Cink one to watch at PGA Championship; Azinger selects Ryder Cup assistants

Thursday August 9, 2007 | 02:52:29 am 128 words, 3567 views

ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel says Stewart Cink may finally get that elusive major at the PGA Championship, which starts today. Cink blew a chance to reach a U.S. Open playoff at this week’s host course, Southern Hills, six years ago after missing an 18-inch par putt. He’ll be looking for a little redemption this week and fits the profile of the year’s other major winners …

U.S. Ryder Cup team captain Paul Azinger announced his assistant captains at a press conference at Southern Hills yesterday. Azinger made the unusual move of selecting two past captains, Raymond Floyd and Dave Stockton, along with PGA Tour player Olin Browne …

Lake Tahoe’s golf scene is recovering nicely from the Angora wildfire that destroyed 254 homes, Chris Baldwin writes at GolfCalifornia.com

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Comment from: Ron Mon [Member] · http://www.buffalogolfer.com

So, Azinger now has a posse...why the triumvirate of assistants? Could he be suggesting a weakened sense of self? Stockton was one of the few recent winning captains, albeit 17 years prior to '08, at Kiawah. Raymond got a tie two years prior, so I guess that, other than Crenshaw, those are two of the more successful past captains. What I like is their emphasis on the short game...Stockton could putt the eyes out of a potato(e), while Raymond knows every pitch, flop and chip invented.

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