FROM THE FIELD : NISSAN DRAWS BIGWIGS.Byline: DAVE A file sharing program from Thursby Software Systems, Inc., Arlington, TX (www.thursby.com) that allows a Macintosh to share files with a PC. Designed specifically for and needing installation only on the Mac, DAVE works with Microsoft's native SMB/CIFS file sharing protocols and uses SHELBURNE This is for anyone worrying that the late date for this year's Nissan Open - scheduled the week before the PGA Tour starts its Florida swing - will affect the quality of the Nissan field. Stop worrying. Or better yet, start worrying about finding a parking place anywhere near 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. when the Nissan event - formerly called the Los Angeles Open - is held there Feb. 27 through March 2. And if your parking situation is under control, don't forget to bring a periscope periscope (pĕr`ĭskōp) [Gr.,=view around], instrument to enable a person to see objects not in his direct line of vision or concealed by some intervening body. Its essential parts are a tube, prisms, lenses, mirrors, and an eyepiece. . Unencumbered sight lines might be at a premium at this tournament. Representatives for Tiger Woods, merely the hottest golfer on the planet, have said he will play in the Nissan, which granted him a sponsors' exemption as a 16-year-old amateur in 1992. The only thing Tiger is generating faster than victories - three in his first nine PGA Tour events - is record crowds, almost every place he plays. At Riviera, the crowd also will be inside the ropes as many of the Tour's best players have already committed to participate nearly two weeks before the Feb. 21 entry deadline. The field added reigning 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. champion Mark Brooks this week, plus former major champions Ernie Els, Nick Faldo, Corey Pavin, Steve Elkington, Lee Janzen, Payne Stewart, Lanny Wadkins, Jeff Sluman, Scott Simpson, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Watson. There's also Mark O'Meara, who outdueled Woods in a thrilling stretch run at Pebble Beach two weeks ago. And long-hitting Davis Love III Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer. Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. - who is jostling with O'Meara for the title of best player never to win a major. So far, the Nissan has commitments from 15 of last year's top-30 money-winners. Add another former major winner in hometown hero Craig Stadler, the ex-USC star and defending Nissan Open champion who nearly won last week at San Diego. Stadler, the burly and bushy-mustached man long known as the Walrus walrus, marine mammal, Odobenus rosmarus, found in Arctic seas. Largest of the fin-footed mammals, or pinnipeds (see seal), the walrus is also distinguished by its long tusks and by cheek pads bearing quill-like bristles. , won by a whisker in the '96 Nissan Open. On closing day, he held off a pack, including former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. teammate Simpson in a stretch run made memorable by hot golf and near-freezing temperatures. This time, the best stretch-running at the Nissan might be seen in an overflow gallery leapfrogging itself from hole to hole just trying to find a spot with clear view. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Tiger Woods said he will play in the Nissan Open. Associated Press |
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