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Auburn's Jason Dufner tied for fourth at the USGA Open Golf Tournament played at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore,PA.

Jason played a particularly good fourth round on Sunday that put him in the position to challenge the leaders.

Justin Rose won the USGA Open beating Phil Mickelson on the last hole.  We look forward to hearing more from Jason now that he has gotten his best game going…

Cam Newton has re-enrolled at Auburn for the Spring Semester. He will complete his college education in Sociology. WELCOME CAM BACK TO AUBURN!!!!

    The last day was a shock to the USA Ryder Cup Team as the European Team caught up with a passed the early big USA lead.  Europe won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2.  Jason Dufner was one of only three winners in the last twelve rounds for the USA. He played solid golf thruouit the Cup.

  Jason Dufner teamed with Zach Johnson to beat Lee Westwood and Francesco Molinari yesterday in the Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club.  Representing the USA,they won 3 - 2 in the foursomes.  At 8:50 AM on Saturday (29th),they will go against Nicholas Colsaerts and Sergio Garcia  in the alternate shot format.

    Here we go again!  Cam Newton lead the Carolina Panthers to a big victory over the New Orleans Saints.  Cam passed to one touchdown and ran for another as the Panthers beat the Saints 35 to 27.  Another great start for Cam!

   Jason Dufner stands number three in 2012 Ryder Cup Points to represent the United States at Medinah (Ill) Country Club September 28-30,2012.  This is ahead of such golfers as Zach Johnson,Matt Kuchar, Phil Mickelson,Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler.  Auburn gets noticed in PGA Golf! We wish Jason the best!!!!

Our Jason Dufner remains third in the latest PGA Tour Cup Standings for the season.

He is only 36 points out of second place behind Tiger Woods and Zack Johnson.

Jason is in second place in Money Earnings behind only Tiger. 

AUBURN still standing out in golf even during the time most of…

After the first two rounds of golf in Northern England, Jason Dufner is in fourth place.  

He has a good opportunity to improve on…

With the announcement of Auburn's Marisa Grimes being selected as the Olympic Torchbearer in London.

I now find myself in the unique position of knowing two ladies at the Olympics in London.

In 1955, I rowed in the heavyweight rowing crew at University of Pennsylvania. We were the best in the world that year.

When I returned,years later, as an alumni, I was surprised to find women at the boathouse.

No,they were NOT cheerleaders but the new Penn Womens Crew.…

Once again, Auburn gets cheers in golf!

Jason Dufner played great golf on an extremely difficult golf course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.  

He scored a 283 which was only three strokes over par and only two strokes off the lead.  

This…

      When an event such as the tragedy of Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips occurs, all of the Auburn Family feels the effects.  We, at a distance, will all be with you during the Candlelight Service on Thursday evening. It is fortunate that "events" like this are rare. May God bless those who have to suffer the grief at this time for we DO know that His healing will follow.  May the time of grief be only as long as needed to heal all of us!

  With two wins already this golf season,Jason is in the lead once again. Jason has a three shot lead in Fort Worth,Texas.  Great seeing Auburn leading in yet another prime time sport.  The Fedex PGA List finds him on the top.  Let's hope he can stay up there for awhile.

  AUBURN"S Jason Dufner won his second golf tournament of this year. At the HP Byron Nelson Tournament in Irving,Texas, Jason beat out all the competition on the 18th hole of the last day. He had lead through most of the four day tournament and fought for the lead back and forth the closing day. After Jason's first tournament victory earlier he married a young lady from one of the northern colleges in Alabama.  With two wins this year,Jason will be near the lead in seasonal golf…

    Yesterday,Dick Clark passed away.  "American Bandstand" was part of the scene in Philadelphia in the 1950's.  Televisions were on all over town.  Who would Dick have on the show today? Fraternity pledges from the local colleges could be seen wearing their unusual attire--dark grey suits,white shirts and rep ties.  I cannot remember any of the Sororities sending their pledges but those dark grey suits really stood out.  Quite a few dates were arranged with older high school "ladies" and…

Now that Auburn Family has the unique capability to show The Corner live at any part of the day or night,there are ways to add to the enjoyment. How about all of the present fraternity brothers and/or sisters of a fraternity getting together at a fixed time of day to wish their alumni the best?  All it might take is getting all of that particular alumni to know what the proper time would be long before the actual event. You might even have printed signs welcoming your alumni/ae.  This…

  I just got off the phone with one of my closest friends who had stayed "out of touch" because he was and had been hurting for some time. "I didn't want to make you feel as bad as I am feeling." was his comment.  It seems that somehow today we only want to pass on the good stories with the happiest of endings. Our closest friendships were created sharing the best of both worlds. Why then do we turn off or forget the best of these past times? You and I are NEVER alone. Let's be able to share…

As i first arrive each day on these pages, I see Toomers Corner. I can make it "take motion" by merely using my mouse.  Instantly,memories of the past are recalled with many good times, many friends, fellow students and faculty friends. As I screen down the page,I can catch new videos and new blogs. I can keep up on what's happening every day.  The feelings of the students and their dreams.   But,I can also screen down to the left side and hear the words of Harvey Updike.  There no longer is…

In this industrial age, things sometimes get overly complicated.  There never seems to be a simple solution to the day to day problems that confront us.   Maybe, we need to get back to our farming roots.  A good farmer knows that if you plant corn,you will grow corn.  Never can you plant corn and get wheat.  As that good farmer you know that you will only ever get whatever you planted.  You can't change the harvest.  Be careful of what you plant in life!

 It is great to read about the various internships Auburn students choose.  How often does the incoming freshman wonder about what field they wish to pursue?  You can read all you want about a field of endeavor and talk to any number of alumni or faculty who work or have worked in the field. Each of these,just sort of by necessity,adds some bias to the "true picture."  What ever field you DO choose,you WILL benefit from time right there doing the every day tasks that make up that particular…

   Cam Newton was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii this past weekend.  This is unusual for a rookie quarteback. Cam played the whole second half of the game. He passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns.  The legend continues. What will his future be like?  Keep tuned!!