In this issue: Aug. 29, 2009

Solhei Cup review / Ex-amateur stars make huge strides (Aug. 29, 2009)

Inside the Aug. 29, 2009 issue of Golfweek:

THE FORECADDIE

Missoula Country Club, the home of champions
Merion’s 11th takes a beating but is ready for Walker Cup
It’s a long way to the Solheim Cup venue
Laura Davies has no interest in Europe’s captaincy
Short list forms for LPGA commissioner
Ryan Palmer makes the cut ... for daughter’s birth
In victory, Ryan Moore will remain logofree
3 states have not hosted a USGA event, and that could change

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TOY BOX

• Modern clubs can raise a player’s standards (By Jim Achenbach)

• ASK THE EXPERT: Tom Wishon, founder of Tom Wishon Golf Technology

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IN THE NEWS

• Amputee Ken Green takes first steps on comeback (By Jeff Rude)

• A closer look at the revised FedEx Cup playoffs (By Jim McCabe)

• Pumpkin Ridge welcomes LPGA with three par 5s in a row (By Jim Achenbach)

• Q&A: Seth Waugh, CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas

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VOICES

• Inside the Ropes: Solheim Cup’s esprit de corps should be spread worldwide (By Bradley S. Klein)

• Wired: Golf Channel plays its ‘B’ team in Solheim Cup (By Martin Kaufmann)

• Letters to the Editor

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COMPLETE SOLHEIM CUP

• A ‘W’ FOR WIESY: Michelle Wie, a team player? Who knew? The rest of U.S. women’s golf sees a side to the LPGA rookie that had been hidden. (By Beth Ann Baldry)

• DAY-BY-DAY HIGHLIGHTS: Wrapup from each of the three days at Rich Harvest Farms (By Jim McCabe)

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COMPETITION

• Ryan Moore, practically unbeatable as an amateur, has struggled to find the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour. One week in Greensboro, N.C., has changed everything.

• Michael Sim wins his third Nationwide Tour event of the season and with it, an automatic promotion to golf’s big leagues.

• Mike Reid defeats John Cook on the first playoff hole to win his second Champions Tour major title, the Jeld-Wen Tradition.

• Simon Dyson, on the strength of a course-record-tying 63 in the final round, wins the KLM Open on the PGA European Tour. It’s the Englishman’s third career Euro title.

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SCOREBOARD

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PERSPECTIVE

• Juli Inkster, synonymous with American fortunes in the Solheim Cup, wraps up her playing career with another victory on U.S. soil. (By Jim McCabe)