Sarah-Jane Kenyon Press Conference

Sarah-Jane Kenyon Press Conference
By Sean Cary

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sarah-Jane Kenyon, the newest member of the LPGA Tour, took questions from the Valencia Voice at a press conference on Monday, November 10th. Kenyon answered questions ranging from her upcoming marriage to her acceptance onto the LPGA Tour.

Kenyon said that, “Not much has changed at all,” since being accepted into the LPGA Tour recently. The Australian born golfer just recently made it to the prestigious womans based golf tour here in America and she is currently training at Orange County National.

While playing in the FUTURES Tour, Kenyon was humbled saying that she was a bit naïve in thinking she would make it to the LPGA relatively quickly. Kenyon had a breakout year when she climbed the money making list going from 102nd in 2007 to 3rd in 2008. This drastic improvement and her victory in the ILOVENY Championship helped catapult the 24 year old Aussie into the LPGA.

Kenyon's advice to women in her position was, “Be patient, it’s worth it.” Kenyon talked about the FUTURES Tour and said that it is almost impossible to make money unless you finish in the top five. When calculating the entrance fees and the cost of hotels into her winnings she is often times left with minimal income.

Much like the most famous golfer of our time, Tiger Woods, Kenyon was introduced to the game by her father and started playing from age 12. On the subject of male golfers Kenyon stated that there is a large difference between the way men and women are treated in this sport, but she accepts it.

“I don’t think women will ever get to the point that male golfers are,” Kenyon said when asked about the difference. Kenyon also said that she doesn’t see a problem with it. More people watch the male golfers and therefore they receive more sponsors and more money.

The Olympics reportedly have shown interest in making golf an Olympic sport in 2016 and Kenyon said she would love to be a part of that. In the mean time Kenyon will be working hard on her game here in Florida and will make her LPGA debut on February 9th in Hawaii.

Tallahassee Student Plans to Sue Local Bar
By: Sean Cary
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Local Tallahassee Community College student Joey Kiley plans to sue Mardi Gras Bar and Grille after he claims that he was unjustly assaulted by one of the establishment’s bouncers. Kiley states that he has been experiencing back problems since the incident took place on October 25th, 2008.

Eyewitnesses say that the bouncer approached Kiley while he was drinking at the bar without a 21 wristband, something that is obviously needed to consume alcohol at any bar. The bouncer threw Kiley’s drink to the ground and demanded that he leave, when Kiley turned his back to the bouncer he then violently shoved Kiley into the bar. At this point Kiley turned around to approach the bouncer when he was body-slammed to the ground and subsequently thrown out on to the streets.

“The whole situation was completely uncalled for, the way that guy reacted to the whole thing was utterly ridiculous,” said Aaron Layden, an eyewitness to the incident when asked about what had happened.

According to Kiley the manager of the bar came out and apologized to him for what had taken place and then gave him his money back. The manager could not be reached for questions and the bouncer refused to talk to anyone about the situation.

“I’m not saying that I wasn’t doing anything wrong at all, I was indeed drinking and I probably did deserve to be kicked out. All I’m saying is that it was ridiculous for that guy to attack me like that,” Kiley said in response to the ordeal.

Almost three weeks since the bar fight occurred Kiley has said that his back has been bothering him more and more. Being an assistant coach for a local high school soccer team Kiley says that the normal running around that he has to do is becoming harder and harder for him. After consulting doctors and a chiropractor Kiley has said that he is weighing the possibility of contacting the bar in an attempt to receive some compensation for the money and time he has put into his injury.

“I’m not a lawyer but I would say that he should definitely receive some sort of reimbursement for what happened especially if that is what hurt his back and stuff,” Steve Kirchof said when asked about his thoughts on what Kiley should do. Steve is a friend of Kiley’s who was present during the ordeal.

Kiley has said that he really does not want to have to go to the lengths as to sue the bar or anything like that but he also stated that if his back keeps acting up the way it has been and if he has to keep making trips to the doctor he doesn’t see any other way to resolve the problem.