Sammy shears off bad mojo

Feb 8, 2006

Ted Purdy held a 2 stroke lead going into the last day of the Kolon Hana Bank Korea Open on Oct. 2. Eight straight bogeys during the round scuttled his bid for the title.

Of course, spendy hiccups on the golf course had been the story of his mini-slump since winning the Byron Nelson.

When he reunited with his family in San Francisco for the WGC American Express Championship, his son was there to exorcise any superstitions that might have been getting in the way.

"I wanted to change things up because I was playing so bad," Purdy said on the eve of leading the final day of the Michelin Las Vegas Open, also by two shots.
"I gave my two-year-old, Sammy, the clippers and said, 'Get rid of this hair.'"

Sammy gleefully buzzed his dad, whose noggin started looking very much like it had been afflicted by mange or a "40-year-old Virgin"-type waxing.

The new, professionally tweaked do is now a little fuzz above total baldness.

"Some of the other players recoil when I take my hat off at the end of a round, but so far it feels like Sammy changed my luck," Ted said.