Times staff, wires
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tampa Bay golf tour
Tampabay.com/golf is a guide to public courses in the bay area. More than 70 regulation and executive courses are listed broken down by county and price range. The site also has a video review of each course. This week's featured courses: The Tides Golf Course, Rogers Park, Oak Hills Golf Course, Apollo Beach Golf and Sea Club, Plantation Palms Golf Club, and Spring Hill Golf Club.
Quote of the day
"I used to say that Tiger (Woods) could win with a rental set and one eye closed. But he's had a lot of things happen, and it's mostly self-inflicted. He's having to pay the price. He's facing these young guys who are saying, 'Move over, pal. You've had your day in the sun.' I'm sure he'd like to make these young guys eat their words, but he's got to get some confidence back quick." — NBC analyst Johnny Miller
Player of the day
Alexis Thompson, 16, became a footnote in golf history Monday when she defeated Brett Bergeron on the second playoff hole to win the Minor League Golf Tour's event at TPC Eagle Trace in Coral Springs (her home course). She is just the second woman to win on the tour, joining former Futures Tour player Carrie Dykstra (2004). Thompson, unlike Dykstra, played 94 percent of the yardage of the men and shot 4-under 68 to earn $1,100.