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Norman Chases Elusive Title
(By Dave Shedloski | PGATour.com) | June 28, 2004 |
Pondering the subplots for the Cialis Western Open while wondering if Greg Norman has one more run in him when he returns this week to Cog Hill Golf & Country Club.
The casual golf fan might think of the Masters as the most elusive title in
Norman's career. True, the Great White Shark three times was runner-up at
Augusta, and he had four other finishes in the top four without a win.
The Cialis Western Open has been more perplexing, however. In 10
appearances, he made nine cuts with no finish worse than 20th and seven
finishes in the top five. Norman five times finished second, including in
1991, '92 and '93. He's a combined 34-under-par at Cog Hill, and from '89
to '96 he ran off 18-straight rounds under par. |
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CVS Charity Classic | June 25, 2004 |
The CVS Charity Classic has raised more than $3.4 million for charities since its inaugural event in 1999. Proceeds have been distributed to a variety of charities, from the Boys & Girls Club of Rhode Island to the March of Dimes to the Children's Friend & Service of Rhode Island to the Red Cross.
Last year, the team of Rocco Mediate and Jeff Sluman captured the Classic by one stroke over tournament co-hosts Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon.
Join PJP and nearly two dozen of the PGA TOUR's top golfers at Barrington's Rhode Island Country Club for this worthy tradition June 27-29, 2004. |
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Did You Know? | June 21, 2004 |
In October 1999, Retief Goosen narrowly misses out on matching Greg
Norman's record of 11 successive individual wins at the Alfred Dunhill Cup
when beaten by China's Wu Xiang-Bing. Norman's record still stands. |
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CVS Pairings Announced | June 18, 2004 |
The CVS/Pharmacy Charity Classic, hosted by Brad Faxon and Billy Andrade, announced its first-round pairings.
The tournament will be contested June 27-29 at Rhode Island Country Club in
Barrington. The Pepsi Pro-Am will be June 27 with the tournament being
played the final two days.
The pairings for the first round on June 28:
10:30 | Peter Jacobsen-Chris Riley; Craig Stadler-Jerry Kelly |
10:40 | David Toms-Chad Campbell; Kenny Perry-Shaun Micheel |
10:50 | Dana Quigley-Brett Quigley; Mike Weir-Davis Love III |
11:00 | Billy Andrade-Arnold Palmer; Jay Haas-Bill Haas |
11:10 | Brad Faxon-Greg Norman; Jeff Sluman-Rocco Mediate | |
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Orthopaedic Hospital To Honor Greg Norman | June 16, 2004 |
Professional golfer Greg Norman will be honored at the 15th annual
Orthopaedic Hospital Paul Runyan Memorial Golf Classic on June 28 at the
Oakmont Country Club.
Norman will be the fourth recipient of the Paul Runyan Recognition Award,
following Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Chi Chi Rodriguez.
In memory of PGA Hall of Famer Runyan, more than 125 golfers will tee off,
with all proceeds going to the Orthopaedic Hospital Pediatric
Musculoskeletal Tumor Program.
For more information, visit http://www.orthohospital.org. |
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Collection Official Product Partner Of PGA CPC | June 16, 2004 |
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The Acushnet Company, one of The PGA of
America's premier supporters of PGA Professionals, leads a trio of
presenting sponsors of the 37th PGA Club Professional Championship, June
24-27, at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.
Buick and Club Car are the other two presenting sponsors. The PGA Tour and
The Golf Channel are supporting partners, while The Greg Norman Collection,
Amstel Light and Buckler are official product partners.
Acushnet, with headquarters in Fairhaven, Mass., oversees the Titleist,
FootJoy and Cobra companies. Their sponsorship includes the 41 PGA Section
and four fall Regional PGA Club Professional Championships. |
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Reebok Outlets Partner In 'Share the Savings' Offer | June 3, 2004 |
GREENWICH, Conn. -- Veterans Advantage Inc., a nationwide membership
program providing new service benefits for U.S. Veterans, National Guard,
Reservists, active duty military and their families, announced a special
partnership with Reebok Outlets to reward overseas troops over this coming
weekend with a special 40 Percent Off invitation only offer.
Both companies are promoting a special "Share the Savings" Sales Event
through June 6, where a portion of sales will be fund a special Veterans
Advantage benefit initiative to thank National Guardsmen and Reservists
troops serving overseas.
Shoppers can "save & donate" at Reebok, Rockport, Greg Norman and Ralph
Lauren Footwear Outlets with 40% OFF their purchases over this time period,
if they download and bring a special coupon to the store.
This special 40% OFF invitation is valid at over 150 Reebok, Rockport, Greg
Norman and Ralph Lauren Footwear Outlet Stores nationwide.* The invitation
and complete offer details are downloadable from
http://www.veteransadvantage.com. |
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Caddies Honor Lost Friend
(The Grand Rapids Press) | June 2, 2004 |
A total of 25 caddies turned out to honor Bruce Edwards and fight ALS, or
Lou Gerhig's disease, which claimed him in April on the eve of the Masters.
They were the stars of sorts in the first Caddy-Am, an event created by
local former PGA Tour caddies Randy Ernst and Scott Dieleman. Proceeds from
25 foursomes of local golfers and an auction of autographed memorabilia
from the greats of golf will go to the ALS Chapter of West Michigan.
Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Mike Weir and
several other golf stars donated to the auction. The PGA Tour donated free
golf grounds at TPC of Sawgrass. |
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Wente Vineyards Pays Homage To U.S. Open | June 2, 2004 |
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- In honor of the 104th U.S. Open (June 17-20 at
Shinnecock), The Course at Wente Vineyards is creating custom tee boxes and
embroidered flags, crosscutting narrow fairways, growing thick rough and
shortening the greens for speed on Nos. 10-12 to give guests a taste of
championship play.
All golfers during the challenge days will be eligible to win the new Club
Wente Golf Membership, with top scorers for the three-holes also winning
certificates for free rounds of golf and other great prizes. The Wente
Championship Challenge runs concurrently with the U.S. Open at the Greg
Norman designed course in California's famed Livermore Valley.
"At the turn, each guest will be greeted with a complimentary sleeve of
golf balls," Director of Golf Chris Conway said. "We'll have volunteer
forecaddies walk with the groups to tally their scores, help them find
balls and even suggest the proper club to use for the shots to keep the
pace 'lively' through these holes. Sure the prizes are worth the challenge,
but winners will keep the bragging rights in their bags for years." |
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International Memorial | June 1, 2004 |
While the Memorial Tournament has always boasted a strong international
contingent of players, only four of the first 28 playings of the event have
produced winners from outside the U.S. -- Australia's David Graham (1980)
and Greg Norman (1990 and 1995) and Fiji's Vijay Singh (1997). |
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