Nothing Short about his game
Vineland golfer enjoys a laugh But PGA Tour website needs a fix
VANCOUVER— The PGA Tour website yesterday was throwing many a media type for a loop by putting a South African flag next to the name of Vineland, Ont., resident Adam Short.
Speaking after he posted a tidy one-over 71, Short was asked about the matter. “ I don’t know where that South Africa thing comes from,” he said with a laugh. Short played on the South African Tour a couple of years ago but said he was born in Grimsby and still lives in Vineland.
Short has extra incentive to try to make the cut at his first Bell Canadian Open. The 27- yearold’s father, Kerry, played in the 1984 Open at Glen Abbey but didn’t get to the weekend after rounds of 79 and 80.
Short bogeyed his final two holes yesterday but left himself a good chance to secure a weekend tee time. Not that he’s thinking that far ahead.
“ I’ve learned to stop worrying about cuts,” the Canadian Tour player said. “ The day I started not thinking about them is the day I started making them.” DRIVING AWAY:
John Huston was teamed with Mike Weir yesterday and managed to shoot a one- under 69 despite the distraction of Weir’s many followers. As he left the scoring tent, someone asked Huston if he was going to the driving range.
“ I think I’m going to leave,” he said. “ All these people are going home now and I have to beat the traffic.” AROUND THE WORLD:
Jesper Parnevik, who shot a four- under par 66 at the yesterday, is designing a golf course in China. That and lots of golf makes for a busy schedule.
“Yeah, I travelled a lot last month,” he said. “ I flew Stockholm to Newark, Newark to Denver, Denver back to Newark, then Newark to Reno, Reno to San Francisco, San FranciscoHong Kong, Hong Kong- Singapore, Singapore-Beijing, BeijingChicago, Chicago- Palm Beach, Palm Beach- Boston, then from Boston to here.”
Parnevik said he did it all on commercial flights, which makes for some pretty decent frequent- flyer points. PRACTICE ROUND:
Oshawa’s Derek Gillespie didn’t find out he was playing in the Canadian Open until Wednesday. He had time to play the front nine for practice, but not the back nine. Oddly enough, he shot a 42 on the front and a 36 on the back for eight- over 78. “ Seven over par after nine holes is kind of embarrassing,” said Gillespie, who’s had a good year on the Canadian Tour. “ But at least I finished decent on the back.” VIJAY PITCHES IN:
Defending Canadian Open champion Vijay Singh and his wife, Ardena, have donated $ 75,000 ( U. S.) for victims of Hurricane Katrina, officials said yesterday. Of that amount, $ 50,000 will go to the American Red Cross Katrina Relief effort and $ 25,000 to the United Way of New Orleans. SLUMAN’S OUT:
American Jeff Sluman shot a six- over 41 on his first nine holes yesterday before withdrawing because of a bad back.