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Annika Meets the Boys at Colonial [Finishes Day +1]
CBS Sports/USA Network and PGA.com ^ | May 22, 2003 | Jim Nantz

Posted on 05/22/2003 6:33:00 AM PDT by ewing

LPGA player Annika Sorenstam will be teeing off shortly in a men's PGA event at the Colonial Country Club [the first time in 60 years this has happened]

Live shot for shot coverage as long as she is in contention to make the cut on USA Networks, PGA Radio is free today for those cubicle bound and wanting live update (link included)


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: annika; genderequity; gendershowboating; insecuremales; lpga; misogynists; pga; selfesteem; stuartsmalling
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To: kevkrom
Fencing and equestrian (the two that I brought up) are Olympic sports. I can't help it if they don't meet your narrow-minded definitions.

It's unclear to me how the top woman's foil fencer would fair against the 100th best men's foil fencer. Fencing can be pretty random and you can get upset easily by someone much worse than you if you lose concentration. The bouts are pretty short. I suspect they'd do much worse than the best woman golfer than the 100th best men's golfer, though.

I fenced epee in college and women only fenced foil so I can't really judge myself.

541 posted on 05/22/2003 9:41:47 AM PDT by John H K
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To: GallopingGhost
Announcer: "You will never find Colonial playing any easier than it is today."
542 posted on 05/22/2003 9:42:11 AM PDT by KellyAdmirer
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To: nightdriver
Consistent? She's almost boring!!!! Always on the fairway (with one close call), always within 20-25ft for birdie, missed birdie every time (with one exception), and never over par.

Of course, most golfers would kill their club pro for a "boring" game like that!

543 posted on 05/22/2003 9:42:13 AM PDT by Teacher317
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To: lunatic12
Long distance marathoning is probably the only 'sport' where both sexes are equal. After 50-100 miles of mountain running..
544 posted on 05/22/2003 9:42:19 AM PDT by ewing
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To: KellyAdmirer
"Feeling a bit defensive, LPGA fans?"

Who, me? I don't watch golf on television, PGA or LPGA. I have work to do and a business to run. I play a little, but I'm a lousy golfer.

I think this young woman is doing just fine so far. Not a single bogey yet. I wish my game was like that.
545 posted on 05/22/2003 9:42:26 AM PDT by MineralMan
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To: b4its2late
><>That and the bathroom breaks.

And two of them have to go together......<><

BWA HA HA ... you guys are cracking me up! too funny

546 posted on 05/22/2003 9:42:40 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal (a REAL dixie chick)
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To: vrwinger
AP Wire..
547 posted on 05/22/2003 9:42:48 AM PDT by ewing
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To: Richard Kimball
Condition #43 for something being a sport clearly states that it is not a sport if the most severe injury you can get is a blister.

You certainly have never paired up with me then... all the joys of cross-country hiking, mountain climbing, and swimming.

And that's just on the 1st hole. :)

548 posted on 05/22/2003 9:42:56 AM PDT by kevkrom
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To: KellyAdmirer
10th (par 4, 404 yds): On the fairway twice, birdie putt is 18" short, makes par.
11th (par 5, 609 yds): On the fairway all three shots, birdie putt is 10" short, makes par.
12th (par 4, 443 yds): On the fairway, second shot on the rim of the green, makes par.
13th (par 3, 178 yds): 3 inches off of the carpet, birdie putt is GOOD.
14th (par 4, 457 yds): On the green in two, long birdie putt is 6" short, makes par.
15th (par 4, 430 yds): Drive barely on the fairway, 2nd shot on the green, long birdie putt misses left. 5" par putt is good.
16th (par 3, 188 yds): Tee shot is within 6ft of the pin, birdie putt is barely right, 2" par putt is good.
17th (par 4, 383 yds): On the fairway, approach shot hits the green, long birdie putt missed, 3" par putt is good.
18th (par 4, 427 yds): On the fairway, lucky bounce onto the green, long birdie putt is 15" left, makes par.
1st (par 5, 565 yds): On the fairway twice, third shot is on the green, medium birdie putt misses left, 12” par putt is good.
2nd (par 4, 400 yds): Drive is on the fairway, approach shot is on the green, looong birdie putt misses left, makes par.

3rd (par 4, 476 yds): Drive is on the fairway, approach is within 15 ft of the pin!

549 posted on 05/22/2003 9:43:26 AM PDT by Teacher317
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To: Mr. Mojo
The point about her putting is that her game is good enough to put her consistently in position for makeable birdies. Most of the criticiism of her game has been that she wouldn't be able to get to the greens as easily as the men, not that she can't putt.
550 posted on 05/22/2003 9:43:29 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle
And Annika hasn't played the longish holes yet...
551 posted on 05/22/2003 9:43:49 AM PDT by ewing
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To: Mr. Mojo
And if my aunt had gonads, she'd be my uncle.

Ovaries are gonads too.

552 posted on 05/22/2003 9:44:18 AM PDT by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: Mr. Mojo
"And if my aunt had gonads, she'd be my uncle."

Really? Both ovaries and testes are gonads, my friend. Get your terminology straight and your humor might work. It's called a dictionary: Look into it.
553 posted on 05/22/2003 9:44:23 AM PDT by MineralMan
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To: GallopingGhost
Since I am not in front of a TV, is the weather improving? Dryer greens are definately going to hurt the guys teeing off this afternoon.

There's no sun, so they won't dry out much.

554 posted on 05/22/2003 9:44:32 AM PDT by sinkspur
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To: Richard Kimball
Maybe you don't remember Lee Trevino.
555 posted on 05/22/2003 9:45:01 AM PDT by Bob Buchholz
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To: Teacher317
She has a 15ft birdie putt on a 476 yard hole! So much for the length arguement..
556 posted on 05/22/2003 9:45:03 AM PDT by ewing
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To: ewing
She just parred a 565, I don't know what you consider a "longish" hole.
557 posted on 05/22/2003 9:45:17 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Steve_Seattle
White Pants before Memorial Day?

Shame on her.....

558 posted on 05/22/2003 9:45:21 AM PDT by Boilrmkr
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To: discostu
No, I actually what I said was that she would beat quite a few players because that's how golf works, but that she would have no chance of making the cut. I also said I would be very impressed if she did. But I'm glad to see you disagreeing so vehemently with me. Either she plays flawless golf for 36 holes, as she has up until now, or she misses a couple of fairways and the cut. We'll see.
559 posted on 05/22/2003 9:45:30 AM PDT by presidio9 (Homophobic and Proud!!!)
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To: kevkrom
ROFLOL!
560 posted on 05/22/2003 9:45:38 AM PDT by kcvl
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