| Vienna, Austria 05.23.2006
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| | fans to track the progress of their
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| Although Austria did not qualify for the
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| | favorite teams.
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| FIFA World Cup in Germany, the National
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| Team is still playing friendly matches to
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| give continuity to the National squad
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| | Cialis Western Open
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| and give opportunity to young players to
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| | July 6th- 9th
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| demonstrate their skills in the
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| | Cog Hill G&CC, Lemont, Illinois
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| international scenario.
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| | Live on XM 146/USA/ABC
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| One of those friendly matches will take
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| | Purse: $5,000,000
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| place on May 23rd when they face Croatia
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| | Last Champion: Jim Furyk
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| in home soil, as part of the programmed
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| | The Cialis Western Open, conducted by the
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| FIFA dates for the teams to prepare for
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| | Western Golf Association, has a history
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| the World Cup.
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| | unparalleled by all but one golf
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| Austria was in group 6 of the European
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| | championship in the United States. First
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| zone, a very hard group that counted with
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| | held in 1899, the Western Open is the
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| the presence of England and Poland,
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| | oldest championship on the PGA TOUR and
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| which were the two, teams that qualified
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| | the second oldest professional golf
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| to Germany 2006.
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| | championship in the nation. Only the U.S.
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| Austria has a great canter of young
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| | Open, first conducted in 1895 by the
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| players that given the continuity needed
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| | United States Golf Association, is older.
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| might accomplish great things in the
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| | When the PGA TOUR professionals come to
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| future for their country.
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| | Chicago each year to compete in the
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| Now other story awaits for Croatia a team
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| | Cialis Western Open, they are following
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| that is qualified to the World Cup and
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| | in the hallowed footsteps of golf's
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| will use this match up against Austria to
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| | all-time greats. Past champions include
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| give the final tune up to their squad
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| | golf's greatest legends, including Chick
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| before the World Cup Starts.
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| | Evans, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Byron
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| This will be their third successive
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| | Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold
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| appearance to the final stage of the
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| | Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. The past two
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| tournament since they are an independent
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| | decades have seen Tom Watson, Hale Irwin,
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| country. Croatia finished on top of the
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| | Tom Weiskopf, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Price
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| qualifying round in group 8 from the
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| | and Tiger Woods add their names to the
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| Europe zone.
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| | Western Open's J. K. Wadley Cup's
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| In teams news Croatia’s coach
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| | impressive roster of champions.
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| Zlatko Kranjcar announced on Friday an
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| | Today, the Western Open is considered the
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| expected 24-man squad for the FIFA World
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| | founding event of the PGA TOUR. Much has
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| Cup in Germany next month where he said
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| | changed since 1899, including the prize
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| he hoped his team would reach the second
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| | money. This year's 102nd Western Open
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| round at least.
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| | purse totals $5 million, with the winner
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| "I earlier said I would pick the players
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| | earning $900,000. In the Western Open's
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| who carried the burden of qualifying so
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| | initial year, the total purse was $150,
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| I've had a pretty clear picture of who to
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| | with the winner earning $50.
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| choose for some time," Kranjcar told a
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| | On last year's tournament Furyk , after
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| news conference.
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| | finishing second three times last year,
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| In the group stage Croatia faces Brazil,
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| | including a devastating loss the previous
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| Australia and Japan and Kranjcar said he
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| | weekend, Furyk against all Sportsbook
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| saw his team progressing. "I can feel a
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| | odds answered Woods' charge with three
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| great team spirit in the squad and I
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| | straight birdies and hung on to win the
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| think we're well capable of doing it," he
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| | Cialis Western Open. It was his 10th PGA
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| said. As we see the Croatian team is
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| | TOUR victory and the first since the 2003
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| very motivated toward the start of the
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| | Buick Open.
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| World Cup and is a team that can give
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| | After tapping in for a birdie, Furyk took
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| big surprises if they keep playing like
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| | off his cap and shook hands with third
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| they did in the qualifying round.
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| | round co-leader Ben Curtis. Furyk then
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| Most sports books will have lines for
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| | turned and pumped his fists to the
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| these friendly matches that might not be
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| | cheering crowd before sharing a long hug
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| as exciting as the World Cup matches but
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| | with caddie Fluff Cowan.
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| still is a chance for the sports betting
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