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...News Anchor: As our troops courageously and effectively dismantle the Iraqi regime in Baghdad, this network shifts its focus to another heated conflict—the battle for Augusta National. The PGA Masters golf tournament begins today, but most Americans will be following the protests by women’s organizations against the exclusive southern club...
Look, I’m not trying to convince you that girls are good at actually playing sports—like Brandi’s team won the World Cup or anything, or that a woman could compete in a PGA event against multi-ethnic cutie and millionaire Tiger Woods. Clearly, most females aren’t able to dribble a basketball or throw a perfect spiral. It’s genetic, what with our two X chromosomes lacking the sports gene carried on the Y. Those few women who can, well, who are we joking—they must...
...lowest average score in LPGA history. Now she is turning her eyes to greener, er, greens: she has accepted an invitation to compete in the Bank of America Colonial tournament in May, which will make her the first woman in more than 50 years to play in a PGA event. Sorenstam says she is "curious to see if [she] can compete." But experts don't foresee a Billie Jean King--style man-beating--Sorenstam will be driving from the men's tees, which are about 10% longer than the women's. A Top 10 finish is probably out of reach...
...helps the body ward off electromagnetic fields and increases mental stamina. Clarus Products International has sold more than 200,000 of the pendants since 1999 and claims that 300 pros are now wearing them. The company cites scientists who tout the pendant's effects and offers stats showing that PGA tour players are more likely to make the tournament cut when wearing the pendant. One believer is Bruce Fleischer, who won the U.S. Seniors Open the week after he started wearing a QLink. "I don't believe in good luck or bad luck," he says. "But golf's about attitude...
...Teach For America has recently gained a lot of press [attention],” he notes. The organization has seen increased involvement by celebrities like Peter Jennings and First Lady Laura Bush, who participated in teaching for a week. And the organization will be the primary beneficiary of a PGA tour event. With this growing prominence and the increasingly choosy selection process, TFA now offers something that is familiar to Harvard students: a competition for a spot in a prominent and prestigious institution...