The New Math The big news of 2002 boiled down to a few simple equations

THE AUGUSTA NATIONAL CONTROVERSY

GLORIA STEINEM
+
PATTON
X
[megaphone]
=
MARTHA BURK

CAVEMAN
X
[Confederate flag]
-
DIPLOMACY
=
HOOTIE JOHNSON

YEAR OF THE WOMAN

ROBOT
+
ABS
+
[Guinness World Records 2002 book]
=
ANNIKA SORENSTAM

MISS CONNECTICUT
X
(BILLIE JEAN KING - [tennis racket])
=
SUZY WHALEY

RYDER CUP

(YOSEMITE SAM + SNOOKER + [beer])
X
SCOTLAND
=
SAM TORRANCE

([SAM TORRANCE] - [Grecian Formula])
-
STRATEGY
+
[goat]
=
CURTIS STRANGE

CHRISTY O'CONNOR JR.
X
EDDIE GAEDEL
+
JACKPOT
=
PAUL MCGINLEY

JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL
-
GREEN JACKET
+
DENNIS THE MENACE[squared]
-
MARTINA HINGIS
=
SERGIO GARCIA

C.O.R. DISPUTE

SUPREME COURT
X
TECH NERDS
+
[Head & Shoulders]
-
[Diplomacy]
=
USGA

PREMATURE PROGNOSTICATORS
+
OVERSIZED DRIVERS
=
[TaylorMade]

MAJOR CHAMPIONS

JACK NICKLAUS
X
([Nike] + BUICK)
-
GANDHI
+
THE NANNY DIARIES
=
TIGER WOODS

SPICOLI
+
EL PASO
+
[Cellular telephone]
=
RICH BEEM

THE NATURAL
+
[Tropical island]
+
[Beer]
+
SPRINGBOKS
=
ERNIE ELS

NEWSMAKERS

(JOHN WAYNE - [horse])
X
LATROBE, PA.
-
[Masters)
=
ARNOLD PALMER

(EVIL KNIEVEL + MEL KIPER JR.)
X
SUSAN LUCCI
+
BARBIE
=
PHIL MICKELSON

SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
+
[football]
-
CHI CHI RODRIGUEZ
=
HALE IRWIN

([Ernie Els as champion] X [Vicks NyQuil]
+
LIGHTNING
+
EUROPE
=
RETIEF GOOSEN

CARNAC
+
([globe]- GREG NORMAN)
+
BEAR MARKET
=
TIM FINCHEM

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