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The Hot List: June 13
Posted: Tuesday June 13, 2000 01:20 PM
Sports Illustrated's Alan Shipnuck takes a weekly look at who's hot and who's not in the golf world. HOT 1. Dennis Paulson. The former long drive champion gets his first PGA Tour W -- at the Buick Classic at Westchester Country Club. Maybe if he's really lucky Paulson will get his own series of inane Pinnacle ads, too. 2. Tom Kite. Tuning up for his Pebble defense, he wins the SBC Senior Open in Long Grove, Ill. Kite is old enough to be Rip Van Winkle, but he still rates a sleeper this week at the national championship. 3. Greg Norman. Goes 68-67 on the weekend to take fourth place at the Buick. Wait a minute -- didn't Shark retire a couple of years ago? 4. Sergio Garcia. He birdies the 36th hole at Westchester to make the cut
on the number, then goes 65-68 on the weekend to finish third. Good thing, too.
Considering the depth of his sophomore slump, it was almost time to start
calling him La
Niña. 5. David Duval. In his final U.S. Open tune-up, Duval plays his best golf of the year to reach a playoff before losing to Paulson. Baby steps, baby steps. ... NOT 1. Duval. O.K., all he has to do is birdie the 72nd hole -- a short par-5 -- to win. Then he fools around for three holes in the playoff before taking a bogey and losing. I hate to pick on the guy, but c'mon. Duval hasn't made a meaningful putt this century. 2. Sergio Garcia. Leading the Buick with eight holes to play, Garcia attempts an absurd recovery, chunks it horribly, takes a ghastly double bogey and falls from contention. What on earth made him think he could pull off a shot like that? 3. Ian Woosnam. Trying to break a three-year winless skid, playing in his homecountry's Welsh Open, Woosie blows a final-round lead and finishes t3. Perhaps his nickname should be "Woozy." 4. Shigeki Maruyama. After his record performance at Open qualifying he goes to Westchester and can't do any better than a 67. Is it too soon to call it a slump? 5. Meg Mallon. The affable veteran wins the Rochester International, but can't even crack the Hot portion of the Hot List. Is this a tough crowd, or what?
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