Sport Specialist Vol 8 Iss 2

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Volume 8 Issue 2 Newsletter March ~ April 2013

IN THIS ISSUE

Mickelson’s bid for 59

Brain Teaser Page 1

Nutrition Month Page 2

Funny Bone Page 2

Parkinson’s Month Page 3

Mental Environmental Page 3

Nutrition Corner Page 4

Brain Teaser answers Page 4

Mickelson Flirts with 59At the 2013 Waste Management

Phoenix Open on the TPC

Scottsdale course, Phil Mickelson

was snif fing some rarefied air, air that

only a few have fully breathed into

their lungs. He was attempting to join

a group of professional golfers that

doesn’t include the likes of Ben Hogan,

Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, TigerWoods or even the venerable Arnold

Palmer. Mickelson

was attempting

to join an eclectic

group of golfers that

have shot 59 in an

of ficially recognized

event.

With birdie attempts

on both his 17th

and 18th holes of theday – the 8th and 9th

holes of the course

(he started his day on the back nine),

Mickelson looked poised to join this

elite group. On 8, his putt was tracking

to the hole and came up just short. On

9, he knocked one to 25 feet, hit a great

putt that at the very end caught the edge

of the cup and ended up lipping out 180

degrees, somehow staying out. For the

second time in his career, Mickelsonhad carded a 60.

A score of 60 has been carded 27 times

on the PGA tour by 25 different players

– with Mickelson, as mentioned, and

Zach Johnson doing it twice. The first

time was in 1951 by Al Brosch in the

Texas Open. After Sam Snead carded a

60 in the 1957 Dallas Open, there was

a drought for 33 years until David Frost

did it in the second round of the 1990

Northern Telecom Tucson Open. Other

highlight 60’s include: a 19 year old

amateur by the name of Patrick Cantlay

who shot 60 in the 2011 Travelers

Championship and closer to our

Canadian golfing consciousness, Carl

Pettersen, who shot a 60 in the third

round of the 2010 RBC Canadian Openat Royal St. George’s Golf and Country

Club in Etobicoke,

Ontario. Pettersen,

who had just barely

made the cut after the

Friday round, shot

an incredible 60 on

his way to winning

the Canadian Open

that year.

Lots at 60 butshooting a 59, that

elusive 59, is a rare

feat indeed. Like a 2000 yard rushing

season in the NFL (only 7 times), or

scoring 50 goals in 50 games (8 times

by 5 players), shooting 59 has only

been accomplished 5 times on the

PGA tour and once on the LPGA tour.

The first to card a 59 and forever enter

golf lore as Mr. 59 was Al Geiberger.

Geiberger was a successful tour playerfrom the late 1950s to the early ‘80s

winning a major championship in 1966

with the PGA Championship and being

on two Ryder Cup teams in 1967 and

1975. But his moniker making round

would be played in Tennessee at the

Colonial Country Club in 1977 during

the second round of the Danny Thomas

Memphis Classic. After shooting an

opening round 72, Geiberger knew he

Sports Trivia

1. In the NHL, 50 goals has been

scored in a teams first 50 games

8 tmes by 5 diff erent players.

Name those 5 players.

2. In the NFL, a player has rushed

for 2000 or greater yards seven

tmes. Name those seven players

3. In the modern era of Major League

Baseball, 21 perfect games have

been thrown. Which one of the

following pitchers did not throw

one of those games?

a) Roy Halladay

b) Randy Johnson

c) Roger Clemens

d) David Wells

e) David Cone

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March: Nutrition Month

needed at least another 72 to make the

cut. He did that and more. Geiberger

fi

nished with another 72 and a 70 towin the tournament by 3 strokes.

Chip Beck was the next tour player to

join the 59 club. Beck won four times

on the PGA tour, was second in 3 Major

Championships (the Masters and the

US Open twice), played in three Ryder

Cups, and spent some time in the top

10 in golf rankings in 1988 and 1989.

Ironically, the tournament in which

he shot his historic 59, the Las Vegas

Invitational in 1991, was not one of histournament victories – he finished tied

for third. Beck’s round included 5 pars

and 13 birdies setting the record for

most birdies in one round.

David Duval was the next member

shooting his 59 in the final round of

the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.

Duval, a multiple winner on the PGA

tour, the 2001 Open Championship

winner and a world former number 1,

was playing the round of his life but

still needed to make eagle on the 18 th

hole to not only shoot 59 but to win the

tournament – which he did in dramatic

fashion.

Journeyman golfer Paul Goydos joined

the club in the opening round of the

2010 John Deere Classic. Ranked 137th

in the world at the time and having

missed his previous two cuts, Goydos

shot 4 under on the front nine and thenblistered the back nine with an 8 under

28 to shoot his 59. Incredibly, he led

by only one shot at the end of the round

as Steve Stricker shot an opening round

60 – setting a record for the two lowest

scores in a single round on the PGA.

Goydos would lose the tournament to

Stricker by two strokes.

The last member joined the elusive club

Mickelson Continued just one month after Goydos. Stuart

Appleby gained entry shooting his 59

during thefi

nal round of the GreenbrierClassic. Appleby finished his round

with 3 birdies, shooting 11 under, to

win the tournament by 1 stroke at 22

under. It was an incredible round under

the circumstances and considering it

ended a four year winless drought on

the Tour. Appleby, an Australian, was

the first non-American to shoot 59.

The only female in the 59 Club is

Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam. She is

considered the most dominant femaleplayer of all time having won 72

times on the LPGA Tour including 10

Major victories. Sorenstam’s entry

came in the 2001 Standard Register

Ping tournament when she rattled off

8 birdies on her front nine shooting a

28, followed by 5 birdies on her back

nine by the 17th hole – she only had to

make par on the final hole to shoot 59!

Sorenstam had a nine foot birdie putt

on 18 to shoot 58 which she rolled 3

feet past the cup – now risking a bogey

and missing her 59. Clearly, she sank

the putt and got her 59 but it showed

her competitive spirit to the end.

Mickelson’s competitive spirit almost

got him into this club but he fell short

for the second time in his career. Alas,

the rarefied air still eludes him.

An engineer crosses a road when a

frog calls out to him, “If you kiss me,

I’ll turn into a beautiful princess.”

He bends over, picks up the frog and

puts it in his pocket. The frog speaks

up again and says, “If you kiss me and

turn me back into a beautiful princess,

I will stay with you for one week.”

The engineer takes the frog out of his

pocket, smiles at it and returns it to the

pocket.

The frog then cries out, “If you kiss

me and turn me back, I’ll do whatever

you say!”

Again the engineer takes the frog out,

smiles at it and puts it back into his

pocket.

Finally, the frog asks, “What is the

matter? I’ve told you I’m a beautiful

princess, I’ll stay with you for a month

and do whatever you say. What more

do you want?”

The engineer says, “Look, I’m an

engineer. I don’t have time for a

girlfriend, but a talking frog, now

that’s cool!” From: http://www.jokes.com/funny-work-jokes/

March is Nutrition Month:

The Dieticians of Canada have issued some tips for Nutrition Month

2013. Their theme is Best Food Forward: Plan Shop Cook Enjoy!

1. Plan: Before heading out to the store to buy your groceries,plan out your meals in advance. This allows you theopportunity to check what you have already in stock, make agrocery list of items needed and scan the flyers and coupons forspecials on those items. Remember, it’s not really a deal if youdidn’t need it in the first place. (Continued page 4)



April: Parkinson’s Month

Mental Environmental

Plants and trees have long been lauded for their ability to add oxygen to the

environment by converting carbon dioxide. Moving plants indoors has

also been shown to have a similar effect. But is this the only beneficial effect?Studies done by NASA suggest that there may in fact be more to this friendly

foliage than meets the eye.

The NASA study done in 1989 proved that the indoor plants act as powerful

air purifiers that can also remove toxic materials such as formaldehyde, volatile

organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide and benzene. Combining total

of being at work and at home, the average person spends approximately 90% of

their time indoors. A little leafy relief from these toxins can only be beneficia

for the person as well as beautifying the of fice and home. From greenlivingonline.com

P

arkinson’s disease is

a neurodegenerative

(brain degeneration) disease

that particularly affects the

neurotransmitter dopamine’s

neurons in a particular part of

the brain that controls movement

patterns. Parkinson’s disease was

first described by James Parkinson

in 1817 in an essay titled “An Essay

of the Shaking Palsy”. Numerous

attempts have been made to find

the cause of Parkinson’s and finda cure but to date neither has been

successful. It affects 1-2% of the

over 50 year old population in the

US – approximately 1.5 million

people.

It is generally believed that there

are certain environmental factors

that may play a role in developing

Parkinson disease as well as certain

hereditary factors. There may alsobe a combination of these two

factors. Studies have shown that

exposure to pesticides, industrial

waste, and environmental toxins is

involved in the start of disease in

some people. Familial links have

been found in <10% of the cases.

Two recently published studies in the

journal Movement Disorders review

the economic burden associatedwith Parkinson’s disease for those

families in the US. It is estimated

that this burden is at least $14.4

billion per year with the prevalence

(or how widespread the disease is)

more than doubling by 2040.

As a comparison, one of the

studies noted that Parkinson’s

related medical expenses were

approximately $22 800 per patient

compared to $10 000 for someone

without Parkinson’s. More than half

of that increased cost was shown to

be associated with the increased use

of nursing home services. Indirect

costs for Parkinson’s such as missed

work or job loss for the patient or

caregiver, travel expenses to see a

neurologist or movement disorders

specialist, home modifications,

adult day care and personal care

aides added $6.3 billion to the total.

One of the studies also made some

predictions with regard to improving

the economics of this situation

should they find a treatment to slow

the progression of the disease. They

estimated that a 50% slow down

would yield a 35% drop in excess

cost. This would represent a huge

savings that would be spread over a

longer time period representing anincrease in expected survival time.

From: www.michaeljfox.org

The Economics of Parkinson’s

Michael J. Fox is one of Canada’s

most recognizable actors and one

of Parkinson’s most recognizable

patients. Fox is best known for his

work as Alex P. Keaton on NBC’s

Family Ties from 1982-89, Michael

Flaherty on ABC’s Spin City from

1996-2000 and as Marty McFly

in the Back to the Future movie

series.

Fox was diagnosed with young-

onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991but wouldn’t go public with his

condition until 1998. He started

the Michael J. Fox Foundation

for Parkinson’s Research in 2000

and has become his life’s primary

professional focus. Fox believes

that with a concentrated effort

from the Parkinson’s community

government and general public

Parkinson’s researchers canfi

nallypinpoint the cause and find a cure

within our lifetime.From: www.michaeljfox.org

Michael J. Fox

Foundation



Nutrition Corner

Brain Teaser Answers

ANSWER

2. Shop: Take the time to read the food labelsand compare to other similar items in that aisleof the store – try to load up on the nutrient rich

foods. Fill your cart with vegetables, fruit,whole grains, milk products, lean fresh meatand meat/protein alternatives such as legumes.Try to skip the processed foods that are filledwith less nutrient rich alternatives like fat,sugar and salt.

3. Shop in the Bulk Section: you will savemoney by buying only the amount you need.

4. Shop as a team: Grocery shop with a friend orfamily member so that you can take advantage

of the lower cost of volume discounts.

5. Buy only what you need: if you can’t shopwith someone else, break up a bunch of bananas, buy half a dozen eggs and ask thebutcher to split packages of meat. If you dobuy bigger packages of meat, divide these intosingle portions and place in your freezer forlater.

6. Cook: Prepare your meals from scratchwith the nutrient rich foods you have justshopped for. Healthy eating doesn’t have

to be complicated; nutritious foods can beconvenient as well – frozen fruit, already madesalads and pre-prepared fruit and veggiesoffers a simple shortcut.

7. Enjoy: take the time to sit down with yourfamily and enjoy your meal – talk about yourday and their day.

Sport Trivia Answers1. Maurice Richard, Mike

Bossy, Wayne Gretzky(3),Mario Lemieux, Bre Hull(2).

2. OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson,

Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis,Jamal Lewis, Chris Johnson,Adrian Peterson.

3. c) Roger Clemens

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