By- Aaron R Holcomb
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Australian born golfer, Sarah-Jane Kenyon earns herself a spot as the newest addition to the LPGA Tour after almost three years playing on the Duramed FUTURES Tour.
Kenyon, 24, was born in Geelong, Australia. She attributes her father as the reason why she picked up golf. "My dad was the main influence as to why picked up golf...and dropped swimming," said Kenyon.
"America is the best place in the world to play. It has the best tours, the best players come to play here...it just seemed like a great learning experience," said Kenyon.
After arriving to the United States in 2005 to play on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, Kenyon found herself hitting a brick wall in her performance. When diagnosed with Celiac's Disease "I wasn't to worried about my career, I was more worried about what i was going to eat. All I ate was bread and pasta so I was pretty upset about that. Though there are some pretty good substitutes out there, it's just a matter of finding them," said Kenyon about Celiac's Disease.
After placing 27th and 19th in tournaments during 2006 and 2007, Kenyon decided it was time to make a change.
Thanks to a new coach as of July, 2007, Phil Rickson of Orange County, and the diet to help lessen the side affects of Celiac's, Kenyon is now back on track and playing better than ever.
"I changed my diet...I stopped eating wheat or gluten. I cut out bread and pasta and it's really helped," said Kenyon during an interview with the Duramed FUTURES Tour. "I feel better on the course and the new diet has given me more energy. It requires a lot of planning, though. You can't just grab a sandwich when you go out on the course. Now, I eat a lot of gluten-free energy bars, fruits and nuts, and rice cakes with wheat-free peanut butter."
Kenyon's current record and acceptance into the LPGA, is truly evidence of her hard work and determination paying off. Her story is an example and inspiration to young girls and women as well as men.
Though "I Don't think women will ever get paid as much as men because people do not watch the sport as much as the men's tournaments," said Kenyon, my advice is "be patient and work hard. If you work hard there can be a lot of rewards."
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Cook Addresses Coffee Shop
By Aaron R Holcomb
ORLANDO, Fl—For college students that frequent the trendy java joints on a more than often occasion, it is likely you have been exposed to the single most common display of our countries First Amendment; open mic night.
At Rainforest Coffee Co. in Longwood, this weeks past Wednesday night harbored all the usual suspects. From the twenty-something college students coming to drown the days stress with copious amounts of tea and espresso to the middle aged aspiring poets and comedians, open mic attracts them all.
Regardless of who was there and why, this particular Wednesday we were all there to hear one speaker in particular.
In front of a small audience of 11 people not including the venue's employees, Zachary Cook stepped up to the corner next to the fake palm tree, which incidentally was also the stage and addressed his audience.
“ I’m not really sure whether or not he believes what he’s saying, or if it’s just for shock value,” said long time friend of Cook, Dalton Maynard, “either way it’s more than worth sitting through the same old material just to watch the audiences reactions.”
Cook’s act consists of randomly inserted parodies and one-liners amongst a collection of conspiracy theories that easily make your head spin.
"I Like to coat my messages with a layer of sarcasm and humor, it makes the audience feel more comfortable when they think I'm only joking," said Cook following his stand-up.
This particular evening he addressed the imminent threat of human cloning and nuclear war. “Who is to say that Russia is not out there—or Sweden for that matter…cloning genetically engineered humans that are resistant to nuclear radiation,” said Cook.
“The funniest part about his act, is that he never finishes an argument completely,” said Ryan Pugh, “he is much better proving is audience wrong than he is at proving himself right.”
“How is what I am doing any different than those sentimental saps and their poetry readings,” said Cook in response to a heckling spectator, “ I just believe in drawing emotion from my audience in a different way.”
“Whether I choose to sing my sorrows to you in a song, or convince you to avoid watching MTV because it is a ploy by communist to dumb down the American public; either way it makes you think about things critically and draw your own conclusions,” said Cook.
So next time you find yourself and your ears at the mercy of an extemporaneous speaker, consider that you have two options: bravely stay and lend your attention to what they might have to say, or quickly leave before they point out the ambiguous lady’s jacket you’re wearing.
Zachary Cook was born on May 19, 1987 in Maitland, Fl.
All questions, contact ee920@yahoo.com
ORLANDO, Fl—For college students that frequent the trendy java joints on a more than often occasion, it is likely you have been exposed to the single most common display of our countries First Amendment; open mic night.
At Rainforest Coffee Co. in Longwood, this weeks past Wednesday night harbored all the usual suspects. From the twenty-something college students coming to drown the days stress with copious amounts of tea and espresso to the middle aged aspiring poets and comedians, open mic attracts them all.
Regardless of who was there and why, this particular Wednesday we were all there to hear one speaker in particular.
In front of a small audience of 11 people not including the venue's employees, Zachary Cook stepped up to the corner next to the fake palm tree, which incidentally was also the stage and addressed his audience.
“ I’m not really sure whether or not he believes what he’s saying, or if it’s just for shock value,” said long time friend of Cook, Dalton Maynard, “either way it’s more than worth sitting through the same old material just to watch the audiences reactions.”
Cook’s act consists of randomly inserted parodies and one-liners amongst a collection of conspiracy theories that easily make your head spin.
"I Like to coat my messages with a layer of sarcasm and humor, it makes the audience feel more comfortable when they think I'm only joking," said Cook following his stand-up.
This particular evening he addressed the imminent threat of human cloning and nuclear war. “Who is to say that Russia is not out there—or Sweden for that matter…cloning genetically engineered humans that are resistant to nuclear radiation,” said Cook.
“The funniest part about his act, is that he never finishes an argument completely,” said Ryan Pugh, “he is much better proving is audience wrong than he is at proving himself right.”
“How is what I am doing any different than those sentimental saps and their poetry readings,” said Cook in response to a heckling spectator, “ I just believe in drawing emotion from my audience in a different way.”
“Whether I choose to sing my sorrows to you in a song, or convince you to avoid watching MTV because it is a ploy by communist to dumb down the American public; either way it makes you think about things critically and draw your own conclusions,” said Cook.
So next time you find yourself and your ears at the mercy of an extemporaneous speaker, consider that you have two options: bravely stay and lend your attention to what they might have to say, or quickly leave before they point out the ambiguous lady’s jacket you’re wearing.
Zachary Cook was born on May 19, 1987 in Maitland, Fl.
All questions, contact ee920@yahoo.com
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