May 2008
Golf Issue
Yesterday's
Nine - Golf, The Willie Way
Willie Nelson is a music legend
around the world. Locally, he’s
known for his music and golf, among
other things. Nelson and
author/actor Turk Pipkin, in an
excerpt from the book "Tao of
Willie," describe what life is
like with Willie on his nine-hole
course at Pedernales. Rules be
damned.
Been
Green
Being a native of an environmentally
conscious city like Austin, golf
course designer Roy Bechtol knows
exactly what it takes to design a
"green" golf course and
surrounding community. Today, he’s
taken his design business to the
next level.
Q&A
with Tom Kite
It has been 16
years since Tom Kite hoisted the
U.S. Open trophy at Pebble Beach. He
visited with CCSR and discussed that
major victory, his career, his
innovation through the years and why
Austin has become such a great golf
destination.
Austin-Area
Golf - Something for Everyone
Austin is
recognized throughout the nation as
a great city for a variety of
things, especially music. What
rarely gets mentioned is the fact
that Austin is one of the best
places in the country for golf.
Whether you're looking for the
high-priced country club experience
or the inexpensive round at a muny
course, Austin has it all.
Other Features
Where
are they now? Brooks Kieschnick
He is a college
baseball legend. He could mow you
down one half inning with a 90-plus
miles an hour fastball, and the next
half inning drive a home run out of
the park. His professional career
never quite panned out like most
expected. Where is Brooks Kieschnick
today?
Rise
of the Aztex Nation
Phil Rawlins has
found great success in the business
world. He parlayed some of that
windfall into part ownership of an
existing English soccer team. Now,
he tries to combine his business
sense with his ownership experience
into building Austin’s newest
professional franchise.
Monthly Columns
The
Other Side: Golf - A
good walk spoiled, if not worse
Trysh Thompson delves into this
month’s cover story—the game of
golf. She describes her one and only
time to hit the links.
Unfortunately, that was about the
only thing she hit that day because
her ball appeared to be a moving
target. One other thing that almost
got hit during that round was a
member of her group—by a flying
club.
Staying
healthy this golf season
Sticking to our golf theme,
Howard Nemerov writes in this month’s
column what exactly is necessary for
you to stay healthy during the golf
season. He explains in detail what
physically happens to golfers when
they do not prepare the right set of
muscles as well as what you can do
to prevent yourself from suffering
an injury on the links.
Prostate
Cancer: Screening and Diagnosis
Urologist Peter Ruff continues
with the second part of his
three-part series on prostate
cancer. In this month’s column he
provides an in-depth look at how a
diagnosis is made including the
variety of screening tools doctors
use as well as some of the general
guidelines doctors and associates
recommend for prostate cancer
screening.
Calendar
of Events
This month
Austin is a hotbed of sports
activity starting with the Champions
Tour and its annual return to Austin
and the FedEx Kinko’s Classic. In
addition to golf, the Austin Aztex
Under 23 squad kicks off its season,
U.S.A. Rugby comes to town for their
club playoffs, and the Capital of
Texas Triathlon races through the
streets of Austin.
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