AN EAGLE SHORT: A Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club team went to the third hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday in the Buick Scramble National Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando before falling to an eagle by a team from Torres Blancas Golf Club in Arizona. The teams tied at 54 under par in the gross division of the competition. Temple Terrace was led by PGA pro T.J. Heidel, with amateurs Danny Fischer, Josh Burke, Gordon Dempsey and Scott Harkness. The Buick Scramble, which had 214 teams that competed over six Orlando courses, is in its 21st year and is the world's largest amateur golf event.
ALL HEART: MacKinzie Kline wants to be a professional, and at age 12, she has a good start, already the youngest to qualify for the LPGA's Kellogg-Keebler Classic Pro-Am. Kline is a survivor of two open heart surgeries and is the national spokesperson for the Children's Heart Foundation, which raises funds for congenital heart defect research. On Friday, Kline will conduct a clinic at 2 at East Lake Woodlands Country Club in Oldsmar. On Sunday, she will participate in the foundation's third annual tournament and benefit dinner, also at East Lake Woodlands. Kline will challenge adults throughout the course and 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to congenital heart research. Kline is the California amateur champion for girls 12 and younger. For ticket and sponsorship information call (727) 772-7699.CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
When Australia's Andre Stolz holed a 3-foot putt Sunday to win his first PGA Tour event at the Michelin Championship, he looked about as excited as someone who had just taken $2 off a buddy in a friendly match. The reason: Stolz didn't know he had won. His caddie had taken the flagstick out of the cup to keep as a souvenir but Stolz was mystified. "I said, "What are you doing, we've still got a playoff.' He said, "No, we've won.' I thought I had more work to do." Stolz had just watched Tom Lehman hole a birdie putt that he believed tied him. But Lehman was still a shot back, meaning Stolz needed to miss for there to be a playoff.
QUOTABLE
"We're definitely residing in Florida and I don't see why we should leave - especially with zero income tax." - TIGER WOODS, when asked if he would continue to live in Florida now that he is married.
STAT OF THE WEEK
Stolz became the sixth Australian to win on the PGA Tour this year, joining Stuart Appleby, Craig Parry, Adam Scott, Mark Hensby and Rod Pampling.
