Results for May 2006
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Time to make up my mind
SUNRIVER, ORE.—Ten days since the end of regionals. Nearly 2,500 miles flying across the country to get to the Crosswater Course at Sunriver Resort. Six hours here watching teams play their final practice round. You’d think I’d have had...
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This and that from Women's nationals
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN COLUMBUS, OHIO AND LAGUARDIA AIRPORT—Is it OK to say I told you so? Yes, maybe I didn’t go out on a real long limb picking Duke to win the NCAA Women’s Championship, but I did pick the winner,...
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Standing out among the crowd
COLUMBUS, OHIO—I am a stranger in a strange land. Or at least in enemy territory as I cover the NCAA Women’s Championship hosted by The Ohio State University. As a University of Michigan graduate walking around campus the last...
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When golf is secondary
COLUMBUS, OHIO—The biggest tournament of the season is being held this week at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course and yet a common refrains seems like it’s being repeated by players and coaches here at the NCAA Women’s Championship: golf really is...
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OSU's Scarlet arrives just in time
COLUMBUS, OHIO—Just how much of a cushion did the folks at Ohio State have in getting the Scarlet Course ready for play this week at the NCAA Women’s Championship? It was a question I posed to Buckeyes women’s coach Therese...
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How Women's Nationals will play out
COLUMBUS, OHIO—At long last the NCAA Women’s Championship is upon us. Eight months of early morning workouts, late afternoon putting contests, cramming for exams in a cramped van, taking mid-terms on an even more cramped plane and any number of...
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Previewing Men's Regionals
There’s something devilishly delightful about NCAA regionals, a trio of tournaments that many coaches confess are the toughest to play of any during the college season. It’s a competition where the best strategy is not obvious, what with the fact...
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Ben Hogan Award Redux
I’ve been hemming and hawing about writing this blog entry for a couple days now, hoping in all honesty my level of disappointment in the situation regarding Oklahoma State’s Pablo Martin not being named a finalist for college golf’s Ben...
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Losing their balance
To state the obvious, it’s no easy task the NCAA Men’s Division I Golf Committee has in selecting the 81 schools to participate in the three NCAA regionals and then seed the teams to balance the strength of fields in...
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Conferences Calls—Men, final edition
There are three last conference clashes before the men's NCAA Division I Golf Committee announces the 81 teams and 18 individuals on Monday. Here's an inside look: Mid-American Site: Brickyard Crossing GC, Indianapolis (For live scoring, check out Golfstat.)Dates: May...
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