Golf World May 9, 2008

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Golf World May 9, 2008

Cover Photograph By Stephen Szurlej

May 9, 2008

BUNKER

Sweeping changes to Royal Birkdale

Pete Dye gets his Hall call

U.S. Open Challenge player picked

Wie enters Women's Open qualifying

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

EQUIPMENT
Don't forget lie angle when searching for a putter
By E. Michael Johnson

THE VIEW
Seven years of memories covering the Champions Tour
By Bill Fields

OPINION
The PGA Tour's slow-play addiction needs an intervention
By Jaime Diaz

TOUR TALK

PGA TOUR
• Anthony Kim may just be the 20-something to take on Tiger
• Another week, another rules debate (and another top-10) for Stewart Cink
• Robert Allenby gets his game in gear just in time for the Players
• Butch Harmon gets a (bad) taste of life inside John Daly's inner circle

THE ANGRY GOLFER
Fred Couples' sickly stroke from in close is getting tough to look at

CHAMPIONS
Denis Watson scoops up the win as Nick Price kicks away the Kinko's

LPGA TOUR
• High schooler Vicky Hurst is a quick study in professional golf
• Amateur Leisl Hasbrouck missed the cut but was a Tulsa crowd-pleaser

EUROPEAN TOUR
Peter Lawrie continues the charm for the Irish with Spanish Open win

AMATEURS
OSU super frosh Rickie Fowler might just be the best player in D-I

BACK NINE/STATS & SCORES

FEATURES

REAL BLING, REAL THING
Anthony Kim's substance catches up with his (cocky) style and the rising star breaks through with a five-shot win at the Wachovia
By Jim Moriarty

EXTRA SPECIAL
Lorena Ochoa's streak comes to a wind-blown halt as Paula Creamer takes the SemGroup title with a playoff victory over Juli Inkster
By Max Adler

SOMETHING BRUIN'
UCLA junior Tiffany Joh is the queen of downplay, but as the NCAA postseason gets under way there's no understating her abundant talent
By Ryan Herrington

THE LEGEND OF LAKESIDE
Before he was a celebrity defendant facing robbery charges, John Montague was the talk of the L.A. club scene in the '30s
By Leigh Montville

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Bill Fields
Bill Fields
Seven years of memories covering the Champions
Jaime Diaz
Jaime Diaz
The Tour's slow play requires an intervention

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