the International Jaycee Junior Championship. As a Myers Park High School student, Basinger won the 1954 state high school golf championship in Chapel Hill.
TravelGolf.com on Campus: ‘Bama vs. Auburn – golf amid Alabama’s …
TravelGolf.com
com is highlighting a key college football matchup and looking at the golf options around the home team’s campus. This Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide host the Auburn Tigers. Here’s a look at the. One can imagine legendary Alabama Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, his iconic houndstooth hat cocked perfectly on his head, leaning against the goal post as he watches his team during pregame warmups. Or Coach Ralph “Shug” Jordan pacing the Auburn sideline nervously as the Tigers drive down the field in the waning minutes and fans whoop it up with their chant, “War Eagle!”
Those were the days, too, when Keith Jackson was sitting high above the field and, at some point, declaring, “Whoa, Nellie! We got ourselves a barnburner here.
Letter: Council action on disc golf baffling
Mercury-Register, CA
We are not talking about motorcycles or even mountain bikes on this parkland. This limited space is merely being walked upon by disc golfers who have found a wholesome and healthy alternative to countless hours in front of computers or TV. To prevent youth (and us older folks) from playing disc golf on this little 26-acre portion of the 3,670-acre Bidwell Park is incredibly shortsighted. I would imagine we have well more than 26 acres of the park currently used as baseball fields, parking lots, roads, picnic areas. If we are to be consistent, those will need to be “reclaimed” as well.