Saturday, July 17, 2004

Where are they now - Bryce Molder

Nice AP story on Molder and overcoming his birth defects. Learn something new everyday. By the way, he is in 2nd heading into the weekend at his latest Nationwide Tour tourney. Strong play this weekend will give him his 5th straight top 10 finish.

Molder was born with Poland's syndrome, which occurs about once in every 30,000 births. The fingers on his left hand are shorter than those on his right. His left thumb and forefinger were webbed, along with the pinkie and ring finger. Four surgeries corrected the webbing. Molder also is missing his left pectoral muscle, leaving him with a dominant right side that caused him to hook the ball.
By the way, the article mentions that Molder is one of only a few golfers who have been NCAA 1st team All-Americans all 4 years in college. Who were the other? Read this article to find out.
The former Georgia Tech All-American is one of just four players to earn first team All-American honors four times during their collegiate career, joining fellow Yellow Jacket David Duval, Gary Hallberg and Phil Mickelson. After graduating in 2001, Molder turned pro with high expectations, both from himself and the public