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Golf notes: McCann gets vote

April 26, 2007|Graham Johns/Sun Golf Columnist

I received a phone call from one of our readers in Naples, Fla. regarding Clark County's all-time greatest golfers.

He mentioned several outstanding players, but at the top of his list was Bob McCann. McCann is a five-time winner of the Memorial Weekend Match Play Championship at the Winchester Country Club.

He has won the Men's Club Championship there 11 times and at Spring Valley Country Club in Lexington four times.

After graduating from George Rogers Clark High School, McCann went to Morehead State University where he was a member of the 1981 Ohio Valley Conference championship team.

If you would like to nominate someone, please call or e-mail me.

UK update

The University of Kentucky men's and women's golf teams finished in 11th place in the Southeastern Conference Championships April 20-22.

The men played at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course in Sea Island, Ga. The women played at the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss.

The UK men were led by Lexington Christian's Cale Barr, who shot a three-day total of 223. Barr is the defending champion of the Memorial Weekend Match Play Championship.

On the women's side, Tennessee junior Marci Turner from Monroe County tied for second, while Florida sophomore Mallory Blackwelder (Woodford County) and Georgia senior Whitney Wade (Glasgow) tied for 11th.

Rule Quiz

In stroke play, a player's ball strikes a tree and comes to rest within the teeing ground of the hole being played. He presses down some heavy grass that is growing behind his ball before he plays.

What is the ruling? (a) There is no penalty. (b) There is a one-stroke penalty. (c) There is a two-stroke penalty.

Entries Being Accepted

The Kentucky PGA Section is accepting registration applications for the Kentucky Junior PGA Championship, contested at Bardstown Country Club at Maywood on June 6-7.

The winners qualify for the Westfield Junior PGA Championship, July 11-14, at Westfield Group Country Club in Westfield Center, Ohio.

Junior golfers who wish to enter the Kentucky Junior PGA Championship can obtain entry applications at local PGA golf facilities, contact the Kentucky PGA Section at (502) 243-8295, or visit the Kentucky PGA Section website at www.kygolf.org.

Hole-in-One

Ryan Richardson had a hole-in-one on the 160-yard 6th hole at Southwind Golf Course with an 8-iron.

Witnesses were Justin Charles, John Lee, and Shawn Epperson.

Upcoming Events

â?¢ Saturday: Tee Time Twist Tournament, Winchester Country Club.

â?¢ May 7: 18th annual University of Kentucky Alumni Club scholarship scramble, Winchester Country Club.

Quiz Answer

(a) There is no penalty. (Decision 13-2/2)

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Until next week, remember this fundamental truth about golf: No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse.

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Graham Johns can be reached at 745-2265 or by e-mail at gjohns818@yahoo.com.