Pettersen, Geddes and Natalie Gulbis
Posted 11:59 a.m., May 8, 2008
It’s hard to believe, but the first round of the Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika is only three weeks away. The tournament at RiverTowne Country Club offers some great story lines we’ve been chasing, including Hall of Famer and Charleston native Beth Daniel, who will be honored this year.
I spent some time earlier this week talking with Suzann Pettersen, a native of Norway who had a phenomenal season in 2007 that was probably overlooked in light of the Lorena Ochoa-Annika Sorenstam battles. Most golf fans know Ochoa won eight times, but did you realize Pettersen tallied five wins, including a major? In 2005, Pettersen was sidelined by a back injury that had her wondering if she would ever play again. She couldn’t walk for six weeks and couldn’t dress herself for three months.
I also spent some time talking with former Summerville resident Jane Geddes, who won 11 times including two majors during her LPGA career. When she retired from professional golf, Geddes went to Stetson College of Law and now she’s working with the LPGA as vice president of competition, which encompasses a number of duties.
During the week of the Ginn Tribute, we’ll have One-on-Ones with Geddes and LPGA glamour girl Natalie Gulbis, who at age 14 became the youngest player to qualify for an LPGA tournament. That mark has since been broken by Michelle Wie, who qualified at age 12 for an LPGA tournament.
Coinciding with The Players Championship, the World Golf Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that Pete Dye, who designed the famous Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame next November.
Dye, whose age is 82 (or “half of 164” as he would say), is being inducted under the Lifetime Achievement category. Among Dye’s best-known courses are the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island and Harbour Town and Long Cove on Hilton Head Island.
Other Hall of Fame inductees will be announced at the U.S. Open and British Open.
How cool was it to watch Anthony Kim win the Wachovia Championship? The 22-year-old tied for second in his first professional start and a few weeks ago displayed remarkable maturity and patience in finishing second to Boo Weekley at the Verizon Heritage. He’s the real deal.
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