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Andrade driven to get his game in order.(The Providence Journal)
CROMWELL, Conn. _ It was three weeks ago, early on a Saturday morning, and Billy Andrade had just missed the cut at the U.S. Open at steamy Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla. He was playing the last three holes of his Friday round and all he had to do was birdie one of his final three and he would have made it.
No such luck.
So what to do? Should he head for the players' lounge and cry in his beer? Should he head straight for the airport and jump on the first plane out of town? Should he just go back home to Rhode Island?
"I thought of all those things," Andrade was saying Sunday. "But I decided to stay."
He stayed and called up his teaching pro Billy Harmon who was also in town. They agreed to meet in an hour, around 9 o'clock, down at the Southern Hills practice tee.
"People were saying `Good luck, good luck.' They all thought I ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Joe Concannon, Globe Staff August 14, 1994 700+ words
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...taking this week off, Andrade will play next weekend...holes play longer." Andrade is no lock to qualify for next month's Open at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla, although...college golf stars," Andrade said. "They'll all...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Parrillo, Bill June 16, 2001 700+ words
...it. So there was Billy Andrade on Saturday morning, walking onto the Southern Hills Country Club course, heading...Instead of making one birdie, Andrade made two bogeys and failed...give myself a chance," Andrade said. "I never got in...
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- Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) June 4, 2003 700+ words
Billy Andrade took a risk by staying close to home...qualifier near his home in Atlanta. Andrade had rounds of 68-69 at Ansley Golf...Green, 56, won the 1977 U.S. Open at Southern Hills despite playing the final round under...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Chi, Samuel June 13, 2001 700+ words
...in the United States, you'll find Pebble Beach, Augusta National, Oakmont, Olympic, Southern Hills ... Southern Hills? Yes, Southern Hills, especially when it comes to hosting major championships. Since the end of World War II...
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- Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) April 8, 2007 700+ words
...the company they keep -- then Southern Hills Country Club can hang with the...courtesy of George Matson, who ran Southern Hills' pro shop for more than half a century. Bob Hope has played at Southern Hills, perhaps proving that the roads...
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- Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK) June 5, 2007 700+ words
...Jun. 5--You can make a case that Southern Hills Country Club doesn't "fit" Tiger...top 10 in two previous appearances at Southern Hills, will get a third crack at the tradition...popular dude. About 130 people filled a Southern Hills ballroom just to listen to his words...
- Pacesetters rule Southern Hills.(The Dallas Morning News)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Nichols, Bill June 11, 2001 700+ words
...History tells us that to win a major at Southern Hills, a player must take an early lead...the two Tour Championships played at Southern Hills, winners have led seven of the eight...a trend that can't be ignored at Southern Hills, especially with Tiger Woods having...