LPGA
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improved dramatically."
Two years after turning profession
al, Rizzo was back on the LPGA Tour
and competed in three events, getting
off to a solid start. She made the cut
in one of her three tournaments and
had a best finish of 76th, earning a
total of $2,182.
But in April, the car accident forced
the 25-year-old into a rough spot.
"It's been a hard year for me," Riz
zo said. "Its been frustrating but I've
been working all year and trying to
get back in competition. I appreciate
golf a lot more every day now."
The road back has not been easy
for Rizzo this year, but she is playing
more, feeling healthier and slowly re
gaining her touch.
“That is another perfect example of
her personality,'’ Baumgartner said.
"When her back is against the wall,
she is the type of person who will
take 20 steps forward."
In 2003, Rizzo returned to the Fu
tures Tour and has competed in sue
events. In competition, she has made
five of sue cuts including her 20th
place finish this past weekend in a
Connecticut event. After an opening
round of 78, the former LJ.S.
Women's Amateur champion
bounced back with a 69 and a 68,
raising her confidence.
"Once I get into my rhythm and
play every week, it will come," she
said. "I've been playing solid and
getting better."
Rizzo has displayed her game on
the LPGA Tour once this year, in June,
when she played in the Giant Eagle
Classic. With opening rounds of 73
and 77, Rizzo missed the cut and left
with no money.
But Rizzo will look to improve
when she plays in her second LPGA
Tour event, the Sybase Big Apple
Classic in New Rochelle, New York,
which begins Thursday.
"I'm excited to go to New York and
tee it up where I belong," she said. "I
know that I can play with them out
there. That's your ultimate goal is to
play out there."
So with a solid finish this past
weekend and a chance to compete
against the best in New York this
week, Rizzo is placing herself in an
opportunity to be as successful as she
was during her days with Oregon.
"I'd like to have a career on the
LPGA Tour," Rizzo said. "If I can keep
building these next couple of years, 1
can get there. If I can make a living
out there and travel with a family,
that would be ideal."
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at jessethomas@daityemerald.com.
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festival, McDonald Theater, doors
open at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday and at 12:45 p.m.
Saturday, $25 for Wednesday
through Saturday film package, $6
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festival ticket, children’s program
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$45 and film symposium costs $20.
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won’t happen. Sorry Mavs fans.
The Bad:
1. Picturing Malone finish out his
career in anything but a Utah Jazz jer
sey is like Michael Jordan in anything
but a Chicago Bulls uniform. Oh
wait! Nevermind.
2. The chance of Malone earning
the all-time scoring record could be
in jeopardy. But he needs to average
roughly 12 points a game for two full
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bar. If he is patient and stays healthy,
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sibilities of what this could entail.
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