“Golf outing to be Sun. for Eckrich” plus 2 more

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• Golf outing to be Sun. for Eckrich
• Golf: Gahman has another busy summer
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Golf outing to be Sun. for Eckrich Posted: 14 Aug 2010 06:13 AM PDT The Jason Eckrich Memorial Golf Outing is at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Quail Creek Golf Course in North Liberty. The 4-person best shot event costs $60 per person and includes 18 holes of golf, use of a golf cart and a meal catered by Carlos O'Kelly's. Jason Eckrich died March 27 of lung and heart failure after a 15-month-long battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Eckrich's family plans to donate proceeds from the golf outing to Dance Marathon and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured article: "Peace Envoy" Blair Gets an Easy Ride in the Independent.

Golf: Gahman has another busy summer Posted: 14 Aug 2010 08:15 AM PDT By Thomas D. McGlinchey Sportswriter Golf is a game that has been known to crush a man's spirit with one bad bounce, only to resurrect it two holes later before finally stomping his hopes of finishing at even par into the ground like an unwanted spider crawling along a kitchen floor as he double-bogeys on the 18th. Yes, this is golf. Frustrating. Mind-numbing. Addictive. Brilliant. Travis Gahman knows it all too well, and at the age of 21, he feels more comfortable than ever before on a golf course. "Absolutely," Gahman said. "I haven't been nervous on a golf course this whole year, just because of all those school golf tournaments I had in the fall and spring at Bridgewater [College]. You're not only playing for yourself, you're playing for your team and school, so there's more pressure, and you just deal with it." Gahman, a 2007 Souderton High graduate who is entering his junior year at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA, played in several amateur tournaments this summer, including the 40th Annual Lakeview Amateur Tournament and the 2010 Loudon Mutual Valley Open, both of which he won. In the Lakeview Tournament, held in mid-June at Lakeview Golf Course near Harrisonburg, VA, where Gahman lived for part of the summer with his sister and brother-in-law, the Souderton native shot a 72 and a 68 for a combined score of 140 (-4) in the Championship Flight to win by seven strokes. "I got a new swing in the middle of June, about two days before the Lakeview Amateur in Virginia, and I won that and qualified three days later for Publinks," Gahman said. "My old swing was working here and there, but if my timing was wrong, my miss-hits were bad. And now, with this new swing, my miss-hits are much better than they were. Golf is a game of misses. Golf is a game of the best misses and my misses are getting better." At the Valley Open—played at Heritage Oak Golf Course (Harrisonburg), Lakeview and Spotswood Country Club (Harrisonburg) in late July—Gahman shot a 66 (-4), a 71 (-1), and a 70 (-1) for a combined score of 207 (-6) to beat the nearest pro by five strokes and the closest amateur by 11 strokes. In late June, Gahman, after he won at Lakeview, returned to the area to play in the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship Qualifier at Jeffersonville Golf Club. He shot a 69 and a 71 to finish even at 140. "That was like 38 guys for two spots," Gahman said. "Then that qualified me down to Greensboro, Bryan Park. I played a national tournament." A few days later, Gahman took second at the PPGA Publinks Championship at Jeffersonville where he shot a 69 (-1). Last summer, Gahman defeated Mike Brown to win the Publinks Championship. At the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship held at Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center in Greensboro, N.C., the 2009 PPGA Player of the Year qualified for match play by hitting a birdie on the first playoff hole, the 10th hole, of a 13-for-six playoff. "One hundred and fifty-six guys for 64 match-play spots," Gahman said. "And through six holes I was five-under. And I kind of blew up on the back nine, but I made it through the 36 holes. I made it on the number and I was in a 13-for-6 playoff." In match play, Gahman, seeded 62nd, was paired up with No. 3 seed Patrick Reed, the third ranked amateur player in the world. "He played well," Gahman said. "He was five-under through 12 holes. I birdied the first and then it went downhill from there. I didn't play well and lost." Reed was up seven holes after they had played 12 to clinch the win. In late July, Gahman shot a 75 (+4) at the Montgomery County Amateur at Ravens Claw before withdrawing in the second round at Blue Bell Country Club on Aug. 1. He also shot an 80 (+8) and a 74 (+2) at the U.S. Amateur Qualifier earlier this month. On Monday, Gahman began his quest to finally make the cut at the 94th Pennsylvania Open in his third time at the annual event. "My first goal is to make the cut, but I'm playing much better than I have been," Gahman said, who failed to reach that goal after shooting 78-71—149, six shots shy of the cutline in the tournament held at Applebrook Golf Club. "First I'd be happy to make the cut because I'm going into this course blind as well. But I feel like my game is good enough that I can hit around, see what's around me and make the cut. Top 10 would be great. Top 20 is plenty good for me for the whole state of Pennsylvania, including amateur and pros." Gahman entered the spring season with plenty of confidence. In his first season playing for Bridgewater, a Division III program, he set a school record for the best single-season scoring average with a 74.888 average besting Grady Ruckman's record average of 74.909 according to the team's website. Gahman earned a birdie on the final hole of the 2010 NCAA Division III Golf Championships at the Hershey Links Course in Hershey to make school history. Gahman also set a school record for an 18-hole score during his first tournament round with the team. "And then I went downhill from there," he joked. "But at the end of the year we made nationals for the first time in school history by winning our conference championship for the first time; that was an automatic bid. At nationals, its four days, but after two days it cuts down to the top 23 teams. We were tied for 24th, but I was fortunate enough to make it through playoffs as an individual." Gahman said one area he still struggles in, like most golfers, is the mental aspect of the game. "It's definitely a struggle, especially when you know you can hit shots and you don't, and you see other people hitting those same shots," Gahman said. "Golf is definitely a mental game, I'm trying to work on it, it's not good at all right now, but it's better than what it has been." This Week's Top Headlines Submit a Comment This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured article: "Peace Envoy" Blair Gets an Easy Ride in the Independent.

Golf Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:05 PM PDT Posted: August 14 Updated: Today at 12:40 AM Golf PGA Tour PGA Championship Par Scores Friday At Whistling Straits, Straits Course Sheboygan, Wis. Purse: $7.5 million Yardage: 7,514; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Matt Kuchar 34-33—67 -5 Bubba Watson 35-33—68 -4 Francesco Molinari 34-34—68 -4 Ernie Els 33-35—68 -4 Seung Yul Noh 33-35—68 -4 Jason Day 35-34—69 -3 Ryan Moore 35-34—69 -3 Charles Howell III 37-32—69 -3 Zach Johnson 35-34—69 -3 Nick Watney 34-35—69 -3 Simon Khan 36-33—69 -3 John Merrick 35-35—70 -2 Kyung-tae Kim 35-35—70 -2 Martin Laird 35-35—70 -2 Jim Furyk 35-35—70 -2 Michael Sim 34-36—70 -2 Thongchai Jaidee 35-35—70 -2 Gregory Bourdy 37-33—70 -2 Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 35-35—70 -2 Chad Campbell 36-34—70 -2 D.A. Points 34-36—70 -2 Stephen Gallacher 37-34—71 -1 Steve Elkington 36-35—71 -1 Ryan Palmer 36-35—71 -1 Brian Davis 36-35—71 -1 Edoardo Molinari 34-37—71 -1 Tiger Woods 37-34—71 -1 Marc Leishman 33-38—71 -1 Rhys Davies 35-36—71 -1 Camilo Villegas 36-35—71 -1 Tim Thelen 36-35—71 -1 Carl Pettersson 35-36—71 -1 Dustin Johnson 35-36—71 -1 Rory McIlroy 36-35—71 -1 Peter Hanson 37-34—71 -1 Yuta Ikeda 35-36—71 -1 Louis Oosthuizen 36-35—71 -1 Stephen Ames 34-37—71 -1 Shane Lowry 37-34—71 -1 Robert Karlsson 36-35—71 -1 Mitch Lowe 37-34—71 -1 Simon Dyson 36-35—71 -1 Jimmy Walker 34-37—71 -1 Stuart Appleby 39-33—72 E Luke Donald 37-35—72 E J.B. Holmes 36-36—72 E Paul Casey 37-35—72 E Matt Bettencourt 36-36—72 E Martin Kaymer 37-35—72 E D.J. Trahan 37-35—72 E Y.E. Yang 35-37—72 E Brian Gay 36-36—72 E Ian Poulter 35-37—72 E David Horsey 34-38—72 E Troy Matteson 37-35—72 E Bryce Molder 35-37—72 E Wenchong Liang 36-36—72 E Steve Stricker 36-36—72 E Adam Scott 37-35—72 E Tim Clark 35-37—72 E Angel Cabrera 34-38—72 E Bo Van Pelt 35-38—73 Vaughn Taylor 38-35—73 +1 Rickie Fowler 36-37—73 +1 Justin Leonard 36-37—73 +1 Rob Labritz 35-38—73 +1 Soren Kjeldsen 37-36—73 +1 Charl Schwartzel 36-37—73 +1 Davis Love III 36-37—73 +1 Vijay Singh 35-38—73 +1 Ben Crane 36-37—73 +1 Sonny Skinner 38-35—73 +1 Jason Dufner 39-34—73 +1 Troy Pare 37-36—73 +1 Heath Slocum 36-37—73 +1 Kenny Perry 36-37—73 +1 Shaun Micheel 39-34—73 +1 Ben Curtis 37-36—73 +1 Phil Mickelson 37-36—73 +1 Bill Haas 36-37—73 +1 Ross McGowan 37-36—73 +1 Kris Blanks 35-38—73 +1 Steve Marino 37-37—74 +2 K.J. Choi 35-39—74 +2 Geoff Ogilvy 38-36—74 +2 Hiroyuki Fujita 36-38—74 +2 Alvaro Quiros 36-38—74 +2 Tetsuji Hiratsuka 38-36—74 +2 David Toms 39-35—74 +2 Anthony Kim 38-36—74 +2 Matt Jones 36-38—74 +2 Brendon de Jonge 39-35—74 +2 Danny Willett 39-35—74 +2 Fredrik Andersson Hed 38-36—74 +2 Mike Weir 37-37—74 +2 Kevin Sutherland 37-37—74 +2 Jeff Overton 40-34—74 +2 Darren Clarke 35-39—74 +2 Tom Lehman 37-37—74 +2 Lucas Glover 37-37—74 +2 Justin Rose 36-38—74 +2 Kevin Na 39-35—74 +2 Scott Verplank 36-38—74 +2 Trevor Immelman 38-36—74 +2 Hunter Mahan 37-37—74 +2 Kevin Stadler 36-38—74 +2 Charlie Wi 38-36—74 +2 Scott Hebert 38-37—75 +3 Tim Petrovic 37-38—75 +3 Rich Steinmetz 40-35—75 +3 Jerry Kelly 36-39—75 +3 Padraig Harrington 36-39—75 +3 Ricky Barnes 37-38—75 +3 George McNeill 38-37—75 +3 David Hutsell 38-37—75 +3 Brandt Snedeker 39-36—75 +3 Miguel Angel Jimenez 40-35—75 +3 Sean O'Hair 37-38—75 +3 Danny Balin 37-38—75 +3 Robert McClellan 38-37—75 +3 Ryo Ishikawa 35-41—76 +4 Kyle Flinton 39-37—76 +4 John Daly 37-39—76 +4 Fredrik Jacobson 38-38—76 +4 Retief Goosen 35-41—76 +4 Anders Hansen 39-37—76 +4 Rory Sabbatini 39-37—76 +4 Boo Weekley 37-39—76 +4 Graeme McDowell 38-38—76 +4 Oliver Wilson 36-40—76 +4 Bill Lunde 37-39—76 +4 Derek Lamely 39-38—77 +5 Stewart Cink 38-39—77 +5 John Senden 40-37—77 +5 Soren Hansen 38-39—77 +5 Jason Bohn 40-37—77 +5 Stu Ingraham 39-38—77 +5 Keith Ohr 40-38—78 +6 Sergio Garcia 40-38—78 +6 Raphael Jacquelin 37-41—78 +6 Rob Moss 38-40—78 +6 Chris Wood 38-40—78 +6 Koumei Oda 39-39—78 +6 Ross Fisher 41-37—78 +6 Mike Small 40-38—78 +6 Corey Pavin 39-40—79 +7 Ryan Benzel 40-39—79 +7 Colin Montgomerie 41-38—79 +7 Cameron Beckman 40-39—79 +7 Mark Brooks 39-41—80 +8 Paul Goydos 41-39—80 +8 Henrik Stenson 43-37—80 +8 Bruce Smith 40-41—81 +9 Mark Sheftic 43-39—82 +10 Jason Schmuhl 43-39—82 +10 Chip Sullivan 42-41—83 +11   Nationwide Tour Price Cutter Charity Championship Scores Friday At Highland Springs Country Club Springfield, Mo. Purse: $635,000 Yardage: 7,115;Par: 72 Second Round Kyle Thompson 63-67—130 Hunter Haas 65-66—131 Tommy Biershenk 66-65—131 Jason Schultz 66-66—132 Justin Hicks 64-68—132 Jonas Blixt 67-65—132 Jamie Lovemark 66-67—133 Scott Gutschewski 66-67—133 Brian Smock 66-67—133 Steve Holmes 68-66—134 Brandt Jobe 63-71—134 Chris Nallen 64-70—134 Bradley Iles 67-68—135 Daniel Summerhays 66-69—135 Ty Harris 71-64—135 Joel Edwards 65-70—135 Sal Spallone 67-68—135 Colt Knost 67-68—135 Gary Woodland 68-67—135 Todd Demsey 68-67—135 Scott Brown 69-66—135 Chad Ginn 67-68—135 Travis Bertoni 65-70—135 Nick Flanagan 70-66—136 J.J. Killeen 67-69—136 Bubba Dickerson 66-70—136 Willie Wood 65-71—136 Barrett Jarosch 65-71—136 Garrett Osborn 68-68—136 Joe Affrunti 67-69—136 David Hearn 66-70—136 Glen Day 67-69—136 Todd Fischer 66-70—136 Dustin White 66-70—136 Chris Kamin 67-69—136 Andrew Johnson 69-67—136 Jhonattan Vegas 67-70—137 Luke List 72-65—137 Scott Sterling 68-69—137 Oskar Bergman 68-69—137 Fernando Mechereffe 70-67—137 Brendan Steele 69-68—137 John Kimbell 69-68—137 Dicky Pride 69-68—137 Roberto Castro 69-68—137 Billy Horschel 70-68—138 Diego Vanegas 69-69—138 Camilo Benedetti 70-68—138 Matthew Borchert 67-71—138 James Hahn 68-70—138 Bobby Gates 69-69—138 Tag Ridings 66-73—139 Marco Dawson 69-70—139 Jeff Gallagher 70-69—139 Jim Herman 70-69—139 Scott Gardiner 65-74—139 Alan Morin 71-68—139 Brett Lederer 67-72—139 Nick Rousey 69-70—139 Trent Whitekiller 70-69—139 Nate Smith 73-66—139 Ben Bates 67-72—139 Scott Stallings 67-72—139 Keegan Bradley 67-72—139 Casey Wittenberg 70-69—139 Doug LaBelle II 71-68—139 Steven Bowditch 69-70—139{ql} Failed to qualify Ted Brown 70-70—140 Jason Gore 73-67—140 Esteban Toledo 75-65—140 Bob May 70-70—140 Jeff Curl 71-69—140 Geoffrey Sisk 72-68—140 Brian Bateman 71-69—140 Robert Gamez 69-71—140 Kelly Grunewald 71-69—140 Brice Garnett 68-72—140 Rob Oppenheim 68-73—141 Dan Buchner 71-70—141 Tim Wilkinson 73-68—141 Jay Delsing 72-69—141 Sean Murphy 69-72—141 B.J. Staten 72-69—141 Blake Graham 73-68—141 Bob Heintz 71-70—141 Andrew Svoboda 71-70—141 Tommy Gainey 70-71—141 Patrick Sheehan 70-71—141 Stephen Poole 67-74—141 Brad Adamonis 69-72—141 Adam Bland 71-70—141 Jess Daley 75-66—141 Jesse Hutchins 69-72—141 Paul Claxton 73-69—142 Ken Duke 70-72—142 Chris Mundorf 71-71—142 Justin Peters 72-70—142 Philip Pettitt, Jr. 72-70—142 Robert Damron 68-74—142 Tom Scherrer 71-71—142 Brad Elder 72-70—142 Ted Potter, Jr. 71-71—142 Ryan Hietala 72-70—142 Nathan Tyler 69-73—142 Brian Bennett 71-71—142 Chris Parra 67-75—142 David Morland IV 73-70—143 Julien Trudeau 74-69—143 Stephen Dartnall 71-72—143 Ryan Armour 70-73—143 Alistair Presnell 69-74—143 Darron Stiles 73-70—143 Kevin Kisner 67-76—143 Frank Lickliter II 70-73—143 Zack Miller 70-73—143 Leif Olson 71-72—143 Arjun Atwal 70-74—144 Dave Schultz 70-74—144 Hugo Leon 74-70—144 Emmett Turner 75-69—144 David Robinson 70-74—144 Josh Broadaway 71-73—144 Brendon Todd 74-70—144 Nick Beach 71-73—144 Bret Guetz 71-73—144 Ryan Spears 68-76—144 Ron Whittaker 74-71—145 Craig Barlow 71-74—145 Michael Baird 77-68—145 Dustin Risdon David Branshaw 73-72—145 Rick Price 72-73—145 Miguel Angel Carballo 71-75—146 Brian Vranesh 72-74—146 Rhein Gibson 73-73—146 Brady Schnell 71-75—146 Keven Fortin-Simard 73-73—146 Mike Heinen 76-71—147 Daniel Barbetti 77-70—147 Steve Pate 77-70—147 Kyle Reifers 75-72—147 Bobby MacWhinnie 74-74—148 Michael Sims 70-78—148 Robert Streb 73-75—148 Rob Wilkin 71-77—148 Jin Park 68-80—148 Madalitso Muthiya 73-75—148 Wes Homan 75-73—148 Nickolas Jones 73-76—149 Won Joon Lee 79-71—150 Robert Gwin 77-73—150 Brett Munson 72-78—150 William McGirt 76-76—152 Brett Melton 75-77—152 Kyle Stanley 77-76—153   USGA U.S. Women's Amateur Scores Friday Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club Yardage: 6,559; Par: 72 Match Play Quarterfinals Jennifer Kirby, Canada (146) def. Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. (145), 6 and 4 Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (144) def. Sydnee Michaels, Temecula, Calif. (147), 19 holes Stephanie Sherlock, Canada (146) def. Junthima Gulyanamitta, West Lafayette, Ind. (147), 2 and 1 Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. (144) def. Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (138), 4 and 3 Saturday's Semifinals 10 a.m. — Jennifer Kirby, Canada (146) vs. Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (144) 10:15 a.m. — Stephanie Sherlock, Canada (146) vs. Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. (144) Were you interviewed for this story? If so, please fill out our accuracy form Send Question/Comment to the Publisher Note: This will not appear in the "comments" section. 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