Hopefully Pitino Is A Better Coach Than A Golfer

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      Inside Track
      Boston Herald 

       Pitino's golf game takes a clubbing
      by Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa 
      Wednesday, July 7, 1999
      We've got a little piece of advice for all you celebrity golfers out 
      there: You don't want Boston Celtics cheese Rick Pitino in your foursome. 
      Because his shooting - in true Celtics fashion - is pathetic!
      At last weekend's American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake 
      Tahoe, Pitino shot a whopping 68 OVER par during the three-day golf-fest, 
      finishing 66th out of a field of 76!
      ``On one hole, he shot four balls into the lake,'' reports Pitino's best 
      buddy, Jersey Red, who was just foaming at the mouth to rat out Rick to 
      the Track. ``This guy couldn't get a job as a pro at a miniature golf 
      course!''
      The good news is Pitino shot better than wrestler-turned-Minnesota Gov. 
      Jesse ``The Body'' Ventura, who finished 75th; Houston Rocketman Charles 
      Barkley, No. 73; and ``Partridge Family'' teen idol David Cassidy, at 71.
      Come on get happy, Ricky. . . .
      As for the bad news, well, Pitino's pathetic par is the lead in the Track 
      today. And what could be worse?
      For the record, another Ricky - Rick Rhoden - five-time tournament champ 
      and former major league pitcher - finished first. And pocketed $100,000 
      for his trouble.
      Other celebrity duffers who got into the swing of things during the 
      three-day tourney included the incredibly hunky ``Melrose Place'' guy, 
      Jack Wagner; Denver Bronco biggie John Elway; boxing champ Oscar De La 
      Hoya; TV newsies Stone Phillips and Bryant Gumbel; ex-New England Patriot 
      tight end Keith Byars; and ex-Dallas Cowboy Emmitt Smith, who was paired 
      up with Pitino one day (much to Emmitt's chagrin, we suppose).
      By the way, news about Pitino's gaffe of a golf game didn't exactly 
      putt-putt its way back to Boston.
      We hear that WBZ-TV sportsdude Bob Lobel rang up Ricky and left word on 
      his voice mail that when he called the tournament organizers seeking 
      footage of the coach's golf swing, he was told it had already been sent to 
      ``America's Funniest Home Videos.'' Bob also told Rick that the tournament 
      titans wanted their goodie bag back! Ouch!
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