CSUN WOMEN GET BACK ON COURSE : LEARY TO PRESIDE OVER RETURN OF CSUN PROGRAM.Byline: Dave Shelburne Cal State Northridge will field its first women's golf team in nearly two decades this fall, with former Canyon High School Canyon High School can refer to:
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX player Carrie Leary taking over a program that has been dormant since 1979. Leary, the 1989 golf MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. at Canyon, has been involved in the sport for 16 years - competing in the junior, collegiate, amateur and professional ranks. She was a four-year scholarship player at UCLA, helping the Bruins win the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association championship as a sophomore in 1991. She also reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Publinks championship in 1990, played in three U.S. Amateur championships and played on the women's professional Futures tour The FUTURES Tour, known for sponsorship reasons as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the developmental tour in women's professional golf in the United States and is part of the LPGA. before being named Northridge coach this summer. Leary, who tuned up for her first head-coaching job by assisting at UCLA during the 1993-94 school year, is confident geography can help make the Matadors successful in the Big Sky Conference and, eventually, nationally. ``We have everything we need right here in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, ,'' she said. ``I feel we have a lot to offer - great weather, great golf courses and a new conference. . . . It's exciting to start with nothing and have all the possibilities in front of you to accomplish something great.'' Leary already has signed four players, including senior Karen Johnston from Chatsworth, and plans an open tryout before the Matadors open their season Oct. 6-8 at the Lady Lumberjack Invitational in Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests , Ariz. New-look Northridge: Coach Jim Bracken's Matadors men's team will have four new players for its season-opening tournament, a 13-team competition at Wood Ranch, Sept. 16-17. Freshman Tim Wrenn of Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , third in this year's Southern Section individual final at Sandpiper sandpiper, common name for some members of the large family Scolopacidae, small shore birds, including the snipe and the curlew. Sandpipers are wading birds with relatively long legs and long, slender bills for probing in the sand or mud for their prey—all GC, and transfers Gabe Michael and Alex Reynaud (both from Fresno State) and Ryan Fowlkes (an all-state JC selection from Citrus) join senior Ted Heath, the only returning player. Wilshire whiz: South African John Bland John Bland (born 22 September 1945) is a South African golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world. Bland was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1969. He was a leading player on the Southern African Tour for over twenty years. , a Monday qualifier who won the Ralphs Senior Classic last fall at Wilshire Country club, will be back to defend his title when the Senior PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". makes its only Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. stop of the year Sept. 30-Oct. 6 at Wilshire Country Club. Bland, who paid $200 for his Monday qualifying chance, earned a tournament berth with a 68 at Palos Verdes Country Club and then averaged 67 through the three-round Ralphs competition to edge eventual player of the year Jim Colbert by one stroke while becoming the first qualifier in six years to win. The long week's work earned Bland $120,000 and, more important to him, a one-year Senior Tour exemption. ``That exemption is like gold,'' said Bland, a longtime PGA European Tour The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf tours in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour. veteran who had become eligible for 50-and-over senior competition just before the '95 Ralphs Classic. ``Instead of getting into tournaments through Monday qualifiers or through sponsors' exemptions, it gave me the luxury of playing whenever I wanted.'' He made the most of that luxury in the first senior competition of 1996, winning the Tournament of Champions that brought together all of the '95 senior winners, and he has won two tournaments since then. ``It all goes back to last year,'' Bland said. ``The Ralphs tournament was the turning point. There was a lot of pressure on me because I had just turned 50 and I needed to win a tournament to get that exemption. Now I will have the pressure of being the defending champion, but that is a nice pressure.'' Colbert and 1993 senior player of the year Dave Stockton also are scheduled to compete at Wilshire, as is 1992 Ralphs champion Raymond Floyd - who that year also won at Doral to became the only man to win on the senior and regular tours the same year. Tickets for this year's tournament are $7 for a single day or $30 for a weeklong pass. After Sept. 15, the only tickets available will be $10 daily passes. Information: (310) 412-GOLF. Coming events: The Campanella Golf Classic, scheduled for Nov. 11 at Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. , features a celebrity golfer with each foursome. Entry fee of $750 includes breakfast, lunch and awards dinner. Proceeds from the event, named in honor of the late Dodgers Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella, will benefit the Roy and Roxie Campanella Physical Therapy Scholarship Foundation. THIS WEEK PGA TOUR Canadian Open Site: Oakville, Ontario, today to Sunday Course: Glen Abbey Golf Club (7,112 yards, par 72) Purse: $1.5 million Winner's share: $270,000 Television: ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (today-Saturday, 1-3 p.m.; Sunday, 2-4 p.m.). Last year: Mark O'Meara won his second 1995 title, beating Bob Lohr on the first hole of a playoff. O'Meara, also a two-time winner this year, closed with a 5-under 67 and Lohr shot a 70 for 14-under 274 totals. Last week: Loren Roberts won the Greater Milwaukee Open for his second victory of the year, holing a 6-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff with Jerry Kelly. Roberts closed with a 3-under 68 and Kelly shot a 64 for 19-under 265 totals on the Brown Deer Park course. Notes: Tiger Woods makes his second professional start. The three-time U.S. Amateur champion tied for 60th at Milwaukee, shooting 67-69-73-68 for a 7-under 277 total. He had a hole-in-one in the final round. . . . Nick Price is winless since the 1994 tournament. . . . John Daly and Corey Pavin also are entered. Fred Couples withdrew last week, citing back problems. . . . The tournament, first played in 1904, moved to Jack Nicklaus-designed Glen Abbey in 1977. . . . The Presidents Cup is next week at Gainesville, Va., while Woods will compete in the Quad City Classic at Coal Valley, Ill. He also will join Fred Couples, John Daly and Tom Watson in the Skins Game on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at La Quinta, Calif. . . . Bell is the title sponsor. . . . The BellSouth Classic, played at the Atlanta Country Club since 1967, will move to the Greg Norman-designed Tournament Players Club Tournament Players Club (TPC) is a chain of American public and private golf clubs operated by the PGA Tour. Most of the courses either are or had been hosts for PGA Tour events, and even those that have never hosted an event on the main tour have frequently hosted events on the at Sugarloaf in 1997. LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association TOUR Safeway LPGA Championship Site: Portland, Ore., Friday to Sunday Course: Columbia Edgewater Country Club (6,403 yards, par 72) Purse: $550,000 Winner's share: $82,500 Television: None Last year: England's Alison Nicholas closed with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory over Kelly Robbins. Nicholas had a 9-under 207 total. Last week: Michelle McGann made a 12-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff with Laura Davies and Barb Whitehead to win the Rail Classic. McGann, who has three victories this year and five in 16 months, closed with a 4-under 68 for a 14-under 202 total. Notes: Davies tops the European Solheim Cup team for the Sept. 20-22 matches in Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. . She will be joined by fellow English players Nicholas, Trish Johnson, Lisa Hackney and Joanne Morley; Sweden's Annika Sorenstam, Liselotte Neumann, Helen Alfredsson and Catrin Nilsmark; Scotland's Kathryn Marshall and Dale Reid; and France's Marie-Laure de Lorenzi Marie-Laure de Lorenzi (born 21 January 1961 in Biarritz) is a French golfer. She joined the Ladies European Tour in 1987 and is now a life member of the tour, having accumulated twenty-three tournament victories on it. . McGann and Robbins will represent the United States along with Dottie Pepper, Meg Mallon, Jane Geddes, Patty Sheehan, Rosie Jones, Pat Bradley, Val Skinner, Betsy King, Beth Daniel and Brandie Burton. . . . Seven players have won 19 of 26 events this year. Davies is a four-time winner; McGann, Neumann and Pepper are three-time winners; and Mallon, Emilee Klein and Karrie Webb are two-time champions. Davies also won the unofficial Skins Game. . . . The tournament was a team competition from 1977-82. Nancy Lopez teamed with Jo Ann Washam to win in 1979 and won individual titles in 1985, 1987 and 1992. . . . The SAFECO Classic is next week at Kent, Wash. SENIOR PGA TOUR Boone Valley Classic The Boone Valley Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1996 to 2001. It was last played in Augusta, Missouri at the Boone Valley Golf Club. The event was played at stroke play except that the last event, called the Site: Augusta, Mo., Friday to Sunday Course: Boone Valley Golf Club (7,052 yards, par 72) Purse: $1.2 million Winner's share: $180,000 Television: The Golf Channel (Friday-Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.) Last year: First-year event Last week: Graham Marsh won the Franklin Quest Championship at Park City, Utah Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is one of two major resort towns in Utah, the other being Moab. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back and a part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. , closing with a 5-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Kermit Zarley. Marsh, who won the PaineWebber Invitational in May, had a 14-under 202 total on the Park Meadows course. PGA EUROPEAN TOUR European Masters Site: Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, today to Sunday Course: Crans-sur Sierre, Alpine Course (6,663 yards, par 71) Purse: $1.19 million Winner's share: $198,323 Television: The Golf Channel (today-Friday, 5-8 a.m. and 5-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 4-7 a.m. and 5-8 p.m.) Last year: Sweden's Mathias Groenberg won his first PGA European Tour title, closing with a 3-under 69 for a two-stroke victory over England's Barry Lane and Spain's Costantino Rocca. Groenberg had an 18-under 270 total. MEMO: Dave Shelburne is a Daily News staff writer. The golf column appears Thursdays. CAPTION(S): Box Box: THIS WEEK (see text) |
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