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Hi everyone and happy Columbus Day!
Our question on last Friday’s show asked about a golfer who once saved two people from a sinking car. 80% of the entries we received chose the correct answer and, on today’s show, we’ll tell you the whole story and you will find out if your answer was correct and if you added one more entry into our computer for our daily drawings!
Our prize on Friday’s show was a Bag Boy Hard Top/Soft Side travel cover and our winner was Linda Long of Richardson, Texas. We heard from Linda on Friday and she was very excited to have won, especially since the prize was a slightly belated 65th birthday present!
Okay, that’s it for today. Have a great Monday! - Keri
Hi everyone!
Okay, our first question of the week asked you to choose which golfer was approached by a topless woman while playing in the U.S. Open. 7% of the entries we received had the correct answer and so, on today’s show, we’ll tell you who it was and you’ll find out if you earned another entry into our computer for our daily drawings!
Our prize on yesterday’s show was a NIKE IC-20 putter and our winner was Andy Matkcovich of Carpentersville, Illinois. Congratulations, Andy, and now to claim this Nike putter, just send an e-mail to me at keri@golfnow.com within the next 30 days.
Okay, that’s it for today. Have a great Tuesday! - Keri
Hi everyone and happy Friday!
Our trivia question on yesterday’s show asked you to choose the first golfer who played in both the Ryder Cup and Walker Cup Matches. We had a very interesting split in the answers we received with 48% of the entries choosing the correct answer, while the other three answers were almost exactly evenly split. So, on today’s show we’ll tell you who that golfer was and you can find out if your answer was correct and earned you another entry into our computer for our daily drawings!
Yesterday was also Big Prize Thursday and our big prize was a Cleveland Hi-Bore XLS driver. The winner of that Cleveland driver was Ken Horne of Florence, South Carolina and now all Ken has to do to claim our big prize is send an e-mail to me at keri@golfnow.com within the next 30 days.
Okay, that’s it for today. Have a great weekend! - Keri
Hi everyone!
Yesterday’s trivia question was about an exhibition match that Tiger Woods played in when he was just six years old and we wanted to know who he played with. 62% of the entries we received had the correct answer and on today’s show we’ll tell you the whole story and you can find out if your answer earned you another entry into our computer for our daily drawings.
Our prize in yesterday’s daily drawing was a Titleist x86 stand bag
and our winner was Stephen Richter of Long Beach, California. Congratulations, Stephen, and to claim this Titleist bag, just send an e-mail to me at keri@golfnow.com within the next 30 days.
Okay, that’s it for today. Have a great Thursday! - Keri
“An ailing knee couldn’t stop Tiger Woods from winning the 2008 U.S. Open, and it hasn’t slowed his golf course design career, either. Woods announced yesterday that Tiger Woods Design is building an 18-hole private course on the tip of a jagged peninsula near the Mexican resort town of Ensenada, about 65 miles south of San Diego…”
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Seve Ballesteros was admitted to a hospital yesterday after feeling dizzy and fainting. The 51-year old Spaniard was taken to La Paz hospital after briefly losing consciousness.
Ballesteros won the British Open in 1979, 1984 and 1988 and the U.S. Masters in 1980 and 1983. He also played an inspiring role in the Ryder Cup, winning 20 points from 37 matches.
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Hi everyone!
Yesterday’s trivia question was on the first woman to break 60 in a round of golf and this answer is already pretty well known. A whopping 89% of the entries we received had the correct answer so be sure to watch today’s show to see if your answer earned you another entry into our computer for our daily drawings.
Our prize on yesterday’s show was a Cobra Baffler DWS hybrid and our winner was David Ellington of Joplin, Missouri! So, congratulations, David, and to claim this Cobra hybrid, just send an e-mail to me at keri@golfnow.com within the next 30 days.
Okay, that’s it for today. Have a great day! - Keri
Hi everyone and happy Monday!
Our trivia question on last Friday’s show asked you to choose which country formed the first golf club outside of the UK. We had a big split in our answers with 34% of the entries choosing “B” - India - and 51% choosing “D” - the United States. Well, one of those answers is correct so be sure to watch today’s show to see which answer is correct and if you added one more entry into our computer for our daily drawings.
Our prize on Friday’s show was a Sun Mountain S1 golf bag and our winner was Jim Wade of Ontario, California! Congratulations, Jim, and to claim this Sun Mountain bag, just send an e-mail to me at keri@golfnow.com within the next 30 days.
Okay, that’s it for today. Have a great day! - Keri
Hi everyone!
Yesterday, our trivia question was on the only tournament on the PGA Tour to use the Modified Stableford scoring system. 83% of the entries we received had the correct answer and those playerse have now added one more entry into our computer for our daily drawings!
Our prize on yesterday’s show was a Callaway golf grab bag and our winner was Dennis Farias of Reno, Nevada! Congratulations, Dennis, and now, to claim these Callaway prizes, just send an e-mail to me at keri@golfnow.com within the next 30 days.
Okay, that’s it for today. Have a great Thursday! - Keri
For those of you a little down that the golf season is over, or if you just like mysteries and golf, check out Cut Shot by John Corrigan.
Jack Austin has played golf on the Tour for ten years and has never won a tournament, but he has done well enough to stay on the Tour and make pretty good money. He is living every golfer’s dream - having a great time doing something he loves. However, out of nowhere Jacks world comes crashing down around him. He is about to become involved in a Mafia-run underworld that has invaded the PGA.