Results for October 2008
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Life After Football For Wuerffel
PALM COAST, Fla. -- Danny Wuerffel, the former NFL quarterback who won the 1996 Heisman Trophy while playing for the University of Florida, has found life after football. Wuerffel, who played in the pro-am Wednesday at the Ginn Sur Mer Classic at The Conservatory at Hammock Beach with Chris DiMarco, is executive director of Desire Street Ministries, a charity whose...
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Compton heads to Disney
Erik Compton is getting a sponsor's invitation to the PGA Tour's Children's Miracle Network Classic next week at Disney World. ESPN.com's Bob Harig talks with Compton, whose battle to overcome two heart transplants has been a storyline this fall as he attempts to gain Tour playing privledges through three stages of Q-School. -- Golf Digest Digital Staff...
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USGA unveils '09 Ex. Committee nominees
The USGA has announced its nominees for the 2009 Executive Committee, which will be voted on at its annual meeting in Newport Beach, Calif., next February. No surprise in the fact that Jim Vernon (right) is on the slate to serve his second one-year term as president. Jim Hyler and Cameron Raines also are set to return as vice...
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Harrington Opts To Stay With Wilson
As reported by the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom, Padraig Harrington, winner of the '07 and '08 British Opens and '08 PGA Championship, has decided to extend his equipment contract with Wilson. Reportedly, Harrington turned down offers of as much as $4 million-plus per year from other manufacturers to stay with Wilson. Estimates place the value of his new...
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Heart Isn't The Problem For Compton; Game Is
Erik Compton got a new heart last May but after two days of the first stage of the PGA Tour qualifying school across the Biscayne Bay from the hospital where he received his transplant, he felt more in need of a new brain. "On the course, I am my own worst enemy," said Compton after his opening rounds...
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Compton shoots 76 to open quest for card
Miami's Erik Compton, riding in a golf cart while recovering from his second heart transplant, shot a 4-over 76 in the first round of the opening stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School at Crandon Golf Course in Key Biscayne, Fla. ESPN's Bob Harig followed Compton during the round. -- Golf Digest Digital Staff...
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Watson Recovering Well from Hip Replacement
Tom Watson reports that he is pain-free after hip-replacement surgery Oct. 2, and on schedule to return to the Champions Tour early next year. He says he's watching more baseball than golf on television--and learning more about the game than he ever knew. "I'm getting around without any assistance--a bit stiff, but this too will pass," he says. "I'm a...
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TM-Adidas Golf buys Ashworth
It had been rumored for a few weeks now, but it became official today: TaylorMade-Adidas Golf has agreed to purchase apparel manufacturer Ashworth in a transaction valued at $72.8 million. Ashworth shares are being purchased for $1.90 in cash and the sale will mean TMAG will assume $46.3 million of the Ashworth's debt. The acquisition sets up TMAG as a...
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Couples: MJ Is In, Maybe Robin Williams Too
SAN FRANCISCO -- The way Fred Couples looks at it, Michael Jordan has won six NBA Championships and knows team chemistry no matter what the sport, including golf. "I think he may be able to instill quite a bit to our team," Couples said Wednesday at Harding Park GC, where a year from this week he and M.J., along with...
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Couples Says Tiger's On My Team
SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. captain Fred Couples can't wait for the 2009 Presidents Cup at Harding Park Golf Course, and is especially excited about having the world's No. 1 player, Tiger Woods on his side. "He'll be ready," Couples said Wednesday. "He'll lead our team." Woods is recovering from major knee surgery and is not expected to swing a...
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