tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31262592.post2870773195291643419..comments2023-11-05T03:18:15.958-05:00Comments on Hound Dog's LPGA Blog: U.S. Open – 3rd RoundHound Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14551723761253381230noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31262592.post-14875983326441655712008-06-29T08:52:00.000-04:002008-06-29T08:52:00.000-04:00TC,I'm betting Crenshaw and Fleckman, who both tur...TC,<BR/><BR/>I'm betting Crenshaw and Fleckman, who both turned pro in the year they won in their first PGA event, were playing in their first profesional event as a pro. You got to remember, most players didn't globe trot then.<BR/><BR/>BillThe Florida Masochisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796560982160523028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31262592.post-48242546462637254532008-06-29T08:32:00.000-04:002008-06-29T08:32:00.000-04:00I thought the claim was winning a major in their f...I thought the claim was winning a major in their first professional event as a professional. When you qualify it that much, it's probably true.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31262592.post-87700312348576091502008-06-29T08:25:00.000-04:002008-06-29T08:25:00.000-04:00Marty Fleckman contended in the 1967 US Open. Late...Marty Fleckman contended in the 1967 US Open. Later that same year, he won the Cajun Classic in his first PGA event after joining the tour. Fleckman's website says he is one of only 4 golfers to win their first PGA event. Ben Crenshaw, Garret Willis, and Robert Gamez are the others.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Somehow I think this claim for Lewis is bullshit.<BR/><BR/>BillThe Florida Masochisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796560982160523028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31262592.post-52025288675626886962008-06-29T07:31:00.000-04:002008-06-29T07:31:00.000-04:00More precisely, if Lewis wins, she will be the fir...More precisely, if Lewis wins, she will be the first player to win her first professional event <I>as a professional</I>, since she's previously played (and done well) in professional events as an amateur.Rodneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01768193870857453631noreply@blogger.com