Golf

The 19th hole

By BOB HARIG
Published March 23, 2006

SLOW CHANGE: The dearth of African-American golfers is nowhere more apparent than on the LPGA Tour, wher e LaRee Pearl Sugg was the last to compete in 2001. That will change next month when Andia Winslow is scheduled to play in the inaugural Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open at the Reunion Resort near Orlando. Winslow is the niece of Pro Football Hall of Fame r Kellen Winslow and while at Yale was the first African-American to compete in the Ivy League. Winslow is playing amateur tournaments with the hope of qualifying for the LPGA Tour. She lives in Winter Garden.

CASEY'S COMEBACK: Casey Martin, who sued the PGA Tour and won the right to ride a cart in competition due to a birth defect, is in the running for the coaching job at the University of Oregon. Martin, 33, gave up his playing career last fall because of the struggles associated with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome, a circulatory disorder in his leg that makes it difficult to walk. Martin, who played at Stanford and helped the Cardinal to the 1994 NCAA title, lives in Eugene, Ore. Golfweek reported he is the front-runner to replace Steve Nosler, 68, who is retiring after this season, his 14th at the university.

"I can't say anything else. It was just one of those silly mistakes that I'll be remembered for, you know?" - Greg Owen, after three-putting from 3 feet on the 71st hole of the Bay Hill Invitational to lose the tournament.

Bay Hill winne r Rod Pampling played the final two holes of the tournament in 2 under for the week. No other player among the top 10 was better than even, and Owen, who lost by a shot, played the holes in 4 over.

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