Pavin Faces a Riviera Test in PGA Championship
The piece compares Corey Pavin to Ben Hogan at Riviera and previews the 1994 PGA Championship. It notes Hogan’s comeback at Riviera in 1947 and 1948, Pavin’s recent Los Angeles Open success, and analysts’ views on Pavin as favorite for Riviera. It mentions the field, Ryder Cup implications, and Langer’s withdrawal with back problems.
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Pavin
Hogan
Riviera
Bernhard Langer
Germany
Langer
Corey Pavin
Riviera Country Clib
Los Angeles
Hairless Daly targets PGA title with shaved head
John Daly, fresh from a British Open win, arrives in Santa Monica and showcases a bald look. He hits a 550 yard drive on a runway, recalls an 802 yard shot in Colorado, and says he will rely on irons at Riviera. Daly dreams of Ryder Cup selection and jokingly plans to shave his teammates’ heads for unity.
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Lanny Wadkins
PGA
Europe
Rochester
Daly
Lee Janzen
Payne Stewart
Curtis Stange
Fuzzy Zoeller
Tom Kite
Watson
Azinger
Couples
Riviera
Wadkins
Shotmakin
Oak Hill Country Club
Janzen
Stewart
Strange
Zoeller
Kite
Lanny
Faxon
Santa Monica
Calif
Hollywood
St Andrews
P.T. Barnum
Colorado
Jack Nicklaus
Royal St George's
St. Andrews
Scotland
Kenny Perry
Sweden
Bad
Atlanta
Bud Martin
Martin
Alsa
Azinger Seeks PGA Return After Cancer Hiatus
Paul Azinger aims to reclaim top form after missing most of 1994 for cancer treatment. Returning to ranked No. 94, he continues blood tests every few months and works to overcome fading stamina and putting woes that plagued him earlier this year. He insists focus and memory of past success fuel his comeback.
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Paul Azinger
Azinger
Iss
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Pacific Palisades
California
Ferg
Para
Porda
Arded Fong
Penmeny
Nthe
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Traquire
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Sly
Snead
Grantland Rice
No Mater
Brad Faxon
Santa Monica Canyon
George Thomas
Corey
Ucla
Nick Faldo
Fred Couples
Mark Calcavecchia
Tom Watson
Tom Lehman
Loren Roberts
Norman
Gene Saraven
Eee
Todd
Duar Adena
John Daly
Crenshaw
Mick Price
Ernie Eis
Santino Roces
Me Ees
Hairless Daly
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