SPORTS The Sports Corner: Golf Records and Stats By CORY LOVEC His 444 yard hole-in-one was hit • Tiger Woods holds the that there is more to life than golf. at Miracle Hills Golf Club—how record for most weeks as the I think it was my ex-wife." Bruce Of The Retort Staff ironic! Number 1 ranked golfer in the Lansky March 8-11 marks the next major • Unlike in tennis, no golfer world, being named so for 623 • "I was asked by a golfer how Golf tournament—the World Golf has won each of the four main weeks total. Number two on that list to lower his scores. I replied start Championships—followed by the tennis events in the same year. is Greg Norman, with 331 weeks, playing nine holes instead of 18. I Masters Tournament in early April. Tiger Woods once held the trophies and 3rd is Nick Faldo, with "just" worked for me, it cut my scores in In anticipation of these events, I for all four (one was from the 97 weeks. half." Brian Weis thought it would be interesting to previous year); this is called the • Based on major wins alone, • "Never bet with anyone explore some various golf records "Tiger Slam". of the Top 10 golfers all-time, nine you meet on the first tee who has a and stats. • Norman Manley holds the are American-born. deep suntan, a 1-iron in his bag, and • The Open Championship record for most hole-in-ones with • The dreaded record for squinty eyes." Dave Merr is the oldest of the four majors; it 59 highest PGA Tour score on a single • "A golfer has one advantage has been played since 1860. The • Technically, the longest putt hole is held by John Daly. It took over a fisherman. He doesn't have first winner was Willie Park, Sr. of ever is that of Jose Maria Olazabal, him 18 shots to finally sink the ball to produce anything to prove his Scotland, who went on to win three although he did have help; from the on a Par 5 in 1998. On the hole, he story." Anonymous more. top of a Concorde flight to the U.S., hit six balls into the water. • "Golf got its name because • Jack Nicklaus has won the Olazabal hit a ball (with a putter) • The world record for the all of the other four letter words most majors of all-time, with 18. 9.2 miles. longest golf drive is 843 yards, held were taken." Anonymous • In 2009, Tiger Woods • Tiger Woods made his first by Allen Doyle. • "Professional golf is the became the first athlete ever to hole-in-one when he was six years • Phil Mickelson, considered only sport where, if you win twenty top the $1 billion mark (including old. to be Tiger Woods' greatest rivalry, percent of the time, you're the best." endorsements, prize money, etc.). • Byron Nelson holds the has four major titles. Tiger has 14. Jack Nicklaus The next closest on that list is record for most PGA Tour wins in a • Both Jack Nicklaus and • "Half of golf is fun; the other Michael Jordan—who continues year (1945) with 18. Nick Price sank 110 foot putts in half is putting." Peter Dobereiner to make over $45 million per year • The combination of Tom official PGA tournaments. • "I have a tip that can take from Nike. Morris Sr. and Tom Morris Jr., both Why not have a few laughable five strokes off anyone's golf game. • The longest hole-in-one was of Scotland, won eight of the first quotes too? It is called an eraser." Arnold Palmer made by Robert Mitera in 1965. 12 Open Championships. • "Someone once told me Track & Field Participating in 15-Team Bronco Classic By MSUB ATHLETICS well as have the opportunity to go finished the race in fourth place in a events. She first broke her own up against some of the toughest time of 3:26.46. mark in the women's pole vault with For The Retort collegiate competition in the Tyson Vanderby achieved a fourth-place height of 10-11.75 he Montana State University country with UCLA, Fresno State an automatic qualifying berth for before following that effort up in Billings track and field and Washington," said head coach the GNAC in the men's mile with the high jump where she finished T teams will continue with Dave Coppock. "This meet should a time of 4:25.33 that placed him the Division I meet in second with a their indoor slate this weekend help us improve our conference seventh among the D1 competitors. new school record height of 5-3.75. as they travel to compete in the qualifying marks and get some Teammate Chase Robinson earned In her first meet for MSUB, Bronco Classic in Nampa, Idaho on people to the GNAC championships a provisional qualifying mark in the Tiffany Thomas provisionally Saturday, Feb. 4. in two weeks." race as well as he finished the event qualified for the conference meet in Teams that will be competing The last time the in a time of 4:29.33. the pole vault event by finishing at a will include NCAA Division I Yellowjackets were in action in the In the men's shot put event, height of 10 feet even which left her schools such as UCLA, Washington, MSU Invite in Bozeman, the men's Tanner Rottrup finished third, ahead fifth. Utah State, Nevada and Fresno State 4x400 meter relay team broke the of several D 1 competitors with a Additionally, Anica Knispel while also including solid Division school record in the event by nearly throw of 49-5.5. and Leeza Henry finished two- II teams including Northwest three seconds as the quartet of Drew For the women, Stacey Pitt three in the women's shot put Nazarene University, Academy of Galahan, Reiley Winebrenner, had a stellar meet as she broke event while Morgan Kujala gave Art, Cal State LA, Treasure Valley Lewis Polkow and Rory Bauer two school records in two separate the Yellowjackets a third GNAC Community College, Southern qualifier in the event as she Oregon, Lewis-Clark, College of provisionally qualified with a put of Idaho, Eastern Oregon and George 38-5. Knispel had a long put of 43- Fox among others. 5.75 while Henry ended her second The facility where the meet meet for the Yellowjackets with a will be contested is the same facility throw of 43-1.5. the Great Northwest Athletic In total, MSUB has 33 Conference championship meet athletes qualified with at least will be held at on Saturday, Feb. 18. provisional marks for the GNAC "We are pretty excited to championship meet. The men have be able to get an early look at the 13 provisional marks along with site where the GNAC conference five automatic qualifiers while the championship will be this year as women have 11 provisional marks (Photo Courtesy of MSUB Athletics) and four automatic qualifiers. 11 .