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Tom Edrington

Tom Edrington spent the first 10 years of his misguided youth as a sports writer for the Tampa Tribune. His career brought him face to face with many of sports greatest stars -- Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Muhammad Ali, Don Shula, countless Hall of Fame NFL stars, more PGA Tour players than he can count. In 1980 he was honored by the Golf Writers Association of America for writing the best news story that year, his coverage of Jack Nicklaus' U.S. Open victory at Baltusrol. Today, 36 years later, golf is still a great part of his life, thanks to competitive playing days and the wonderful people he has met on this fabulous journey.

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    baxter cepeda

    Just finished watching all of GC/NBC coverage and glad I did.
    Shibunos personality is more of a shocker than her win. I mean Her game and focus for those critical seconds are world class.
    But how can someone be so Shibuno?
    A sport lacking personality, joy, suddenly the women’s game has the human being with the most personality and joy in the world.
    How can you not love her?
    Btw I am partial to Lizette, LA and having witnessed her break the course record at Koolina; only to lose in a crushing playoff. I still remember seeing Stacy Lewis consoling her on their way out. This has to feel even worse. It was even harder to watch. But Cannot stress enough how amazing Salas played with the courage it takes to be in that position.
    Salas was a rock until that final stroke.
    The stroke was good, but most crushed ones are. Hope Salas remembers all the good she did, learns some things, and gets it done very soon.
    Kudos to Morgan Pressel, another great champion, for her gutsy showing trying to catch Solheim attention. Jy Ko so close to 3, she is the brooks kopepka of women’s golf.
    But this was destiny for Shibuno, who is a breath of fresh air to golf. She may break all the norms of behavior, while remaining very respectful, but Shibuno is major Champ.
    I really am glad I witnessed this ‘Hello World’ moment for this charismatic smile unseen since the OG “Hello World” with Tiger.

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      Tom Edrington

      Yes, 20 years old, doesn’t have any scar tissue yet. Poor Lizette, played a near-perfect round until the money putt stared her in the face.

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