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2005
1st Quarter - January thru March
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Golden
Bear Tour to merge into Grey Goose Tour, Golf Business Wire, 31
Mar 2005
PSPB
Open Petroleum Golf Championship at Delhi Golf Course: Leader Guarav
Ghei in at 66 -- pro Jeev Milkha Singh did not have a great outing
-- he carded a five-over, 77 -- "I putted very poorly and got
stuck quite badly on the par-four 16th hole where I made a seven
and three-putts on the seventh and ninth did not help.", Express
India, 31 Mar 2005
Not
eligible for the Players Championship, Tour rookie Sean O'Hair drops
back to the Nationwide Tour and finishes second -- blames not winning
on poor putting in 3rd round -- I had seven putts inside 10 feet
on the back nine alone, and didn't make one of them. You take five
of those seven, and I shoot the same score on the front, I'm 10-under.
The putts just didn't fall on the back.", WJLA ABC News 7,
31 Mar 2005
While
the Pope lies dying and Indonesia lays in ruins from sumnami and
eathquake, here's the latest from the Indonesian Catholic Bishop:
"The Catholic faithful of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida,
were stunned and saddened today by the news that Bishop Robert N.
Lynch, while playing a skins game at Indonesia's Surabaya Golf Club,
missed a 22 inch birdie putt on the notorious 380-yard 16th hole,
almost certainly due to negligent green-keeping." -- says greenskeeper
dereliction "ruined Easter.", Catholic World News (CWN), 31 Mar
2005
Really
bad holes: Golfers recall holes gone awry -- "Arnold Palmer took
a 12 in the Los Angeles Open at Rancho Park, and there's a plaque
at the green, commemorating it. Someone had the temerity to ask
Arnie how come he had a 12. "I missed a putt for 11," the King answered.,
Honolulu Advertiser, HI, 31 Mar 2005
Prepping
New England golf greens is no easy feat, Salem News, MA, 31 Mar
2005
White
Steel 2 ball blade, Golf-Gear-Review.com (press release), PA, 31
Mar 2005
The
brainchild of mother-son team Candy Phelps and Chris Wehrle, the
'Putt-Her' is a regulation flat-stick which has the image of a bikini
clad woman in the shaft when sinking a 20 footer, SCOREGolf, Canada,
31 Mar 2005
Mother
and son can bond over golf links in friendly competition at Parks
and ec event at Barrymore's Sports Complex, Sterling Heights Mirror,
MI, 31 Mar 2005
Charlie
Nunes' streak includes ace, eagle, hot putter with only 11 putts
on front nine at PGA St Lucie West CC, Vero Beach Press-Journal,
FL, 31 Mar 2005
US
Masters course hole by hole; No. 6 (Juniper) par three, 180 yards
-- In 1970, 17 successive players three-putted on this hole, Reuters.uk,
UK, 31 Mar 2005
Sugarloaf
showcases dominance of long bombers who care little about staying
in the fairway and are not challenged for shotmaking skills as in
the past -- Still, PGA Tour scores have not gotten significantly
lower in past 25 years -- "It's the putter that does the talking,"
Tour player Stuart Appleby said. "That's the one that really puts
a score on a card.", Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA, 30 Mar 2005
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Isleworth
vs Lake Nona for $1.4M: Tiger Woods, Ernie Els can't settle Tavistock
tie -- Els-Goosen vs Janzen-Woods in playoff -- Els sinks 12-footer
and Goosen sinks 30-footer but Woods rallies with 18-footer -- Els
and Goosen then each miss 15 footers for the win before darkness
closes event out, Boulder Daily Camera, CO, 30 Mar 2005
Fred
Funk at 49 wins TPC despite three 3-putts as rivals fade -- Luke
Donald misses 22-footer to tie, Scott verplank misses 7-footer to
tie, The Argus, CA, 30 Mar 2005
Yes!
Golf Tracy Putters, Golf-Gear-Review.com (press release), PA, 30
Mar 2005
Pitch
and putt now open for season at Sewerby Hall and Gardens near Bridlington,
Bridlington Free Press, UK, 30 Mar 2005
Bird
dogging: Cosmo the border collie tasked with goose chasing at Three
Crowns Golf Course -- poop makes putting messy, Casper Star Tribune,
WY, 30 Mar 2005
Omni
Tucson's National Invitational Tournament: ASU men's golf stumbles
to ninth -- team leader Alejandro Canizares struggles all week with
his putting, ASU Web Devil, AZ, 30 Mar 2005
Western
Intercollegiate: Cal Bears fall apart on soggy course -- inconsistent
play and poor putting by team, Daily Californian, CA, 30 Mar 2005
Former
Husker Scott Gutschewski striving to make it big in PGA -- works
with Mike Schuchart of Wilderness Club -- at Tucson shot 69, 67,
66 but then the putts stopped dropping -- Schuchart: He should have
been leading that tournament by five shots,Ó said Schuchart, who
played on the PGA Tour from 1990-93. ÒA good putter is not good
enough on the tour." -- ends with 73 and T-20, Daily Nebraskan,
NE, 30 Mar 2005
Newcomers
at Augusta: Peter Lonard made his Masters debut in 2003 and three-putted
the first four greens, MSNBC, 30 Mar 2005
Geoff
Ogilvy narrowly misses Masters initation -- ends up just out of
world top-50 ranks after missing cut at TPC -- I played awful today,
really. My putting stats are going to come out not looking like
I putted poorly, but I did.", GolfDigest.com, 30 Mar 2005
'Heavy
Putter' Might Up Your Game, Milwaukee Channel.com, WI, 29 Mar 2005
Vijay
Singh comes closest of Big Four at TPC -- within 4 of lead when
his 3-putt from 8 feet on 15th sours his round, Arkansas City Traveler,
KS, 29 Mar 2005
Luke
Donald comes close at TPC but lethal 3-putt from 12 feet on 11th
hole for bogey and missed birdie chance on 18th leave him short,
Times Online, UK, 29 Mar 2005
SMU
Mustangs Win Pinehurst Intecollegiate when Sophomore Colt Knost
sinks a 30-foot birdie on 18th green to edge Jeff Overton for medalist
honors, SMUMustangs.com, 29 Mar 2005
Stanford
Cardinals sophomore Lauren Todd takes 8th at Oregon Duck Invitational
with 12 one-putt greens -- team finishes third -- "It was the best
my short game has been in at least a year.", CollegeSports.com,ÊNY,
29 Mar 2005
West
of Ireland AM: Local dream ends as Co Sligo trio make their exit
after reaching sweet 16 -- Sean McTernan, Seryth Heavey and Gary
McDermott suffer spotty putting in the clutch, Sligo Weekender,
Ireland, 29 Mar 2005
TPC
17th wrecks Bob Tway -- only 4 back, Tway hits 4 in the water and
then 3-putts for a record-high 12, London Free Press, UK, 29 Mar
2005
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Shaky
Morgan Pressel lands in top 20 -- "You need to make a lot of putts.
Putting is what separates players.", Sun-Sentinel.com, FL, 28 Mar
2005
Cleveland
Golf Classics Series V, Golf-Gear-Review.com, PA, 28 Mar 2005
Winn
AVS Midsize Putter, Golf-Gear-Review.com, PA, 28 Mar 2005
Joe
Durant putting better -- missed just one inside 13 feet on Saturday
-- "I've just tried to tighten my stroke up a little bit but haven't
really done any major mechanical changes. I think when I putt my best,
it's more of a piston-like action as opposed to a long flowing (Ben)
Crenshaw-type stroke.", noticias,info (press release), Spain, 28
Mar 2005
Adam
Scott frustrated with his putting -- hits 16 greens but takes 31 putts
-- "If I get some touch going with the putter, I'll be fine.", noticias.info
(press release), Spain, 28 Mar 2005
Tim
Herron putting lights out at Sawgrass -- joins leaders with 66 and ties
event record with six birdies in a row -- putts from 8, 5, 11, 2, 16
and 6 feet, noticias.info (press release), Spain, 87 Mar 2005
Putting
drops Morgan Pressel to 19th -- ''She couldn't make any putts the whole
round,'' her caddie Bryan Crocker said, Miami Herald, FL, 28 Mar 2005
Michelle
Wie learning to grind and ends up top amateur at Nabisco -- "I didn't
play my best and learned to grind it out there. I felt really great
about today. I seriously made every putt inside 10 feet, and that's
a big accomplishment for me.", San Diego Union Tribune, CA, 28 Mar 2005
Annika
the Great: no mistakes in 5th-in-a-row major -- no bogey over the last
39 holes -- only one bogey in the last 53 --no three-putt for bogey
all week -- "I've been driving down the street, it's been green lights
-- everything's perfect. Good music on the radio, you name it.", San
Diego Union Tribune, CA, 28 Mar 2005
Southeast
HS Buffaloes seeking elusive state crown -- working hard on short game
with drills for 9-foot kneeknockers, Kansas.com, KS, 28 Mar 2005
Unlucky
Colin Montgomerie misses out despite shooting career-best 60 -- misses
10-foot birdie putt on final hole for 59 and win that would have meant
automatic qualification for the Masters -- finishes 4th in Indonesia
-- "It's the best golf I have ever played, even back to the mid-90s.",
Daily Mail, UK, 28 Mar 2005
Palomar
College golfer John Gray has the ballstriking skills of a Tour player
but needs work on his putting, North County Times, CA, 28 Mar 2005
Japan
Tour: Jeev Milkha Singh finishes tied 7th with final round 64 and only
25 putts -- second top-10 in a row, Calcutta Telegraph, India, 28 Mar
2005
Tiger
Woods struggles to barely make the cut on the number at the TPC -- par-saving
putts from 6 and 12 feet save him, Rock Hill Herald, SC, 27 Mar 2005
Thailand's
Thaworn Wiratchant romped to a sensational five-stroke victory on Sunday
in the $1-million-dollar Indonesia Open after shooting a final round
seven-under-par 63 -- runner-up Raphael Jacquelin: "He made many putts
and he was looking very confident on the short game and that's why he's
on top of the leaderboar.", sport.iafrica.com, South Africa, 27 Mar
2005
Ping
Craz-E G21 Putters, Golf-Gear-Review.com, PA, 27 Mar 2005
La
Quinta High School Blackhawks golf turning heads -- wins Palmetto national
event over 110 teams by 17 strokes -- two team members finished 2nd
and 3rd and could have done a lot better except for putting woes, The
Desert Sun, CA, 27 Mar 2005
Michael
Lamond, Reading greens made easy -- speed first -- tips for reading
grain in Florida, Venice Gondolier, FL, 27 Mar 2005
Kimberly
Donovan cards a 69 at Mizuno Juniors at Brazelton's Elan course -- 3-birdie,
1-bogey round based on sharp ballstriking -- "I was striking the ball
really well all day, so I didn't have too many long putts.", Milford
Daily News, MA, 27 Mar 2005
Bobby
Grace says putter design is all about weight distribution in the putter
head, Huntsville Times, AL, 27 Mar 2005
The
Greatest Masters -- Jack Nicklaus's come-from-behind win in 1986 --
missed putts of 20, 18, 5, 22, and 10 feet over 1st 8 holes, then sank
tricky 11-footer on 9th followed by back-to-back 25-footers on 10th
and 11th to spark rip-roaring back-nine charge of birdie-par-eagle-birdie-birdie-par
for 65 and victory, Ventura County Star, CA, 27 Mar 2005
Clubmaker
De La Cruz promotes Clayton Shumaker to CEO -- longtime protege of noted
swing guru Marshall Smith of the De La Cruz staff, Joplin Globe, MO,
27 Mar 2005
Lee
Westwood thru 36 holes at TPC -- only 50 putts, Scotsman, UK, 27 Mar
2005
Tiger
Woods continues to miss putts inside 10 feet, ABC News, 26 Mar 2005
Six
under on the 18th tee and tied for 5th, Vijay Singh finds water twice
and misses a 10-footer to card a quadruple bogey 8 that drops him 31
spots, CJAD, Canada, 26 Mar 2005
Jeff
Brehaut grabs La. Open lead with series of long bombs outside 20 feet
-- cans putts from 25, 40, 20, and 25 feet -- Bill Lunde only 1 back
after 15 GIRs Friday and only 21 putts Thursday, The Lafayette Daily
Advertiser, LA, 26 Mar 2005
Teenager
Morgan Pressel leads the way, then stumbles -- sinks 3 birdie putts
outside 20 feet then her putter goes cold -- a couple of three-putts
and lots of missed chances leave her only 4 back of Annika Sorenstam,
Palm Beach Post, FL, 26 Mar 2005
Annika
Sorenstam 3-putts the first hole then rights her ship for Nabisco
lead -- Karen Stupples 3-putts first two holes and balloons to 80,
Sportinglife.com, UK, 26 Mar 2005
William
and Mary Invitational: W&M Tribe catches Richmond and then wins dramatic
playoff in 18-team event -- senior Tim Pemberton birdies 16th and
18th holes to tie and sophomore Ryan Price drains the critical putt
from 15 feet in the playoff, The Dog Street Journal, VA, 26 Mar 2005
Golf
Truth & Rumors -- Stuart Appleby: "It's the putter that does the talking.
That's the one that really puts a score on a card. You are not hardly
going to win many tournaments hitting it in the rough. You are going
to have to putt unbelievably well.", CNN/SI, 26 Mar 2005
Sea
Island resident Davis Love III opens with a lackluster 72 at TPC --
"I missed too many fairways to shoot a good score, but I hung in there.
I feel like I putted pretty well, and made a couple of speed putts
for birdies and saved par several times.", Brunswick News, GA, 25
Mar 2005
On
par-5 9th, Sergio Garcia stuffs a wonderful 3-wood 280 yards to 8
feet and then pulls the putt -- Spaniard still singing the ballstriker's
lament: "I didn't make many putts, but I hit it close call day.",
Scotsman, UK, 25 Mar 2005
Steve
Jones shoots 8-under 64 for lead at TPC -- 8 birdies, no bogeys --
7 birdies over 8 holes including putts from 25, 40, and 50 feet, San
Jose Mercury News, 25 Mar 2005
Tiger
Woods on Steve Jones at TPC: "You know, Jonsey can putt.", San Francisco
Chronicle, 25 Mar 2005
Annika
Sorenstam one back at Nabisco -- says change from fast Phoenix greens
to slower California greens a bit of an adjustment -- "It seems like
the greens are a little moody.", The Porterville Recorder, 25 Mar
2005
Tiger
Woods' putting still spotty -- misses three birdies inside 8 feet,
one of which was a 3-putt from inside 8 feet -- "You just can't afford
to do that." -- Sergio Garcia also not putting well, Monterey County
Herald, CA, 24 Mar 2005
Tiger
Woods at TPC: "I probably had four or five putts I missed from 10
feet on in," Woods said. "You just can't afford to do that, especially
when the greens are so perfect. You should make every one of those.",
Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar 2005
Cal
Poly Mustang junior Travis Bertoni hits the ball a mile and a half
but his putting is suspect -- wants to go pro but has a lot of work
to do yet, San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA, 25 Mar 2005
Indonesian
Open: Irishman Michael Hoey (2001 British amateur champ) and Arjun
Atwal both with 62 overshadow Colin Montgomery's 67 -- Hoey cans incredible
70-foot eagle putt on 6th, ic Wales, UK, 25 Mar 2005
Steve
Jones goes 14 of 14 for putts inside 10 feet -- mike Weir's struggles
continue with 74 -- Stephen Ames cans a 48-foot eagle putt on 16th
-- Tiger Woods: "The greens were absolutely perfect. You could make
a serious amount of putts. They were so perfect out there, but somehow
my (putts) didn't go in.'', Toronto Star, Canada, 25 Mar 2005
Side
trip to Augusta by Phil Mickelson trips him up -- "feast or famine"
round included no birdie putts outside 3 1/2 feet, Cleveland Plain
Dealer, OH, 25 Mar 2004
Annika
Sorenstam one back at Nabisco: "I thought I putted well, actually.
It just didn't go in. The speed last week (in Arizona) was 13 (on
the Stimpmeter) and this week they're 9. I like to consider myself
a great putter, but you need some time to adjust.", San Diego
Union tribune, CA, 25 Mar 2005
Golfing
show set for Saturday in Fort Fairfield Community Center -- $10,000
60-foot putting contest, Bangor Daily News, ME, 25 Mar 2005
Steve
Jones abandons Bull's Eye putter he has wielded for 23 years and shoots
lights out 64 to lead at TPC, Philadelphia Inquirer, PA, 25 Mar 2005
Shaky
finish for Phil Mickelson -- bogey-bogey finish leaves him 6 back
tied for 30th -- missed a 3-foot putt for bogey on 8th, Miami Herald,
FL, 25 Mar 2005
Steves
Jones at TPC -- 10 one-putt greens, no 3-putts, New York Newsday,
NY, 25 Mar 2005
Michelle
Wie only 1 back of leaders -- feels at home at Kraft but putting still
has a ways to go -- misses 4 putts inside 4 feet, The Desert Sun,
CA, 25 Mar 2005
Joe
Brophy/Bill Loudon Junior Golf Classic:" Kyle Prolo outlasts Stevan
Peters in playoff -- Peters: "I missed about six birdie putts in a
row by about an inch." -- swears he'll wear a bag on his head all
week, Vallejo Times-Herald, CA, 25 Mar 2005
Lake
County Two Man Scramble: Juan Lopez and John Seed win with brilliant
putting -- holed long putts both days -- "Our ball striking may not
have been in mid-season form," Lopez said, "but our putting was as
good as it gets.", Lake County Record-Bee, CA, 25 Mar 2005
High
school junior honors student Morgan Pressel only one back at Nabisco
-- 2 birdies and no bogeys ties her with Annika Sorenstam and Michelle
Wie -- lip-outs on birdie putts on 12th and 13th, Sun Sentinel, FL,
25 Mar 2005
Brett
Quigley's 66 good for T-3 start at TPC -- first off the tee, he takes
advantage of pristine greens -- "I felt real good with the putter.
I felt like everything I hit was going into the hole.", Palm Beach
Post, FL, 25 Mar 2005
Putting
has been Sergio Garcia's undoing -- 183rd in putting stats -- Masters
requires both top-10 ballstriking (GIRs) and top-10 putting, DetNews.com,
MI, 25 Mar 2005
Steve
Jones temporarily exiles the old Bull's Eye to the closet to get help
with putting woes -- uses a Scotty Cameron putter at TPC -- "I had
good distance with it and the mis-hits were better. It was rolling
better the first two feet. The main thing about putting is feeling
comfortable.", Detroit News, MI, 25 Mar 2005
Knoxville's
GAIM putters looking for sales of 25,000 at $150 -- 30-minute infomercial
to cost $20,000 per airing, Knoxville News Sentinel, TN, 25 Mar 2005
Nick
Faldo's former caddie Fanny Sunesson now reading putts for Michelle
Wie, Press-Enterprise, CA, 24 Mar 2005
Tiger
Woods disappointed with putting, but still shoots 70, Savannah Morning
News, GA, 24 Mar 2005
Jeev
finishes tied 17th on day one in Japan golf -- only 26 putts but feels
he should have been lower, Delhi Newsline, India, 24 Mar 2005
UCO
Broncos golf brings home the gold -- titleist Chris Hutson fires 2-under
in closing round with a 40-foot birdie -- Matt Ellis helps team to
win with 60-foot eagle putt, University of Central Oklahoma Vista,
OK, 24 Mar 2005
No
buts, it's time to putt -- Has anyone seen Mike Weir's putting stroke?
-- Padraig Harrington: "It's always a work in progress. It's always
a matter of bringing it all together and it's never easy.", Toronto
Sun, Canada, 24 Mar 2005
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The
Callaway Golf I-Trax putter. (Photo: Callaway Golf) PGA.com, 22 Mar
2005
Gauge
Design May Not Be Well Known, But Should Be Milwaukee Channel.com,ÊWI,
22 Mar 2005
Mark
(Beer Man) Johnson wins Toshiba Senior Classic by 4 over Keith Fergus
and others -- eagles last hole from the fairway -- Fergus: "I just didn't
putt well. My four three-putts were tough to overcome.", TSN.ca, Canada,
22 Mar 2005
Ryan
Blaum leads Duke to 1st spring title -- putts well, The Duke Chronicle,
NC, 22 Mar 2005
Missouri
U Tigers try to find playoff stroke -- coach Mark Leroux: "As a group,
we miss a lot of putts. We miss a lot of short putts, putts that I've
seen going in in the past.", Columbia Missourian, MO, 21 Mar 2005
Futures
Tour: Queensland rookie Sarah-Jane Kenyon outplays veterans for 1st
win -- sinks monsters from 20, 25, and 30 feet -- "I feel sick. I did
putt well this week.", St. Petersburg Times, FL, 21 Mar 2005
The
Putting Arc and Swingstik Putter/Trainer Offered Together, Emediawire
(press release), WA, 21 Mar 2005
Paul
Casey wins TCL Classic Eurosport -- leaves winning 12-footer short on
18th, misses winning 15-footer on 1st playoff hole, then buries 25-footer
on 2nd playoff hole for the win,ÊEurosport, Italy, 20 Mar 2005
Tiger
Woods has two three-putts for lackluster finish and no round under 70,
Orlando Sentinel, FL, 21 Mar 2005
Paul
Casey sinks 25ft putt to win, The Mercury, South Africa, 21 Mar 2005
On
With The Show Fairways & Greens,ÊNVÊ- Mar 20, 2005
No. 10 Gators Coach Buddy Alexander: "We dug ourselves into a hole because
we didn't play smart and we didn't putt well at all today." Gator
Sports, Gainesville, FL, 20 Mar 2005
Charles
Howell, Stephen Ames share lead after 36-hole day -- Vijay Singh one
shot back: "I just didn't make any putts all day.", San Jose Mercury
News, CA, 19 Mar 2005
Three-way
tie at Yalong Bay after 3 rounds: Paul Casey, Chawalit Plaphol and
Colin Montgomerie -- Casey faces eagle putt on 9th inside 30 feet
but misses and then misses the 1.5-foot comeback, Sportinglife.com,
UK, 19 Mar 2005
Lorena
Ochoa builds Safeway lead -- Korea's Soo-Yun Kang has round of the
day at 66: "My round was very good today. My irons were very good,
and my putting was excellent.", AZ Central.com, AZ, 19 Mar 2005
Gil
Morgan leads by 1 on Champions Tour -- 6-under 66 round highlighted
by 49-foot eagle putt on par-5 15th, Keralanext, India, 19 Mar 2005
Remembering
Bobby Jones -- "His trademarks became consistent driving and an uncanny
ability to hole putts from almost anywhere with his putter he fondly
called 'Calamity Jane.'", Ottawa Sun, Canada, 19 Mar 2005
Tampa
Bay Futures Golf Classic: Ithaca's Lori Atsedes in lead with 4-birdie,
no-bogey round of 68 -- 12 GIRs and all birdies putts inside 10 feet,
St. Petersburg Times, FL, 19 Mar 2005
ASU
freshman Louise Stahle of Sweden is the top player in college -- makes
the cut at LPGA Superstition Mountain event but feels she should have
been 4-5 strokes closer to the leaders -- "I felt like I left a lot
of birdie putts out there." -- celebrates 20th birthday today, AZCentral,
AZ, 19 Mar 2005
Nick
Flanagan finds Von Nida Form with 62 and snags share of lead -- following
fitness program that has his ballstriking and putting working well
-- looking for breakthrough pro win, PGA of Australia, Australia,
19 Mar 2005
Ernie
Els and Tiger Woods paired together -- show fans how to three-putt
a few holes -- Tiger: "It could have been worse.", Boston Globe, 19
Mar 2005
Derek
Gillespie holds on to lead in Texas -- poor putting drops him from
13 under to 8 under in a hurry but a late hole-in-one saves his round
-- , Mike Weir, Canada, 19 Mar 2005
Vijay
Singh misses 6-footer on 18th for share of lead -- Tiger Woods shoots
an inglorious 71 -- Woods was poised to take a share of the lead until
his 8-foot birdie putt lipped out on the 13th, and then he couldn't
make another putt until his 6-footer on the 18th, Covers.com, 19 Mar
2005
Lorena
Ochoa dropping putts in the 15-20 foot range and leads by 2 -- Soo-Yun
Kim has best round 66 with 7 birdies -- longest birdie putt she faced
was from 6 feet, CNN/SI, 18 Mar 2005
Compeer
Mini-Golf 2005 at the Arnot Mall -- event supports program for friendship
with adults with mental disabilities, WENY-TV, NY, 18 Mar 2005
STX
Putters mastering the greens on PGA Tour, WorldGolf.com, 10 Feb 2005
Rain
Halts First Round of Bay Hill Play -- Sergio Garcia drops an 80-foot
birdie putt, Allentown Morning Call, PA, 18 Mar 2005
Superstition
Mountain AZ: Sorenstam Close to Safeway Co-Leaders -- six birdies
including putts from 17 and 25 feet have her 1 back of Lorena Ochoa
and Siew-Ai Kim -- Julie Inkster's 90-foot putt for eagle on 18th
rims the cup and she birdies, Sarasota Herald, FL, 18 Mar 2005
Malaysia's
Siew-Ai (SEE-you-I) Kim snags share of lead with career-best 65 --
former USC Gamecock sinks birdie putts from 22, 23, and 28 feet over
final holes -- I'm usually a pretty decent putter," said Lim, who
enjoyed her best season last year when she won $177,377, 63rd on the
money list. "When I get on a roll I have a really good streak. Today
I got the speed of the greens right and was just able to read them
for the speed I was seeing.", Arizona Republic, AZ, 18 Mar 2005
Spain's
Carmen Alonso notches second 69 in Johannesburg -- six under after
seven holes but then loses some ground with not-so-hot putting --
SA's Caryn Louw scrambles around to 69 with only 28 putts, Johannesburg
Star, South Africa, 18 Mar 2005
Derek
Gillespie cards a 10-under 60 during record-setting day on Canadian
Tour - four birdies and an eagle over final five holes -- 15 GIRs
and 24 putts, Canada.com, Canada, 17 Mar 2005
2005
TCL Classic -- Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol fires 8-under 64 with only
26 putts to share lead in 4-way ties at China's scenic Yalong Bay,
iseekgolf, Australia, 17 Mar 2005
22nd
Annual Chicago Golf Show -- nation's largest consumer golf show features
long-putt contest and putting lessons from Illionois PGA members,
WLS, IL, 17 Mar 2005
Rafique
Ali leads R1 Million Chandigarh Open with 7-under 65, rediff.com --
"My game today has been satisfactory but the score would have been
better if I would not have missed the birdie putts on the second and
12th hole.", India, 17 Mar 2005
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Tour
Golf Products Adds Canadian Distributor -- Accupath putters, BunkerShot.com,
TX, 16 Mar 2005
Aserta's
Eclipse Putter Helps Spanos Tour, BunkerShot.com, TX, 16 Mar 2005
Robson
Saurombe wins Mashonaland South amateur championships by one when Ryan
Lang hits his putt on the par-3 16th a little too hard, Financial Gazette,
Zimbabwe, 16 Mar 2005
McNeese
State Cowgilrs finish second to North Texas in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Islander -- started final round 6 ahead and finished 10 back -- "We
just had a lot of putting issues," McNeese head coach Mike Fluty said.
"Too many three putts.", Sulphur Southwest Daily News, TX, 16 Mar 2005
Riverside
Open a close fought contest, with the gross prize not decided until
the second playoff hole, when Collie's Hudson Hopewell came from behind
to sink a massive birdie putt, clinching the title from the overnight
leader, Pinjarra's Paul Tuckey, Collie Guide, Australia, 16 Mar 2005
Callaway
introduces new Premium I-Trax Putter, SCOREGolf, Canada, 16 Mar 2005
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Putters
evolve into heavy-duty equipment, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar 2005
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-
Callaway
introduces Premium I-Trax Putter, iseekgolf, Australia, 16 Mar 2005
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Putters
evolve into heavy-duty equipment, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar 2005
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Callaway
introduces Premium I-Trax Putter, iseekgolf, Australia, 16 Mar 2005
Jerry
Donahue's The Golf Tour Trailer and Studio in New Baltimore -- "The
equipment can make up to a 50 percent difference in a person's game.
... We even fit putters.", Fauquier Times-Democrat, VA, 16 Mar 2005
Callaway
Golf Introduces Next-Generation Putter Technology in Premium I-Trax
Putter with Interchangeable Vision Strips, Business Wire, CA, 16 Mar
2005
Mt
Pleasant's Jim Sorenson of Momentus Golf unveils a new putter modelled
on the weighting of a croquet mallet, DesMoinesRegister.com, IA, 16
Mar 2005
Colin
Montgomerie ready for China with America in mind -- "I've just got to
hole more putts.", Reuters India, India, 15 Mar 2005
Re-inventing
golf at the 8th Lexus Golf Fest at the Del Mar Fairgrounds-- Lopaka
cylinder putter and Pur Stroke putting aid, San Diego Union Tribune,
CA, 15 Mar 2005
Panned
on TV: Pat Perez misses a putt and gives the ball the bird, St Petersburg
Times, FL, 15 Mar 2005
Nova
Southeastern's top golfer Stephen Conrad, frustrated with his putting,
decided to change putters but forgot to take the newbies with him
-- when he won with the old putter, he decided not to change afteralll,
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL, 15 Mar 2005
General
Jim Hackler Invitational at the TPC of Myrtle Beach: Coastal Carolina
Chanticleer soph Dustin Johnson triples the 10th but recovers with
3 birdies on final 7 holes and narrowly misses two more birdie putts
on 16th and 18th to finish one stroke behind winner and to lead team
to second trophy in a row, Myrtle Beach Sun, SC, 15 Mar 2005
Indian
hills Warrior golfers in fifth at The Wrangler -- one player's round
DQ'd due to using slightly bent putter, Ottumwa Courier, IA, 15 Mar
2005
Padraig
Harrington survives three-man playoff to win first PGA Tour title
-- grinds out tricky 4-footer before Vijay Singh gasses his 3-footer
and suffers a power lip-out -- ever positive, Vijay concludes: "I
could have made one or two more putts out there, but I made the ones
that counted.", Malaysia Star, Malaysia, 15 Mar 2005
In
the Bahamas at the Michael Jordan Celebrity: A three-way tie involving
the teams of Hull/McEnroe, Gretzky/Rashad and Smoltz/Scott was broken
when Brett Hull made a 30-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole,
Cybergolf National, 15 Mar 2005
European
Challenge Tour, Kenyan Open: Argentinian Daniel Vancsik wins with
near-perfect round of 63 -- "The main difference was that I made almost
every putt.", East African Standard, Kenya, 14 Mar 2005
Pat
Perez chokes on 3 putts inside 5 feet down the stretch and misses
playoff for Honda by a stroke, Casino City Times, MA, 14 Mar 2005
University
of Hawaii senior Matt Kodama successfully defended his State Amateur
Stroke Play title yesterday at the Pearl Country Club, but the 23-year-old
golfer had to overcome a faulty putter and a mid-round charge by Japan's
Toru Nakajima to do it -- "I didn't putt very well the entire tournament,"
said Kodama, who will graduate in May from UH. "The first two days
I squandered a lot of shots not getting up and down. On Saturday,
I shot 67 and had 32 putts -- which is a lot. Today I had a couple
of three putts. Fortunately, my ball striking was good all week."
-- Toru cuts 6 shots off Kodama's lead with bomb birdies from 50 and
35 feet before messing up 17th hole to let Kodama off the hook, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, HI, 14 Mar 2005
Padraig
Harrington outputts Vijay Singh to claim Honda title in playoff --
Sinks testy 4-footer before Singh misses from 2 1/2 feet on same line
-- All of Harrington's birdie putts were less than 13 feet until he
made a 33-footer at No. 13, putting him in the lead at 15 under. He
then missed two consecutive greens and bogeyed both holes, but birdied
17 with a 7-foot putt, Chicago Daily Southtown, IL, 14 Mar 2005
Mark
McNulty's miss from 20 feet to tie leaves Ireland's Des Smyth with
his first Champions Tour win, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR, 14 Mar
2005
Padraig
Harrington Interview, Cybergolf National, 14 Mar 2005
Futures
Tour: Jin Young Pak Rallies on Final Day to Win -- only hoping to
make the cut -- Former LPGA Tour player Kim Augusta of Boca Raton
went into the final round a shot off the lead, and fell to 27th place
with an 80. "I threw up all over myself," said Augusta, who four-putted
two straight holes on the back nine. -- "Short putts were just killing
me," said Augusta, who hit 13 greens and 39 putts -- Augusta, playing
in the final group with Pak and Cho, triplebogeyed No. 11 with a four-putt,
doubled No. 12 with a four-putt and doubled No. 15, The Ledger, FL,
14 Mar 2005
Vijay
Singh misses 2-footer to give Padraig Harrington win, Fort Wayne Journal
Gazette, IN, 14 Mar 2005
Rookie
just misses record -- facing a five foot birdie putt on 18th at Honda
for tournament record 62, Lucas Glover leaves the putt 6 inches short
-- "I was shaking so much, I don't know what happened.", Miami Herald,
FL, 14 Mar 2005
Sally
Kreuger wins 10th SF City Title after controversy in playoff -- facing
an 8-footer for the win on 2nd playoff hole, Christina Hirano is interruted
by NCGA official Betsy Pelkan and lectured before 100 onlookers about
replacing ball nearer her mark and then misses the putt to lose, SF
Chronicle, CA, 14 Mar 2005
Much
too soon, Putt-Putt is gone, News-Leader.com, MO, 14 Mar 2005
Lee
Janzen's hard work signals end to long putting slump -- longer putter,
taller stance, and 10 months of hard work appear to be paying off,
Monterey County Herald, CA, 12 Mar 2005
Lee
Janzen cans some real bombs at Honda with new putter, stance, and
grip -- in prolonged putting slump since '98, Sebastian Sun, FL, 12
Mar 2005
Geoff
Ogilvy climbs up into a tie with 64 -- hit 15 GIRs and took only 26
putts -- Lee Janzen 3-putts 18th to drop out of lead, Los Angeles
Daily News, CA, 12 Mar 2005
On
the green: Phil Mickelson's missed 5-footers costly, Pittsburgh Post
Gazette, PA, 12 Mar 2005
Miscues
are the rule at Honda -- Bruce Lietzke's missing cut by 1 after his
caddie neglects to take the flagstick out on his putt -- Mar O'Meara's
4-putt plus a penalty after tapping in a lip-out before it stopped
spinning -- Brain gay's ball that dropped but only after 10 seconds,
Palm Beach Post, FL, 12 Mar 2005
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Chad
Campbell shoots 8-under 64, leads by 2 at Honda -- sinks from 25 and
15 feet en route to bagging 6 birdies on front side, Fort Wayne Journal
Gazette, IN, 11 Mar 2005
Qatar
Masters: India's Arjun Atwal stays in contention with a 69 despite the
theft of his two favorite clubs -- driver and putter -- before the round,
iseekgolf, Australia, 11 Mar 2005
Eleventh
hour is now for Mike Weir -- faults wedge play for not sticking shots
close to the pin -- "In 2003 Weir averaged 28.33 putts per round, good
for ninth on the Tour. Last year, that rose to 28.75 putts per round.
This year, he's at 29.36 putts, 117th on the list. That's more than
one extra putt for every 18 holes compared to his 2003 season.", Toronto
Star, Canada, 11 Mar 2005
Von
Nida Tour, 2005 Bega Cheese NSW PGA Championship: South Australian Adam
Bland leads with 2nd-round 64 -- Andrew Johnson also has 2nd-round 64
with stellar putting from long range -- Nick Flanagan in form and holes
a 40-footer across a hillock, iseekgolf, Australia, 11 Mar 2005
Jesper
Parnevik turns 40 and celebrates with only 24 putts at Honda Classic,
Channel News Asia, Singapore, 11 Mar 2005
Swedish
course designer and 3-time winner Pierre Fulke upstages Ernie Els at
Qatar Masters with 66 to Els' 73 -- credits his putting on firm, less-grainy
greens, IAfrica South African News, South Africa, 11 Mar 2005
USC
Gamecock junior Erica Battle leading the team this year after jumping
her game to the next level working with swing teacher Mike Castelluzzi
-- USC coach Kristi Coggins: "Her ball-striking is more consistent,
and she's a magician with wedges and her putter.", The State, Columbia,
SC, 11 Mar 2005
Nick
Faldo at 47 putting well at the Honda Classic, Sun-Sentinel.com, FL,
11 Mar 2005
Charlie
Wi playing on a sponsor exemption fires 69 with only 23 putts, the lowest
in the field, Miami Herald, FL, 11 Mar 2005
Golf
may be timeless, but players are not -- comparing Kevin Na to Tom Kite
at the Honda -- Na takes 5 fewer putts, hits more greens, and drives
the ball further and scores 4 strokes lower, Palm Beach Post, FL, 11
Mar 2005
MacGregor's
V-Foil-GT Putter Hailed as "Best in Test", Golf-Gear-Review.com, PA,
11 Mar 2005
A
conversation with Tiger Woods -- happy to be putting on smooth greens,
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL, 11 Mar 2005
Qatar
Masters: Ernie Els could miss cut -- starts round with a three-putt
and then makes not much the rest of the day, FOX SPORTS, Australia,
11 Mar 2005
Which
school has the better golf course -- U of Michigan or Michigan State?
-- U of M has the better, bigger, faster, trickier greens, but overall
it's a tie, Michigan Golf, MI, 10 Mar 2005
Right
place for golf nuts -- Toronto Star Golf and Travel Show, presented
by Buick, tomorrow through Sunday at the North Building of the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre -- feautures free putters and putting competition
for kids, Toronto Star, Canada, 10 M
Spirited
senior Zach Schwenk is honored with award at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory
School -- infectious joy and leaderdship skills honored with coveted
scholarship -- "Most people know him best for his work with the Putt-Putt
Club. The social group, with its roots steeped in miniature golf, also
organizes tailgating activities before football games. Schwenk would
beat on a massive drum when the team scored.", Indy Star, IN, 9 Mar
2005
Hard
work, shot lead Vijay Singh to top but spotty putting holds him back
even there -- "Putting has never been Singh's statistical strength.
Except for 2001, when he ranked fourth in putts per green in regulation,
he has never been better than 18th in the category. But his ball-striking
has been so consistent that he hasn't needed to be a lights-out putter.
During the past two years, when he led the money list, he ranked only
37th (2004) and 18th (2003) in putts per green in regulation.", Palm
Beach Post, FL, 9 Mar 2005
Sanlam
SA Amateur Match Play: Attie's in luck as Toto putts short in stunner
-- Adrian "Attie" Schwartzel versus Toto Thimba -- match goes down to
the wire tied on last hole with both players landing approaches inside
5 feet -- Schwartzel sinks as Thimba's putt slides by, The Star, South
Africa, 9 Mar 2005
Telkom
Women's Classic at Zwartkop CC: Swedes in dominanat form -- Hanna Svenningsson,
the rookie of the year on the 2004 Telia Tour back home, needed only
12 putts on the front nine, which she completed in 31 strokes, and 28
in total, Cape Times, Capetown South Africa, 9 Mar 2005
Church
buys former Kmart building -- revamp plan includes 1,600-seat fellowship
hall, a high-school regulation-sized gymnasium, an inside putt-putt
golf site, and room for other games in 84,000 square-foot space, Muncie
Star Press, IN, 9 Mar 2005
What
big name will win next? -- Vijay Singh finished 3rd at Doral with only
26 putts Sunday, Davis Love III used 31 putts en route to missing cut,
GolfDigest.com, 9 Mar 2005
Byon
Morrissey, Rolling your rock, Naples Sun Times, FL, 9 Mar 2005
A
short game saga for Bears -- Big Bear Lake HS golf team players putt
in the gym when So Cal weather acts up, Big Bear Grizzly, CA, 9 Mar
2005
Tasman
Cup goes to New Zealanders: Golf: Last-green triumph for Penny Newbrook
over Aussie Emma Bennett seals the win -- newbrook catches Bennett on
16th with a 3m birdie putt and then Bennett four-putts 18th from 10m
to drop match, New Zealand Herald, New Zealand, 9 Mar 2005
Aussie
caddy Dean Herden ready to help Japan LPGA money leader Juri Fudo make
splash overseas -- Fudo reliant upon Herden's skill for reading putts,
especially short pressure putts, Daily Yomiuri, Japan, 9 Mar 2005
Ernie
Els steals victory from Miquel Angel Jimenez on final hole with his
putter -- Els cans 18-foot eagle putt while Jimenez three-jacks to
lose by one stroke, This is London, UK, 9 Mar 2005
Tiger
Woods and Phil Mickelson at Doral -- Matching birdie for birdie, but
it comes down to the flatstick in the end -- As well as Mickelson
played, the difference at Doral came down to him missing short putts
down the stretch, something that has haunted him throughout his career
-- Woods made clutch putts, as always, none bigger than the 30-foot
birdie that gave him the lead on the 17th, Cincinnati Post, OH, 9
Mar 2005
SMU
Mustangs continue to rule Louisiana Classics with third win in a row
-- With the title on the line, Tulsa Hurricane's Austin Hackett had
a chance to break the stranglehold from 25 feet on final green but
overcooked it and went 5 feet by and missed the comeback -- Mustangs
finished at team 583, only one stroke clear of Tulsa and Kent State,
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, LA, 9 Mar 2005
Under
the gun: Dudley Hart on practicing for performance: "If you're out
there going through the motions, you don't get much accomplished,
but anytime you could compete or play under the gun -- that's what
I tell kids. Anytime you play, there should be some pressure, whether
it's for $20, $5 or $1,000, whatever puts pressure on you that makes
you have to try and make putts, hit shots and pull things off. That
kind of stuff helps you in the long run.", Sun-Sentinel.com, FL, 9
Mar 2005 2005
Tasman
Cup, Australian Ladies Amateur: Kiwis take cup for first time in a
decade over Aussies -- lead built up in foursomes matches hold thru
singles for 14-10 win -- Kiwi teen Sharon Ahn leads effort and wins
final match when opponent self-destructs with a 4-putt to end the
competition, iseekgolf.com, Australia, 9 Mar 2005
Stewart
Cink mastering the mind by embracing his fear instead of papering
it over -- "What I mean by embracing the fear and trying to figure
out why it's there so I can deal with it in the proper way instead
of just shoving it off to the side. If you shove it away by filling
your mind with other thoughts, it's still there. You're just trying
to ignore it. The subconscious will never be able to do that.", Savannah
Morning News, GA, 9 Mar 2005
Sanlam
SA Strokeplay Championship: Jaunty Josh Cunliffe putts his troubles
behind him -- 21-year-old overcomes year-long Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
to win at Dainfern CC -- putting his chief weapon, The South African
Star, South Africa, 9 Mar 2005
Out
of the rough: Phil Mickelson continues to struggle with putts inside
5 feet in high-profile match-ups, Fall River Herald News, MA, 9 Mar
2005
Tom
Ness: Use a triangular mail box as a stroke plane, GolfDigest.com,
8 Mar 2005
Mary
Poppins hoping to win trip to St Andrews: A 'Brolly' Good Show at
Harrods -- putting with a crooked umbrella handle featured at London
Golf Show, Cybergolf National, 8 Mar 2005
Vijay
Singh hit the ball beautifully at Doral but couldn't make enough putts,
Arizona Daily Sun, AZ, 8 Mar 2005
Western
Ireland Amateur Champonship at Rosses Point set for Easter: Countdown
begins to this year's 'West' -- strong Swedish team expected -- Adrian
Wynne coming on strong with help from the broomstick, Sligo Weekender,
Ireland, 8 Mar 2005
San
Mateo Golf Expo -- Mark Margulis' Goolie Putters, Musty Putters, Putt
Meister laser aid, other products, showcased, San Mateo County Times,
CA, 8 Mar 2005
Mars
Golf Pushes Putter Design to the "Outer Limits", BunkerShot.com, TX,
8 Mar 2005
Thongchia
Jaidee scoops Abu Dhabai World Sand title with 15-foot putt on third
playoff hole over SA's Charl Schwartzel -- second year for popular
pro-am in the desert, DeHavilland, UK, 8 Mar 2005
Callaway
star Annika Sorenstam notches 7 birdies in final round to win in Mexico
-- longest birdie putt was 14 feet -- using two-ball blade putter,
Companynewsgroup (Comunicados de prensa), Spain, 8 Mar 2005
Jim
Thorpe -- golf hustler: "He earned money as a golf hustler when he
couldn't earn it as a golf professional. Setting up shop at East Patomac
Park in Washington, D.C. he'd wait for challengers to arrive with
shoe bags full of money. I'd play for as much as $20,000 for a single
putt, to as little as $1 a putt. I was lucky enough to make some for
$20,000 and I was lucky enough to make some for a dollar.", The Signal,
CA, 8 Mar 2005
Thongchai
Jaidee wins World Sand Championship -- takes advantage of sand green
experience, putts very well, and takes victory with a 15-footer on
3rd playoff hole over Charl Schwartzel, iseekgolf, Australia, 7 Mar
2005
Elephant
on menu for Colin Montgomerie -- rebuilding competitive game like
eating an elephant -- one bite at a time -- shooting 66s again but
still struggling with broomhandle putter, Telegraph.co.uk, UK, 7 Mar
2005
New
Zealander Richard Lee wins with excellent green reading by lady Thai
caddie, Singapore, 7 Mar 2005
James
McLeod of Reidsville Rams sparks team to victory at Meadow Greens
CC -- takes only 11 putts over 9 holes, sinking lots of putts inside
10 feet and a couple of bombs, Eden Daily News, NC, 7 Mar 2005
Q-Roll
issues challenge to putter companies to test true roll, GolfBusinessWire.com,
2 Mar 2005
Corona's
Greg Martin and Brad Cochran are on a roll with their Pinfire putters
-- Chad Campbell has added one to his bag and sales are taking off,
Press-Enterprise, CA, 2 Mar 2005
Ian
Woosnam's words of wisdom -- "Even after all these years my battle
with the putter's not over yet! My putting is something I'm always
working on. If I'm not playing well it's because I'm not putting well.
And when my putting's going well I'm right up there on top of my game.",
BBC Sport, UK, 2 Mar 2005
Remembering
Max Faulkner: 1951 British Open win at Portrush -- magnificent touch
with a new putter -- "What made him a winner that week was his fantastic
touch on the greens. He had just acquired a new putter with a pencil-slim
shaft and a steel head, and loved the fast surfaces at Portrush. In
his winning total of 285 he took 102 putts, an average of only 25.5
per round.", Telegraph.co.uk, UK, 2 Mar 2005
Green
Wave's sophomore Michael Thompson wins NOKIA Sugar Bowl Tulane Invitational
by 2 strokes with closing 68 -- drills 35-footer on final hole for
birdie to punctuate win, TulaneGreenWave.com, 2 Mar 2005
Around
the World in 18 Holes -- Crazy Golf comes to Thailand, Chiang Mai
News, Thailand, 1 Mar 2005
Ashworth
Invitational in Westlake Village: Tennessee wins -- UC Bears' top-seeded
golfer Jeff Hood leads team to 8th place finish on tough track --
"I hit 17 greens in regulation but I didn't make many putts.", Daily
Californian, CA, 1 Mar 2005
Jay
Riviere's River Ridge on the Brazos -- Tifdwarf greens roll true on
this USGA Qualifying track -- Player Todd Riddle: "There's not a flat
spot on them. Those greens have some tough reads.", Houston Chronicle,
TX, 1 Mar 2005
Sports
writer David Neal shoots 24 -- on Doral's 18th hole! -- with a 2-putt
no less, Miami Herald, FL, 1 Mar 2004
Former
British Open champion Faulkner dies at 88 -- In a search for putting
perfection, he assembled a vast collection of putters said to number
more than 300, Malaysia Star, Malaysia, 1 Mar 2005
Thomas
Levet lost to Kenny Perry in match play then chucked his putter into
the nearest pond, Fall River Herald News, MA, 1 Mar 2005
Gary
D'Amato: Scramblin' Steve Stricker went crazy with the putter to finish
4th at Tucson -- hit only 47 GIRs but converted an amazing 30 birdies
-- out of the slump now?, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI, 1 Mar 2005
Steve
Stricker gets grip on his game with 4th place finish at Tucson --
barely missed playoff when 25-footer slid by on final hole -- best
finish in 91 starts -- unofficial leader in putting stats with 1.556
putts per GIR, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI, 1 Mar 2005
Gary
D'Amato: Putter expense not necessarily reflective of performance
-- "There's a stigma attached to a putter that costs $29. People figure
it's inexpensive for a reason -- it's not very good -- which is not
necessarily true. As for the difference between "name brand" clubs
and those made by a good club-maker, it's not much. In fact, some
people say component clubs are even better, especially if the golfer
has been custom-fit and the club-maker knows what he's doing.", Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, WI, 1 Mar 2005
C-Thru
Grips from Golf Pride -- Lil' putters added to line as a personalized
gift item or great way to celebrate the birth of a child, BunkerShot.com,
TX, 1 Mar 2005
Tivy
Junior Michael Turner's 8-under 64 leads Antlers in Tivy Invite --
takes medalist spot by 8 shots -- one-putted 13 greens and went 5-under
on front nine -- third win for Antlers in three starts, Kerrville
Daily Times, TX, 1 Mar 2005
Harold
Swash's Yes Golf Makes Splash At PGA Merchandise Show -- great putters
and excellent training aids, Milwaukee Channel.com, I, 28 Feb 2005
-
Jennifer
Rosales holds off Michelle Wie to Turtle title by 2 shots -- Wie:
"This week, my game has been very consistent. I'm still trying to
work on eliminating the three-putts and I didn't quite manage it.
But I'm pleased overall.", DeHavilland, UK, 28 Feb 2005
Consolation-match
between Ian Poulter and Retief Goosen provides great golf -- Goosen
finally wins tit-for-tat birdie fest with chip-in on 20th hole -- Poulter:
"It was just ridiculous. It was putt after putt after putt after putt
after putt after putt. It's a shame to lose. It was a great match.",
San Diego Union Tribune, CA, 28 Feb 2005
Myanmar
Open: Scott Strange charges to victory holing 30-footers, Shanghai Daily,
China, 28 Feb 2005
New
Zealand PGA: Peter O'Malley misses a short putt on the final hole in
regulation for second day in a row and allows Steve Bowditch to tie
with a record 63 -- O'Nalley then sinks an 25-footer from the fringe
to claim the win on the fourth playoff hole, Shanghia Daily, China,
28 Feb 2005
Geoff
Ogilvy wins first PGA Tour title in Chrysler but Kevin Na snags his
second second of the year, Gambling Gates, VA, 28 Feb 2005
The
Interview -- Geoff Mangum, Putting Instructor, News and Record, Greensboro,
NC, 27 Feb 2005
Top
seeds have rough time at Match Play -- poor putting sinks Tiger Woods,
Pasadena Star-News, CA, 26 Feb 2005
West
Texas Prep Golf: Tall City at Midland Country Club -- in tough conditions,
El Paso Coronado's Tanner Taff fires only subpar round with 25 putts,
MyWestTexas.com, TX, 26 Feb 2005
Chrysler
like old times -- Mark Calcavecchia overtakes Billy Mayfair on rain-softened,
defenseless Tucson course -- Calc cans a 38-foot eagle on No. 8, AZ
Central.com, AZ, 26 Feb 2005
Big
3 Gone in Wet and Wild Match Play -- Tiger Woods suffer putting breakdown
in loss to Nick O'Hern -- misses 3-footer to go 2 down and never recovered
-- "I didn't make the putts. That's the difference between winning and
losing a match.", phillyburbs.c¡ vq
Tiger
Woods putts himself out of matches -- Woods's form on the greens again
proved his downfall, the eight-times major winner grimacing several
times as he watched putts lip the hole -- "With the greens not being
so good, it's hard. I hit a lot of good putts that didn't go in, a lot
of lip outs. I hit good putts and you could see them bounce a little
bit. You've got to hit and hope. I hit good putts where I was looking.
That was certainly the difference in winning and losing a match. Nick
made all the putts that he was in position to make and I didn't.", Reuters,
Canada, 26 Feb 2005
Carrie
Webb on the charge -- Sacked her one-time favourite putter she's used
since 1999 today for a new Srixon face-balance putter which she tried
out a few times late last year. She led the field in greens in regulation
but still had 30 putts. But she said she felt a lot happier with the
way her new putter sat down behind the ball compared to her old heel/shaft
one which sat on an angle., Fox Sports, Australia, 26 Feb 2005
David
Toms rolls at Match Play Championship -- ousts putter-sputtering Phil
Mickelson -- Toms' medium-length putting forces Mickelson to press,
Shreveport Times, LA, 26 Feb 2005
Tiger
Woods bemoans imperfect greens after matchplay loss to Nick O'Hern --
Woods had four putts lip out, two of them inside of eight feet. -- "I
didn't play poorly, I just didn't make any putts. I'll tell you what,
I can't wait to putt on some good greens.", Los Angeles Times, CA, 26
Feb 2005
Chad
Campbell misses 7-foot winning putt on 18th and then falls to Retief
Goosen on 19th hole, LA Times, CA, 26 Feb 2005
Michelle
Wie Remains in Contention at SBS Open 5 back of Jennifer Rosales --
focusing on making the crucial putts -- Hilton Head's reilly Rankin
in 2nd after 66 with only 24 putts, In-Forum, ND, 26 Feb 2005
Jennifer
Rosales hangs on to two-shot lead at Turtle Bay LPGA in windy, rainy
conditions -- "I putted really terrible and missed a lot of putts, but
I hung in there.", Channel News Asia, Singapor |