Issue # 277 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - June 1, 2005

Date: Jun 1, 2005
Subject: Issue # 277 Different Strokes Golf Newsletter - June  1, 2005

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YOUR THOUGHTS?
For two weeks in a row now GolfWorld magazine has featured
articles, compete with cover pictures, of LPGA players.
Cristie Kerr graces the cover of the May 20 issue, likewise
Paula Creamer on the May 27 front flap.  It just so happens
that these two women, both accomplished golfers to be sure,
are also young and rather attractive.  We're wondering this
week just how far sex appeal can go to enhance the popularity
of the LPGA Tour.  How much of it, if any, should the Tour
encourage.  See KERR: GOT IT? USE IT! below.)  Any thoughts?
rod@golfhelp.com

In this issue:
>> THIS WEEK
>> KERR: GOT IT? USE IT!
>> USE THE SAME TEE HEIGHT
>> TIGER BUTTERED UP ?
>> NOTEWORTHY (NEW NAKASHIMA NP-1)
>> EUROPE (MONTY'S REP TAKES HIT)
>> GOLF BALLS AS EGG SUBSTITUTES ?
>> SITE TO SEE (ABOUT.COM GOLF ALMANAC)
>> GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
>> HE SAID
>> SHORT GAME
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   THIS WEEK
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PGA
the Memorial Tournament
Dublin, Ohio
June 2-5
2004 winner: Ernie Els (-18) $945,000

LPGA
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Galloway Twp., NJ
June 3-5
2004 winner: Cristie Kerr (-11) $195,000

CHAMPIONS
Allianz Championship
Polk City, Iowa
June 3-5
2004 winner: D.A. Weibring (-9) $225,000

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   KERR: GOT IT? USE IT!
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In a magazine feature article recently LPGA standout Cristie
Kerr, befriended by Donald Trump but shunned by many of her
Tour colleagues, spoke to the issue of how better to market
the LPGA to a wider audience.  With an apparent keen eye
toward effective business practices, Kerr suggested, among
other things, that LPGA TV commentators need to be more
engaging and that their medium concentrates on too few
players.  She observed that the public thinks of women Tour
players as not "hip," "exciting," or "attractive," a
perception she says is changing, but not fast enough.  The
outspoken rising star, who in her formative years weighed up
to 175 pounds and was called "fatso" by her peers, now weighs
in at a svelte 125 pounds.  Not to suggest that the Tour
should overdo the use sex to sell itself, she implies that in
moderation it's no big deal.
Source:  GolfWorld
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   USE THE SAME TEE HEIGHT
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Ever wonder what difference it makes how high you tee your
ball?  It won't make any difference if you always tee up at
the same height.  If you vary the height, so also will your
shots vary.  As a rule of thumb, tee your ball to a height one
half a ball higher than your clubface when you rest it behind
the ball, and be  consistent.
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   TIGER BUTTERED UP ?
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Visitors to the Iowa State Fair this summer will be treated
the sight of Tiger Woods sculpted, full-sized, in butter.
Ohio resident dairy farmer Norma "Duffy" Lyon, known popularly
as the "butter cow lady," has carved  a dairy cow for the fair
for almost 50 years.  If she gets permission from the Woods
people, Tiger will become the first professional golfer ever
represented in Land O' Lakes.  The fair opens on Aug.11.
Source: PGA.com
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   NOTEWORTHY (NEW NAKASHIMA NP-1)
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   EUROPE (MONTY'S REP TAKES HIT)
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Colin Montgomerie, one the Euro Tour's highest ever achieving
players, brought severe criticism on himself by improving a
lie after his ball disappeared during an overnight weather
delay at the Indonesian Open in March.  Fellow participant,
Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen, took notice of the original
"horrific" lie near a 14th hole greenside bunker, then saw and
reported the fact that Monty appeared not to replace the ball
as close as possible to the original lie.  Subsequently, was
absolved from blame by European referee Jose Maria Zamora,
tournament director during the Indonesian Open, but many of
Montgomerie's colleagues did not concur with the decision.
Admirably, Monty donated his tournament earnings to charity.
In response to the furor he remarked, "Although the matter has
clearly been ruled on already and hence closed in an official
tournament sense, from a professional and personal perspective
I was not comfortable with what I saw, (on tape) and feel that
I may have replaced the ball inaccurately, albeit
unwittingly."
Source: Golfweek.com
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   GOLF BALLS AS EGG SUBSTITUTES ?
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German storks apparently have a hard time distinguishing golf
balls from eggs.  On a golf course in Krogaspe, a pair of the
long-legged flyers have been nesting on golf balls, hoping to
turn them into little storks.  Ornithologists have speculated
that the birds are satisfying their natural urge to procreate
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    GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU
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About the noise distraction factor on the Tour and Ernie Els'
suggestion that fans be screened with metal detectors:

" . . . Ernie is full of himself on this one.  It takes a lot
of gall to expect tournaments to make Gestapo type demands of
the paying public to make him comfortable over a shot. Ask
people who can't behave to leave, or require them to give up
their mobiles.  Maybe we could do away with paying spectators,
and Ernie could play the Malaysian open for $5,000 and a free
ride to the airport? . . ."  MK

". . . Etiquette . . . is at the core to this game's
greatness. . . . we must prevent the 'getting noisier society'
from degrading our game. Most great things tend to mediocrity.
Golf' deserves our steadfast and dedicated shepherding.  It's
worth it. . . ."  Karl M. Fischer

"A resounding yes on quiet for the players.  They deserve
nothing less. The game is difficult enough, and the proximity
to spectators is a privilege. . . ." Jim Cardelia

"Give me a break with the noise thing.  These overpaid prima
donnas  in their 20's and 30's and even in their 40's and 50's
should be able to concentrate if they are truly
professionals.  Consider a 15-year-old gymnast on a 6" beam
doing blind back flips while the crowd is going wild.  Come on
guys....are your braces too tight?"  EJ

"The time honored tradition of complete silence should go the
way of honest politicians. Yes, if things are very quiet, and
on the backswing someone shouts, that would affect the swing.
However if there is constant noise and cheering it absolutely
wouldn't affect the swing. If a baseball player can hit a 90
mile an hour fastball over the roar of the crowd, how can't
someone hit a stationary golf ball? . . . ." Ken

"Since you mentioned bowling (DS, #276), and I am  PBA member
. . . Flash photography and cell phone usage is banned. But
yes, it does happen at times. We still have crowd noise, but
that really is no distraction.  For a time on the TV show the
audience was encouraged to be noisy all the time and that was
easier for the players than the silent periods with the
occasional noise.  Even though many spectators are rude, I see
no need to allow more distractions. I feel that cell phones
should continue to be banned and unruly fans educated or
removed from the premises."  John Handegard (Nacogdoches, TX)

"Most certainly the "focus factor" is and will always be part
of the golf game.  Having to use sight, muscle memory, and
timing needs a lot of concentration. . . . the tour players
are in this for the money and deserve the etiquette of the
game. . . ." JE

". . .  fans in other sports boo, call the players names and
even throw things on to the playing field . . . I am for the
quiet respect that the fans have for golfers, and I would
support keeping the status quo. . . ."  Lloyd

". . . It's really about common sense and etiquette, and golf
must continue to be one of those last bastions."  John Suess

"Common courtesy dictates no yelling or screaming, or movement
that might distract the player. . . . Absolute silence?  No,
that should be left behind with the wood-shafted clubs. . . ."
LT

Cell phones on tournament courses.  I think phones should be
banned.  They are banned for the US Open next month here in
Pinehurst.  I don't see any reason why they shouldn't be
banned during other PGA tournaments.  They are distracting
enough in public restaurants and to have a member of your
4some repeatedly on a phone or Blackberry during a casual
round is very irritating.  Unless you're a brain surgeon
expecting a call, leave 'em in the car.  Bill

". . . the etiquette of 'quiet, please' is not an imposition
on any crowd that appreciates the game.  As for cell phones,
they ought to confiscate them all and melt them down into golf
trophies."  DR  (Pembroke, N.S./Phoenix, Az.)

About "hitting down" on the ball:

"Telling a player to hit down on the ball when it is on the
turf seems to be a popular Band-Aid, but it is misleading and
misses the problem entirely.  Players who try to scoop the
ball or pick it clean simply have never learned how to make a
proper golf swing.  That may not be the player's fault.  I
searched for the correct instructions for the classic golf
swing for 35 years before figuring it out for myself. . . ."
Noel Thomas  ("The Golf Swing And Its Master Key Explained")
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    SHORT GAME
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= Mike Reid prevailed in a three-way playoff with Dana Quigley
and Jerry Pate to win the Senior PGA Championship, his first
victory since 1990.

= Justin Leonard made a three-foot bogey putt for the win over
David Toms at the St. Jude Classic, just managing to hold on
after seeing an 8-shot lead disappear.

= Assisted by an ace on the par-3 15th hole and a birdie at
the 16th, Jimin Kang finished with a closing 6-under 66 to win
the Corning Classic on Sunday.

= Cristie Kerr donated $2,750 -- $250 for every birdie she
made at the LPGA Sybase Classic.

= Joe Inman, a three-time Champions Tour winner, took a
10-over 15 after hitting five sand wedges in a row into the
water on the right side of the green at the par-5 18th in the
Senior PGA Championship on Sunday.

= American Standard flushed 24 golf balls at a time to test a
new kind of toilet.

= Former president Bill Clinton has been named First Member of
The PGA National Ireland at Palmerstown House, Ireland's
newest golf course.

= The grandstand at the 18th tee of the Old Course on the
final day of Britain's Open Championship on July 17 will be
packed with 10,000 spectators.
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