Friday, July 29, 2005


Golf Galaxy's IPO Prices at $14 a Share
... NEW YORK -- Golf Galaxy Inc.'s 3.95 million-share initial public offering, expected to start trading Friday ... between $11 and $13 apiece. Golf Galaxy, based in Eden Prairie, Minn ...

Golf equipment taken in burglary
Thieves stole thousands of pounds worth of golf equipment after breaking into a range on Teesside. Police said they forced the shutters at Kirklevington golf range, in Green Lane, Yarm, overnight between Thursday and Friday.

Singh off to smooth start
... Singh has smooth start in Buick : Golf briefs PGA Tour leaders LPGA Champions Tour ... Basketball Football NCAA Football NASCAR Golf Tennis More Tickets Ticket holders: Looking ...

Walrus tops Senior Open
Stadler shows way at Senior Arnie talks retirementBy Rusty Miller, The Associated Press KETTERING, Ohio - It took a round that made the U.S. ... Senior Arnie talks retirement : Golf briefs PGA Tour leaders LPGA Champions Tour ... Basketball Football NCAA Football NASCAR Golf Tennis More Tickets Ticket holders: Looking ...

Golf course certified for environmental efforts
... Noblesville -- Purgatory Golf Club has become the ninth course in the state to be certified for ... Audubon's program helps golf courses preserve and enhance the natural environment of ...

Entertainment value grows, but golf participation lags
... sponsors, and thus the PGA Tour, want golf to engage its audience. Golf needs heroes and villains, intrigue ...

Suspected food poisoning man dies
... A man has died following a suspected outbreak of salmonella at a golf club in Leicestershire ... after eating at the Kirby Muxloe golf club at the end of June ...

Local Golf Notebook: City execs know game's value
... recent survey of Houston-based executives who play golf turned up some interesting information and a few predictable results. Golf remains a 'favorite tool' of executives, a ...

Bob Hope's remains moved to new garden
LOS ANGELES -- Bob Hope's family is saying thanks for the memories with a garden celebrating the late entertainer's life. ... And with all the green, it's got to remind him of a golf course, and I guess that is the next best thing ...

Vartan Kupelian: Golf is great fun close to ground
By Vartan Kupelian / The Detroit News Comment on this story Send this story to a friend Get Home Delivery Burning questions while waiting for tee times at the Buick Open: Q: Did you play any golf in Scotland after the British Open? ... Both offer spectacular views and exceptional golf. And since they're both so ...

Tuesday, July 26, 2005


Woods, Daly Star in 'Monday Night Golf'
(07-25) 07:43 PDT Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. ( AP) -- Tiger Woods is going from the Swilcan Bridge to the 'Battle at The Bridges,' from golf's most traditional tournament to the ultimate hit-and-giggle. ... will go out on Monday Night Golf, at least for a while ...

Golf roundup: Watson beats Smyth on 3rd playoff hole
ABERDEEN, Scotland American Tom Watson had already won the British Open twice before he thought he figured out the nuances of links golf. So there was no better place than Scotland for him to end a two-year drought on the Champions Tour. ... back nine at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, then won a sudden-death ...

GOLF ROUNDUP: Watson rules the links
... GOLF ROUNDUP: Watson rules the linksADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT SUBSCRIPTION CENTER NEWSPAPER ADS FEATURING ... N-More Fishing & Hunting Tee It Up Golf Guide Mortgage Rates style Col ...

Curtain going down on prime-time golf
... Bridge to the "Battle at The Bridges," from golf's most traditional tournament to the ultimate hit-and-giggle ... go out on Monday Night Golf, at least for a while.Eight ...

If you want golf with altitude, head to Colorado
... wildlife and beautiful courses with dramatic elevation changes, golf in the Rockies is like no other place in ... and kept saying, 'How do people play golf here?''' Ann Wilson said ...

Challenged golfers exhibit strong drive
Comment on this story Send this story to a friend Get Home Delivery Ted Burye's first shot off the tee at Dearborn Hills Golf Course one recent glorious weekday morning was nothing to brag about -- a worm-burner, and short to boot. ... Set the schedule Some upcoming adaptive golf events: • Red Oaks Golf Course, Madison Heights When ...

ON GOLF: Locals could learn from Bear Creek
... HOUSTON -- The Bear Creek Golf World is public golf the way it ought to be ... county or city government or a golf course management company -- could take a lesson ...

For those who like golf, etc
JoeUtley'smind was always thinking about the future and scanning for something different while working in the business world. ... Phillips Petroleum a few years ago, always came back to golf. advertisement Even when his house was filled ... he was selling on eBay, Utley's thought golf. ' It has always been ...

Errant golf balls ruled a 'trespass'
By DENISE LAVOIEASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER BOSTON -- Joyce Amaral knew before buying her home that it was near the ninth hole of a golf course. ... that it was near the ninth hole of a golf course. But she says wasn't prepared for the number of errant golf balls that came flying into her ...

Golf course dispute on land comes to the fore
dispute involving a golf clubhouse in need of repairs, a road improvement plan and a pool and golf course that a group of neighbors want to keep open. The stakes are high in Fontenelle Hills, once called the 'Regency of Bellevue.'

Sunday, July 17, 2005


From brat to golf whiz
By WAYNE COFFEY DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Andrew's antics at his father's 1994 inauguration made news. Giuliani lines up a putt last week at the Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course in the Bx. On Jan. ... Duke University and the school's prestigious golf team this fall, Andrew Giuliani - son ...

Golf sometimes makes for great theater
Columnists Banks Couch De Luca Jackson Mariotti Mulligan Slezak Quick Hits Rapoport Telander RSS feeds ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- It is 8:30 p.m. ... 30 minutes I have a second-row seat for the tiny Byre Theatre's production of 'Golf, The Musical ... might be 'the home of golf,'' but high humor of the cruelest ...

ON GOLF: Wie isn't following Woods' path to stardom
I've never been a fan of the strategy Michelle Wie's parents have set for their daughter. ... It was a golf version of 'Everybody Gets a Trophy ... She's never won a junior event and doesn't play high school golf. You can make the case for the fact ...

NW briefs: Cougar beats Husky for amateur golf crown
LAKEWOOD The Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Amateur Championship had an Apple Cup flavor yesterday and the Cougar prevailed. Jordan Madison, a Washington State junior from Pasco, beat recent Washington graduate Travis Andrews 4 and 3. ... second trip around the Oakbrook Golf and Country Club layout, he birdied ...

McCabe: Wouldn't it be wild if Monty wins?
... Scotland - Up ahead, something had swallowed Peter Lonard's golf ball, and it's a mystery forever whether it was ... it comes to the professional golf world, and they will let him ...

Golf roundup: Moodie retains Canadian Open lead
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia Janice Moodie patiently worked her way through tricky wind conditions at picturesque Glen Arbour. ... I'll just try to do what I've done the last three days, just play the golf course,' Moodie said ...

Tolliver leads Rhoden at Celebrity Golf
... Rhoden in the 16th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe on Saturday.Tolliver, a former ... 7,072-yard Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course."It was just sort of ...

On golf: Woods and Old Course a match made in heaven
Tiger Woods felt the earth move under his feet. The Old Course at St. Andrews felt stirrings she hadn't known since Jack Nicklaus was in the prime of his golfing life. Instant magic, like Bogey and Bacall. ... the Claret Jug stayed out of the grubby little hands of golf's riffraff. Woods shot 66-67 and built a four-stroke lead ...

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Fairway or rough?
... then it restricted him to 128 houses and no golf course. Watt was in a hurry and far ... it and built a members-only golf course, tennis courts and clubhouse ...


Another Claret Jug - and More History - for Tiger Woods
With his sublime sense of history intact, Tiger Woods earned his second British Open championship on Sunday - both of them coming at the home of golf, St. Andrews. When his closest competitors began falling by the wayside on the...

Makings of a Great Finale at British Open
Tiger Woods was up and down in Round 3 on Saturday at the Open Championship. He began the day at 11-under with a 4-shot lead, and finished it at 12-under with a 2-shot lead. And what a leaderboard: Jose Maria...

Nicklaus Goes Out in Style
With his final-hole birdie at St. Andrews, in his final British Open appearance - what might be the final competitive tournament of his storied career - Jack Nicklaus once again rose to the occasion. His performance on the course fell...

Tiger Leading, Jack Leaving British Open
Tiger Woods followed up his opening round 66 with another good loop around The Old Course, but the big story in Round 2 was Jack Nicklaus' farewell to the British Open. Nicklaus failed to make the cut, but he went...

Wie's Run at Publinx Comes to an End
The quest of 15-year-old Michelle Wie to win the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship - and thereby earn an invitation to play in The Masters - is over. Wie lost her quarterfinal match Friday morning to Brigham Young University junior...

Little Tiger Debuts in TV Commercial
If you caught the first round of the British Open on TNT today, you might have seen the new Nike commercial featuring "Little Tiger." No, this isn't like "Little Penny" of the basketball ads - it's much better. Nike took...

Wie Wins Twice at Publinx, Moves Into Quarterfinals
Michelle Wie, playing against the men at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, won second- and third-round matches on Thursday to advance into the quarterfinals. In her morning match, Wie dominated C.D. Hockersmith, winning the first five holes en route...

Now Playing: British Open
The Open Championship is under way at the home of golf, St. Andrews. Tiger Woods ran away with the Claret Jug the last time the British Open was played at The Old Course. Can he do it again? Can Jack...

Wie Wins First Match at Publinx
The match-play rounds of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship have begun, and Michelle Wie is a winner in her first match. Wie defeated Will Claxton, a quarterfinalist at last year's Publinx, 1-up with a birdie on No. 18. After...

What Is a "Links" Course?
You hear the term "links course" quite a bit, and we'll be hearing it nonstop during this week's British Open at The Old Course, the venerable links of St. Andrews. But just what constitutes a "links" course? In America, any...