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' ' Payne Stewart was an accomplished golfer and model Christian Ralph Gaillard Golf-N A round The world of golf was stuck with a great loss last week. Payne Stewart's untimely death in an air plane crash has had a devastating impact on golfers and nongolfers worldwide. , Even if you did not know who Payne Stewart was, you perhaps did know him by the colorful golf outfits he wore while playing on the PGA Tour. The knickers and Hogan-style cap he wore certainly broke with current golf attire eti quette and set him apart from his fellow professional golfers. He made the change in attire several years ago while practicing on the range before a tournament. He stated that he noticed that the golfers practicing on either side of him had on the same cap, shirt aAd pants to include colors that he was wearing. Being his own person and an individual, Stewart began wearing the knickers and the Hogan cap while playing on tour. He always got a lot of "razzing" from his fel lows pros but stuck it out and the knickers and the cap became his trademark. Stewart, who recently won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, was a model Christian, husband and father, and will be-missed. That golf "Tiger" was on the prowl again last weekend in Texas. Tiger Woods won the Tour Cham pionship and his seventh title in 1999. It was his third win in his last three starts and is the most wins on the PGA Tour since Johnny Miller won eight titles in 1974. Tiger has actually won eight tournaments this year but his win at the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe is not a PGA-sanctioned event. Woods has won $5.6 million in competition this year, which is only $80,0Q0 less than Jack Nick laus won in his entire career. Woods has an opportunity to match Millers PGA record, as he will be playing in this week s PGA sanctioned tournament in Europe. With the Tour Championship win Tiger breaks the $10 million mark in career earnings. There can now be no doubt that Tiger Woods is "The Man" on the PGA Tour. Tune in this weekend for more greatness and golf history. Local happenings: There is some talk going around that this writer reports only on others' matches and not his own. Well, here they are: Walter Foster and Lonnie Wellman beat this writer in a recent match at "The Lakes." The rematch with Foster saw this writer avenging the previous loss. Wellman and this writer have not played their rematch. Rest assured Wellman would demand that the results be reported, that is, if he wins. Sam Puryear also won a recent match with thi6 writer. With these results, I might need v a lesson or two. Anyway, I do have a good time out there with these guys. James Dixon and Joe Thomp son also beat Walt Foster in recent matches. Bobby "Li'l Pro" Wofford avenged his putting contest loss to David "The Good Doctor" Peay in the rematch. Until next time keep it in the fairway. If you have ideas for Golf-N A round, call The Chronicle at (336) 723-8428 or e-mail Ralph Gaillard at ralphg@bellsouth.net. Blackburn from page Bl 7 * And again Blackburn was not away. He was among the 13,000 l?ans in attendance at the competi tion. *, "It was a great experience," I<Blackburn said during a recent 'interview with The Chronicle. "I Jhink Chris benefited from me li)eing there and for me it was an ' .awesome opportunity." ?J The trip, paid for by John Han * cock Insurance, principal sponsor I of the U.S. Gymnastics team, allowed Blackburn and Young's mother - Lillie Young - to experi ence the international flavor of competition. "I enjoyed it-and I think his mom enjoyed it," Blackburn said. ,?"Both of us have gotten a chance to see places we never would have .gotten a chance to see if it had not "been for Chris competing." What made going to the com petition even more gratifying was ? the fact that Young had reached a low point in his career a little over ' - three years ago when he left the -^University of Minnesota. ? "He was really discouraged .Ttnd down on himself," Blackburn ;^6aid. "He had to make some deci ? sions on his own and I tried to give him some sidvice on not giving up on his dream of making it to the ;?01ympics." Young, who had first burst I^onto the national scene during f" "unior national competition as a 9 rear-old, decided to make one rjmore try. With the backing of Ron 2<Jallimore, senior director of men's '^programs with USA Gymnastics, ?lYoung was invited to the Olympic ?"Training Center in Colorado 2 Springs, Colo. He slowly regained ? his confidence and form, rising ? slowly to the top of the ranks in , the United States. f By the time the Goodwill ? Games rolled around last summer, ? Young had earned himself a place ? among the top six U.S. male gym ? nasts. Young, in his first international J competition on the senior level, ? made a big splash at the Goodwill ? Games and drew praise from some I-of the top gymnastic commenta 2 tors in the country. They included ? former Olympic champion Bart 1 "Connor, who termed Young's 2 high-bar routine "the best in the 2 .world." That performance helped 2 Young solidify a position on the 2 World Cup team and catapulted 2 him to the top of the gymnastic ? world. 2 After a top finish in the Qood 2 will Games, Blackburn found out ? that he and Young's mother would be joining their son for the compe tition in China. Although Blackburn had been by his sons side in most of his competitions through the years, he still wasn't prepared for the inter national experience that began with a 12-hour flight to Beijing and then a two-hour ride to Tein j?ng. After taking in much sight-see ing in China, including the Great Wall of China, Blackburn said he received a unique experience at the gymnastics competition. Young started slowly the first day, but then scored a 9.3 on the pommel horse and a 9.325 on the parallel bars. With an Olympic berth on the line, the team needed Young to step up his scores on his final two exerpises and he did that, notching a 9.5 on high bars and a 9.4 on the I * vault. According to judges and commentators Young probably would have scored a 10.0 if he had stuck his dismount on the high bars. But nevertheless, both rou tines wowed the crowd and fans sought Young and his father out for autographs. ""That's the first time, in my life that fans had come up to me and wanted to get my autograph or wanted me to take a picture with them," Blackburn said. "It was totally unbelievable." Young's performance wasn't, according to Blackburn. "He's my son, but I have to give him a lot of credit for the way he's stayed with it even when it looked like his career was over." The first time came during Young's senior year in high school when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament playing football for West Forsyth. The doctors told him his chances of regaining his champi onship form were slim. However, he rehabilitated the injury and earned a scholarship to Minneso ta. After things didn't work out there, it looked like Young's career was again over. But he fought his way back and landed a spot at the Olympic Training Center. Now, he's facing another chal lenge. Young is scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery on his shoul der in the upcoming weeks. "Chris is ready to go ahead and get it out of the way," Blackburn said. "He's going to have the surgery and try to get ready for the Winter Cup in Las Vegas in Febru ary." Blackburn plans on being right there to help him through it - just like he's always been. 1 Blackburn visited several tourist sites, including China's Great Wall, ? * Blackburn sign$ autographs. * - jfyplyfot Cat Loan Iover the ?Phone! 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