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By PAUL R. MAY
paul@paulrmay.com

Ralph Fiennes, the actor behind the evil Lord “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named” is scary enough to begin with. But his reptilian blue-white skin and those terrifying pit viper slits he has for nostrils are even freakier when he’s standing in front of you at about 50 feet tall.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix premiered at World Golf Village’s IMAX Theater Tuesday night. A packed house of media reviewers and lucky prizewinners enjoyed a 7 p.m. sneak preview of the movie before it opened to the general public at midnight.

Golfer Johnny Miller’s 1973 U.S. Open win included what was considered a scoring round for the ages on the final day of the illustrious national tournament. Now, the clubs he used to make his mark on golfing history have found a new home in St. Augustine.

Miller, a television golf analyst and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, donated the golf clubs to his locker exhibit at the World Golf Hall of Fame, where they’ll be on display until Miller decides to reclaim them.

Miller shot his 63 at the Oakmont club near Pittsburgh, Penn., which also is hosting the 2007 U.S. Open begining Thursday. Ralph Brandewiede, a World Golf Hall of Fame volunteer tour guide, called Miller’s accomplishment “like the perfect score.” Par for Oakmont is 72. U.S. Open tournaments are among the toughest tests of golf each year for professionals, where winners typically post over-par scores.