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To: altair19 who wrote (50753)	3/27/2006 5:34:25 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104197

A19: Ames is very talented and I like his style (and his family values)...Yet, I have a hunch he will vacation with his wife and boys this week in Orlando...I'll bet he and his brother will take a little time out to practice the golf strokes too. Ames will most likely NOT turn down the Masters invitation - I think his family will be there to cheer him on...btw, he has an interesting background... scoregolf.com -s2@AmesIsTheOnlyMajorGolfPlayerBasedInCalgaryRightNow.com

To: altair19 who wrote (50753)	3/27/2006 5:43:03 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 104197

A19: The decision has been made... scoregolf.com -s2@HowCouldAmesTurnDownAChanceToPlayInTheMasters.com btw, even though Ames is 41, he is very talented...Look how he beat folks like Tiger, Sing, Ells, Goosen and Funk last weekend...These guys are some of the best out there...If Ames wins another Major tournament this year you'll see new endorsement contracts coming over the transom like there's no tomorrow. Then again, he doesn't need the money and after the TPC win he's already in the top 30...;-)

To: altair19 who wrote (50753)	3/27/2006 8:35:54 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 104197

A19: It looks like Ames owns part of a restaurant up in Calgary and they are ready to celebrate... calsun.canoe.ca Stephen Ames says he'll accept invitation and attend Masters By The Canadian Press scoregolf.com (CP) - Justin and Ryan Ames gave their father the go-ahead, so Canadian golf fans will have a little more to cheer about at the Masters. One day after winning The Players Championship, Calgary's Stephen Ames confirmed Monday that he'd accepted his invitation to play at Augusta National next week. Some were shocked that he even had to think about it, but Ames wanted to consult with his sons and wife Jodi before committing to the year's first major. "Some husbands and some guys take things for granted," Ames said Monday from Florida while on a conference call. "My first priority in life has always been my family." The family was scheduled to spend four days at Walt Disney World before travelling to Ames' native Trinidad, but will be headed instead to Georgia. The 41-year-old will be making his second appearance at the Masters and is coming off the biggest victory of his career. "I am playing. I am going to play," Ames said. "You gotta be kidding me not to go and play that event, it's one of the best events on Tour and probably in the world." Still, Ames said it's key that he tries to approach it like any other. Everything came together for him over four days in Florida, where he beat the best field in golf by six strokes and won $1.44 million US. "Obviously, the win was an exceptional one," Ames said. "It was a win that was very self-fulfilling and self-rewarding. "I just had to get my mind and everything else working together at once." Ames and his caddy - brother Robert - had an important meeting with psychologist Alan Fine at the start of the week. Fine talked to Stephen about quieting his mind and focusing on each shot. He worked with Robert and convinced him to take on more of a supporting role with his brother. "In the past, Robert kind of got in the way," said Ames. "He put me in two minds standing over the golf ball. That was the big thing Robert had to understand - if I saw a golf shot, he had to try and let me hit it. "The way I was hitting the golf ball this week made his job a lot easier." The numbers reflect that. The stroke average at Sawgrass on Sunday was 75.5 and Ames closed with a 67. It was a dominating performance. "I think I'm probably a better player when things get out of hand," Ames said. "I'm very conservative and that's the way I play golf." After a few more days at Disney World with Justin and Ryan, Ames will move onto the Masters, where he'll look to improve on a 45th-place finish in 2005. He couldn't have picked a better way to prepare for it. "I'm gonna have a different approach to Augusta now," he said. "I'm going to be looking forward to see - with my new frame of mind - what kind of performance I can put on."