Forget Corey's Picks, How About Lisa's Pics!

Thanks to Brooks for spotting and documenting this vital moment in Ryder Cup history: Lisa Pavin's revealing sitdown with Avid Golfer magazine where the photos will get most of the attention but the backstory of her marriage to Corey will certainly be news to some.

Back in 2000, Corey and his then-wife, Shannon, were looking for someone to help them out with their daily lives. Noss introduced the Pavins to Lisa, who had aspirations of starting her own Personal Assistant boutique firm. Lisa struck out on the job front after that meeting, but she did make quite an impression on Corey.

That year turned out to be a difficult one for Corey. His game was in shambles. He divorced from his wife and separated from his two sons, Ryan and Austin. And his relationship with his extended family deteriorated.

Soon after his divorce, Pavin hired Lisa as his personal assistant. Three months later, they became romantically involved.

“I was Corey’s personal assistant when we went on our first date, so having that date was sort of a blending in-type thing,” she said. “The two things I remember about it – he talked non-stop about the Ryder Cup and I remember asking him if he was going to finish his food because if not I was going to eat it. We shared more personable things about our lives on that date than we had previously while working together.”

If only we could get him that chatty these days!

As for the image, Brooks notes...

I can’t think of too many PGA Tour players who would want their wife seen in such a provocative pose for a magazine, let alone a month before the player was due to captain the Ryder Cup.

Monty would disagree!