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Setting up the streak Pebble Beach may be next step in Woods’ run at Nelson
Posted: Wednesday January 19, 2000 01:52 PM
Chances are good Tiger Woods will wait until the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am to seek his sixth consecutive PGA Tour victory. It makes sense. He would come to the Monterey Peninsula with three weeks rest before beginning a stretch of four straight California events, get a chance to scout Pebble for the upcoming U.S. Open in June, and almost certainly choose his friend, Michael Jordan, as his amateur partner. The last man to win six in a row, Ben Hogan, had a 68.55 stroke average over his streak, as well as 12 rounds in the 60s. Woods has a 68.20 scoring average in his five victories, and already has 13 rounds in the 60s. Parnevik's highs and lowsThe most volatile player of the century so far is Jesper Parnevik. It's not known if the 34-year-old Swede imbibed in too much of Maui's volcanic ash, but his equilibrium was clearly off at the Mercedes as he negated a field-leading 23 birdies with eight bogeys and five double bogeys on his way to a tie for sixth. Daniel's lucky numberBeth Daniel was elected to the LPGA Hall of Fame last year, but postponed her official induction until Nov. 20 for reasons of symmetry. Along with 2000 being the 50th anniversary of the LPGA, it is also the year her parents celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, and Nov. 20 is her brother's 50th birthday. If the pattern holds, Beth might become the first woman to score in the 50s. First class guy for First TeeIt's always good to see the circle completed, which is what happened this week when Joe Louis Barrow Jr. was named national director of The First Tee, the World Golf Foundation program designed to provide affordable golf access to underprivileged and minority children. Barrow is the son of the late heavyweight champion Joe Louis, who himself was the first prominent supporter of Afro-Americans in professional golf. Sports Illustrated senior writer Jaime Diaz covers the golf beat and appears regularly on CNN/Sports Illustrated and CNN's Pro Golf Weekly.
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