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 U.S. Open Notebook Ominous start: Yet another cranky cart for Casey
Posted: Tuesday June 16, 1998 06:16 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Casey Martin's week at the U.S. Open got off to an ominous start Monday. His cart broke down -- twice. Martin, who has been granted the use of a cart because of a circulatory disorder in his right leg, started out in a single-person cart similar to the one he used at the U.S. sectional qualifying earlier this month in Cincinnati. It died after he reached his drive on the 533-yard opening hole. "It didn't work at all," Martin said. "It wouldn't start. Then, when it started, it wouldn't stop. I had to take the key out to get it to stop. Then, I put the key back in and it wouldn't start." Martin wound up walking to the first green before USGA officials brought him another cart. He hit his drive on No. 2, but the cart didn't have enough juice to get up the hill. So, Martin walked the rest of the way on the 394-yard hole, and he walked No. 3, a 223-yard par-3. The USGA brought him a standard cart on No. 4 and he used it the rest of the way.
Duval's crafty castHow did David Duval prepare the week before the U.S. Open? Fly fishing for trout in Montana and Idaho.Duval, the runner-up at the Masters and a five-time winner since October, was the guest of ESPN's "Fly Fishing the World," a show that was taped last week in Montana. Duval grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and still fishes for bass in the inland marshes and intercoastal waterways, so this was a new experience. How did he do? "About like the amateurs I usually play with in pro-ams," Duval said. "I was like a 15-handicapper, and that was with some cheating. But I learned quick. I was down to single digits by the end of the week." He was particularly proud of one trout he caught by casting into what he called a tight spot about 60 feet away. "I couldn't have chipped into that," he said. "It was great." Duval is playing in his sixth U.S. Open. His best finish was a tie for 28th at Shinnecock Hills in 1995.
Love wins book awardPGA champion Davis Love III has won the 1997 USGA International Book Award for "Every Shot I Take," a first-person look at the relationship between a father and son whose world is built around golf.Love shared the wisdom and advice he learned from his father, Davis Love Jr., a former tour player and golf pro. His father died in a plane crash in 1988. "We are proud to have my father's legacy live on to influence future generations of golfers," Love said. The book was written with assistance from Michael Bamberger of Sports Illustrated and was the unanimous choice of three judges. Divots: Bill Glasson, who grew up about three hours away in Fresno, withdrew Monday with an elbow injury. He was replaced by Perry Moss, who tied for 51st at the Nike Cleveland Open last week. ... Tiger Woods tried to reach the 609-yard 16th hole in two, but his 3-wood found the front bunker.
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Casey Martin hopes his play at the U.S. Open is better than the performance of his carts 