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Show Wednesday, April 19, 2006 DAILY HERALD GOLF BaddeleySwina reminder of howTiger lacksyoung challenger — in the world,” Charles Howell Il said at the Memorial in 2001 during his rookie-of-the-year ere ASSOCIATEDPRESS Aaron Baddeley never imag- season. He won year later, ined it uals Gee win on the PGA Tour. Golf seemed easy when he was an e-year-oldamateur who caused such a sensation would be David Howell of Eng- land). tralian Open that the Masters and U.S. Open gavehim exemp- 1998 British Open,finally has a tions, and Tiger Woods called PGA Tour card,but not a trophy. Adam Scott was 23 when he became the youngest winner of The Players Champi buthe has yet to contend in a him a betterball-striker than he was at that age. His swing was fundamentally world, then I haveto be better than Tiger. He's the benchmark, and I want to get better than the benchmark.” Instead, Baddeley has become anotherstatistic. His victory in the Verizon Heritage is cause for celebration. The seven-year journey to a PGA Tour title ended with a DUKE RAPE CASE Arrests Continued from C1 “It is important that we not only bring the assailantsto justice,but also that welift the cloud of suspicion from those team members who werenot involved in the assault,” Nifong said. Lawyersfor Seligmann and Finnerty bitterly assailed the district attorney for brifiging the charges. Other attorneys for Duke’s lacrosse players said the two werenot evenpresent at the time the rape is alleged to have occurred. Seligmann,20,of Essex Fells, N.J., and Finnerty,19, of Garden City, N.Y., are accused of attacking the stripper at a March13 team party. They were charged with first-degree rape, sexual offense and kid- napping and werereleased on $400,000 bail each. Thedistrict attorney would not say what evidenceled to the charges. But Seligmann’s attorney, Kirk Osborn,said: “Apparently a it was a phoa fe tographic Manylives identifica havebeen yortow touched by how reliable this case. It Seligman is “absolutely has brought eae” pain and suffering to all involved, and it deeply challenges Ss ing great.” ae Sa Cotter,sad: jury will hear our ability een to balance near judgment we're coni fident that with eee compassion. menwil be found Richard Broadhead to: innocent.” Duke President ‘Thecase has raised racial tensions and a ened the long: standing town-vs.-gownantagonism between Dukestudents and middleclass,racially mixed Durham.The accuseris black, and all but oneof the 47 lacrosse team members are white. Well before the scandal, the nationally ranked team had a reputation for a swaggering sense of entitlement and boorish frat-boy behavior that included public intoxication and public urination. After the scandal broke, the university announced an investigation into whetherit put up with such behavior for too long. The case has led to the resignation of the coach and the cancellation of the rest of the season. “Manylives have been touched by this case,” said Duke President Richard Brodhead in a statement.“It has brought _ pain and suffering to all involved, andit deeply process that it speedy fog amd thar the troth ofthe eventsis fully clarified.” eS 7-foot par putt that curled in the right side of the cup on the final hole for a one-shot victory over former U.S. Open champion Jim Furyk. And the way Baddeley raised his arms overhis head and closed his eyes showed this was as much aboutrelief as sheersatisfaction. “T feel like I've been out here Save he said. “AndI’m only ma a peculiar way, though, his With approved credit. Services not available in all areas. Prices exclude taxes, surcharges, and other fees. Bundle pricing and promo discounts begin after first full month of billing. May require equipment purchase or rental atadditional charge. Subject to applicable restrictions,tariffs and service agreements. Call Qwest® or visit qwest.com to be the best playerin the MARY ANN CHASTAINAssociated Press Aaron Baddeley hits out of the trap on thesixth green during the final round of the Heritage Golf tournament Sunday at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Baddeley made par on the hole and wonthe tournament,his first-ever PGA Tour win. for business or internet access. Usage may be monitored and customer may be required to show compliance for details. Qwest Choice™ Bundle: One per account; requires subscription to Qwest Choice™ i local service (exceptin MT). c it usage exceeds 5000 minutes a month or non-compliance indicated. Qwest High-Speed Internet™: Actual speeds vary depending on a variety of factors. MSN" Premium also requires acceptance of MSN's terms and conditions. Qwest Wireless": Other charges apply,including $35 per-phone activation fee, $1.75 monthly cost recovery . 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And when Baddeley refused to flinch against Colin Montgomerie and Greg Norman to win the Australian Open seven years ago, he had clear ofvieon of where he wanted to go, how to get there and whom he had to beat. “Mygoal is to becomebetter than Tiger,” Baddeley said at the time.“If Tigeris the best playerin the world, and I want : Justin Rose, who tied for fourth as a 17-year-old at the with his victory in the 1999 Aus- Baddeley joins list of other young players who werebilled as.the next challenge to Woods, but who havenot done anything to merit further consideration, “T've worked hardsinceI first started playing the game at age7, and that’s always been my goal to be the best player year later and won the John DeereClassicin 2001, the first player since Woods to win a PGA Tour event on a sponsor's exemption. Now, he doesn't even havestatus on the Nationwide Tour. Has anyoneheard from Ty Tryon lately? Casey Wittenberg? Before anyone knew of Baddeley, the promising young star was 19-year-old Sergio Garcia, who chased Woods downthe fairways of Medinah at the '99 PGA Championship, went 3-1-1 at the Ryder Cup and embraced arivalry before he had a driver’s license. “If they compare you with a Ateonca taceuntio PGA Tour, Garcia began 2002 sayg Be os! was tone. by the first player to win the ‘money title on both sides ofthe Atlantic. And when asked that ‘day whether he was closing the gap on Woods,Garcia replied, “He's 26. I think thatI can be as sree eee Seen tet, fully sooner.” Gene now is 26 and nocloser to Woods tliat he was four years ago,starting with the fact he hasn't won a major. And he’s the best of the young players. Instead, Woods’ challengers are coming from experience. Vijay Singh was approaching 40 when he set a target of becoming No.1 in the world at the end ofthe ’02 season. He worked harder than everon the range andin the gym for two years, and finally took Woods downin 2004 by winning nine times,rising to No. | after beating Woods head-to-head on Labor Day outside Boston. Thelatest challenge is from Phil Mickelson, who turns 36 during the U.S. Open, where he will be going after his third straight years winning a major — for him to be a certifi- able threat. Ernie Els has been part of the picture as long as Mickelson, winning the U.S. Open right after Woods’ watershed victory in the '97 Masters, and winning the British Open in 2002 when Woods was going after the Grand Slam.The Big Easy turns 37 in October. It's not too late for a youngster to emerge as a serious threat to Woods. Garcia remains the top candi- date, and while he struggled at the Masters,he is one victory away from moving into the top five in the world ranking, and one major away from being perceived differently. Thereis plenty of attention on rookie J.B. Holmes after he wonin Phoenix by seven shots, and on Camilo Villegas of Columbia with his three top3 finishes (in two of those, he was a combined 16 shots out of the lead). But until any of them wins consistently against strongfields, or captures a major, who's to say they won't be another David Gossett or Justin Rose? entertainment. savings. WIGH-SPEED INTERNET DIGITAL TV Get 100% digital-quality DIRECTV service available from Qwest. Digital cable is often analog on many popular channels. Compare, bundle and save. High-Speed internet © Super-fast download and upload speeds Dedicated connection — with cable you have to share with your neighbors © The bestin security from MSN* Premium, with firewall and virus protection. pop-up guard and more DIGITAL VOICE « DIRECTV’ TOTAL CHOICE’ Package" © 100% digital-quality picture and sound © Over 155 channelsincluding your local channels’ 50 XM Satellite Radio music channels included “DIRECTV hardware and programming available separately. 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