LAW 10:
A golfer hitting into your group will always be
bigger than anyone in your group. Likewise, a
group you accidentally hit into will consist of a
football player, a professional wrestler, a
convicted murderer and an IRS agent —
or some similar combination.
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January 18th will be a day that Shannon Brown will not forget. By day Brown found out he will be a contestant in NBA All-Star weekend’s slam dunk contest. By night Shannon scored a career high 22 points. Brown helped the Lakers defeat the Magic in a 2009 Finals rematch 98-92. The Lakers have the associations best record at 32-9 at the mid-point of the season, but 26 of those games are at home. That can all change with the next 8 games coming on the road for the Lakers. Two of the games are against the Cavs and the Celtics! We shall know a lot in 2 weeks!
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Jan. 18, 2010 By John Bush, PGA TOUR Staff
HONOLULU — Ryan Palmer posted a 4-under 66 on Sunday to capture the Sony Open in Hawaii by one stroke over Robert Allenby (67), finishing at 15-under 265. The victory is the third of Palmer’s career (2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, 2008 Ginn sur Mer Classic, 2010 Sony Open in Hawaii).
• The victory for Palmer is worth 500 points and moves him into a tie with Geoff Ogilvy in the top spot in the FedExCup standings with 500 points.
• Palmer’s win comes in his fifth start at the Sony Open (T64-2004, T28-2005, MC-2006, MC-2007, 1-2009).
Ryan Palmer’s stats for the week Stat Result Rank Driving Distance 298.8 yards 24th Driving Accuracy 26 of 56 (46.4 percent) T50 Greens in Regulation 55 of 72 (76.4 percent) T3 Putts per Round 28.2 T24
• The runner-up finish for Robert Allenby is the seventh of his career. The four-time TOUR winner made his ninth start at the Sony Open this week, with top-10 finishes in 2003 (T4), 2007 (T8) and 2010 (2 nd ).
• Allenby, who finished 14-under, played the first seven holes at Waialae this week 1-over-par. It was a different story on the final 11 holes, as he went 15-under and bogey-free.
• Retief Goosen (fourth) posted the round of the week with a final-round 8-under-62, equaling his previous best score in a PGA TOUR event — a final-round 62 at the 2002 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship (Mount Juliet Estate, Kilkenny, Ireland). As a result, he jumped from T23 to solo-fourth.
• Two players finished inside the top 10 in both Hawaii events: Retief Goosen (T6 at SBS, fourth at Sony) and Steve Stricker (T10/third).
• Defending champion Zach Johnson, who entered the final round T3 and three shots behind Palmer and Allenby, carded an even-par 70 to finish T12. The last repeat winner of the Sony Open was Ernie Els (2003-04).
• Steve Stricker, the highest ranked player in the field (No. 3), continued his success at Waialae with a third-place finish. He has posted seven top-15 finishes in 11 starts at the Sony Open, including solo-third place finishes in 1996 and 2010, T4s in 2007 and 2008, T7 in 1998 and T14s in 1994 and 2000. In 42 rounds, he has failed to produce a score of par or better just five times.
• It was also another good week for Charles Howell III at the Sony Open. An opening-round 73 left him tied for 102 nd place, but he closed with rounds of 66-66-64 to finish T5. In nine career starts at the Sony Open, Howell has top-5 finishes in 2010 (T5), 2009 (fourth), 2007 (T2), 2005 (T3) and 2002 (T4).
• Past champions of the Sony Open: Zach Johnson (T12), Ernie Els (T12), K.J. Choi (T39), Paul Goydos (T39), David Toms (T43), Vijay Singh (T52), Corey Pavin (T52), Jerry Kelly (WD), Brad Faxon (MC) and John Huston (MC).
• Two-time Sony Open in Hawaii champion Ernie Els (69-70-67-66) has now posted par-or-better scores in 26 of 28 rounds at the Sony Open — including 24 rounds in the 60s. He has recorded top-10 finishes in five of seven starts at the tournament (5th -2000, 3rd -2001, 1st -2003, 1st -2004, 2nd -2005, T39-2009, T12-2010).
• Three of the four players making their first-career start on TOUR finished inside the top 25 this week: Troy Merritt (T20), Blake Adams (T25), Brian Stuard (T25) and Jerod Turner (MDF).
• Here is a look at the final results for all 16 rookies in the field this week: Merritt (T20), Stuard (T25), Adams (T25), Graham DeLaet (T25), Martin Flores (T59), Alex Prugh (MDF), Turner (MDF), Cameron Percy (MC), Cameron Tringale (MC), Chris Wilson (MC), Billy Horschel (MC), Derek Lamely (MC), Garth Mulroy (MC), Chris Baryla (MC), Josh Teater (MC) and Rickie Fowler (MC).
Stat leaders for the week Stat Player Result Driving Distance Bubba Watson 322.1 yards Driving Accuracy Paul Goydos 44 of 56 (78.57 percent) Greens in Regulation Robert Allenby, John Merrick 57 of 72 (79.2 percent) Putts per Round Brian Gay 26
• Five players managed to post all four rounds in the 60s this week, including Ryan Palmer, Robert Allenby, Steve Stricker, Davis Love III and Chad Collins.
• There were no bogey-free rounds on Sunday. Here’s the list for the week:
Rd. 1 — Davis Love III (65), Jeff Quinney (66), Tom Lehman (66), Brian Stuard (66), Roger Tambellini (66), Martin Flores (66), Sean O’Hair (68), Spencer Levin (69).
Rd. 2 — Chad Campbell (64), Steve Stricker (67), Paul Goydos (63), Charles Howell III (66), Boo Weekley (68), Kevin Hayashi (67).
Rd. 3 — Ernie Els (67), Chad Collins (67), Rory Sabbatini (67), Davis Love (68), Robert Allenby (67), Ryan Palmer (68).
Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative Thursday 35.722 35.181 70.903 —- Friday 35.063 34.894 69.958 70.434 Saturday 34.675 34.750 69.425 70.213 Sunday 35.310 33.972 69.282 70.062
• The par-4 second hole played the toughest this week at 4.270. The par-5 ninth hole was the easiest at 4.437.
• The TOUR heads to California next week for the Bob Hope Classic, with Pat Perez set to defend his title. Perez finished T10 at the SBS Championship and T46 at the Sony Open in Hawaii to open the season.
I know this is a Golf Blog but I had to post this…
City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level
Detroit , MI 32.5%
Buffalo , NY 29..9%
Cincinnati , OH 27.8%
Cleveland , OH 27.0%
Miami , FL 26.9%
St. Louis , MO 26.8%
El Paso , TX 26.4%
Milwaukee , WI 26.2%
Philadelphia , PA 25.1%
Newark , NJ 24.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007 What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?
Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn’t elected a Republican mayor since 1961;
Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn’t elected one since 1954;
Cincinnati , OH (3rd)…since 1984;
Cleveland , OH (4th)…since 1989;
Miami , FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor;
St. Louis , MO (6th)….since 1949;
El Paso , TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor;
Milwaukee , WI (8th)…since 1908;
Philadelphia , PA (9th)…since 1952;
Newark , NJ (10th)…since 1907.
Einstein once said, ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.’
It is the poor who habitually elect Democrats—-yet they are still POOR “You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln
and Mr. Obama, you are no Abe Lincoln
A mass of Canada goose goslings attempt to keep dry under the wing of a very patient adult goose near a pond in Roseburg, Ore. The goslings, which were different sizes, appeared to be from several different goose families.
Robin Loznak, photogrpaher
