U.S. Kids Golf final standings here

By Joe McAdory

The U.S. Kids Golf Auburn Summer Tour concluded Thursday at Lagoon Park in Montgomery with the Tour Championship, an event that may have drawn the most competitors to date. At least it seemed that way. Kids ages 6-14 flooded the fairways, almost as much as Wednesday night’s rain storms did. Over the summer, kids played in eight tournaments at three courses in Montgomery, three in Auburn, one in Columbus, Ga., and one at Callaway Gardens, Ga.

For more information on the U.S. Kids Golf national program, check out the organization’s Web site at http://www.uskidsgolf.com

Awards were given Thursday to the top five players in each age division, with trophies going out to the overall winners. A handful of locals took home the hardware.

Below is the top three finishers in each age division with point totals (points are allotted each week depending on tournament performance). I would have listed all five, but geez, I didn’t want to type all of that.

BOYS
6 and under
Gabriel Engberg, Montgomery—110
Jeffery Holloway, Columbus, Ga.—95
Jacob Blackmon, Opelika—35

7 and under
Brandon Driver, Wetumpka—195
Jake Outlaw, Opelika—65
Stewart Tankersley, Montgomery—60

8 and under
Thad Clark, Ellaville, Ga.,—170
Patrick Mcmenamin, Opelika—85
Ben Carr, Columbus, Ga.—60

9 and under
Dawson Popwell, Montgomery—220
B.J. Morrison, Dothan—165
Joseph McAdory, Salem—92

10 and under
James Sadie, Montgomery—162.5
Turk Pettit, Auburn—158
Addison Nix, Auburn—156

11 and under
Tyler Hoylman, Douglasville, Ga.—270
Jinbo Ha, Montgomery—180
Bo Dean, Auburn—82

12 and under
Beau Scott, Dothan—150
Walker Wise, Montgomery—143.5
Payton Marsh, Montgomery—80

13 and under
Derrick Bass, Auburn—150
Michael Azar, Montgomery—87
Patrick McGinn, Montgomery—80

14 and under
Chance Caylor, Auburn—140
Mason Bunn, Columbus, Ga.—125
Richard Covington, Tallassee—80

GIRLS
7 and under
Rylee Tucker, Montgomery—90

8 and under
Brooke Dunaway, Columbus, Ga.—60

9 and under
Mychael O’Berry, Hoover—210
Chloe Wegienka, LaGrange, Ga.—140

10 and under
Jordan Susce, Birmingham—150
Taylor Stallworth, Montgomery—100
Jayla Thomas, Montgomery—90

11 and under
Grayson Gladden, Helena—180

12 and under
Sara Grace Drop, Phenix City—165
Katt Crowdis, Gulf Breeze, Fla.—50
Ashton Maddaloni, Eclectic—30

Sessions headstrong all along

By Joe McAdory

Did you really think Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) was going to vote for Sonya Sotomayor? I didn’t believe there was any chance he’d support the Supreme Court nominee, so I’m not sure why there was any drama to it. Perhaps the drama could be found in Sessions’ determination to woo others against Sotomayor.

I suppose Sotomayor is very qualified to be on the Supreme Court and would bring diversity to its chambers. Nothing wrong with that. But Sessions has every right to vote against her. Cross-checking nominees is part of the process, and Sessions does have legitimate concerns. We’ll see how this all pans out.

Read Gates’ arrest report here

By Joe McAdory

The arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard professor, has captured the national spotlight. He was arrested from his own home by Caimbridge, Mass., police, after a reported break-in. I’m not going to make a judgment call one way or the other because I wasn’t there and it’s unfair to make that call unless you were.

Anyway, here’s a link to the police report I found on cnn.com:

http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/images/07/23/0498.001.pdf

Stop looking!

By Joe McAdory

It appears that ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, who some might consider attractive, ok .... duh she’s a knockout, will sue the person who secretly videotaped her naked in a hotel room. Andrews is seen in the video (I didn’t watch it, I just heard about it), fixing her hair wearing absolutely nothing. Do women routinely comb their hair in the nude?

Somehow this person videotaped her through a peep hole. Makes you feel real safe in hotel rooms these days, doesn’t it? Who know, you too could be on candid camera.

Anyway, the New York Post published a story on the subject and even provided still images of the video tape on its Web site. Makes me wonder if this news outlet sort of stooped to the same low as the camera man. Ethically, I think they did. Legally, they did not. They knew the pics would draw tons of traffic to its Web site and that’s why they posted them. It’s hard for people who viewed the photos for any reason other than sheer curiousity to point angry fingers at the Post. It seems they’re kinda guilty too of at least gazing at the images.

Update: I’ve been told that many women prefer to fix their hair without clothes on because hair would otherwise get all over their top and look like they’re shedding. I suppose I’ll try this and see how it goes. Or not.

Tracking tropical weather

By Joe McAdory

Hurricane season is almost two months gone and we’ve had little or no tropical activity to speak of. But don’t let your guard down. Storms in June and July aren’t as common as August and September. A storm will develop soon. It’s getting to be that time. When it does, and you’re interested in tracking it, here are a pair of Web sites that can come in handy:

http://www.oanow.com/oan/weather/hurricane_center

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/tropicalwx/tropical.php