HE SAID, SHE SAID.Byline: Jill Painter HIS TAKE Joe Pugliese, Woodley assistant pro If you make a 5 here, it's not a bad score. It's the No. 2 handicap hole on the course and No. 1 on the back nine. You're OK to the right but there's a bunker where the palm trees are. The whole idea is to cut off as much as you can chew to the right without going in the bunker. If you play it too far to the left, you'll make a long second shot. It's a little intimidating in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. . People see the water and the trees and the sand and those are all negative connotations. There's a huge green. His hole: Pugliese hit his driver about 246 yards in the middle of the fairway. He had about 235 yards to the pin (which was back and to the left), so he used his 3-wood. He hit his approach shot just right of the green in the rough. He pitched to about 33 feet and his putt was about a foot to the right of the hole. He finished for a bogey Bogey This is the benchmark return to which the performance of a portfolio manager or mutual fund manager is compared. Notes: This benchmark is typically the S&P 500 index. . HER TAKE JILL PAINTER Daily News golf columnist I teed off with my hybrid twice, thinking I lost the first ball in the water, but both shots made it over the water and in the fairway. Then I hacked Modified. Attacked. Having code altered. See hack and hacker. around in the fairway for a bit. When I was within range of my pitching wedge, I hit the ball just on the front edge of the green, but I was still 70 feet away with an uphill putt. I had the speed and distance correct, but I misread mis·read tr.v. mis·read , mis·read·ing, mis·reads 1. To read inaccurately. 2. To misinterpret or misunderstand: misread our friendly concern as prying. the putt and was eight feet to the right of the hole. I'd love to report that I made the putt, but, alas, I didn't. Another three-putt ... but who's counting? TEEING OFF WITH ... Spencer Shiffman, cancer survivor Shiffman, a Calabasas resident, first found out he had testicular cancer testicular cancer Malignant tumour of the testis, or testicle. Although relatively rare, testicular cancer is the most common malignancy for men between the ages of 20 and 34. It typically affects men between 15 and 39 years old. 21 years ago. Now 45, he has survived three types of cancer and miraculously lived when doctors told him there was nothing more they could do for him. When sick, he vowed to help children with cancer if he survived. He made good on both counts. He hosts the Spencer Shiffman-Hope Connection Charity Golf Tournament each May at El Caballero cab·al·le·ro n. pl. cab·al·le·ros 1. A Spanish gentleman; a cavalier. 2. A man who is skilled in riding and managing horses; a horseman. . He has raised more than $650,000 for pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. cancer research. His license plate is ``CNCRWNR'' and Web site is www.cancerwinner.com. Shiffman and golf columnist Jill Painter played a round at Westlake last week, where Shiffman plays weekly with buddies. DAILY NEWS: What's your secret to beating the cancer battle? SPENCER SHIFFMAN: (Pointing to his head) Positive thinking. I figure I've made it through all these battles. There's a reason I'm here. I'm a cancer winner. People look to me as a source of inspiration. DN: You've had five surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and countless treatments. Now that you've recovered, do you take any medication? SS: I've been off medication for three years. I take TPN TPN, in biochemistry, abbreviation for triphosphopyridine nucleotide, a coenzyme now usually called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, or NADP. (Total Parenteral Nutrition Total Parenteral Nutrition Definition Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is a way of supplying all the nutritional needs of the body by bypassing the digestive system and dripping nutrient solution directly into a vein. through an IV) for 12 hours, from 7 to 7. Anything I eat goes right through me. I had half my stomach taken out. TPN is the perfect nutrition. I try to eat one meal a day. I don't have much of an appetite. And I give myself a shot of testosterone testosterone (tĕstŏs`tərōn), principal androgen, or male sex hormone. One of the group of compounds known as anabolic steroids, testosterone is secreted by the testes (see testis) but is also synthesized in small quantities in the once a week. I'll do that for the rest of my life. DN: How did cancer change you? SS: I've always been a good person, but it made me a very committed person. I was thinking, even though I could die tomorrow, I have a lot of work to do. I don't believe it's coming back. I've conquered it and I'm going to live a long, fruitful life. DN: How did you get involved with golf? SS: I was on my high school team at Cleveland (of Reseda). I played football and golf. My stepfather step·fa·ther n. The husband of one's mother and not one's natural father. stepfather Noun a man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father Noun 1. (Hillel Sharlin) started me on golf. I play with my mom (Diane Sharlin), too. DN: How long were you away from the game and how did you return to playing such good golf? SS: I missed about eight years. When I came back, I registered as a 25-handicapper and in one year's time I was down to 12. I had the tools and knowledge to bring my game back. When I started playing again, I'd come out here (to Westlake) because it's an executive course and good for me to get my short game going again. DN: What's your goal in playing golf? SS: I want to break 80 again. Everything is mental with my chipping game. That's what I'm working on. My best round at El Cab, pre-cancer, was 79. Post-cancer, it's 80. DN: What's your best memory on a course? SS: Playing with my friends and family in Hawaii every year. My friend Mike Nubel has taken me to Hawaii. Oh my God, the courses are unbelievable. DN: Who would be in your dream foursome? SS: Duffy Waldorf James Joseph "Duffy" Waldorf, Jr. (born August 20 1962), joined the PGA Tour in 1985. Waldorf was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended UCLA and graduated in 1985 with a degree in Psychology. -- He's inspired me since he played at Taft High. He was one of the nicest high school golfers I played against. He's a big source of why I lived. Freddy (Couples) is one of my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. golfers of all time. He's just down to earth always nice to me whenever we cross paths. Tom Lehman Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer. Lehman was born in Austin, Minnesota but Alexandria, Minnesota is credited as his official Minnesota hometown. -- he's another great golfer. Tom and (his wife) Melissa have inspired me and I've inspired them. They're all very genuinely nice people. DN: What's your most embarrassing moment on a course? SS: The last time I threw a club. I was in high school and I was playing golf with this guy, Mel Fleeman. I threw my 3-wood at Sunset Hills and almost killed him. I missed his head by millimeters. I've never thrown another club. Now, the worst game won't get me down. I'm alive and playing golf. CAPTION(S): 6 photos, 7 boxes Photo: (1) no caption (Spencer Shiffman) (2) no caption (Jay Delsing) (3) no caption (Candie Kong) (4) no caption (Michael Putnam Michael John Putnam (born June 1, 1983) is an American professional golfer. Putnam is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006. He finished 17th on the money list to earn his PGA Tour card. ) (5) no caption (golf course) (6) WOODLEY LAKES GOLF COURSE: No. 10, PAR 4/5 par 4 from white tees (446 yards), par 5 from red trees (426 yards) Evan Yee/Staff Photographer Box: (1) PRO'S SCORECARD (2) TOUR PERFORMANCE (3) ON THE CALENDAR (4) THEY SAID IT (5) TIP OF THE WEEK (6) STAT OF THE WEEK (7) IF YOU GO |
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