December 19, 2007

MARYSVILLE, OH — Tom Fowble, the winner of the 2003 Golden Jacket, signs to participate in his 6th straight major championship. He registered for the tournament after playing a practice round for charity with Jim Thorpe.

"I am not about to skip a tournament that has made me famous," said Tom OlaFowble after his round. "That would be like Olazabal skipping the Masters."

Fowble was asked if he had any immediate thoughts regarding the Indiana tournament. "Jim has once again committed to the Principal Charity Classic in Iowa during Spackler. We talked about my attendance during our round today and we both think Spackler is the best place for me. In his absence, he really thinks a twirl of the club during my follow through would be a great addition to Spackler. I am strongly considering it."

Tom Fowble stormed into Thunder Hill back in June 2003 as a rookie to win his first Golden Jacket. Fowble is a strong part of the very strong field from Ohio with five Jackets. He plans to join Greg Long, Brian Flanagan, and most likely Rick Dosky of Ohio, who all have jackets. Shawn Long is doubtful for this year's tournament after winning his first jacket in Raleigh.

OlaFowble has been struggling for years with his putting stroke. "Fowble has always struggled on difficult greens," says member Jason Watson. "He has held the Rusty Rod for 2 years (the worst putter in Spackler history) and traded it off to Andy Cohen last June. The Grande was the wrong place to dig himself out of a hole. The monsterous greens and cart crash sent Tom Fowble into a tail spin as he finished in 61st position with 62 participants. The largest tail spin, Mark Wray, was the passenger during his cart crash.

The 2008 Carl Spackler Open Championship begins in 168 days. There are 34 players signed to participate in the 8th annual tournament.