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G o lf s u p e r s ta r T ig e r W o o d s a t
tem p ted to m ak e a o n e m illion d o llar
o p p o r tu n ity to le a rn a n d p la y ’. l i t
g a m e ,” s a id A m e ric a n G o lf P re s i
h o le -in -o n e o n M o n d a y , A u g u st
17 at P o r tla n d ’s H ero n L ak es G o lf
C o u rs e a s p a rt o f a fiv e -c ity to u r o f
d e n t & C E O D a v id G . P rice.
“ In a d d itio n to b e in g a h e a lth y ,
in n e r -c ity y o u th .
G o lf c lin ic s s p o n s o re d b y le a d
in g g o l f o p e ra to r A m e ric a n G o lf in
c o lla b o ra tio n w ith th e T ig e r W o o d s
F o u n d a tio n .
W o o d s w as to d o n a te th e $1
m illio n p u rs e to lo cal ju n io r g o lt
p r o g r a m s b e n e f itin g in n e r - c ity
y o u th s .
T h e c o n te s t w a s h e ld d u rin g a
g o lf c lin ic an d ex h ib itio n h o ste d by
T ig e r an d his fath er, E arl W o o d s o n
b e h a lf o f th e T ig e r W o o d s F o u n d a
tio n fo r th ree th o u s a n d y o u th s from
P o rtla n d -a re a c o m m u n ity g ro u p s .
T h e e v e n t w a s n o t o p e n to th e
p u b lic , a lth o u g h m e m b e rs o f th e
m e d ia w e re p re s e n t.
“ W e are th r ille d to w o rk in p a r t
n e r s h ip w ith th e T ig e r W o o d s
F o u n d a tio n to m a k e g o lf m o re a c
c e s s ib le an d a f f o rd a b le fo r y o u th s
w h o w o u ld n o t o th e r w is e h a v e th e
fu n a lte rn a tiv e , g o lf te a c h e s a n u m
b e r o f in v a lu a b le life le s s o n s su ch
as in te g rity , h o n e sty , d is c ip lin e an d
c o m m itm e n t...id e a ls th e s e k id s can
a p p ly to e v e ry a sp e c t o f th e ir liv e s.”
T o e n c o u r a g e p a r tic ip a n ts to
c o n tin u e th e ir in te re s t in g o l f a fte r
th e c lin ic , A m e ric a n G o lf h a s p u r
c h a s e d r o u n d s o f g o lf fro m fo u r
c o u rs e s o p e ra te d b y th e C ity o f
P o rtla n d a n d w ill p ro v id e each ch ild
w ith c e r tif ic a te e n a b lin g th e m to
p la y a ro u n d fo r ju s t o n e d o lla r.
A m e ric a n G o lf is fu n d in g th e
c o n te s t a s p a rt o f its n a tio n w id e
In n e r-C ity Y o u th G o lf P ro g ram , e s
ta b lis h e d in 1985 to in c re a se o p
p o r tu n itie s fo r a t-ris k c h ild re n to
le a rn a n d p la y g o lf at th e m o re th an
2 7 0 g o l f c o u rs e s in th e c o m p a n y
o p e ra te s fro m c o a s t to c o a st.
W o rk in g w ith o rg a n iz a tio n s in
c lu d in g th e P G A o f A m e ric a , L a
d ie s P ro f e s s io n a l g o lf A sso c ia tio n
M ik e
c o u ld n o t b e re a c h e d im m e d ia te ly
f o r c o m m e n t o n th e f i g h t e r ’s
w h e th e r T y s o n w o u ld a p p e a r at
w o u ld c o m e q u ic k ly .
“ W e v o te o n it o n th e s p o t, a n d
w e d o n ’t d e la y o u r d e c i s i o n s ,”
p la n s .
D r. E lia s G h a n e m , c h a ir m a n o f
th e N e v a d a A th le tic C o m m is s io n ,
s a id la s t T h u r s d a y a d e c is io n
G h a n e m s a id .
G h a n e m s a i d T y s o n w o u ld
h a v e to p r o v e to th e f iv e - m e m b e r
N e v a d a c o m m is s io n th a t h e is fit
to r e t u r n to th e s p o r t.
R a tn e r s a id th e N e v a d a h e a r
in g “ w ill b e f a ir a n d i m p a r t i a l .”
T h e S ta r-L e d g e r o f N e w a rk ,
N ew Jerse y .
L a s t T h u rs d a y , h e s u r p r is in g ly
w ith d r e w th e a p p li c a ti o n in N e w
J e r s e y a n d s a id h e w o u ld s e e k
N .J ., c i t i n g u n id e n t if ie d s o u r c e s ,
r e p o r te d F r i d a y th a t tw o o f N ew
J e r s e y ’s t h r e e b o a r d m e m b e r s
m ig h t h a v e o p p o s e d T y s o n a n d
l i c e n s i n g in N e v a d a .
M a rc R a tn e r , e x e c u t iv e d i r e c
t o r o f th e N e v a d a A th le t ic C o m
m is s i o n , e x p e c ts T y s o n to a tt e n d
b e c a u s e c o m m is s io n e r s w ill w a n t
th e th i r d m e m b e r w a s n o t e x
to q u e s t io n h im .
T ,zpon q d v is p r 8 h e ll e v F in k e l
c ia tio n o f A m e ric a ( Y G A A ).
A m e ric a n G o lf c o u rs e s o f f e r
in n e r-c ity y o u th s fre e g o l f in s tr u c
tio n a l c lin ic s ; c o m p lim e n ta ry p ra c
tic e ra n g e b a lls ; a n d th e o p p o r tu
n ity to p la y a ro u n d o f g o l f fo r o n ly
o n e d o lla r d u rin g o ff -p e a k h o u rs .
T h e T ig e r W o o d s F o u n d a tio n ,
fo u n d e d b y th e W o o d s fa m ily in
1 9 9 6 , r e c o g n iz e s th e fa m ily as th e
m o s t im p o rta n t u n it in s o c ie ty .
T h e F o u n d a tio n w o rk s a c tiv e ly
to e n c o u ra g e an d p ro m o te p a re n ta l
re s p o n s ib ility a n d in v o lv e m e n t in
c h il d r e n ’s liv e s.
It p u r s u e s t h i s o b j e c t i v e
th r o u g h its p h ila n th r o p ic e ff o rts
a n d its fa m ily o rie n te d g o l f e v e n ts
th r o u g h o u t th e U n ite d S ta te s.
T h e T ig e r W o o d s F o u n d a tio n is
a s u p p o r te r o f th e N a tio n a l M in o r
ity G o lf F o u n d a tio n .
by tw o shots.
Singh pnxluced a 2-under-par 68 to
finishw itha9-undertotalof271 .accepted
the w inner’s check of$540,000and con
tinued the P G A ’s tradition o f serving as
thecom ing-out party forfirst-tim e m ajor
winners.
H eisthe 10thplayerinthelast 11 years
tom akethePG A hisfirstm ajortitleandthe
seventh in the last 11 years w hose only
m ajor title is the P G A .
“ It’s am azing,” Singh said. “I can’t
believe that I’ve w on this tournam ent.”
A fter sharing the 54-hole lead with
Singh, Stricker closed with a 70, but he
bogeyed tw o o f the par-3 holes Sunday,
includingthenot-so-dangerous215-yard
17th w hen he w as ju st one shot back.
Stricker, w ho drove into the water at
the par-3 No. 9, w ound u p playingthepar
three holes in 3-over for the week.
“Y o u ’re not going to win m any g o lf
tournam ents doing th a t” Stricker said.
The turning point for both players w as
atthe 17th. Strickerw asoneshotbackand
w anted to try to put som e pressure on
Singh, but he drove into the left bunker
trying to stay aw ay from the w ater on the
right, w hich is w here his ball landed on
Friday when he double-bogeyed the hole.
This time, Singh joined Stricker in the
sam e bunker but m anaged to save his par
Strickerdidn’t. H eknockedhisbunker
shot to 12 feet, but m issed the putt.
It w; is not an easy day for Stricker, w ho
said he w as having problem s handling
the pressure and w ound up fighting his
Tiger Woods enjoying time in the "Rose City"
p e c te d to v o te .
L ast m o n th . N ew J e rs e y re g u
la to rs lis te n e d a s th e f o r m e r c h a m
p io n a s k e d f o r h is lic e n s e b a c k —
b u t h e a ls o g o t a n g r y a n d c u r s e d
F in k e l d i d n ’t g iv e a r e a s o n fo r
th e s w itc h , o th e r th a n to s a y th e r e
w a s c o n c e r n o v e r th e p e r c e p t io n
th a t th e b o x e r w a s tr y in g to g e t
a r o u n d th e N e v a d a b a n b y a p p l y
in g in N e w J e r s e y .
F in k e l d e n ie d h e fe a r e d
T y s o n ’s a p p l i c a t i o n w o u ld b e
re je c te d .
“ I fe lt v e r y p o s i t i v e , ” F in k e l
s a i d , a d d in g t h a t h e a ls o w a s
c o n fid e n t
about
T y s o n ’s
c h a n c e s in N e v a d a . “ W e c a n a l
w a y s g o b a c k to N e w J e r s e y i f i t ’s
b a d in N e v a d a .”
N e v a d a b o x in g r e g u l a t o r s e x
p e c te d all a lo n g th a t T y s o n w o u ld
r e a p p l y f o r h is li c e n s e in N e v a d a
a f t e r a m a n d a t o r y o n e - y e a r w a it.
A s k in g N e w J e r s e y f o r th e li
c e n s e w a s s e e n a s a c a lc u la te d
g a m b le b y F in k e l.
T y s o n ’s li c e n s e w a s r e v o k e d
a n d h e w a s f in e d $ 3 m i ll io n fo r
b itin g H o ly f i e ld ’s e a r s d u r in g th e
th ir d r o u n d o f t h e i r J u n e 2 8 , 1997,
re m a tc h fo r th e h e a v y w e ig h t title .
in f r o n t o f th e m .
PGA, I t Is A ll Over When The
Fat Lady Singh!
RED M O N D , W ash. — rh e PGA
Cham pionshipweleomedVijaySingh into
the fold on a drippy Sunday at Sahalee
Country Club, w here the 35-year-old son
o f a Fijian airline technician propelled
him self to his first m ajor title.
A former club pro in Borneo w ho has
w on tournam ents in such venues as
Malaysia, Nigeria, Z im babw e and M o
rocco, Singh cut a w ide sw ath though the
tree-lined course and beat Steve Stricker
r «r
Can You P le a se Pass M e The L ic e n s e ?
L A S V E G A S — M ik e T y s o n ,
w h o s o u g h t to b y p a s s N e v a d a in
a b id to r e tu r n to b o x in g , w ill
h a v e a h e a r in g b e f o r e th e s t a t e ’s
a th l e ti c c o m m is s io n S e p t. 9.
It w a s n o t k n o w n im m e d ia te ly
th e h e a rin g .
T y s o n w a s b a n n e d b y th e N e
v a d a A th le tic C o m m is s io n in J u ly
1997 a fte r b itin g E v a n d e r
H o l y f i e l d 's e a r s d u r i n g t h e i r
h e a v y w e ig h t c h a m p io n s h ip fig h t.
H e w a s e lig ib le to re a p p ly fo r a
lic e n s e in N e v a d a J u ly 9 , b u t b y
p a s s e d th e s ta te a n d w e n t
th r o u g h th e lic e n s i n g p r o c e s s in
(L P G A ), th e W e s te rn S ta te s G o lf
A sso c ia tio n (W S G A ), th e N a tio n a l
M inority G o lf F o u n d atio n (N M G F ),
U n ite d S ta te s G o l f A s s o c ia tio n
(U S G A ) a n d th e Y o u th g o l f A s s o
swing.
“ I’m not going to lie,” he said. “It was
difficult.... it'shard not to let things creep
into your m ind. They did.”
As the year’s fourth and final major
ground to its conclusion, the line o f play
ers w ho stepped up to challenge Singh
and Stricker w as not a very long one.
Steve Elkington answered with aclosing
67, but he bogeyed the 18th and wound
up third at 6-under 274, three shots be
hind Singh.
Nick Price shot a 65, but he began the
day eight shots back and found that there
was just t(xi m uch ground to m ake up.
Price finished tied for fourth with Mark
O ’Meara, and Frank Lickliter.
Actually, O 'M eara did m ake it inter
esting for awhile. He eagled the second
holeand birdied the fi tth to get within two
shots o f the leaders, then bogeyed the
next three holes to drop out o f it just as
quickly as he had climbed in.
“I’m a little disappointed, but that’s
the w ay it goes,” O ’M eara said.
The M asters and British Open cham
pion had a chance to join Ben Hogan as
the only players to win three majors in one
year.
“ It w ould have been a tremendous
honortogoalongsideB enH ogan’sname,
but it just w asn ’t meant to be," O ’Meara
said. “It's not easy winning out here, let
alone another major championship.”
Maybe, but Singh did with a relative
ease that seem ed surprising given his
inexperience in such matters. It didn't
hurt that he had a little luck on his side,
either.
For instance, on his approach shot at
No. 11, the hole with the tw o trees down
the fairway that look like goal posts, he
threaded his ball through the trees with a
3 w ood, reached the frontofthc green and
two-putted from 25 feet for a birdie that
increased his lead to tw o shots.
Singh bogeyed No. 12 from the bun
ker but pulled off another shot involving
L o c k o u t, Con Y o u Dig I t ^
trees at No. 14. H e hooked his ball 50
yards around som e trees and onto the
green, w here he saved his par. W hen
rolled in an eight-footer for birdie on
N EW Y O R K — T he NBA will issue
efunds to season-ticket holders, along
vith 6 percent interest, if the league’s
ockoutforcesthecancellationofregular-
No. 15, Singh w as on his way.
I fStricker w as having trouble keepi ng
his emotions in check, Singh w asn ’t. He
said caddie D ave Renwick, w ho worked
with Elkington w hen he w on the 1995
PGA and Jose M aria Olazabal when he
w on the 1994 M asters, helped calm him.
Singh w as loose even w hen he was
tight. Stricker said Singh admitted his
hands were sw eating so m uch he could
eason games.
That announcem ent cam e M onday
rom the league office on another day o f
levelopments in the six-week-old w ork
barely hold the club.
But Singh w asn ’t quite so relaxed
trying to sleep Saturday night w hen he
w oke up at 2 a.m., w orrying about what
w ould happen in the final round.
“M y wife (A rdena) said ‘A ren’t you
sleeping?’ and I said ‘Yeah, I’m asleep.'
“W inning, this is ju st som ething I
never expected to happen. I 'm at a loss for
w ords trying to figure out how I did that
today. It’sadream com etrue. It'sbeenm y
dream, even though I ’ ve been quiet about
stoppage.
In A tlanta, union d irecto r B illy
Junter held a briefing for som e o f the
ocked-out players, and attendees in-
dueled K evin G arnett and Stephon
d a rb u ry
of
th e
M in n e s o ta
rimberwolves.
N o new bargaining talks are sched-
uled. rh e last formal session ended
Refunds would be m ade at the end o f
abruptly last Thursday when owners
w alked out o f the room after hearing the
each month.
“Season ticket holders m ake sub
players’ latest proposal.
“ Regrettably, after last w eek’s negoti
stantial financial com m itm ents to our
teams and w ethink they should be treated
ating session there seem s to be a greater
fairly in the unfortunate ev ent that gam es
are missed,” Granik said. “A refund
policy that includes interest is the right
likelihood that the season may not start
on time,” deputy com m issioner Russ
Granik said inanew s release announcing
the refund policy.
Season ticket holders, most o f w hom
already have paid for their seats for the
1998-99 season, will receive 6 percent
interest on their m oney if regular-season
games, w hich are due to begin Nov. 3,
are canceled because o f the lockout.
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accomplishment.
“H e has had an enorm ously difficult
road to pick up that trophy," Elkington
his style.
O r m aybe not. This year alone, Singh
has gone through eight putters and even
felt uncom fortable enough to switch toa
cross-handed style in June.
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said.
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cut back on the tim e he spends practicing
on the range, to curtail his putting in his
hotel room , to stopchanginghis putter or
team basis, the N BA said.
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Itw asSingh’ssixth PGA T our victory
but his 24th in international competition
that includes seven on the European
PGA Tour and 11 others mostly on the
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