AUSSIES TAKING AIM IN SHOOTOUT; ELKINGTON TEAMS WITH HOST NORMAN.Byline: Dave Shelburne Daily News Staff Writer Gracious host that he is, Greg Norman Noun 1. Greg Norman - Australian golfer (born in 1955) Gregory John Norman, Norman has thus far abstained from winning his own tournament. But the star-studded Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. , which has played the past eight years at Sherwood Country Club and resumes today at the scenic Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. layout, might provide a different scenario this time. Norman, ranked No. 1 in the world, teams with another hot Australian in Steve Elkington Stephen John Elkington (born December 8, 1962) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was born in Inverell, Australia and grew up in Wagga Wagga.[1] , giving Team Down Under two of the 1997 PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. Tour's top eight money-winners and a two-time Shark Shootout champion in Elkington. Will it be enough in a two-man team event that annually brings together 20 of the world's best golfers? If desire counts, maybe so. ``I know Greg really wants this,'' said Elkington, the sweet-swinging former PGA champion who was asked by Norman to team up around the time of this year's Masters Tournament Masters Tournament Invitational golf competition held annually since 1934 at the Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga., U.S. One of the world's most prestigious golf contests, it comprises 72 holes of stroke play (the player with the lowest score wins). . Together, they have won $3.04 million this year and might add as much as $150,000 each this week from the $1.1 million purse. The event annually benefits children's charities, including the National Childhood Cancer Foundation. Elkington won his first Shark Shootout title in 1993, teaming with Raymond Floyd to finish 28 strokes under par at 188. He won again in '95, teaming with Mark Calcavecchia for a 184. Both were one-stroke victories, typical in this low-scoring format, which calls for alternate-stroke play today, best-ball on Saturday and a scramble on Sunday. Although no team has been able to top the early tournament record of 182 - by Fred Couples and Floyd in 1990, the second year of the event - Sundays typically produce a mass charge of challengers. Last year, the team of Tom Kite and Jay Haas closed with consecutive rounds of 12-under-par 60 on Saturday and Sunday and won by just two strokes in a field that had four teams within three strokes of the lead. Kite and Haas are back to defend this week, joining another elite field that also includes Brad Faxon/Lee Janzen, Scott McCarron/Bruce Lietzke, Scott Hoch/David Duval, Lanny Wadkins/Craig Stadler, Peter Jacobsen/John Cook, Fuzzy Zoeller/John Daly, Chip Beck/David Frost and Calcavecchia/Andrew Magee. ``It'll be difficult to defend, but we have the confidence that it can be done,'' said Haas. ``Last year we had a ball. . . . It's a relaxing tournament until you get into contention. There's added pressure because it's a team event.'' Pressure might seem comparatively nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non this week for Kite, who went through a real pressure-cooker as captain of this year's U.S. Ryder Cup team. Despite the stress of that two-year responsibility, Kite played well - at age 47 - and nearly earned one of the 10 automatic berths on the U.S. team. ``I'm really excited about these next couple of years,'' said Kite. ``I want to get back to being a competitor.'' Shark Shootout When: Today, Saturday and Sunday Where: Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks Format: Two-man team play Television: Today: ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday: CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday: CBS: 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Related story: Karen Crouse's column, page 12. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (color) KITE Daily News File Photo Box: Shark Shootout (see text) |
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