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May 24, 2007

Man dies when cart falls from cliff

Here's something a little out of the ordinary...

A 65-year-old golfer died Tuesday after his golf cart plunged 75 feet off a cliff and crashed into a road below, authorities said.

The man teed off with three friends on the second hole of the Pala Mesa Resort Golf Course in northern San Diego County at around 10 a.m. and then got into his cart.

The vehicle veered off the concrete pathway, traveled down a 25-foot embankment and went over the edge of a cliff, California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Kerns said.

The recently retired real estate agent from Irvine was ejected shortly before the cart hit the road beneath the cliff and died on impact, Kerns said. His name was not immediately released.

No one else was involved in the crash.

Investigators will inspect the golf cart for mechanical failures, Kerns said.

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May 7, 2007

Some things never change

For the PGA Tour, things didn't change much at all over the past weekend. Tiger Woods cruised to another victory (his 52nd since turning pro) at the Wachovia. With an eagle-birdie-birdie run in the middle of the round, he sure did make things look easy.

I felt that Saturday was really the day to watch. With Tiger and Vijay Singh paired together, there was some really great golf being played. From Singh's on-the-fly eagle to Tiger hitting three wood about a quater-mile, there were plenty of great shots to watch.

Sunday felt like a little of a let-down as several of those on the top of the leaderboard fell away.

On the Champions Tour, newcomer Scott Hoch notched his first win. That adds to the 11 wins he had during his time on the PGA Tour.

All in all, it was guys who know how to win, getting it done again.

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