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2004 2nd Quarter - April thru June

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defending champ Jeff Overton displeased with 72 but still leads Indiana Amateur by 4 strokes -- misses 3-4 putts he should have made and 3-putts 18th -- slings ball in creek, Indianapolis Star, IN, 30 Jun 2004

Darren Clarke's putting still off - trying out a belly putter, Telegraph.co.uk, UK, 30 Jun 2004

Putter switches at TPC Avenel help low-ranked putters Tom Lehman (T154th) to T34th in putts per round at Avenel and Alex Cejka (T71st) to 20th in putts, ESPN, 30 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen surprised by how well he putted at Shinecock Hills -- said a feeling for the greens came on that had been missing in previous weeks, CBS Sportsline, 30 Jun 2004

First in greens in regulation and first in putts per green in regulation for Adam Scott at Booz Allen -- an unbeatable combination, Oregonian, OR, 30 Jun 2004

Darren Clarke Considers Putting Options, Scotland on Sunday, UK, 30 jun 2004

Couples, Trevino putt for big bucks -- The guys with bad backs ended up making the back-breaking big putts in the Par 3 Shootout -- Couples: 40 feet; Trevino: 54 feet, The Grand Rapids Press, MI, 30 Jun 2004

Adam Scott has Greg Norman's `right arm' -- caddie Tony Navarro now reading putts for top Aussie golfer Scott, Advertiser, Australia, 30 Jun 2004

Pinehurst's 62-year-old Hall of Fame caddie Willie McRae steadies teen phenom Morgan Pressel in final match after a bad hole and she responds by sinking a 90-footer for birdie en route to North and South victory, Southern Pines Pilot, NC, 30 Jun 2004

Kim Saiki Wins Rochester LPGA by 4 Strokes -- decisive 3-shot swing at 14th when Rosie Jones 3-putts for double as Saki birdies -- pair match bombs on next hole, then Jones muffs a 3-footer to lose by 4, Tuscaloosa News , AL, 28 Jun 2004

Louise Stahl at Gullane first Swede to win British Ladies Open -- "I think the biggest plus in my game was that I putted well every day." -- 19-year-old to play for Arizona State, The Scotsman, UK, 28 Jun 2004

Adam Scott holds off pal Charles Howell for Booz Allen championship -- Charging Howell birdied Nos. 11-15 with putts of 9, 20, 13, 11 and 18 feet -- Scott: "My putting really carried me to the last five holes. That's how you win golf tournaments -- is with the putter.",Las Vegas Review Journal, NV, 28 Jun 2004

Michele Wie (14, Hawaii) upset in Public Links by Ya-Ni Tseng (15, Taiwan) -- missed putts allows Tseng to rally from 4 down to overtake Wie on final hole with 12-footer to win, Chicago Sun Times, IL, 28 Jun 2004

Ya-Ni Tseng out-putts Michele Wie to win Public Links -- Wie's coach / caddie Gary Gilchrist: "She struggled today. The greens were slick and fast today, and she wasn't trusting her stroke as much as she was Saturday. (Ya-Ni) pretty much putted better than Michele in the afternoon and that's why she won." Hampton Roads Daily Press, VA, 28 Jun 2004

Barry Londeree blisters field for Augusta County crown -- JMU senior defends title by eight shots -- competitor Bob Rotella: "He just blew the field away. He played very smartly and made a lot of putts.", Staunton News Leader, VA, 28 Jun 2004

Colin Montgomerie hopes to open door -- "I need to putt better in order to qualify." -- working close with coach Dennis Pugh, This is London, UK, 28 Jun 2004

In a move that at first confused some, Jay Don Blake eight-putted the final hole of his round yesterday at the Booz Allen, giving him an 85 for the day. It was later revealed that it was a tribute to his mother, who died earlier that morning at the age of 85, Baltimore Sun, MD, 28 Jun 2004

Jean-Francois Remesy's inspired putting claims 7-shot win in French Open -- 26.8 putts per round average, no 3-putts, and 35 one-putts, BBC Sport, UK, 28 Jun 2004

Tom Purtzer feeling green after 2-shot lead evaporates -- "I definitely had my chances, but I just didn't putt very good today. ", Boston Herald, MA, 28 Jun 2004

Dana Quigley had plenty of bird-eye views -- whopping 22 birdies good for 5th -- "This new putter I used this week has me excited." Providence Journal (subscription), RI, 28 Jun 2004

Two courses undergoing greens renovations projects, Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC, 27 Jun 2004

 

MacGregor offers limited editions of Bobby Grace prototype putters, PGA.com, 25 Jun 2004

Hippo Golf introduces a new line of Beast putters with five distinct models, PGA.com, 25 Jun 2004

Scotty Cameron Titleist Red X putters look back in time, PGA.com, 25 Jun 2004

Virginia golfer Lauren Doughtie eliminated by Janet Dyer -- Doughtie: "I wasn't making the putts that I'd been making the rest of the week, and that hurt me. I couldn't make a single putt to save my life, so it kind of caught up with me.", Hampton Roads Daily Press, VA, 26 Jun 2004

Mary Moan wins Connecticut WGA title over Katie Stepanek in 33 holes -- Stepanek's pushed miss of a 4-footer decisive, Middletown Press, CT, 26 Jun 2004

Michele Wie survives tight match against Jane Park in 3rd round -- Wie: "I putted a lot better than I did (Friday) morning, and I've worked a lot on trying to get the speed and break right." , Hampton Roads Daily Press, VA, 26 Jun 2004

Terrill Samuel putts like a pro to win Star Women's Amateur over Mary Ann Lapointe -- Lapointe: "When she putts like that, she's hard to beat.", Toronto Star, Canada, 26 Jun 2004

Rocky Thompson gives "Agelss Xtra" focus / energy juice credit after season-best round of 67 -- "Man, this stuff really works!", Boston Globe, MA, 26 Jun 2004

Tom Purtzer rides 65 to first-round lead -- 11 of 14 fairways, 15 of 18 greens, and only 27 putts -- Champions Tour decision to require walking threatens his longevity due to major hip problem even though he's only 52, Boston Globe, MA, 26 Jun 2004

Jim Volpenhein wins Met Am for 7th time over Big Ten medalist K and defending Met champ Kevin Hall -- a question of survival -- Hall struggled with puttting -- "I tried to steer the ball, and you're not going to do anything with that." , Cincinnati Enquirer, OH, 26 Jun 2004

Charles Howell follows best-ever round with a let up -- after nine one-putt greens in his career-best round, he had only three yesterday, and three-putted once for bogey. -- "It just comes down to the putter.", Baltimore Sun, MD, 26 Jun 2004

Sydnee Michaels wins qualifier for U.S. Junior Girls Open with just 24 putts and trounces field by 4 -- "My putter was on fire.", North County Times, CA, 26 Jun 2004

Jeff Quinney grabs share of Lake Erie lead with 64 -- only 24 putts -- "I was hitting it close so I had a lot of short putts." -- avoided trouble on late-afternoon bumpy greens, CBS Sportsline, 26 Jun 2004

Former Duke punter Ricky Brummitt rallies to beat senior medalist Wayne Neal of Durham in 19 holes when Neal left the door open by missing several short putts down the stretch -- missed 3-footer ends the match -- Brummitt advances to semifinals, Durham herald Sum, NC, 26 Jun 2004

Seniors Notebbook: Dana Quigley fires all-over round of 9 birdies and 5 bogeys with a generic putter he picked up this week -- "It putted great." Providence Journal (subscription), RI, 26 Jun 2004

Charles Howell III sets tournament record at Booz Allen 1st round with 10-under -- over 6 putts from 15 feet or longer, The Casper Star Tribune, WY, 25 Jun 2004

TPC Avenel greens getting top marks -- Super Dennis Ingram credits Proxy chemical with keeping poa seedheads from sprouting late in the day to maintain smooth, true surface, Washington Times, DC, 25 Jun 2004

Tom Lehman's game is back despite taking 31 putts -- "My putting has been definitely the Achilles' heel of my game. It's been letting me down this year, over the last several years, actually. I went back to the long putter this week, and I've actually made a few.", Washington Post, DC, 25 Jun 2004

MacGregor Tour prototype putter from Bobby Grace. PGA.com, 25 Jun 2004

Howell Takes Lead at Booz Allen Classic -- lots of long birdie putts, Durham Herald Sun, NC, 25 Jun 2004

Court Stops Callaway Club Copy Sales, Forbes, 25 Jun 2004

In the News -- Hippo putters, PGA.com, 25 Jun 2004

Ian Woosnam shares halfway lead - holes an "outrageous" 50-foot birdie putt for his 5th birdie, TVNZ, New Zealand, 25 Jun 2004

Hot putter leads Haydon to round of 63 at championships, San Francisco Chronicle, CA, 25 Jun 2004

Booz Allen after two rounds: Adam Scott's 62 Gives Him the Clubhouse Lead -- 29 and 28 putts -- Olin Browne two back with 24 and 27 putts, Washington Post, DC, 25 Jun 2004

Putter "plain in shape" rule interpreted to allow Dogleg Right Superline -- Retief Goosen goes back to C-Groove Tracy model for US Open win -- Vijay Singh leaves Bobby Grace mallet for Titleist putter, GolfDigest.com, 25 Jun 2004

Philippe Lima claims Aa Saint Omer Open by one stroke when Alssandro Tadini 3-putts final hole from 40 feet, GolfDigest.com, 25 Jun 2004

Candie Kun in 2nd with seven birdies and two bogeys -- round included a 3-putt from 3 feet, Ocala Star-Banner, FL, 25 Jun 2004

Ian Woosnam's delight with his old iron, switch back to short putter, ic Wales, UK, 25 Jun 2004

Debbie Adams 4-putts to fall into playoff then wins NC Women's Amateur title when Lori Teague misses a 3-footer, Asheville Citizen Times, NC, 24 Jun 2004

Savannah's Tim O'Neal still determined to make it to golf's promised .land, Savannah Morning News, GA, 24 Jun 2004

Ex-Terp Del Ponchock Derails on Front Nine in Booz Allen - missing 5-6 five-footers takes its toll andmakes him press, Washington Post, DC, 24 Jun 2004

Shaun Micheel looking to get his putter working as well as his irons -- hits 17 greens in Booz Allen, Washington Post, DC, 24 Jun 2004

Karine Icher using a heavier putter to cope with blustery winds at KLM Ladies Open, iseekgolf, Australia, 24 Jun 2004

Peter Senior struggles thru back nine at QLD Masters and thanks his putter for holding his round together, PGA of Australia, Australia, 24 Jun 2004

Charles Howell: "The thing that ultimately decides winners and not winners is the putter.", Washington Post, 24 Jun 2004

Colin Montgomery switching back to the belly putter, Glasgow Daily Record, UK, 22 Jun 2004

Paul Garner putts to record round at Indian Hills Men's Invitational -- uses "double-reverse overlapping underhanded claw" grip to deadly effect in rounds of 68-67-67 -- final round of 6 birdies and 1 bogey blows away the field by 9 strokes, Demopolis Times, 22 Jun 2004

Practice Reading Putts, Peoria Journal Star, IL, 22 Jun 2004

Matt Harmon starts hot at Michigan Am on wind-dried Donald Ross greens -- no three-putts is the key, The Grand Rapids Press, MI, 22 Jun 2004

Sun Country Amateur Public Links Championship: Anton Salome blows 5-stroke lead after 1st round with 4 3-putts in second / final round and loses playoff to Patrick Dolan missing a 4-footer for par, El Defensor Chieftain, NM, 22 Jun 2004

Favorite equipment of pros, consumers according to the Darrell Survey: Odyssey Two-Ball for consumers, LPGA, and Champions Tour -- Scotty Cameron prototype for PGA Tour, Oregonian, OR, 22 Jun 2004

Mike Mayo, visually impaired golfer, putts his way into history -- first to win back-to-back victories in English Blind Golf Association's Strokeplay championship, Plymouth Evening Herald, UK, 22 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen credits putting well with return to old putter he used in 2001 US Open -- "I've been working hard on my putting. I actually went back to my old putter that I won the 2001 Open with. Five weeks ago I started putting with it again.", USA Today

Jack Nicklaus: Retief Goosen's birdie made Phil Mickelson's 5-footer on 17th a lot longer, then Phil's miss made recovering from "freeze" for next putt extremely difficult, Napa Valley Register, CA, 21 Jun 2004

Course condition played major role at US Open -- Rick Smith knocks on the green like a door and pours water on it to see water slide off without wetting the green, USA Today, 21 Jun 2004

Golfer sinks $20000 putt with club from trash, Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA, 22 Jun 2004

US Women's Amateur Public Links: Michele Wie trails Honolulu's Punahou School classmate Stephanie Kono -- Wie 5-putts par 5 from 36 feet and misses a 7-footer for eagle while Kono drains long birdie putts (20, 22, 7, and 12 feet), Monterey County Herald,

Tommy Weigand qualifies for Publinx with cautious putting at Sleepy Hollow -- "I went after putts I thought I could sink, and lagged the other ones. The greens are the hardest part of playing Sleepy Hollow. If you're on the wrong side of the hole, you're

Megan Grehan qualifies to play in US Women's Open after outlasting Aussie pro Kathi Poppmeier in 6-hole playoff -- "I could win this thing" nerves kick in but Grehan overcomes playoff 1st-hole 3-jack to prevail, The Journal News.com, NY, 22 Jun 2004

Ray Vinnewitz, You could have picked up a few putting tips from US Open, Pioneer Press (Subscription), MN, 22 Jun 2004

Montana State Golf Association Junior Championship features some young guns with hot putters -- winner Loudan Steffes canned a 50-foot birdie then a 10-foot eagle for a 3-stroke victory -- others also draining montsers and knee-knockers, Billings Gazette,

Beth Bader secures Open bid in playoff with 2-putt par from 25 feet, Quad City Times, IA, 22 Jun 2004

Perfect solution, green and view -- Harbour's Edge is a life-care retirement community, and its "golf course" is a 7,500-square-foot putting green perched on a rooftop, Palm Beach Post, FL, 22 Jun 2004

Grosse Ile's living legend and resident Glenn Johnson (5-time Michigan Am winner) hosts return of Am to Donald Ross's Grosse Ile, the best greens in Michigan -- says the winner will need to lag well, Southgate News Herald, MI, 21 Jun 2004

When the bent dies, the poa pokes up, Hartford Courant (subscription), CT, 21 Jun 2004

Mike Weir gets major boost looking to Troon with 4th place finish: "That was my Achilles heel: I just didn't make enough putts.", Winnipeg Sun, Canada, 21 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen won on sheer guts, good putts -- putting lost the Open for Phil Mickelson, Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription), PA, 21 Jun 2004

Putts spell peril on 17th -- wind gust sends Mickelson's key putts out of the hole twice, Miami Herald (subscription), FL, 21 Jun 2004

Kevin Stadler served as guinea pig for 7th hole Sunday -- a 2-footer rolled 25 yeards into a bunker for a triple bogey -- setup called a "joke", Rocky Mountain News, CO, 21 Jun 2004

Goosen's the quiet winner -- 12 one-putts including last six greens, Houston Chronicle, TX, 21 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen, 24 putts and the title -- Phil Mickelson, 27 putts and another 2nd, Milford Daily News, MA, 21 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen had 31 one-putt greens over 4 days, Orlando Sentinel (subscription), FL, 21 Jun 2004

Paul Simson at age 53 takes 4th NC Amateur with a 69 for 9 under -- great touch with birdie putts of 35 and 33 feet sealing the deal -- Enbrel saved his game from arthritis, Durham Herald Sun, NC, 21 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen claims second major as Phil Mickelson 3-putts from 4 feet on 17th hole to lose by 2, Telegraph.co.uk, UK, 20 Jun 2004

Dry air sends greens over the edge to unfair, FOX Sports, 20 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen clinches second US Open crown with 24 putts and 11 one-putt greens, Reuters, UK, 20 Jun 2004

USGA gets brunt of player unrest -- "killed" greens too dead to soften up, and scores soared to second highest average in modern times (78.7, with 1972 Pebble Beach 1st at 78.8), ESPN, 20 Jun 2004

USGA's dumb-dumb -- Joakim Haeggeman bounces balls off practrice green and catches them without leaving a pitch mark, Reuters, UK, 20 Jun 2004

Goosen outputts Mickelson to win US Open, Washington Times, DC, 20 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen (pronounced WHO-son) and the Tracy Ultimatum that made him a relaxed, positive champion, Golf Digest, from Nov 2001

Hoses called in to save US Open from chaos, Daily Times, Pakistan, 20 Jun 2004

Shinnecock's 189 yards of hell -- the 7th hole's "Redan" green and the wind factor, Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia, 20 Jun 2004

South African Retief Goosen uses hot putter to win second Open title, CNN/SI, 20 Jun 2004

A stroke of genius - Curv Convex putter, News 10 Now, NY, 19 Jun 2004

Players don't buy USGA's 7th-hole story -- say Redan green (inverted saucer) was not setup correctly to play fairly, Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL, 20 Jun 2004

Only Goosen moves up on moving day -- bogeys on final two holes leave Mickelson 2 back -- missed a couple of short putts coming in, Stockton Record, CA, 20 Jun 2004

Tiger's sloppy round includes 31 putts, San Francisco Chronicle, CA, 20 Jun 2004

Ferris State's Kyle Snell draws in Lyle Ambs Public Links Championship -- recent switch to Odyssey Two-ball putter pays off -- "I'm not used to making 10-footers.", MLive.com, MI, 20 Jun 2004

Shinnecock shows its fangs -- the greens are "dead", "borderline," "icy," "linoleum," etc., New York Newsday, NY, 20 Jun 2004

Mickelson tumbles on moving day with bogeys in last holes -- missed short putts -- US Open is about making pars until the other guy bogeys, Gwinnett Daily Post, GA, 20 Jun 2004

Tim Clark's 4-Under 66 Causes a Stir -- missed two-footer on 18th hole mars excellent round, The Ledger, FL, 20 Jun 2004

Els calls 7th hole "unplayable" with setup -- Mickelson's 3-putt from 6 feet not untypical for the day, The Ledger, FL, 20 Jun 2004

Good ballstriking and poor putting, then poor ballstriking and good putting, then eagle on 18 -- Tiger's hopes renewed, Newsday, NY, 20 Jun 2004

Jeff Maggert's putting his Major weakness -- 6-7 putts left 3 inches short, Newsday, NY, 20 Jun 2004

Irishman Padriag (pronounced Porrick, rhymes with Yorick) Harrington out of luck -- can't handle downhill birdie putts at Shinnecock, ic Teesside.co.uk, UK, 20 Jun 2004

Retief Goosen's 3rd round surge by the numbers: 10 of 14 fairways, 12 of 18 and 29 putts in a four-birdie, three-bogey round for a 69 that felt like a 64, Albany Times Union, NY, 20 Jun 2004

Now that's more like the US Open -- Daniel Chopra chips from 40 feet, ball rolls 40 feet past hole off green, Chopra sinks the putt for par, Cincinnati Enquirer, OH, 20 Jun 2004

JJ Henry shoots 69 to make the cut then balloons to an 86 -- 5 fairways, 5 greens, and 33 putts -- 10 bogeys, 3 double bogeys, and a triple bogey 8 on a par 5, Savannah Morning News, GA, 20 Jun 2004

Steady Els stays in the running with superb putting on fast greens -- "I made some really good saves, putts from inside eight feet.", Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription), PA, 20 Jun 2004

Butch harmon's students missing cuts: Adam Scott takes 32 putts first day, 35 the next to shoot 75-75 at US Open and miss the cut, along with Darren Clarke, Justin Leonard, and Fred Couples, Boston Globe, MA, 20 Jun 2004

104th US Open San Diego Locals Watch: Chris Riley -- swing inconsistencies (57% greens hit) with 28, 30, 31 putts; Pat Perez -- good start but then no birdies in round with only two one-putt greens, San Diego Union Tribune, CA, 20 Jun 2004

Fred Funk is the best putter (77 for a 1.43 average); Tiger Woods with 31 putts: "I had a tough day.", Hatford Courant, CT, 20 Jun 2004

Jim Furyk still a little rusty after March wrist surgery -- three-putts from 7 feet, New York Post, NY, 20 Jun 2004

Roller-coaster round at NC Amateur for perennial favorite Paul Simson -- a 3-putt and then a 35-foot birdie, Durham Herald Sun, NC, 20 Jun 2004

Golfers are steamrolled by greens, Knoxville News Sentinel, TN, 20 Jun 2004

Darron Stiles leads four others by one on Nationwide Tour after three rounds at Glenmaura -- 2nd round misses with putter corrected for 3rd round, The Herald News, MA, 20 Jun 2004

Missed putt at 2001 US Open a springboard for Goosen - Stewart Cink and Mark Brooks also missed putts inside 6 feet, Richmond Times Dispatch, VA, 20 Jun 2004

Phil Mickelson: I need to work on my lag putting, The Age, Australia, 19 jun 2004

Putter, not wrist, sinks Furyk to 72 -- "From five to eight feet, I putted pretty poorly.", Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee, FL, 18 Jun 2004

John Shippen, America's first black pro, nearly won the 1896 US Open at Shinnecock Hills -- still a deadly putter many years later in New Jersey, New York Daily News, NY, 16 Jun 2004

 

USGA snubs Ernie, Tiger -- no agenda to ban long putters at present, Business Day, South Africa, South Africa, 17 jun 2004

Alone in the zone - Vijay Singh's only weakness these days is inconsistent putting, Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA, 17 Jun 2004

Vijay Singh: "The way I putted last week, maybe I should go back and putt with a normal putter again.", The Journal News.com, NY, 17 Jun 2004

Firm, fast greens will test the best, Pioneer Press (Subscription), MN, 16 Jun 2004

Woods, Els call for belly-putter ban, IAfrica South African News, South Africa, 16 Jun 2004

Angela Stanford feeling very good about her putting these days as she prepares to defend ShopRite LPGA Classic, Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription), PA, 16 Jun 2004

A little setup change has james Driscoll putting better -- now 17th on Nationwide Tour with 1.744 putts per green in regulation, Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA, 16 Jun 2004

Tyler Smith leads, Jordan Fowles is tied for 2nd, at AJGA Glenwild Junior -- neither putting well with lots of missed chances, Salt Lake City Deseret News, UT, 16 Jun 2004

US Open Notebook: Avoiding surgery proved to be right move for Brad Faxon, Providence Journal (subscription), RI, 16 Jun 2004

Brad Faxon's locker-room putting lesson to Sergio Garcia: how to think about putting and how to spend less time over the putt, The Journal News.com, NY, 15 Jun 2004

Putter debate gaining speed, Duluth News Tribune, MN, 15 Jun 2004

An extension of cheating? Belly putter debate, Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA, 15 Jun 2004

Bressner drains long birdie putt to tip Miller, Bloomington Pantagraph, IL, 15 Jun 2004

Feat may stand test of time - Paul Gow's course-record 61 at Glenmaura in 2003 Northeat Pennsylvania Classic on Nationwide Tour featured 15 greens in regulation and 24 putts, mostly 20-footers, Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA, 15 Jun 2004

Sergio Garcia wins Buick Classic with Rossa Mezza Monza Center-shafted putter, iseekgolf, Australia, 15 Jun 2004

Els looks like the one to beat: "I've never putted like this.", Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC, 15 Jun 2004

Padraig Harrington just misses victory: two misses from 8 feet at the end, The Straits Times, Singapore, 15 Jun 2004

Callaway Golf Staff Pro Annika Sorenstam Defends Title at McDonald's LPGA Championship -- T5 in putts per GIR, Business Wire (press release), CA, 14 Jun 2004

Loren Roberts skies to 78 with three-putted three in first eight holes, Napa Valley Register, CA, 14 Jun 2004

Sorenstam Wins LPGA Championship Again -- putting off in 4-hole meltdown then putter heats up as she closes the deal with long birdie putts, In-Forum (subscription), ND, 14 Jun 2004

Joe Carr, Telegraph.co.uk, UK, 4 June 2004

Irish amateur Joe Carr dies aged 82, Reuters, UK, 4 Jun 2004

Joe Carr dies at 82, North Scotland Press and Journal, OK, 4 Jun 2004

Solid putts put Loren Roberts in Buick lead, Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City,UT,USA, 14 Jun 2004

Great putter debate: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 13 Jun 2004

Paula Marti couldn't get a putt to drop Saturday -- dropping cut line imperils television schedule, News Journal, Delaware, 13 Jun 2004

When the yips hit, fire your caddie -- Brendan Pappas struggling, Union Tribune, San Diego, CA, 13 Jun 2004

Jim Rhodes returns to 1966 putter he used for 2001 victory to take Whitlock Jersey Seniors lead - "I can't remember putting so well and holing so many putts really." PGA European Tour, 13 Jun 2004

Gorman Thomas left his putter on the practice tee but drained his first putt with a wedge; after retrieving the putter, he couldn't buy a putt, Mail Tribune, OR, 12 Jun 2004

Frederik Jacobson holes a 60-foot gagger for eagle in shooting 64, WCNC.com, Charlotte, NC, 11 Jun 2004

Mark Leon's 6th place play in NCAA Championship lifts Penn State team to best-ever finish -- final round not spoiled by 18th-hole three putt, Centre Daily Times, PA, 12 Jun 2004

Upright Golf putter puts an end to bending, LesMarchesdesSeniors.com, France, 11 Jun 2004

Jennifer Rosales' first-round 66 for lead: "I missed a lot of putts out there. Kept putting and putting until I made some and kept going." The Manila Times, Phillipines, 11 Jun 2004

Frederik Jacobson one-putts first 6 greens and holes a 60-footer for eagle at the Buick, Grand Forks Herald, NE, 11 Jun 2004

Long-ball blaster Kelly Murray is also a pretty decent putter -- sticks with his old Walter Hagen blade with sugar down the shaft and lots of lead and tape, DailyProgress.com, Charlottesville, VA, 11 Jun 2004

New Bubble Level Device Enables Golfers to Putt Like the Pros -- Green Reader, PR Newswire, Dallas, TX, 11 Jun 2004

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Tiger Woods: "I never thought the belly putter should be legal, or the long putter.", Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA, 10 Jun 2004

Does It Work - Pro-Aim Golf Glasses checked out by Madison Golf Center pro Greg Chandler, WAFF - Huntsville, AL, 10 Jun 2004

Phoenix-based Futures Tour player Erin kerr working with Stan Utley on short game in hopes of improving on competition, DenverPost.com - Golf, CO, 10 Jun 2004

Hot putter makes Els a threat at Buick Classic -- only 11 putts on final 9 holes at Memorial, averaging 25 putts per round, The Journal News.com - Westchester, NY, 10 Jun 2004

Cooperstown senior Nick Feinberg improves at states but his putting was very poor -- coach said he'd have broken his putter halfway round putting that bad, Daily Star, NY, 10 Jun 2004

Ernie Els interview after Memorial win, Cybergolf National, 10 Jun 2004

Vance Veazy putts precisely, Maryville Daily Times - Maryville, TN, 5 Jun 2004

Kyle Ellis' hot irons putting his brand on Am despite missing a handful of short putts, Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson, MS, 5 Jun 2004

Michael Stringer leads State Am with birdie-studded 67 -- tendency to miss short putts evident, Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson, MS, 4 Jun 2004

Golf: Woosnam sticks with long putter, icWales.com, 4 Jun 2004

Duke's Liz Janangelo Wins Second Straight Connecticut Open -- lost title 5 years ago by three-putting final hole, and has practiced that putt ever since and canned it for win this year, goduke.com, Durham, NC, 3 Jun 2004

Pelican Lakes pro Bob McNamee says putt straight back, straight thru -- big-headed mallets help keep putter on line, Greeley Tribune, CO, 3 Jun 2004

Chowrasia opens 4-stroke lead despite missing three short putts he should have made blindfolded, Rediff - Mumbai, India, 3 Jun 2004

Debate grows over long putter, St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg, FL, 3 Jun 2004

Chowrasia putts his way to brilliant 66, Indian Express - New Delhi, India, 2 Jun 2004

Interview with Hale Irwin -- touch on long putts off, Cybergolf National, 1 Jun 2004

Alex Stamey grabs first-round lead with hot new putter -- drops 4 from outside 20 feet -- out with the Odyssey Two-ball, in with the Never Compromise mallet, Mill Creek Herald - Mill Creek, WA, 1 Jun 2004

SCOREGolf - Equipment - Article: New Eye Trainer putter hits the market, SCOREGolf - Canada, 1 Jun 2004

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Nicklaus makes the cut at Senior PGA Championship -- "I had about eight or 10 putts I missed from inside 3 feet," he said. "I turned a very easy 64, 65 into a 70 today.", Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH, 30 May 2004

Practice pays off for Futures tournament champion Naree Song with coach Jeff King of David Leadbetter Junior Golf Academy on her bag, Gary Post Tribune, IN, 30 May 2004

Steve Flesch, who was working with five putters after Friday's second round at the Colonial and changed putters for the third and fourth rounds: "I tell you, if I was married to a putter, I would be divorced many times by now.", Louisville Courier Journal, KY, 30 May 2004

Big guns set sights on Cabrera -- Ernie Els dropping shots with his off-tune putting, IAfrica South African News, South Africa, 30 May 2004

Sydneysiders eye Carolina Classic success on Nationswide Tour -- Brenda Jones goes round with only 24 putts (t-2 in field) and leads pal larrikin" Paul Gow (T-6 in putting) by 3 strokes-- final round expected to be a putting contest, Townsville Bulletin, Australia, 30 May 2004

Putter controversy stirs again, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA, 30 May 2004

Volvo PGA Championship -- Angel Cabrera's 4-under 68 earns one-shot lead over Justin Rose -- Rose: "It just comes purely down to the putter." ESPN, 30 May 2004

Will Singh have last belly-laugh on uneasy Els?, Independent, UK, 30 May 2004

Scott makes cut, still not happy -- swing, putting way off -- "I am looking forward to getting back to the US Tour and competing on some real greens.", Queensland Sunday Mail, Australia, 29 May 2004

Michelle Estill leads Annika Sorenstam by one at Corning after blistering 64 -- only 25 putts on Friday, DetNews.com, MI, 28 May 2004

John Bierkan, Lymans Orchard Golf Academy, Tap In to Your Spine to Make More Putts -- Straight or Gating Stroke, Town Times, CT, 28 May 2004

Kenny Perry's putting suspect -- just 25 putts Thursday but averaged over 31 for next three days at Colonial, Franklin Favorite, KY, 28 May 2004

Justin Rose shoots 66 for early second-round lead at Volvo PGA -- Ernie Els says he has no feel with his putter and struggles on the greens, Canada.com, Canada, 28 May 2004

Micheel, Gossett and Akins are connected in many ways - Micheel has seen little success to follow up PGA Championship -- flatstick trouble -- Gossett switched coaches and went into a nosedive, CNN/SI, 28 May 2004

Lee Elder ballons to 25 over 96 and throws putter in the trash can, Kentucky.com, KY, 28 May 2004

Vaughn Taylor adjusts left hand under direction of old coach and burns course with only 24 putts -- leads Toms, Stankowski by one stroke at St. Jude Classic, Ocala Star-Banner, FL, 28 May 2004

Immelman reignites long-putter debate, Indianapolis Star, IN, 27 May 2004

NCAA Eastern Regional medalist honors comes down to final hole between URI's Kenneth Fahey of ireland and Wake's Bill Haas -- Fahey 3-putted from 70 feet while Haas 2-putted from 20 feet for a 1-stroke margin, Boston Globe, MA, 27 May 2004

Darren Clarke working on his putting as the final ingredient, The Mercury (subscription), South Africa, 27 May 2004

Adam Scott desparate to make a cut: "I just struggled with my putting last week [in Gemany] and 37 putts is definitely not me and it's probably the worst I have ever putted, so it is important to break straight out of that situation.", The Australian, Australia, 27 May 2004

Annika Sorenstam -- when she putts well, she dominates; when she putts so-so, she still finishes in the top five, Ithaca Journal, NY, 27 May 2004

Long Putter drives Sherri Steinhauer's sudden success, Wisconsin State Journal, WI, 27 May 2004

Dale Samar, Look for drainage on putting green to help read the breaks, AZ Central.com, AZ, 26 May 2004

HLA-Saujana Amateur Open: first-round leader Byron Miles falyers on tricky Cobra greens -- 3-putts 3 holes, The Star, Malaysia, 26 May 2004

Getschmann bags regional title -- spurred to 1-over round after 3-putting 2nd hole; last year's champ Nate Young had a bad day on the greens with 40 putts to mess up his nice ballstriking, Baraboo News Republic, WI, 26 May 2004

Deciding the fate of long putters tougher than bellyaching about them, PGA.com, 26 May 2004

The tour's long-putter debate, GolfDigest.com, 26 May 2004

Long putter: Ban or befriend -- that's the question, ESPN, 26 May 2004

Doug Moe: Researchers seek tips for yips, The Capital Times, WI, 26 May 2004

LPGA makes change with emphasis -- the timing rules on the tee, fairway, and green, Arkansas News, AR, 26 May 2004

Pros weigh in on anchored putting, Oregonian, OR, 26 May 2004

Long putters catch heat, The Desert Sun, CA, 26 May 2004

Golf: Belly putter is under fire again, Belfast Telegraph (subscription), UK, 26 May 2004

Golf: Els defends call for putter ban, Montreal Gazette, Canada, 26 May 2004

Hale Irwin still trying out putters after all these years -- no such thing as grooving a stroke once and for all?, Louisville Courier Journal, KY, 26 May 2004

Scott Eilers, The Golf Mechanic: Visualize the line to the hole even on irregular surfaces, Marco Island Eagle, FL, 25 May 2004

Royal & Ancient, USGA to start using new ball test, FOX Sports, 25 May 2004

Bruce Lietzke will defend his US Senior's Open title in St. Louis - 1.49 putts per GIR tops last year, Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic, MO, 25 May 2004

Titleist launches Scotty Cameron Red X Putters, iseekgolf, Australia, 25 May 2004

Steve Flesch's last-minute switch to face balanced mallet he had never seen before sparked final-round with 23 putts and victory at Colonial, Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), TX, 25 May 2004

Callaway wins this week -- Steve Flesch wins Colonial after switching to Odyssey DFX 2-ball putter for the weekend, PRLine, Spain, 25 May 2004

Futura Long putter deemed non-conforming, iseekgolf, Australia, 25 May 2004

Strong Short Game Is the Difference for Torrance junior Lucas Lee, Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA, 25 May 2004

Padraig Harrington: Wentworth is not for me -- too many missed putts -- don't hit the putts firmly enough, Belfast Telegraph (subscription), UK, 24 May 2004

Birthday Boy Steve Flesch Hangs On To Win Colonial over Chad Campbell -- Campbell had too many lip-outs, WFtv.com, FL, 24 May 2004

Veterans Tamashiro, Ige win Francis Brown 4-Ball - draining monster putts, Honolulu Advertiser, HI, 24 May 2004

Trevor Immelman wields belly putter for 2nd week and outputts Padraig Harrington to win in Germany -- led field with 106 putts and only 24 on Sunday -- sank his 7-footer on last hole while Harrington missed his 10-footer for tie, The Scotsman, UK, 24 May

Long putters give modern game more than a belly ache, SABC News,ÊSouth Africa, 24 May 2004

Parnevik follows front-nine 31 with back-nine meltdown -- 41 included a missed 3-foot putt for triple bogey, Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), TX, 24 May 2004

Grim perspective doesn't stop lefty Steve Flesch from the last laugh -- he hates all his putters but still led the field in average total putts per round (27), with only 23 putts to win, Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), TX, 24 May 2004

Steady Sherri Steinhauer slips by Morgan and Park to claim win -- third year with long putter, The Journal News.com, NY, 24 May 2004

Becky Morgan wilts under pressure -- faltering starts with three-putt bogey on 5th hole, The Journal News.com, NY, 24 May 2004

Speed kills in this sport, too -- taking too long to putt costs group members thousands each, The Journal News.com, NY, 24 May 2004

Chopra builds confidence at Henrico County Open with record-smashing 30 under -- only 22 putts on last day in his second Nationwide win this year in only two appearances, iseekgolf, Australia, 24 May 2004

Victory bittersweet for Flesch - misses a 4-footer right out of the gate but then rolls his rock to victory, bad-mouths his putting, and snags the field lead for fewest putts per round (27), Houston Chronicle, TX, 24 May 2004

Flesch takes home Colonial but 1-stroke win includes missed short putts of 5, 4, and 3 feet, Milford Daily News, MA, 24 May 2004

Travis Lethco's return to competition is in time for Greensboro College Pride -- takes 7th in nationals, Winston Salem Journal, NC, 24 May 2004

Clemson wins NCAA East Regional -- Wake Forest fails to advance -- Dustin Bray and UNC return from hotel after terrible final round for playoff against NCSU for 10th and final spot to advance to finals -- Bray's 12-foot putt secures the spot, Augusta Chro

Brian Gay can't get anything going in final round -- 3-putts first hole; Bo Van Pelt charges up to a 5th-place finish with a 65 that included missed birdie putts from 6, 8, 12, and 10 feet, Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX, 24 May 2004

Simon Yates edges Rick Gibson for SK Korean Open -- Yates missed a 5-footer on final hole and then Gibson missed a 4-footer to tie, The Scotsman, UK, 24 May 2004

Jeev Milkha Singh takes second on Japan Tour -- 3-putt from 20 feet on 11th and two putts left short uphill on 17th and 18th told the tale, Indian Express, India, 24 May 2004

There's only one hitch in Garcia's game now - putting, St. Petersburg Times, FL, 20 May 2004

UK's Mark Blakefield is rolling his rock -- shaves 3 strokes off last year's average -- "He's become a terrific putter by going to a left-hand-low grip, and spending lots of time on the practice green.", Lexington Herald Leader, KY, 20 May 2004

Padraig Harrington skipping title defense at Wentworth's Volvo Championship: "I struggle on the greens because I don't hit my putts firm enough.", ic Wales, UK, 20 May 2004

Follow Peter Thompson's advice: "Hit to the middle, and putt to the corners of the greens." -- you'll hit more greens, face longer putts, but score lower, Malay Mail, Malaysia, 20 May 2004

Maureen O'Brien outduels defending champ Karen Ferree in playoff for SC Women's Senior Championship -- Ferree loses lead with 3-putt at 14th and loses playoff hole when 7-footer slides by right, Beaufort Gazette, SC, 20 May 2004

Duke team battles UCLA Bruins for national women's golf title -- Duke's Brittany Lang and Liz Janangelo go low -- Lang with good ballstriking and suspect putting, Janangelo with suspect ballstriking and good putting, Durham Herald Sun, NC, 20 May 2004

Two-time Nationwide Tour winner Jimmy Walker learns patience in hunt for "battlefield promotion" to PGA Tour -- faced a 30-footer for the lead 3 weeks ago and ended up 3-putting himself out of contention by getting greedy, Richmond Times Dispatch, VA, 20 May 2004

Best caddies are much more than players' porters -- Hoch's former caddie Damon Green won 60 times on the minitours -- now caddies for Zach Johnson and read the putts that helped Zach win the BellSouth Classic this year, Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX, 20 May 2004

Rebels shave nine strokes but still making too many 3-putts in NCAA Women's Championship, UNLVRebels.com, 20 May 2004

Ping shipping its new DOC17 putter, AZ Central.com, AZ, 20 May 2004

Big numbers killing Huskies in NCAA Women's Championship -- freshman Amber Prange has 39 putts one day and 26 the next, GoHuskies.com, 20 May 2004

Blind golf champion David Morris has helper line up the putts and give approximate distance -- in Melbourne tournament, 4-putted three of the slick greens, Guardian, UK, 20 May 2004

Tiger's current putting form superb -- saving his loose long game -- climbs 20 spots to 28th in total putts per round (28.47), Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA, 20 May 2004

David Leadbetter: Stewart Cink's missed 18-incher in the 2001 US Open to join the playoff shows the vital importance of maintaining focus on every shot -- slight letdown after missing preceding 12-footer was fatal, GolfDigest.com, 19 May 2004

Most golf gadgets have little use for recreational player -- space-age sunglasses for lining up putts, Tarentum Valley News Dispatch, PA, 19 May 2004

Putt up or shut up -- Shotlink 2003 stats for PGA Tour putting -- Aaron Baddeley best at 6-foot range with 86.3% -- field averages: 4' 91.3%; 5' 81%; 6' 70.4%; 7' 61.1%; 8' 54%; 9' 47.9%; 10' 42.2%; 10-15' 19.5%, Buffalo News, NY, 19 May 2004

Hank Kuehne's work with swing coach Kevin Smeltz now getting over the hump but his putting is pretty off these days -- ranks 151st out of 184 on Tour in putting stats, Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription), TX, 19 May 2004

Nation's top collegiate golfer Liz Janangelo of Duke at NCAA Championship: "I putted well today, but nothing would drop.", The Duke Chronicle, NC, 18 May 2004