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Good news for duffer dads
By MARY JANE PARK
© St. Petersburg Times,
published June 14, 2001
If your dad is a golfer, you have lots of gift options. Even if you can't spring for tickets to the U.S. Open or a fancy new driver, golf lessons usually are affordable. Or try a new gadget to whet Dad's appetite for the game. Happy Father's Day to all you fine fellows.
-- MARY JANE PARK, Times staff writer
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[Times photo: Michael Rondou]
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For early morning coffee overlooking the course or 19th-hole refreshments. Hole in One porcelain by Philippe Deschamp for Manufacture La Reine, Limoges, France. Mugs, set of 2. $65. Dish. $65. Saks Fifth Avenue, WestShore Plaza, Tampa.
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Wire basket holds nearly everything for the course, save a decent handicap. There's a cotton towel (with hook) for drying a guy's palms; Golfer's Choice peanuts and Crazy for Golf Cookies to keep his energy up; tees, divot tools, ball markers and a bottle for water to keep him hydrated during those long hours in the sun. Golf Basket with Gourmet Treats. $49.99. Item #4283. Toll-free telephone 1-800-356-9377; www.1800flowers.com
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Interviews with his parents, his college coach, even his competitors give insight into Tiger Woods' winning ways in this 40-minute videotape that looks at his amateur career, his first year as a professional and highlights of his first major championship at Augusta. Tiger Woods: Heart of a Champion. Goldhil Video, $9.95. Brick and click book and videotape stores.
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He won 13 major tournaments, including the Grand Slam, before retiring at age 28. He founded the Augusta National Golf Club, helped design its golf course and began the Masters tournament. Robert Tyre Jones Jr. played competitively more than 75 years ago. This little book, based on handwritten notes and photographs discovered after Jones' death, combines Jones' approach to the game with that of Ben Crenshaw, a golf great still active in the game. Classic Instruction, by Bobby Jones and Ben Crenshaw. The American Golfer, $25. Brick and click bookstores.
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Your father can play as his golf heroes or against them, and indoors at any hour, on his personal computer. Links 2001 offers detailed graphics -- even birds flying overhead and conversation among the foursome on the course. Simulated game features ball physics and graphics and the Arnold Palmer Course designer, so PC users can re-create their home courses. Links 2001. $29.99. Golf supply, electronics stores.
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Sunday is the official day for celebrating Dad. No father of young children will be at a loss for words, jokes, nursery rhymes, songs, even tongue-twisters when equipped with this information-packed volume. The Little Big Book for Dads, edited by Lena Tabori and Clark Wakabayashi. Welcome Enterprises, $24.95. Brick and click bookstores.
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