Oakland U. golfer snags two aces on two straight par 3s
May 7, 2013 - 8:57am
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Kassandra Komma
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Kassandra Komma recently had two aces on consecutive par-3 holes.

 

On May 3, Oakland University golfer Kassandra Komma did something pretty much unheard of: she scored the first -- and second -- holes of her career on consecutive par-3 holes.
 
The senior from Niddatal Hessen, Germany, scored her first career ace on the 177-yard third hole at R&S Sharf Golf Course in Rochester, Mich., and followed it up with another hole-in-one on the 108-yard seventh hole on her way to a 3-under 69.
 
 
“After I had the first (hole in one), I couldn't believe it at first because I did not see it go in,” Komma said. “The people we passed were standing on the green and they were yelling, but I still couldn't believe it. The second one, I did not know what to do. I started tearing up because there was no way I could get another one.
 
“I guess you can say I had a good round of golf ... to say the least.”
 
Komma finished sixth in the Summit League with a scoring average of 78.67 and earned all-league second-team accolades this past season.
 
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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn walk red carpet in NYC
May 6, 2013 - 11:01pm
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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn made their first official public appearance as a couple Monday night at the Met Gala.

Tiger Woods will tee it up in The Players Championship on Thursday, but he spent Monday almost 1,000 miles away from TPC Sawgrass.

Woods and girlfriend Lindsey Vonn were in New York, where they attended the Met Gala – an extremely high profile fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The evening's theme was ''Punk: Chaos to Couture,'' but the couple played it straight with their wardrobe choices. Woods wore a skinny-tie tuxedo, while Vonn was attired in a long white dress. They attended the gala as guests of Vogue Magazine, which ''dressed them,'' according to Us Weekly.

Woods and Vonn confirmed that they were dating back in mid-March, and Vonn attended the Masters with Woods.

 
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Senator Chambliss makes ace with President Obama watching
May 6, 2013 - 7:29pm
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Saxby Chambliss, Barack Obama
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Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss made his round with President Barack Obama quite memorable.

 

Call it the bipartisan shot heard around the world?
 
Making a hole-in-one is pretty awesome anytime. But all politics aside, making one as a United States Senator - while playing golf with a sitting President of the United States - well, that's just beyond amazing.
 
Such was the case on Monday for Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss.  The Republican lawmaker was invited to play with President Barack Obama, as was fellow GOP senator Bob Corker (Tenn) and Democratic Senator Mark Udall (Colo.)  
 
On the par-3 11th hole at Joint Base Andrews course in Maryland, Chambliss hit what he called a "choked down" five iron to ace the 156 yard shot. 
 
"It was pretty special", Sen. Chambliss told reporters after his round. "I didn't scull it. Hit a little fade."
 
His reward for such a feat: a signed flag by the foursome to commemorate his accomplishment. 
 
The round was actually cut short by an afternoon vote on Capitol Hill, so Chambliss was not held to the tradition of buying drinks for the group (or clubhouse) after the round. Chambliss stated this was his second career hole-in-one.
 
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Walkoff hole-in-one is player's last shot
May 4, 2013 - 11:00pm
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Klein Klotz of Lake Travis High School was mobbed by his teammates after making his walkoff ace.

Watch the sports highlights on TV for more than a few minutes, and you're likely to see a game-winning home run in baseball, and maybe even a buzzer-beater in basketball. 

But I can pretty much guarantee you've never seen this – a walkoff hole-in-one. Not only that, it was the final stroke of the Texas 5-A high school tournament.

The super shot was struck a few days ago by Klein Klotz, a senior at Lake Travis High School in the Austin suburb of Lakeway, Texas. Lake Travis wrapped up its third straight state championship at Moris Williams Golf Course in Austin, but Klotz was tied for second in the individual standings – one shot behind the state medalist – with two other players.

So the three teed off in sudden death to decide the silver medal. The playoff hole was the 191-yard, par-3 12th. Klein took his cut, the ball soared toward the green, bounced softly – and rolled right into the cup.

The ace made Klotz the state runner-up for the second straight year, and was also the final swing of his high school career. Next fall, he'll join the golf team at Sam Houston State University.

You can see the video replay of his ace right here.

And by the way, the Lake Travis girls also captured their state title.

 

 

 
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TPC Sawgrass to be closed Monday because of rain
May 3, 2013 - 2:18pm
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17th hole at TPC Sawgrass
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The famous island green at TPC Sawgrass really is an island, after the course was drenched with five inches of rain.

The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass is set for next week, but Monday's activities at the facility have been curtailed, the PGA Tour announced this afternoon.

The Ponte Vedra Beach area of northern Florida has received more than five inches of rain in the past 36 hours, flooding parts of the course, including the walkway out to the green on the famous par-3 17th hole. The Players Championship's official Twitter account tweeted out the photo shown above, with this caption: ''The 17 #islandhole is officially an island! Good thing the forecast is clear next week! #3days.''

The Monday washout will mark the first time since the Players Championship moved from March to May in 2007 that a full day of tournament week will be lost to the weather.

The decision was made ''to allow the course to drain properly, minimize any damage that would affect the competition and give the course maintenance team as much time as possible to prepare the golf course once the storm conditions subside,'' said the PGA Tour. Several activities planned for Monday have been rescheduled or cancelled, and officials said all fans with Monday tickets can use them on Tuesday. 

 
TPC Sawgrass to be closed Monday because of rain
Annika Sorenstam launches women's college tournament
May 3, 2013 - 1:21pm
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Annika Sorenstam's new tournament for college women, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, will feature 12 top teams in a high-profile kickoff to the college golf season.

Few people in the world of golf have had a better – and busier – couple of weeks than Annika Sorenstam.

On April 19, she was elected to PGA membership. And now she is creating her own tournament for NCAA Division I women.

The ANNIKA Intercollegiate, as it will be called, will debut Sept. 27-30, 2014, and will feature 12 of the nation's top women's squads in a high-profile kickoff to the college golf season. The 54-hole, stroke-play tournament will be played on the Watson Course at the Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla. Reunion, of course, is also the home base of Sorenstam's ANNIKA Academy.

The highlight of the tournament weekend will be a gala reception in which Sorenstam will present the inaugural ANNIKA Award to the nation's top female collegiate player. The ANNIKA Award is the female equivalent of the Haskins Award, which for 42 years has been given to the most outstanding Division I male golfer. Selection is governed by the Haskins Commission of Columbus, Ga., which will oversee the vote of players, coaches and media for both the Haskins and ANNIKA awards.

''This event offers a fantastic platform to expand my foundation's mission to establish greater playing opportunities for junior and college golfers alike,'' said Sorenstam, the 1991 NCAA Champion and co-player of the year. ''We hold our AJGA invitational on the Watson Course at Reunion every year, so I am excited that many of the girls who competed here as juniors will be able to come back and play with their college teams.''

Sorenstam created the ANNIKA Foundation as a way to teach children the importance of living a healthy, active lifestyle through fitness and nutrition, and offer aspiring junior golfers opportunities to pursue their dreams. The foundation has partnered with such organizations as SPARK, Florida Hospital for Children in support of its Healthy 100 Kids initiative and The First Tee in development of the Nine Healthy Habits curriculum for children.

It annually conducts four major golf events for junior girls, including an award-winning AJGA tournament, ANNIKA Invitational at Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla.; the ANNIKA Invitational at Mission Hills, the first all-girls junior tournament in China; the ANNIKA Invitational in Europe; and the ANNIKA Cup, a team event for the top juniors in Sweden. The Foundation awards SPARK grants to schools, is a financial supporter of Healthy 100 Kids and has endowed an ACE scholarship with the AJGA.  Other key initiatives include ANNIKA Junior Day, the ANNIKA Inspiration Award and scholarships for aspiring Swedish juniors.

 
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