Van de Velde flop at Carnoustie lives on in infamy.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  July 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Ed Sherman Jean Van de Velde won't be returning to the scene...there is no chance to even fantasize that Van de Velde could atone for his 18th-hole disaster...still feel his pain. Then again, perhaps Van de Velde is fortunate he will be spared...

GOLF: Van de Velde is French for choke

AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ...AAP Sports News (Australia) 07-19-1999 GOLF: Van de Velde is French for choke By Ed Sherman of...Norman. The new word for choke in French is Van de Velde. People will say, so-and-so "pulled a Van de Velde," and no explanation will be required...

Sport: Carry on at Carnoustie Van de Velde revels in hero's role as drame...

The Sunday Telegraph London;  December 18, 1999 ;     700+ words ......sharp wind and with ice on the ground, Jean Van de Velde dug his hands deep into the pockets...De Jean", his new line. At a dinner in Van de Velde's honour that night, the manager...honour, with a brushed steel nameplate: the Van de Velde Suite. Only winners of The Open have...

Golf: Dignity is dinner at the 18th Tim Glover studies the impact of Van...

The Independent - London;  July 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ...AFTER JEAN Van de Velde had gone from grass to metal to stone...about heroic failure," Jamie Cunningham, Van de Velde's manager, said, "but Costner didn...the apparent self-destruction which saw Van de Velde blow a three-stroke lead at the 18th...

ELECTION 98 Aggressive challenger makes run at Doyle But errors may haunt...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Something's amiss with Linda Van De Water's campaign for attorney general. According to conventional wisdom, Van De Water is a sacrificial lamb, recruited...challenging Attorney General Jim Doyle. But in Van De Water, Republicans appear to have more...

Golf-Open `99: Caddie not at fault for debacle Despite criticism of...

The Independent - London;  July 20, 1999 ;     652 words ......and not one of them would have done what Van de Velde did on the 18th". Virtually everyone now has an opinion of how Jean Van de Velde staggered not into the Open Championship...of the bar stool. All he had to do? That Van de Velde had played the golf of his life for...

Five minutes with ... Janet Van de Walker.(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  August 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Cohen Daily Herald Correspondent Janet Van de Walker is a walking testimonial to the...husband's death. It's likely the Ohio-born Van de Walker would be successful given her early...friends so easily, she confessed. Actually, Van de Walker's popularity likely came from the...

France's lovable loser Van de Velde still smiling after British Open...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 12, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Jean Van de Velde of France watched the video of his British Open collapse...time Tuesday. What did he think? "I thought it was funny," Van de Velde said, smiling broadly. Funny? Van de Velde took a three-stroke lead into the final hole and, with...

Assistant DA resigns, considering run against Doyle Van De Water said to...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 21, 1998 ;     434 words ...Assistant District Attorney Linda Van De Water has resigned her post and emerged...is that I am actively considering that," Van De Water said in a brief interview Wednesday...candidate for a local judicial race in 1999, Van De Water said she had not ruled out a bid...

Van De Velde attempting to get his career back on track.(Sports)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  July 4, 2001 ;     559 words ......every swing in her French tongue, Jean Van De Velde hit his Cleveland 7-iron for four...wife. We're from the south of Europe, said Van De Velde, the Frenchman with worldwide appeal...our eyes. That's the way we communicate. Van De Velde, who tees off in his first Advil...

Van de Velde Returns to British Open

AP Online;  July 18, 2000 ;     670 words ......AP Sports Writer AP Online 07-18-2000 Van de Velde Returns to British Open ST. ANDREWS...etched in the memory of any golf fan. Jean Van de Velde, pants rolled up past his knees...we're all having a bit of a swim here,'' Van de Velde said. ``That would have been funny...

EDITORIAL: Time for Sen. Van de Putte to confess

University Wire;  October 14, 2003 ;     384 words ......senators are at odds again. State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, told the San Antonio...they would be "treated like Mexicans." Van de Putte refused to divulge which senator...accusation, Republican senators have demanded Van de Putte reveal who made the comment, ...

His hands on the trophy, Van de Velde falls apart

The Boston Globe;  July 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ...CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- Jean Van de Velde turned his l'Arc de Triomphe into...Parry parred. "I started a bit shaky," Van de Velde said. But he'd gotten the edge back...Justin Leonard caught him briefly, but Van de Velde nudged ahead with a birdie at the...

Lawrie accepts gift, wins British: Van de Velde's triple bogey leads to...

The Washington Times;  July 19, 1999 ;     700+ words ......1996 Masters look G-rated, Frenchman Jean Van de Velde handed the claret jug to unheralded...at 6-over. There's worse things in life, Van de Velde said after joining Sam Snead (1939...71 holes at Carnoustie, the 33-year-old Van de Velde had played unflappable golf. He had...

THE RYDER CUP; You just can't get Van de Velde's goat.

The Boston Herald;  September 23, 1999 ;     447 words ......of an historic personal disaster. Jean Van de Velde is destined to be buried under a...language. It's not like something you forget, Van de Velde said of his catastrophe at Carnoustie...aren't abused. They can even be cherished. Van de Velde's eventual Open loss in a playoff...