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ACO—All
week,
Huntsville’s
Stacy Dennis waited for
the other shoe to drop.
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WTGA State Amateur WOMEN’S GOLF SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 37 PLEASE TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM IN TEXAS LINKS SEPTEMBER 2009 BY ALEX BLAIR Texas Links Staff ACO—All week, Huntsville’s Stacy Dennis waited for the other shoe to drop. She opened with 66 in the qualifying round at the WTGA State Amateur, but how could a working woman, who had only played two rounds of golf in the last month, hope to keep that up against the best players in Texas to win the State Amateur championship? Who knows, but that’s what happened. Dennis won the final match 5 and 3 after Texas Tech golfer Rosalyn Kim conceded the 15th hole at Waco’s Ridgewood Country Club. Afterward, she spent much of the next hour laughing incredulously with a “Can you believe this?” look on her face. Dennis also won the 2004 State Amateur, but a lot has things changed since then. That year was Dennis’ first attempt at the State Am. She didn’t have an understanding
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T E X A S A M A T E U RT E X A S A M A T E U R
As one of the nation’s oldest amateur championships celebrates its centennial,
we look back on the history of the event and the great champions it has produced.
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This is the third part in our continuing series to introduce you
to some of Houston’s top caddies.
hat started as a joke became one of the more rewarding
experiences in Tim Gould’s life.
Gould, 29, worked as the pastor of a church in
Kentucky when, two years ago, his wife landed a promising job as
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This is the third part in our continuing series to introduce you to some of Houston’s top caddies. hat started as a joke became one of the more rewarding experiences in Tim Gould’s life. Gould, 29, worked as the pastor of a church in Kentucky when, two years ago, his wife landed a promising job as a nurse coordinator for a new pediatric heart surgery program at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Beth Gould moved to Houston while her husband stayed behind in Kentucky to help his successor at the church make a smooth transition. When Gould left the Bluegrass State a month later, he knew he wouldn’t have a church in Houston at which to work right away, so Beth started looking for jobs for him as soon as she arrived. One day she saw a newspaper ad that showed Redstone Golf Club was looking for caddies. She knew her husband enjoyed the game—he’s a high-handicapper without much experience—and the thought of him plodding around a golf course carrying heavy bags made her chuckle. So she tore ou
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BURIED TREASUREIn our followup to last month’s blockbuster cover story, we reveal the
list of items that have gone missing from the Texas Golf Hall of Fame
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GOLF CENTER O F H O U S T O N Much more than a golf store. We are the most high-tech club-fitting center in Texas Indoor instruction using video swing analysis. 4 practice bays w/video playback on every swing. Custom club and ball fitting using Flightscope Kudu. Custom shaft fitting using Fitchip. Mens and Ladies apparel; Ping, Titleist, Cobra clubs. Custom clubs by KZG, Wishon and Dimension Z. Custom fitted putters using Fit-2-Aim, which fits to how you see a putter aimed at the hole. Same day club repair. Golf specific weight and stretching machine. Custom fitted wedges by Eidolon. 6516-C Westheimer @ Voss Houston, Texas 77057 713-783-6224 golfcenterofhouston. com Notebook MEN’S GOLF SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 49 Joyner wins Houston City Amateur year later and Owen Joyner still was shocked. Joyner, 53, surprised himself again and successfully defended his Greater Houston Men’s City Amateur championship at Memorial Park GC Sept
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President George
Bush brings golfers to
Woodbridge Golf Club
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President George Bush brings golfers to Woodbridge Golf Club . . . President George Bush Turnpike, that is! 972-429-5100 www. wbgolfclub. com George Bush Turnpike locations and approximate minutes: 10 min. from I-75 & PGB Turnpike 15 min. from Preston & PGB Turnpike 25 min. from I-35 and PGB Turnpike 20 min. from Tollway & PGB Turnpike Woodbridge is closer than you think. . . THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME hen Duncanville’s Martin Piller won the Texas State Open last year in his first pro event, it was a great story. The sequel is even better. Piller used his winnings from the Open to pay his entry fees into Q-School, something he hadn’t expected to do for another year. He made it to the final stage and won status on the Nationwide Tour. It’s worked out so far. The Texas A&M grad is No. 7 on the Nationwide Tour money list and has an inside track to playing on the PGA Tour in 2010. “I never would have guessed I’d be here to where, if I play well, I’d get a PGA Tour card,” Pill
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DARK
CLOUD
DARK
CLOUDBob Rawlins never achieved
fame or fortune through golf,
but his story is the stuff of
which Texas golf legends
are made.
Story and Photography
By Mark Button
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GOLF ECONOMY North Texas Golf Expo
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t was 1:30 p.
m.
on a workday.
Scores of people already were
lined up outside Dallas Market Hall, waiting for the North
Texas Golf Expo to open its doors…which would happen an...
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GOLF ECONOMY North Texas Golf Expo 34 / DFW LINKS WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM APRIL 2009 PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS BY ALEX BLAIR Texas Links Staff t was 1:30 p. m. on a workday. Scores of people already were lined up outside Dallas Market Hall, waiting for the North Texas Golf Expo to open its doors…which would happen an hour and a half later. By 3 o’clock an estimated 300 people were outside. Hold up, isn’t there a recession going on? Isn’t the golf economy supposed to be in the tank? You wouldn’t know it from attendance and ticket sales at the Expo, which was held Feb. 27-March 2. The Expo featured booths from local courses, resorts and businesses. Many offered giveaways or games. Hank Haney Golf Schools gave free lessons. There were 60- and 90-foot putting contests and free prizes. Long drivers, pros and Hall of Famers gave seminars on how golfers can improve their games. Retailers offered special show prices on equipment. All this happened regardless of the spi
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LPGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
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ngela Stanford’s world got
tossed upside down this
summer.
By now, LPGA
fans are well aware that her mother,
Nan Stanford, was diagnosed with
breast cancer...
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LPGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 29 PLEASE TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM IN TEXAS LINKS NOVEMBER 2009 ngela Stanford’s world got tossed upside down this summer. By now, LPGA fans are well aware that her mother, Nan Stanford, was diagnosed with breast cancer in June. When her family received the news, everything stopped cold for Angela. The nineyear tour veteran with four career victories pulled out of the LPGA event that week and issued a statement that she was taking time off to be with her family. “I’m just taking it one week at a time,” she told Texas Links at the time. It didn’t last long. At her mother’s behest, Stanford, who in the past two years has become one of the best players on the LPGA Tour, got back inside the ropes for the U. S. Open in July, but her golf priorities suddenly changed. She wasn’t—and still isn’t—playing just to attain her goals of winning majors and one day making it into th
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THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME
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nly a precious few knew what the
number was on the other side of the
oversized, ceremonial check.
The
year was 2003, when the first annual
KidSwing Golf Tournament had almost concluded.
Founded by then-11-year-old Ben
Sater to...
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THE SHORT GAMETHE SHORT GAME SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 21 nly a precious few knew what the number was on the other side of the oversized, ceremonial check. The year was 2003, when the first annual KidSwing Golf Tournament had almost concluded. Founded by then-11-year-old Ben Sater to raise money for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, the event—a tournament for kids run by kids—had gone off seamlessly and all that remained was the post-tournament award ceremony. The tension was palpable. Everyone moved closer to the stage or to the edge of their seats. They wanted to know how much money was raised. That’s what this was all about, and the crowd couldn’t wait much longer. In just another minute, the mystery would be revealed. Sater’s original goal was $10,000, but an official at the hospital warned him to temper his expectations. The representative told Sater “break even” was a good goal for the first year. Break even would have been abo
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100th Texas Amateur Championship MEN’S GOLF
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RYAN—Right smack in the middle of
Aggieland, a TCU Horned Frog broke the
collective hearts of the Texas A&M golf
team, their fans and family members.
James Sacheck, a 23 year old...
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100th Texas Amateur Championship MEN’S GOLF SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 45 BY MARK BUTTON Texas Links Staff RYAN—Right smack in the middle of Aggieland, a TCU Horned Frog broke the collective hearts of the Texas A&M golf team, their fans and family members. James Sacheck, a 23 year old who grew up in Indiana and graduated from TCU this spring, won the 100th playing of the Texas State Amateur Championship, which was held a chip shot from the A&M campus at Miramont Country Club. Crowd favorite and recent Aggie NCAA Championship hero Bronson Burgoon missed a 3foot putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff with Sacheck. When his short putt didn’t fall, the hopes of all the Aggies in attendance did. For about 30 minutes earlier, down by a stroke at the time, Sacheck burned the edge of the cup on a 20-foot eagle try on the same hole. He tapped in for birdie and a four-day, 4-under-par total of 279 (70-64-78-67). That score held
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TGA State Four-Ball Championship MEN’S GOLF
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Houston’s largest inventory
of used & consignment golf clubs
We have a nice selection of new clubs for the serious golfer, all at great...
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TGA State Four-Ball Championship MEN’S GOLF SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 47 PLEASE TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM IN TEXAS LINKS JUNE 2009 Houston’s largest inventory of used & consignment golf clubs We have a nice selection of new clubs for the serious golfer, all at great prices. Woods, irons (sets & singles) and putters (more than 200) in stock and more— we have the clubs for your game. Plus bags, balls, clothing & essential golf accessories. For a great round of golf, we can equip you with everything but the swing. If you’re looking for the finest new equipment, a used club to replace a missing one, or anything in between, Strictly Golf is the first place to look. We also perform expert on-site repairs. Bring in your quality used clubs if you’re looking to trade. Get the most from your old clubs without the hassle of running a newspaper ad. Our inventory changes constantly, so call or visit to find what you’re looking f
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OUSTON—To fully understand the
significance of Kip Guidry’s stirring
victory at the 86th Greater Houston
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novemBer 2010 pLease TeLL oUr aDverTisers yoU HearD aBoUT THem in Texas Links MEN’S GOLF Greater Houston Men’s City Amateur 32 / Texas Links sign Up For Home DeLivery aT www. TexasLinksmagazines. com OUSTON—To fully understand the significance of Kip Guidry’s stirring victory at the 86th Greater Houston Men’s Amateur Championship at Memorial Park—the one last month, when Guidry snaked in a downhill, 35-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win by one shot—you really need to revisit the 2007 City Am. Guidry won that one, too, but only after Buzz Baker missed a three-foot putt on the first playoff hole. Guidry and Baker, two of the nicest guys in the Houston-area amateur scene, became close friends after the 2007 championship. “I played a practice round with Kip this week,” said Baker, who finished T19 this year. “I told him I lost a trophy that day in 2007, but I gained a friend. That has meant so much more. I did tell him if he ever gets tired of holding that trophy, I wouldn’t mi
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EDITOR’S NOTE—Charity golf
tournaments play a vital role for the
golf industry as well as non-profit
organizations seeking funds to support
their endeavors.
Every year across Texas, hundreds
of charities hold thousands of tournaments to raise millions of dollars.
Typically held on Mondays, these
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EDITOR’S NOTE—Charity golf tournaments play a vital role for the golf industry as well as non-profit organizations seeking funds to support their endeavors. Every year across Texas, hundreds of charities hold thousands of tournaments to raise millions of dollars. Typically held on Mondays, these tournaments are not only a fundraising tool but also provide a forum for golfers and sponsors to get up close and personal with the charities they support. Some may become lifelong benefactors; others may become lifelong volunteers. For golf courses, charity tournaments are a way to help good causes while also generating revenue on days when the tee sheet may be almost empty. Going into the year, people on both sides of the equation were doing a lot of hand-wringing about the possible negative impact of the economy on these events. But as Executive Editor Mark Button reports, their worst fears have not been realized. inally, there’s a little good news regarding the economy and golf. The
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SURVIVING
THE DOWNTURN
Facing a troubled economy unlike any we’ve seen in our lifetimes,
golf pros are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best
By Mark Button
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TOM
WATSON
TOM
WATSONMark Button talks to one of golf’s all-time greats
about his career, relationship with Byron Nelson,
the heartbreaking loss in the ’09 British Open
and this month’s Administaff Small Business Classic
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HOUSTON LINKSjr.
HOUSTON LINKS
STATE
CHAMPSSugar Land’s Portland Rosen
and Montgomery High bring
home state high school titles
Coverage Begins on Page 73
STATE
CHAMPS
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Tournament Recap HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP
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ay goodnight to the bad guy.
Oliver
Stone wrote that line for Tony
Montana in Scarface, but it holds
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Tournament Recap HP BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP SIGN UP FOR HOME DELIVERY AT WWW. TEXASLINKSMAGAZINES. COM TEXAS LINKS / 35 PLEASE TELL OUR ADVERTISERS YOU HEARD ABOUT THEM IN TEXAS LINKS JULY 2009 BY MARK BUTTON Texas Links Staff ay goodnight to the bad guy. Oliver Stone wrote that line for Tony Montana in Scarface, but it holds true, too, for Rory Sabbatini, who seems destined to shed his bad boy image. The five-time PGA Tour winner and Fort Worth resident said he’s never been comfortable cast in the role by the media as the tour’s villain, even though he brought much of the admonishment upon himself. Built with the frame of a 1920s prize fighter who charges down fairways with the resolute gait of a gunslinger headed to town square at noon, the South African is known not only for his supreme golf skills, but for his flashy clothes and gaudy, skull-and-crossbones belt buckles. Whether he likes the style or uses it as intimidation, it always gathers commentary, some positive…some not
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