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Golf
The 19th hole
By BOB HARIG
Published October 13, 2005
DIVOTS
TIGER'S PUTTER: Some players change putters every month, every tournament, every day. Not Tiger Woods. Although he has switched equipment in every other part of his game, Woods has used the same Scotty Cameron putter for seven years. Although he tests putters all the time, a change does not appear imminent. "It's just so hard to get my gamer out of there," Woods said recently at a news conference for Nike, which, ironically, can't get him to use one of its models. "I won nine majors with it now, and it seems to be working. I have tried other putters, and some of the putters do feel better than mine. But coming down the stretch on Sunday, and I know I need to make a putt, I know the putter has done it. I'm just afraid to get it out of the bag."
TRAVELING MAN: Colin Montgomerie is obviously a glutton for punishment. He knew his recent schedule included a tournament in Scotland, one in San Francisco and then this week's European Tour event in Madrid. He has gone across eight time zones and back again. But Montgomerie added to the journey by driving home after his win at the Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland. Although Monty is a Scot, his home is outside of London - a seven-hour drive away. So after accepting the trophy on Oct. 2, Montgomerie got in his car, drove home, got a couple of hours sleep, then flew to San Francisco, where he tied for third on Sunday at the American Express Championship. Now he's back in Europe at the Madrid Open, where he hopes to add to his lead on the European Tour's money list.
QUOTABLE
"Now she's going to make something like $10-million? For what? For winning one tournament?" - Morgan Pressel, 17, to Fortune Magazine on Michelle Wie, who plays her first pro event this week after signing endorsement deals for a reported $10-million. Wie's lone significant victory is the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links.
STAT OF THE WEEK
Tiger Woods made 67 of his 70 putts (95.7 percent) from inside of 10 feet at the American Express Championship.
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