PGA Tour pulls Atlanta tourney Jun 10, 2008
Hall of Fame members Tom Kite and Larry Nelson won it twice each, and other Atlanta Country Club winners included Tom Watson, Hale Irwin, Tommy Aaron, Bob Charles, Calvin Peete, Andy Bean, Corey Pavin, Bob Tway and John Daly. In 1992, when Kite won for the second time at Atlanta Country Club, the 54-hole lead was held by 20-year-old Jacksonville native David Duval, then a Georgia Tech student competing on a sponsor exemption. (Florida Times-Union)
Can Lefty repeat at TPC Sawgrass? May 8, 2008
Past champions feature the power of Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Fred Couples, the accuracy off the tee of Calvin Peete, grinders like Tom Kite, Lee Janzen and Justin Leonard, the pure ball striking of Nick Price, the short game of Phil Mickelson. It suits good players, Paul Goydos concluded Wednesday. (MSNBC -- Sports)
More motivation for Tiger Apr 14, 2008
AJC sports columnist Terence Moore covers the field. The entry titled "Immelman win was a fluke," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
PGA Tour events highlight charitable efforts Oct 31, 2007
And on Nov. 10, former Tour pro Calvin Peete and representatives from UBS will hold a financial education class and golf tournament for members of The First Tee of Jacksonville and their parents. Related Industry News. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
'Moonlight Martinis' a benefit for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Aug 29, 2007
Calvin Peete, 1985 Players Championship winner, kicked off the competition by ceremonially chipping a golf ball over a 5-foot-tall martini glass ice sculpture. Moonlight Martinis is designed to bring the North Florida Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation closer to its goal of raising $1 million during the 2007 calendar year. (Florida Times-Union)
Senator Vincent Hughes Set to Tee Up the 10th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament Jun 27, 2007
A major highlight of the upcoming JHMSF Golf Classic weekend is a special reunion of previously honored African-American Legends of Golf, which include PGA greats such as Charles Sifford, Lee Elder, Pete Brown, Charlie Owens, Calvin Peete, and Walter Morgan as well as local trailblazers such as Bill Bishop, Ernest Oglesby, and the late Phyllis Meekins and the induction of 97 year old James Henry Clark, the oldest living African-American caddy in the U.S. into this important group. The JHMSF Golf... (Primezone Releases)
Playersnotebook:Recovery from quintuple bogey May 12, 2007
Hoffman recovers from quintuple bogey at Players - Wire Services - Golf - MSNBC.com. Hoffman recovers from quintuple bogey at Players. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mickelson shoots 72, takes one-shot Players lead May 12, 2007
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The lowdown from Sawgrass May 10, 2007
1985: Calvin Peete, 274. 1986: John Mahaffey, 275. (USA Today -- Sports)
Broward group raises funds to get more minority children to pick up golf Apr 5, 2007
In the 1960s, Sifford, later named to the World Golf Hall of Fame, won two PGA tournaments and helped pave the way for Lee Elder and Calvin Peete. They won PGA tournaments in the 1970s and 1980s and opened the door even wider for Woods. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
TLC special shows different side of Hamilton Apr 3, 2007
The show will feature interviews from Lee Elder, Calvin Peete and Woods himself. Continue 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
One More Jump On The Journey Mar 29, 2007
" Nevertheless, inductees like Charlie Sifford, Calvin Peete, Jim Dent and Ted Rhodes bring credibility to even the most humble surrounding. More importantly, their contributions are acknowledged and never to be forgotten. Like Charlie's. "My proudest moment is when I won my first senior tour event," he said. "I won plenty of golf tournaments, but to win on the Senior PGA Tour, and the way I did it, gives me great ease and comfort. "I was probably the only cross-handed player ever to compete on... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Roller coaster sport takes them for a ride Mar 18, 2007
"It's a brutal game. It's a mental game," said Mark Calcavecchia, who at the age of 46 can point to a PGA Tour career that dates to 1982 when guys named Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, and Calvin Peete were each winning four times. In other words, he's been around. (Boston Globe)
Bonds swung to music (Thom Loverro) Mar 11, 2007
-- Before Tiger Woods, who came to the District this week to announce his tour stop, the list of recognized black golfers in the history of the PGA Tour was a short one -- Charlie Sifford, Lee Elder and Calvin Peete. If circumstances had been slightly different, there could have been one more name on that list from the early 1960s -- a young black man from Norfolk named Gary Anderson. (Washington Times, DC)
25 years of opportunity Jan 18, 2007
Joining Dickey will be former Dallas Cowboys player Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Pittsburgh Pirates great Dave Parker, and former PGA Tour players Lee Elder and Calvin Peete. Other golf legends include Bill Wright, the first Black golfer to win a national championship (1959 U.S. Publinks Championship), and Alton Duhon, who became the second by winning the 1982 U.S. Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship at Tucson Country Club. (AZCentral -- News)
Stars will be out for Bill Dickey tournament Jan 11, 2007
L.C. Greenwood, Dave Parker, Meadowlark Lemon and Calvin Peete are among the celebrity athletes who will take part in the Bill Dickey East-West Golf Classic, which is celebrating its 25th year, Jan. 18-20 in Scottsdale. A field of 420 golfers will play in a 54-hole event at McCormick Ranch Golf Club and Orange Tree Golf Resort. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Pitching the game Dec 28, 2006
The filming, done by PGA Tour Productions, included Fred Funk, Jim Fuyrk, Len Mattiace, Calvin Peete and Mark McCumber. The campaign, expected to launch in February, will emphasize that several tour professionals live in Northeast Florida because of its weather, amenities and plenty of high-quality golf courses. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Before Tiger, there was Peete Jul 29, 2006
The slender elderly man holding court on the fairway at Langston Golf Course yesterday morning with a group of young black children summed up his life and his lesson for them with this dead-on verbal strike: "I am considered the best ball-striker in the history of the game," Calvin Peete said as the kids surrounded him. "A black man. So they can't say that we can't do it." Calvin Peete did it and did it well. (Washington Times, DC)
Dickey set for Hall induction May 18, 2006
" Dickey, who has received numerous awards from golf organizations, will add another May 29 when he is inducted to the African American Golfers Hall of Fame at The Wigwam Resort and Golf Club in Litchfield Park. The induction is part of nearly a full week of activities sponsored by the Florida-based Inner City Youth Golfers' Inc., and will include workshops, round-table discussions, clinics, golf outings and social functions. A special salute to Dickey is scheduled for May 26. Other inductees... (AZCentral -- Sports)
Winslow tackles LPGA exemption Apr 21, 2006
Winslow pointed to such trailblazers in the men's game as Charlie Sifford, Jim Thorpe, Lee Elder, Calvin Peete and Pete Brown, who preceded Woods in a period when there were few tracks to follow. "And before I would call myself a trailblazer, I can also remember doors that were broken down by LaRee Sugg and Althea Gibson. At the same time, I understand this is an important moment in my life, and if I'm going to be looked upon as some kind of role model, I'd be honored.". (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
An acquired taste Mar 20, 2006
"At 6,954 yards, par 72, the Stadium Course is one of the shorter courses played on the PGA Tour, yet no golfer thinks it could be improved by stretching it several hundred yards. They like that it favors no single game. Yes, big bombers have won there -- in 2001, and twice each -- but so have short-but-oh-so-straight players like Calvin Peete in 1985, in 1986, in 1995 and in 1998.What is particularly impressive is the flow of the course. There are mirror-image par 4s at the first and 10th,... (ESPN -- Golf)
Past Winners Mar 20, 2006
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One, two, three? Feb 17, 2006
tied a record at the 2005 tournament by hitting all 42 fairways at the TwinEagles Golf Club, matching a Champions Tour mark set by Calvin Peete. SHOP. (CBS Sportsline)
Riviera return Feb 14, 2006
Since stats were first monitored in 1980, only five other times has the leader in that category been below 80 percent and only one other time has the leader been below 78 percent Calvin Peete, 77. 5 percent, in 1984. (CBS Sportsline)
