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April
13

And the Bonehead Of The Week Award goes to…me for this regrettable exchange in the Augusta National pro shop.

True story: I was buying a hat for a friend when one of the two girls behind the counter noticed my credential.

“Sam,” she repeated my name. “My name’s Samantha.”

“Really?” I said. “My parents said that if I ended up being a girl, they weren’t going to name me Samantha. They wanted to call me Stephanie, which is a horrible name.”

Then the girl motioned to her friend right next to her, who had heard the whole conversation.

“Her name’s Stephanie,” she said.

I have decided not to speak for the rest of the week.

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 13th, 2008 at 4:22 pm by Sam Weinman.
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2 Responses to “Insert foot here”

  1. Teeing Off

    [...] I’m not the only guy who wants to put his foot in his mouth today. Another is Tiger Woods, who said after his round that he never should have mentioned going for the [...]

  2. Michael Weiksner

    You insulted both of them with one inadvertant comment. Awesome.

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The lead golf writer for The Journal News and LoHud.com, Weinman, 31, has placed among the top three in the Golf Writers Association of America writing contest in three consecutive years, including a first-place finish in 2004. READ MORE

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A sports reporter at The Journal News for nearly three years, Alex Myers has covered a bit of everything, but a lot of golf, ranging from the high school level to last year's U.S. Open at Winged Foot. His golf writing goes back to his college days when he attended Wake Forest University. Myers is also an avid player who is constantly trying to improve on his current handicap of 8. Perhaps his biggest thrill came earlier this summer when he conquered the famed 17th hole at the TPC at Sawgrass by hitting a 9-iron onto the island green and walking away with a 2-putt par.

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