SHARK SAYS SO LONG TO SHERWOOD THIS WEEK.Byline: Dave Shelburne Staff Writer Sherwood Country Club says goodbye to the Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. this week, and host Greg Norman Noun 1. Greg Norman - Australian golfer (born in 1955) Gregory John Norman, Norman will attempt to exit with two consecutive championships. Norman, the gracious host who never won his own tournament before last year, opens his title defense today with Steve Elkington Stephen John Elkington (born December 8, 1962) is an Australian golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was born in Inverell, Australia and grew up in Wagga Wagga.[1] in the 11th and final Shootout at Sherwood. Norman is moving the tournament next year to his own soon-to-be-opened Great White Course in Miami, closer to his Florida home in Hobe Sound. ``We'll miss the hospitality afforded to us at Sherwood,'' he said, ``but believe it is in the best interest of the tournament to relocate it to the East Coast.'' Norman said television played a large role in the Shootout leaving Sherwood, which had hosted the event since the course opened in 1989. With the tournament on the West Coast, he said, NFL football NFL Football is a 1989 American football arcade game, developed by LJN and published by Nintendo. This is one of the first to get an official NFL license for the video game. doubleheaders preclude live CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. coverage of the final round on Sundays. Norman and Elkington combined to win the 1998 Shootout in a three-hole playoff with John Cook and Peter Jacobsen Peter Erling Jacobsen (born March 4, 1954) is an American professional golfer. Early life Jacobsen was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Portland’s Lincoln High School.[1] He played golf in college at the University of Oregon. , after both teams finished 12-under-par 58 in the final round and 27-under par for the three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. . Norman's '98 victory at Sherwood was a double comeback. It was also his first win in his first competition since the two-time British Open champion underwent shoulder surgery that had sidelined him for nearly eight months. Although he has not won since, Norman says his game is solid. ``I'm hitting up to 600 shots a day now,'' he said. ``I plan to play a full schedule next year.'' He and 1995 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 Elkington will be facing another strong field this week, one that includes David Duval David Robert Duval (born November 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 who competes on the PGA Tour. Background and career Amateur career Duval was born in Jacksonville, Florida. - ranked No. 1 in the world earlier this year - eight-time PGA Tour driving champion John Daly and Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
Duval, currently ranked No. 2 in the world, will be paired with two-time winner Fred Couples, who combined with Ray Floyd in 1990 to set a still-standing tournament record of 34-under-par 182. This week marks the second Sherwood competition in four months for Duval, who faced current No. 1 Tiger Woods in the Shootout at Sherwood match-play event in August. Franco, who has earned $1.8 million in his first full season on the PGA Tour, teams with Occidental College alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. Olin Browne, who won this year's Mastercard Colonial. Daly, who won this year's tour driving title with a tour-record average of 305.6 yards, is teamed with Chip Beck. Other teams this week include Andrew Magee/Jay Haas, Scott McCarron/Scott Hoch, Corey Pavin/Steve Pate, Craig Stadler/Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw/Bruce Lietzke, Jacobsen/Cook, Brad Faxon/Jeff Sluman and Glen Day/Duffy Waldorf. Today's format will be alternate stroke, followed by best-ball on Saturday and Sunday's crowd-favorite scramble play, where both team members hit tee shots, then both hit again from the spot of the team's best ball throughout each hole. That format has produced 33 sub-60 rounds to date, including eight of a possible 10 in 1995 and a tournament record 17-under-par 55 by Norman and Nick Price in 1993. SHARK SHOOTOUT AT A GLANCE What: Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout. When: Today (10:25 a.m.) through Sunday. Where: Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks. Format: Two-man teams in alternate stroke, better ball and scramble. Purse: $1.5 million ($350,000 to winning team). Television: Today: Fox Sports West (1-3:30 p.m.); Saturday: Channel 2 (10 a.m.-12:30 p.m); Sunday: Channel 2 (4:30-6:30 p.m., Tape). Defending champ: Team of Greg Norman/Steve Elkington. Tickets: 888-667-4275. CAPTION(S): photo, box PHOTO Greg Norman will move the Shark Shootout to his new Florida course and closer to his home after this weekend. The tournament has been at Sherwood CC for 10 years. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press BOX: Shark Shootout at a glance (see text) |
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