June 15, 2004 Table Of Contents

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Trading Places On the eve of the U.S. Open, Memorial winner Ernie Els has overtaken Tiger Woods as the game's real No. 1

By Gary Van Sickle

PGA Tour WHERE WE ARE The great chase continued as Tiger Woods's talented pursuers--Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els--continued to bear down on the faltering world No. 1

By Gary Van Sickle

LPGA Tour WHERE WE ARE The game's elite have shone, as expected, but it is a pack of frisky youngsters that has already made 2004 a memorable year

By Alan Shipnuck

Champions Tour WHERE WE ARE Parity is close at hand, with a wave of solid newcomers coming on line, but for now the over-55 stars (Hale Irwin, Gil Morgan and Larry Nelson) still reign

By Gary Van Sickle

European Tour WHERE WE ARE Once the home of the world's best and most stylish players, the Euro tour's malaise continues with a host of watered-down fields and charisma-free winners. (That Ernie Els and Darren Clarke sit one and two on the money list shou

By Alan Shipnuck

2004 U.S. Open Preview

Team Player Phil Mickelson used to have all the answers. Now he's listening to his coaches, and that makes him the man to beat at Shinnecock Hills

By John Garrity

East End Elites

By Alan Shipnuck

Tipping Point From 1996 into 2002 the golf gods smiled on Tiger Woods. Then, at the '02 British Open, his fortunes took a dramatic turn for the worse

By Gary Van Sickle

He's Got Game Blessed with a hearty appetite for competition, rookie Zach Johnson has wasted little time showing he means business on the PGA Tour

By Alan Shipnuck

Last Links The famous golf club that bears the tribe's name has brought pride as well as pain to the Shinnecock Nation

By Alan Shipnuck and Farrell Evans

Profile

Lost And Found After being hooked on sleeping pills for years, Al Geiberger is clean, sober and finally looking out for Mr. 59

By Michael Bamberger

Travel

Holy Roller At the site of a great fundamentalist debate, the author cures his putting woes, then heads for home

By William Nack

The Week

Upset Special Cal's win is a shocker in the surprising NCAAs

By Jim Gorant

Big Play WITH BRAD REDDING

By Brad Redding

Heard On The Range

By Jim Gorant; Farrell Evans

Sal Stats

By Sal Johnson

The Hole Story Westchester

By Gorjus George Lucas*

Down To Two

By David Barrett

2¢ With Lee Janzen

By Lee Janzen

Teeing Off

Teeing Off USGA [R] FROM THE DESK OF FRED S. RIDLEY, PRESIDENT

By Bill Scheft

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