Golf Speed links Jully 26 2007
Thursday, July 26th, 2007Doh! Golfs very own Peter Jacobsen has Simpsons Ties Growing up with Matt Groening must have been a riot here is what he had to say
“We went through school together, first grade through 12th. Matt’s nickname was Matt the Brat, which morphed into Bart. His father’s name was Homer, and his mother is Margaret, and that became Marge. He would draw pictures of Bart on the back of his homework, and I would draw golf course layouts on mine. When we see each other, we laugh at how we turned out.”
Tiger Woods Hits woman in the head!
Tiger Woods had a rough weekend at the British Open, and so too did Jennifer Wilson, the 63-year-old fan who required two stitches to her bloodied head after she was beaned by one of his wayward shots.
Her injury highlighted the perennial challenge faced by those who oversee golf and other big-time spectator sports — finding the proper balance between fans’ proximity to the action and their safety.
Nicklaus named Sluman assistant captain for the presidents cup
Jeff Sluman is going to be assistant to the U.S. captain, Jack Nicklaus in the Presidents Cup, set for Sept. 27-30 at the Royal Montreal.
Sluman, the longtime PGA Tour competitor who won the 1988 PGA Championship, played on the 1998 team and also assisted Nicklaus in 2003 and 2005.
“I’ve enjoyed working with Jeff and it only feels right to have him as part of the team again as we head to Montreal,” Nicklaus said Wednesday….

