NOTEBOOK: RUMORS ABUZZ ON TIGER.Byline: JILL PAINTER Staff Writer PACIFIC PALISADES Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). -- Greg McLaughlin, the president of the Tiger Woods Foundation The Tiger Woods Foundation was established in 1996 by Tiger Woods and his father, Earl Woods, to create and support community-based programs that improve the health, education, and welfare of all children in America. , denied a report that Tiger Woods  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled. skipped 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. because he wanted to move his tournament, the Target World
Challenge, from December to November in a battle with 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". commissioner Tim Finchem Timothy W. Finchem (born April 19, 1947) is the current Commissioner of golf's PGA Tour.Finchem was born in Ottawa, Illinois. He took the position on June 1, 1994 succeeding Deane Beman. . The Daily Mail of London reported that such a move was causing friction between the two and might be a reason Woods missed the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship There are two tournaments in men's professional golf called the Mercedes-Benz Championship
"We've never discussed having the tournament in November with the PGA Tour," McLaughlin said Thursday. "We've had the tournament the first or second week in December since the very beginning. We've been pleased because we've had great success with that. Last year we had the best attendance yet, and we're pleased with the dates. We've never had any discussions about that." Woods has not made a public statement about why he decided to pass on the Nissan Open for just the second time in his pro career. Thus, speculation has been rampant about why he didn't play at this week's Nissan, where he was given his first sponsor exemption as a 16-year-old. Bzzzzz: As Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Vaughn Taylor were waiting to tee off on the par-3 sixth hole, something disturbed a gigantic bee hive and hundreds of bees swarmed the fairway, sending fans scrambling. After the trio teed off, Mickelson and Els calmly walked down the fairway while Taylor tried to high-step his way around the bees. Mike Ortega, the Nissan's tournament chairman, said he was aware of the problem and a maintenance crew was dispatched to spray the area. Ortega said Riviera doesn't usually have a problem with bees because the weather is often rainy and cold. Do a little dance: Ortega had a strange way of trying to ensure that it wouldn't rain this year. "I did a lot of praying and dancing to get good weather," Ortega said. There's no chance of rain in the forecast through Sunday's final round. Local blues: Anthony Kim, who grew up in Studio City, shot a 1-over 72, but the projected cut is even par. Kim played 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. just one other time before arriving this week. He was 2 under during his round but was sidetracked by a double bogey on the eighth hole. With the exception of former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. standout Kevin Stadler, who had a 4-under 67, players with local ties didn't fare well. Corey Pavin (UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ) was tied for 72nd at 1-over 72. Tom Lehman (former Wood Ranch pro) was tied for 88th at 73. John Merrick (UCLA) shared 99th at 74, with Duffy Waldorf (UCLA) and Steve Conway (UCLA) tied for 117th after 75s. Jason Gore (Hart High/Pepperdine) and David Berganio Jr. (Granada Hills) were tied for 133rd after shooting 6-over 77s. And Scott Miller (Simi Valley) was one of six players left on the course when darkness suspended play. Miller, a golf professional at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, was at 7 over through 16 holes and will have to complete the remainder of his round this morning. Staff writer Gene Warnick contributed to this report. CAPTION(S): photo, 3 boxes Photo: no caption (Briny Baird) Box: (1) in the rough - Gene Warnick (2) SCOREBOARD (3) TODAY'S TEE TIMES |
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