Tiger Woods Ties Sam Snead's Record of 82 PGA Tour Wins

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Vol. 47 No. 15 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected] November 1, 2019 Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead’s INSIDE record of 82 PGA Tour wins By Associated Press

Give Pease Elementary a RAPPIN’ fighting chance. Tommy Wyatt See VOICES TIGER Page 3 WOODS IS ALL THE WAY BACK! Any one who knows 20/20 Bipartisan me, knows that I am a Justice Center host Tiger Woods fan from second step forum. way back. Golf fans See HBCU have been following him Page 5 since he was introduced to the golf world at the age of nine by his father. Tiger Woods As a nine year-old, Tiger made a bold commit- (AP) - Tiger Woods lot,” Woods said. “I’ve able to do that this Rory McIlroy, the ment to his father, Earl: shrugged off an early been able to be consis- week.” highest ranked player in Jeff Travillion I’m going to be pro- bogey Monday to win tent most of my career. The fourth round the field, completed his speaks on behalf fessionally excellent. the Zozo Championship … Today was one of was suspended because round with two birdies of Proposition A. We started to follow and tie Sam Snead’s PGA those days where I was of darkness Sunday, and for a 67 to tie for third at See EAST him officially when he Tour record of 82 victo- able to pull it out.” Woods took a three- 13 under with Sungjae Page 6 became a college player ries. Woods had stroke lead over Im. Im had a 65. and dominated that era. The 43-year-old arthroscopic surgery on Matsuyama into Mon- Woods opened What Makes a And it was no surprise American returned his left knee two months day in the first official with consecutive 64s, Good Life? that he left college early Monday to play the final ago — his fifth on the PGA Tour event in Japan. with a day off in be- to join the Pro Tour. He seven holes in the rain- same problem joint. He He bogeyed his first tween because of rain. became one of the hit tournament, com- was making his first start hole of the day, the par- He had a 66 on Sunday people to watch as he pleting a 3-under 67 to in his 23rd season on the 4 12th, but was solid the in the third round. gained notoriety on the beat local favorite Hideki PGA Tour. rest of the way with bird- “It’s been a long Tour. Matsuyama by three “I can still manage ies on Nos. 14 and 18 to week,” Woods said. Woods lost his flare strokes at Accordia Golf my way around the golf finish at 19-under 261. “Five days at the top of when he was sidelined Narashino Country Club. course,” Woods said. “I Matsuyama also closed with medical problems. “It’s just crazy. It’s a know how to play. I was with a 67 See JAPAN, page 8 But he took on the challenge of coming back to the Tour. And IN MEMORIAM: John Conyers Dies at 90 By: while he did not have By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Melanie Stansell Nash that usual flare, he still (NNPA) - Former (Op-Ed) - Many in- drew some of the largest U.S. Congressman John stitutions have con- crowds of anyone on the Conyers, whose 15- ducted surveys to deter- Tour. Many were saying year fight to pass legis- mine what people be- “poor Tiger.” lation that would make lieve makes a good life. Tiger continued to Dr. Martin Luther King The Organization for believe that he could Jr.’s birthday a federal Economic and Coopera- return to the Tour and holiday, has died. He tion and Development swallowed his pride as he was 90. looked at 23 indicators struggled through a series The longtime to form a “well-being” of surgeries to correct his Michigan Democrat rep- scale. Attributes such as back problem. And when resented what is now income, quality of hous- it seemed that he was on th the state’s 13 Congres- ing, educational attain- the way to recovery, he John Conyers sional District (which in- ment, and community came down with a knee cludes parts of western sional Black Caucus in an icon. Not only was he congressional advocate involvement were just a problem. But, he took that Detroit) for more than 1971. an icon of the civil rights for the freedom of An- few of the indicators on challenge on as well. He 50 years. Conyers re- “We always knew movement but we gela Davis, the the Better Life Index. If was determined to get signed in 2017. where he stood on is- looked to him for leader- Wilmington Ten, and all we can measure what back to the top of his Conyers was born sues of equality and civil ship. This is a massive political prisoners in the constitutes a good life, game. in Detroit in 1929. He rights in the fight for the loss. All of us in business, United States,” re- should we not also have This week, he made was elected to Congress people,” Rep. Rashida the clergy, the commu- marked Dr. Benjamin F. a list of attributes for a believers out of all of us in 1965 and immediately Tlaib, who now repre- nity, respected, admired Chavis Jr., the president good end of life experi- when he won the became a forceful voice sents Conyers’ district, and aspired to be like and CEO of the National ence? tournament. He has 82 in the Civil Rights Move- tweeted. John Conyers,” Said Newspaper Publishers According to a PGA TOUR wins, tied ment, co-sponsoring the “Sad to hear of the Hiram Jackson, Presi- Association. 2018 national survey by with Sam Snead, holding Voting Rights Act of that passing of former Con- dent and CEO of Real “Conyers was a The Conversation the record for most wins same year. gressman John Times Media. constitutional scholar Project, 92% of people in history. His major Conyers was the Conyers,” the Rev. Al “Congressman and political visionary say that talking with victories include the five first African American to Sharpton stated. “He John Conyers decades whose longstanding vi- their loved ones about Masters Tournaments, chair the powerful worked with us on many ago held the first U.S. sion for freedom, jus- end of life care is impor- four PGA Champion- House Judiciary Com- civil rights cases as Chair Congressional Hearings tice and equality was tant, but only 32% have ships, three U.S. Open mittee and helped of the House Judiciary on Racially-Motivated unparalleled in the done so. Fifty-three per- Championships, and three spearhead the 1994 Vio- Committee and helped Police Brutality; led the Congress of the United cent of people say they British Open wins . Tiger lence against Women lead the fight for the House Judiciary Hear- States,” Chavis contin- would be relieved if a has made believers out of Act. Martin Luther King [Jr.] ings on Criminal Justice ued. “May God bless loved one started the all of us. We can achieve Conyers and 12 Holiday.” and Prison Reform in the freedom-fighting conversation. The topic anything if we will have other African American “Most of us from America; was co- memory and legacy of of end of life care is com- faith and be willing to put members of the House Michigan loved our con- founder of the Congres- The Honorable John municating to loved in the work that it takes. of Representatives gressman. He was idol- sional Black Caucus Conyers.” Chavis See 5 WISHES, pg 7 Welcome back TIGER! founded the Congres- ized and was absolutely (CBC); and was a leading stated.