Springing the Blues is more than music; there's also a 5K Apr 8, 2008
Nicklaus joins Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Snead, Jack Burke, Pete Dye and Deane Beman as recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award. - Fundraiser: Nease and Ponte Vedra high schools will join for a fundraiser benefiting the sports programs at both schools. (Florida Times-Union)
Golden anniversary of king's crowning achievement Apr 7, 2008
It is impossible to walk through the gates without conjuring up thoughts of the legends who've won here - Gene Sarazen and Byron Nelson, Hogan and Snead, Nicklaus and Billy Casper, Tom Watson and Seve Ballesteros - and even as the incomparable presence of Tiger Woods during a practice round made yesterday notable, it is Palmer's achievement from 50 years ago that will be a storyline all week. And just how will the game's grandest ambassador celebrate. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
It's the time of year when we paint the town green Apr 6, 2008
" - People will amaze you with the most trivial knowledge of golf, things such as "niblick" is the old-fashioned name for a 9-iron, Gene Sarazen invented the sand wedge or that Arnold Palmer's birthday -- Sept. 10, 1929 -- was once used as the secret passcode in an episode of the TV show MacGyver. - Pimento cheese can be served twice a day and no one raises an eyebrow. (The sandwich spread was never used on MacGyver, although both it and the resourceful secret agent were once mentioned in a... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Team of horses clinched deal to buy original country club site Apr 2, 2008
One of the highlights of the club s early years was a visit in 1935 by one of the top golfers of all time, Gene Sarazen. Sarazen was on a national tour with his partner, the world s leading female athlete of the time, Babe Didrikson who shattered the Midland women s course record by eight strokes. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Resort working on finances Mar 28, 2008
Golf legend Gene Sarazen hits the first shot ... Golf legend Gene Sarazen hits the first shot. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Ogilvy wins by a stroke as Tiger finishes fifth Mar 25, 2008
Tiger tamer: Geoff Ogilvy of Australia raises the Gene Sarazen Cup after winngin the WGC-CA Championship golf tournament in Florida yesterday. - Reuters. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Tiger's PGA Tour reign ends at Doral Mar 25, 2008
35-million first-place check and the Gene Sarazen Trophy. His 17-under 271 total was a shot better than three-time major-championship winner Vijay Singh (68), two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen (68) and U.S. Open winner Jim Furyk (68). (Los Angeles Times)
College basketball, auto racing, college wrestling, college hockey Mar 23, 2008
Woods becomes the first player since Gene Sarazen in the Miami Open (1926-30) to win the same event four straight times. 2005Indianas Reggie Miller becomes the 13th NBA player to score 25,000 career points during the Pacers 100-93 win over San Antonio. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
All for Diablo Grande Mar 9, 2008
There are reasons why Jack Nicklaus, Mario Andretti and the late Gene Sarazen have been drawn to him like bees to blossoms. By the way, Panoz does not like to lose, whether it's Le Mans or the Central Valley. (Modesto Bee, CA)
'Masters Live' Adds Two Holes to Online Coverage of the 2008 Masters(R) Tournament on CBSSports.com Mar 6, 2008
In 1935, Gene Sarazen hit the "shot heard 'round the world" when he holed a 4-wood from 235 yards for a double eagle on the Par 5 15th in the fourth round of the event. The shot propelled Sarazen on to victory in just the second Masters Tournament. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
PGA Tour Career Wins Feb 26, 2008
The Associated Press Published: February 26, 2008. Saul Loeb/AFP A sharp decline in the U.S. honey bee population has reduced supplies of nuts and similar foods, sparking campaigns by Haagen-Dazs, the ice-cream maker, and others to raise money for research. (International Herald Tribune)
Lost arts of golf Feb 24, 2008
But if a player wasn't trying to find a better way to play the game, Gene Sarazen would never have invented the sand wedge as a better way to hit balls out of traps. "Those guys had to do everything on their own," said three-time PGA Tour winner Olin Browne of Hobe Sound. (The Palm Beach Post)
Golfer Dunlap a true man of the world Feb 21, 2008
Before the Royal and Ancient did away with the 36-hole qualifier right before the British Open, Dunlap was an annual visitor to the great links of Scotland and England, going a route that had been just fine for Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, and Ben Hogan. He may never have visited the winner's circle as a member of the PGA Tour, but he has claimed victories in Manitoba, South Africa, Argentina, and Peru. (Boston Globe)
CLASSIC MOMENT Feb 21, 2008
Fifty years after Gene Sarazen won the Southern Open, the first professional golf tournament played in New Orleans, South African Gary Player won the 1972 Greater New Orleans Open at Lakewood Country Club. The tournament was moved from May to March, two weeks before the Masters, and attracted many foreign players, including Player, who rallied in the final round to edge Jack Nicklaus and Dave Eichelberger by one shot. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Golf Tips: History of sand play Feb 19, 2008
Bunker play is much improved today because of the condition of the bunkers, as well as equipment and skill techniques of today's players, who can all be thankful for the ingenuity of the legendary Gene Sarazen, the inventor of the modern-style sand wedge. The big change in the design of the sand wedge was to build a sole with bounce, where the trailing edge of the club was higher then the leading edge. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
When NASCAR started its engines Feb 18, 2008
May: Ben Hogan wins the PGA Championship, becoming the first player since Gene Sarazen in 1922 to win the PGA and the U.S. Open in the same year. August: The first network nightly news telecast, CBS-TV News, debuts on CBS with Douglas Edwards. (The St. Augustine Record)
BUICK INVITATIONAL / Woods eschews Palmer method Tiger takes fewer years... Jan 28, 2008
BUICK INVITATIONAL / Woods eschews Palmer method / Tiger takes fewer years to match Arnie in wins. I'm actually hitting the ball better now than I did during that stretch. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Patriots' Tom Brady makes being a superstar QB look almost routine, selected AP male athlete Dec 22, 2007
1932 Gene Sarazen, golf. 1931 Pepper Martin, baseball. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Major makeover and Open seduces again Dec 13, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia's premier tournament is reclaiming its relevance, writes Peter Stone. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tracking Tiger: News, more on No. 1 golfer Nov 15, 2007
Tracking Tiger- msnbc. $7 online stock buys. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Tracking Tiger: Coverage of Woods' career Nov 10, 2007
Tracking Tiger - msnbc. Tiger Woods is going to have another big year and win two majors, Jim McCabe predicts. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Deltona's aviation history airs on PBS Nov. 23 Oct 19, 2007
According to Venturi, "There was a wonderful lineup with Jimmy Demaret, Gene Sarazen, Jack Paar, Joe DiMaggio, Julius Boros, Perry Como, Bobby Nichols and Tom Weiskopf.". The Jacksonville Invitational was held on the island as well as the Avon Tennis Tournament with Chris Everett and Martina Navratilova. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Opinion: FedEx Cup doesnt deliver without Tiger Aug 22, 2007
All year long, anyone who has been near a golf broadcast has been bombarded with the message that this is the biggest thing to happen to golf since Gene Sarazen holed his second shot on the 15th hole at Augusta National so many years ago. Never mind that the whole thing is hard to understand, players dont like much about it except the money, and that it makes every tournament after it this year irrelevant. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Tiger claims PGA for his 13th career major Aug 13, 2007
7 Bobby Jones, Harry Vardon, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer. 6 Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Past champions Aug 7, 2007
Updated: August 6, 2007, 5:00 PM ET. Medinah CC, Medinah, Ill. (ESPN -- Golf)
Holders of the claret jug Jul 23, 2007
British Open champions. Carnoustie, Scotland. (USA Today -- Sports)
British open: Navigating the 'nasty' Jul 19, 2007
" The locals know better. But since Old Tom Morris created the first 12 holes of the links in 1849 and James Braid finished the job with its current routing later, the town has prided itself on being the truest test of golf in the homeland of the game. The rivalry with the more venerated St. Andrews has been a bitter affair from the start. The original Carnoustie Golf Club was founded one year before the St. Andrews Golf Club, though the Old Course was there first. When SAGC celebrated its 150th... (Athens Banner-Herald)
How Bolger came back from the dead for great cup win Jul 15, 2007
His father Bill was 24 when he had the temerity to beat the visiting Gene Sarazen by three shots to win the 1934 Australian Open. The American later blamed the strength of the local beer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Local Teams Today Jul 15, 2007
1922 -- Gene Sarazen shoots a final-round 68 to beat Bobby Jones and John Black for the U.S. Open golf championship. 1923 -- Amateur Bobby Jones beats Bobby Cruikshank by two strokes in a playoff to win the U.S. Open golf title. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Woods stays home before major assault Jul 14, 2007
Winners of golf's Majors Golf Open Majors (Factbox) 18 - Jack Nicklaus (6 Masters, 4 US Opens, 3 British Opens, 5 PGAs 12 - Tiger Woods (4 Masters, 2 US Opens, 3 British Opens, 3 PGAs) 11 - Walter Hagen (2 US Opens, 4 British Opens, 5 PGAs) 9 - Ben Hogan (2 Masters, 4 US Opens, 1 British Open, 2 PGAs) 9 - Gary Player (3 Masters, 1 US Open, 3 British Opens, 2 PGAs) 8 - Tom Watson (2 Masters, 1 US Open, 5 British Opens) 7 - Harry Vardon (1 US Open, 6 British Opens) 7 - Bobby Jones (4 US Opens, 3... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
That '70s show tops the charts Jul 12, 2007
Only two other decades can match that number -- the PGA Championships of the 1920s, but those were won by only three players (Walter Hagen, who won five, Leo Diegel, and Gene Sarazen), and the British Opens of the 1950s, but again, only four players prevailed (Player, Peter Thomson, Bobby Locke, Ben Hogan). For impact, it's hard to overlook the US Opens of the 1960s, in which seven Hall of Famers (Nicklaus, Trevino, Player, Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Julius Boros, Gene Littler) won eight... (Boston Globe)
Oakmont: The more things change, the more they stay the same Jun 14, 2007
For all that has changed in the world of golf these past 80 years, Oakmont, despite being a few hundred yards longer, really won't play much different than it did when Tommy Armour and Gene Sarazen teed it up on a June morning in 1927. We re-print a course breakdown as it ran in the Post-Gazette that morning. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Trivia Quiz: How well do you know your U.S. Open history? Jun 14, 2007
a.) Gary Player b.) Jack Nicklaus c.) Gene Sarazen. 10. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Oakmont-inspired Stimpmeter allows USGA to accurately measure speed, consistency of putting surfaces Jun 13, 2007
According to one version, he watched in awe as Gene Sarazen putted a ball off the green and into a bunker. An accomplished golfer in his own right -- he was captain of the Harvard golf team and won the Massachusetts state amateur championship in 1935 -- Stimpson set his analytical mind to invention. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Pelz trying to pull fast one Jun 13, 2007
"He spent $150,000 on this computer chip, and it has a mathematical computation that allows him to measure greens on any surface regardless of slope and pitch," said Mickelson, and if somewhere Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen are scratching their heads, it's no wonder. "It's all very scientific," said Mike Davis, the USGA's senior director of rules and competition. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Oakmont Lore: Ten moments that added luster to the legends Jun 10, 2007
No. 3: Local club pro Sam Parks wins in '35 In one of the most shocking upsets in Open history, South Hills Country Club pro Sam Parks used his knowledge of the local course to beat the likes of Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen with a score of 299, despite bogeys on three of the final four holes. Parks was like any other club professional at the time, tending to the business of his pro shop and playing the occasional PGA event in the summer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tournament is over, but the memories linger Apr 12, 2007
Then again, Lee Trevino (17-year span), Walter Hagen (14), Gene Sarazen (14), Tom Watson (9), Ben Hogan (8), and Byron Nelson (8) would take exception to that premise, too, given the years between their first and last major. So what did go wrong for the lefthander. (Boston Globe)
Nicklauses will receive Ouimet honor Apr 12, 2007
Gene Sarazen, Curtis Strange, Greg Norman, Nancy Lopez, and President George H.W. Bush are other past honorees. Also that evening, the Ouimet Scholarship Fund will honor Tom Martin with its Richard F. Connolly Award for distinguished service. (Boston Globe)
Past moment at Oakmont Country Club Apr 12, 2007
Earlier that week, in a guest column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gene Sarazen said of Parks: "He has been improving rapidly ... his knowledge of Oakmont and its pitfalls should be a great asset.". It was. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
It's not easy wearing green Apr 11, 2007
It was a double eagle by Gene Sarazen on the 15th hole in 1935 that put this tournament on the map. It was a 30 on the back nine by Jack Nicklaus in 1986 that for many remains the most famous Sunday in Masters history. (Helena Independent Record)
Amen! Augusta wakes up Apr 9, 2007
Gene Sarazen began that tradition in just the second Masters in 1935, when he spanked a 4-wood 235 yards and watched it bounce into the hole for a double eagle that allowed him to tie Craig Wood and eventually beat him in a playoff. Johnson wasnt going to win his green jacket with such dramatics. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Small-town kid soars Apr 9, 2007
Zach Johnson now belongs to the same club as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Jimmy Demaret, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen. Yeah. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Western Pennsylvania golf is rich with tradition Apr 8, 2007
Western Pennsylvania can even claim Gene Sarazen, one of only five head professionals to work at Highland Country Club since it opened in 1920 ... Along the way, the course has produced champions befitting the club's grand stature, players such as Bobby Jones and Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead and Tommy Armour, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Augusta won't go changing Apr 6, 2007
By convincing Palmer to become the honorary starter, it is possible one day that the legendary trio of Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player will hit the ceremonial first shots at the Masters - just as former legends Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead used to. Player continues to compete, and this tournament will be his 50th. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Opinion: Arnie the master of ceremonies again Apr 6, 2007
The time when he first teed it up in the Masters and Gene Sarazen was his playing partner. The time the president of the United States wanted to play golf with him the morning after he won a green jacket. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Palmer gets ball rolling as honorary starter Apr 6, 2007
" Faldo said. The Masters had honorary starters from 1963 through 2002. Sam Snead was the last. Palmer said there were years that even he watched, especially to see Gene Sarazen, who was in Palmer's group when he played his first Masters in 1955. Faldo said he, too, had watched in years past as Byron Nelson and Snead had been honorary starters. "It's all part of the tradition here," he said. "One of the great things about this place is the respect they show to us. There's no past champions here. (USA Today -- Sports)
Unlikely face on top at Augusta Apr 6, 2007
Arnold Palmer remembers playing with the legendary Gene Sarazen. Woods remembers playing with Jack Nicklaus. (Kansas City Star)
King Arnold flicks magic wand, and, presto, a tradition reappears Apr 6, 2007
-- At 7:38 a.m., on a cool morning as radiant as his smile, Arnold Palmer emerged from the clubhouse at the Augusta National Golf Club and made his way toward the first tee, a pale-blue sweater on his back and Gene Sarazen on his mind. He had made the walk many times before -- 50 in all since 1955, when he first played in the Masters -- and the entrance always seems to be the same. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Derr Honored by the Masters Apr 6, 2007
That 1935 Masters, the second to be held, was won by the late Gene Sarazen and a reporting legacy was born. "I didn't cover the first one because I was only 17 years old," Derr said. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Special Player, once and forever Apr 5, 2007
The field included demigods Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, and such august names as Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Lawson Little, Horton Smith, Jimmy Demaret, Craig Wood, and the venerable Brit, Henry Cotton. You got chills yet. (Boston Globe)
Augusta has premier starter Apr 5, 2007
"Gene Sarazen," said Palmer. Sarazen, Byron Nelson, and Sam Snead, of course, were such a huge part of the Masters -- first as players and champions, then as honorary starters, taking over that role from previous heroes named Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod. (Boston Globe)
Par-5s on back nine decide the champ Apr 5, 2007
No. 15 is where Gene Sarazen made his double-eagle in 1935, Jack Nicklaus revved up his epic comeback in 1986 and Seve Ballesteros splashed his second shot into the pond minutes after Nicklaus' eagle putt tumbled into the hole. The par-5s also are where Phil Mickelson won last year's Masters, plain and simple. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
10 years ago, Tiger changed golfWhat's different since 1997 Masters? Everything Apr 5, 2007
Where Gene Sarazen once made double-eagle with a wood in 1935, Woods would drive into the downhill speed slots on the right and require only a 7-or 8-iron approach. Woods remembered at least six par-4 holes on which he had a wedge to the green. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Experience counts at Masters Apr 5, 2007
" Rookies and young guns often threaten and sometimes pull off stunning upsets to win the other three major championships, which change venues each year, but that rarely happens in the Masters. Fuzzy Zoeller was the last player to win in his Masters debut in 1979. Before that it was Gene Sarazen in 1935. That doesn't mean half of the field has no chance this week, but those who don't know the nuances face stiff odds. "I think it's just understanding how to play it, where to miss it, shot... (AZCentral -- Sports)
Eternally Arnie Apr 5, 2007
" There is hope that Palmer's presence on the first tee will cause Nicklaus to reconsider his vow never to be a ceremonial golfer. With Palmer in the lead, it is imagined that as soon as Gary Player, making his 50th Masters start today, competes for the final time, he will be there, too. It might be enough to turn back the clock. Ceremonial drives turn into ceremonial second shots, followed by ceremonial one putts for birdies. Then it will be on to the ceremonial second hole. And finally the... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Palmer opens 71st Masters as honorary starter Apr 5, 2007
Palmer said he relished his role as honorary starter because it helps to restore a Masters tradition once performed by the late Gene Sarazen, with whom he was paired in his first Masters in 1955. "I think we're back to where it was, where it should be," Palmer said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Arnie will get things started Apr 4, 2007
He recalled his first Masters round in 1955, when he played alongside Gene Sarazen. Palmer anticipates thinking back to that moment when he steps to the tee early Thursday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
The King is back at the Masters Apr 4, 2007
" He dropped hints last month at Bay Hill that he would seriously consider it under new chairman Billy Payne, and Payne didn't hesitate to sign him up. "We are absolutely delighted that Arnold Palmer will once again be on the first tee at Augusta, a place where he belongs," Payne said. Celebrating past champions is as much a part of the fabric of the Masters as the green jackets they wear. Palmer got his first invite to Augusta after winning the 1954 U.S. Amateur title, and he was paired that... (News & Observer -- Sports)
THE MASTERS: General Palmer (ret.) to hit first shot Apr 4, 2007
He will hit the ceremonial first shot tomorrow morning, having agreed to follow Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead and others as the honorary starter. "Well, I think the time has come," he said yesterday during a sometimes emotional news conference in which Magnolia Lane became memory lane. (Newsday -- Sports)
Palmer to be honorary starter Apr 4, 2007
Beginning in the early 1980s, the three traditional starters were Snead, Gene Sarazen and Byron Nelson. Honorary starters began at the tournament in 1963, when Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod struck the first shots. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Master's Notebook: Palmer will serve as honorary starter Apr 4, 2007
As recently as 1999, Snead, Byron Nelson and Gene Sarazen together served as honorary starters. Nelson and Sarazen also are deceased. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Postcard from Augusta Apr 4, 2007
When the Rover first came to the Masters as a member of the media in 1996, watching Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead and Byron Nelson tee off in this capacity was one of the highlights of his young career. Hopefully, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player will follow Palmer's lead and provide similar memories for youngsters who never had the pleasure to see them play. (Washington Times, DC)
This Week in Golf - April 5th through April 8th Apr 3, 2007
Only three players have ever won in their first appearance at Augusta: Fuzzy Zoeller (1979), Gene Sarazen (1935) and Horton Smith (1934). - A WEEKEND WINNER: The Masters ranks among the hardest tournaments to dominate from Thursday to Sunday, even for Tiger Woods. (News & Observer -- Sports)
No escaping pull of history Apr 2, 2007
The monuments for Ben Hogan, and Gene Sarazen aren't just bridges to the past. The ghosts of those legends and tournament founders Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts are palpable on these grounds. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Up and Down: Phil Mickelson Apr 1, 2007
" Winged Foot was just the latest in a series of setbacks, and it doesn't alter his potential to fulfill his goals of joining the most elite fraternity in golf. "To prove and set his career in the ultimate status, he needs to win the career slam," Pelz said of a feat accomplished by only five other pros - Woods, Nicklaus, Hogan, and Gene Sarazen. "He needs to drive it straight enough to win a U.S. Open, and he 000011A5 needs to drive it low enough to win a British. That's the next step to get... (The Augusta Chronicle)
