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Saticoy course will be site of prestigious amateur event
Longtime Saticoy Country Club member Bob Lowe was elated when he was elected as the 83rd president of the Southern California Golf Association late last year. Lowe's happiness stemmed in large part from the knowledge his presidency would allow his beloved club to serve as the host course for the 2008 SCGA Amateur Championship, which will be played July 18-20.
The 2008 edition is the 108th year of the event, making it the second oldest amateur golf tournament in the country. But, it's never been held in Ventura County. Because the tournament is played at the SCGA president's home course, Lowe is the conduit for having such an event held at Saticoy. Saticoy joins a prestigious list of golf clubs that have hosted the event over the years.
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Happy to be here
While every player at last week’s U.S. Open at Torrey Pines was thrilled to be in the field, no one was more appreciative than former PGA Tour player Brian Kortan.
In 2006, Kortan was playing on the South Dakota mini-tour when he suffered a heart attack. He had three stents put in his chest and lost 40 to 50 percent of his heart function.
In addition, he now walks around with an internal defibrillator, which is designed to shock his heart back into rhythm if he has any future heart attacks.
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Coming up:
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June 19 -22: Travelers Championship
June 26 - 29: Buick Open
July 12-13, Oxnard City Golf Championships, River Ridge Golf Club
July 10-13: John Deere Classic
July 17 - 20: U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
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PGA Tour veteran understands fans got him where he is
During last week’s U.S. Open, the majority of the 156 players walked around Torrey Pines looking like they were being tortured. Most seldom cracked a smile and most never acknowledged the throngs of golf fans who turned out to see them play. But not Rocco Mediate.
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High Launch and Tour Launch fairway woods hit market
TaylorMade has introduced the next generation of Burner fairway woods, available in two versions: High Launch, engineered to make it easy to launch the ball on a towering, long-carrying flight at average swing speeds; and Tour Launch, engineered to promote the kind of lower, penetrating and workable ball flight that skilled players with higher swing speeds prefer.
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To divot or not?
Is it mandatory to take a divot when hitting an iron? No, it's not, But you would be better off if you did. There are sweepers and diggers when it comes to divots.
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Control your tempo
The more control you have over your tempo, the more consistent your swing will be, especially under pressure.
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