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2004
1st Quarter - January thru March
Mike
Neal Joints ProAim As PGA Tour Representative, Santa Ana CA,
16 Mar 2004
Orlando
clubs showing style - Lake Nona pros versus Isleworth pros
- John Cook's 20-foot birdie wins - Retief Goosen also caps
a 30-footer, Miami Herald, FL, 30 Mar 2004
At
Chitimacha, good-humored Robert Garrigus dropped a 6-shot
final-round lead to finish 5th - a lip-out for par on the
18th summed his day, The Advertiser, 30 Mar 2004
Adam
Scott last year turned his putting and chipping around after
a poor showing at the British Open, and then won in Scandanavia
and Boston, Houston Chronicle, TX, 30 Mar 2004
Titleist's
Adam Scott 's putter - Titleist Newport 2 stainless, iseekgolf,
Australia, 30 Mar 2004
Roberts
and Janzen won't have a chance to compete for Green Jacket
- Roberts falls out of top 50 after final 79; Jerry Kelly
had an UPHILL 30-footer that he stroked OFF the green at slick
TPC; greens sped up at least 3 feet during event, CNN/SI,
30 Mar 2004
K-State
women's golf team struggles in Arizona, finishes 11th - slow
greens and poor putting, K-StateSports.com, 30 Mar 2004
Out
of the rough: Tiger's low putting rank (67th in putts per
round) traceable to poor tee shots (104th in fairways), Sports
Network, 30 Mar 2004
Grace
Park Interview re Nabisco, Cybergolf National, 29 Mar 2004
Georgia
Women's Golf Team Ends Duke's Perfect Season - team effort
led by solid putting of freshman Allison Martin with a 66,
Golf Channel, 29 Mar 2004
St.
John Lutheran HS senior Song Minjeon wins two-day Pine Oaks
Invitational with fine putting - future Florida State player
is Star-Banner golfer of the year, Ocala Star-Banner, FL,
29 Mar 2004
Kraft
Nabisco notebook, Sunday, March 28, 2004
Arizona's
Chris Nallen: felt good over the putter but the putts weren't
falling, Arizona Daily Wild Cat, AZ, 31 Mar 2004
Putting
key to Crane's success, Gwinnett Daily Post, GA, 31 Mar 2004
Pasadena's
16-year-old Matthew Schneider claims Junior title with 10
putts on front nine and 26 for final round 71, Houston Chronicle,
TX, 31 Mar 2004
Swinging
January Romero leads Yale's Women Elis to first place with
strong putting performance for 69; Lady Bulldogs team edges
out Princeton at William and Mary event, Yale Daily News,
31 Mar 2004
Daryl O'Keefe's dazzling birdie blitz leads to personal best
64 with only 25 putts and 11 one-putt greens, Cootamundra
Herald, Australia, 31 Mar 2004
Padraig
Harrington comes close and finishes 1 back -- Tiger says:
"He putted as well as I've ever seen anybody putt.," Calgary
Sun,Canada, 29 Mar 2004
Big
finish leaves Grace Park standing in the winner's circle -
nea hole-out by Karrie Webb almost forces playoff; Aree Song
three-putts 16th then eagles 18th with a 30-footer, leaving
Park a 6-footer for the win; Toronto Star, Canada, 29 Mar
2004
Adam
Scott used to putt like Dom Deluise on American "windshield"
greens, but he's gotten a good handle on that part of his
game these days, Toronto Star, Canada, 29 Mar 2004
Korean
women golfers rock!, News24, South Africa, 29 Mar 2004
Pressure
putt gives Scott title, Toronto Star, Canada, 29 Mar 2004
Park's
pressure putt nets win, Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC, 29 Mar
2004
Korean
wins Futures event with final putt -- Jimin Kang of Seoul,
South Korea, made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for
a one-stroke victory over countrywoman Seon-Hwa Lee of Chonan,
St. Petersburg Times, FL, 29 Mar 2004
Park
sinks birdie putt to capture first major, San Diego Union
Tribune, CA, 29 Mar 2004
NGA
HOOTERS NOTEBOOK - Tyler Williamson's miss of short par putt
on final hole dropped him from joint third to joint fifth
and cost a bundle, Macon Telegraph, GA, 29 Mar 2004
Scott
stays alive on last hole to clinch huge win with pressure
10-footer - visualizing previous good putts, Philadelphia
Inquirer, PA, 29 Mar 2004
Adam
Scott's final putt to win - misread by many, Townsville Bulletin,
Australia, 29 Mar 2004
Erik
Compton pulls away from field with final-round 67 - his 30-foot
bomb down the stretch leaves closest competitor behind - another
great ball-striker having a rare stellar day with his putting,
Macon Telegraph, GA, 29 Mar 2004
Despite
ending with a 30-foot eagle, Aree Song's finish 1 stroke back
attributable to failing to convert putts on the back nine,
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA, 29 Mar 2004
Kelly
Gerlach of Southern Illinois University: when the greens are
glass and the wind is up, you better stick it close or 3-putts
are sure to come, The Southern Illinoisan, IL, 29 Mar 2004
Charging
Jimmy Walker cans a big-breaking 30-footer on final hole to
steal Nationwide Tour victory from Robert Garrigus by 1 stroke
after Garrigus has a bad day and loses a 8-shot lead over
Walker, The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, United States, 29
Mar 2004
Jimmy
Walker on Nationwide Tour final 30-foot putt to win by 1:
Holing that putt is "probably the best feeling in golf I've
ever had.", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA, 29 Mar 2004
Grace
Park Interview - Kraft Nabisco Championship - describes eagle-birdie
finish with Aree Song, iseekgolf, Australia, 29 Mar 2004
Ian
Poulter's weird par on 4th hole - after marking a badly missed
birdie putt, he flung his arms in disgust and accidentally
tossed his ball in the pond - his trainer swam down and found
it and Poulter sank the putt from the fringe, Palm Beach Post,
FL, 29 Mar 2004
NCAA
Division III: Oglethorpe is able to outlast field at Camp
Lejeune - Barton senior Coutney Faircloth survives playoff
with Rhodes freshman John Jennison with par to Jennison's
3-putt bogey for individual title, Jacksonville Daily News,
NC, 29 Mar 2004
Colin
Montgomery at TPC -- the odd 3-putt, a 4-putt, other silly
mistakes lead to a low finish, ic Wales, UK, 29 Mar 2004
Grace
Park's final round at Nabisco - 10 of 14 fairways, 27 putts,
no bogeys, 5 birdies, including 4 in a row from 7th hole,
Daily Times, Pakistan, 29 Mar 2004
Woods
still struggling with swing but positivity still in high gear
- after 5-bogey round, says he's putting well but just not
sticking it close enough to make the putts go in the hole,
ESPN, 29 Mar 2004
Padraig
Harrington stages remarkable last-minute run to finish 1 back
- starts with 3 bogeys but finishes very strong - lots of
birdie putts in 3-15 foot range, only 2 all week outside 15
feet - bests Tiger in final round by 7 strokes, CBS Sportsline,
29 Mar 2004
Catriona
Matthew starts well but youngsters in - leaving putts short,
The Herald, UK, 29 Mar 2004
Phil
Mickelson's miss from 6 feet on par-5 16th ends his chances
at TPC, CNN/SI, 28 Mar 2004
Adam
Scott has arrived - so long as his ball-striking is Tigeresque,
his flawed putting is not a concern, sportal.com.au, Australia,
29 Mar 2004
Adam
Scott Interview - The Players Championship - On winning 6-footer:
recalled putting duel with Robert Allenby and remembered same
putt from last year, then resolved to firm it in for the win,
iseekgolf,Australia, 28 Mar 2004
Bad
Putts Derail Woods' Comeback in Fla., Springfield News Sun,
OH, 28 Mar 2004
Padraig
Harrington's putting phenomenal in final round; Justin Rose
worried about his putting, IrishExaminer.com (subscription),
Ireland, 28 Mar 2004
Padraig
Harrington's 24 putts included 10 one-putts, Guardian, UK,
28 Mar 2004
Sweden's
Christopher Hanell grabs Madeira Island win as the final hole
bites Australia's Brad Kennedy - misses 6-footer to tie, PGA.com,
28 Mar 2004
Pablo
Del Olmo putts poorly as Mardan Mamat claims Indian Open,
Times of India, India, 28 Mar 2004
Sweden's
Christopher Hanell wins Madeira after Australia's Brad Kenendy
misses tieing 5-footer and America's Rob Rashell misses tieing
10-footer high, European Tour, UK, 28 Mar 2004
Katie
LaRoche, Montgomery HS Lady Bears win in Longview - LaRoche
wins playoff with 18-foot birdie putt, Conroe Courier, TX,
28 Mar 2004
Tiger
continues his swoon - flatstick flaws still prominent, Calgary
Sun, Canada, 26 Mar 2004
Kevin
Sutherland gives long putter a final chance and makes everything
he looks at inside 12 feet, Athens Banner-Herald, GA, 26 Mar
2004
Golf:
Rookie Aree Son (age 17) grabs opening-round lead at Kraft
Nabisco event with a 66 - 10 of 14 fairways, 29 putts, no
bogeys; Michele Wie (age 14) shoots 69 -- 5 of 14 fairways
and 26 putts, lined up for her by caddy Bobby Verwey to help
with her vision, Channel News Asia, 28 Mar 2004
Michelle
Wie trails by 2 after 69 - 14-year-old now knows how to laser-focus
for the shot then relax in the walk - no three-putts so far,
Honolulu Advertiser, HI, 28 Mar 2004
Annika
Sorenstam missing short putts at Nabisco, San Francisco Chronicle,
CA, 28 Mar 2004
"Dead"
greens at Sawgrass leave putting at premium -- "ochre
driveways" have the feel of a major, Toronto Star, Canada,
28 Mar 2004
Golfers
making big bucks off endorsement deals, Gwinnett Daily Post,
GA, 28 Mar 2004
Sorenstam
misses a handfull at 6 feet, Los Angeles Times (subscription),
CA, 28 Mar 2004
Paul
Stankowski switches to belly putter, Miami Herald, FL, 28
Mar 2004
Golf:
Harrington lets chance slip - poor putting, ic Wales, UK,
28 Mar 2004
Singapore's
Mardan Mamat wins Indian Open golf - relies on his yoda teacher
to stay calm with breathing exercises - holes 25-foot birdie
on final hole, Rediff, India, 28 Mar 2004
Robert
Garrigus threatens runaway win on Nationwide Tour with hot
putter - rounds of 24 and 25 putts and 30 putts - the last
in strong wind, The Advertiser, LA, 28 Mar 2004
Hooters
Tour: former Clemson standout Elliot Gealy whiffs a tap-in
- not the first time and probably not the last, Macon Telegraph,
GA, 28 Mar 2004
Curt
Byrum's 11-year-old son Jake on the bag - better eyes - lines
up almost all the putts for dad, The Lafayette Daily Advertiser,
United States, 28 Mar 2004
Ernie
Els still lurking but missing makeable putts, Boston Globe,
MA, 28 Mar 2004
Adam
Scott harnesses inner meanness, holds lead in Players - great
ballstriking leaving him short birdie putts -- all 4 birdies
come inside 10 feet, Houston Chronicle, TX, 28 Mar 2004
Kevin
Sutherland's putting keeps his 73 from being a lot worse,
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA, 28 Mar 2004
Sawgrass
round 3: Ernie Els misses short putts, says the greens a foot
or two quicker than first two rounds, Palm Beach Post, FL,
28 Mar 2004
Callaway
golfer Paulk Stankowski says at 34 he's got the yips, so Callaway
sends him a long putter - says it's like cheating, Boston
Herald, MA, 28 Mar 2004
Sawgrass
round 3: Adam Scott, 30 putts; Paul Stankowski, 30 putts with
one 3-putt from 74 feet; Jerry Kelly, birdies on 5 of last
7 holes, including final 3 of 4.5', 11.5', and 0.5', CBS Sportsline,
28 Mar 2004
Great
Scott back on top at Players Championship -- putting a bit
of a mixed bag, The Herald News, MA, 28 Mar 2004
Aree,
Park lead South Korean charge in California -- Grace Park,
10 of 14 fairways and 27 putts; Michelle Wie, 12 of 14 fairways
and 31 putts, ABC Online, Australia, 27 Mar 2004
Dane
no longer Bjorn to be wild - Thomas Bjorn now very content
with golf - heroic putting in Ryder Cup recalled, Telegraph.co.uk,
UK, 27 Mar 2004
Dyed-hair
Ian Poulter a hit with fans - putting quite well, CBS Sportsline,
27 Mar 2004
At
last year's LPGA Kraft major, Wie had a chance to contend
down the stretch before 3-putting from 15 feet, but this year
she feels more pressure-proof, USA Today, 24 Mar 2004
Kerr
at top of her game - record 63 at Safeway round 2 featured
17 fairways, 18 greens in regulation, 27 putts, and 9 birdies,
ESPN, 24 Mar 2004
Flatstick
rollcall: Kerrie Webb and Sophie Gustafson (Ping prototype
mallets), Karen Stupples (Never Compromise TPD 5.3), Laurie
Rinker-Graham (The Perfect Putter), GolfDigest.com, 24 Mar
2004
Proposed
Putter Plain in Shape Interpretation, USGA, 23 Mar 2004
The
world of signature putters, CBS Sportsline, 24 Mar 2004
Person
High School leader Drew Tucker takes tie-breaker match with
9-hole 40 that includes 4 lip-outs and 2 putts just shy, Roxboro
Courier Times, NC, 24 Mar 2004
Andrew
Martin holes putts that matter to close out Jarrod Lyle 2
and 1 in tense 35-hole battle for the Australian Amateur title,
Advertiser, Australia, 24 Mar 2004
Giantkiller
Andrew Martin lands Australian amateur title -- has to can
a 10-footer for the win on 35th hole, The Age, Australia,
24 Mar 2004
Oh
So Close! Shepparton's Jarrod Lyle defeated by Andrew Martin
in Australian Amateur title match, Shepparton News, Australia,
24 Mar 2004
Putting
simulation at Links - Lanny Nielsen and the great leap forward
in physics and visualization of virtual putting, Wired News,
25 Mar 2004
Golf
Phenom 14-year-old Ashleigh Simon skips class to teach another
lesson - leader Kreutz putting well with 27 putts for the
round in the Nedbank Ladies Tour to lead Simon by a shot,
Independent Online, South Africa, 25 Mar 2004
Rising
star Ashleigh Simon (14-year-old winner of last week's South
African Women's Open) off to a flyer on Nedbank Tour - five
birdies over last six holes with longest putt of 6 feet, IAfrica
South African News, South Africa, 25 Mar 2004
The
next Swing Kid: 3-year-old phenom Jared David (JD) Goldstein
has the eye of the Tiger - critiques a pro who missed a putts
for not bending his knees correctly in setup, Biloxi Sun Herald,
MS, 25 Mar 2004
Kansas
U Men's Golf Sixth At 58th Western struggled with short putts,
KUAthletics.com, 23 Mar 2004
Ball
State Freshman Hockersmith leads team and finishes sixth overall
for BSU bvut should have putted better, Ball State Daily News,
IN, 23 Mar 2004
Chad
Campbell, cool in blue, eyes green - led the field in total
putts (25.75) at Bay Hill, USA Today, 23 Mar 2004
Sorenstam
punctuates win at Superstition Mountain with 25-foot birdie
putt, CNN/SI, 23 Mar 2004
Stuart
Appleby's ugly final round finish at Bay Hill included 3-putting
the 14th and missing a 3-footer for par on the 17th, Napa Valley
Register, CA, 23 Mar 2004
Cavs
fall to Bears in golf opener - tough sledding on rough greens,
Coalfield Progress, VA, 23 Mar 2004
Shepparton
golfer Jarrod Lyle advances to quarterfinals of Australian Amateur
Championship - survives two three-putts on back nine to close
out NSW Justin Roach 3 and 2, Shepparton News, Australia, 23
Mar 2004
Sculptor
Bob Engman's new STX Envision putter exceeding projections,
PGA.com, 23 Mar 2004
Marc
Cayeux First Zimbabwean Winner at Kenyan Open over Sweden's
Lief Westerberg - Cayeux prevails despite missing severeal birdie
putts when Westerberg fails to birdie last hole for win and
then missing from 2 feet in playoff, AllAfrica.com, Africa,
23 M
Chad
Campbell - great ball striker, poor putter - when his putter
works, he finishes high, Golf Channel, 23 Mar 2004
Wie
struggles all week at Safeway with her putting, Honolulu Advertiser,
HI, 22 Mar 2004
Ben
Curtis putts a little better Sunday after Saturday's 77 at Bay
Hill, Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH, 22 Mar 2004
Safeway
final round: Grace Park chases Christie Kerr for second but
misses short putts; Becky Morgan sticks lots of greens close
and uses only 26 putts, AZ Central.com, United States, 22 Mar
2004
Down
to the wire for win - Tom Purtzer's decisive birdies coming
in include a 30-footer to best Morris Hatalsky, Press-Enterprise
(subscription), CA, 22 Mar 2004
LPGA
notebook: Wie ends up 19th - perplexed by fast greens at Superstition
Mountain, East Valley Tribune, AZ, 21 Mar 2004
Chad
Campbell entered Bay Hill week 170th in putts at 30.22 per round,
Tampa Tribune, FL, 21 Mar 2004
Superb
Westwood could do better - missing a bucket-full of birdie putts
in close, Guardian, UK, 21 Mar 2004
Thongchai
fades as putting problems costly - 31 putts, The Nation, Thailand,
Thailand, 21 Mar 2004
Jarrod
Lyle on song as he takes fourth match in Australian Amateur
- nailing a 40-foot birdie putt always helps, Shepparton News,
Australia, 21 Mar 2004
Appleby
"bombs" his way to lead - starts with a 3-putt on 1st hole then
sinks a handful of long monsters - Adam Scott can't buy a putt,
The Australian, Australia, 21 Mar 2004
Monty
Makes Masterful Comeback to win Caltex Masters - improved putting
helps confidence, Golf Channel, 21 Mar 2004
Mark
Bednar banking on putting game - to open first "4 Putt Challenge"
for cash at Wild Wing Plantation April 1, Myrtle Beach Sun News,
SC, 21 Mar 2004
St.
Mary's Men's Golf team psyched after Rotella's visit - no great
mind without great short game - just look and react, San Francisco
Chronicle, CA, 21 Mar 2004
Bay
Hill round 3: Sizzling putter lifts Aussie star Stuart Appleby
to four-stroke PGA lead, Channel News Asia, Singapore, 21 Mar
2004
Keith
Fergus misses 6 putts inside 10 feet on front nine then birdies
six of first seven holes on back nine, Press-Enterprise (subscription),
CA, 21 Mar 2004
Darren
Clarke stays in touch despite final-hole three-putt from 12
feet; Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose experiencing wretched putting
- missing nearly everything, Telegraph.co.uk, UK, 20 Mar 2004
Greens
at Caltex Masters in Singapore perfect, The Nation, Thailand,
Thailand, 20 Mar 2004
Greens
at Superstition Mountain run true - Sorenstam: hit it where
you aim it and it goes in - Wie putting much better in round
2, Arizona Daily Sun, AZ, 20 Mar 2004
Maruyama
leads despite three-jacking final hole; Clarke misses co-leadership
three-putting final hole from 12 feet; Tiger has a bad day with
driver and putter, and misses from 2 feet, Park Hills Daily
Journal, MO, 20 Mar 2004
Saiki steals Wie's spotlight - WunderWei's putting off today,
Calgary Sun, Canada, 19 Mar 2004
New
putter does the trick, Donna Andrews in tie for 2nd place,
Arizona Republic, AZ, 19 Mar 2004
Michele
Wie missing short putts - Annika Sorenstam's putter just fine,
Arizona Republic, AZ, 19 Mar 2004
Darren
Clarke, Bay Hill Round 1: "I think I putted very nicely,"
ABS CBN News, Philippines, 19 Mar 2004
Tiger
Woods, Bay Hill Round 1: 7 birdies and 2 bogeys - 4 birdies
on par-5, 2 from 1-foot and 2 with 2-putts, St. Petersburg
Times, FL, 19 Mar 2004
Shigeki
Maruyama, Bay Hill Round 1: 22 putts, including a 21-footer
and a 30-footer; Tiger 3-putts 17th to fall out of lead, Miami
Herald, FL, 19 Mar 2004
Hilton
Head Christian Academy takes third in match - top player Chip
Wedgeworth: "I played well yesterday because I putted well,"
Hilton Head Island Packet, SC, 19 Mar 2004
Rookie
Zach Johnson: "I usually decent" at putting, Orlando Sentinel
(subscription), FL, 19 Mar 2004
Skip
Kendall's a cut above with blade in his hands - only 3 three-putts
in 396 holes; Bay Hill Round 1 missed 12 greens but had only
24 total putts including 11 one-putts on 1st 13 holes, Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, WI, 19 Mar 2004
Paul
Lawrie lips out final hole from 5 feet to miss sharing Caltex
Masters lead, The Scotsman, UK, 19 Mar 2004
Catriona
Matthew's new putter doing a job in Arizona - Ping Doc 17,
The Scotsman, UK, 19 Mar 2004
Caltex
Masters Golf: Thomas Levet joint leader in first round despite
missing three birdie putts inside 10 feet, Daily Times, Pakistan,
19 Mar 2004
Chad
Campbell, Bay Hill Round 1 (66): six birdies, no bogeys, including
birdie putts from 8, 10, 12, and 12 feet, a chip in, and an
up-and-down on a par 5, The Herald News, MA, 19 Mar 2004
Myanmar's
Kyi Hla Han credits putting tip from coach Kel Llewellyn with
impressive putting - rapping the ball harder, iseekgolf, Australia,
18 Mar 2004
South
Africa's James Kingston's 68 includes a three-putt and two
horse-shoes from in tight - "could've been" a 64, Straits
Times, Singapore, 18 Mar 2004
South
Africa's Titch Moore, Kenya Open Round 1: nine birdies and
two bogeys (63) includes 3 three-putts and 10 one-putt greens
-- putting key on short course, European Tour, UK, 18 Mar
2004
Inventors
keep aging golfers swinging - Joe Egli's deBendable putter
from Upright Golf (no bending over), Waterloo Cedar Falls
Courier, IA, 18 Mar 2004
Thongchai
Jaidee, Caltex Masters Round 1: winner of three events in
four months struggling with his putter, The Nation, Thailand,
19 Mar 2004
A
gripping tale: An old `saw' aids O'Meara, Boston Herald, MA,
18 Mar 2004
LaJolla
expands men's lineup, CBS Sportsline, 17 Mar 2004
Socorro
Warriors second in Belen - lack of maturity on course yields
a bushel of three-putts, El Defensor Chieftain, NM, 17 Mar
2004
Bay
Hill's Tifeagle greens bounce shots like concrete, GolfDigest.com,
17 Mar 2004
Billy
Hurley Paces Midshipmen at Palmetto Intercollegiate - putting
woes drop him from potential winner to 15th, NavySports.com,
17 Mar 2004
Emphasizing
short game over driver makes practice productive, Houston
Chronicle, TX, 17 Mar 2004
A
better mousetrap? ball-retriever from cup hides in putter
shaft, Southgate News Herald, MI, 17 Mar 2004
You
can see what 'saw' has done for O'Meara's putting, St. Petersburg
Times, FL, 18 Mar 2004
Monty's
slow start at Caltex Masters includes leaving a 10-footer
at the lip; Paul lawrie misses the lead after final short
putt horseshoes out, sportinglife.com, UK, 18 Mar 2004
New
fortune grips O'Meara just fine, Orlando Sentinel (subscription),
FL, 18 Mar 2004
David
Ladd captures Golden Bear title in playoff with Steve Burns
after three-hole putt-off, Vero Beach Press-Journal, FL, 18
Mar 2004
Larger-than-Life
Brian Barnes missing golf 'like crazy' since end of his colourful
career - collects Scottish PGA lifetime award - 1981 Haig
Whisky Tournament Players Championship victory recalled when
he parred first playoff hole stewed after tee-shot in the
water and shocked opponent proceeded to three-putt the next
hole -- Burly Scot once marked his putt with a can of lager,
Scotsman, UK, 17 Mar 2004
New
clubs, old excuses in golf world, San Jose Mercury News, CA,
17 Mar 2004
OHS'
Dickie Orr won 1962 state golf crown - recalls winning PGA
Tour event for nonqualifiers in 1978 with par-five birdie
from 40 feet when opponent three-putted his eagle opportunity
from 25 feet, Okmulgee Daily Times, OK, 17 Mar 2004
Chi
Chi and the Zorro putter dance, Los Angeles Times (subscription),
CA, 17 Mar 2004
Retief
Goosen shelves his Bobby Grace for a Never Compromise Voodoo
putter, CBS Sportsline, 15 Mar 2004
A
lesson in lagging from Ernie Els, GolfDigest.com, 15 Mar 2004
What
Lew Gibson did to fix Bill Rogers' putter, PGA.com, 15 Mar
2004
Todd
Hamilton's struggle with putter made him have to hit shots
close, Cybergolf National, 15 Mar 2004
Top
50 Teachers & Their Top Tips - Clutch putting: How can I sink
more five- and six-foot putts? Golf For Women Magazine, 15
Mar 2004
Women
finish eigth - too many 3-putts, Daily Illini, IL, 17 Mar
2004
Dana
Quigley - when the mind wanders, the 3-putts start stacking
up, Providence Journal (subscription), RI, 15 Mar 2004
The
King and Ken - at the 1958 Masters, Venturi followed the ruling
favoring Palmer by three-jacking the last three holes to lose
by 2 strokes -- now who's fault is that? GolfDigest.com, 15
Mar 2004
Fredrik
Jacobson at the Honda suffers a 3-putt and falls out: "I
must have left seven putts within a inch of the cup,"
Rocky Mount Telegram, NC, 15 Mar 2004
Peter
Jacobsen's charge falls short after he squandered three birdie
opportunities with missed putts - says he was not comfortable
with new putter, Oregonian, OR, 15 Mar 2004
Karen
Stupples shoots big in Tucson - outduels Grace Park down the
stretch with big putts as Park 3-putts the final green, AZ
Central.com, 15 Mar 2004
15-foot
birdie putt on the last green yesterday gave Joakim Haeggman
a one-stroke victory over Japan's Nobuhito Sato in Qatar Masters,
Scotsman.com, 15 Mar 2004
Jaokim
Haggeman lays down flat on green to read the winning putt,
Cape Argus (subscription), Africa, 15 Mar 2004
Davis
Love says putting held him back at Honda: "I'm hitting it
close to the hole, not making a whole lot of putts. I'm getting
them close but not rolling them in.", Business Day, South
Africa, South Africa, 15 Mar 2004
Peter
Jacobsen on Round 3 at the SBC: "I played well, I just didn't
make many putts," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA, 14 Mar 2004
Childhood
memories kept winner Todd Hamilton calm on final 4-footer
for 1st PGA Tour win: "I used to putt in the house to a table
leg, so I just pictured it there." Palm Beach Post, FL, 14
Mar 2004
Stupples
coasts to first victory at Welch's/Fry's Championship - putting
duel down the stretch, The Herald News, MA, 14 Mar 2004
Kimberly
Adams wins first Futures event of the season - gets help over
putts from friendship with former player Heather Wilbur, who
died last year of lukemia, Houston Chronicle, TX, 14 Mar 2004
GolfDigest.com
- O'Meara gets a grip on his game, 13 Mar 2004
Practice
before hitting the green, News 8 Austin, TX, 13 Mar 2004
Futures
Classic rookie Seon-Hwa Lee birdies six holes from inside
6 feet and a seventh from 20 feet to gain co-leadership in
Lakeland event, The Ledger, FL, 13 Mar 2004
Faxon
3 shots back at Honda - appears to be recovering from his
knee injury, IAfrica South African News, South Africa, 13
Mar 2004
O'Meara's
"saw" grip; How Sam Snead decided to tackle the "Yips," North
Scotland Press and Journal, UK, 13 Mar 2004
Champions
Tour rookie Peter Jacobsen shares the lead in his first event
- seven birdies to go with two bogeys, but he also missed
four birdie putts inside six feet, Los Angeles Times (subscription),
CA, 13 Mar 2004
Brad
Faxon at Honda: Healthier knee leads to sharp putting, Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer, GA, 13 Mar 2004
Ian
Woosnam back to the long putter in Qatar - "It's made a big
difference," IrishExaminer.com (subscription), Ireland, 13
Mar 2004
Faxon
no slouch now that he can crouch - knee recovering - takes
only 25 putts at Honda, Times Record News, TX, 13 Mar 2004
Melborne
High junior David Johnson nearly wins Pensacola beach Open
despite head cold - misses six inside 4 feet over two rounds
- gets closed out on 4th playoff hole when Martin Bunt drained
a 45-footer, Times Record News, TX, 13 mar 2004
Socorro
men's team misses state qualifying by 13 strokes - "If we
eliminate the three-putts, we qualify," El Defensor Chieftain,
NM, 12 Mar 2004
Kenny
Perry's putting goes "Ka-flooey" - 28 putts Thursday, but
38 Friday, San Jose Mercury News, CA, 12 Mar 2004
Todd
Hamilton, struggling with his putting and not a fan of Bermuda,
stills gets it done at Hona, The Herald News, MA, 12 Mar 2004
Woosnam's
long way back to top, Telegraph.co.uk, UK, 12 Mar 2004
Carl
Pettersen goes round in 22 putts with broom handle - Honda
round includes 4 putts from 18 feet, Bradenton Herald, FL,
12 Mar 2004
Jung
Yeon Lee flirts with 59 but leaves two birdie putts on 16
and 17 to finish at 60 on LPGA circuit, SCOREGolf, Canada,
12 Mar 2004
Nicklaus
Golf Equipment to expand availability and selection - Cyanamet
putters, CBS Sportsline, 10 Mar 2004
Eleuthre
Irne Du Pont's golf course remains at the Varadero Resort
outside Havana, Cuba, where Fidel and Che putted a few symbolic
putts after the revolution, The Globe and Mail, Canada, 10
Mar 2004
Central
Florida senior Barry Roof of Conway hits it well but putts
terribly at Hackler Invitational; Mike Weir's coach Mike Wilson
helps Pepperdine's Coe notch a W, Myrtle Beach Online, 12
Mar 2004
Jack
Nicklaus: All I Know - 2 putting tips, GolfDigest.com, 09 Mar
2004
Matt
Kuchar's fall from grace due to putting woes - work with Randy
Sonnier not paying dividends, Golf Channel, 09 Mar 2004
Owen's
birdies make light of 'browns' at Sand Golf Chamionship, Telegraph.co.uk,
UK, 08 Mar 2004
Quirky
old Harding Park trades up to marvelous greens for The City
championship, San Francisco Chronicle, CA, 07 Mar 2004
David
Toms, recovering from hand surgery in December, misses short
putt on final hole to drop to joint-fifth finish at Doral, Times
Picayune, LA, 08 Mar 2004
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Graham
Marsh blames poor putting with 3-putts at 16th and 17th holes
for loss; winner Ed Fiori survives heart scare with soaring
blood pressure in 8,000-feet Mexican altitude, San Francisco
Chronicle, CA, 08 Mar 200
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O'Meara
makes his mark with rejuvenated putting, Winnipeg Sun, Canada,
08 Mar 2004
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Earl
Stewart takes second San Francisco seniors City Match title
with close-out birdie on 16th from 55 feet on hard, slick greens,
San Francisco Chronicle, CA, 08 Mar 2004
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Jesse
Martin at 6'6" had a towering passion for golf - Riverside
County and Jurupa Hills people recall he always carried his
putter with him and on all golf outings his motel wall resounded
with his late-night chipping, Press-Enterprise (subscription),
CA
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Verplank's
shot at victory from 37 feet on 72nd hole slides 6 1/2 feet
by; he calmly sank the comebacker to force a playoff, but Craig
Parry then eagled the 1st playoff hole from 176 yards, so Verplank
put his putter back in the bag, South Florida Sun-Sentinel,
FL, 08 Mar 2004
Craig
Parry misses makeable putts at 11th and 12th and bogeys 13th
to let Verplank into playoff, then seals the deal with an eagle
from 176 yards; David Toms' recovery from left-wrist bone spur
removal misses a 3-footer on last hole and leaves $50,000 on
the table, Palm Beach Post, FL, 08 Mar 2004
Craig
Parry's putting falters so he gets aggressive with irons to
compensate, but on 1st playoff hole brother-caddie Glenn Craig
felt a "Shaun Micheel" shot coming from 176 yards out and talked
jazzed-up Craig out of a 5 iron down to a "perfect" 6 iron for
eagle, Palm Beach Post, FL, 08 Mar 2004
O'Meara
tried the belly putter and also the Claw gripto overcome last
year's yips, but devised "the Saw" grip to enable him to make
a good release of the putter thru impact, sportinglife.com,
UK, 08 Mar 2004
Paul
McGinley chases O'Meara in Dubai but par-putt miss at 16th ended
his chances, The Star (subscriptioin), South Africa, 08 Mar
2004
Ernie
Els rips off 7 birdies in first 14 holes to close on leaders
but then pars in for third place - "I just didn't make enough
putts," The Mercury (subscription), South Africa, 08 Mar 2004
O'Meara
"saws" down field to win Dubai Desert Classic with steady 2-putting,
CBS Sportsline, 08 Mar 2004
Faltering
finish mars Tiger's final-round charge; Tigerputts: sinks from
4 feet, 12 feet, 10 feet, and 15 feet, CNN/SI, 08 Mar 2004
Golf:
Woods trails by six, O'Meara putts to lead, Salt Lake Tribune, UT,
07 Mar 2004
O'Meara's
"Saw" putting grip working real nice; Tiger cans a 50-footer with
some luck, Calgary Sun, Canada, 07 Mar 2004
Bryan
High Viking golf finishes 18th - improved confidence against top
Texas teams, but need to get birdie putts to drop, Bryan College
Station Eagle Post, TX, 07 Mar 2004
Venturi
rehashes 1958 Masters controversy - ruling allowing Palmer's provisional
par rattled Venturi and he three-jacked himself out of contention,
Alexandria Town Talk, LA, 07 Mar 2004
Dubai
greens presenting lots of downwind, downhill, downgrain putts; Tiger
says he only missed one putt that he had a chance of making, SCOREGolf,
Canada, 07 Mar 2004
Marsh
Moves into First in Mexico; "Two things happen when you shoot 66,"
said Marsh. "You hit some shots and make some putts." Golf Channel,
07 Mar 2004
McGinley
pegs back O'Meara with final putt - Dubia greens a lot quicker now
than before cut, playing like a major, Independent, UK, 07 Mar 2004
O'Meara
finally whipping last year's yips? Phillip price's caddie Pete "The
pro" Futcher commits a boo-boo and leaves pin in when Price drains
an eagle, turning a 2-shot gain into a two-stroke penalty, Telegraph.co.uk,
UK, 06 Mar 2004
Karrie
Webb's coaches changed her swing and it worked fine on the range,
but faltering shots on the course are straining her putting skill,
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia, 06 Mar 2004
Mickelson
one back of Goosen at Doral after missing 4 good birdie opportunities,
Orlando Sentinel (subscription), FL, 06 Mar 2004
Els
stays in touch with Dubai lead after round two, although struggling
with putting pace, Reuters, India, 06 Mar 2004
Will
you marry me, right after we putt out? Times-Herald, CA, 06 Mar
2004
Mediocre
round for Woods - throws his putter after a 3-jack from 40 feet,
St. Petersburg Times, FL, 06 Mar 2004
Mickelson
misses 4 or 5 putts inside 15 feet, Grand Forks Herald, ND, 05 Mar
2004
Calcavecchia
gutting it out at Doral - despite painful ailments, his putting
is very healthy, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 05 Mar 2004
Emirates
Bank inaugurates its charity putting competition at the Dubai Classic,
AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates, 06 Mar 2004
McGinley
sticks all the greens for 9 birdies and the lead, but O'Meara has
the best round using his new "Saw" grip to putt lights out for 2nd
one back, Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates, 06 Mar 2004
Chris
Wisler at Canada Tour Barton Breek event snags lead with 9 birdies
and one bogey (62) - making big putts neutralizes poor shots and
keeps him low, Golf Channel, 05 Mar 2004
Asian
Tour star Arjun Atwal manages to make cut at Ford - PGA Tour rookie
survives 3-putt on 16th and keeps grinding to succeed in the Big
Show, CNN/SI, 05 Mar 2004
Chuck
Garbedian, Bobby Grace on the "Stroke Path" debate in golf, Milwaukee
Channel, 5 Mar 2004
Late
5-footer miss leaves Woods three off pace, Reuters, UK, 5 Mar 2004
Dredge
birdies add impetus to Ryder plan - backyard putting paying off
with 64 in Dubai and the lead, ic NorthWales, UK, 05 Mar 2004
Laura
Davies Pulls Clear in Sydney - starts with a three-putt but then
rights her short game and leads by 4, The Scotsman, UK, 05 Mar 2004
No.
18 takes toll on unlikely leader - Chris Smith's hot putter rolls
off 6 consecutive birdies to flirt with 59 before doubling the 18th
and ending with 65, Miami Herald, FL, 05 Mar 2004
Els
six shots behind leader in Dubai - misses a few putts, Dispatch
Online, South Africa, 05 Mar 2004
Mickelson
has caddy Jim McKay from Georgia reading all the Californian's putts
on Doral's grainy Bermuda greens - shoots opening 67 for joint third,
OrlandoSentinel.com: Golf, 05 Mar 2004
Retief
Goosen as usual putting lights out at Doral - in third after opening
round taking only 23 putts, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL, 05 Mar
2004
Pinehurst
No . 2 undergoing minor alterations in anticipation of 2005 US Open,
Fayetteville Online,Fayetteville, NC, 05 Mar 2004
Curtis
feeling major pressure - putting letting him down - now ranks 190th
on Tour, Palm Beach Post, FL, 03 Mar 2004
Pensacola
native Heath Slocum loves the Bermuda greens of Florida, CBS Sportsline,
03 Mar 2004
Back
to basics as putts go astray - Taking time out, working on subtle
things, ic CheshireOnline, UK, 02 Mar 2004
Pawnshop
putter, Penick shaped Lind's career, Denver Post, CO, 02 Mar 2004
Toms-Fasth
- who's on first? Aaron Baddeley's early-season brilliance - 92
great putts plus one untimely 3-putt, CNN/SI, 03 Mar 2004
Scott
Eilers, The Golf Mechanic: Keep your hands and wrists quiet but
'alive' in putting stroke, Marco Island Eagle, FL, 03 Mar 2004
Character
tester - Mike Weir's 7-footer on the last hole at the 2003 Masters
to tie Len Mattiace, The Globe and Mail, Canada, 03 Mar 2004
Karrie
Webb feels better putting again on a fast green this week - having
to "hit" the ball disturbs her and mars her line, but now she can
just aim and stroke in the usual manner again, Brisbane Courier
Mail, Australia, 03 Mar 2004
Hoch's
win last year at Doral sparked by putting - he was twice as good
as the field on putts in the 10-15 foot range, sinking 67% versus
a field average of 32%, CBS Sportsline, 02 Mar 2004
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Baddeley
saves worst until last, Daily Telegraph, Australia, 01 Mar 2004
Poor
putting by Love seals his doom, San Francisco Chronicle, CA, 29
Feb 2004
Heath
Slocum gets first PGA Tour win after surviving a putting slugfest
with Aaron Baddeley, who faltered on the final hole with a 3-putt
from 50 feet to lose by one, San Francisco Chronicle, CA, 29 Feb
2004
Three-putt
on last hole drops American rookie Bill Lunde from sole 2nd to joint
third and costs him $25,000 in NZ PGA Championship, National Post
(subscription), Canada, 29 Feb 2004
Awesome
Ashok! Ashok Kumar birdies 4 in a row from 10-12 feet and then eagles
the next hole to win his first As |