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2003
1st Quarter -- January thru March
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Davis
Love trusts Titleist from tee-to-green at TPC - good putting (3rd
with 1.687 putts per GIR and 5th with 27.3 total average putts per
round) with Cameron Newport Beach, iseekgolf, Australia, Mar 31, 2003
Michelle
Wie has 4 three-putts and 76 to fall out of contention, San Diego Union
Tribune, CA, Mar 31, 2003
Product
Report - Titleist redoing putter designs, GolfDigest.com, Mar 31, 2003
The
Insider - Dale Fisher's Smart-Link allows adjustable lies for putters,
GolfDigest.com, Mar 31, 2003
Soggy
weekend sinks Weir's hopes, Ottawa Citizen, Canada, Mar 31, 2003
Love
could have shot 60 at TPC but missed makeable birdie putts at 4, 5,
6, and 7, Fort Pierce Tribune, FL, Mar 31, 2003
Players
Championship easy as I-II-III - Love avoids 3-putting for 4 days, Cleveland
Plain Dealer, OH, Mar 31, 2003
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Sorenstam
misses a 3-footer for par and loses by one as Meunier-Lebouc wins
first major, San Bernardino Sun, CA, 31 Mar 2003
Back
nine three-putts for Wie and Sorenstam costly, Seattle Times, WA, 31
Mar 2003
Love
wins Players Championship Topeka Capital Journal, KS, 31 Mar 2003
Love
dominates all the players at Players - birdies and eagles from 12-,
3-, 4-, 6-, 20, and 10-feet, Times Picayune, LA, 31 Mar 2003
Cold
weather stiffens Mediate's spine - only Love and 6 other have no three-putts
in event, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, PA, 31 Mar 2003
Wetterich
wins Louisiana Open at 24-under-par - goes round with only 28 putts,
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, LA, 31 Mar 2003
Brett
Wetterich ties La. Open record on the way to win - Ken Duke misses three
inside 5 feet to falter, Baton Rouge Advocate, LA, 31 Mar 2003
Guidera:
Love toughs out second TPC win - past major putting woes recalled, Savannah
Morning News, GA, 31 Mar 2003
Woods
starts fast, then stumbles - Skip Kendall suffers blow-out over last
six holes starting with a three-jack that Johnny Miller described as
"the craziest putt" he'd ever seen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI,
31 Mar 2003
Kendall
suffers $190,000 blowout over last six holes starting with "craziest"
three putt - Allenby goes round with only 25 putts - no 3-putts for
Love over 4 days, Wichita Eagle, KS, 30 Mar 2003
Love
blitzes field at Players Championship: "All the putts went in. It seemed
like every time I looked up, the ball was going into the middle of the
hole."United Press International, 30 Mar 2003
Harrington's
final round feautures two three-putts, showing inexperience in America,
London Times, UK, 30 Mar 2003
Masters
moment: Nick Faldo's 100-foot putt on No. 2 in 1989, Santa Rosa Press
Democrat, CA, 30 Mar 2003
Wetterich
holds La. Open lead - Duke sinks two monsters for birdies but misses
a short one on 18th for bogey, Baton Rouge Advocate, LA, 30 Mar 2003
EuroTour-bound
Marcus Fraser wins 2003 Volvo Trucks Golf Klassik - Gavin Hills struggles
with green speed, iseekgolf, Australia, 30 Mar 2003
Love
missing makeable putts, Boston Globe, MA, 30 Mar 2003
Brett
Wetterich's 64 with 24 putts sets 54-hole record at Louisiana, Cincinnati
Enquirer, OH, 30 Mar 2003
Haas'
age doesn't hamper putting, St. Petersburg Times, FL, 30 Mar 2003
Darren
Clarke's aversion to getting up early costs him 2 3-jacks, and now he's
3 off the lead, Toronto Star, Canada, 30 Mar 2003
Tiger
keeps himself in the hunt, finishes with a 24-foot birdie, Toronto Star,
Canada, 30 Mar 2003
Woods
saves his round with 18-footer on 17th and 24-footer on 18th for birdies,
Baltimore Sun, MD, 30 Mar 2003
Stewart
Cink takes the talking cure with Preston Waddington to get over his
fear of missing putts, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 30 Mar 2003
Making
putts sorting out the teams at Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville Daily News,
NC, 30 Mar 2003
Jeff
Maggertr sticking lots of greens and holing putts inside 10 feet, Houston
Chronicle, TX, 30 Mar 2003
Poor
putting stroke stahls Mediate - with 30 putts, "I was a no-putting dog",
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, PA, 30 Mar 2003
Haas
making slew of 5- and 6-foot saving putts and a few 20-footers, Washington
Post, DC, 30 Mar 2003
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Woods
has a poor day putting, Queensland Sunday Mail, Australia, 29 Mar
2003
Final
TPC holes offer lots of drama - Dye greens built to play to the gallery,
Lorne Rubenstein, The Globe and Mail, Canada, 29 Mar 2003
Sorenstam
bobbles lead with three three-putts on fast desert greens, Salt Lake
Tribune, UT, 29 Mar 2003
Harrington
leads TPC after using only 52 putts in first two rounds, MSNBC, 29 Mar
2003
Padraig
Harrington: If you're going to hit one good shot, it better be the putt."
Gainesville Sun, FL, 29 Mar 2003
Wie's
putting subpar, and not in a good way, Calgary Sun, Canada, 29 Mar 2003
Wier
uses just 23 putts thru 16 holes, Calgary Sun, Canada, 29 Mar 2003
Adam
Groom's accurate putting allows him to catch Zaw Moe to share Indian
Open lead, Townsville Bulletin, Northern Australia, 29 Mar 2003
NCAA
Div III: Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels have early lead at Camp Lejeune shooting
for the middle of the greens and trying to sink 20 footers, Jacksonville
Daily News, NC, 29 Mar 2003
UT
alum Wes Short runs the tables putting and sets course record 61 at
Louisiana Open, Hillsboro Free Press, KS, 29 Mar 2003
Queenslander
Gavin Hills climbs to 2nd with three eagles and 24 total putts at Von
Nida Tour Volvo Trucks Golf Klassik, iseekgolf, Australia, 29 Mar 2003
Al
Attar secures Lexus title despite missing a 6-footer to fall into a
playoff, Gulf News, United Arab Emirates, 29 Mar 2003
Darren
Clarke declines opportunity to stop for oncoming storm and pays with
a three-putt bogey, Gloucestershire Citizen, UK, 29 Mar 2003
Perks
again peaks at TPC - putting well, San Jose Mercury News, CA, 29 Mar
2003
Good
putts, no luck for Tiger - the four putts that got away, CNN/SI, 28
Mar 2003
Colin
Montgomerie: ÒI am averaging 33 putts and that is far too many. I need
to do something about it." London Times, UK, 28 Mar 2003
Harrington
has sleepless night after suspension waiting to finish off a 6-footer
for birdie - "I brooded on that putt all night but if you're within
15 feet on any of these greens you have a good chance of holing the
putt." Glasgow Daily Record, UK, 28 Mar 2003
Tiger's
31 putts too many, New York Post, NY, 28 Mar 2003
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Darren
Clarke takes a putting lesson from Rotella, and bums it around with
33 putts, Guardian, UK, 27 Mar 2003
Darren
Clarke holes only two putts inside 15 feet yet is happy with Bob Rotella's
reworking of his routine to make it faster, Daily Telegraph, UK, 27
Mar 2003
Arjun
Atwal four-putts from 25 feet, Star, Malaysia, 27 Mar 2003
Mike
Miller gets a lesson from Brian Jones: Don't stand so far from the ball
-- Mike Chillas drops the belly putter and his putts start dropping,
European Tour, UK, 27 Mar 2003
Michelle
Wie, 13: "Tee to green was perfect -- green to hole wasn't as good."
San Antonio Express,Ê TX , 27 Mar 2003
Brett
Wetterich, Ken Duke card 62s in Louisiana with hot putters -- Duke had
59 in his sights but 3-jacked 17th; Johnson County Sun, KS, 27 Mar 2003
Skip
Kendall and son Noah hit every putt-putt course in Orlando -- good for
his game, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI, 27 Mar 2003
Stylish
start by Paul Lawrie -- Putting work in backyard garden paying off with
8 1-putts and 24 total putts, The Scotsman, UK, 27 Mar 2003
Jay
Haas at 49: "I was never an unbelievable putter." New York Times, 27
Mar 2003
Tiger
putting: 70 of 79 inside 15 feet, only 1 of 35 outside 15 feet, St.
Petersburg Times, FL, 27 Mar 2003
Scotland's
Doherty wins final of friends - Iles starts match with a 3-jack, Brisbane
Courier Mail, Australia, 27 Mar 2003
Players
putt for dough with Cameron - Golfweb, 26 Mar 2003
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Alamagordo
Tigers Coach Tommy Sandifer has a Girls Dynasty and a Boys Team that
needs work putting and chipping, Alamogordo Daily News, NM, 26 Mar
2003
NZ's
Bradley Iles putting great and set to take on Scotland's Jack Doherty
in Aussie Amateur at Perth, Nzoom.com, New Zealand, 25 Mar 2003
Golfers
dread to be in the grip of yips, ABS CBN News, Philippines, 25 Mar 2003
Crimson
Tide Marie-Eve Dion wins Samford Invite by avoiding any three-putts,
The Birmingham News, AL, 26 Mar 2003
Futures
Tour pro-Am Team headed by Nicole Jeray putts its way to lead, News-Sun,
FL, 26 Mar 2003
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Ben
Hogan museum opens - includes the cap and several putters he developed,
Golfmagic.com, US, 25 Mar 2003
Midland
College's Omar Sanchez posts a fine 68 with good putting to lead Chapparals
in fight with New Mexico Junior College, Midland Reporter Telegram,
TX, 25 Mar 2003
Brock
Mackenzie Shoots Record 60 to Lead UW at Oregon - starts with a 1-foot
eagle then goes 28-32 to tie Bryce Molder's NCAA record, set team record,
and set course record -- "I was in the zone.", GoHuskies.com, 25 Mar
2003
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Towering
Tiger - no more kitchen privileges for Nordegren - Faxon blows 6-footer
on 72nd hole to fall back into 3-way tie for 2nd, Miami Herald, FL,
24 Mar 2003
Pak
rises to top as Sorenstam stalls - cans a 40-foot par-save on 71st hole
to win by 1 over Park, Boston Globe, MA, 24 Mar 2003
Hot
Robert Heaton takes out Ireland's Fabulous Murphy in SF City Championship
- hot putting streaks helps him blister front nine with 6 birdies 28
for the side, San Francisco Chronicle, CA, 24 Mar 2003
Sorenstam
misses putt after putt and blows event with too many pars, not enough
birdies, Gainesville Sun, FL, 24 Mar 2003
Wake
Forest golfer Brent Wanner wins Schenkel - finds a way to roll the putts,
Savannah Morning News, GA, 23 Mar 2003
Bradley
Dredge at Madeira Island just misses 1st EuroTour 59 leaving two birdie
putts on last 2 holes, San Jose Mercury News, CA, 23 Mar 2003
Tiger
Takes 5-Stroke Lead at Bay Hill - Els struggles with green speed, Sarasota
Herald-Tribune, FL, 23 Mar 2003
Annika
ahead of Webb - Webb critical of green remodeling, The Australian, Australia,
23 Mar 2003
Wales'
Bradley Dredge has 10 birdies and 1 eagle, but misses 11-footer and
30-footer on last two holes to leave the 1st EuroTour 59 on the course,
Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC, 23 Mar 2003
ORLANDO,
Fla. -- Sunny Saturday afternoon at the Bay Hill Club ... Houston Chronicle,
TX, 23 Mar 2003
Gene
Sauers plays with Tiger as clown to straight man, Daily Telegraph, UK,
22 Mar 2003
Friday's
rain softens Bay Hill greens and Woods pours in the darts, Straits Times,
Singapore, 22 Mar 2003
Kabushiki
Kaisha Maruzen (K.K. Maruzen) and Kabushiki Kaisha Seima (K.K. Seima)
have agreed to immediately cease the sale of their White
Shot New Wave Twin Ball" putter, GolfDigest.com, 22 Mar 2003
DogLeg
Right refocuses on putters in face of USGA opposition to driver innovations,
GolfDigest.com, 22 Mar 2003
Els
starts with a 50-footer then 3 birdie putts inside 10 feet; Woods misses
two par putts inside 5 feet, Fresno Bee, CA, 22 Mar 2003
Champions
Tour - Jim Ahern tells himself "I'm Bob Murphy putting" and shoots his
lowest opening round, a 64, with just 26 putts, Orange County Register,
CA, 22 Mar 2003
Baddeley
charges to the lead - Lonard 3-putts last hole but still has a good
day, Queensland Sunday Mail, Australia, 22 Mar 2003
Bob
Murphy's former caddy tells Jim Ahern to imagine he's Bob Murphy putting,
and it works like a charm, St. Petersburg Times, FL, 22 Mar 2003
Jim
Ahern and Lanny Wadkins -- birdie machines sticking it close and closing
the deal, Albany Area Advertiser, GA, 22 Mar 2003
Texas
wind dries out the greens but players putting well, Harlingen Valley
Morning Star, TX, 22 Mar 2003
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Six
Tied for Lead at Bay Hill - greens sound like concrete, Els 3-putts
from 4 feet, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL, 21 Mar 2003
Rio
Grande Valley Open - Ryan Palmer couldn't buy a putt while Jamie Rogers
birdies 4 in a row for lead, Harlingen Valley Morning Star, TX, 21 Mar
2003
NBC
analyst Gary Koch leads Champions Tour putting as a rookie, Orlando
Sentinel, FL, 21 Mar 2003
Bayhill
greens baking to concrete as Els 3-putts from 4 feet: "I did well most
of the way, until I started practicing my putting," he cracked, Orlando
Sentinel, FL, 21 Mar 2003
Jeff
Maggert holes 31-footer thru fringe on 1st and then cans 13-footer on
18th for lead; writer Steve Campbell observes: "The greens were harder
than calculus on an empty stomach.", Houston Chronicle, TX, 21 Mar 2003
Baddeley,
a Wild Dresser, Tames Tough Bay Hill - "I was very patient, and I putted
well,"New York Times, 21 Mar 2003
Colin
Montgomery fluffs a 3-footer on 18th as cut looms, Glasgow Daily Record,
UK, 20 Mar 2003
Federal
Hotel Social: Bob Watts Landscaping putting competition was taken out
by Dave Wilson with 12 putts, by Chinny Chin, Wellington Times, Australia,
20 Mar 2003
Faldo
finds his touch to keep pace with Woods,Independent, UK, 20 Mar 2003
Spaniard
Arruti in Madeira holing some long putts, European Tour, UK, 20 Mar
2003
Permian
HS girls take 16-stroke lead in 3-5A tournament sparked by Megan O'Connell's
78 with just 31 putts, Odessa American, TX, 20 Mar 2003
St.
Patricks day tourney winners enjoy luck on the greens - but not Butch
Carlstedt, who faced a downhill putt for a birdie 4 but carded a triple
bogey 8 after 5 putts, Fort Bragg Advocate-News, CA, 20 Mar 2003
That's
the trouble with match play: too much sportsmanship - the art of conceding
putts, by Hyun Moon, Sebastian Sun, FL, 20 Mar 2003
Second
chances , second careers - Irish Senior Gerry O'Keefe credits greens
practice with success, Waterford News, Ireland, 20 Mar 2003
A
caddie's dream job - writer Randy Youngman caddies for Bruce Lietzke
and learns not to read the putts - only three rules: "Show Up," "Keep
Up," and "Shut Up," Orange County Register, CA, 20 Mar 2003
John
Solheim inducted into his high school's hall of fame -- recalls making
thousands of putters in Redwood City garage in late 1950s - early 1960s,
San Jose Mercury News, CA, 20 Mar 2003
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Half
a century in the making - Palmer laments theft of Wilson putter after
1955 Canadian Open, Columbia State, SC, 20 Mar 2003
A
putt above the rest - Steady putting stroke has made former Liberty
County star Travis Mobley a consistent performer for Georgia Southern,
which will play host to a strong field at this weekend's Schenkel E-Z-GO
Invitational. By Adam Van Brimmer, Savannah Morning News, GA, 20 Mar
2003
Gene
Sauers at 40 game for another try - working with James Sieckmann to
quieten his putting stroke, by Tim Guidera, Savannah Morning News, GA,
20 Mar 2003
Els
and Woods familiar foes - only reason Els is not 6-0 this year is a
spike mark on the 72nd green in Singapore, Steve Elling, Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar 2003
Putts
don't fall for BYU Cougars golfers in Texas - three misses for birdie
inside 6 feet on last hole, by John Crockett, The BYU Newsnet, UT, 19
Mar 2003
"If
you dont know how to putt", Sam Snead once advised, "play for $100 a
putt, you'll learn real fast". EastsideBoxing.com, 19 Mar 2003
Von
Nida Tour pros play at Pambula-Merimbula - Sydney's Matthew Ecob credits
runner-up finish to new putter, Merimbula News Weekly, Australia, 19
Mar 2003
Woods,
Els renew rivalry at Bay Hill Invitational - Woods 40-foot birdie to
win playoff in 2000 Mercedes, Els 3-jacked 71st hole to lose 2000 Disney
recalled, CNN/SI, 19 Mar 2003
Hinesville's
Matthew Hammock of Savannah Country Day takes PJGT event - better ball
striking, better putting, Coastal Courier, GA, 19 Mar 2003
Tommy
Armour 's new putters and putter fitting - Gen-X's John Gutelius discusses
new initiatives, CBS Sportsline, 19 Mar 2003
Golf's
clash of the titans - Els is Woods' chief rival now, and Sergio Garcia
and Charles Howell would be rivals, too, but neither can putt, Toronto
Star, Canada, 19 Mar 2003
TODAY'S
TIP - Nancy Bender, Valparaiso IN: make strokes running toe of putter
along a baseboard to learn that pendulum stroke is shoulder movement
only. Golf For Women Magazine, 19 Mar 2003
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Laura
Davies and Edi Dietisheim's new Ping putter 1996, Arizona Republic,
AZ, 19 Mar 2003
Picking
a Putter, Golf For Women Magazine, 19 Mar 2003
Elkington's
40-footer at Riviera to win 1995 PGA Championship in playoff with Montgomerie
recalled, Golfmagic.com, US, 19 Mar 2003
Paul
McGuinley and mental-toughness helpmate Nigel Mansell, London Times,
UK, 18 Mar 2003
No
love for Love - "If you're not a great putter, you can't be a great
golfer.", Gary van Sickle, CNN/SI, 18 Mar 2003
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You
can strut without attitude - the follow-thru is a mindset thing, The
Desert Sun, CA, 18 Mar 2003
Clemson's
DJ Trahan has unfinished business - kicking in eagle putts, looking
for NCAA honors, Hilton Head Island Packet, SC, 18 Mar 2003
Outtakes:
Charles Howell III - "I throw my putter in the closet until it learns
to act better." ESPN, 17 Mar 2003
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Callaway
Golf Halts Sale of Illegal 2-Ball Putter Knockoffs In Japan, 3-17-03
York
foundry making golf putters the old way Rock Hill Herald, SC, 17 Mar
2003
Player's
action can't influence partner's play - Rules on the Dancefloor, Knoxville
News Sentinel, TN, 17 Mar 2003
Leonard
takes advantage of Love's struggles to win - Love miscues on some crucial
putts, Bedford Times Mail, IN, 17 Mar 2003
Lorne
Rubenstein - Lorrie Kane on track with improved putting, The Globe and
Mail, Canada, 17 Mar 2003
Purtzer
putts his way to victory at SBC - 58-foot eagle on 72nd tops Gil Morgan
by 1 when Morgan 3-putts from 30 feet, Orange County Register, CA, 17
Mar 2003
Ireland's
Mark Murphy holes some amazing putts at SF 'City' Championship, San
Francisco Chronicle, CA, 17 Mar 2003
Augusta's
Vaughn Taylor carpet bombs the field at Southern Hills Classic, Macon
Telegraph, GA, 17 Mar 2003
Chip
Shots - Leonard averages
just 25.8 putts per round and hits his approaches to an average of 18
feet, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 17 Mar 2003
Doolan
holds on as Park 3-putts from 12 feet and Kim misses a 4-footer, The
News Journal, DE, 17 Mar 2003
Business
Day - Paul McGinley: "Missed putts was the story for me this week.",
17 Mar 2003
HYDE:
A bad ending to a bad tourney - "Losing" with poor play nets golfer
$440,000 -- "winning" with poor play nets winner $900,000, South Florida
Sun-Sentinel, FL, 17 Mar 2003
Teenager
Christina Kim has a so-so day and still comes in 4th in debut LPGA appearance,
San Jose Mercury News, CA, 16 Mar 2003
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Big
putts lift Asia past Japan, New Straits Times, Malaysia, 16 Mar 2003
Fichardt
edges Kingston to claim Qatar title - gets a handle on the grain at
the turn, Independent Online, South Africa, 16 Mar 2003
-
Chris
Riley's 95 total putts only 2 above PGA Tour record, MSNBC, 16 Mar
2003
Asia
lifts Dynasty Cup in style - Atwal's putting off, The Hindu, India,
16 Mar 2003
Christina
Kim shoots 62 on her 19th birthday - two-putting for birdie twice, 1
8-footer for birdie, and 5 birdie putts inside 4 feet, San Francisco
Chronicle, CA, 16 Mar 2003
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Peoples,
Begay share lead at 14 under; Kelly ties Honda mark at 10 under with
1-putts on 1st ten holes and only 22 putts for the day, Miami Herald,
FL, 15 Mar 2003
Aussie
Dolan second despite career best - Meg Mallon leaves a 7-footer on the
course and shoots 10-under 60 for 3-shot lead, Townsville Bulletin,
Northern Australia, 15 Mar 2003
Mallon
takes over lead in Arizona - 20-footer on 18th for 59 left short, CBC
News, Canada, 15 Mar 2003
Gil
Morgan leads by one at Valencia - His 65 round starts with a blazing
50-foot eagle on 1st hole, Sports Network, 15 Mar 2003
Lady
Gamecock Tournament - SC's Kacy Thompson Tied For First Place with some
nice putting, USCsports.com, 15 Mar 2003
Brehaut
scrambles for share of lead at Honda Classic - replaced stolen putter
with a heavier putter and uses only 24 putts en route to his best pro
round yet, Orangeburg Times Democrat, SC, 14 Mar 2003
Champions/MasterCard
Classic - "There's no such thing as a life-and-death putt after you've
had a loaded gun put to your head," Walter Hall said [after Rolex robbery
at gunpoint in Mexico City restaurant]. "Birdies and bogeys don't matter
as much." - Golf Digest, 14 Mar 2003
Hopes
high, scores low at Tight Lies tourney - Corpus Christi native Matt
Loving has a tough day on the greens, Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX,
14 Mar 2003
Honours
Even after opening day of Phoenix Dynasty Cup [Asia v. Japan matches]
- Hejima Meshiai's 30-footer on 17th highlights action-packed event,
European Tour, UK, 14 Mar 2003
Davis
Love III - weekend greens are better with fewer players, Monterey County
Herald, CA, 14 Mar 2003
Christina
Kim's LPGA Debut: 64 - nothing settles a stomach better than making
a long putt. - San Jose Mercury News, CA, 14 Mar 2003
Canada's
Lorrie Kane grabs lead in LPGA in career-best round of 61 sparked by
a 40-foot eagle, using a new Scotty Cameron putter; Atlanta's Tonya
Gill rebuilt her putting stroke this winter and so far, so good, Business
Day, South Africa, 14 Mar 2003
Kane
on top after silky 61 - credits Scotty Cameron Futura putter with letting
her steup square and keep ball on line, Toronto Star, Canada, 14 Mar
2003
Price
thankful for short day's work after Chinese meal sends him trotting;
Ian Woosnam has trouble reading grain and getting speed right with his
long putter, Ireland Online, Ireland, 14 Mar 2003
Edwin
D' Sa of the Times putts away to lift crown, Pune Newsline, India, 14
Mar 2003
Harinder
Gupta cards four under 68 in amateur event; local Sandy Lehal cards
8 birdies and gives up 5 of them with 3-putts for 69, Chandigarh Newsline,
India, 13 Mar 2003
Free
agent Begay throws 'em off with his game - learned putting left-handed
and right-handed at Stanford to pick the easier break, Palm Beach Post,
FL, 13 Mar 2003
They
never miss a shot - Shotlink includes a greenside geoimeter that reads
length of all putts, Stuart News, FL, 13 Mar 2003
Begay
ties PGA Tour best 63 with only 22 putts at Mirasol, Sebastian Sun,
FL, 13 Mar 2003
Golf
shop takes sport to new level - Sam Bankhead's "Putter Head's" shop
in Pinehurst, Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC, 13 Mar 2003
Canada's
Lorrie Kane and Atlanta's Tonya Gill putting lights out, PGA.com, 13
Mar 2003
Bob
Uebelhor of Indianapolis named Clubmaker of the Year - PGA.com, 13 Mar
2003
Product
report - Titleist Futura putter available April 1 - R&A reverses ruling,
GolfDigest.com, 13 Mar 2003
The
Insider - Bankrupt Carbite plans new putter, GolfDigest.com, 13 Mar
2003
The
First Tee - "Just how important is putting to playing good golf? Consider
that on the PGA Tour overall, players 3-putt only 4.1 percent of the
time and 1-putt 26.1 percent of the time." Arizona Republic, 13 Mar
2003
Harrington's
26 putts don't count five "putts" from off green, IrishExaminer.com,
Ireland, 12 Mar 2003
Star
Rookie Christina Kim takes new putter and new aggressive putting into
battle on LPGA, San Jose Mercury News,ÊCA, 12 Mar 2003
Inside
the Numbers: Sizing up Hoch, Furyk's putting stats, by Alex Miceli,
Golf Press Association, 11 Mar 2003
HYDE:
For caddie, a big payday - minitour legend Damon Green does it for Hoch
with putt read, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 11 Mar 2003
Furyk
knows trauma of Duval's vertigo - Kenny Perry learns benefit of putting
practice - Weir can't get the Bermuda speed, Miami Herald, 10 Mar 2003
Hoch
drains birdie putt for sudden-death victory - 10-footer was inside left
going right, like the caddie said, and not breaking left like Hoch had
seen Sunday evening, Golfweb, 10 Mar 2003
Lightening
the load - Toms trades in his Scotty Cameron for a darker color Scotty
Cameron prior to WGC Match, GolfDigest.com, 10 Mar 2003
What's
in My Bag - Rich Beem trades in winning STX Tour Sync (International
and PGA victories) for Scotty Cameron Studio Design 1, "just to shake
things up", GolfDigest.com, 10 Mar 2003
Frank
Talk - CNC putter milling makes the face flat, GolfDigest.com, 10 Mar
2003
Yuri
Fudo sinks Nakano on fourth playoff hole - Japan LPGA money leader for
3 years wins 10.8 million yen with 9-foot birdie putt on 4th playoff
hole, The Japan Times, Japan, 10 Mar 2003
Sorenstam's
"average" putting likely to be tested on Colonial's fast greens, Cleveland
Plain Dealer, OH, 10 Mar 2003
UNLV
Rebels' finish bittersweet - team's bum putting on last two holes blows
tournament - bogeys, 3-jacks, and missed short birdie putts, Las Vegas
Review-Journal, NV, 10 Mar 2003
John
Huston - putting well at Doral requires getting it inside 15 feet -
Bermuda greens tricky to read, St. Petersburg Times, FL, 10 Mar 2003
Alabama's
Lars Brovold second at Las Vegas - misses title by one when his 7-footer
on last hole lips out, Tuscaloosa News, AL, 10 Mar 2003
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Darkness
halts conclusion at Doral - 2 birdie putts to wait for next light,
March 9, 2003, GolfWeb Wire Services
Dutch
masterpiece from Derksen stuns Els, DUBAI, 9 Mar 2003
Eger
wins first Champions Golf Tour title - Lietzke's poor putting at 10-12
feet costs him, 10 Mar 2003, MEXICO CITY (AP)
Golfer's
yips may be physical, BBC, UK, 10 Mar 2003
They're
going extras - Fans chant into the darkness "Make Them Putt", Edmonton
Sun, Canada, 10 Mar 2003
Tway's
65 footer at Doral, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 10 Mar 2003
Tee
marks the spot - or does it ? - What putts do Furyk and Hoch face, South
Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 10 Mar 2003
John
Cranston on Tour - Balance Certified Golf
Tway
bellies up, takes Doral lead - Reluctant putter change results in 4-under-par
68 in second round, MSNBC, 7 Mar 2003
Bob
Tway: Getting more comfortable with belly putter Golf.com, 7 Mar 2003
Inside
the Numbers: Franco finds putting touch Golf.com, 7 Mar 2003
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Pampling
shoots for vindication - birdie putting down to 64, Tacoma News Tribune,
WA, 7 Mar 2003
Pampling
shoots 64 at Doral - Tway latest convert to belly putter - Chicago Daily
Herald, IL, 7 Mar 2003
Forsyth
leads by one, red-hot Els lurks - Dubai greens perfect, ABS CBN News,
Philippines, 7 Mar 2003
Ugly
opener - Doral bermuda greens stumps Weir's distance control - blows
putts long, wimps putts short all day, Calgary Sun, Canada, 7 Mar 2003
Peter
O'Malley's newly legalized "branding iron" putter sizzles for 8 birdies
in Christchurch, New Zealand Herald,New Zealand, 7 Mar 2003
Pampling
leads by one at Ford - Hoch switches to Scotty Cameron Futura putter,
Florida Today, FL, 7 Mar 2003
For
Hoch, proof is in the putter - goes around with 29 putts using the Futura
putter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 7 Mar 2003
Hoch
plays way into contention - impressed with Futura putter, Orlando Sentinel,
FL, 7 Mar 2003
Joe
Ogilvie keeps up hot form on green in Chrsitchurch - Craig Campbell
says "the greens are as good as you can hope to putt on", Stuff.co.nz,
New Zealand, 7 Mar 2003
Drummond
sets early pace in Zambia with 2 eagles, 5 birdies, and 1 bogey -- hits
the flag all day and rolls in short putts, European Tour, UK, 6 Mar
2003
Tour
moves to Florida, where grass is Bermuda, USA Today, 6 Mar 2003
Els
storms to early lead in Dubai - England's Greg Owens suffers untimely
3-putt, Business Day, South Africa, 6 Mar 2003
West
Coast can't be beat - hot putting on poa greens, Orange County Register,
CA, 6 Mar 2003
Beaufort
Academy edges Hilton Head Preparatory golfers - Beaufort junior Mark
Anderson rolls his rock, Hilton Head Island Packet, SC, 6 Mar 2003
New
attitude works for Weir - works mostly on putts 6 feet and under, FOX
Sports, 5 Mar 2003
Srixon
expands North American catalog in 2003 - adds line of putters, March
5, 2003, By Chuck Stogel
Unmatched:
Woods living up to his promise of an improved game - at the end of last
year, the knee hurt so bad he couldn't bend to read putts and had his
caddie read them, San Jose Mercury News, CA, 5 Mar 2003
Scott,
Lickliter and Ogilvie add to Titleist success - Scotty Cameron putters
ruling the Tour so far, iseekgolf, Australia, 5 Mar 2003
Freshman
leads OCU to Ladies title - quick greens in Shreveport test the three
Emilys, Shreveport Times, LA, 5 Mar 2003
Stout
field - Matt Mocniak recalls poor putting that made him miss Q-School
Stage 1 qualifying by a single stroke, Victoria Advocate, TX, 5 Mar
2003
'A
pretty punishing life' - Paul Bondeson's demons and the 72nd hole at
Doral, Palm Beach Post, FL, 5 Mar 2003
Els
and Clarke steal Jebel Ali thunder - Darren Clarke burning up the greens
at Dubai, Gulf News, United Arab Emirates, 5 Mar 2003
Men's
Golf 13th At Cleveland Golf Classic - putting woes knock Beavers off
the Totem pole, OSUBeavers.com, 5 Mar 2003
Insider:
Resurgent Haas ready for next step - Putting helps make 2003 his best
year ever at 49, FOX Sports, 5 Mar 2003
Former
Gopher gets first big payday - Aaron Barber drops Taylormade putter
for Titleist, Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN, 4 Mar 2003
K-State
women finish fifth at Texas A&M "Mo"morial Invitational - Team can't
get any putts to fall, K-StateSports.com, 4 Mar 2003
Most
Golf 'Yippers' Perceive Symptoms as Physical, Not Psychological, ScienceBlog.com,
4 Mar 2003
Scott,
22, reminds some of Woods - blames poor putting inside 6 feet, USA Today,
4 Mar 2003
Desert
brush-off - Woods praises Els, says he's burying every putt inside 12
feet, Miami Herald, FL, 4 Mar 2003
Woods
already in top form - still beating himself with so-so putting, just
not beating himself enough to lose, Farmington Daily Times, NM, 4 Mar
2003
Bowden,
Peterson get qualifier spots - Craig Bowden drops a bomb to qualify
for Doral, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 4 Mar 2003
It's
up, up and away for teenager Matthew Kent - 15 year old at Clovelly
GC follows in Bobby Locke's footsteps, The Star, Africa, 4 Mar 2003
Notebook:
Aussie wins consolation despite struggles on last 10 holes - Woods'
semi-final 15-footer to win hits a hapless bee in the butt, MSNBC, 3
Mar 2003
Woods
fends off charging Toms - Toms' putting skills outgunned by Woods' driver
and 3 club advantage into the greens, Arizona Daily Sun, AZ, 3 Mar 2003
Woods
shows why he's best - putts like a dog and still wins, Cincinnati Post,
OH, 3 Mar 2003
Tiger
holds off gritty Toms - Woods, "I missed a ton of putts today." The
Desert Sun, CA, 3 Mar 2003
TEARS
AFTER MHAIRI McKAY LIFTS FIRST TROPHY - American caddie Jeff King's
putt reading helps out, Glasgow Daily Record, UK, 2 Mar 2003
Putt
costs Adam Scott shot at $2.2m, The Australian, Australia, 2 Mar 2003
Woods
4-up at midway point of final match - both Toms and Woods missing lots
of putts in first 18 holes of finals, Hillsboro Free Press, KS, 2 Mar
2003
Helping
Lefty get right is Harmon's next pet project - Butch to try to fix Phil's
short-putt problems?, Miami Herald, FL, 2 Mar 2003
Lickliter
Goes Up by 4 Strokes - 3rd round 70 plauged by poor putting as field
drifts back, The Olympian, WA, 2 Mar 2003
And
then there were two at Match Play - Scott misses 3 crucial putts in
losing to Woods, The Desert Sun, CA, 02 Mar 2003
Adam
Scott's putting woes in battle with Tiger, United Press International,
01 Mar 2003
Woods'
magical display crushes Hoch - slows down the speed of his stroke, Daily
Telegraph, UK, 01 Mar 2003
Hot
Tiger Woods Faces Hoch in Match Play - Putting details in matches against
Scott and Hoch, Stamford Advocate, CT, 01 Mar 2003
England
veterans to do battle - Karrie Webb's putting not too pretty, Brisbane
Courier Mail, Australia, 01 Mar 2003
Woods
routs Leany despite poor putting speed control that blows a 35-footer
15 feet past the hole, Northwest Georgia Community Newspapers, GA, 28
Feb 2003
Arkansas
State's Wixon Huffstetler fires 66 with only 19 putts, Clemson's Trahan
struggles on difficult greens, Baton Rouge Advocate, LA, 28 Feb 2003
DICKY
PRIDE LEADS CHRYSLER CLASSIC AFTER 54 - Takes only 20 putts, SkySports,
UK, 28 Feb 2003
Woods,
Mickelson advance at World Matchplay - Faxon's stumbling putter allows
Mickelson to slip by, Independent Online, South Africa, 28 Feb 2003
Interviews:
David Toms, Jim Furyk and others - 85-footer from off the green, long
putts for par, Hoch see's Scotty for Stroke, FOX Sports, 28 Feb 2003
Justin
Rose: Thought he had lost on first extra hole - "It all comes down to
the green at the end of the day.", FOX Sports, 27 Feb 2003
Golf:
Putter does job for Tataurangi, New Zealand Herald, New Zealand, 27
Feb 2003
Veterans
Golf - Bernie Newberry takes 15 putts on front and only 10 on back nine,
Guyra Argus, Australia - 26 Feb 2003
Longmuir
looks for redemption - Scot Bill Longmuir's career plagued by missed
short putts, The Scotsman, UK - 26 Feb 2003
Montgomerie,
DiMarco among 32 making early exit - Taturangi 20-footer ices Els, Woods
12-footer saves his bacon, Duval and Garcia 3-jack and pack! - ABC12.com,
MI, 26 Feb 2003
Aim
High, Go Low - Annika Sorenstam's climb up the putting stats in 2002,
Golf For Women Magazine, 26 Feb 2003
Mickelson
switches out Cameron putters, Spike McRoy does well with Nike prototype
putter, GolfDigest.com, 25 Feb 2003
Weir
in high gear - Toronto Sun, Canada, 25 Feb 2003
Weir
comes from 7 shots behind to clinch play-off - great putting paying
off big, Straits Times, Singapore, 24 Feb 2003
GOLF
ROUNDUP - Howell misses every putt outside 5 feet to squander lead in
Nissan Open final round and allow Weir to make up 7-shot deficit, Fort
Worth Star Telegram, TX, 24 Feb 2003
Atwal
holds off Goosen to win Malaysian Open - wins putting battle, Daily
Express, Malaysia, 23 Feb 2003
Match
Game - Bob Estes is a rarity among pro golfers because he: a) uses a
baseball grip b) closes his eyes when he putts c) comes from Alaska,
San Diego Union Tribune, CA, 23 Feb 2003
Lightning
halts play at Verizon with Fleisher leading - wind wreaks havoc with
Irwin's putting, FOX Sports, 23 Feb 2003
Charles
Howell in charge at Nissan Open - putting 31 of 33 inside 10 feet, and
26 for 26 inside 7 feet thru 54 holes, Grand Forks Herald,ÊND, 23 Feb
2003
Funk
uses short stick to take the lead - just 23 putts for the round, Record-Searchlight,
CA, 22 Feb 2003
DUVAL
IN THE HUNT - drops 3 long putts outside 40 feet, New York Post, NY,
22 Feb 2003
Howell
takes second-round Lead - Nick Price's putting cools, San Gabriel Valley
Tribune, CA, 22 Feb 2003
Turn
off the ! @ # $ phone - Woods distracted by stupid fan's phone while
Funk cruises around with 11 1-putt greens, Straits Times, Singapore,
21 Feb 2003
Playing
At His Own Pace - UNC's Dustin Bray has a pretty good short game, The
Daily Tar Heel, 21 Feb 2003
Fan
with a cellphone does Tiger no favours - two three-jacks and other misses
on the green not good, Independent Online, South Africa, 21 Feb 2003
Wind
makes things funky - as usual, Riviera spikes up, but Sluman still drains
18-footer on 18th green, Los Angeles Times, CA, 20 Feb 2003
New
Zealander Brenda Ormsby who turned professional at 44 turns back on
circuit - shoots six-under by dropping three putts outside 30 feet plus
a bunch of tap ins, FOX Sports, 20 Feb 2003
Warm
up, wise up, and enjoy yourself -- Winter greens, News Shopper, UK,
19 Feb 2003
New
respect for the old guys -- Putting skills keep oldsters in the hunt,
GolfDigest.com, 18 Feb 2003
'The
Monty Thing', GolfDigest.com, 18 Feb 2003
Immovable
objects -- Dave Barr's old putter, GolfDigest.com, 18 Feb 2003
We'll
be senior at Goonawarra -- 22 carat Dint Putter mini-golf contest ,
Bacchus Marsh Express Telegraph, Australia, 17 Feb 2003
Golf/Malaysian
Open: On a hot run -- Padraig Harrington's 4-sided putt reading routine,
Malay Mail, Malaysia, 17 Feb 2003
-
Business
Insider: Nike Golf ready to roll out its new Blue Chips, 17 Feb 2003
Robert
Gamez Teams With Zoeller to Represent 'The Putting Peg', 16 Feb 2003
Contact Dave Lobeck President & COO Fuzzy Zoeller Productions, Inc.
812-246-8200 dave@fuz.com www.puttingpeg.com
Sergio's
putting still hurting him in Australia, The Age, Australia, 14 Feb 2003
SI.com
- GOLFONLINE - The Week: Loving Life A new attitude and a lift from
the Tour's top putter helped Davis Love III win for the first time in
two years -- mechanical putting keeps him classified as the golfer who
got the least out of the most talent, Alan Shipnuck, 13 Feb 2003
The
Mercury: Back problems restrict Terry price to a lot of putting practice
-- that, and a belly putter, paying off these days, 13 Feb 2003
Orville
Moody putted cross-handed to win the 1969 US Open, overcoming his problems,
before he later switched to the broom handle, Chicago Sun Times, 13
Feb 2003
Dave
Barr's MacGregor CB-5 in his bag since 1971, Pasadena Star-News, 13
Feb 2003
PGA.com
- Armour unveils putter fitting system - The Todd Sones Tri-Measure
Custom Putter Fitting System, 12 Feb 2003
Rubenstein:
Barr lasts by doing things his way, The Globe and Mail, Canada, 12 Feb
2003
Lehman
drops mid-length and takes up C-Groove putter after miss at Pebble Beach,
GolfDigest.com, 12 Feb 2003
Chasing
Tiger's tail - Garcia tosses the belly putter, looking to get a lot
better, The Age, Australia, 11 Feb 2003
Dave
Barr becomes first Canadian to ever win Champions Tour event - Gil Morgan's
putting inside 10 feet fails him, Guelph Mercury, Canada, 10 Feb 2003
The
Sacramento Bee -- sacbee.com -- 18th green at Pebble Beach a little
skimpy from sea salt - Lehman misreads the speed on crucial 5-footer,
10 Feb 2003
Modbee.com
| The Modesto Bee, AT&T Notes: Lehman stays upbeat in defeat - putter
woes continue from the Hope - Tom Lehman, who was solid on the greens
with only 29 putts and a clutch birdie putt on 17, couldn't cash in
on a big opportunity on 18, 10 Feb 2003
The
Miami Herald | 02/10/2003 | Better late than never -- Barr birdies final
four holes to earn 1st win in 16 years - Barr's old MacGregor CB-5 still
perking along, By JEFF SHAIN, jshain@herald.com, 10 Feb 2003
February
10, 2003 | Last update 9:43:30 PM Inside the Numbers: Back nine
greens leave Weir weary by Jennifer Gardner, Golf Press Association