Korea’s
Jin Jeong
moved atop the R&A World
Amateur Golf Ranking following his victory
June 19 at the Amateur Championship in Scot-
land. Jeong is the first Asian winner of the event
in its 125-year history, defeating Scotland’s
James Byrne
5 and 4 at Muirfield, and is the
second Korean-born No. 1, joining New Zea-
land’s
Danny Lee
, who occupied the top spot for
35 weeks in 2008 and 2009. Runner-up Byrne
jumped eight spots to No. 12. American
Scott
Langley
, who tied for 16th at the U.S. Open,
moved into the top 10, jumping three spots to
No. 9.
Peter Uihlein
, who sat atop the rankings
for seven consecutive weeks, slipped to No. 2.
tion of sports, entertainment, documentary and
Internet content.
U.S. Open champion
Graeme McDowell
will
try to add his country’s national championship to
his résumé when he tees up in the 3 Irish Open
July 29-Aug. 1 at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club.
Mark Woodward
, CEO of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association of America, has
resigned to pursue other career interests, presi-
dent
James R. Fitzroy
announced last week. The
resignation took effect immediately. Woodward
was appointed chief executive in April 2008.
The 53-year-run of the PGA Tour St. Jude
Classic is in danger of ending. Tournament di-
rector
Phil Cannon
told
The
(Memphis)
Commercial-Appeal
that organizers have set a
Sept. 15 deadline to find a title sponsor or the
tournament will cease operations. This year’s
event, won by
Lee Westwood
earlier this month,
was played without a title sponsor.
On the advice of his oncologist,
Seve Balles-
teros
, 53, will not travel to Scotland next month
to take part in the Champions Challenge at the
150th Anniversary Open at St. Andrews. His
doctor advised that Ballesteros should continue
a “quiet, peaceful life and not put himself under
stress or in an emotional situation.”
Television veterans
Chris Ohlmeyer
and
Lou
Kusserow
announced the formation of the Ohl-
meyer Kusserow Group, an independent produc-
tion company based in Austin, Tex. The two have
more than 40 years of experience in the produc-
Jeff Sluman
’s streak of
49 straight starts on the
Champions Tour came to
an end last week when he
was forced to withdraw from
the Dick’s Sporting Goods
Open on Wednesday due to
“a family commitment.” His
last missed start, ironically,
was at the 2008 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open
because of travel complications.
Mark Wiebe
now owns the longest starts streak at 38.
Jeff Sluman
Dave Barr
and Quebec professional
Daniel
Talbot
have been granted sponsor’s exemptions
into the Montreal Championship, an inaugural
Champions Tour event at Club de golf Le Fon-
tainbleau in Blainville, Que., Friday …
Jose Maria
Olazabal
will make his first tournament appear-
ance since October when he plays in this week’s
French Open in Paris. He has been waging a
long-running battle with rheumatoid pain. l
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