BOB WEST CHIP SHOTS — Larry Lee sinks hole in one at Babe Zaharias
Published 12:08 am Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Larry Lee of Nederland is the latest to record at hole in one at Babe Zaharias. Lee scored his first-ever ace Saturday, Feb. 22, from 110-yards on the 15th hole. His club of choice was a 9-iron.
Witnesses were Keith Mullins, Ronnie LaSalle, Mack Osborn and Thad Kieschnick…
A triple bogey on his 12th hole sabotaged PNG ex Braden Bailey’s bid to qualify for this week’s PGA Tour Honda Classic. Bailey, trying to earn one of four open spots in a Monday qualifier at Banyon Cay Resort and Club in South Florida, had made the turn in three-under-par 33.
He was derailed by the triple bogey, later made a double bogey on a par 5 and settled for a one-over-par 73. Bailey is working at Astro owner Jim Crane’s Floridian National to prepare for a Canadian PGA Tour qualifier the last week in March at the Wigwam Gold Course in Litchfield Park, Arizona…
Little Cypress-Mauriceville junior Jack Burke continues to pile up tournament wins. Burke, with a 149 total on rounds of 73-76, was the individual champion in the 4A Regional Preview played over the weekend at Raven Nest in Huntsville. The Bears placed second in team competition…
Former Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo has received a sponsor exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour’s April 16-19 event at Texas Rangers Golf Club in Arlington. It will be Romo’s first time to play on the Korn Ferry Terry. He’s missed all four cuts after having been extended sponsor exemptions into PGA Tour tournaments…
The team of Adam Davis, Adam Noel, Larry Foster and Ron Hicks posted minus 1 to win the front nine in the Super Saturday 2 ball at Zaharias. On the back, the foursome of John Jessen, Rick Pritchett, Larry Johnson and Dwayne Benoit prevailed with plus 2…
There was a two-way tie for first in the Wednesday DogFight at Zaharias. The team of Mike Brown, Pritchett, Dillard Darbonne and Don Duplan rolled up 18 points as did the team of Joe Gongora, Cap Hollier, Dan Flood and Paul Duplantis…
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