Teenager Hall opens with 78
Gavin Hall’s debut on the PGA Tour at Verona, N.Y., didn’t go as well as planned, but even though he shot a 6-over-par 78 in the first round of the Turning Stone Championship on Thursday, he was still smiling.
What’s not to smile about? The kid is only 15.
“It was a good day. It was all right, just a struggle from the first hole as you guys could see,” said Hall, who is trying to become the second-youngest player in tour history to make a tournament cut. “But that’s going to happen in golf. It was just unfortunate, one of my bad days of golf happened at a PGA Tour event.
“But I still have a lot of confidence,” said Hall, who shot a 10-under-par 62 two weeks ago to set a scoring record at the U.S. Junior Amateur. “I’ve been having strong finishes the last three or four weeks. I think I can definitely improve on it and post a good number (today).”
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Cougars draw Mississippi State
Washington State University men’s basketball will face Mississippi State in the opener of the 2010 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, ESPN Regional Television announced, along with the complete bracket for the tournament. The eight-team tournament is set for Dec. 22, 23 and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.
The second annual Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic field features NCAA ‘Elite Eight’ participant Baylor, 2009-10 NCAA Tournament championship game participant Butler, Florida State, Mississippi State, San Diego, Utah, Washington State, and tournament host school Hawaii.
• Gonzaga will face Kansas State Nov. 22 in the nightcap semifinal of the 2010 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., tournament organizers announced.
Defending NCAA champion Duke and Marquette will meet in the opener. The winners will square off the following day for the title with the losers meeting in the consolation game.
Tickets for Championship Round games at the Sprint Center are now on sale and may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for the Championship Round are also available to Bulldog Club members through the Gonzaga ticket office.