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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

PGA TOUR Superstore Announces Grant to The First Tee of the Palm Beaches

PGA TOUR Superstore Announces Grant to The First Tee of the Palm Beaches

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PGA TOUR Superstore has announced a $5,000 grant to The First Tee of the Palm Beaches to deliver educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
The grant will be awarded at The Honda Classic Junior Clinic on Tuesday, February 25th at 4pm at PGA National Resort and Spa.  Young people from The First Tee will be on hand to participate in the presentation and enjoy the fun offered at the junior clinic.
"We are excited to deepen our partnership with The First Tee of the Palm Beaches," said PGA TOUR Superstore President and CEO Dick Sullivan. "It is gratifying for our associates to team help deliver The First Tee's Nine Core Values and Nine Healthy Habits to more young people in the community."
The First Tee of the Palm Beaches conducts programs in the schools and during after-school, weekend and summer periods for more than 24,000 young people annually, including 50 area elementary schools enrolled in The First Tee National School Program.
PGA TOUR Superstore has 19 retail locations. The superstores are owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., whose controlling owner and chairman is Arthur M. Blank, retired Home Depot co-founder and owner of the Atlanta Falcons. Blank became a Trustee of The First Tee in January 2012, committing $1 million to the youth development organization.
In partnership with The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, PGA TOUR Superstore associates support The First Tee chapters reaching young people in East Palo Alto, Atlanta, Chicago, Paramus, Dallas, Delray Beach, Denver, Myrtle Beach, Naples, Phoenix, Westbury, Long Island, Irvine, California and Palm Desert, California.
In addition to grants, PGA TOUR Superstore provides young people with access to state-of-the-art teaching, club fitting, golf lessons and skills training.
About The First Tee of the Palm Beaches:The First Tee of The Palm Beaches (FTPB) is one of approximately 190 youth-development chapters of The First Tee. The FTPB has quickly evolved into a major youth development program in Palm Beach County, operating a golf facility that includes a par 3 course, hitting tee, and chipping and putting short game areas. Programs are taught by PGA and LPGA certified instructors.
The FTPB provides opportunities for all students to learn the Nine Core Values and Nine Healthy Habits of The First Tee program. Additionally, the program serves children with both physical and learning disabilities, veterans with vision impairment and people with paralysis.
The FTPB is open throughout the year. A typical week finds nearly 350 students participating in programs, including golf summer camps, golf clinics and after-school golf instruction. The FTPB is differentiated from other youth golf programs because it uniquely provides a place to continue the skill improvement and personal development of a child from ages 5 through 17. For more information, visithttp://www.thefirstteepalmbeaches.org/
About PGA TOUR Superstore:PGA TOUR Superstore is operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., headquartered in Roswell, GA, and is a majority-controlled subsidiary of AMB Group, LLC.
As the PGA TOUR's exclusive off-course/off-airport retail partner, PGA TOUR Superstore provides customers with access to the same technology and expertise that card-carrying TOUR Pros use each week in the TOUR Vans that accompany them. All stores are staffed with teaching professionals and have multiple state-of-the-art swing simulators, practice hitting bays and a putting green. There is also an in-house clubmaking and repair facility.  Along with equipment and accessories, PGA TOUR Superstore has an unmatched selection of men's, women's and juniors' apparel and footwear for golf and tennis.
PGA TOUR Superstore's e-Commerce website and direct-to-consumer fulfillment also offers the widest assortment of golf and tennis equipment and apparel online.  PGATOURSuperstore.com is the PGA TOUR's exclusive online retail partner, accessible through the Shop link on the TOUR's website and mobile applications. For more information and career opportunities, visit us at:  www.pgatoursuperstore.com.
SOURCE PGA TOUR Superstore

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Els reaches semifinals for 1st time in 13 years

Els reaches semifinals for 1st time in 13 years

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MARANA, Ariz. (AP) -- It's rare to hear Ernie Els describe his week at the Match Play Championship as ''wonderful.''
He's usually not around long enough to say anything at all.
This time, the wacky world of match play is working in his favor. Even though Els has made more bogeys than birdies, even though he didn't break par at Dove Mountain until his quarterfinal match Saturday, the 44-year-old South African is two matches away from claiming another World Golf Championship.
Els made birdie from the desert on the par-5 eighth hole to take the lead for good against 20-year-old Jordan Spieth, and then pulled away for a 4-and-2 victory to reach the semifinals for the first time in 13 years.
''At times I haven't played my best, as you guys have well-documented and know,'' Els said with a laugh. ''But it's match play. I've just done enough to get through.''
Graeme McDowell was the only other player who felt lucky to still be around, only for his luck to run out against Victor Dubuisson of France.
McDowell had reached the quarterfinals even though he never led a single hole while any of his previous three matches were in progress. He finally took a lead - 60 holes into this tournament - and wound up losing.
Typical of his week, it went down to the wire.
Dubuisson hit a beautiful chip from the rough in front of a corporate suite behind the 16th green to save par, while McDowell missed a 6-foot putt to lose the hole. Dubuisson saved par with another superb chip behind the 17th green, and had one more in his bag from below the 18th green to save yet another par. McDowell narrowly missed a 25-foot birdie putt that would have extended the match.
''Lucky, lucky to even be here today,'' McDowell said. ''But actually played quite nicely most of the day. It all boiled down to my putter actually let me down. I had a chance on 14 for the hole, chance on 15 for the hole, missed a short one on 16. My luck is going to run out sooner than later.''
Els plays Dubuisson, a rising star in the European ranks who won the Turkish Open, where Tiger Woods finished five shots behind.
In other quarterfinal matches:
- Jason Day reached the semifinals for the second straight year with a 2-and-1 win over Louis Oosthuizen, who played with a nagging back injury.
- Rickie Fowler lost a 3-up lead to Arizona grad Jim Furyk, only to win the last two holes for a 1-up victory for a shot at Day. Furyk was in the same spot as Dubuisson on the 18th hole, but his first chip rolled back down the hill toward his feet.
Fowler is the No. 53 seed, the highest to reach the semifinals since Zach Johnson was No. 59 in 2006 when it was held at La Costa.
Els long held a reputation as a wizard in match play, having captured the World Match Play Championship seven times when it was at Wentworth and featured smaller fields and 36-hole matches. This version hasn't been kind to him.
He reached the semifinals in 2001 at Metropolitan Golf Club in Melbourne, only to lose to Pierre Fulke. Els didn't imagine it would take this long to get back, though he understands that anything can happen - and usually does - over 18 holes of match play.
''I really had a love-hate relationship with this event, as you guys well know,'' he said. ''I was lucky enough to get in the field a couple of years ago and beat Luke Donald in the first round. But most of the time, I lost in the first round here either on the 18th or 19th hole. It's been a frustrating time in this event.''
The semifinals will be Sunday morning, following by the championship match.
''I'm just very glad to be here on Sunday,'' Els said. ''Hopefully, it goes good tomorrow. I still feel I've got a really good one in me.''
Fowler never looked like he would need to go 18th holes the way his match against Furyk started. And then he was happy to get there. Furyk was 3 down with only six holes remaining when he made three straight birdies and won a fourth straight hole at No. 16 with a par when Fowler flubbed a chip. Furyk missed the fairway on the 17th, however, allowing Fowler to square the match.
On the 18th, Furyk came up just a fraction short of perfect and saw the ball roll back down the false front of the green. His chip was heavy, and that one rolled back toward his feet and led to bogey. Fowler navigated a quick birdie putt down the slope to a concession range and escaped.
''Disappointed,'' said Furyk, in the quarterfinals for the first time in 14 appearances in this World Golf Championship. ''I fought all way back from 3 down. I had all the momentum and I didn't put the ball on the fairway on 17 and didn't put the ball in the fairway on 18. I don't feel I handed the match away, but I definitely made it too easy on him the last two holes.''
It was the third straight round in which Fowler was trailing with three holes to play, and he pulled out wins against Jimmy Walker, Sergio Garcia and Furyk. The only easy time Fowler had was against Ian Poulter.
''It's nice to get a win no matter how it happens,'' Fowler said.

Sweden's Anna Nordqvist wins LPGA Thailand

Sweden's Anna Nordqvist wins LPGA Thailand

 
Anna Nordqvist of Sweden shows off her winner's trophy during the awarding ceremony of the LPGA Thailand golf tournament in Pattaya, southern Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014.(AP Photo/Siamsport Newspaper) THAILAND OUT
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CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Anna Nordqvist won the LPGA Thailand on Sunday to end a five-year victory drought, holding off top-ranked Inbee Park at Siam County Club.
Nordqvist, the LPGA Championship and LPGA Tour Championship winner in 2009, led wire-to-wire. The 26-year-old Swede closed with a 4-under 68 to beat defending champion Park by two strokes.
"I'm speechless to be honest," Nordqvist said. "It's been a couple years since I won. I've been working very hard. Had my ups and downs. Just couldn't be happier to be here. It was such a hard push on the back nine."
Nordqvist finished at 15-under 273 on the Pattaya Old Course. Park, making her first start of the year, had a bogey-free 66. The South Korean player won six times last year.
"I feel good," Park said. "Today, my ball-striking wasn't as good as yesterday. I putted better than yesterday. So I feel like my putter is coming back. I played one shot better than last year and didn't win. Still a very good result. Tells me I improved a little."
Scotland's Catriona Matthew was third at 11 under after a 65, and Michelle Wie was 10 under after a 69.
"Inbee kept making birdies and Michelle was playing great," said Nordqvist, four strokes ahead of Park and Wie entering the round. "I couldn't really breathe until the last putt, so obviously I could just let go on the last putt."
Wie cut the lead to one with a three-stroke swing on the par-4 fifth hole. Nordqvist had a double bogey on the hole and Wie made a birdie.
Nordqvist rebounded with a 12-foot birdie putt on No. 7 to extend her lead two shots. She birdied five of the first seven holes on the back nine to open a three-stroke lead and closed with a bogey on the par-5 18th.
"I just really had to stay strong," Nordqvist said.
Projected to jump to 14th in the world ranking, Nordqvist changed equipment and started working with instructor Jorje Parada during the offseason after considering leaving the tour.
"I surround myself with great people and friends and family," Nordqvist said. "I have a great coach that really inspired me the last couple months, couple weeks, just to believe in myself and keep going no matter what. It was a grind this offseason, but sitting here with the trophy it was well worth it."
Yani Tseng, the winner in 2011 and 2012, had a 66 to tie for fifth at 9 under with Stacy Lewis (66), Lexi Thompson (68), Gerina Piller (66) and Julieta Granada (69). Lewis has 13 straight top-10 finishes, three off the LPGA Tour record set by Karrie Webb in 2000.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Angela Stanford made a hole-in-one during her opening round in Thailand

Angela Stanford made a hole-in-one during her opening round in Thailand



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There is nothing quite like a hole-in-one. Okay, fine, I have no idea, I've never made one, but they look like they are a ton of fun to make and the celebrations always seem like something you would like to be involved in.
Angela Stanford got a chance to celebrate on Thursday at the Honda LPGA Thailand. Stanford was coming off a bogey on the par-5 7th hole when she got to No. 8, needing something to get her tournament going as she sat at 1-under.
That came when she knocked her tee shot in from 146 yards for the hole-in-one, a rarity for any player but especially when the pin is tucked that close to the front of the green.
Stanford's ball landed just on the front of the putting surface, released towards the cup and crashed into the pin, dropping for the one and the celebration with her playing partners.


 Her round didn't stop there, with Stanford adding two more birdies and one bogey to finish at 4-under for the day, just two shots off the lead held by Anna Nordqvist at 6-under.

Rose, McIlroy, Stenson ousted at WGC Match Play



Sergio Garcia of Spain hits a tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play Championship at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain on February 20, 2014 in Marana, Arizona
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Marana (United States) (AFP) - Top seeds Justin RoseRory McIlroy and Henrik Stenson were all ousted in Thursday's second round of the World Golf Championships Match Play Championship while second seed Jason Day needed 22 holes to advance.

Rose was the last lead man in his quarter of the bracket to fall, being taken out in 20 holes by four-time major winner Ernie Els.
South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, the 2010 British Open champion, defeated Sweden's Stenson 4 and 3 while American Harris English dispatched McIlroy in 19 holes.
That put the South African into a third-round matchup with 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner, who eliminated Italy's Matteo Manassero 2 and 1.
Stenson's defeat continues a trend in which the overall top seed at the $9 million event has not gone beyond the second round since 2008.
Oosthuizen never trailed, going 2-up after an 18-foot eagle at the second. He took the 12th when Stenson missed a 16-foot par putt and then sank a 20-foot birdie at 15 for the triumph.
"I played pretty solid," Oosthuizen said. "I just kept it together. Just played solid and made nice putts on the back nine."
Oosthuizen will next face American Webb Simpson, who ousted countryman Brandt Snedeker 4 and 3, and could meet Australian standout Day in the quarter-finals.
Day, a second seed from Australia, took four extra holes to eliminate American Billy Horschel. Day, third at the event last year, next meets South African George Coetzee, who beat American Patrick Reed in 21 holes.
"It was a tough one," Day said. "Doesn't matter how you get it done, find a way to win."
McIlroy took a bogey at 10 and two penalty strokes in the Arizona desert on 11 to fall 2-down, but battled back with three birdies to go 1-up after 16, only to have English sink a 19-foot birdie at 17. McIlroy fell by making a double bogey on the first extra hole.
English next faces Jim Furyk with that winner to meet eitherSergio Garcia or American Rickie Fowler.
Garcia, another second seed, outlasted American Bill Haas 3 and 1 and Fowler edged US compatriot Jimmy Walker 1 up, beating the only winner of three US PGA Tour events this season.
Haas sank a six-foot eagle putt at the second hole to seize the lead and a par at the seventh put him 2-up, but Garcia eagled to win the eighth and squared the match with a par at 11, then birdied three of the next six holes to win.
"He played really well early on, then I was able to go on a very nice run from the eighth hole," Garcia said.
Fowler and Walker each won three of the first six holes in a match that was never more than 1-up in either's favor. Both players missed birdie putts at the 18th but Walker could not make par from 14 feet while Fowler two-putted for par from 51 feet, sinking a six footer to win.
"Finally got the putter to roll a couple in," said Fowler.
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Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell edged Japan's Hideki Matsuyama 1 up.
"I'm really quite lucky to be standing here right now," McDowell said.
McDowell, the 2010 US Open champion, booked a third-round date with American Hunter Mahan, the 2012 Match Play winner and 2013 runner-up who ousted South African Richard Sterne 2 and 1.
Also through to the last 16 at the 64-player event is Victor Dubuisson, who dispatched Swedish 15th seed Peter Hanson 3 and 1.
"I started the first few holes and I made some good birdies," the Frenchman said. "Then he made three birdies and we were all square. Then I decided just don't watch him play, just play my stroke play and try to make some birdies."
Next up for Dubuisson is American Bubba Watson, last week's PGA winner at Riviera, who beat Swede Jonas Blixt 2 up.