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Golf World June 6, 2008
Cover Photograph By Walter Iooss Jr.
BUNKER
Name game is part of golf's history
Butch Harmon to pare client list
Study: Playing golf adds years to life
WDs mar overseas U.S. Open qualifier
The U.S. Open's first slow-play victim
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
Why some old guys stay with familiar sticks
By E. Michael Johnson
The LPGA's "1-in-4" rule is necessary for mid-market events
By Ron Sirak
Have we seen the best of Tiger Woods? We'll see
By Jaime Diaz
TOUR TALK
PGA TOUR
It's been awhile since a U.S. Open favorite has taken home the title
A 'one-plane swing' has Matt Kuchar's game on the proper path
Bob Sowards, a 39-year-old rookie, felt at home at Muirfield Village
Jack Nicklaus has some advice for Ryder Cup captains: Hands off
SHOTLINK
Docile for several years, Muirfield Village shows its teeth once again
WORLD
Amy Yang wins and Michelle Wie makes progress at German Open
Our man thinks that he shall never see a hazard greater than a tree
CHAMPIONS TOUR
Jay Haas makes it two straight as Nick Price fails (again) to seal the deal
LPGA TOUR
Capturing the Corning Classic means a long wait is over for Leta Lindley
AMATEURS
Nice try, Stanford, but it's now 23 years without a repeat national champion
FEATURES
Kenny Perry's win at the Memorial moves him to fifth in U.S. Ryder Cup points, likely earning him a 'home game' in September
By Bob Verdi
Seon Hwa Lee, nine shots back with 18 holes to play, wins the Ginn Tribute in a playoff after Sophie Gustafson and Karrie Webb falter
By Ron Sirak
Carrying the weight of recent personal tragedies and his team's expectations, individual champ Kevin Chappell leads UCLA to its first NCAA title in 20 years
By Ryan Herrington
With Stacy Lewis and Alison Walshe leading the way, the United States claims another Curtis Cup, a 13-7 trouncing of GB&I at St. Andrews
By John Huggan
U.S. OPEN PREVIEW
How much is slow play hurting championship golf?
By Dave Shedloski
Torrey Pines, a brawny muny by the Pacific, will bear little resemblance to its Buick Invitational self when the game's best come to town
By John Hawkins
The USGA has risk-reward twists up its sleeve to spice up Torrey Pines and make players think
By Geoff Shackelford
The course and its location have far more history than its annual PGA Tour event
By Ron Whitten
Bethpage Black was just the start. Public courses are now part of the USGA's Open mix. It's good for the game—and business
By Chris Millard
San Diego, home of the Chicken and Dr. Seuss, is a city with a perpetually sunny disposition
By John Strege
Many players doing battle at the Open will be armed by companies just up the road
By E. Michael Johnson
From the early Bing Crosby Pro-Ams to hall of famers such as Billy Casper and Mickey Wright, San Diego has a rich, colorful history with the game
By Bill Fields
Anthony Kim, who learned about golf and life on the hardscrabble public courses of L.A., returns to a SoCal muny for the U.S. Open as a PGA Tour winner
By Tim Rosaforte
'Philip' Mickelson will have a lifetime of local knowledge on his side in his U.S. Open quest
By Bob Verdi