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STORM CENTER: ‘Metro’ center of golf world
Welcome to what’s commonly referred to as the “Metroplex Swing” on the PGA Tour.
See, for the next couple of weeks, the PGA Tour will be making a pair of stops in the Metroplex, and this golf fan couldn’t be more delighted.
The Crowne Plaza Invitational at the Colonial is underway. And after the first round of play, there’s a logjam at the top of the leaderboard.
Jordan Spieth, who won some tournament called The Masters last month, was joined at 6-under par by South Korean Kevin Na and two more accomplished players in Boo Weekley and Charley Hoffman.
Hoffman also played well at The Masters. For the past decade, both Na and Weekley have been common names playing elite level golf on Sundays.
The tournament takes place at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth.
I’m so old I remember when the tournament was simply referred to as The Colonial. This is one of five invitational events on the Tour.
The inaugural event took place 69 years ago, so I’m not as old as the tournament itself. Smile.
There are so many great traditions surrounding The Colonial, it’s tough to decide where to start.
But, the most important one involves a piece of fashion. See, the winner of the tournament and committee chairmen wear an official Scottish tartan plaid jacket.
Then there’s the exciting Wall of Champions on the first tee, which is engraved with the name and score of each champion dating back to when the Colonial played host to the 1941 United States Open.
Craig Wood won the U.S. Open that year, firing a 284.
The Wall of Champions is made from Italian marble, and serves as one of the most photogenic parts of The Colonial. Read more of this column in the weekend Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Here’s the famous Wall of Champions board that you can see at The Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Ben Hogan’s name appears five times, since he’s won The Colonial that much, including the first-ever tournament back in 1946.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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