tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76181901568852232032024-03-13T09:44:49.505-07:00Interviews & ArticlesStanford notables share their viewsBob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-31073072133758785072015-12-23T18:07:00.002-08:002015-12-23T18:07:54.020-08:00Maverick McNealy, the world's 2nd ranked amateur golfer, is featured in this Golf Channel article<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-buDYRpVEAjI/VntSGzhiZSI/AAAAAAAADiU/1P_lIp9A6wg/s1600/mcnealy_1442_ncaa15_haskins_trophy.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-buDYRpVEAjI/VntSGzhiZSI/AAAAAAAADiU/1P_lIp9A6wg/s400/mcnealy_1442_ncaa15_haskins_trophy.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
Stanford's Maverick McNealy, winner of 9 tournaments in the last two years is <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/news/ryan-lavner/stanfords-mcnealy-recharging-run-victory-record/" target="_blank">featured in this article by Golf Channel</a>. Maverick is on his way to re-writing the Stanford record book --- <a href="http://stanfordmensgolf.com/scoringStats1993on.htm" target="_blank">http://stanfordmensgolf.com/scoringStats1993on.htm</a> --- as he has broken scoring records and sits third on the all-time wins list behind only Tiger Woods and Patrick Rodgers who each won 11 events.<br />
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After winning nine times in 14 months, earning NCAA Player of the Year honors, playing a pair of <a class="r_link" href="http://www.golfchannel.com/topics/tour/pga-tour.htm" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #18529e; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">PGA Tour</a> events, going deep in the U.S. Amateur, representing the United States at the Walker Cup and competing in the fall while handling a full course load for his management science and engineering major, Maverick McNealy is ready to do something he hasn’t done since high school.</div>
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He is putting the clubs away.</div>
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Not because he’s burned out. Not because he doesn’t want to play golf.</div>
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“I just need the rest right now,” he said.</div>
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McNealy is stepping back only for eight or nine days, nothing crazy, but it’s a well-deserved reprieve for the Stanford junior <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/news/ryan-lavner/stanfords-mcnealy-star-uncertain-future/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #18529e; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">who has emerged as America’s most intriguing prospect in years</a>.</div>
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Fatigued or not, his game has shown no signs of slowing down. He finished the fall season Nov. 4 with a victory at the Gifford Collegiate, his third in four starts.</div>
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“That leaves a pretty good taste in my mouth that I can enjoy for the next few days,” he said.</div>
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The 20-year-old burst onto the scene last fall, just a few months removed from being Stanford’s No. 5 man on a team that reached the NCAA semifinals. He wound up winning an NCAA-best six times, posting the second-lowest scoring average in history (69.05) and sweeping all of the postseason awards.</div>
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Then came a busy summer, when he made the cut in both PGA Tour events he played, advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur (losing to eventual champion Bryson DeChambeau) and spent a week overseas at the Walker Cup. Upon returning to the States, he flew directly to Chicago and had one day to prepare for the Cardinal’s season opener, at Olympia Fields. All he did was open with rounds of 67-65 and win by three.</div>
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“I’ve walked a fine line of not being rested and not being sharp,” he said. “It feels like I’ve been playing catch-up.”</div>
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McNealy’s worst finish this fall? Fifth. He shared top honors at the U.S. Collegiate, the strongest field of the fall. And last week, at the Gifford, he erased a five-shot deficit in the final round with a closing 67. On the last two holes, he rolled in 70 feet worth of putts to steal his third victory of the fall, the most of any player in NCAA Division I. Again.</div>
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After the round, while eating lunch with his teammates, he finally crashed.</div>
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“I felt like I was going to face-plant in my food,” he said.</div>
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How McNealy has been able to summon the goods while teetering on the edge of burnout can be traced back to smart preparation and <a href="http://www.golfchannel.com/news/ryan-lavner/stanfords-mcnealy-star-uncertain-future/" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #18529e; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">an extensive journal that documents every practice session</a>, round, tournament and year.</div>
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One entry in particular stands out, from his first fall tournament last year.</div>
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In the lead for the first time in his career, McNealy realized he had 2 ½ hours to kill before his final-round tee time. He can eat only so many breakfasts, and hit so many balls, so he developed a stretching routine that he has used ever since. For a half hour, in the hotel room or in the locker room, McNealy throws on his headphones and listens to music that slows down his internal tempo.</div>
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During that quiet time, he puts the next few hours in perspective: What do I need to do today? What does this round mean to me? Who am I playing for? The answer to the last question, always, is his teammates.</div>
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“It feels like everything slows down in my mind,” he said. “Physically, it feels like I’m getting ready for somebody to punch me in the stomach. There’s a tense feeling. And then there’s an intense focus on the target.”</div>
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On the course, he strives to reach a performance state, a zone where he doesn’t even remember making swings; all he picks up is the ball in mid-flight or mid-roll. It can’t be re-created in casual rounds with his parents or three brothers, Dakota, Colt and Scout. It’s found only when the pressure is at its most intense.</div>
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Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-36864779426512173252014-08-22T07:00:00.000-07:002014-08-22T07:00:39.332-07:00A look back one of the finest men's golf team seasons: 2013-14<div align="left" style="color: #006633; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
A look back at the 2013-14 golf season --- one of the finest ever despite not winning the national championship with a disappointing tied for 3rd finish. <a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/Recap2013-14.htm" target="_blank">See full details at http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/Recap2013-14.htm</a>.<br />
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The Cardinal completed one of its most successful seasons ever despite a disappointing final result, a tie for third in the National Championship held at Prairie Dunes GC in Kansas after earning the #1 seed. A number of team and individual records were set in the process of winning 7 of the 12 stroke play events played.</div>
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The 2013-14 team was led by two outstanding players who finished their careers as two of Stanford's finest collegiate golfers, junior and national player of the year Patrick Rodgers and winner of the National Championship, senior Cameron Wilson.</div>
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A strong supporting cast was led by sophomore David Boote and three freshmen, Maverick McNealy, Viraat Badhwar and Jim Liu. Patrick Grimes, Shane Lebow and Keegan English rounded out this great team. All contributed to the success of one of the best teams Stanford ever had.</div>
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The team and individual records and highlights are first shown below, followed by the player scoring summary and the individual tournament results. Lastly are the preceding summer tournament results.</div>
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<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Team finishes with 7 stroke play wins in 12 events, tying the 2007 team for best all-time. Tied for 3rd at the NCAA Championship after winning the NCAA Regional</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">1st time won team Pac-12 title, individual Pac-12 title, Pac-12 Player of Year (Rodgers) and Pac-12 Coach of Year (Coach Ray) in a season</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Won the Pac-12 Championship for the first time in 20 years. Rodgers' individual Pac-12 win was the Cardinal's 20th all-time</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Season team scoring average of 70.65 was 2nd all-time behind 2006-7 avg of 69.80 - counting best 4 of 5 scores/event</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">1st time with two rounds of 63 or better in a season: Wilson (63 at NCAA finals) and Rodgers (63 at The Goodwin)</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">1st time with five players recording a round of 65 or better in a season: Rodgers, Wilson, Boote, McNealy, Liu</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">1st time with five players recording strokes averages under 73.0: Rodgers, Wilson, Boote, McNealy, Badhwar</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">1st time with two freshmen having season scoring averages lower than 73.0: McNealy 72.54, Badhwar 72.61</li>
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<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Rodgers finished 1st all-time on the career scoring average list (70.31 vs Tiger Woods 70.96). Wilson finishes career in 7th all-time with a 71.92 scoring average</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Rodgers ties Tiger Woods for 1st on Stanford's all-time collegiate win total with 11</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Rodgers ends career 2nd all-time in single season wins with 6 (Woods had 8). Wilson ties for 3rd with 3 wins</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Wilson becomes Stanford's 3rd NCAA individual champion joining Tiger Woods '96 and Sandy Tatum '42. Boote ties for 3rd 1 stroke behind</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Rodgers and Wilson had 9 individual wins in 12 events, tying Tiger Woods (8) and Joel Kribel (1) in 1996</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Rodgers and Wilson named 1st team All-Americans, tying Woods and Kribel in 1996</li>
<li style="list-style-image: url(http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/golfball15.jpg);">Rodgers receives Nicklaus Award, Hogan Award & Haskins Award as the nation's top collegiate golfer. Wilson was a finalist for all 3 awards</li>
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Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-45042358972321683622013-09-06T20:37:00.002-07:002013-09-06T20:37:57.656-07:00Rodgers Returns...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Patrick Rodgers <a href="http://www.gostanford.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&ATCLID=209253381">Article by Mark Soltau</a> (9/6/13)...</div>
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He returns to compete for the Cardinal at Olympia Fields, Chicago, IL, immediately following the Walker Cup.</div>
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GolfWeek Preview Edition Rodgers Profile <a href="http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Golfweek-Custom-Media/9-6-13-walkercup/2013090603/#12">here >></a></div>
prowegolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16910217992488587561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-34008682569150226832013-05-18T05:58:00.000-07:002013-05-18T05:58:00.320-07:00Viraat Badhwar & Jim Liu honored with Byron Nelson Junior Awards<br />
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IRVING, TX, May 17, 2013 – Five of the top junior golfers in the world were honored at the 2013 HP Byron Nelson Championship. The Salesmanship Club of Dallas announced today that Viraat Badhwar of Queensland (Australia); Jim Liu of Smithtown, NY; Stratton Nolen of Austin, TX; Robby Shelton of Wilmer, AL and Guan Tianlang of Guangzhou (China) will receive the Byron Nelson International Junior Golfer Awards.</div>
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Badhwar is currently ranked the No. 1 Junior in Australian, having won the Tasmanian Junior Masters and the Australian Master of the Amateurs. He has signed a letter of intent to attend Stanford University in the fall.</div>
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Liu is currently the No. 3 ranked junior in the Polo AJGA rankings. He competed on the 2012 Junior Ryder Cup team and was the 2010 USGA Junior Amateur Champion, surpassing Tiger Woods as the youngest winner ever. He also plans to attend Stanford University in the fall.</div>
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Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-22642242221935261662012-03-21T15:13:00.001-07:002012-03-21T15:21:14.790-07:00Highly ranked freshman Patrick Rodgers is interviewed by GolfWeekStanford's freshman phenom Patrick Rodgers is having a very strong season leading the team with a 71.3 stroke average in 7 tournaments. Patrick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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has 7 top 25 finishes, 5 top 10 finishes and one win this season.
Patrick is the <a href="http://golfweek.com/amateur/rankings/" target="_blank">#2 ranked amateur in the world by GolfWeek</a> and the <a href="http://www.golfweekrankings.com/ellington/default.asp?t=mi" target="_blank">#5 collegiate golfer, also by GolfWeek</a>.
Here is a link to a recent video interview by GolfWeek of Patrick (video done late in 2011) --- <a href="http://golfweek.com/videos/2012/mar/02/1165/?Category=videos/most-popular" target="_blank">Video interview of Patrick by GolfWeek</a>.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-49561945214938387672011-11-03T07:48:00.000-07:002011-11-03T07:48:23.265-07:00Sandy Tatum's influence on golf immeasurable<br />
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<a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/stanford_greats/sandytatum.htm" target="_blank">Sandy Tatum, class of '42 at Stanford</a>, is a large reason TPC Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco is hosting this week's Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Tatum played in 40 city golf championships at Harding Park as one of the Bay Area's top amateur golfers.</div>
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"I came back and took a look at Harding Park and realized it was turning into a weed patch," Tatum said. "I couldn't bear that thought. I'm a friend of Chuck Schwab's. I said to Chuck, 'Somehow, we need to try to save it. The only way to save it is to get the tour involved.'"</div>
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Schwab talked to PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem about bringing an event to Harding Park.</div>
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"Chuck arranged a dinner with Tim Finchem, Chuck and I," Tatum said. "I explained to Tim what I thought was available here. I thought the Tour would be passing up an opportunity if they didn't come here because it's one of the best markets in the whole country. He told me at that dinner if his guys confirm what I was telling him about Harding Park, he'd be on board. That got it going."</div>
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Tatum, now 91, was part of two NCAA championship teams while at Stanford (<a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/ncaaChamp1941.htm" target="_blank">1941</a> | <a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/ncaaChamp1942.htm" target="_blank">1942</a>). He won the individual title his senior season at Notre Dame Golf Course in South Bend, Ind.</div>
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"It was more than exciting," Tatum said. "It was mind-boggling. I played well for a lot of years, but I never thought I could be that good. In that particular setting, I was. Playing golf at Stanford was one of the most important elements in that whole experience. The golf course, golf coach Eddie Twiggs, the players, the whole scene was added dimensions to that experience."</div>
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Frank Donovan "Sandy" Tatum Jr. chose Stanford after being influenced by his older brother, Don, who had attended Stanford before him.</div>
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"Stanford experience was the answer to a dream," Sandy Tatum said. "I had some exposure to the place because of my brother. He was eight years older. I told myself, 'I'm going to set my sights on Stanford. If I could just get there, I'd have that dream realized.' And it was. Those four years were the most effectively important years of my life. It also matters to me to see how much that institution has developed. It has been amazing."</div>
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Tatum, an engineering major, was in the Navy three years during World War II. When he was stationed in Arizona, Tatum befriended Stanford golf great Lawson Little, class of '34.</div>
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"They dealt with me in a remarkable way," Tatum said. "They sent me to the University of Arizona for an indoctrination program. I was there for two months. The place was wonderful. One of the guys there was Lawson Little. We played an exhibition match for the Red Cross. That's how my Navy career started."</div>
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Tatum was transferred to the University of Michigan, where he got a nine-month crash course in Naval architecture.</div>
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"It was fascinating," Tatum said. "There was a great golf course there, so I played a fair amount of golf. They then sent me to the San Francisco Naval Shipyard where they put me in charge of ship modeling and repair. The admiral there was a golf nut. So I played a lot of golf during the war. I don't deserve to be identified as a war hero."</div>
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Tatum went to law school after he got out of the Navy, abstaining from going professional as a golfer.</div>
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"It never occurred to me to go pro," Tatum said. "It wasn't that I didn't think I could play that well. The life they led didn't appeal to me. I started practicing at a small firm and we did everything. I loved it."</div>
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Tatum, still practicing law after 62 years in the profession, has stayed connected to golf in various ways. Tatum served as president of the United States Golf Association from 1978 to 1980. He was on the USGA executive committee from 1972 to 1980. Tatum was involved in the design and development of The Links at Spanish Bay golf course in Pebble Beach. He codesigned Lockeford Springs Golf Course in Lodi and Mount Shasta Resort in Mount Shasta.</div>
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After 55 years living in San Francisco, Tatum and his wife, Barbara, moved to Hyatt Residence near the Stanford Shopping Center.</div>
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"I told my wife, we're going off to the sunset in real style," Tatum said.</div>
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When he finds time, Tatum plays some golf.</div>
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"I'm so grateful to be out there swinging at it, I could get down on my knees and weep," he said.</div>
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</div>The following Article by Tom Milstead in the Buffalo Bulletin, June 1, 2011 --- <a href="http://www.buffalobulletin.com/articles/2011/06/01/sports/doc4de56536a772f992920766.txt">http://www.buffalobulletin.com/articles/2011/06/01/sports/doc4de56536a772f992920766.txt</a><a href="http://www.buffalobulletin.com/articles/2011/06/01/sports/doc4de56536a772f992920766.txt"></a><br />
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span>Wally Goodwin’s life has been about new beginnings.<br />
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The 2010 Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame inductee coached golf and basketball at eight schools during his career, which began in 1960. At every school he went to he was tasked with either building or rebuilding a program. He specialized in wiping the dust off of tarnished championship banners and building programs into national powers. Now, after 47 years of creating and resurrecting, Goodwin has decided to rest.<br />
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He has left behind the whirlwind lifestyle of a college coach, the constant recruiting and fundraising, and retired to a small house on the former Rafter Y Dude Ranch in Story, a property his family owned since 1921 until his son, Putter, sold it earlier this year.<br />
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“When I think back about my life in athletics, I don’t think any other coach has ever had the same kind of life that I had,” he said. “Everything turned out good. There was always an excitement to go to the next place.”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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That excitement to see the next place fueled Goodwin throughout his career. After playing on the PGA tour in 1959, Goodwin began coaching basketball at a high school in Colorado. After a stint at a prep school in Ohio and a spell as the athletic director at Robert Louis Stevenson School in California, he became an assistant basketball coach at Stetson University in Florida. His time at Stetson was his first brush with major college athletics. While there, he coached against Larry Bird’s Indiana State teams as well as other major programs like Ohio State and Michigan. He coached at Stetson for three years, but in 1981 he got the call that would shape the rest of his career.<br />
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“A dear friend of mine became the director of athletics at Northwestern and he called me up the next day to see if I’d come out there and start their golf program,” Goodwin said. “I said ‘yeah, I’ll give it a shot.’”<br />
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The decision to coach golf turned out to be one of the most important of his career. Goodwin’s impact at Northwestern was immediate. After starting from scratch, Goodwin recruited Jim Benepe from Sheridan and made him into an all-American. The future PGA Rookie of the Year was Goodwin's first important recruit, but he certainly wouldn’t be his last.<br />
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“We started from scratch and had some all-Americans,” Goodwin said. “We had some good teams.<br />
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“Then Stanford called up.”<br />
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It was at Stanford that Goodwin would make his name. He turned a once-proud program that had fallen on hard times into a national powerhouse during his 13-year stint. He recruited the best players in the country to play for the Cardinal, including players that are now household names.<br />
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He brought in players like Notah Begay, an eventual PGA tour mainstay, Casey Martin, who famously sued the PGA in order to use a golf cart during tour events because his right leg was crippled at birth, and Tiger Woods. Goodwin constructed a diverse unit at Stanford, and he made history.<br />
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Goodwin was named the national coach of the year in 1992 and 1994. In 1994, the year before Woods came to Stanford, Goodwin led the Cardinal to the NCAA Division I men’s golf championship. His team defeated Texas on their home course to claim Stanford’s first championship since 1953.<br />
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“That would be the peak of it,” Goodwin said. “It was a thrilling thing to have happen. I was so proud of the guys. This is Texas. We were in their territory. All of their fans were there.<br />
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“The alumni and boosters at Stanford had signs up all over my office and everything. It was a great time for the university.”<br />
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In 1995, Woods joined the team. Goodwin had first heard of Tiger when Woods was 13. After seeing him in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd feature, Goodwin wrote Woods a letter that planted Stanford in the young man’s head. Years later, when Tiger was a senior in high school, he remembered it.<br />
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“I looked at this kid and I thought ‘what a smile,’” Goodwin said of his first impression of Tiger. “This kid is different. There was something different there. So I wrote him a letter. It has become a really famous letter. It was to just let him know who I was, and if he was interested in going to Stanford to write me a note and let me know and I’d follow him and see where it goes. He writes back this letter. It’s a perfect letter. I mean perfect. His handwriting was great. He had capitals, punctuation; every sentence had a verb in it. It was great.”<br />
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Goodwin recalled having pizza with Woods when the young golfer informed him of his decision to attend Standford.<br />
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“He said ‘hey coach, I’ve got something to show you.’ He reaches under his chair and he pulls out a Nevada-Las Vegas golf hat and puts it on,” Goodwin said. “I said ‘hey you little twerp.’ You wouldn’t have asked me to come down here if you were going to go to Vegas. I can’t understand why you’d want to go there anyway. You wouldn’t have me down for dinner for that, you’d have your father call me on the phone. He said ‘relax, coach.’ Then he reaches down and pulls out an Arizona State golf hat. I said ‘Tiger, if that’s as close as you’ve come to making up your mind I’ve got to go. I have to get back to Stanford.’ He stopped me and put on a Stanford hat and said ‘coach, I’m with you.’”<br />
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Goodwin said having Woods at Stanford brought an incredible amount of interest to the team. Before Tiger, Stanford golf tournaments were nearly deserted.<br />
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“Before he came, the spectators there would six or seven sets of parent and two or three girlfriends that come with puppy dogs. That was it,” Goodwin said. “Tiger comes to college and there are hundreds of people. It was totally out of control.”<br />
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The team would go on to finish second in 1995 after losing a playoff with Oklahoma State. Woods went on to win the 1996 individual championship before going pro the year after.<br />
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Despite all of Tiger’s success, Goodwin doesn’t talk about him any differently than he does any of his former players. One of the players he most admired was Martin, who Goodwin defended against PGA legend and Stanford alum Tom Watson, who spoke out against Martin during his trial against the PGA.<br />
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“Here is a crippled guy that, since birth, has done the maximum he could do with his body,” Goodwin said. “He played on the tour, which was his lifelong dream. I remember going through the trial because that case went clear to the top. I was down in Tucson at the time and the judge in the trial made arrangements to talk to me on the phone.<br />
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“There will never be another one. I told Tom Watson, ‘hey, what if he was your son?’ He didn’t have an answer and he had a different attitude about the whole thing.”<br />
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Martin, who is now the head coach at the University of Oregon, said he enjoyed playing for Goodwin, but the relationship between coach and player was the real highlight of playing for Wally at Stanford.<br />
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“I think relationships are the most important thing,” Martin said. “I think those relationships you forge in golf are going to last. A trophy gets kind of dusty. I think this is probably his life lesson: that relational victories are probably better than victories on the golf course.<br />
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“I think he showed that you could be really competitive and really good but you don’t have to be a jerk to do it. He showed that you could be a kind person and still be successful, and that has always stuck with me because Wally was secretly very competitive. He cared for other people and he put up other people first a lot.”<br />
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At his ranch in Story, Goodwin’s office isn’t filled with trophies. He admits winning tournaments was fun, but like Martin, his real treasures are the relationships he formed during his years in golf. According to Goodwin, he wants his legacy to be athletes who followed him into coaching instead of players who became professionals.<br />
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“I’ve got three guys that played for me that are now college coaches. That shows you not necessarily what kind of players they were, but what kind of guys they are. They’re entrusted with the lives of all the kids that play for them and they’re all doing a great job.”<br />
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Goodwin retired from Stanford in 2000. It was his first try at living on his family’s ranch and it didn’t take long for Goodwin to realize he had a few more years left on the course. He served as the head coach for Northern Colorado from 2003 to 2007 before finally settling down to a simpler life in Story.<br />
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“There was something definitely missing in my life. I was bored here in the wintertime. The minute it came up I knew it was the thing to do. I was so busy down there I was going out of my mind.”<br />
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Goodwin maintains that this time, he has found whatever he was missing and that his retirement is final. Martin, on the other hand, isn’t sure Goodwin can handle being 100 percent retired.<br />
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“I don’t think so,” Martin said. “I think he’ll have to get out and do something. I don’t see him as sitting in a ranch and whiling away the hours. I think he’ll want to be involved, maybe not coaching, but be involved in some capacity around college sports. I know he loves sports. We really hit if off because we talked basketball and football all the time. I think he probably wants to be around that to some degree. Probably in the summer time he’ll be up there and I guess in the winter time he’ll sneak down to Stanford or somewhere to be closer to the action.”<br />
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But Goodwin doesn’t see coaching golf in his horizon. He said that what he wants to go fishing, maybe play a few rounds at the Buffalo Golf Club and watch the Colorado Rockies play at night. This time, he says he is really done.<br />
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“I’ve built memories, I’ve built satisfaction and a little bit of money,” he said. “I’m sure there are going to be days when I get a little bit restless and there are going to be days when I have a hell of a time. I think I’m prepared to go into both of those kinds of days. Nancy and I have a great life together. We don’t have any questions about our lives or how they’re going. Our lives just go. I think we’re both content.”<br />
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Story by Tom Milstead, <a href="mailto:tom@buffalobulletin.com" style="color: #000099; text-decoration: underline;">tom@buffalobulletin.com</a>.</span></span></div>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-70133770004866961662011-04-07T12:05:00.000-07:002011-04-12T10:21:35.754-07:00David Chung Video --- My Stanford Story<div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></div><b><b><b></b></b></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> As a young boy growing up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, </span></span><a href="http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/chung_david00.html" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">David Chung</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> fondly remembers playing golf with his father, Christian, early in the morning on Masters Sunday, then hurrying home to watch the final round of the tournament he and thousands of other junior golfers his age could only dream of playing in one day.<br />
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He remembers the 1997 Masters, when a 21-year old Tiger Woods, just a few years removed from Stanford, won his first green jacket with a record-setting score of 270 (-18), earning a 12-stroke victory over Tom Kite.<br />
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In 2006, David and his father made the three and a half hour drive down the I-70 from Fayetteville to attend their first Masters together as patrons. The experience left him awestruck.<br />
"Every blade of grass is perfect," said Chung. "You can't help not to get caught up in the history and prestige of Augusta National. It gave me chills."<br />
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Fast forward to August of 2010 when Chung, now firmly established as one of the top amateur players in the world, stood on the first tee at Chambers Bay Golf Course prior to his match against Ben Ahn in the semifinals of the United States Amateur Men's Championship. A victory not only would secure a spot in the 36-hole championship match, but would assure the winner a spot in the Masters. </span></span> </b><br />
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"I think I was more nervous before that match than the finals, knowing a trip to Augusta was a possibility," remembers Chung.<br />
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As one of this year's participants, David was afforded the opportunity to play Augusta National for the first time over winter break.<br />
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"It was December 27 and there was only one other group on the entire course, so I had the course all to myself," recalls Chung, who was accompanied by his father. "Driving down Magnolia Lane for the first time was a special experience I will never forget. We purposely slowed down so we could savor every minute of the drive."<br />
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Once on the course, it didn't take Chung long to realize he more than had his work cut out for him.<br />
"I didn't realize how difficult the course is to walk because every approach shot appears to be uphill. The temperature was in the mid-40's and the course felt like it played 8,000 yards. I thought it was the longest golf course I've ever played and the greens are so demanding."<br />
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As one of this year's participants, David was afforded the opportunity to play Augusta National for the first time over winter break.<br />
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"It was December 27 and there was only one other group on the entire course, so I had the course all to myself," recalls Chung, who was accompanied by his father. "Driving down Magnolia Lane for the first time was a special experience I will never forget. We purposely slowed down so we could savor every minute of the drive."<br />
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Once on the course, it didn't take Chung long to realize he more than had his work cut out for him.<br />
"I didn't realize how difficult the course is to walk because every approach shot appears to be uphill. The temperature was in the mid-40's and the course felt like it played 8,000 yards. I thought it was the longest golf course I've ever played and the greens are so demanding."</span> <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">"I am certainly glad that I was able to spend some time here before tournament week," said Chung, who is bunking in the Crow's Nest above the famed Augusta National Clubhouse, with the other amateurs who are in this year's field.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">"There is no other place in the world like the National, with its mystique and history. J.J. Weaver, one of the head professionals at Augusta, said amateurs need to visit this place as often as possible before the event to get rid of some of that "awe" factor. I'm hoping my extra time here will help me concentrate on my game."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">"For the first several holes, I was pretty nervous but they are all great guys and their easy going demeanors helped me to settle down. I am going to try to play with as many professionals as possible before the tournament begins on Thursday. Anthony Kim and I share the same swing coach so I will be practicing with him. I hope to play with Tiger, as well."</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Chung mentioned Woods, who will be gunning for his fifth green jacket, gave him a welcome embrace on the putting green.</span></span><br />
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</div></b>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-81497171963597923992011-03-04T08:19:00.000-08:002011-03-04T08:19:48.939-08:00Zack Miller on Tour --- AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am & Nissan Open at Riviera<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">2007 Stanford grad Zack Miller continues his fine play increasing his money winnings to more than $300,000 on the PGA Tour. He writes about his experiences in a blog for CSNBayArea.com.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">PGA TOUR Professional</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">The last two weeks have been great golfing weeks.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Times; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span>Let's start with the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. I love playing in the Monterey area. I don't make it down there from the Bay Area too often but they've got so many great courses in such close proximity. I stayed at a friend's house who lives just down the road from Pebble which was extremely convenient for me to get to the three courses that week. I played in a Pro-Am at Monterey Peninsula Country Club (MPCC) for the Boys & Girls Club of Monterey on Monday and then played the next two days at Pebble. My amateur partner was Scott McNealy, founder of Sun Microsystems and a good friend of mine who has been an avid supporter of Stanford golf for a long time now. I've gotten to know Scott and his family (Susan, Maverick, Dakota, Colt, Scout, and their dog Shelby) over the past 7 years. A great teammate for the week. The rest of the group was comprised of <a href="http://stats.csnbayarea.com/golf/golfer.asp?tour=PGA&golfer=11152">Joe Bramlett</a>, my teammate for one year at Stanford and Jerry Yang, founder of Yahoo! and another great supporter of Stanford Golf. The week was shaping up for a lot of fun.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[REWIND: <a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/03/03/11/bMillerb-Making-PGA-cuts-and-cashing-che/landing_ontour.html?blockID=432743&feedID=8320&qv=1">Points and his sidekick, Murray, win Pebble Beach</a>]</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">I open opened up with even par (72) at Pebble and -1 (70) at MPCC. A few of my highlights from Pebble included chipping in twice and holing out a 56 yard shot on 18 for par after hooking my drive into the Ocean. That shot alone -- saving par and avoiding bogey or worse -- was such a huge momentum saver.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><a href="" name="bp"></a></span><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">My third round at Spyglass was one to remember; it was my most solid round of the the year. I really didn't miss-hit a shot until my first bogey on the par-3 12. I made nine birdies and three bogies that day, which included being 8-under through 15 holes. A truly great ball striking round with a solid putting day to add to it. Just one of those days where everything clicked. I shot 66. It propelled me into 12th place going into the final round and earned a pairing with <a href="http://stats.csnbayarea.com/golf/golfer.asp?tour=PGA&golfer=3531">Hunter Mahan</a> and <a href="http://stats.csnbayarea.com/golf/golfer.asp?tour=PGA&golfer=0029">Phil Mickelson</a> at Pebble Beach! Unfortunately our Pro-Am score was not quite good enough to make it to the final day. Scott and I lost in a card-off for the final Pro-Am berth.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">The only times I felt nervous that last day was at the beginning and end of the round. My caddy said, "Don't be freaked out when Phil shakes your hand and has glove his on". I only felt a little nervous when I saw him on the putting green, but once we met and announced on the first tee I felt comfortable. Both Phil and Hunter were complete gentlemen and could not have been any nicer. That goes for both their caddies as well, John wood and Bones. Bones comes over to my bag on 1 because we were waiting for the green to clear and asked what my Saint Marks Elementary golf team bag tag was all about. I said I just got it from my PE teacher from back in the the day and I guess I had just become an honorary member of the team. He just chuckled to himself.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">It was a day to remember. A great weather day at Pebble and a pairing with two Ryder cup members who are both Top 20 in the world -- not too bad. I shot 71 (-1) and finished tied for ninth for the week, collecting my biggest pay check of the my career ($163K+). The Top 10 finish also solidified a spot for me in the L.A. Open at Riviera the following week -- a great perk since I was not going to get into the event before Pebble.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">Now moving onto the L.A. Open. Riviera is a beast of a golf course. The event boasted the strongest field for a tournament I had participated in all year. For the first time, I saw guys like <a href="http://stats.csnbayarea.com/golf/golfer.asp?tour=PGA&golfer=4894">Louie Oosthuzien</a>, <a href="http://stats.csnbayarea.com/golf/golfer.asp?tour=PGA&golfer=3946">Paul Casey</a>, <a href="http://stats.csnbayarea.com/golf/golfer.asp?tour=PGA&golfer=2675">Luke Donald</a>, and Ryo Ishikawa.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span><br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/03/03/11/bMillerb-Making-PGA-cuts-and-cashing-che/landing_ontour.html?blockID=432743&feedID=8320&qv=1#bp%23ixzz1FeF4McUN" style="color: #003399;">Miller: Making PGA cuts and cashing checks</a><br />
Tune to SportsNet Central at 6, 10:30 and midnight on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area for more on this story </span></span>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-88839508086289703582011-01-12T17:21:00.000-08:002011-02-26T07:15:13.966-08:00Zack Miller on Tour --- Phoenix Open and 1st two days at the Sony Open<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TS5TALhVJbI/AAAAAAAABO0/DgThTDc5VZ8/s1600/346859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="56" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TS5TALhVJbI/AAAAAAAABO0/DgThTDc5VZ8/s400/346859.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>You can follow Zack's PGA Tour exploits on his blog at <a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/on_tour">http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/on_tour</a>.<br />
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<h1 style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/02/02/11/Miller-Maintaining-momentum/landing_ontour.html?blockID=402778&feedID=8320">Miller: Maintaining momentum</a></h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><br class="gap" style="clear: both; font-size: 0px; height: 6px; line-height: 0;" /></span><div class="gap" style="clear: both; font-family: arial; font-size: 0px; height: 6px; line-height: 0;"></div><div style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;"><div class="nat_sidebar275" style="background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(210, 212, 218); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(210, 212, 218); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(210, 212, 218); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(210, 212, 218); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: visible; overflow-y: visible; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: left; width: 275px;"><img src="http://www.csnbayarea.com/common/medialib/223/378192.jpg" width="275" /><br />
<div>Last week at Torrey Pines, Zack Miller joked with Tiger Woods about not being able to beat a rookie. They both shot 69 in the opening round. (Courtesy Zack Miller)</div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feb. 1, 2011<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">PGA TOUR Professional</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">I am currently in Phoenix as the fourth alternate to get accepted into the Waste Management Open. Unfortunately, the prospect of getting into the event with only two days to go before the event is not looking great. It would be great to play because my game is solid right now. As a rookie, however, getting into popular events with smaller fields is just hard to come by.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[RELATED: <a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/on_tour">Waste Management Phoenix Open preview</a>]</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">I've loved the ride the PGA TOUR has given me the last three weeks. Starting in Hawaii I had some nerves walking around not knowing the majority of players or the people who are affiliated with the TOUR. I played great but left the course Friday with a sour taste in my mouth. </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">I went into 18 thinking a birdie would get me into the weekend. A reachable downwind par 5 was all I had left. I drove it behind a palm tree and decided to try to be aggressive when maybe if I had some experience I would chip it out and rely on my wedge game. I ended up smoking the tree dead on and it ricocheted into a bush and ended up making a bogey on the hole. </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">Imagine the experience -- putting out on 18 knowing that that bogey cost me over $10,000 dollars. I just wanting to get on the next flight out of Honolulu and prepare for the next event.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span><br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/on_tour#ixzz1F4ugQEMe" style="color: #003399;">On Tour with Zack Miller</a><br />
Tune to SportsNet Central at 6, 10:30 and midnight on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area for more on this story </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">PGA TOUR Professional</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">I'm here in Honolulu, Hawaii for the first PGA Tour event of the season, and my first PGA Tour event ever, the Sony Open. It's amazing seeing some of the big names walking around the locker room and practice facility. My locker is next to Brian Gay and David Duval. </div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">It is pretty popular to leave your clubs right next to your locker so I have been checking out the names on the bags and seeing what clubs are being playing with and if there is anything I've never seen before. The new hot club right now is the Taylor Made R11 driver and 3 wood. The head is painted cream white and stands out from a mile a way. You will really be able to see it on TV.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[RELATED: <a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/01/12/11/Miller-My-first-two-days-on-tour/landing_ontour.html?blockID=390042&feedID=8320" style="color: blue;">Introductions in order at Sony Open</a>]</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">I played 7 holes with Pat Perez on Tuesday. It's amazing that this will be his 10th year on tour. He is one of the best ball strikers I've seen on the golf course. He helped me with where to hit it and what the wind usually does on certain holes, something he definitely did not have to do. But it was a really great learning experience seeing his confidence and how he attacks the holes.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7618190156885223203&postID=8883950808628970358" name="bp"></a></span><br />
<div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">The Tour set up a Pearl Harbor excursion for us; there were more family members and caddies than players, but I hung out with my old teammate Joseph Bramlett. We walked around on the USS Chafee and had the opportunity to meet four-star Admiral Bob Willard who controls the naval operations in the Pacific. A cool fact about him was that he was in Top Gun in the scene where Tom Cruise was 'flipping the bird' to the Russians while inverted. Well, the Admiral played the Russian pilot in the front seat of the other plane. TOP GUN! Awesome.</div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">Headed to an offsite Pro-Am today to play with people who have contributed to make the Sony Open possible. I am playing Thursday with Chris Baryla and Kevin Kisner, both of whom I know well. I tee off at 1pm Thursday and 8:30am Friday.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;">F<a href="http://www.csnbayarea.com/01/12/11/Miller-My-first-two-days-on-tour/landing_ontour.html?blockID=390042&feedID=8320">or the complete article click here.</a></span>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-27556366289835310772010-08-10T09:52:00.000-07:002010-08-10T16:50:46.061-07:00Interview with new Ass't Coach Phil Rowe, former All-American at StanfordThanks to new Assistant Golf Coach Phil Rowe, an Englishman from Cornwall, for taking the time to provide us with a wide ranging view into his wonderful background that has combined an All-American career at Stanford with 8 years as a professional golfer on various world tours. Thanks also for his great photos.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF4NbfAGYI/AAAAAAAABFw/YpXIhsuxcT0/s1600/MEatTrevose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF4NbfAGYI/AAAAAAAABFw/YpXIhsuxcT0/s1600/MEatTrevose.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Congratulations on being </span><a href="http://smgstories.blogspot.com/2010/07/philip-rowe-former-all-american-at.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">named the new Assistant Men's Golf Coach</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">! Could you tell us how you heard about the opening and came to decide to pursue and then take the job?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you Bob and thanks to all who have sent me kind “Welcome return to The Farm” messages. I must say that it all came about as a bit of a surprise that has not properly sunk in just yet. The support is much appreciated and I am filled with great excitement for what lies ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How did I hear? Well... I always wished to maintain my connection with Stanford team news and progress. The various blogs found here on the </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #365f91;"><a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">www.stanfordmensgolf.org</span></a></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> website have been an invaluable resource. Even so, it was not until I exchanged a few emails of encouragement with Coach Ray through the </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://stanfordmensgolf.blogspot.com/2010/06/ups-and-downs-and-thanks.html" title="I think many supporters sensed the potential of a 9th National Championship at the Honors Course in 2010 given the the leadership of Joseph Bramlett and the history that Stanford has there!"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">highs and lows</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> at Chattanooga that I became aware of the Assistant Coach opening.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Things moved swiftly thereafter. Various professional and personal project contemplations in the preceding months meant that I was able to make a decision and mobilize my candidature documents rapidly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Now I find myself honoured to be working alongside Coach Ray and some of America’s finest golfing talent.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. It must have been a difficult decision for you and your family since it's a dramatic career change as well as a major shift from Europe to Palo Alto. Could you tell us about how you weighed the pros and cons of taking the job?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, it was a diff</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">icult decision in certain respects. Of course, there’s no easy secret to weighing pros and cons in any big decision, not least when one is potentially turning ones’ back on a lifelong ambition to win major golf championships!* However, as I alluded to when speaking of my swift decision, the transition process was already underway in my case. A word of advice I picked up from George Roberts before deciding to turn pro was once again helpful: “how you get there will vary... but it is important to set out a blueprint of where you want to go”. Some significant roadblocks had therefore been negotiated when I acknowledged that my overriding desire is to put maximum contribution back into golf and that proximity to my family would become a priority in the years to come. So at the point when the job opening came along, I had already embarked on a mission to generate those conditions without depending on victory in the British Open.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*[Speaking in reference to the British Open in 2009 and just to put the part about “potentially turning ones’ back on a lifelong ambition to win major golf championships” straight... For me, it was not so much an issue of “hanging up the clubs” but recognising that golf is a game for life. Tom Watson ’71 provides us with that example in crystal. His lesson tells me that preparation (or at least leaving the door open) for opportunities down the road, is the smart option.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Curiously, whilst we were on vacation in California earlier in 2010 and had a chance to check out new golf and campus developments, it was actually my wife who mused how being a university golf coach might be an “interesting” job prospect for me to consider one day! With that in backdrop you can imagine how I was actually pretty well tuned in to “catch the ball” as it were. In terms of a “major shift”... my accent is funny wherever I go and my wife had called the movers plus selected extravagant condos for us to live in before I even had a final interview! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Tell us a few things about growing up in England and how your junior golf career developed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My grandfather, father and I in turn learned to play at</span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.westcornwallgolfclub.co.uk/" title="club website"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The West Cornwall Golf Club</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. It is a course of only 5884 yards but rich in history. </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Barnes" title="Jim Barnes Biography"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">James Martin Barnes</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> was born in the village of Lelant next to the course where he too was an apprentice of the game. Here is a picture of the “Long Jim” (Claret Jug in hand) homecoming shortly after he won the British Open in 1925:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #365f91;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF5evttfMI/AAAAAAAABF4/EVADWpmlH0k/s1600/Phil_Rowe_first_swings_WCGC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF5evttfMI/AAAAAAAABF4/EVADWpmlH0k/s320/Phil_Rowe_first_swings_WCGC.jpg" width="213" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My club and county of </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.cornwallgolfpartnership.co.uk/" title="link to Cornwall Golf Partnership"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Cornwall</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> were on the lookout for “the next Jim Barnes” and there were many budding young candidates from my junior golfing era. Here is one of my first swings on the links course:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #365f91;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Success at club, county, southwest region and then eventually national level meant that I graduated through the amateur ranks to represent England Boys in the </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.wjgtc.or.jp/english/indexe.html" title="England were 2nd in 1996 and 3rd in 1997"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">World Junior Team Championships in Japan</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> as well as all around Europe. </span></span></div></div></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Below is a picture of an England versus Spain foursomes match line up (Sergio Garcia is second from left) at the 1997 European Boys Team Championships in Slovenia:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF6TnHi7uI/AAAAAAAABF8/NOS6cLROkBg/s1600/Phil_Rowe_Garcia_Slovenia97.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF6TnHi7uI/AAAAAAAABF8/NOS6cLROkBg/s400/Phil_Rowe_Garcia_Slovenia97.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">World Junior Teams - Sergio Garcia 2nd from left<br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So far as school went... Generally speaking, I was inspired to work hard and maintain solid grades because I knew that getting the job done well and promptly would leave me the maximum time to spend on the golf course!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I played a lot as a junior and like many young players who end up representing their country; it was a team effort. For several years my parents took turns to transport me thirty to forty thousand miles around the British Isles to various national tournaments. Here is a picture of me with my parents at the 1996 </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.randa.org/en/Championship%20Golf/International%20Matches/Boys%20Home%20Internationals.aspx" title="England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales compete"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Boys Home Internationals</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> in Kent:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF7IlG1PjI/AAAAAAAABGA/drFLPVcTSLA/s1600/Phil_Rowe_mum_dad2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF7IlG1PjI/AAAAAAAABGA/drFLPVcTSLA/s400/Phil_Rowe_mum_dad2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And here is a picture with Tony Moore who has been my coach and mentor from day 1 of my golfing career:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My amateur career culminated in the famous </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/tours99/walkercup/day2report.html" title="match report"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1999 GBI Walker Cup victory</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> at </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.nairngolfclub.co.uk/" title="club website"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nairn</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> in Scotland:</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4a. How did you come to choose Stanford since you were coming from Britain?</span></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Confession... It was never a goal or a particular dream of mine that I would one day attend Stanford, university in the States or university anywhere for that matter. Such an unthinkable scenario to me now, even this confession seems outrageous! Nonetheless, one has to put it in the context of growing up in the UK (and Europe similarly) where for most young players the choice is either sport </span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">or</span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> academics. Foremost, I wanted to be a touring pro golfer!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Several circumstances delayed my decision to turn pro. First, I had parents who somehow cajoled me into taking “A-level” exams (that meant sacrificing entry in several big national amateur events). Second, I watched a close England International teammate’s pro dream initially turn sour when 17 year old Justin Rose followed up his stunning British Open 4</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> place finish with a run of </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2010/07/justin-rose-is-blossoming-at-just-the-right-time/" title="recent article mentioning that"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">21 European Tour missed cuts</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. Third, there were other examples of teammates who seemed to be making a good go of US college golf and in whose footsteps I could follow (notably </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/casey_paul00.html" title="Spaceman's College Profile"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Paul Casey</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/mcdowell_graeme00.html" title="GMac's College Profile"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Graeme McDowell</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/donald_luke00.html" title="Badger's College Profile"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Luke Donald</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">). Thanks to the precedent set by these players, it gradually dawned on me that to become a “Student Athlete” in America would only enhance my eventual golf career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pertaining to my recruitment for Stanford... when players like Casey, McDowell and Donald set off from the British shores to play US college golf, their talent quantities and potentials were somewhat unknown. On arrival they just lit it up. For example, earlier in 1999 Paul Casey had shot a final round of 60 en route to winning his second of three consecutive PAC-10 individual titles. So... fortunately I had a full one hundred SAT points more than “Wildcat” Luke Donald; who coincidentally, I was partnering in the summer of 1999 Palmer Cup matches at the Honors Course, Chattanooga (see picture below) when I met Coach Goodwin for the first time.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4b. You mean that College Sport does not exist in Europe?</span></span></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Not in the same way... In golf’s case at least, plain facts still emphasize the United States as the only viable option for combining high levels of academic ability with sporting achievement. </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.gonzalofernandezcastano.com/?do=who" title="CV in Spanish"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Gonzalo Fernández</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-Castaño</span></span></a><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></em></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">of Spain is perhaps the only example of a European university graduate successfully competing on world golf tours. All the same, Europe is now on course for linking up its excellent and longstanding golf coaching structures with education systems. When it finally does, high level performers in golf will have some great opportunities for education, language and cultural exchange open up through their sport!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5a. You were an outstanding golfer at Stanford, graduating as an All-American in 2002. Was there a particular highlight that you remember from your playing days at Stanford?</span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF9i38BLwI/AAAAAAAABGU/Q7_cMUnrgag/s1600/NanGoodwin_Rowe_99a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF9i38BLwI/AAAAAAAABGU/Q7_cMUnrgag/s320/NanGoodwin_Rowe_99a.jpg" width="312" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So many little ones... Hawaii trips staying at Mauna Kea with Sukey and Irv Grousbeck, “double </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.donchu.com/about_page/" title="Dr Don Chu was Director of Athletic Training & Rehabilitation at Stanford 2001-2003"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Don Chu</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">”</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> plyometric workouts from 6am with Pat Phillips and Kevin Blue, the famous Nan Goodwin red track suit (pic)... I have many great memories of life on the golf team!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And a few big ones in terms of golfing performances too... the </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/042102aaa.html" title="tournament report at GoStanford"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">US Intercollegiate victory at Stanford in 2002</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (my senior year) has to stand out as the highlight. Personal preparations to make a memorable showing at my final home event started weeks before when I spent many hours each day specifically practicing to produce every single shot I could count on facing over the familiar course. With a first round 64, the quest started out well and I held on for victory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">PAC10s followed that event and the form continued with a tied second place alongside </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/stadler_kevin00.html" title="Stad's College Profile"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kevin Stadler</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> (we were denied a 3 way playoff only because </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/042702aaa.html" title="2002 PAC10 report on GoStanford"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jim Seki</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> ’03 holed a bombshell chip shot on his 18</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> hole). We failed to qualify for Nationals that year despite our late charge, and admittedly it still hurts not to see our names inscribed in </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://stanfordmensgolf.com/ncaaChampions.htm" title="the 8 National Championship winning Cardinal teams"><span style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Stanford Championship Tradition</span></span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. However, referring back to my recent appointment to rejoin the team as Assistant coach, the story is not complete because since then Coach Ray has built the Cardinal Golf wagon up to such momentum that it is sure to threaten for a win in every competition... Championships included!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A couple of anecdotes from other Stanford sports that really opened up new ideas - about being a student and an athlete at the same time:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 – Football. One of the first people I met was my roommate in the Freshman/Sophomore College. At 6’5” and 300 lbs, he was perhaps the biggest person I had ever shaken hands with... until I met some of his 2am pizza eating machine friends that is! Initial impressions did not reveal all though because I soon learned how he played two instruments in a music band plus he liked to write poetry, novels, political debate articles for the Stanford Daily as well as his own computer programs!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2 – Track. In my junior year I made a couple of friends on the track team when they attended Spanish classes with me in the late mornings three days per week. It became a ritual to eat lunch together on those days and on the way to the dining hall we would flaunt bike and pedestrian safety by playing </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_golf" title="explanation of what that is"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">disc golf</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> across campus. Nothing extraordinary or clever, just silly... that was until the day we had to make a disc golf hole pass by Meyer Library because one of the runners needed to login and check on data relays from his satellite whilst it was in communication range! The other runner did stand-up comedy shows in the CoHo... that was clever and silly at the same time!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6. Have you kept in touch with some of your former teammates at Stanford?</span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, several. The “</span><a href="http://www.prowegolf.com/pro-golf-news.html" title="newsletters"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">prowegolf updates</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">” that I write have been helpful to keep in touch with people in general. However, I had to expel one or two of the guys off the mailing list because of the mocking abuse I received back from them! They still find ways to do that via Facebook! This recent Assistant Coach announcement also provides an occasion to reconnect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My wedding... aware that it’s not exactly across the street I sent out early wedding invitations just in case maybe they could make it coincide with a European vacation. I was delighted and touched when three of them came across to attend the celebrations in France (L-R: Jim Seki ’03, Phil Rowe ’02, Eric Johnson ’03 and DJ Powers -Assistant Coach ‘00-’03).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF97r3XHPI/AAAAAAAABGY/hgCCIQjR1r0/s1600/Seki_Rowe_Johnson_Powers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF97r3XHPI/AAAAAAAABGY/hgCCIQjR1r0/s400/Seki_Rowe_Johnson_Powers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">7. We understand you turned pro soon after graduating from Stanford. What were your plans at that point and how did those early professional golf years unfold?</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In the year of my graduation, 2002 (still an amateur at that point), I remember feeling a little torn between the States and Europe, Amateur and Pro. Not clearly making up my mind was an error. For example, I passed through European Tour Qualifying Stage 1 easily enough and then flew over to La Purisima near Santa Barbara to play the US PGA Tour Qualifying Stage 1. By that point my head was filled with permutations of not only what would happen should I earn tour card privileges in one, the other or both; but also whether I would perhaps wait for one more Walker Cup should I end up with nothing. Well I did... end up with nothing!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Midway through the following year I made the positive decision to turn pro in Europe. Form picked up as a result of making those choices. Thanks to some sponsorship support, I was able to play a full schedule of mini-tour events around the British Isles as well as a few ‘last minute’ invites to </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/index.html" title="comparable to the Nationwide Tour in the US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Challenge Tour</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> events around Europe. Then at the end of 2003 I received a couple of invitations to play events on a circuit called the </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.alpstourgolf.com/" title="Satelite Professional Golf circuit played throughout several countries in Europe "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Alps Tour</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. My performances and experiences in those events combined with my motivation to learn a second language (Spanish 1 did not do the trick!) helped me to preference and fix objectives for playing on the satellite tours in Europe rather than the UK. I made a base in France.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">All along, the plan was to arrive at a point where I could pick and choose between tournaments on both sides of the Atlantic (rather like several of my contemporaries are now able to do: Donald, Casey, McDowell, Wilson, Rose). However, my rate of progress in all departments of my game, scoring average and all important money earnings; could be described as gradual (see Table 1 below) at best. Taking a step back to look at things anew at several points along the way, I took reassurance in another piece of George Roberts counselling: “There are no guarantees... but if you work at it hard enough and stick at it long enough then you will make it”. On every occasion, tenacity paid off over the course of a long season (see Table 2 below) yet at the same time, even a few well timed low rounds did not manage to make me inroads to compete with players at the pinnacle of the PGA or European tours (see Table 3 below).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8. What were some of the highlights of your professional golf career and what was the life like for you and your family?</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Between 2005 and 2009 I never left the top 10 on the end of season Order of Merit standings on those tours (whether it was </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.europrotour.com/" title="UK Based Satelite Tour"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Europro</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, Alps or </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.allianzgolftour.fr/" title="France Based Satelite Tour"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Allianz</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Golf Tours on which my schedule was focused). In terms of wins, 2006 was my best year: I won the Open de Pays Basque, </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.europrotour.com/news/rowe_wins_towergate_insurance_championship.htm" title="Tournament writeup"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Towergate Insurance Championship</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and the </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.lequotidien.re/actualites/sports/60197-golf--open-international-c-etait-le-british-open.html" title="Tournament writeup (in French)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Open de la Réunion</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. The latter is played on a French island in the Indian Ocean and I won the event for a second time in </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.lequotidien.re/actualites/sports/78730-golf-lexus-golf-pro-2009-la-paire-atomise-le-par.html" title="Tournament writeup (in French)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">December 2009</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">9. What was the best and the worst thing about playing professionally all over the world these past 8 years?</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Best: playing </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.prowegolf.com/pro-am-golf.html" title="link to Pro-Am page on prowegolf.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">pro-ams</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, meeting and trying to communicate with fascinating people in many different countries (they thought my job was interesting too!).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Worst: I think that I have travelled a fair bit yet there are still many gaps, places where I have not managed to play yet... notably South Africa, New Zealand, Russia, South America and Canada!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">10. Are you married? Tell us about your family (if you could send a couple of photos that would be great).</span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I was married to Claire Rowe (née Michaudet) on 8/16/08 in her home town of Jaunay Clan in Poitou-Charentes, France. Pics:</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF-mCwQ3JI/AAAAAAAABGc/VlCwOIw81wA/s1600/Rowe_wedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF-mCwQ3JI/AAAAAAAABGc/VlCwOIw81wA/s400/Rowe_wedding.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF-xnwroKI/AAAAAAAABGg/k19FnZ-MQOQ/s1600/Rowe_phil_claire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF-xnwroKI/AAAAAAAABGg/k19FnZ-MQOQ/s400/Rowe_phil_claire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Claire is trained in Law. Immediately prior to moving over to the States she was the only legal expert in a small semi-public company that managed a portfolio of development projects for a departmental authority in Aquitaine, France.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My Parents (pictured earlier) still live in the same house near St.Ives in Cornwall since before I was born. Father Jonathan is a retired Chartered Accountant and Mother Jenny worked in the hotel industry for many years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pictured below are my good friend Jonathan Coleman [who caddied for me in the Walker Cup ‘99 (trophy in picture) and the British Open ’00 (teeing off in picture below too)] and my sister Margaret who lives between Oxford and London in the UK with her husband and young daughter.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF_1huuG2I/AAAAAAAABGk/MXiPGI6wsD0/s1600/Rowe_Coleman_margaret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGF_1huuG2I/AAAAAAAABGk/MXiPGI6wsD0/s400/Rowe_Coleman_margaret.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">7am start time at St.Andrews:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGGADVuGVZI/AAAAAAAABGo/G147AvxAe_k/s1600/Open_2000_firsttee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/TGGADVuGVZI/AAAAAAAABGo/G147AvxAe_k/s400/Open_2000_firsttee.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">11. What are you looking forward to in working with Stanford's highly successful golf program? Do you know any of the players?</span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">There are many aspects of the Assistant Coach role that I am really looking forward to and coaching with the players is one big part of the whole picture. September 10, the day when I get to meet the whole team together for the first time, will be a huge day for me. Observation, listening and getting to know each player will be on my immediate agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Speaking of momentum earlier... in this past weeks David Chung has won the </span></span><a href="http://smgstories.blogspot.com/2010/08/david-chung-wins-western-amateur-his.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Western Amateur</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and the </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://smgstories.blogspot.com/2010/07/david-chung-wins-prestigious-porter-cup.html" title="report on StanfordMensGolf.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Porter Cup</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> to add to his outstanding 4:0 match play win contribution at the </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://smgstories.blogspot.com/2010/06/7-stanford-players-compete-in-two.html" title="report on StanfordMensGolf.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Palmer Cup</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> last month, and Steven Kearney has won a three-way playoff at Torrey Pines to become </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/080210aaa.html" title="report on GoStanford.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">San Diego City Amateur Champion</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. Top National events are Cardinal loaded for the remainder of the summer, so the message from Coach Ray is “...keep the wins coming!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span> </span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">12. Is there anything else you'd like to share with the Stanford golf community?</span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">It goes without saying that long before the current Stanford men’s team and its coaches arrived on the scene, alumni, supporters, course staff and members were generous and unwavering in their allegiance to the golf programs. Clearly, Coach Ray and the entire team appreciate this great support, and from it they have certainly enjoyed performance benefits in many subtle but significant ways. Perhaps the players end up feeling like they have “home” advantage wherever they go (written just before Butler beat Michigan State 52-50 in NCAA Basketball this year, here is an interesting </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://harvardsportsanalysis.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/butler-and-its-home-court-advantage/" title="Home Court Advantage !"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">article about this phenomenon</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">)!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And speaking of home... there’s two in a row coming up: just eight months from now in 2011, </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.stanfordgolfcourse.com/" title="website"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The Stanford Course</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> will host Pac-10s right before the team sets out on its Championship quest that surely ends in showdown at Oklahoma State, a college golf powerhouse that has just a slender 10-8 Championship count advantage. The following year, NCAA Regionals will be hosted at... Stanford.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Whilst all this tremendous support is going on, it is also important that the traffic is not one way. Hopefully, greater and greater value will be thrown into the ring and will be attracting interest via the content of this </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/" title="STanfordMensGolf.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">website</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and various Team Blogs. If it doesn’t or if there are developments that can be made, I know the message from Coach Ray would be “Let’s hear about it and get it done!” Another aspect might be the incredible network that Stanford Golf has across the nation and around the world. Much of this is made up from the golf community rather than the golf team itself of course, but, with a South-African arrival last season and a “Cornishman” re-installed this year... Stanford blazes a trail to all geographical corners!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Finally, I’ve heard legend of how Coach Ray works his team pretty hard. I think he must feed them the odd sandwich from time to time, however, in between dashing to classes, completing their practice drills or battling it out for qualifying... the players may not get much chance to come up for air! On the other hand, coaching staff is on call to respond to all questions ... <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Phil, thanks for sharing your unique background with us. The Stanford golf community is excited to have you return to the Farm to continue your career in golf.</span></span></span></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div><div style="text-align: auto;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pleasure ...and congratulations on all that you have achieved with this website Bob!</span></span></div></div></div><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #365f91; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-27920578321815732002010-03-11T16:55:00.000-08:002010-03-11T17:01:31.831-08:00Right Down the Middle With Steve Ziegler<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/S5mSYCharbI/AAAAAAAAA3g/ZRqYHyg44gw/s1600-h/md_Ziegler091909_01EC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/S5mSYCharbI/AAAAAAAAA3g/ZRqYHyg44gw/s400/md_Ziegler091909_01EC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447546165972872626" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/031110aaa.html" target="_blank">This interview appeared on gostanford.com</a> 3/11/10:<br /><br />STANFORD, Calif. - <a href="http://stanfordmensgolf.com/ziegler.htm" target="_blank">Steve Ziegler</a> earned first team All-Pac-10 Conference honors last season as a sophomore after leading the team in stroke average (72.58) in 12 events on the year. He captured his first individual title as a collegian at the USC/Ashworth Invitational, where he carded six rounds in the 60's en route to the title.<br /><br />A native of Broomfield, Colo., Ziegler won both the Colorado Association Stroke Play and Match Play titles last summer, becoming just the ninth player to win both events in the same year and the first player to accomplish the feat since Brandt Jobe in 1985. He carded rounds of 69, 70, 67 and 67 to claim the Stroke Play title at the Lakewood Country Club and defeated Tom Gempel one-up in the 36-hole final of the CGA Match Play championships at the Bear Creek Golf Club in Denver after being two down with three holes to play.<br /><br />One of 25 players listed on the watch list for the prestigious Ben Hogan Award, Ziegler has carded a 73.0 stroke average in his eight events this season for the second-ranked Cardinal, with his top finish coming at the Fighting Illini Invitational, where he tied for sixth.<br /><br />"Steve is one of the most tenacious players on the team," said Knowles Director of Golf and head coach Conrad Ray. "Steve, along with Joseph Bramlett and Sihwan Kim, provide valuable leadership at the top of our line up. His scores this year haven't necessarily reflected how well he has been playing and hitting the ball. He's a hardworking kid who won't take no for an answer."<br /><br />GoStanford.com recently caught up with Steve for this installment of "Right Down the Middle," which profiles members of Stanford's men's golf team. <br /> <br />Home course: The Ranch Country Club; Stanford Golf Course.<br />Favorite course you have played: Friar's Head.<br />Course you would most like to play: Augusta National.<br />Favorite golfer: Nick Faldo.<br />One swing thought you are always trying to remember: Making a full shoulder turn.<br />Favorite major championship to watch: The Masters.<br />Earliest memories of playing golf: Hitting balls with my dad and brother on practice range.<br />What's your most memorable round: The final round, specifically final nine at USC's invitational last year.<br />What's your most memorable shot: Hitting it close on 18 the final day of last year's USC Collegiate.<br />Favorite ball mark: None.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gostanford.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/031110aaa.html" target="_blank">(Click here too read more)</a>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-65110426538689811802009-11-24T08:35:00.000-08:002009-11-24T08:42:10.731-08:00Tiger ('96) honored by Stanford at the Big GameThe following story comes from the Tiger Woods website - the photo below is from Getty Images, also on the official Tiger Woods website:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SwwM0OFzL9I/AAAAAAAAAvE/W41dCKdGFDM/s1600/VfyWzlin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SwwM0OFzL9I/AAAAAAAAAvE/W41dCKdGFDM/s400/VfyWzlin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407711343840276434" /></a><br />STANFORD, Calif. -- Tiger Woods was officially inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night during a small dinner on campus. Woods was a two-time first-team All-American and NCAA Individual Champion in 1996.<br />Accompanied by his wife, Elin, children Sam and Charlie, and mother Kultida, he was serenaded by the Stanford Band beforehand, Woods conducting the final song "All Right Now" from the steps of the Cantor Arts Center.<br /><br />Following a video tribute, his mother and former Cardinal teammates Jerry Chang and Notah Begay III gave heartfelt testimonials.<br /><br />On Saturday, Woods served as honorary captain for Stanford's football game against archrival California. He gave a short but rousing pre-game speech in the locker room before the game and flipped the coin at midfield, Stanford winning the toss. But after jumping out to a 14-0 lead, the Cardinal lost, 34-28.<br /><br />Woods was also recognized for his election into the Hall of Fame at halftime, where he was presented with a plaque by Stanford Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby.<br /><br /><a href="http://web.tigerwoods.com/news/article/200911227702258/news/" target="_blank">For the complete story on Tiger's website click here</a>.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-12402244209336100342009-11-19T09:09:00.000-08:002009-11-19T09:10:14.156-08:00Tiger to be honorary captain of The Big Game & inducted in the Hall of Fame<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SwN7RH0fq9I/AAAAAAAAAu0/ff30EHVOXG4/s1600/3895474.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SwN7RH0fq9I/AAAAAAAAAu0/ff30EHVOXG4/s320/3895474.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405299511861947346" /></a><br /><br />STANFORD, Calif. - Tiger Woods, winner of 14 major golf championships and the top-ranked player in the world, will serve as Stanford's honorary captain for Saturday's Big Game against California, head coach Jim Harbaugh announced today.<br /><br />"It will be an honor for Stanford football to share our sideline with the greatest competitor of our generation," said Harbaugh.<br /><br />Woods, who attended Stanford from 1994-96, will meet with the team prior to the game and will also take part in the pregame coin toss. In addition, Woods will be honored on the field at halftime at which time he will be presented with a plaque signifying his induction into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame.<br /><br />"I'm really looking forward to being on the sideline Saturday to support coach Harbaugh and his players in one of college football's great rivalries," said Woods. "It's also a great honor to be included in the 2009 Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame class. I want to congratulate the other honorees. I had a wonderful time competing at Stanford, was challenged in and out of the classroom, and developed many life-long friendships. The university helped me grow as a person and an athlete, and I will always be grateful."<br /><br />Woods, now 33 years of age, has had an unprecedented career since becoming a professional golfer in the late summer of 1996. He has won 94 tournaments, 71 of those on the PGA Tour, including the 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Masters tournaments, 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2007 PGA Championships, 2000, 2002, and 2008 U.S. Open Championships, and 2000, 2005 and 2006 Open Championships. With his second Masters victory in 2001, Tiger became the first ever to hold all four professional major championships at the same time. He is the career victories leader among active players on the PGA Tour, and is the career money list leader.<br /><br />While at Stanford, he won a total of 10 intercollegiate events including finishing first at the 1996 Pac-10 Conference and NCAA Championships. A two-time first team All-American in 1995 and '96, Tiger recorded the lowest round in Stanford history, carding a 61 at the 1996 Pac-10 Championships. He also holds Stanford's lowest career stroke average at 71.1. <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /><br />The 112th Big Game will kickoff at 4:30 p.m. at Stanford Stadium and will be televised nationally on Versus.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-37049656656268857702009-09-20T06:25:00.000-07:002009-09-20T06:43:00.027-07:00Tiger Woods heeds lessons learned at StanfordSF Gate/SF Chronicle by Ron Kroichick, Chronicle Staff Writer 9/20/09<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SrYvJciyhiI/AAAAAAAAAs0/7v4RDNoAX3U/s1600-h/md_Woods94_mugRS.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SrYvJciyhiI/AAAAAAAAAs0/7v4RDNoAX3U/s320/md_Woods94_mugRS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383542243895445026" /></a>Tiger Woods' long trail of triumphant moments includes several in Northern California - stirring comeback in the 2000 AT&T at Pebble Beach, historic romp in the U.S. Open later that year, memorable playoff victory over John Daly at Harding Park in '05. Woods' appearance in next month's Presidents Cup offers another chance to burnish the NorCal chapter of his career.<br /><br />But his history in our little corner of the world stretches deeper. Remember, he lived in the Bay Area for two years as a student at Stanford in the mid-1990s - two years that shaped Woods in ways beyond propelling him to fame and wealth as the world's best golfer.<br /><br />He already was a much-hyped phenom, with three U.S. Junior Amateur wins and one U.S. Amateur title, when he arrived as an 18-year-old freshman in the fall of 1994. But to the seniors on Stanford's golf team - who had won the NCAA championship in the spring and were standout players in their own right - Woods was a scrawny target.<br /><br />Notah Begay III considered it his duty to treat Woods like any other freshman. This meant he carried the bags on road trips (at least initially) and found himself in the worst seat on the van and airplane and worst room in the team hotel.<br /><br />Begay chuckled as he reflected on those distant days, given Woods now travels in a private jet, owns a luxury yacht and could buy an entire hotel if he wanted.<br /><br />"We felt like we were entitled to give Tiger a hard time," Begay recalled last week. "Now he's having the last laugh."<br /><br />Woods lived in coed freshman dorms and realized he was in a different realm when one roommate took apart his computer and put it back together, just for kicks. Current Stanford coach Conrad Ray, a college teammate of Woods', said Woods enjoys telling that story, much as Ray likes telling the one about a Woods roommate who was hardly awed by Tiger's burgeoning stature in golf circles.<br /><br />He took a call one day from a guy named Greg with an Australian accent, then forgot to pass along the message. As Woods was leaving for the Masters in April 1995, the roommate remembered - and Woods realized it was Greg Norman, one of the world's top players, calling to arrange a practice round at Augusta National.<br /><br />Amusing memories aside, Woods offered an uncommonly animated answer when asked how his two years at Stanford shaped him.<br /><br />"I look at those as two of the greatest years I've ever had - being away from home for the first time and learning how to cope with things, how to learn, how to grow," he said. "We were all in the same boat together trying to get through it together.<br /><br />"I'll never forget the intelligence people had and their perspectives on so many different subjects, the things I was exposed to. It certainly did shape me, no doubt about it."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SrYvWngXqLI/AAAAAAAAAs8/L2HoNnZMOZ0/s1600-h/md_TeampicXXXX95_01RS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SrYvWngXqLI/AAAAAAAAAs8/L2HoNnZMOZ0/s400/md_TeampicXXXX95_01RS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383542470176385202" />1995 Stanford golf team photo</a><br /><br />Read the full article at: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/19/SP4N19O6OI.DTL" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/19/SP4N19O6OI.DTL</a>. <br /><br />Photos from Stanford photo archive.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com152tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-49012517585371870822009-08-24T06:45:00.000-07:002009-08-27T08:52:53.056-07:00Tiger Woods joins former teammate Notah Begay in Skins Game<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SparxPY5OyI/AAAAAAAAAsE/eqfrUpzN1V4/s1600-h/prnphotos084517.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SparxPY5OyI/AAAAAAAAAsE/eqfrUpzN1V4/s400/prnphotos084517.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374672067746151202" /></a><br />Tiger Woods ('96) joined his friend and former Stanford roommate Notah Begay ('95) in Notah's Skins Game benefitting disadvantaged Native American youth held today at the Turning Stone Resort in central New York state. Also playing in the Skins Game with its $500,000 purse is former Masters champion Mike Weir and Camilo Villegas.<br /><br />After the event the PRNewswire reports:<br />Native American Youth True Winners<br />VERONA, N.Y., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiger Woods, the world's No. 1 golfer, outshot an all-world foursome that included Camilo Villegas, Mike Weir and Notah Begay III to win the second annual Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation Challenge. Taking nine skins and $230,000 during the 18 holes played on Monday, Woods successfully outplayed both the field and the challenging Atunyote Golf Club course at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, N.Y. The tournament raised at least $750,000 for the Notah Begay III Foundation.<br /><br />"Today the whole thing was about bringing awareness to what Notah is trying to do," said Woods shortly after the Challenge concluded. "It's great to see what he's doing. He's put his heart, soul and passion into it." <a href="http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-24-2009/0005082271&EDATE=" target="_blank">Here's the complete story about the event</a>.<br /><br />The one-day event raised $750,000 dollars for Notah's foundation giving back to his Native American heritage as the PGA Tour's only full-blooded Navajo.<br /><br />General info about the event can be found <a href="http://www.wktv.com/news/local/53973452.html" target="_blank">at this local website</a> and at Notah's website --- <a href="http://www.notah.com" target="_blank">notah.com</a>.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-22916413315179930252009-08-11T06:06:00.000-07:002009-08-11T06:20:57.006-07:00Tribute to Bob Rosburg ('49) on 50th anniversary of his PGA win<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SoFtrSdI_fI/AAAAAAAAArU/jHwFr4W6MDE/s1600-h/p-rosburg1-480_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SoFtrSdI_fI/AAAAAAAAArU/jHwFr4W6MDE/s400/p-rosburg1-480_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368692821258206706" /></a><br>Bob Rosburg came from six shots back on the final day in 1959 to claim the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy. (Photo: The PGA of America)<br /><br />The PGA of America offered "A Tribute to Rossie" By Roger Graves, PGA.com Contributor<br /><br />This month marks the 50th anniversary of Bob Rosburg's PGA Championship triumph at Minneapolis Golf Club.<br /><br />The table was set, and Bob Rosburg had the dates circled on his calendar. Fifty years after "Rossie" won the 1959 PGA Championship at Minneapolis Golf Club, he was planning to commemorate his Minnesota milestone at Hazeltine National Golf Club during the 91st PGA Championship at the age of 82.<br /><br />However, the articulate Rosburg passed away on May 14 from injuries sustained in a fall two days prior outside a restaurant in Indio, Calif. But Rossie's victory half a century ago, in the first stroke-play PGA Championship conducted in Minnesota, will be remembered, celebrated and commemorated at Hazeltine National when the world of golf converges this week.<br /><br />Rosburg, a native of San Francisco who resided in La Quinta, Calif., in recent years, chuckled earlier this year when recounting his 1959 PGA Championship triumph. He certainly earned his major title with closing rounds of 68 and 66 to finish a single swing superior to Jerry Barber and Doug Sanders. But when reviewing his '59 victory during a taped interview, Rossie acknowledged that he was "very fortunate" to win the 1959 PGA Championship after coming from six shots back on the final day.<br /><br />"I've always said timing is everything in golf, and I was on the good side of timing at the PGA Championship in 1959 after being on the other side of timing at the U.S. Open earlier that year (at Winged Foot Golf Club)," recalled Rosburg, who didn't hit a single practice shot all week due to the scorching heat. "Looking back, I probably should have won the Open and not the PGA (Championship). I had a good final day at the PGA (his 66 was the low round), but Jerry Barber bogeyed the last two holes and kind of gave it to me. I had finished a little earlier, and Jerry looked like he was going to win it. I was surprised when he bogeyed the final two holes."<br /><br />Rosburg used a similar, late-charging strategy to nearly win the 1959 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. In those days, the final 36 holes of the U.S Open were played on Saturday, but a rainstorm pushed the fourth round to Sunday. On another blustery day, Rosburg's 71 matched the low round of the day by host PGA Professional Claude Harmon and longhitting Mike Souchak, but third-round leader Billy Casper posted a final-round 74 to edge Rosburg by one shot at 282. Ten years later, Rosburg missed a three-footer on the 72nd hole and finished in a three-way tie for second at the 1969 U.S. Open, one stroke behind Orville Moody.<br /><br />Casper remembers Rossie as a superb putter and a supreme competitor. He also recalls Rosburg's sense of humor and sense of golf history, which served Rossie well during a 30-year career as a roving on-course reporter during ABC-TV golf telecasts.<br /><br />"Rossie and I were both considered pretty good putters and we were both from California, so we had some things in common," notes the 78-year-old Casper. "During those years, the greens on most courses we played were scraggly and slow, so we were always figuring out a way to punch the ball with our putters. After Bob finished second at Winged Foot, I was happy to see him win a few weeks later in Minnesota at the PGA Championship (where Casper tied for 17th)."<br /><br />At Winged Foot, Casper made headlines with the unique strategy of laying up short of the deep bunkers on the par-3, 216-yard third hole each day. Rosburg never let him forget the ploy.<br /><br />"Bob was mad at me. He says, 'You beat me by one shot and laid up on the third hole every day.' Every time he saw me, he mentioned it," says Casper. "It was a 2-iron or 4-wood to the green, and I hit a 5-iron or a 6-iron short of the green and pitched up every day. Fortunately, I pitched close enough to hole four putts and make par every day.<br /><br />"Rossie thought that was crazy, but he mentioned it on television several times years later when he would be part of the U.S. Open telecast for ABC. He never forgot that."<br /><br />At the age of 12, Rossie earned local acclaim when he defeated retired baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb in a club championship match at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. After losing to the 12-year-old prodigy, Cobb was seldom seen playing at Olympic. The son of a doctor, Rosburg went to Stanford and earned a degree in humanities after leading the Cardinal to the 1946 NCAA Golf Championship.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2009/news/rosburg_080809.cfm" target="_blank">The complete article can be found here at the PGA.com website</a>. A 5-part video interview with Bob Rosburg in 2008 was completed by the Stanford men's golf program and can be found here: <a href="hhttp://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/video-Rosburg.htm" target="_blank">http://stanfordmensgolf.com/stanford_greats/bobrosburg.htm</a> . <br /><br />The first part of this video interview is included below in which Rosburg talks about trouncing Ty Cobb at age 12 & recalls his Stanford teammates & winning the 1946 NCAA national championship:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BTGEafVA_lM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BTGEafVA_lM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-87617060842967127292009-08-08T05:32:00.000-07:002009-08-08T05:42:05.801-07:00Joseph Bramlett finally able to compete again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/Sn1yC2tXoOI/AAAAAAAAArM/zp_FxdyuD8U/s1600-h/bramlettswing_100.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/Sn1yC2tXoOI/AAAAAAAAArM/zp_FxdyuD8U/s400/bramlettswing_100.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367571724266610914" /></a><br />Senior Joseph Bramlett is on the mend and finally able to compete again. A major step back to the 2nd team All-American caliber play Joseph had in 2007-08 was his recent qualifying once again for the US Amateur to be played at Southern Hills Aug 23-30. Joseph finished 2nd in sectional qualifying to teammate Jordan Cox with a 138 total at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club in San Mateo, CA.<br /><br />In an article written in the San Jose Mercury newspaper, Joseph talked about what it's like to compete again after his injury battles.<br /><br />"I'm excited to get back to competition," said Bramlett, a long hitter who tore ligaments in his right wrist. "When bad stuff happens to you, you tend to grow. I appreciate the game so much more. When I make double [bogey], it's not the end of the world." "It's just fun getting out and competing again," Bramlett said. <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_13012771?nclick_check=1" target="_blank">To read the article click here</a>.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-29929406712659538342009-04-16T06:59:00.000-07:002009-04-16T07:05:55.274-07:00GolfWeek writes about Joseph Bramlett and his injury problems4/15/09<br />GolfWeek Online Magazine<br />Ron Balicki<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/Sec7MgpRkAI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/USs3kBY59-I/s1600-h/bramlett.jpg.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/Sec7MgpRkAI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/USs3kBY59-I/s200/bramlett.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325290170496421890" /></a><br /><br />Stanford’s Joseph Bramlett could be the poster boy for an old saying: if it weren’t for bad luck, the Cardinal junior would have no luck at all.<br /><br />Bramlett entered Stanford after a highly touted junior career, especially after he became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Amateur at age 14 in 2002.<br /><br />He didn’t disappoint as a freshman, earning second-team All-American honors after posting seven top-10 finishes, including a victory in Puerto Rico, and a 71.5 stroke average in 13 events.<br /><br />He ended his inaugural college season with a tie for 39th at the NCAA Championship while helping Stanford capture the team title. After an opening 78, his next three rounds (68-70-69) counted in the team score.<br /><br />In the fall of his sophomore season, Bramlett had three top 25s in five starts. But in January 2008, while working out in the school’s weight room, he slipped and fell, injuring his right wrist. He missed the entire spring and didn’t play again until July.<br /><br />So when the current season got under way in the fall, Bramlett was filled with anticipation and high expectations. <a href="http://www.golfweek.com/college/story/balicki-041509" target="_blank">More -- to read the complete article click here.</a>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-38865501577330773272009-02-13T07:54:00.000-08:002009-02-13T08:04:41.137-08:00Notah Begay is featured in Sports Illustrated Article<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SZWZS9SdtZI/AAAAAAAAAhs/GlAWPBgc3P4/s1600-h/notahsi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SZWZS9SdtZI/AAAAAAAAAhs/GlAWPBgc3P4/s400/notahsi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302312687267329426" /></a><br /><br /><br />Feb 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated features this interview with former<br />Stanford All-American and PGA tour member Notah Begay III ('95).<br /><br /><br />The soccer ball seemed more like a lottery ball, bouncing lightly in the air, from knee to foot, from foot to knee. A 10-year old<br />Navajo girl kept the juggle drill alive while PGA Tour pro Notah Begay watched her team practice on a soccer field outside Albuquerque last fall. “Her dad is an alcoholic; she lives in poverty,” said Begay, a fullblooded Native American, who described the girl’s skills in a recent telephone interview. “Two years ago she couldn’t juggle once. Now she can do it 30 times without the ball ever touching the ground. This is her outlet, her escape.” The girl is part of a four-year-old soccer program that<br />Begay started and helps fund for the children of the Pueblo of San Felipe in New Mexico, where median household income on the reservation is $29,800 and 38% of the population lives below the poverty line. And that was before the recession.<br /><br />“I think about disparity all the time, making the type of money that professional athletes make, and yet probably 95 percent of my family lives at or below poverty,” Begay says. “It’s worse now for everyone.” Begay grew up on the Isleta reservation, a dozen miles south of Albuquerque, in a house with a futon as the only piece of furniture; and yet he got out—one<br />leap at a time. As a kid he jumped a chain-link fence to get to a municipal golf course, where he cleaned bathrooms in exchange for playing privileges. By 2001, at only 28, Begay had won $3 million on the Tour. Back trouble has bedeviled him in recent years, but with four victories and $5 million in career earnings as he enters his 13th PGA season, he gets it: He’s one of the lucky ones — especially now.<br /><br />“There is guilt because I can have what I want when I want,” he says. “I haven’t seen a credit-card bill or mortgage statement in God knows how long because I have people who take care of that. But I know life is paycheck to paycheck in Indian country. The economy hits the poorest first, and hits them the hardest. It makes you think.”<br />L ife on the Tour can have an almost Stepford-like sameness, but Begay remains wonderfully different, a man grounded in his unique perspective.<br /><br />Before Obama made personal accountability more hip, Begay understood the math of circumstance. “I’ve been put in a category because I’m from a certain place,” says Begay, who can recite by heart the suicide rate (3.3 times the national average) and high school dropout rate (twice the national average) on reservations. “And 80 percent of Native American<br />kids who do make it to college will drop out by the second year. From an economic standpoint, that’s not a very good use of your resources.” Begay has a plan, though. Through the consulting arm of his nonprofit Notah Begay III Foundation, he is pushing his own economic stimulus package to increase revenue streams in Indian reservations with<br />new infrastructure, including the development of golf courses next to existing casinos.<br /><br />“We have to have more than hope,” Begay says. “For years, that’s all we had.” He returns to the New Mexico reservations a dozen times a year to watch over his youth soccer and golf programs and to consult with local<br />businesses. Begay served a seven-day sentence for DWI in 2000, and he admits it took him a while to “trade my partying days for community service. I realize I can’t change everything for everybody. But whether you’re rich or poor, you have 24 hours in a day. That’s your resource. As an athlete, you ask yourself, What do you do with it?” Be part of a revolution.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-2736995737552156882008-10-30T15:45:00.000-07:002008-10-30T16:23:07.764-07:00Hall of Famer Charlie Seaver shares thoughts about Stanford golf<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQo7Q8LrfgI/AAAAAAAAAcM/x0VakJIxY2o/s1600-h/seaver_60.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 60px; height: 79px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQo7Q8LrfgI/AAAAAAAAAcM/x0VakJIxY2o/s320/seaver_60.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263084276754906626" /></a><br /><br />Editor's Note Oct 2008 - Recently the Stanford men's golf team received a copy of a 1990 letter written by<a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/stanford_greats/charlieseaver.htm" target="_blank"> Charlie Seaver, charter member of the Stanford Hall of Fame</a>, in which he responded to questions about his Stanford golf memories in addition to his other experiences playing golf. This letter was written to Gordon Ratliff who has done extensive research into the history of Stanford golf editing a book entitled Stanford Golf Clippings published in 1996.<br /><br />The transcribed contents of the letter which include references to Lawson Little, Hogan, Hagen, Watson among others are included below. A scanned in version of the letter can be found at the following website: <a href="http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/SeaverLetter.htm" target="_blank">http://www.stanfordmensgolf.org/SeaverLetter.htm</a><br /><br />Saturday, 8/19/90<br /><br />Dear Gordon (Ratliff)<br /><br />Sometime back you sent me a letter and enclosed information about golf at Stanford that you plan to include in your second book. You also requested that I provide pertinent data about earlier people, events, etc, of the 1929-1930 era that I can recall regarding Stanford.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQo_li_v8RI/AAAAAAAAAcU/usPc6zq4UUA/s1600-h/Charles-Seaver-age-8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 106px; height: 149px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQo_li_v8RI/AAAAAAAAAcU/usPc6zq4UUA/s320/Charles-Seaver-age-8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263089028817744146" /></a><br /><br />1) I started playing golf with my father & teacher when I was 9 years old. He was a fine golfer and student of golf having won the Southern Calif. Amateur in 1920 and the Trans Mississippi Championship in K. C., Mo in 1908 when that Tournament was considered #2 in the U.S. Also, because my Dad was such a great golfer I enjoyed many opportunities to play with leading professionals including Hogen, Diegel, Farrell, Sarazen, MacDonald Smith, Bobby Jones & others. All this added up to be a valuable learning experience.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQpAA1vvBwI/AAAAAAAAAcc/zDVi-O419sg/s1600-h/little-headshot90.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 90px; height: 92px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQpAA1vvBwI/AAAAAAAAAcc/zDVi-O419sg/s320/little-headshot90.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263089497707316994" /></a><br /><br />2) Lawson Little & I were the Freshman team leaders in 1930; we had a very strong team. Lawson beat me on the 37th hole for the 1st University Championship & I won the 2nd on the 38th. Great Competition. Eddie Twiggs had come down from the Olympic Club to coach the team - a very fine gentleman & an impeccable stylish dresser. He was an amateur member of Lakeside & a good but not great golfer.<br /><br />3) The Stanford golf course was laid out & built by William P. Bell (Willie). He was a good friend & had built a number of golf courses in Southern Calif. where we both lived. Prior to attending Stanford I had played in 2 exhibition matches at fee golf courses he constructed at Sunset Fields - S. E of LA. – once with Hagen & Johnny Farrell & then with Hagen & Diegel. Also the brothers Olin & Mortee Dutra played as my guests in a quiet exhibition match shortly after the Stanford Course opened & then we went to the stadium for the Stanford - Dartmouth football classic. Ernie Cadell of Stanford was the star of the game & later became a Pro football player of fame & great ability.<br /><br />4) In the thirties and forties when possible I used to play in the Alumni golf Matches. It was great experience - played with Sandy Tatum , Warren Berl, Chares (Bud) Finger. Later for years Stanford’s Golf Coach. Also Jim Rheim, Kent Winton, Chuck Van Linge & Grant Spaeth. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQpBquJ2VPI/AAAAAAAAAck/Pfxv7eyHcio/s1600-h/watson_t90.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 90px; height: 97px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SQpBquJ2VPI/AAAAAAAAAck/Pfxv7eyHcio/s320/watson_t90.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263091316735497458" /></a><br />On one memorable occasion when playing Tom Watson we were in the middle of the fairway on #1 past the left bunker & at least 20 yards in front of our respective playing partners. My ball was about two yards ahead of Tom's. So while we waited for the others to hit their second shots I looked at Tom & said, "You had better check your ball. I think its dead”. He looked closely at his ball for an instant & then looked back at me & that broad boyish grin came over his face. We both laughed, but not a word was said. After that I did not think my ball was within 15 yards of his on any tee shot for the rest of the round.<br /><br />5) I did not know Bennett & knew Van Gorder only slightly. I know nothing about Sylvia Potter Cain. I did not play with either Douglas or Joseph Grant but remember Douglas who was a great good friend of my father's. Douglas however was here at Cypress Point to congratulate me when with Mike Fetchik we were leading the Crosby the first day with a best ball of 58; - later he won in 1964.<br /><br />6) I knew Almon Roth, the Stanford Comptroller to be a serious but pleasant person. He always looked & dressed well and looked every inch a banker.<br /><br />7) There is a picture somewhere in the Stanford golf files - circa 1929-1930; - showing 6 or 8 Stanford University golfers with highest handicap 2. Also I played a lot of golf with Dink Templeton the famous track coach & with the even more famous Ty Cobb at Stanford. <br /><br />Hope this helps - all the best Charles Seaver.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-20768712256394504842008-08-28T16:18:00.000-07:002008-08-29T11:05:47.136-07:00Interview with Stanford Hall of Famer Steve Smith ('60)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SLc3OLdljnI/AAAAAAAAAUc/uhwqBT2IB8M/s1600-h/Smith_60_390.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SLc3OLdljnI/AAAAAAAAAUc/uhwqBT2IB8M/s400/Smith_60_390.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239717408203443826" /></a><br />Editor's Note - In a continuing effort to accurately compile the remarkable history of Stanford's men's golf team, we feel fortunate to get a first hand report on a Stanford Hall of Fame golfer, namely Steve Smith who graduated in 1960. Mr. Smith was kind enough to respond to our request to learn about his background that took him to the Farm from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to first team All-American and near NCAA champion and then on to a Wall Street career and his current role as Director of the Long Island Golf Association. <br /><br />Steve responded to a series of questions we sent him by telling his own story below that includes his upset victory over Jack Nicklaus in the 1960 US Amateur only a week after Nicklaus was runner-up in the US Open at Cherry Hills. <br /><br /><br />"I have been <a href="http://www.longislandgolf.org/" target="_blank">Executive Director of the Long Island Golf Association</a> since 2004 after an almost 30-year career on Wall Street as an institutional salesman for various firms. I spent my last 18 years with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. <br /><br />As Executive Director of the LIGA, I am responsible for a golf event schedule of about 16 events a year including our Open Championship, several low handicap amateur tournaments and the usual array of other tournaments serving other demographic groups. I am also the Executive Director of the Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund, which is a 501c3 charitable organization.<br /> <br />I still play golf, my handicap is 5.6 up from 2.6 at one point last year, but I don’t play a lot of competition anymore. I belong to The Rockaway Hunting Club and National Golf Links of America, both Long Island clubs.<br /> <br />I had a good junior record winning some local events in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where I grew up. I was sectional low qualifier for two USGA Junior Championships and competed in 1955 at Taconic GC in Williamstown, MA and in 1956 at Purdue University GC in Lafayette, IN. I did not go far in either event. <br /><br />I entered Stanford in the fall of 1956. At Stanford I played on the freshman team and was on the varsity for three of the next four years, but I was usually fighting for the fifth or sixth spot. Stanford had a good team while I was there, although we did not do all that well in the NCAAs. <br /><br />The better players included Ron Lucetti, Alf Bertelson, Bill Seanor, Kent Winton, Pete Choate, Wheeler Farish and Jim. By the way, Bill Seanor had a fantastic junior record in California and, I believe, either won or was runner-up in the USGA Junior before he came to Stanford. <br /><br />I stayed out of school for a portion of my junior year and red shirted to keep my eligibility for a fifth year. In 1960, what would have been my senior year, I was playing in matches for Stanford, but usually as the 5th or 6th man. Coach Bud Finger decided to have a 72-hole play-off to see who would be the fifth man to travel to Colorado Springs to play in the NCAA. Since he was having a play-off anyway, he threw everybody in, including some guys who had no chance. It came down to the last four holes between Phil Underwood and me. I beat Phil and was the fifth man to go to Colorado Springs. <br /><br />On the way we stopped in Denver and watched the US Open. I believe we were there for the first or second day. Some of us watched Palmer, Nicklaus, Tommy Bolt, hoping for a tantrum, and Ben Hogan, competing in one of his last Open Championships.<br /> <br />My game was pretty honed after that 72-hole play-off and I won my first two matches in each shooting around par (the NCAA individual championship was a match play competition with a 64-player draw). My toughest match was in the second round. I can’t remember my opponent’s name, but I do remember making a lot of crucial putts to win the match. <br /><br />In round three, I had the privilege of playing against Jack Nicklaus. By the way, he finished second at Cherry Hills the week before and was the reigning US Amateur Champion. <br /><br />To make a long story short, I had good luck, birdieing four holes on the front nine including a chip-in on #2, a shot from under a tree to 12” on #5, and birdie putts of 30’ and 40’ on #6 and #8, respectively. <br /><br />Despite that I was only one up teeing-off on nine. With the fairway sloping sharply from left to right, the best tee shot was one that landed in the left rough, the only risk being a small bush about eight feet in diameter. Jack nailed the bush for an unplayable lie. As a result I turned three up. <br /><br />The turning point in the match was on #13 where I hit a seven iron short and Jack had a flip wedge up to the smallish back section of the green where the pin was set. He left it short in the bunker, and recovered to 8 feet. My chip went 17 feet past the hole. I made and he missed! I finished the match on the 15th hole. I can still remember seeing both Jack and his dad eyeing me from across the green, hands on their hips, trying to figure out how he lost to this nobody.<br /> <br />I won my next three matches to get to the finals ( the semis and finals were each played over 36 holes). My opponent was Dick Crawford, the defending national champion. By the way, Dick also had to play in a play-off to get to Colorado Springs, despite being the defending champion. Dave Williams (Houston’s golf coach) was a tough guy! In the finals I shot around par in the morning 18 holes and was 6-up. <br /><br />My head was elsewhere in the final 18 holes and I lost 2-up on the 18th hole. Great story has a sad ending! I obviously had him and let it fritter away. The turning point was the 14th hole. I don’t know how the match stood, but I was still up. He putted first. His caddie was frozen holding the pin and Crawford screamed at him to pull the pin out. Just as the kid pulled the pin out Crawford’s ball hit the back of the hole, bounced into the air, and fell back in the hole. I can still feel the pain from that one. On 17 we had fairly equal 6 foot putts for birdie, measured, and he putted first. He made the putt and I missed to go 1-down. End of story.<br /> <br />As a result of this showing in the NCAA, I made <a href="http://stanfordmensgolf.com/all-americans.htm" target="_blank">first team All-American in 1961</a>. In 1961, I had another good run in the NCAA at Purdue University. I beat some good players and got to the 36-hole semi-finals. Among my victims were Jack Rule and Jim Wright, both big names at the time, with the latter going on to bigger things. I played Mike Podolski, a classmate of Jack Nicklaus at Ohio State, in the semis. Jack, along with a few others, witnessed our 36th hole. <br /><br />We had equi-distant birdie putts, but mine was trickier coming from above the hole. I three-putted to lose. Bud Finger’s son was sadder than me. Perhaps I was lucky. Nicklaus beat Podolski 10-8 in the finals. I suspect he would have done the same to me, given the added incentive.<br /> <br />In retrospect I played my best golf when I was in my teens and early twenties. I won the Wisconsin Amateur Championship the same year I beat Jack, 1960. Later I qualified for three US Amateurs, 1975, 1978 and 1981. I wish I had tried to qualify for the US Amateur when I was at Stanford, but it usually conflicted with something. <br /><br />Right after Stanford I went into the Air Force, and then to business school. I did finish fourth in the All-Air Force tournament in 1962 and 11th in the Inter-Service. Orville Moody won the Inter-Service that year. It was at Westover Air Force Base in Springfield, MA.<br /> <br />I also played in three British Amateurs, two at St. Andrews and one at Troon. The second time at St. Andrews, I got to the round of 64, losing on the first extra hole to a Scotsman. My golf career in the New York area has been undistinguished. I won some member-guests and came close in a few other things, but I can’t claim any major championships. As a senior player I have struggled, and I never have qualified for a USGA Senior Amateur, a sad omission from my resume.<br /> <br />Well, perhaps this will help flesh out my story. I would be pleased to answer more questions or field a phone call. Please tell Conrad that I intend to make a donation in memory of my fond friend, Kent Winton, who died of cancer just this April. I will be in touch with Conrad. Kent thought he was doing a fabulous job and I think the results are self-evident.<br /> <br />Perhaps we will have the chance to meet sometime or talk on the phone. Thanks for your persistence."<br /> <br />Regards,<br />Steve Smith<br />Stanford Class of 1960Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-80583678348399309752008-08-14T12:05:00.000-07:002008-08-14T12:21:45.213-07:00Jordan Cox Interview about '08 US Open by Brian Murphy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SKSE4elf9jI/AAAAAAAAATk/p432NkBKCgw/s1600-h/capt.d14ddb8b0d654624b1e8b0304ffe00c4.us_open_golf_cali103.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/SKSE4elf9jI/AAAAAAAAATk/p432NkBKCgw/s400/capt.d14ddb8b0d654624b1e8b0304ffe00c4.us_open_golf_cali103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234454772729247282" /></a><br /><br><br><br /><br />Here's an <a href="http://stanfordmensgolf.org/CoxWoodsArticle08.htm" target"_blank">excellent interview with Jordan Cox</a> after his experience of playing in the US Open at Torrey Pines. As Jordan says it was a "surreal" experience as he talks about the qualifying rounds, the highlight of playing practice rounds with Tiger Woods and what it was like playing in the tournament.Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-45006317624153689352008-04-21T07:23:00.000-07:002008-04-21T07:29:32.662-07:00Part 3 & 4 - video interview with Wally GoodwinPart 3: Stanford Hall of Fame golf coach Wally Goodwin on his 1993-94 national championship team, the team chemistry and recruiting Tiger Woods and other players. Will Yanigasawa, Casey Martin and Notah Begay are highlighted.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vHjhfGLvGZk&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vHjhfGLvGZk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 4: Stanford Hall of Fame golf coach Wally Goodwin talks about Tiger and his relationship with Earl Woods, his most improved player ever, current coach Conrad Ray and 4-time All-American Joel Kribel. <br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dq_pOYzhYZ4&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dq_pOYzhYZ4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618190156885223203.post-51807045473582584232008-04-02T14:47:00.000-07:002008-04-03T07:07:56.423-07:00Wally Goodwin - Part 2: Video Interview of Stanford golf coach 1987-2000<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/R_TkLQEI2cI/AAAAAAAAAKk/_tQNhf5MQX8/s1600-h/goodwin3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f5qtoiplnk8/R_TkLQEI2cI/AAAAAAAAAKk/_tQNhf5MQX8/s320/goodwin3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185019952952302018" /></a><br /><br /><br />Part 2 of a video interview with 2-time national coach of the year Wally Goodwin. Wally talks about the keys to turning Stanford into a great program starting with bringing in players such as Christian Cevaer, Casey Martin, Notah Begay and then Tiger Woods among others.<br /><br />This interview includes discussion of his national championship team in 1993-94. Wally was 80 in Nov 2007 when this interview was conducted by Dr. Lyman Van Slyke, Bob Stevens and Rich Peers.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6KanfW5iyak&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6KanfW5iyak&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270634743446567487noreply@blogger.com0