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Roberts Gets First Win of 2008
 JUNE 29, 2008, EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) -- Loren Roberts lived up to his nickname. Known as "The Boss of the Moss" for his deft putting, Roberts made a 29-foot, double-breaking birdie putt on the par-5 17th Sunday. That put him in front by two strokes in the Commerce Bank Championship and he went on to his first Champions Tour victory of the year.
Roberts did bogey the closing hole but his 3-under 68 gave him a 12-under 201 total and a one-stroke victory over Nick Price and Lonnie Nielsen.
The win in the $1.6 million event was the eighth on the Champions Tour for Roberts, the same total he had in his PGA TOUR career.
He led all the way in earning the $240,000 first prize that moved him into third place on the money list with $1,151,093. Visit PGATOUR.com for more on Loren's win.
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Doc Reviews Tiger's Pain in SI
 If you get Sports Illustrated and you get their Golf Plus section each week – it's free to subscribers if you call SI and request it – you would have seen in their recent U.S. Open wrap-up issue that Doc was asked to analyse how Tiger's bum leg was affecting his swing.
The Big Play section, as it is called, features a top teacher each week discussing the previous week's tour events and showing readers what you can learn from the winners' games. Doc is a regular in this section and it is a must read.
A day after Doc talked about how difficult is would be for Tiger to play well with his leg in its current condition. Tiger announced that he would be having more surgery and out of golf for at least the rest of 2008. Visit www.golf.com for more of Doc's articles from SI and GOLF Magazine.
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Suttie Students Playing Well
Three Top 10s on the same week for longtime Suttie students Loren Roberts, Chip Beck and Brad Adamonis.
Adamonis tied for sixth at the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship in Hartford, CT while Roberts was runner-up at the Bank of America Championship near Boston and Beck finished tied for seventh in the same Champions Tour event.
Roberts is fourth on the current Champions Tour money list and Beck moves up to 62nd. Meanwhile, Adamonis is currently at 133rd on the PGA Tour money list after jumping 33 spots with his strong finish in Connecticut.
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Kraft Wins First Official PGA Event
 MARCH 23, 2008, RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico -- Greg Kraft shot a 70 to outlast Bo Van Pelt on the final holes, finishing 14 under for a one-shot victory at the inaugural Puerto Rico Open on Sunday.
Kraft earned $630,000 -- more than he's made on the PGA TOUR combined since 2003 -- and has secured playing privileges through 2010.
He closed in on the TOUR's top 50 money winners a decade ago and looked to be entering the prime of his career. However, he contracted an illness, Valley fever, during the 2002 Tucson Open. The disease is caused by a fungus that gets stirred up in soil and attacks the lungs.
Kraft suddenly was losing strength and didn't know what was wrong. Doctors had trouble diagnosing the malady, even telling him he had cancer. Gradually, Kraft found his strength. This week in Puerto Rico, he rediscovered his championship game.
Kraft has worked with Doc for the past year and everyone at the Jim Suttie Golf Academies is very happy to see Greg earn a much deserved victory.
Go to www.pgatour.com for more on Kraft's win.
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Suttie Launches LAW's Certification
 In November, Dr. Jim Suttie, co--author of The LAWs of the Golf Swing, conducted his first LAWs Stage 1 Certification. The class was attended by 12 golf professionals from around the globe who spent two days in extensive training on the subtleties of the LAWs models for the golf swing.
On the first day the class was shown how to identify the three main models of the LAWs methodology: Leverage, Arc and Width swings. Special emphasis was given to the hybrid swing which can be made up with unlimited combinations from each model.
During the second day, the class was shown how customization of equipment fits so well with LAWS. Dr. Suttie then coached two beginners and showed how LAWs can fit all standards of golfers both male and female. On the final afternoon the attendees completed an exam and the participants were certificated as LAWs Stage 1 teachers.
There will be further opportunities to attend a LAWs course in the future. These courses are open to all PGA professionals and carry 15 points towards your personal development program as recognized by the PGA of America.
Future dates for certification of courses will be posted in December. Call 800-765-3838 for more information.
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Two Big Wins in One Day for Suttie Students
 OCTOBER 14, 2007 George McNeill (pictured at left) won his first career PGA Tour title at the Frys.com Open in Las Vegas by four shots. Meanwhile, Brad Adamonis was in Texas winning the WNB Golf Classic on the Nationwide Tour at the same time, albeit after having to play eight more holes in one of the longest play-offs in a PGA Tour sponsored event, ever. Both McNeill and Adamonis are taught by Doc Suttie and with their victories Doc has now had five different students win PGA Tour-sponsored events in 2007! Earlier this season Loren Roberts, Mark Wilson and Brad Elder all won on their respective tours. You can follow the progress of all of Doc's champions at PGATOUR.com.
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Golf Digest says Suttie No. 1 in Illinois, Top 20 in America
Digest Publishes Industry's Most Exclusive Ranking and the Only Ranking Voted on by the Teachers
 Lemont, IL, July 9, 2007 – The golf industry's most exclusive list of top teaching talent has been issued today by Golf Digest Magazine as it unveils its biennial list of America's 50 Greatest Teachers for 2007-08 in its August issue. Among those named to the new list is Dr. Jim Suttie, owner of The Jim Suttie Golf Academies located at Cog Hill G. & C.C. in Lemont, IL and at Twin Eagles C.C. in Naples, FL. Dr. Suttie has been on the Golf Digest list since its inception in 2000 and is ranked at No. 18 on the new list. Suttie also is ranked as the top teacher in Illinois.
Since the first survey in 2000, Golf Digest has used peer voting on the state and national level to build the Best Teacher lists. This year's list was selected by the nearly 1,000 teachers from all 50 states who filled out an online ballot. There are more than 28,000 golf professionals in the United States who were eligible for consideration.
"This is a special honor for me because it means your peers respect your work as a teacher," said Dr. Suttie. "I've been a teacher and coach for four decades and I can say that being recognized among the Top 20 instructors out of the many thousands who teach this great game means a tremendous amount to me."
The entire list is available at: Golf Digest 50 Greatest Teachers
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Suttie promoted to new Top 100 Teacher Emeritus list
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Longtime Suttie Student to Captain 2008 Ryder Cup Team
 "When I first met Jim Suttie I couldn't break 80 two days in a row," says Paul Azinger. "After three years with Jim as my coach, I was on the PGA Tour. His knowledge of the swing and expert analysis are unmatched."
Azinger has come a long way since he and Doc first met nearly 30 years ago. "Zinger," as he is affectionately known by golf fans, adds the announcement of his 2008 Captaincy of the American Ryder Cup Team to a superb career that includes 12 victories on the PGA Tour including the 1993 PGA Championship. Azinger was a tenacious competitor on four American Ryder Cup Teams in the late 80s and early 90s.
Paul has been working hard with Doc for the past year and bounced back for his best season in the past four years with more than $700,000 in official earnings.
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