[NU Sports] LUKE DONALD--The NU Jinx

[Roy Lamberton]

Part 2 - at the rist of Jinxing Luke further, he finished yesterdays round Even,
and at -5 for the tourney. He's even today, but still in 6th place. 3 behind the
leader.

Not bad considering how the course has played today.

rsl

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Beamsley
> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:08 AM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: RE: [NU Sports] LUKE DONALD--The NU Jinx
> 
> 
> I think that Luke retains fond memories of his time at NU.
> 
> He was featured along with NU golf coach Pat Goss on a golf 
> channel instructional episode recently.  Though it was 
> structured as a demonstration by Luke of various aspects of 
> his game, it was clear that Pat still acts like Luke's coach 
> and that, even though Luke is a big-time pro,  Luke is very 
> comfortable being one of Pat's players.
> 
> As long as you didn't shout your encouragement in the middle 
> of his backswing, I suspect he welcomed the support.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com 
> [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of neonrye at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 5:36 PM
> To: nwu-sports at tssi.com
> Subject: [NU Sports] LUKE DONALD--The NU Jinx
> 
> True story from today's Third Round at the Barclay's Classic 
> in Westchester County, NY--a few miles from my home:
>  
> I was able to go to see the tournament today, having been 
> invited this morning by a friend (when my son's soccer game 
> Upstate was cancelled due to unplayable field conditions).  I 
> hadn't been to this event since I was a teenager--when it was 
> called The Westchester Open--and I saw Arnold Palmer play 18.  
>  
> It was a great day today, with cool conditions, and the 
> course was not that croweded, so the fans could really see 
> the players up close.
>  
> I bided my time and told my friend I had to go see my fellow 
> alum, Luke D. We finally caught up with him on the 14th hole. 
>  As he comes off the green after a par, I shout out "Go 
> 'Cats", he looks up and gives me a half-smile, half-smirk (My 
> friend thought it was the latter, but his son goes to 
> Michigan, so he is biased, and we watched the NU-UM game 
> together last Fall when it was on Sat. night TV.).  I 
> continue with my NU stuff, saying "Do it for the Purple & 
> White."  He then walks up to the next hole a par-3 and puts 
> the ball in the bunker to the left of the hole.  We can't 
> really see him putt, as we are below the elevated green, but 
> I know he misses a couple and I'm feeling pretty down.  I 
> then get to the green after his group walks off and learn 
> that he got a Double Bogie.  I think I messed up his game.  
> I'm feeling like I knocked him from contention, as he goes 
> from 2 shots off the pace to four back.  Oh, the guilt.......
>  
> Paul Levinson
> Jinx the 'Cat 
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