Archive for August, 2009
August 22, 2009
Paula Creamer made a 20-foot putt to give the United States a 4 1/2-3 1/2 lead against Europe at the Solheim Cup, and make Juli Inkster the highest-scoring US player in the events history on Friday.
The 49-year-old Inkster has scored 17 1/2 points, one more than Meg Mallon, now an assistant captain for the U.S.
That just means Im the oldest, Inkster cracked after hers and Creamers 2-and-1 foursome victory over Catriona Matthew and Janice Moodie.
Only Europes Annika Sorenstam (24 points) and Laura Davies (23) have scored more points than Inkster in the Solheim Cup.
Inkster, a seven-time major champion, showed her talent time and again with sharp iron shots and clutch putts.
I love playing with Juli, said Creamer, who also won her fourball match with Cristie Kerr. We have a great chemistry together on the golf course. We know when we need to talk to each other and when we need to pump each other up, we just have that good connection. We went out, we played good, we got up early and we just stayed there.
Inkster hasnt won on tour since 2006 but U.S. captain Beth Daniel didnt hesitate to make her a captains pick, and Inkster showed why with a critical point against Matthew and Moodie.
The Americans led by 1 1/2 points after the fourball matches, and looked to end the day ahead with Natalie Gulbis and Christina Kim easily handling Sophie Gustafson and Suzann Pettersen and Inskter and Creamer up 3-up after 12 holes.
But Inkster missed par putts on the next two holes, putting a big dent in their lead. With Becky Brewerton and Gwladys Nocera and Maria Hjorth and Anna Nordqvist winning their matches right about the same time, the Europeans seemed poised for a big shift in momentum.
Inkster, however, is quite possibly the most competitive person on the team, and she responded with a spectacular chip on the par-5 15th, running it a foot past the hole from 120 yards. After halving the 16th hole, the worst the Americans could do was a half-point for the match.
We got them back to 1, and then they made a good birdie at 15 to go back to 2, Matthew said. I thought we had a chance there, but cant do much about that.
They wanted that full point, though. The Americans need 14 points to win their third straight Solheim Cup while Europe needs 14 1/2 points to win its first on U.S. soil. There are another eight doubles matches on Saturday.
Matthew missed a long putt that would have won the hole, leaving Creamer with that 20-footer. She struck the ball perfectly, and was pumping her fist before it even dropped in the hole.
About time my partner made a putt, Inkster joked. No, it was good. We had some sloppy play in the middle - I did. We were fortunate enough to throw a few birdies in there, and Paula had a phenomenal putt on 17.
Europe might be in a different spot if it could have gotten something - anything - out of Pettersen and Gustafson, its top pair.
Pettersen, the top European player in the world, and Gustafson came in with a combined 14-8-7 record in doubles, including a 1-3-0 record together. But the two couldnt get anything going all day. Creamer and Kerr beat them 1-up in fourball, and Gulbis and Kim cruised to a 4-and-2 win.
Just because they lost, it doesnt mean they really played bad, Inkster said. They just might have run into a buzz saw.
August 22, 2009
Results Friday in the Solheim Cup at Rich Harvest Farms.
USA 4 1/2, EUROPE 3 1/2
Fourballs
United States 2 1/2, Europe 1 1/2
Paula Creamer and Crister Kerr, United States, def. Suzann Pettersen and Sophie Gustafson, Europe, 1 up.
Helen Alfredsson and Tania Elosegue, Europe, def. Angela Stanford and Juli Inkster, United States, 1 up.
Brittany Lang and Brittany Lincicome, United States, def. Laura Davies and Becky Brewerton, Europe, 5 and 4.
Morgan Pressel and Michelle Wie, United States, halved with Catriona Matthew and Maria Hjorth, Europe.
Foursomes
United States 2, Europe 2
Christina Kim and Natalie Gulbis, United States, def. Suzann Pettersen and Sophie Gustafson, Europe, 4 and 2.
Becky Brewerton and Gwladys Nocera, Europe, def. Angela Stanford and Nicole Castrale, United States, 3 and 1.
Maria Hjorth and Anna Nordqvist, Europe, def. Kristy McPherson and Brittany Lincicome, United States, 3 and 2.
Paula Creamer and Juli Inkster, United States, def. Catriona Matthew and Janice Moodie, Europe, 2 and 1.
August 22, 2009
Line-ups for Saturday in the Solheim Cup at Rich Harvest Farms.
Fourballs
Helen Alfredsson and Tania Elosegui, Europe, vs. Christina Kim and Michelle Wie, United States.
Catriona Matthew and Diana Luna, Europe, vs. Angela Stanford and Brittany Lang, United States.
Suzann Pettersen and Anna Nordqvist, Europe, vs. Nicole Castrale and Cristie Kerr, United States.
Gwladys Nocera and Maria Hjorth, Europe, vs. Brittany Lincicome and Kristy McPherson, United States.
August 21, 2009
SUNRIVER, Ore -Brad Bryant matched a tournament record with a 10-under 62 in the first round of the Jeld-Wen Tradition at Crosswater Golf Club in central Oregon.
Bryant had 11 birdies and one bogey for a three-shot lead Thursday in the fourth of five majors this year on the Champions Tour.
Bryants best finish this year was fourth at the Dicks Sporting Goods Open in June. He has four overall tour victories, his last coming at the Senior U.S. Open in 2007.
Loren Roberts shot a 65, while Tom Watson and Tom Lehman each had 67s as temperatures hovered in the upper 90s on the scenic 7,533-yard course in the shadow of Mt. Bachelor.
Defending champion Fred Funk was in a group at 4-under. Tour money leader Bernhard Langer shot a 71.
PGA Tour
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Three players share the lead during a delayed first round at the Wyndham Championship.
Chez Reavie, Ryan Moore and former winner Brandt Snedeker each shot a 64 at the PGA Tours final event before the playoffs.
But the big story at Sedgefield Country Club was the weather. Heavy rains and lightning forced a mid-afternoon delay of about four hours, and play was suspended shortly before 8 p.m. because of darkness.
PGA official Mark Russell says play will resume at 7:45 a.m. Friday with the second round to follow.
Justin Rose, Kevin Streelman and Colt Knost were one stroke back at 65, with Chris Riley also at 5 under through 14 holes. Fred Couples and John Daly were among those two strokes back.
European Tour
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands - Irelands Paul McGinley and Scotlands Gary Orr used easier early conditions to shoot opening 6-under 64s and tie for the lead at the KLM Open.
Defending champion Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland was a stroke back in a group of four with Irelands Peter Lawrie, Australian Matthew Millar and Spains Jorge Campillo.
A severe afternoon storm delayed the end of the round for an hour.
Orr, who hasnt won since 2000 and was runner-up at the European Open in May, caught McGinley by shooting 30 on his back nine in his first tournament in a month.
Bradley Dredge of Wales, at 6 under before his last hole, double-bogeyed the par-4 9th, and dropped into a 10-man group two strokes off the lead.
August 21, 2009
Scores Thursday from the JELD-WEN Tradition, a $2,6 million Champions Tour major on 7,533-yard, par-72 (36-36) Sunriver Course at Crosswater Club.
First Round
Brad Bryant 29-33-62
Loren Roberts 31-34-65
Tom Watson 35-32-67
Tom Lehman 34-33-67
Fred Funk 34-34-68
Hale Irwin 33-35-68
R.W. Eaks 33-35-68
Jim Thorpe 35-33-68
Bruce Fleisher 34-35-69
Mike McCullough 34-35-69
Hal Sutton 34-35-69
Larry Nelson 35-34-69
Mark McNulty 35-34-69
Eduardo Romero 33-36-69
Andy Bean 35-34-69
John Cook 35-34-69
Mark OMeara 34-35-69
Larry Mize 34-35-69
Gil Morgan 36-34-70
Keith Fergus 35-35-70
Lonnie Nielsen 36-34-70
Allen Doyle 33-37-70
Mike Reid 33-37-70
Mike Goodes 34-36-70
Mark James 36-34-70
Tom Kite 35-35-70
Craig Stadler 38-33-71
Morris Hatalsky 36-35-71
Bruce Vaughan 36-35-71
Jeff Sluman 36-35-71
Bernhard Langer 36-35-71
David Eger 33-38-71
Don Pooley 33-39-72
Bob Tway 36-36-72
Ben Crenshaw 34-38-72
Tom Purtzer 35-37-72
Mark Wiebe 36-36-72
Russ Cochran 35-37-72
Fulton Allem 37-36-73
Tim Simpson 36-37-73
John Harris 35-38-73
Jerry Pate 35-38-73
Bob Gilder 35-38-73
Denis Watson 37-36-73
Dan Forsman 37-36-73
Jay Haas 36-37-73
James Mason 38-35-73
Joey Sindelar 38-36-74
Lanny Wadkins 37-37-74
Graham Marsh 36-38-74
Gene Jones 37-37-74
Bruce Lietzke 35-40-75
Sandy Lyle 39-36-75
Tom Jenkins 37-38-75
Tom Wargo 38-37-75
Vicente Fernandez 37-38-75
Olin Browne 37-39-76
Dave Eichelberger 37-39-76
Scott Simpson 35-41-76
Joe Ozaki 37-39-76
Peter Jacobsen 37-40-77
Isao Aoki 37-40-77
Bobby Wadkins 37-40-77
Dana Quigley 37-40-77
Ronnie Black 39-38-77
Gary Player 42-36-78
Bruce Summerhays 39-41-80
Fuzzy Zoeller 38-42-80
Greg Norman WD
August 21, 2009
Scores Thursday from the Wyndham Championship, a $5,1 million US PGA Tour event at 7,117-yard, par-70 (35-35) Sedgefield Country Club Course.
Play was suspended by darkness.
Partial First Round
Chez Reavie 31-33-64
Brandt Snedeker 33-31-64
Ryan Moore 32-32-64
Justin Rose 34-31-65
Kevin Streelman 30-35-65
Colt Knost 30-35-65
Ken Duke 33-33-66
Johnson Wagner 32-34-66
Jonathan Byrd 32-34-66
Fred Couples 32-34-66
Scott McCarron 34-32-66
Jeff Maggert 31-35-66
John Daly 33-33-66
Tim Petrovic 33-33-66
Rich Beem 36-31-67
Marc Leishman 33-34-67
Rocco Mediate 33-34-67
Alex Cejka 34-33-67
Jay Williamson 33-34-67
Todd Hamilton 32-35-67
D.J. Trahan 35-32-67
Daniel Chopra 35-32-67
Joe Ogilvie 33-34-67
Martin Laird 31-36-67
Vaughn Taylor 33-34-67
Scott Sterling 35-32-67
Aron Price 35-32-67
Tim Herron 34-34-68
Greg Owen 36-32-68
Peter Lonard 33-35-68
Fredrik Jacobson 34-34-68
Cliff Kresge 34-34-68
Parker McLachlin 33-35-68
Richard S. Johnson 33-35-68
Tom Pernice, Jr. 35-33-68
Jason Bohn 31-37-68
Aaron Watkins 35-33-68
Danny Lee 33-35-68
Billy Mayfair 33-36-69
Glen Day 34-35-69
Corey Pavin 33-36-69
Rod Pampling 34-35-69
J.J. Henry 32-37-69
Steve Lowery 31-38-69
Chris DiMarco 35-34-69
David Toms 33-36-69
Brad Adamonis 34-35-69
Tommy Armour III 34-35-69
James Oh 32-37-69
Matthew Borchert 34-35-69
James Driscoll 33-37-70
Darron Stiles 35-35-70
Bob Heintz 36-34-70
Carl Pettersson 35-35-70
Mark Calcavecchia 35-35-70
Mark Wilson 37-33-70
Greg Chalmers 34-36-70
D.A. Points 32-38-70
Bill Lunde 36-35-71
Scott Gutschewski 35-36-71
Briny Baird 34-38-72
Kyle Stanley 36-36-72
Jamie Lovemark 36-36-72
Casey Wittenberg 33-39-72
Billy Andrade 36-37-73
Arjun Atwal 35-38-73
Roland Thatcher 36-37-73
Frank Lickliter II 36-37-73
Michael Letzig 35-38-73
Brent Geiberger 36-37-73
Leif Olson 36-37-73
Andrew McLardy 36-37-73
Wil Collins 34-39-73
Billy Anderson 38-36-74
Jonathan Kaye 39-36-75
Jason Gore 40-38-78
Did Not Finish
Chris Riley
Steve Elkington
Bill Haas
Matt Jones
Kevin Stadler
Boo Weekley
Lucas Glover
Sergio Garcia
Jeff Klauk
Justin Thomas
Bryce Molder
Patrick Sheehan
Robert Garrigus
Troy Matteson
Adam Scott
Charley Hoffman
Bo Van Pelt
Brett Quigley
Jason Dufner
Steve Marino
Brendon Todd
Derek Fathauer
Ryan Blaum
Peter Tomasulo
Jeev M. Singh
Kent Jones
Will MacKenzie
Charles Howell III
K.J. Choi
Dean Wilson
Harrison Frazar
Lee Janzen
Bubba Watson
Joe Durant
Jeff Quinney
Webb Simpson
John Senden
Charles Warren
Michael Bradley
Brad Faxon
Marc Turnesa
Tag Ridings
Matt Bettencourt
David Robinson
Troy Kelly
Scott Piercy
Ted Purdy
Kevin Sutherland
Michael Allen
Kirk Triplett
Davis Love III
J.P. Hayes
Nick OHern
Brian Davis
Steve Allan
Chris Stroud
Brendon de Jonge
Ricky Barnes
Tommy Gainey
Kris Blanks
Jimmy Walker
Rick Price
Spencer Levin
Tyler Aldridge
Matt Weibring
Heath Slocum
Mathias Gronberg
David Duval
Brian Bateman
George McNeill
Nicholas Thompson
Fernando Mechereffe
David Mathis
Brian Vranesh
Simon McGreal
Eric Axley
James Nitties
Stuart Appleby
Leaderboard
SCORE THRU
1. Chez Reavie -6 F
1. Brandt Snedeker -6 F
1. Ryan Moore -6 F
4. Justin Rose -5 F
4. Kevin Streelman -5 F
4. Colt Knost -5 F
4. Chris Riley -5 14
8. Ken Duke -4 F
8. Johnson Wagner -4 F
8. Jonathan Byrd -4 F
8. Fred Couples -4 F
8. Scott McCarron -4 F
8. Jeff Maggert -4 F
8. John Daly -4 F
8. Tim Petrovic -4 F
8. Steve Elkington -4 14
8. Bill Haas -4 10
August 20, 2009
Not much has gone right for Carl Pettersson in the 12 months since he won his adopted hometowns US PGA Tour event.
If he doesnt put together another strong weekend at the final event of the U.S. tours regular schedule, his rough year will end a few weeks early.
The Swede who calls North Carolina home returns to the site of his only victory since 2006 to defend his title at the Wyndham Championship, where hes on the board of directors.
Ive played some good rounds (and) if I had better confidence in myself, I probably would have shot one or two shots better each day, Pettersson said on Wednesday.
This games all about confidence, and if you feel like youre going to do well, you probably are going to do well. I feel like my games turning around, and it just takes time to get that spring back in your step.
Pettersson moved to North Carolina as a boy, attended high school in Greensboro, played collegiately at North Carolina State University and lives a 90-minute drive away in Raleigh.
He put together quite the feel-good local story last August at the Donald Ross-designed course at Sedgefield Country Club, leading almost all of the final two rounds, following his tournament-record 61 in the third round with a 68 to lock up a two-stroke victory that was his first - and only - since the 2006 Memorial.
He hasnt finished in the top 10 since.
His best result this year was his first, when he was 17th at the Mercedez-Benz Championship in January. He missed the cut in 14 of the 23 tournaments hes played since then while failing to reach the weekend in eight consecutive events during a two-month span from March to May. He missed the cut at last weeks U.S. PGA Championship by one stroke.
Without a strong finish at the Wyndham, Pettersson will find himself out of the FedEx Cup field. Hes in 151st place, 74 points behind No. 125 Andres Romero, who isnt playing this week.
It hasnt been the greatest this year, but I felt like the last couple of weeks, Ive played pretty solid, Pettersson said. I feel like my games turning around.
He isnt the only one looking for a last-gasp points boost before the tour playoffs start next week at The Barclays in New Jersey.
Among the notable players entering the weekend near the playoffs cutoff are No. 115 Sergio Garcia, whose postseason run last year included second-place finishes in playoffs to Vijay Singh at The Barclays and Camilo Villegas at the Tour Championship, and Charles Warren, who enters at No. 124.
Its not like youre going to change your game plan or hit a shot differently or anything like that, Warren said. Its just, at the end of the week, not only trying to lobby to stay inside the top 125, you need to work on your seeding going into the deal just so you can hopefully try to keep getting it going, because … if I play OK this weekend and I end up at 124 and dont play great on Sunday, Im going to wish I played better.
Lucas Glover certainly doesnt have to worry about any of that.
At No. 5 on the points list, the U.S. Open champion is the highest-ranked player in the Wyndham field. Hes looking to impress Fred Couples as he mulls possible captains picks for the Presidents Cup.
Anyone who can cruise through (Sedgefield) and play well will get another look, Couples said.
Being picked means you had a pretty good year or a pretty good couple of years, Glover said. I think Ive done a pretty good job the last couple of months, but weve got a few weeks where weve got to keep playing hard. The goals to keep winning golf tournaments, but in the back of my mind, at the same time, you want to play well for that, as well.
August 20, 2009
Theres no comfort for Fred Funk as the defending champion at the Jeld-Wen Tradition.
Lurking in the field is Tom Watson, who came close to winning the British Open, and perennial fan favorite Greg Norman, who is making his first appearance in the event.
And then theres Champions Tour money leader Bernhard Langer of Germany, who has won four events this season.
The Tradition, the fourth of five majors on the tour for senior players, gets under way on Thursday at Crosswater Golf Club on the high desert in central Oregon.
Funk, 53, is coming off a victory at the U.S. Senior Open, where he became the first player in a USGA championship to finish at 20-under par. A week earlier, he lost in a three-way playoff at the Senior British Open.
He has finished in the top 10 in the previous three Champions Tour majors this season.
Leading the Charles Schwab Cup points standings, Funk would have a nice cushion should he defend at Crosswater.
I am really looking forward to coming out and hopefully, I can defend it the proper way and win it again. I really have some high goals and these majors are very important in our points race, he said.
Funk shot a final-round 3-under 69 in the Tradition last year for a three-shot victory over Mike Goodes and his first win in a major on the tour.
This year theres more attention on the tournament, thanks to appearances by Watson and Norman.
Watson, who won the Tradition in 2003, fell to Stewart Cink in a playoff at Turnberry a month ago. Although he had hoped for the fairy tale ending of becoming the oldest player to win a major on the U.S. PGA Tour, Watson has found that being one of the most memorable runners-up in the games history has an upside, too.
I have been overwhelmed, to a degree, but very humbled by the reaction of people to it, he said. I really have. Its been a very special time for me.
Norman, 54, plays a very limited schedule, devoting most of his time to his businesses. He is making just his ninth appearance on the tour this season.
But the Australian Hall of Famer admitted that hes got that competitive itch.
I havent won yet (this season) and Id really like to chalk one up on the board again, he said.
Norman, Tom Lehman, Bob Tway, Larry Mize and Hal Sutton are making their first appearances in the event.
August 19, 2009
John Daly plans to return to the Australian Open a year after being fined for smashing a fans camera into a tree during the tournament.
Golf Australia announced Tuesday that the two-time major winner will join the field for the tournament at Sydneys New South Wales Golf Club from Dec. 3-6.
I am looking forward to returning to play the 2009 Australian Open and am particularly excited about playing the course at La Perouse for the first time. I have heard so many great things about the course, Daly said in a statement.
Hell play the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum, on Queensland states Sunshine Coast, the week after the Australian Open.
Daly hopes his back is better by then. He cited an old back injury after pulling out of the PGA Championship in Minnesota on Thursday, when he shot a first-round 78.
He said the injury occurred three years ago while trying to stop mid-swing when he heard the sound of a camera as he was taking a shot.
Daly received a suspended fine from the PGA of Australia at the last Australian Open after taking a spectators camera and throwing it at a tree at Royal Sydneys 9th hole.
Daly told Brad Clegg, You want it back, Ill buy you a new one.
Organizers took no action, saying Daly had been bothered by Clegg, who was taking photos at close range despite a ban on cameras at the course.
Daly recently returned to the PGA Tour following a six-month suspension for several off-course incidents. He played mostly in Europe during the six-month suspension.
Daly, the 1991 PGA Championship winner and 1995 British Open champion, has a strong following Down Under.
He missed three consecutive cuts last year on a late-season trip to Australia, where his history extends back seven years at Coolum. After taking a triple-bogey 7 on his last hole at the 2002 Australian PGA championships, Daly threw his putter and ball into a greenside pond and later failed to sign for a 78 on his scorecard, disqualifying himself from the tournament.
He was fined by the Australasian PGA Tour and ordered to write a letter of apology to a tour official he verbally abused.
Since his last visit to Australia, hes lost weight following lap-band surgery. He often wears bright-colored pants as part of his wardrobe.
August 19, 2009
Fred Couples is playing on the US PGA Tour for the next two weeks, and not just so he can scout possible captains picks for the Presidents Cup.
Couples had two brushes with winning this year and was 90th in the FedEx Cup standings.
Trouble is, he has played only 12 events and needs 15 to keep up his membership.
He will at least qualify for The Barclays, the opening playoff event. If he doesnt make it to the second round, Couples would have to add a tournament during the Fall Series.
That led to a question that sent U.S. PGA Tour officials searching through board documents.
The Presidents Cup counts as a tournament entered for the players. Why not the captain? After all, Couples is an active player who will be spending just as much time at Harding Park as anyone else, probably more.
Andy Pazder, the senior vice president of tour administration, went back to the 1994 policy board resolution to study the language, and found no doubt about the way it was written that it doesnt apply to captains.
Bad news for Couples, good news for the tournaments he plays.
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FASHION STATEMENT: Tim Herron, the only U.S. PGA Tour player who lives in Minnesota, had to wait around the parking lot at Hazeltine for eight hours on Thursday as the first alternate into the U.S. PGA Championship.
Former U.S. PGA champion John Daly walked by on his way to the tee, and Herron knew his hopes were gone. Making it tougher was learning that Daly, claiming an old rib injury, swatted at putts in making double bogey on the last two holes and withdrew after a 78.
Chances are, Herron would have treated that spot a little differently.
Herron showed up at his home course, Wayzata Country Club, on Saturday morning for a casual round. He was wearing blue-and-white checkered shorts made by Loudmouth Golf, the same shorts Daly wore this year at U.S. Open qualifying.
Coincidence? Think again.
I would have loved to play, Herron said. Hey, Johns a friend of mine. I cant blame him.
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MAJOR CUTS: Kevin Sutherland didnt think much of it until he walked out of the scoring trailer on Friday after signing his card. He was among a dozen players to make the cut in all four majors.
The list does not include Tiger Woods, who missed the cut at Turnberry; Phil Mickelson, who did not play at Turnberry; and Sergio Garcia, who made double bogey on the last hole at Hazeltine to miss by one. Kenny Perry, Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood were the only players in the top 10 to make the cut in all four majors.
The others were Angel Cabrera, Sean OHair, Jim Furyk, Camilo Villegas, Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Ross Fisher and Vijay Singh.
On the flip side were the four players who competed in every major without making a single cut - Briny Baird, Brandt Snedeker, and Michael Campbell.
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STARTING FROM SCRATCH: The golf ball war between Titleist and Callaway is headed back to the first tee.
In a big victory for the parent company of Titleist, a federal appeals court last week ordered a new trial in its contentious golf ball patent dispute with Callaway. Acushnet Co. said the three-judge panel found inconsistencies in the jurys verdict, and that the trial court erred by not allowing a defense and the evidence to support it.
The decision also means Titleist can sell golf balls that were at issue in the lawsuit.
Callaway sued in June 2007, claiming that Titleists popular Pro V1 line of balls infringed on several of its patents. Since then both companies have filed patent infringement lawsuits against each other.
This very positive Court of Appeals ruling affirms our contention that we were not allowed to argue our full case before the jury, and that the resulting verdict was inconsistent and not sustainable, said Joe Nauman, the executive vice president in charge of legal and corporate matters at Acushnet.
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DIVOTS: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each have been runner-up six times in the majors. … Juli Inkster has received an exemption to play in the Samsung World Championship on Sept. 17-20 at Torrey Pines. She is a three-time winner of the event. … The FBR Open outside Phoenix, which is looking for a new title sponsor after 2010, raised nearly $4.3 million for local charities through The Thunderbirds, the civic organization that runs the tournament.
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STAT: Six players won multiple majors this decade, the fewest since four players with multiple majors in the 1960s.
