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Golfer Hits Two Holes-in-One

The AP reports that Iowa golfer Ted Kemp hit two holes-in-one in the same round of golf.
Luck doesn't even to begin to describe golfer Ted Kemp's round on Monday. Kemp, a 12-handicapper, knocked in holes-in-one on back-to-back par 3s at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course.

Kemp used a pitching wedge to sink his tee shot on the 3rd hole from 130 yards out. Then, after remarking to his group that it would be something if he repeated his feat, he did just that.

Kemp grabbed an 8-iron and nailed a hole-in-one from 182 yards out on the 8th hole.
The AP also cited a 2000 study by Golf Digestthat put the odds of hitting two holes-in-one in the same round at 67 million to one. Japan's Yusaku Miyazato also managed the same astonishing feat in 2006 during the the second round of the Reno-Tahoe Open.

Posted on April 26, 2008
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Tiger Has Knee Surgery: Out Until U.S. Open?

Golf Digest and other golf news outlets have been reporting that Tiger Woods opted to have arthroscopic knee surgery on his left knee. It has been troubling him since it buckled during the 2007 PGA Championship says Golf Digest.
When his left knee buckled at last year's PGA Championship, Tiger Woods wouldn't admit he hurt himself. It was a little embarrassing considering the limp developed after his fist-pump celebration of a birdie on the eighth hole at Southern Hills. It would have been out of character for Woods, an athlete who trains as if he were in Delta Force, a man who has parachuted out of planes and loves running around Isleworth in Orlando with a weight vest in sweat-dripping heat, to admit to a weakness. "As far as hurting myself, no. All good," Woods said that day in Tulsa after winning his 13th major championship.

Woods seemed invincible at the time, at the height of his power both mentally and physically -- but when the story broke the Tuesday after the Masters that Tiger had had his third knee surgery since 1994, it came as a shock in several ways. Although it is true Woods limped at times in tournaments during last year's PGA Tour Playoffs and took a long time getting out of the bunker on the fourth hole during the final round at Augusta National two weeks ago, few suspected anything significant. The circle of people who knew Woods had elected to get his knee "cleaned up" was so small, several of Woods' closest advisors didn't know.
Tiger Woods also reported the news on his website. Tiger will be out for four to six weeks and is expected to return in time for the U.S. Open. Golf Digest also cites experts who say this won't be Tiger's last knee operation - it's something that has always caused trouble for him. More Tiger knee coverage: All the Field, Geoff Shackelford, ESPN, L.A. Times and About.com Sports Medicine.

Posted on April 23, 2008
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Trevor Immelman on David Letterman

Trevor Immelman on David Letterman reports the Top 10 Ways His Life Has Changed Since Winning the Masters. More details on his big Master's victory here.



Posted on April 18, 2008
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Masters Victory For Trevor Immelman

Trevor ImmelmanSouth African Trevor Immelman won the Masters beating Tiger Woods by three strokes. It was the second second place finish in a row for Tiger Woods. Golf.com called it a hairbrush victory. It may have been close but the green jacket is still Trevors.
Not anymore. In swirling winds that wreaked havoc on most of the field, Immelman held his nerve and survived a late double bogey to shoot a final-round 75 and win the 2008 Masters by three shots over Tiger Woods, who also finished second in 2007.

"Here I am, after missing the cut last week, the Masters champion," Immelman said. "It's the craziest thing I've ever heard of."

Stewart Cink, paired with Woods in the third-to-last group of the day, shot a 72 to finish in a tie for third with Brandt Snedeker, who played with Immelman and missed several short putts on the way to a 77.

"The way it was playing, pars on all those back-nine holes were just such a good score," Immelman said. "How many two-shot swings did we have today? You could have a two-shot swing every hole. I just tried to hang in there."
BBC notes that Trevor's previous best place finish at the Masters was 5th. Congrats to Immelman!

Photo source: Wikipedia

Posted on April 13, 2008
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