The Divorce Trial Begins Tomorrow -- Posted August 3, 2014; Hispanic From Texas Wins National "Female Under 20" Chess Tournament

Updates

August 5, 2014: judge bars public from divorce proceedings.
 

Original Post

Link here to the Reuters article.

Harold Hamm, now 68, founded Continental Resources in 1967, or 21 years before his 1988 marriage to Sue Ann, 58, who was then an attorney at the company. When the oilman divorced his previous wife, in 1987, court filings estimated his wealth at around $16 million. Today, Hamm's stake in Continental means he owns more oil in the ground than any other American, and the firm is worth $28 billion.

It could have been a dynasty.

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Speaking Of Pain

This, Too, Could Have Been A Dynasty

On July 26, 2014, I posted:

My hunch is that President Obama's handicap is decreasing while Tiger Woods' handicap is increasing. It's very possible, the two handicaps will cross sometime in 2018.  Someday you can say you read it here first.

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It was announced today that Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this weekend's tournament (the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational) due to back pain. At the link: "Prior to Sunday, Woods was playing well, though he wasn't in contention. Following a two-under 68 on Thursday, Woods finished with a 71 and 72 on Friday and Saturday, respectively." Later: is this the end of Tiger's career? CBS New York is reporting:

If Woods does not play in the PGA Championship (this week - August 7, 2014), that would be the end of his season. He would have to win the PGA to be eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs. In six starts on the PGA Tour this year, Woods finished all four rounds only twice.

And then reality:

Maybe Tiger hasn’t quit his chase for Jack Nicklaus’ majors record, but his body has.

This latest injury will almost certainly knock him out of the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup and the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

The question isn’t will Tiger win a major any more. It’s when will he stop trying?

Jack Nicklaus has 18 major PGA majors; Tiger Woods, 14. He will 40 years old next year, I believe.

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A Note for the Granddaughters

In today's (Sunday) Los Angeles Times, p. E12, Bill Cornwall's column on chess discusses the recent  chess tournament for young women in which a $10,000 scholarship to the University of New Hampshire was at stake.

Ten of the highest-rated girls under age 20 in the nation were invited to compete for the new national title, $2,000 in cash, and the aforementioned scholarship.

The youngest competitor was ten-year-old Carissa Yip of Massachusetts.

Sharing first after the nine rounds of play:

• Claudia Munoz, Texas
• Apurva Virkkud, Virginia
• Maggie Feng, Ohio
• Akshita Gorti, Virginia

Having the most tie-break points allowed Munoz to receive the scholarship. 

So, the ethnic background of the finalists: Hispanic, Chinese, sub-continent Indian (2),