Reported today in the Bonita Daily News is the announcement for the 2007 Merrill Lynch / Greg Norman "Shootout". This motivated me to add today's BLOG post.
The Shootout raises money for fight childhood cancer. Before the announcement, Greg took a moment to remember Naples' Gregory Lang who spoke at the tournament's banquest last year, was a guest of the event last year, and who finally succombed to the disease last month.
The Shark's big catch for this year is Zach Johnson the 2007 Masters Champ. Zach is among a field of notables: Woody Austin, Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink, Fred Couples, John Daly, Chris DiMarco, Fred Funk, Charles Howell III, Jerry Kelly, Justin Leonard, Mark O'Meara, Rod Pampling, Kenny Perry, Nick Price, Scott Verplank, and Camilo Villegas. South west Florida, what a great place to live!
As for my round on the course (Black Course) a few weeks ago, all-in-all, it was great. We did not get to play the Shootout Course because it would have delayed our start about an hour. The course, the grounds, the Ritz-Carlton, and the residences are truly gorgeous. First drive off the tee faded (that's a slice that didn't slice so much) a bit to the right side of the fairway to a reasonably good position. Clunk the second shot and finish with double bogey. It's been a fews weeks since I played it so many of the details have now faded away.
You can read a bit more about Tiburon on MyWebSite or direct link here.
looks like fun for golfers!