Australian Anna Rawson announces having earned LPGA card
LOS ANGELES -- The only athlete that is both a professional golfer and model, Australian Anna Rawson enters the highest platform of professional female golfers, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).
Rawson ended the Final Round of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament this past Sunday, carding three birdies, which made her first on the conditional status list of the LPGA.
"I am very excited to be apart of this elite and diverse group of athletes," said Rawson, "My continuous goal is to raise the profile of women's golf, and this new phase in my career will allow me to make more strides to do so."
Having already made a global impact on golf followers and drawn in many new fans to the sport, Rawson's experienced a flood of attention throughout the year due to her fashionable style on the course, from her signature wide-brim hats to Tom Ford Sunglasses.
The multi-talented 26 year-old had a very fruitful year from placing second at the Swiss Open on the Ladies European Tour to participating in major fashion photoshoots in a myriad of magazines all over the world, such as GQ Spain, Vogue Japan, Cosmopolitan Finland, and GQ UK.
She was also named "The Most Popular Golfer" on the Ladies European Tour by GOLF Weekly readers and earned the "Golf Babe of the Year 2007" award at Eindhovensche Golf in the Netherlands, before playing in the KLM Ladies Open.
As GQ writer Benjie Goodhart said about Rawson, "They say Tiger Woods made golf popular with people who previously felt excluded from the game. This player could make golf popular with people who hate golf."
ABOUT ANNA RAWSON
Anna has been a stellar golf talent since she was 13, as well as a much sought-after model. After winning the National Dolly Magazine Cover Girl Contest, Anna began her modeling career, making her a rarity in sports, with an impactful mix of femininity, raw athletic talent, and intelligence . Anna graduated from USC before turning pro in golf and is noted for her fashion on the golf course. She lives in Los Angeles, CA.
For more info visit www.annarawson.com
Source: http://www.worldgolf.com
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Tommy Bowdon Staying at Clemson
Tommy Bowden won't be leaving Clemson for the Arkansas job, according to multiple newspaper reports this morning.
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville had also been in the mix. It's unclear where the Razorbacks will turn now, although Michigan assistant Ron English and Tulsa assistant Gus Malzahn have interviewed for the job.
Interestingly, Bowden makes "only" $1.3 million at Clemson. Clemson has offered to bump that up to $1.6 million. Tuberville made $2.6 million this year at Auburn. He has a contract extension on the table that would increase his average annual compensation to $3.3 million through the 2013 season.
Tuberville and Bowden, who will meet in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Dec. 31, were hired at the same time by their respective schools.
Tuberville is 79-33 overall and 50-24 in the SEC during his nine years at Auburn. Bowden is 69-41 overall and 42-30 in the ACC at Clemson.
This article was written by Evan Woodbery, Press-Register December 04, 2007 10:21 AM
http://blog.al.com/auburnbeat/2007/12/bowden_staying_at_clemson.html
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville had also been in the mix. It's unclear where the Razorbacks will turn now, although Michigan assistant Ron English and Tulsa assistant Gus Malzahn have interviewed for the job.
Interestingly, Bowden makes "only" $1.3 million at Clemson. Clemson has offered to bump that up to $1.6 million. Tuberville made $2.6 million this year at Auburn. He has a contract extension on the table that would increase his average annual compensation to $3.3 million through the 2013 season.
Tuberville and Bowden, who will meet in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Dec. 31, were hired at the same time by their respective schools.
Tuberville is 79-33 overall and 50-24 in the SEC during his nine years at Auburn. Bowden is 69-41 overall and 42-30 in the ACC at Clemson.
This article was written by Evan Woodbery, Press-Register December 04, 2007 10:21 AM
http://blog.al.com/auburnbeat/2007/12/bowden_staying_at_clemson.html
Monday, December 3, 2007
The Sean Taylor funeral attended by thousands
MIAMI - Thousands filled a university arena for Sean Taylor's funeral Monday, with his coach praising his "excitement for life" and the NFL commissioner telling mourners the Washington Redskins star "loved football and football loved him back."
The funeral comes a week after Taylor was shot in his home and days after four men were charged with killing him during the robbery. A lawyer for one of the suspects confirmed there was a fifth suspect.
Taylor's casket was surrounded by bouquets while a video display behind it showed Taylor from his days with the Redskins, Miami Hurricanes and high school.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said it had been a "sad week" for the league family.
"It's times like this that all of us struggle to find meaning in life," Goodell told the mourners. "The NFL was proud of Sean Taylor. He loved football and football loved him back. But more importantly, it was what he was as a man and what he was becoming as a man."
Redskins coach Joe Gibbs spoke to Taylor's growing spirituality.
"I think he's going to have 100-year football games," Gibbs said. "He had excitement for life and certainly he can still live forever. For me personally, I want to play on Sean's team."
The Rev. Jesse Jackson sat with the athlete's father, Florida City police chief Pedro Taylor, then took the podium and called for an end to violence.
Clinton Portis, a Redskins running back and close friend of Taylor's, said seeing Taylor tackle another player was invigorating, earning chuckles from the audience.
"It was exciting to have Sean on your team," Portis said. "He would always be there no matter what."
Portis also spoke to the change everyone saw Taylor undergo with his daughter's birth. "Sean was living for his child, living for his girl," he said.
"I never wanted you to leave, my heart that loves you will always grieve," Taylor's sister, Jazmin, said.
Actor Andy Garcia was also among the mourners. His niece, Jackie Garcia, was Taylor's girlfriend and was in the home when he was shot.
Former Hurricanes coaches Larry Coker and Butch Davis sat in the front row, along with current coach Randy Shannon. The Redskins organization filled one section of the building.
The remembrances for the 24-year-old player began Sunday night. Thousands paid respects at a wake at Second Baptist Church and at a vigil at the University of Miami.
Meanwhile, four young men charged with killing Taylor sat in jail cells on the other side of the state in Fort Myers.
Out of respect to Taylor's family, the suspects are expected to be transported to Miami after the funeral, said lawyer Sawyer Smith, who is representing suspect Jason Mitchell, 19.
Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office, said the men could be in court as early as Tuesday morning.
Also charged are Eric Rivera, 17; Charles Wardlow, 18; and Venjah Hunte, 20. All face charges of unpremeditated murder, home invasion with a firearm or another deadly weapon and armed burglary.
Smith said there is a fifth suspect but declined to elaborate. Miami-Dade police spokesman Juan Villalba refused to confirm that.
Probable cause affidavits for Mitchell and Rivera obtained by The Associated Press said the two confessed to participating in armed burglary. According to the reports, Mitchell and Rivera admitted entering the home and said someone had a gun and shot Taylor, but they didn't identify who. Police and lawyers also have said some of the young men confessed, though they wouldn't elaborate.
Taylor died Nov. 27, one day after being shot at his home in an affluent Miami suburb. Police said the suspects were looking for a simple burglary, but it turned bloody when they were startled to find Taylor home.
The suspects all have prior arrests, according to police, including drug, theft and gun charges, though friends and family have defended them.
Police remain tightlipped about how the suspects wound up at Taylor's home. But his former lawyer Richard Sharpstein said Taylor's sister was dating a relative of Wardlow and that one or more people tied to the suspects may have attended her 21st birthday party at the athlete's home.
Miami-Dade police wouldn't confirm any of the possible links.
The day of the robbery, Taylor and Garcia were awakened by loud noises and within moments he was shot. Neither the couple's 18-month-old daughter, also named Jackie, nor Garcia were injured, but the bullet hit the femoral artery in Taylor's leg, causing significant blood loss. He never regained consciousness.
Authorities haven't said whether they've linked the suspects to a break-in at Taylor's home eight days before the shooting.
Associated Press Writers Rasha Madkour, Sarah Larimer and Matt Sedensky contributed to this report.
This article is from The Canadian Press http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWrkvMDY8xFXD_GKjH40NXjU4B_g
The funeral comes a week after Taylor was shot in his home and days after four men were charged with killing him during the robbery. A lawyer for one of the suspects confirmed there was a fifth suspect.
Taylor's casket was surrounded by bouquets while a video display behind it showed Taylor from his days with the Redskins, Miami Hurricanes and high school.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said it had been a "sad week" for the league family.
"It's times like this that all of us struggle to find meaning in life," Goodell told the mourners. "The NFL was proud of Sean Taylor. He loved football and football loved him back. But more importantly, it was what he was as a man and what he was becoming as a man."
Redskins coach Joe Gibbs spoke to Taylor's growing spirituality.
"I think he's going to have 100-year football games," Gibbs said. "He had excitement for life and certainly he can still live forever. For me personally, I want to play on Sean's team."
The Rev. Jesse Jackson sat with the athlete's father, Florida City police chief Pedro Taylor, then took the podium and called for an end to violence.
Clinton Portis, a Redskins running back and close friend of Taylor's, said seeing Taylor tackle another player was invigorating, earning chuckles from the audience.
"It was exciting to have Sean on your team," Portis said. "He would always be there no matter what."
Portis also spoke to the change everyone saw Taylor undergo with his daughter's birth. "Sean was living for his child, living for his girl," he said.
"I never wanted you to leave, my heart that loves you will always grieve," Taylor's sister, Jazmin, said.
Actor Andy Garcia was also among the mourners. His niece, Jackie Garcia, was Taylor's girlfriend and was in the home when he was shot.
Former Hurricanes coaches Larry Coker and Butch Davis sat in the front row, along with current coach Randy Shannon. The Redskins organization filled one section of the building.
The remembrances for the 24-year-old player began Sunday night. Thousands paid respects at a wake at Second Baptist Church and at a vigil at the University of Miami.
Meanwhile, four young men charged with killing Taylor sat in jail cells on the other side of the state in Fort Myers.
Out of respect to Taylor's family, the suspects are expected to be transported to Miami after the funeral, said lawyer Sawyer Smith, who is representing suspect Jason Mitchell, 19.
Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office, said the men could be in court as early as Tuesday morning.
Also charged are Eric Rivera, 17; Charles Wardlow, 18; and Venjah Hunte, 20. All face charges of unpremeditated murder, home invasion with a firearm or another deadly weapon and armed burglary.
Smith said there is a fifth suspect but declined to elaborate. Miami-Dade police spokesman Juan Villalba refused to confirm that.
Probable cause affidavits for Mitchell and Rivera obtained by The Associated Press said the two confessed to participating in armed burglary. According to the reports, Mitchell and Rivera admitted entering the home and said someone had a gun and shot Taylor, but they didn't identify who. Police and lawyers also have said some of the young men confessed, though they wouldn't elaborate.
Taylor died Nov. 27, one day after being shot at his home in an affluent Miami suburb. Police said the suspects were looking for a simple burglary, but it turned bloody when they were startled to find Taylor home.
The suspects all have prior arrests, according to police, including drug, theft and gun charges, though friends and family have defended them.
Police remain tightlipped about how the suspects wound up at Taylor's home. But his former lawyer Richard Sharpstein said Taylor's sister was dating a relative of Wardlow and that one or more people tied to the suspects may have attended her 21st birthday party at the athlete's home.
Miami-Dade police wouldn't confirm any of the possible links.
The day of the robbery, Taylor and Garcia were awakened by loud noises and within moments he was shot. Neither the couple's 18-month-old daughter, also named Jackie, nor Garcia were injured, but the bullet hit the femoral artery in Taylor's leg, causing significant blood loss. He never regained consciousness.
Authorities haven't said whether they've linked the suspects to a break-in at Taylor's home eight days before the shooting.
Associated Press Writers Rasha Madkour, Sarah Larimer and Matt Sedensky contributed to this report.
This article is from The Canadian Press http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iWrkvMDY8xFXD_GKjH40NXjU4B_g
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