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Canadian Dan Halldorson promotes Jazz Golf in consultancy role

2007-02-08T02:21:00.000-08:00

Jazz Golf is pleased to announce that Canadian golf legend Dan Halldorson has joined its team. Halldorson will bring a wealth of experience and passion for the game, to a consultancy role with the Jazz Product Development Team. In addition, he will serve as ambassador for company special events and promotions. .

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Dry golf courses remain so green

2007-02-06T02:24:00.000-08:00

In an effort to keep the greens green through the drought, golf courses throughout the region guzzled far more water than they're entitled to. "It's not unusual necessarily to see that during a drought," said Mike Molligan, communications director for the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the agency that oversees water use. "There has been an increasing trend since things have gotten dry." From Sarasota to Citrus counties, golf courses overpumped anywhere from 2 percent to 55 percent more water than Swiftmud allows them. Some overpumped by more than 100,000 gallons a day. Several faced fines. Golf courses aren't the only ones suffering. Public utilities are also struggling to control drought-driven water use. Hernando County Utilities Department is under threat of fines as its customers gulp more than 2-million gallons a day over the utility's limit.

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Golf Australia bans women golfers' calendar intended for charity

2007-02-02T02:22:00.000-08:00

While the media and public - all over the world - can't get enough of the 13 women who bared nearly all for a calendar to raise funds for breast cancer research, a golf scholarship and some attention for the game, Golf Australia has banned it. Instead, the organisation has paid for Natalie Gulbis to come DownUnder and play, to inject an element of 'glamour' to the local game. .

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Adidas Golf announces promotion in AZ for Powerband golf shoe

2007-01-31T02:25:00.000-08:00

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- adidas Golf, a brand of the TaylorMade-adidas Golf Company, is introducing its POWERBAND golf shoe with an unprecedented promotion at this week's PGA Tour stop in Arizona. If an adidas Golf staff player wearing the POWERBAND shoes registers a hole-in-one at the famed 16th hole, 10,000 fans who registered at one of the 10 local Van's Golf Shops in the greater Phoenix area, or at the adidas Golf booth at the FBR Open Expo Center, will be randomly selected to receive a free pair of the POWERBAND shoes. .

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Tiger's Presence in Golf Looms Large

2007-01-29T02:25:00.000-08:00

SAN DIEGO - Two people turned into six, which soon turned into a dozen, all of them standing behind the first tee Tuesday on the North Course at Torrey Pines as darkness gave way to dawn.And they weren't there to watch Bubba Watson.Even big-hitting Bubba was waiting on Tiger Woods to show up for the first time at a PGA Tour event in nearly four months. He eventually gave up, blasted his pink-shafted driver out of sight and played alone until Woods caught up to him on the back nine.The 2007 season enters its fourth week at the Buick Invitational, but in some respects, it feels like opening day because of the enormous interest Woods brings to golf. Despite sitting out the first three tournaments this year, Woods still worked his way into just about every conversation.Vijay Singh won the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship for his 30th title on the PGA Tour, and some people wondered if he was ready to make another bid for No.

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Crystal Golf Ball Earrings

2007-01-23T02:41:00.000-08:00

The Perfect Gift For Birthdays, Anniversaries Or Holidays! Crystal Golf Ball Earrings feature: Dimpled and faceted to catch every of glimpse of light A brilliant pair Swarovski crystal Attractive crystal earrings look great with everything Great Gift For The Golf Enthusiast!

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Ben Sutton Golf School now offering one-on-one instruction

2007-01-23T02:26:00.000-08:00

SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. -- Ben Sutton Golf Schoolthe largest golf instruction destination in the U.S. and the only one that offers learning under real playing conditionsannounced students can now request private one-on-one time with any of the schools PGA/LPGA professional instructors. .

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Rizman Zahari jumps on top in Pakistan Open Golf

2007-01-21T02:26:00.000-08:00

KARACHI: Malaysians Airil Rizman Zahari equalled a course record at Karachi Golf Clubs with a superb eight-under-par 64 to jump into the lead on the penultimate day of US$300,000 Pakistan Open Golf Championship on Saturday. The day saw local star Shabbir Iqbal jumped into the fourth spot. After par-72 second round on Friday, he got his touch back with a brilliant five-par to jump into the fourth spot with an aggregate of 205. Highly talented Airil Rizman, nailed nine birdies against a lone bogey, to equal the course record set by defending champion Chris Rodgers last year. With a 17-under-par 199 total, Airil Rizman took a three stroke lead over Englishman Simon Hurd, who is ranked 48th on the Asian Tour's UBS Order of Merit last year, dropped a spot to joint second place after a 69.

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Golf: Wales Open's Mr 60 back on the birdie trail

2007-01-19T02:29:00.000-08:00

PHILLIP ARCHER - who came so close to hitting the bullseye of a first-ever round of 59 on the European Tour at last year's Celtic Manor Wales Open - was back at his low-firing best yesterday. Archer shot 10 birdies in a nine-under 63 to open up a three-stroke lead after the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Championship. The Englishman, whose putt for the golfing holy grail of 59 from just seven feet slid past the lip of the last hole at Celtic Manor in June, sits clear at the top from a high-quality trio sharing second of Nick Dougherty, Retief Goosen and a lucky-to-be-alive Henrik Stenson, who was involved in a collision with a lorry while driving to the golf course. Several months on, his brush with 59 still gets Archer recognised wherever he goes. He said, "When I qualified for the US Open last year a lot of people in the crowd called me "Mr 60." .

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Lopez Picks Up Golf Mantle for Bob Hope

2007-01-17T02:32:00.000-08:00

PALM DESERT, Calif. - Bob Hope was always a tough act to follow. George Lopez is holding his own, so far. Firing off jokes that likely would have had even Hope guffawing, the actor named his ideal golfing partners."My dream foursome would be myself, Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell," Lopez said, alluding to a public feud between Trump and O'Donnell. "And she would count as two. So I wouldn't actually need four."He added with a sly grin, "I want to be in that fight."Asked about the state of his game, Lopez said he was thrown off by watching tape. "This guy filmed three of my swings and he was telling me about my spine angle and I was raising my head and I wasn't getting the full turn," said Lopez, a 13-handicapper. "Really, after he spoke, the only thing I really looked at when I looked at the tape was whether I looked fat or not."So I didn't really hear what he said.

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Balance-Certified Golf to feature Hoch and White at PGA Show

2007-01-15T02:32:00.000-08:00

HARVEST, Ala. -- Balance-Certified Golf, an acclaimed shaft tuning system which uses strategically-placed weights tailored to individual golfers needs, will feature Scott Hoch, winner of eleven PGA Tour events, and Re/Max World Long Drive professional Phil White in Booth 2313 at the PGA Merchandise Show & Convention Jan. 25-27 in Orlando, Fla. Each distinguished golfer will discuss how Balance-Certified Golfs Pro-Balance weighting system has contributed to his success. .

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GOLF: County's big three to forge new link

2007-01-13T02:24:00.000-08:00

WILTSHIRE's three golfing bodies - the Wiltshire County Golf Union, Wiltshire Ladies' County Golf Association and the Wiltshire PGA - have joined forces with a view to promoting and developing the game in the county, writes ERNIE NEWELL. The Wiltshire Golf Partnership, as it is called, is receiving funding and support from the England Golf Partnership to write a development plan for the county; if approved, it will receive further funding to put the plan into action. The England Golf Partnership comprises the English Golf Union, English Ladies' Golf Association and the Professional Golfers' Association with the support of the Golf Foundation and Sports England. .

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Johnson learns lesson from golf cart incident

2007-01-11T02:24:00.000-08:00

“It was just one of those bad decisions I've made in my life," Johnson said Monday when asked what led him to think it would be a good idea to get on top of a golf cart at a charity tournament in Florida last month. Johnson fell from that perch and suffered a broken wrist. His cast is off, but he'll use a splint during testing this week at Daytona International Speedway. “My wrist is good," Johnson said. “The timing was perfect. I got the off-season to heal up and I'm ready for Daytona." .

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Does golf need another champion?

2007-01-09T02:32:00.000-08:00

The purpose is to end the season with what would amount to golf's version of a World Series or Super Bowl to determine a champion. The issue is how the public will accept the whole premise. Golf already has its major championships, but they are not in the postseason; they are in the prime of the schedule. Does golf need another champion? What the PGA Tour is trying to do is give its late season a boost in exposure against competition from baseball's postseason, professional and college football, and the early stages of the NBA and NHL seasons. Once the PGA Championship takes place in mid-August, golf vanishes from newspapers, television and the public consciousness, except for the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup. Q. Will it work? A.

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Though stars are missing, the race is on for golf's Cup

2007-01-07T02:31:00.000-08:00

There is a professional golf tournament being played at The Plantation Course in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, that is true. FedExCup points are on the line under the new-look PGA Tour format and the players are guaranteed a hefty check, also true. And, yes, the record will credit Joe Durant for scoring the first birdie of the 2007 campaign. But if you hold a PGA Tour event without Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio Garcia, etc., in the field, is it really a tournament? The first event of the golf season offers a prime example of why the Tour is trying to shake things up. When some of the biggest stars in golf aren't playing, the buzz, the ratings and the product suffer. Will the new FedExCup plan be the remedy? Let's look at the stories to follow in 2007: WINNERS AND LOSERS Things will change under the FedExCup format, and there promises to be losers as well as winners.

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Woods follows own path into 2007 golf season

2007-01-03T02:34:00.000-08:00

There's only one thing to say to anybody who complains that Tiger Woods isn't playing this week's PGA Tour season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship or who doesn't think golf's worth following unless Woods is in a tournament. Get over it. Woods will never play more than 20 tournaments a year on the PGA Tour. Jack Nicklaus didn't play much more. Nicklaus was in the game for the major tournaments, and so is Woods. Case closed. Woods said on his website last week that he's been "unable" to prepare for the Mercedes. Wouldn't it have been more accurate for him to say that he chose not to? .

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Nick Faldo and Kelly Tilghman lead a Golf Channel team eager to ...

2006-12-30T02:27:00.000-08:00

The rhythmic rap of hammers accompanied by the shrill whine of power saws played an appropriate overture for the 2007 -season at the Golf Channel. But the carpenters and electricians who transformed what two days earlier had been a gutted studio into a nearly completed array of new sets were only part of the air of anticipation that occupied every corner of the network's Orlando headquarters at year's end. The PGA Tour is coming to the Golf Channel, along with the most sweeping changes in the network's 12-year history. The new slogan for the Golf Channel is "Every PGA Tour event begins here," but it is more than that. It is a new beginning for the network itself. The switch to a digital signal New Year's Day will provide a sharper picture. High-definition coverage of Thursday and Friday rounds beginning with the Buick Invitational will bring a startling realism to golf on TV.

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Golf loses a great friend

2006-12-28T02:30:00.000-08:00

Gerald Ford, hailed as the US's most athletic president following his death at 93 this week, had a special passion for football and golf. But his ability to play the two sports differed as widely as the sports themselves. At grid-iron football he was an acknowledged star and it was largely due to his feats in this sport that prompted Douglas Brinkley, the presidential historian, to describe him as "our great athlete-president". Gerald Ford played top-quality football at Michigan and after two years as a substitute on the university's Rose Bowl teams, he earned a starting place from where went on to be voted the team's most valuable player and to be invited to play in two national all-star games. The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers liked him enough to both offer him pro football contracts, but he declined them and instead took up the position of boxing coach and assistant football coach at Yale where he went to earn his law degree.

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Coons to golf at San Diego State

2006-12-26T02:31:00.000-08:00

The 17-year-old Wilbraham resident missed the cut at the Junior Worlds golf championship at La Jolla, Calif., last summer, a perceived misfortune that ultimately led to her making a commitment to play college golf next fall at San Diego State University. "I think everything happens for a reason, and things just worked out for me," the high school senior at Minnechaug Regional said. After missing that cut, Coons took a short drive to the SDSU campus. She went searching for the athletic department and found that the women's golf coach was in her office at the time. "I was just looking for a brochure ... I ended up meeting the coach and I loved the place the minute I stepped on the campus," Coons said. Coons said the coach Felicia Brown, a former LPGA and Futures tour player, assured her of a spot on the team.

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England Golf welcomes survey results

2006-12-17T02:30:00.000-08:00

GOLF: ENGLAND Golf has welcomed the findings of Sport England's Active People survey which has confirmed that golf is the second most popular ball sport in England. According to the survey, almost a million and a half (1,457,347) people play golf each month, making it the seventh most popular sport and recreational activity in the country, behind recreational walking, swimming, going to the gym, recreational cycling, football and running/jogging. This equates to 3.6 per cent of the adult population of England playing golf at least once a month. .

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GOLF: ASIAN TOUR: VOLVO DIARY: HUME HAPPY TO BE IN BANGKOK

2006-12-15T02:29:00.000-08:00

/noticias.info/ Bangkok, December 14: Scotsman Barry Hume was the last player to qualify for the Volvo Masters of Asia, thanks to South African Anton Haig. Haig declined to play in the US$650,000 season-ending event, exclusive to Asia's top-60 players, and was removed from the UBS Order of Merit as he did not play the minimum number of events. In a diary from Thai Country Club, Hume talks about his opening round's effort and also why he's delighted to be in Bangkok. By Barry Hume I actually started quite nicely. I felt like I was hitting the ball very well and then I missed a couple of fairways. Bogeyed the tough par three at the sixth and then missed a couple of fairways for bogeys. I struggled for a while and whenever I missed a fairway, I would drop a shot.

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LOCAL GOLF NOTEBOOK Carlton Woods rated best in Texas

2006-12-13T02:32:00.000-08:00

The Club at Carlton Woods' Fazio Championship Course was named Texas' best new private course and the nation's third best in the category by a Golf Digest panel of 800 low-handicap judges. Opened in April, the Tom Fazio design spans 7,358 yards that include solid elevation changes between lowland marsh and thick pine forest. Zeon Zoysia tees and fairways combined with Chorizo Zoysia rough make the course unusual in the area, and wall-to-wall sandcapping helps the place drain like a pyramid. In 2007, Carlton Woods' two courses there's also a Jack Nicklaus design host the USGA State Team Championships set for Sept. 18-20. Go to carltonwoods.com. Dangling carrots Local clubs are courting players in a big way. Sienna Plantation's David Hicks said this week that his place offers two months' free dues on new memberships before Dec.

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Taiwan teen leads men's golf in Doha

2006-12-09T02:31:00.000-08:00

Taiwan's 15-year-old Pan Cheng-Tsung battled occasional showers and desert winds to fire a six-under-par 66 for a two-stroke lead in the first round in the Asian Games men's golf tournament on Friday. The bad weather didn't bother many in the 72-strong field with 21 of them holing out under par on the par-72, 7 122-yard Doha Golf Club course, home to the Qatar Masters since 1998. Pan rolled in eight birdies against two bogeys while 27-year-old Jay Bayron of the Philippines joined three teenagers, Yuki Ito from Japan and South Koreans Kang Sung-Hoon and Kim Kyung-Jyung, one stroke behind at 68. Two South Koreans with the same name, Kim Do-Hoon, both 17, were bunched at 69 with Taiwan's Chan Shin-Chang, Anirban Lhiri Lahiri of India and Malaysia's Ben Leong Bayron said the weather was not a problem after shooting five birdies against one bogey.

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Golf Legends in the hole

2006-12-07T02:33:00.000-08:00

Early reports were last summer's Legends of Golf event would just about break even, but P.E.I. Tourism Minister Philip Brown has told CBC News losses are now estimated at $250,000. 'In Atlantic Canada sometimes we overestimate the size of our market.'— Tourism Minister Philip Brown Brown was confident in the days after the event that corporate sponsorships and strong ticket sales would pay for the event, making the positive publicity for the Island virtually free. "The event itself, there was no net profit," Brown told CBC News Tuesday. "Obviously there is a net benefit to the province in the exposure and the spinoffs of hosting an event of that magnitude. The actual event itself, there was no net profit at this time." The event, held at Brudenell in eastern P.E.I., featured Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson in a head-to-head match.

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Findlay captures JCA Celebrity Golf Tournament

2006-12-03T02:29:00.000-08:00

Anthony Findlay copped the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Celebrity Golf Tournament on the lush Half Moon's par-72 course yesterday, as the second day of the inaugural four-day Jamaica Cricket Festival of Stars came to a close. Using the Stableford scoring system, Findlay finished on top with 40 points to claim the title plus a 36-inch flat screen television, courtesy of Courts Jamaica Ltd. However, it was Ian Salisbury, a member of the Half Moon Lashings World XI side, who starred on the day. The Englishman picked up three awards for his efforts in putting 'Closet to the Pin', having the 'Longest Drive' and finishing second in the Men's 10-18 flight, behind countryman Chris Adams. Adams (37 points) finished four points ahead of Salisbury, in the Digicel-sponsored category.

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GOLF _ Putts start to fall as Tait eyes Open

2006-11-27T02:36:00.000-08:00

If Whangarei's Alex Tait can get his putting together he's more than a chance to qualify for next week's New Zealand Open. Tait, back in the country after his second season of trying to make a living as a golf professional in England, is beginning to regain his touch on the greens and just in time too, with the final qualifying tournament for New Zealand's richest tournament on Monday, at the Manukau Golf Club. "It's just starting to come right now," he said. "The two or three months before I came home, I went through one of those patches where I was lipping out a lot, not a lot of putts were going in for me," he said. .

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46th National Amateur Golf Championship: Pakistan win Team event

2006-11-25T02:31:00.000-08:00

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan won the Team Championship of 46th Amateur Golf Championship at the exquisite Islamabad Golf Course here on Friday. Pakistan team, comprising Vaqas Ahmad and Tariq Mahmood, emerged victorious by beating champions from Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. For Pakistan, Tariq turned out to be the driving force in the second round, carding a score of 2 under par 70 and he certainly made things easier for his teammate Vaqas whose 75 looked rather modest as compared to Tariqs effort. The Pakistan teams aggregate score for two rounds was 292. Sri Lanka ended up runners-up in the team event. Their star player Chandradasa did not sparkle, even though he is regarded as an experienced contestant player and a warrior of many international competitions. Chandradasa somehow failed to match wits and skills with the tough Islamabad Golf Course layout.

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All-County golf first-team selection Maria Osmundsen, Union Grove

2006-11-23T02:25:00.000-08:00

HONORS: Lakeshore Conference Player of the Year; first-team All-Conference; team Most Valuable Player; second time on All-County first team. BEST ROUNDS OF THE SEASON: 42 (nine holes) vs. Wilmot at Twin Lakes Country Club during Lakeshore play; 96 (18 holes) on Blue Spruce course at Brighton Dale Links during the Falcon Invitational. ACHIEVEMENTS: After earning first-team All-County and All-Lakeshore honors as a sophomore, she came back to golf as a senior after missing virtually all of last year because of a broken wrist suffered during softball season. COACHS COMMENTS: She basically took two years off from golf, Broncos coach Eric Swanson said. She played in three events last year and people forgot about her. She was outstanding. She is one of the most mentally tough golfers Ive ever had.

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Golf is finally embracing playoffs, but glitches remain

2006-11-21T02:26:00.000-08:00

There's one problem with playoffs. Not everybody gets in them. If you like playoff controversy, though, you'll love the next couple of weeks while college football czars work their computers overtime to figure out who's going to play Ohio State in the national championship game. (If they're smart, they'll go with America's Team -- the Dallas Cowboys.) Golf is just about the last sport to the playoff party. International founder Jack Vickers was ahead of his time with his Stableford tournament's original format that featured playoffs every day to see who advanced to the next round. The hyped FedEx Cup is on the way next year and the LPGA basked in a spoonful of buzz last week with its 32-player ADT Championship. The buzz stemmed from the biggest first prize in women's golf -- $1 million, same as the big number on TV's Deal or No Deal -- and the fact that the field shrank as the tournament progressed.Just 16 of the 32 players made it to the weekend cut, creating pressure and built-in dramaon Friday when there was a six-player shoot-out for the last three spots.

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City Council approves deal to sell Rackham Golf Course

2006-11-19T02:25:00.000-08:00

DETROIT Detroit City Council has approved a deal to sell the Rackham Golf Course in Huntington Woods to developers. The council yesterday approved the 11-point-two-five (M) million dollar offer from Premium Golf for the 123-acre course in suburban Detroit. The developer has said it wants to build housing. But Huntington Woods officials and residents want to keep the land as open space. A judge has ruled that the property must remain a public golf course or park unless deed restrictions on the property are waived. The property was deeded to Detroit as a public golf course in 19-24 by Horace and Mary Rackham. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. .

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Golf captain rates female standard high

2006-11-17T02:30:00.000-08:00

Mrs Okonkwo, who barred her mind during a chat with Tidesports soon after their Monday Kitty said she was impressed with the standard of play of some golfers in the state, pointing out that she was very proud of them. She noted that they were well disciplined, at the just-concluded 13th LGAN Amateur open golf championship in Port Harcourt. According to her, “it would be of great joy for me to see that there is peace and love among the lady golfers, and seriousness to activities of the section, since the club is a place where people recreate at the end of the day's job, relax and go home happy". She thus urged all to shun “any tendency of disunity, acrimony and rancour. The lady captain noted that with God on her side, the sub-section would rejuvenate to its former glory status as people of one family and enjoined all to always find time to play golf in order to keep fit and good health at all times.

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Horry limits building on golf courses

2006-11-15T02:27:00.000-08:00

CONWAY - Horry County Council rezoned the north course of Deer Track Golf Club on Tuesday to limit the number of new homes that can be built on the greens, despite threats of a lawsuit by course owners. Also, a plan to redevelop The Wizard golf course in Carolina Forest was rejected by the council after outcry from hundreds of residents. A trend toward redeveloping golf courses into more lucrative housing is sweeping Horry County, and the council is taking bolder measures to protect neighbors of targeted courses. But county legal fears could mean reconsideration of the Deer Track rezoning, which allows three homes per acre compared with seven per acre allowed under original zoning. Council Chairwoman Liz Gilland will spend the next two weeks negotiating with course owners in an attempt to avoid a lawsuit.

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More GTi for less: Leon Cupra clubs the Golf

2006-11-11T03:00:00.000-08:00

Seat's new Leon Cupra hot hatch will undercut the less powerful Golf GTi by up to £1,265 when it when it goes on sale in the UK from March next year. The £19,595 Leon uses the same 2.0-litre turbocharged engine as the Golf, but increased to 237bhp instead of 197bhp. The five-door Leon is £765 cheaper than the three-door GTi or £1,265 below the five-door. The Cupra is capable of 0-62mph in 6.4 seconds and a top speed of 153mph. Driven sedately, the Spaniard is reckoned to return a combined fuel economy of 34.0mpg. Distinguishing marks on the Cupra include 18in alloy wheels, a wide oval exhaust pipe, polished black door pillars and mirrors, and red-painted brake calipers. It's lower by 14mm compared to the standard model, while the suspension has been firmed and tuned for improved handling.

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Local golf results: November 9

2006-11-09T02:59:00.000-08:00

Men's Association (Oct. 25, Quota): A Flight: 1, John O'Connor (+2); 2, Tony Pitrulle (-2). B Flight: 1, Paul Mazza (+2); 2 (tie), Al Gagliano, Jim Short (+1). C Flight: 1 (tie), Dave McAllister, Art McCormick (+4); 2, Eugene Hyden (+3). D Flight: 1, Russ Travis (+5); 2, Earl Eblin (+2). Closest to Pin: Dan Little, Jerry Labonte. .

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Ute Lake Ranch Golf Course gets green light from ISC

2006-11-05T02:23:00.000-08:00

The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) approved an agreement on Thursday that allows Ute Lake Ranch to construct and operate a golf course on the shores of Ute Lake, according to a news release from ISC. The project has had strong backing from Quay County area governments as a catalyst to kindle new economic growth in the region, the release said. Several Quay County Commissioners attended Thursdays meeting and have attended past meetings in support of the project. The ISCs action serves a two-fold purpose of protecting water quality at Ute Reservoir while promoting economic development, the release said. In January of this year, officials representing Clovis and Portales voiced their concerns regarding the Ute Lake Ranch development at an ISC meeting.

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Women's Golf Team Closes Fall Campaign In California

2006-11-03T02:49:00.000-08:00

WHAT'S AHEAD: The Drake women's golf team will close out the fall season Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 6-7), competing in the Cal Poly Invitational in Arroyo Grande, Calif. The 36-hole tournament will be played on the Cypress Ridge Golf Course. Participating teams are host Cal Poly, along with British Colombia, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal State Northridge, Cal San Marcos, Cal Riverside, Idaho State, Northern Arizona, Portland, Sacramento State, Santa Clara, Utah Valley State and Weber State. A LOOK BACK: The Drake women's golf team finished in eighth place at the Missouri Valley Conference Fall Preview women's tournament at the Weaver Ridge Golf Course in Peoria, Ill., last Tuesday (Oct. 31). Southern Illinois won the event posting a 310-312=622, while Drake carded a 331-340=671. Freshman Olivia Lansing (Dellwood, Minn.) finished 13th with a 79-79=158.

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ISU Men's golf will finish up at Bradley

2006-10-30T02:35:00.000-08:00

The ISU men's golf team will finish its fall slate at the Bradley Fall Classic today and Tuesday at the Weaver Ridge Golf Club in Peoria.Senior Matt Miller leads the Redbirds into competition at the par-72, 6,986-yard course. Miller has finished in the top six individually in three of four fall tournaments.Joining him in the lineup will be sophomores Joe Emerich and Ben Murphy, who are coming off career-best finishes at last week's Oral Roberts Shootout; and freshmen Tommy Bliefnick and Drew Miller. .

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GOLF: Clarke is champion

2006-10-26T03:21:00.000-07:00

Oxford Ladies captain Anne Clarke holed out from ten feet to secure the Oxfordshire Ladies County Golf Association's Bamberger Trophy at Studley Wood. Clarke, a 17 handicapper, defeated The Wychwood's Pat Court (22) by one hole in the final of the season-long matchplay competition. Despite torrential rain and flooding in the area, the course stood up to the test and hosted an exciting final. .

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Phoenix looking to get golf greens into black

2006-10-24T03:18:00.000-07:00

City Council members today are expected to discuss ways to deal with a $1.6 million deficit in the Golf Enterprise Fund. Like all enterprise-style funds, the golf courses are supposed to make enough money to cover their maintenance and operation expenses. Maybe even make a profit. Instead, the golf program ended the year with a deficit almost $890,000, greater than the previous year and golf rounds saw only slight increases. .

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Texas Tech golf tied for 15th at invitational

2006-10-23T06:25:00.000-07:00

WINDERMER, Fla. - The Texas Tech men's golf team currently is tied for 15th place after the first day of the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational The Red Raiders carded a 12-over 300, nine shots behind tournament leader and eighth-ranked Georgia. Tech sophomore Garrett Merrell led the way for Tech, shooting a 1-under 71. He is tied for seventh in the individual race. .

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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated: Media Advisory-Reminder ...

2006-10-23T06:24:00.000-07:00

LAKE CITY, MINNESOTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 23, 2006 -- The new owner of the Jewel in Lake City Golf Course, along with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX: RBA)(NYSE: RBA), the world's largest industrial auctioneer, is holding a press conference on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 11am. Come to the clubhouse at the Jewel Golf Course to be introduced to the new owner and get answers to your questions, including finding out the auction results and what the future plans are for the Jewel golf course. October 23rd is the closing date for the purchase of the golf course. Members of the media will have the opportunity to take photos/video of the exchange of ownership. AUCTION BACKGROUND On September 23rd Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held a large, unreserved real estate auction on behalf of The Jewel in Lake City.

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Young Golf Club turns 100

2006-10-23T06:23:00.000-07:00

Legendary Aussie golfer Jack Newton and Channel Nine commentator Ray Warren, who both have old ties to the club, ensured the Golf Club's Centenary weekend was unforgettable. With the course in magnificent shape, nearly 300 players took to the fairways over the past three days in the quest to earn a footnote in the club's illustrious history. Newton, whose Golf Foundation and countless hours of behind-the-scenes work have helped ensure the sport's growth in Australia over recent decades, paid tribute to the club's longevity, saying: "Congratulations to everyone involved in this remarkable achievement. "To see the condition the course is in today should be a great source of pride for everyone involved with the club." Nearly 300 people packed the Gleneagles Room on Saturday night at the club's Gala Centenary dinner.

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DRIVE 495 – A New Luxury Golf + Fitness Training Facility ...

2006-10-23T06:22:00.001-07:00

(PRLEAP.COM) (New York, NY, October 23, 2006) Drive 495 is a new luxury gym and premium golf facility, conveniently located at 495 Broadway, in the heart of SoHo. Conceived with both city golfers and fitness devotees in mind, Drive 495's members will find year-round golf training and integrated workouts using the latest technology in a strikingly beautiful setting. Drive 495 is the entrepreneurial endeavor of Don and Joseph Saladino, who bring their combined expertise to bear in this upscale sports venue. Don, who has many years of experience as an elite personal trainer in New York City, and Joseph, who has played in professional and amateur golf tournaments around the world, have parlayed their extensive backgrounds into culling some of the most sought-after personal trainers and golf pros in the world.

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Kamya is golf king

2006-10-23T06:22:00.000-07:00

AMOS Kamya held off a spirited challenge from Gerald Ayella to win his maiden Uganda Amateur Golf Open at Kitante yesterday. Kamya shot a closing round two-over-par 74 strokes for an aggregate of 288, edging out surprise contender Ayella by a single stroke. Kamya was excited by his first victory in the four-day stroke play tournament. I didnt expect Ayella in the pressure group. Going by the order of merit I thought I would battle with Stephen Birungi and George Olayo, he said, relieved after some tough golf on the final day. The one stroke I led with on Saturday made the difference. Ayella put up a big fight, Kamya admitted.Both Ayella and Birungi scored 74 in the final round. Three-time Uganda Open champion Birungi shot one-under-par 71 on the final day to climb from sixth to third, two shots behind the winner.

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Golf: Fasth reigns in Spain

2006-10-23T06:21:00.000-07:00

Niclas Fasth ended Spain's dominance of the Mallorca Classic yesterday and completed a notable double of his own. The Swede, who also won the Spanish Open in April, had a final round of 68 for a five-under total of 275 at the Pula club and was one of only four to finish under par. Sergio García, first and second in the past two years, was second again after a 68, which he completed after a brief invasion of the 18th green by two protestors believed to campaigning against the building of more golf courses on the island. .

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Six men charged in golf course vandalism that left carts in pool

2006-10-23T06:20:00.001-07:00

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Six men have been charged with trespassing, criminal mischief and other related counts after police say they trashed a private golf course, leaving two motorized carts submerged in a pool. Police officers were alerted to the situation at the Shackamaxon Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains after a neighbor heard voices coming from the club around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. .

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University president: Golf not equal to elite education

2006-10-23T06:20:00.000-07:00

Zhu Chongshi, president of Xiamen University in Southeast China's Fujian Province has come under fire after announcing that students majoring in management, law, economics and software engineering would be required to take golf lessons in a bid to promote what he termed as 'elite education' at a forum on cooperation and development at Shandong University in Jinan, October 14, 2006. .

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Trump/Watson team wins Manhattan Golf Classic

2006-10-23T06:19:00.001-07:00

The extravagant developer had a real good one Sunday in the Manhattan Golf Classic, teaming with five-time British Open champion Tom Watson to beat Annika Sorenstam and Natalie Gulbis 10-8 in the skins event on Governors Island. "I need all the help I can get," Trump said. The 6-handicapper helped Watson as well in the friendly competition, earning skins with net birdies on three holes where he received strokes. "Donald played very well," Watson said. "He hit three 5-woods that he just smoked. He had it under control today." Watson made the two biggest shots of the day, driving the par-4 15th to set up a 6-foot eagle putt that pulled the team to 8-7 and taking the final three skins with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th. "That sure made for an exciting finish, although the ladies probably didn't enjoy the ending as much as the boys did," Watson said.

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Taste of Cayman Annual Golf Classic returns

2006-10-23T06:19:00.000-07:00

Whatever their handicap, golfers are being invited to tee off at the Britannia Golf Club on Sunday, 5 November for the annual Taste of Cayman Golf Classic. Organised by the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA), the competition is described as a four-man scramble with a shot-gun start and two tee-off times which the organisers say promises to be a challenging yet entertaining day. Competitors have the chance to win a car from GT Automotive with a hole-in-one. Island Companies are giving gold coins for the longest drive by male and female players plus another for closest to the pin. Cayman Airways and Spirit Airways have donated two trips for four which include accommodation in the Marriott at Doral and the Hyatt Regency at Coconut Point, Florida. Numerous other spot prizes, such as a two-night stay at Southern Cross Club on Little Cayman, will be drawn at the conclusion of the all day event.

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Golf Course undergoing renaissance

2006-10-23T06:18:00.000-07:00

GATE CITY - From a new deck outside the Scott County Recreation Department headquarters, visitors can see the golf course below, the homes in Slabtown at the bottom of the valley, and Clinch Mountain rising in the East. When Recreation Director Skip Sheets took over management of the Scott County Golf Course recently, some of the facilities were in need of repair, but the greens were in good shape, and the view was spectacular. Mostly, the department buildings needed some cleaning and paint, Sheets said. The golf course pro shop is in a block building, one side of which had never been painted. On the other side, the paint was 40 years old and peeling. Weeds and vines had overrun the two tennis courts at the park. Those were cleared and are now usable.

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