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Golf News November 21st, 2008
Armour, Oberholser Lead at Pebble Beach
Defending champion Tommy Armour III eagled the 18th hole Friday at Spyglass Hill en route to a 1-under 71, joining Arron Oberholser in a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational.
Oberholser shot a 6-under 66 with seven birdies and one bogey — the day’s low round — at Spyglass Hill. He and Armour were at 7-under 137.
John Cook, who also played at Spyglass Hill and held a three-stroke lead after an opening-round 62 at Del Monte, had a 76 and was among five players at 138.
Brock MacKenzie (68, Pebble Beach) of the Nationwide Tour, Tom Purtzer (70, Spyglass Hill) of the Champions Tour, Nicholas Thompson (69, Spyglass Hill) of the PGA Tour and mini-tour player Andrew Hoffer (69, Del Monte) joined Cook at 6 under.
Former PGA Championship titlist Rich Beem (69, Spyglass), Bryce Molder (68, Del Monte) and former club pro Brad Martin (74, Spyglass) were tied at 139.
The 37th annual tournament featured players from the four major tours as well as mini-tour players, club pros and amateurs. Amateurs were competing on teams. Champions Tour and LPGA entrants received distance advantages on tee shots.
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Dubai turns sand into fantasyland
Curtis Hegge doesn’t usually speak strictly in superlatives. But that was before the 30-year-old moved to Dubai seven months ago.
Now the Calgarian, who is living and working in Dubai, claims this degree of grammatical comparison is the only way to describe the mojo of Dubai’s ruler, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, and his grand architectural scheme: to turn this tiny patch of parched land in the Middle East into the world’s biggest and boldest tourist fantasyland, luring 15 million visitors a year by 2010.
Perhaps not coincidentally, Dubai’s known oil reserves will most likely be tapped out by that year.
Hegge isn’t fussed about the timing.
“It’s a virtual Mecca. The scale and volume of options for tourists are mind-blowing, and the service you get, no matter where you go, makes you believe you’re an Arab prince,” he enthuses.
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Hak, 14, youngest to make Euro cut
Hong Kong teenager Jason Hak, 14, produced a birdie-birdie finish to become the youngest player to make a European tour cut yesterday, smashing Sergio Garcia’s record set in 1995.
Hak drilled a 150-yard approach on to the 18th green and holed a 10-foot putt, shaking his fist in celebration as he reached the UBS Hong Kong Open’s weekend rounds with two scores of 70 for level-par 140.
Hak, who is aged 14 years and 304 days, beats Garcia’s record of 15 years and 46 days set at the Turespana Open Mediterrania in Valencia.
“I feel pretty happy. I played pretty well and tried my best. I think that’s important,” he said.
Hak, who was born in Hong Kong but lives near Orlando, Florida, said Garcia was one of his favorite players although his idol was Tiger Woods.
But the slight six-footer (1.8m) said he had not considered his chances of becoming Asia’s version of the world number one.
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