GOLF NOTES\Brooks able to make up for the one that got away.Byline: Dave Shelburne Daily News Staff Writer Mark Brooks Mark Brooks can refer to these people:
He finished tied for third in last year's British Open, missing the John Daly-Costantino Rocca playoff by one stroke. Brooks said part of this week's success is because of an increased commitment to playing well on the Tour's West Coast swing. "I'm kind of making it a goal to play six of the seven tournaments out here (including the Nissan Open The Northern Trust Open, formally known as the Nissan Open and originally known as the Los Angeles Open, is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in February in Pacific Palisades, California. at Riviera)," he said. My rounds have been good so far (six of his past seven in the 60s) but it could have been better, so it's encouraging." Hot shots It came a little too late to get them real close, but Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas (born December 2, 1953) is an American golfer. Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman that Golf World (tied for 17th) and David Edwards David Edwards may refer to one of the following persons.
Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. and Kenny Perry (tied for seventh). Amateur champs: Greg Carano, Charlie Coulter and LaVern Johnson won the amateur competition of the tournament, finishing with a net of 60 under par. Plunk plunk also plonk v. plunked also plonked, plunk·ing also plonk·ing, plunks also plonks v.tr. 1. : Included in this year's celebrity field was actor Kevin Costner, whose golf movie, "The Tin Cup," is expected to be released around the time of this year's U.S. Open. Boom for juniors: Tom Kite, the 1992 U.S. Open champion and 1997 Ryder Cup captain, will continue to serve as program ambassador for this year's Chrysler junior golf scholarship program. Chrysler, working with the American Junior Golf Association The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) is a "501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. , has for the past two years awarded $1,000 scholarships to 40 players aged 12-17, including Eric Shaun Matthew of Agoura Hills this year. "Obviously I wouldn't have gotten to the place I am today without junior golf or a scholarship to go to college," Kite said. Applicants must be currently enrolled in school and between the ages of 12 and 18. Call (800) 856-0764. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Bob Hopes applauds as Mark Brooks raises his trophy after winning at Indian Ridge Country Club in Palm Desert. Brooks shot 23 under par. Associated Press |
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