PUTTING FOR THE GREEN : WINNING DRAWING ONLY HALF THE STORY FOR AMATEUR GOLFER.Byline: Christopher Noxon Daily News Staff Writer Talk about a pressure shot. Jackson Light is lining up a 10-foot putt. The green is slick See SLC. and flat. If the ball heads straight, if it doesn't drift right or veer left, if it rolls over the lip and drops into the cup, Light wins $25,000. That's a pittance pit·tance n. 1. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration. 2. A very small amount: not a pittance of remorse. on the pro circuit - but Light is no pro. He's a 19-year-old auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
Light said he's played about 18 holes - total - his entire life, but he's seen a lot more golf greens since last month, when he got word of the drawing. ``I'm not a real good golfer,'' he said. ``I've been out to the driving range to smack some balls, but I hit more grounders than anything else. I can take a full swing and hit a ball behind me.'' Light won the Gillette Putting Challenge sweepstakes after his fiancee, Natane Norbert, filled out an entry form in his name while doing an errand er·rand n. 1. a. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another. b. The purpose or object of such a trip: Your errand was to mail the letter. 2. at a Target store. Light will use a rusty, copper-plated Ping given to him by his grandmother. He guesses the club is older than he is. He practices at a public putting green on his way home from work. He's also been watching golf videos and practicing at work by shooting into a coffee mug laid on the carpet. He's shooting about 75 percent. ``I'm putting all day long,'' he said. ``At first I was really pathetic, but I'm getting the hang of it.'' If he does sink the shot, Light said he plans to pay off some insurance and credit card bills and maybe buy a car. ``If I win, I'll tear up all my bills,'' he said. ``But I'm not spending it until I get my hands on it.'' When it comes time to take the shot, Light said, he plans to think of nothing but what it feels like when he hits a good one. It's probably not a good idea for a beginning golfer to think of his shots in terms of cash awards, so Light will try to keep his mind off the payoff. At $2,500 a foot, there's a lot of room for distraction. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Color) Jackson Light, 19, is heading to Napa Valley Napa Valley, Calif.: see under Napa. Napa Valley greatest wine-producing region of the United States. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2990] See : Wine Country Club to attempt a $25,000 putt. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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