Can Curtis Hold It Together?
June 24, 2006 by admin
PGA
Suprising as it may seem, Ben Curtis is still leading the Booz Allen Classic after three rounds. Curtis shot a 4-under 67 and now leads by 5 over Brett Quigley. Curtis has struggled since he won the Open Championship three years ago in one of the most bizarre Open’s in many years. That same year, Shaun Micheel also caught lightning in a bottle and won the PGA Championship and like Curtis, has struggled to win again.
LPGA
Jeong Jang shot a 66 on Saturday at the Wegmans LPGA and leads Mi Hyun Kim heading into Sunday’s final round. Jang is the defending champion of the Women’s Open Championship and her game is peaking at the right time.
Big Break
The Golf Channel announced that the Big Break VI will be a co-ed affair this year with nine males and nine females competing with and against each other at Trump National in Los Angeles.From looking at the bios of each golfer, this is looking like a tournament you might see at a minature golf course in Las Vegas.
Of the nine women, the oldest is 25 (there are four) and the youngest is 23. Of the nine men, the oldest is 56 and youngest is 49. What? Is this a gimmick to rival the Battle of the Sexes tennis match from 1973 that pitted Billie Jean King against Bobby Riggs? Please Golf Channel, don’t turn what is a great challenge show into a gimmick just for ratings purposes.
Mickelson Still Smarting
In a very unusual move, Phil Mickelson pulled out of the ING Par-3 Shootout (a silly season event) at Treetops Resort in Michigan, saying, “It’s always about having fun and I didn’t think it was fair to the event to act like I could have a lot of fun right now.”