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Thursday • July 20.
Moon blames
marital strain
For incident
MISSOURI CITY, Texas
(AP) — The wife of Minnesota
Viking quarterback Warren
Moon fled her home this week
after she told authorities her
husband struck and choked
her, then pursued her by car.
Felicia Moon has decided
not to press assault charges
in the Tuesday afternoon inci
dent termed a “marital argu
ment” by Missouri City police.
Moon, in a statement re
leased late Wednesday in
Houston, blamed the incident
on “a strain in our marriage.”
“Unfortunately yesterday,
a heated argument occurred,”
Moon said. “I’m very sorry it
happened. Felicia and I both
love each and will work to
move in a positive direction
with God in our life.”
Police went to the couple’s
home in the suburb just
southwest of Houston after
receiving a a 911 call from the
residence, notifying police an
assault was in progress. It is
not known if Mrs. Moon or if
one of the couple’s four chil
dren placed the call.
When police arrived. Moon
See Moon, Page 4
Rodriguez looks to move from
□ The former Aggie standout
won two of three in the Col
legiate Matches in Japan.
By David Winder
The Battalion
Ever since Anthony Rodriguez hit his
first tee shot at the age of 12, his dream
has been to play golf for a living. In early
July, he realized that dream.
Rodriguez, the most successful golfer in
Texas A&M history, became a profession
al golfer on July 8.
“I felt I was ready (to turn pro) since I
finished my eligibility,” Rodriguez said.
“The decision was my own. It was to fulfill
my dream.”
Rodriguez will play as a pro for the
first time at the Muy Caliente Tourna
ment Aug. 29-30 and then compete at the
Texas State Tournament Sept. 1-4. He
then will go to the Professional Golfer’s
Association Qualifying School in hopes of
getting a PGA card.
“It is every golfer’s dream to make it to
the PGA,” Rodriguez said. “Going to The
Colonial (a PGA tournament) last year re
ally motivated me. It’s amazing the way
everything is done there. Anything can
happen on the PGA tour.”
Golf legend Chi Chi Rodriguez will
serve as Rodriguez’s sponsor, helping him
with travel expenses.
“He is going to help me financially in
starting my career,” Rodriguez said. “He’s
also giving me advice with my mental and
physical games. Fuzzy Zoeller has also
helped me.”
Rodriguez played strongly during his
senior season at A&M, as he won
five tournaments. Before this year, no
Aggie golfer had ever won more than
two tournaments in an entire career. Ro
driguez also finished in the top 10 for
collegiate golfers.
He was honored for his excellent sea
son on June 6 when he was named to the
first-team, All-American golf squad by the
Golf Coaches Association of America. Ro
driguez was the first Aggie All-American
since Phillip Parkin was selected in 1984.
During his career at A&M, Rodriguez
was named to the All-Southwest Confer
ence team three times.
“Anthony has one of the most funda-
"On the course, (Rodriguez)
has a competitive fire that is
like 'the eye of the tiger.' It
scares some people."
— Colin Killian
AdrM Assistant Sports Information Director
mentally sound swings that you are going
to see,” A&M Assistant Sports Informa
tion Director Colin Killian said. “On the
course, he has a competitive fire that is
like ‘the eye of the tiger.’ It scares some
people. Off the course, he is an affable,
likable young man.”
Rodriguez, from San Antonio, has ex
celled at every level of golf he has per
formed in. At Churchill High School in
San Antonio, he led his team to four
A&M to PGA
straight district titles and the regional
crown in 1990. He was a four-time, all
district selection and was named to the
all-Texas team as a senior.
During high school, he captured six
prep tournaments as a senior, five as a ju
nior and two more as a sophomore.
Killian said he was impressed with the
way Rodriguez played while trying to
make a return trip to the NCAA Champi
onships last season.
“He made it his junior year, but missed
by one shot his senior year,” Killian said.
“It was under tough conditions, but from
tee to green he played unbelievably. Some
tour guys couldn’t have played that well.”
Rodriguez had a stroke average of
72.08 last season,which helped earn him a
position on the United States collegiate
team that participated in the U.S. —
Japan Collegiate Matches in Japan.
“Out of three matches, I won two,” Ro
driguez said. “But the United States lost.
It did allow me to see a part of the world I
had never seen though.”
The most impressive part of Ro
driguez’s senior season was the fact that
he was under significant pressure to
lead the team after the graduation of
former All-American performer Marco
Gortana in 1994.
Rodriguez hopes to follow in the foot
steps of fellow Aggies Bobby Nichols and
Jeff Maggert who have found success on
the PGA tour. Nichols was the 1964 PGA
Champion, and Maggert was the 1993
PGA Tour winner.
“I had the best four years of my life at
Texas A&M,” Rodriguez said. “I bleed ma
roon blood.”
A&M graduate Anthony Rodrigue:
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