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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Good Luck to All the players

Ok, I am sure that everyone would like to join me in wishing all the players the very best of luck in the 135th Open Championship which starts tomorrow.

Let's hope it's a really windy four days and we see some real shotmaking taking place. I am particularly intetested to see if Ben Curtis or Todd Hamilton can win it for a second time or if Monty can finally break his duck in a Major.

Make sure you watch and enjoy the next four days.

All the Best

Richard

Golf Space Cadet hits golf ball 1,000,000,000,000 miles

OK Guys, I am not sure if the title of this blog post is correct. The title is meant to be tongue in cheek.

But what about this for a story and fantastic article

On July 11, 2006 a Flight Safety Certificate was signed by Mr. Michael T. Suffredini of NASA for jettisoning a golf ball into orbit around the earth during a Russian Extravehicular Activity (EVA) this November.

The International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 14 crew of Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria (NASA) http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lopez-al.html and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin (FSA) http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/turin.html will be trained for this program in the Hydro Lab (EVA simulation) at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center located in Star City, outside of Moscow, Russia from July 31 to August 8.

Prior to this training, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin will be given a golf lesson by Carol Mann and Rick Martino. The lesson will take place at 6:30 PM Thursday July 20, 2006, at the South Shore Harbour Country Club in League City, located south of Houston, Texas.

Also attending the lesson will be children of the local charity "Challenger Learning Center.

"During her Hall of Fame career Carol Mann won 38 golf tournaments on the LPGA Tour, including the US Open in 1965. In 1968, she won 10 times and won the Vare Trophy with a then-record 72.04 scoring average.

Ms. Mann was also one of the most influential Presidents of the LPGA serving from 1973 to 1976. For the Women's Sports Foundation Ms. Mann served as President from 1985-1990. Based in Houston, Ms. Mann is also a top ranked golf teacher hosting students and groups at The Woodlands C.C. in The Woodlands, Texas and takes an active role in facilitating the relationships between the World Golf Hall of Fame, located in St. Augustine, Florida, and its members and worldwide golf organizations.Highlighted LinksElement 21 Golf

Rick Martino is Director of Instruction for The PGA of America. He teaches at The PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and is ranked among the Top 50 instructors by Golf Digest Magazine and Top 100 of GOLF Magazine. Mr. Martino is also author of "The PGA Manual of Golf." His public instruction can be viewed on pga.com. Rick also appears on the TNT broadcasts of the PGA Championship, the next being from Medinah C.C. near Chicago on August 17-20,

PRESS RELEASE Element 21 Golf Company's International Space Station Golf Program Is Approved by NASA

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