Golf Talk

2005-11-20T07:34:00.000-08:00

A Golf Swing Helps a Community
11 Alive - The focus of the golfing world is on Atlanta, with the biggest names in golf competing for the PGA Tour Championship at the East Lake Golf Club. The real story of East Lake Golf is a lot more than action around the greens.

Wales Leads England in World Cup Golf
AP via Newsday - ... It's always nice to beat them in rugby, and great to beat them in golf,' Dredge said ahead of Sunday's final ...

Uganda's national team to compete in EA golf challenge
Peoples Daily Online - The Ugandan team will leave for Kigali on Saturday for the East African Challenge, which will be played under foursomes and fourballs matches format.

Golf Roundup: Woods wins over Yokoo on 4th hole of playoff
Seattle Times - MIYAZAKI, Japan Tiger Woods birdied the fourth hole of a playoff with Japan's Kaname Yokoo to successfully defend his Dunlop Phoenix title.

More S. Korean golfers tee off in Japan
Detroit News - FUKUOKA, Japan -- Johnny Sung is the chairman of a small company in Seoul, South Korea, and a man who loves his weekend golf. ... get a tee time. Golf is booming in South Korea, trickling down ...

England, Sweden, Wales share golf lead
Seattle Post Intelligencer - By STEPHEN WADEAP SPORTS WRITER VILAMOURA, Portugal -- Although England, Sweden and Wales shared a one-stroke lead at the World Cup, Argentina's record-breaking 61 got plenty of attention Friday. ... The event completes the World Golf Championships season. The American team of Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson shot 70 for ...

Daly to star in reality television show
MSNBC - NEW YORK - Professional golfer John Daly is joining the legions of Paris Hilton, Ozzy Osbourne and Donald Trump in the world of reality TV. Daly will star in 'The Daly Planet,' a 13-part series for The Golf Channel beginning Jan. 18. ... daily life on and off the golf course. The long-hitting, 39-year ...

Golf-Struggling Duval finds some comfort
SignOn San Diego - By Dan Sloan REUTERS 12:51 a.m. ... 2005 MIYAZAKI, Japan David Duval last won a golf tournament four years ago, but returning to the site ... at the midpoint of Japan's richest golf tournament. ' Had the (PGA) tour ...

It's Not Just a Car Chase
Los Angeles Times - By Greg Johnson, Times Staff Writer pit crews know the risks of tinkering with a perfectly tuned racing machine. ... first game to concerts in several cities. Golf is poised to make the next big leap in season ... He wants to give golf's lengthy season the very elements a clear ...

Retailers roll out deals for gift hunters who buy for themselves
Indianapolis Star - When the gift- buying season hits Golf Galaxy, a strange retail phenomenon surfaces. As sales of men's golf clubs shoot up, women's apparel starts disappearing from shelves. '

2005-11-16T12:40:00.000-08:00

Expert: Best, worst in golf this year
MSNBC - The Golf Expert is here with answers to your questions. Since slow play is not encouraged, let's quickly move to the first tee, er, question and get started.Q: What was the best and worst things in golf this year?-

Youth on golf ball attack charge
BBC - Ellie-Jane Day was on a ventilator for three days A teenage boy has appeared in court accused of causing grievous bodily harm to a seven-year-old girl who was hit by a golf ball as she walked in a park.

Local Golf Notebook: Playoff birdie lifts Houston's Moran
Houston Chronicle - Paul Seery acquired the clever trademark for special trays that are distributed by At the Turn LLC and hoped to cradle as many as possible of the estimated 200 million to 300 million hot dogs sold annually at U.S. golf courses.

Have a trouble-free golf vacation
MSNBC - The following tips have been compiled from experienced golf travelers.* Plan to pack and prepare your clubs for the trip in the same manner as the rest of your luggage. ... Nothing can ruin a golf trip faster than finding something wrong or missing with your clubs and ... practice before a round of golf is good for your game, proper ...

Gary Lineker announced as BBC's new face of golf
BBC - BBC Sport's award-winning Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has today been announced as the new presenter for golf. Gary will be the main presenter for BBC Sport's major golfing events such as The Open. ... tournament as the BBC's main golf presenter will begin with The Masters ...

Lineker to host BBC golf coverage
BBC - Gary Lineker has been announced as the BBC's new face of golf in place of the departed Steve Rider. Lineker will be the main presenter for BBC Sport's major golfing events starting with the Masters next April. ... Gary loves golf and we want his relaxed, authoritative style to feel ...

Briefs: Jacobsen wins his 3rd ADT Golf Skills Challenge
Seattle Times - ... Golf Rain, wind don't faze Jacobsen: Peter Jacobsen won the ADT Golf Skills Challenge for the third time ...

Karrie Webb Enshrined in Golf Hall
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$45-million offered for Innisbrook golf resort
St. Petersburg Times - ... months of searching for a buyer, the owners of the Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort have found some takers ... based RoBEL Investments LLC, have jointly offered Golf Trust of America Inc ...

Webb, Okamoto among five inducted into golf hall
SignOn San Diego - ... the first British Open writer Bernard and golf course architect Alister MacKenzie, whose designs include Augusta ... They practically made the history of golf in this world,' she said ...

2005-11-14T03:32:00.000-08:00

Unhappy swing Since the Cal State San Marcos golf coach was put on administrative leave, many players and thei
SignOn San Diego - By Tod Leonard UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 13, 2005 SAN MARCOS It was a decision made with great care and some anxiety when Carly Ludwig decided to transfer from Indiana University to Cal State San Marcos to play women's golf this fall.

Anderson replaces Spindler at WXYT
Detroit News - ... this story to a friend Get Home Delivery GOLF Woods trails by a shot in rich Shanghai event ... and settled for a 68 at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai ...

Golf course design helps clean up old refinery site
Houston Chronicle - ... and water hazards belie the purpose of Three Crowns Golf Course. The 18-hole public championship course is ... for over 80 years. The golf course is one part of a ...

Golf roundup: Howell takes HSBC title
Seattle Times - SHANGHAI, China England's David Howell won the HSBC Champions tournament, closing with a 4-under-par 68 to hold off American Tiger Woods by three strokes. ... 69) and Denmark's Thomas Bjorn (70) finished at 13 under on the Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club course ... I played solid golf from there, and Tiger perhaps wasn't on song ...

Sculptures for Carlsbad golf course near approval
SignOn San Diego - ... Carlsbad's new municipal golf course could feature bronze sculptures similar to these models when it opens in ... to the city's future municipal golf course will be greeted by life ...

2005 Golf Season in Review
Dallas Morning News - " At a tournament celebrating the 60th anniversary of golf's greatest streak, Tiger Woods missed the cut at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, ending his streak of consecutive cuts made at 123. " Woods reestablished his stronghold on the No.

Latina business owner becoming a growing force
Houston Chronicle - FORMER migrant worker Dalia Moreno Groh learned to play golf so she could network with members of the Camara de Empresarios Latinos en Houston, a professional business organization that caters to Hispanic immigrant entrepreneurs. ... women are joining her on the golf course. Moreno Groh is a ...

Looking for the Burmese Junta? Sorry, It's Gone Into Hiding
New York Times - ... hotels, a hospital, an airport, underground bunkers and, not surprisingly in this golf-mad region, a golf course. ...

Second Career Title for 21-Year-Old Kim
New York Times - Christina Kim, a star of the United States' Solheim Cup team, won her second career title yesterday, closing with a five-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Rachel Hetherington in the L.P.G.A. Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Ala. ... Open British Open | P.G.A. OTHER GOLF L.P.G.A ... with a 15-under 273 total on the Magnolia Grove Golf Club's Crossings Course and earned $138,000 ...

Golf Course Real Estate Made Easy
PRWeb - Discovering golf course real estate made easier with a new website focused on matching home buyers to golf community realtors, builders and developers.

2005-11-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

State golf champ Lee advances
San Francisco Chronicle - ... par 78 on Monday at the Green Tree Golf Club in Vacaville, Joanne Lee was hoping for a ... I really want to play some more golf.' The reigning state champion ...

Tiger's presence to advance golf in China by a decade
CHINAdaily - American golfer Tiger Woods answers questions at a press conference in Shanghai about the HSBC Champions Golf Tournament that he and other leading golfers will play this week. [ ... Shanghai will advance the spread of golf in China by a decade ...

Golf, swimming or dancing? Kahn mulls options for time-out
Peoples Daily Online - ... Golf, swimming or dancing? Kahn mulls options for time-out Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn admits he ... not know whether to play golf, go for a swim or do ...

Green Beret, Buddhist helped Tiger's rise
MSNBC - ... taught me how to be tough on the golf course and how to focus."His life depended on ... nine of Shanghai's Sheshan International Golf Club and promptly threw down the ...

Mitchell's Van Etten settles nerves quickly
St. Petersburg Times - ... greens instead of books, walking fairways instead of hallways and swinging golf clubs instead of a book bag ... off in the Class 2A state golf finals. Van Etten is the ...

When money is no object: Fun at all costs
St. Petersburg Times - LAS VEGAS - Until a few years ago, one had to be a high roller to revel in this city's wretched excess. ... along the edge of the Tom Fazio-designed golf course, which is exclusively for guests of the Wynn Las Vegas. A round of golf costs $500. ...

Masked robbers target golf club
BBC - A gang of masked and armed men forced their way into a golf club in Stockport on Sunday night. The four men, one of them carrying a weapon, went into the lounge of the clubhouse at Reddish Vale Golf Club.

Parent power helps Tiger reclaim top spot
Reuters - ... taught me how to be tough on the golf course and how to focus.'His life depended on ... nine of Shanghai's Sheshan International Golf Club and promptly threw down the ...

New Passat just what VW needs
Chicago Sun-Times - ... arrived last spring as a late 2005 model, but the new hot rod Golf GTI doesn't debut until February. And the redesigned regular Golf won't reach American shores until summer ...

Down on the Farm, by the Golf Course and Subdivisions
New York Times - BEIJING, Nov. 7 - For the past month or so, a hunched man with watery eyes and stained teeth named Xi Qiuyuan has raked piles of corn into a long yellow quilt to dry in the sun. Then he has watched it. Mr.

2005-11-06T10:17:00.000-08:00

Greener plans for golf course
St. Petersburg Times - ... County land use officer: NEW TAMPA - Pebble Creek Golf Club will swing into a new era now that ... Bill Place, owner of Ace Golf centers in Carrollwood, Brandon and Riverview ...

GOLF ROUNDUP: Goosen's wild 66 ties Bryant for Tour lead
The Detroit Free Press - GOLF ROUNDUP: Goosen's wild 66 ties Bryant for Tour lead SUBSCRIPTION CENTER NEWSPAPER ADS FEATURING: More Savings: Dining Delights Grocery Coupons Recreation-N-More Fishing & Hunting Tee It Up Golf Guide Mortgage Rates style Coll. :

A Golf Swing Helps a Community
11 Alive - The whole community is on a new course."Golf was the vehicle we had in our neighborhood to use, but it wasn't about golf. ... Atlanta, with the biggest names in golf competing for the PGA Tour Championship at the East Lake Golf Club.The real story of East Lake Golf is a ...

Sorenstam sets LPGA record with Mizuno win
Seattle Post Intelligencer - ... winning the Mizuno Classic LPGA official tournament at the Seta Golf Course in Otsu, central Japan, Sunday, Nov ... I like this golf course,' Sorenstam said. ' I shoot under par here ...

Wanted: 'Big boys' with cash to spare
SignOn San Diego - By Shannon Snow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 6, 2005 DEL MAR Turns out grown-ups do need bigger toys. ... Visitors practiced their baseball pitches and golf swings on high-tech monitoring equipment ... As his buddy practiced golf drives monitored by laser equipment, Gardner looked at his ...

Former Wyoming refinery now a golf course
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer - CASPER, Wyo. -- The rolling fairways, manicured greens, water hazards and wildlife belie the true purpose of the Three Crowns Golf Course. ... more than 80 years. The golf course is one part of a ...

Golf Digest ranks Hollywood golfers
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer - ... 2005 Last updated 6:18 a.m. PT Golf Digest ranks Hollywood golfers THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dennis Quaid ... the top golfer in Hollywood by Golf Digest. ( AP Photo/ Jan Bauer ...

Golf center will drive no more
San Francisco Chronicle - The Mission Bay Golf Center has been the home of a popular driving range since 1992, but the double-decked facility is closing at the end of March to make way for the next phase of the Mission Bay development plan.

GOLF ROUNDUP: Bryant's 62 red-hot; Tiger stuck in sand
The Detroit Free Press - Also, experienced public-course players have picked the for us. . & nbsp GOLF ROUNDUP: Bryant's 62 Tiger stuck in sand November 4, 2005 FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES ATLANTA -- Bart Bryant is starting to believe he can compete with the best. ... OAS_version 11) OAS_AD(pos) the state's golf courses and find discounts for your next round on ...

Golf roundup: Bryant builds 3-stroke advantage
Seattle Times - ATLANTA Bart Bryant had already messed up two seemingly easy bunker shots that cost him a par and a birdie, so even though his ball was sitting perfectly in the sand about 30 feet right of the 18th hole, he took nothing for granted. '

2005-11-03T11:07:00.000-08:00

Turning Gangs into Foursomes: The PGA Brings Golf to the Projects
Seattle Post Intelligencer - East Lake is the newly-crowned 'permanent home' of the Tour Championship, and from the Tours perspective, its an ideal fit: 18 holes of challenging golf in the foreground, and a rejuvenated inner-city neighborhood in the background.

Big Easy set for nerve-jangling comeback
ABCNEWS.com - ... the Mediterranean in July, will return to tournament golf in the December 1-4 event at Sun City ... Easy'. 'When I was playing golf last week, my swing felt pretty ...

Golf Course Review - Trump National Golf Club (Bedminster)
Seattle Post Intelligencer - By Phil Sokol - Director of Operations Course Architect: Tom Fazio Year Opened: 2004 Location: Bedminster, New Jersey Slope: 147. ... Yds Par 36 3,755 Yds Awards Won: Ranked #48 Top 100 golf courses in U.S. by Golf Magazine (2005), Ranked #87 ...

Golf Course Review - The Apawamis Club
Seattle Post Intelligencer - By Phil Sokol - Director of Operations Course Architects: Willie Dunn, Maturin Ballou (1890), George and Tom Fazio (1977), Gil Hanse (2001) Year Opened: 1890 Location: Rye, New York Slope: 138. ... Website: apawamis.org HISTORY: The history of golf in the United States runs deep and it includes The ... to 1890, Apawamis is among the oldest 100 golf courses in America ...

Golf: New PGA Tour could be drain on Europe, Asia
The New Zealand Herald - ... Golf: New PGA Tour could be drain on Europe, Asia 03.11.05 ATLANTA, Georgia - A revamped ... NZ time) at the East Lake Golf Club. While the new format ...

Officers injured as police car is rammed
4NI - ... Police said they weren't chasing the black Volkswagen Golf when the incident occurred ... to speak to the drivers of two other Golf cars - one silver and one red - which were ...

Tiger and Vijay, With Not Much on the Line
ABCNEWS.com - ... He captured two majors and two World Golf Championships among his six titles this year, and a victory ... him the first $11 million man in golf. Singh is only assured ...

Fore-gotten
St. Petersburg Times - Retief Goosen's golf ball hit me on the head Sunday. Hard. He was at the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor to win big money. I was there to win big points with my golf-loving husband.

PGA plan adds money, but will it add excitement?
San Francisco Chronicle - ... PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem outlined his plan Wednesday to rearrange golf's schedule in 2007 ... success only if it solves golf's most glaring weakness: too few showdowns ...

SFB Classic has different feel after Katrina
MSNBC - ... needing strong performances starting Thursday at Annandale Golf Club to reach several incentives for next season ... important things than just a golf tournament for people to have to ...

2005-10-30T07:54:00.000-08:00

People in Sports: Casey Martin may be done with golf
Seattle Times - ... I've pretty much made it clear that this would be my last Q-school,' Martin said on Golf Digest's Web site ...

Golf roundup: Lowery takes route 66
Seattle Times - PALM HARBOR, Fla. ... of the season, played some of their best golf Friday at the Chrysler Championship on a tough day ... leaderboard at Sonoma (Calif.) Golf Club after the second round of the ...

Martin may end quest to reach PGA
Arizona Republic - ... much made it clear that this would be my last Q-school,' Martin said on Golf Digest's Web site ... 290 at San Juan Oaks Golf Club and missed advancing by 7 ...

ASU women finish 2nd at Pac-10
Arizona Republic - ... second and the men fifth at the Pac-10 Championships at the Dell Urich Golf Course in Tucson ... Utah, at the Schneiter's Riverside Golf Course by winning both Big Sky ...

Golf roundup: Lowery keeps share of lead
Seattle Times - PALM HARBOR, Fla. Steve Lowery and Carl Petterson were on the putting green when they felt the warm wind on their face and slick grass beneath their feet Saturday, two sure signs that the Chrysler Championship would be as tough as ever.

Rich, gorgeous and quirky La Jolla
Seattle Times - LA JOLLA, Calif. At first glance, La Jolla seems merely Malibu meets Beverly Hills. One part beach town. One part trust-fund enclave. ... Deepak Chopra has decamped from downtown to the golf resort at nearby Carlsbad, but La Jolla remains a ... AAA five-diamond resort has great golf, rooms and a top spa ...

Final forecast: Anything but a breeze
St. Petersburg Times - ... HARBOR - You could hardly ask for a better day to play golf. Nary a cloud in the sky ... nice did funny things to the golf ball. The greens that have ...

Long-distance hole-outs are golf's ultimate knockout punch
Dallas Morning News - Chip-ins, one-timers from the sand, dunks from the middle of a fairway. Those shots have a rumble all their own, thunderous roars announcing back-nine drama on Sunday. Kids dream of making long putts to win majors. ... The ace is golf's Holey Grail. Hole-outs are a big part of golf history and always in fashion because ...

Introducing golf to a new generation
Delaware Online - ... The school plans to offer the nation's first golf management degree at a historically black college ... A manicured golf course was right across the street from the house where ...

Haas has lots of fun in the sun9 birdies make a 6-stroke lead in Schwab Cup
San Francisco Chronicle - ... Article Baseball (AL/NL) NFL College Football Tennis Golf NHL NBA WNBA College Hoops (M) College Hoops (W ... a sun-splashed Saturday at Sonoma Golf Club. As Haas strolled from ...

2005-10-27T07:47:00.000-07:00

Life, like golf, is all about the long game
The Oregonian - Straight as an arrow, he hits it, if not as far as he once did. Pretty good by driving-range standards, but Lyman Doremus laments it. ' I can't even hit it 100 yards,' he complains in a broad New York accent. ... Life, like golf, is all about the long game Troutdale A New York transplant in his golden ... But he hasn't played golf in the two years since he left ...

Callaway Golf posts narrower loss, revenues soar
Reuters - Callaway Golf posts narrower loss, revenues soar Wednesday 26 October 2005, 5:57pm EST (Recasts, adds revenues, estimates, quotes, detail) LOS ANGELES, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Callaway Golf Co. (

Sports Calendar
San Francisco Chronicle - * Taped TELEVISION TODAY College Football 4:30 p.m. Boston College at Virginia Tech, Channel: ESPN Golf 6:30 a.m. PGA European Tour Volvo Masters, Golf Channel 11:30 a.m. Nationwide Tour Championship, Golf Channel 2 p.m.

Golfing aids win invention awards
BBC - The golfing awards were picked up at last week's Invention Show A keen golfer has turned his idea for computer aids to improve his game into an award-winning invention. ... Fairway Flyover allows golfers to simulate a helicopter flight over the golf course of their choice ... Morris, a member of the Rhuddlan golf club, thought of the idea while playing ...

Quarterly sales soar at Callaway
SignOn San Diego - By Jennifer Davies UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER October 27, 2005 Continuing its rebound from a disastrous 2004, Callaway Golf Co. ... The Carlsbad golf equipment company, which last year struggled with lackluster sales ...

Tourney to benefit Alzheimer's
St. Petersburg Times - ... 29 at Meadow Oaks Golf and Country Club, located at 13125 Fairwinds Road in Hudson ... person, golfers will receive 18 holes of golf, a continental breakfast, lunch provided by Pit ...

All due respect, of course
St. Petersburg Times - ... The folks at Innisbrook are understandably proud of their golf course, home to this weekend's Chrysler Championship ... Jay Overton, the director of golf at Innisbrook who has been at ...

Golf community comes together for Dakoda Dowd
10 News - By:Angela JacobsOldsmar, Florida -- She's the nation's top golfer in her age group. ... Dakoda Dowd, Golf Prodigy: 'They're doing great and I'll miss them, but it's better spending time with ... clinic, all to help another golf family.Brittany Lincicome, LPGA Rookie: 'It's ...

New look on its way, Love says
St. Petersburg Times - ... PALM HARBOR - The golf season is not going to be shortened, but it is likely to look ... just as many rounds of golf in '97 as there are in ...

Ex-con pleads guilty in golf manager's killing
SignOn San Diego - ... guilty Tuesday to murder and robbery charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a Tecolote Golf Course manager ... William Overson as he left Tecolote Golf Course. But Earls was not ...

2005-10-25T04:11:00.000-07:00

Gun drawn as golf game goes too slow
Chicago Sun-Times - ... to trial for allegedly pulling a gun on two slow-playing golfers at Los Serranos Golf & Country Club ... this was happening on a golf course,'' said Marcelo Bautista, 35, a ...

GOLF ROUNDUP: Glover grabs first title in fantasy finish
The Detroit Free Press - Golf | &nbsp PRINTER-FRIENDLY FORMAT GOLF ROUNDUP: Glover grabs first title in fantasy finish October 24, 2005 FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. --

Everybody's Golf PS2 Review
3d Avenue - With the decision to release the game on PSP in PAL territories, the game has also made the jump for PS2 and the region is better for it. ... Game: Everybody's Golf Publisher: SCEEGenre: Sports Platform: PS2 Date: 23-Oct-2005 05:42 AM Author: Simon ... have also had another golf game in Everybody's Golf. With the decision ...

Parents can learn how to help kids with FCAT
St. Petersburg Times - ... fundraisers and programs: --Charity golf tournament, Saturday, at Meadow Oaks Golf and Country Club, 13125 ...

Pearson, Norris win Strike-A-Mania
St. Petersburg Times - ... Golfbowl Doubles at Parkview has a new format. The golf portion of the tournament will consist of nine holes Saturday ... Bowling will follow golf and be best of frame ...

Golf roundup: Spectacular finish gives Glover title
Seattle Times - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Lucas Glover was told he would win on the PGA Tour when he least expected it. That was the case yesterday in the Funai Classic at Disney, thanks to a stunning conclusion. ... He did everything he could to win a golf tournament. My hat's off to him ...

Seafood restaurant pioneer Cate dies at 76
St. Petersburg Times - ... and the Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort. ...

U.S. Soccer Team to Play Scotland
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Clippers-Warriors, Box
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BCS is puzzled, but there's no confusion about USC being No. 1
San Francisco Chronicle - ... This Article Baseball (AL/NL) NFL College Football Tennis Golf NHL NBA WNBA College Hoops (M) College Hoops (W) Soccer ...

2005-10-23T11:20:00.000-07:00

Golf roundup: Beem leads by 1; Tiger misses cut
Seattle Times - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Rich Beem and Mark Calcavecchia are soul mates of streaky golf, never knowing when their best golf will show up or how long it will last.

GOLF ROUNDUP: Woods may miss 2nd cut
The Detroit Free Press - GOLF ROUNDUP: Woods may miss 2nd cut SUBSCRIPTION CENTER NEWSPAPER ADS FEATURING: More Savings: Dining Delights Grocery Coupons Recreation-N-More Fishing & Hunting Tee It Up Golf Guide Mortgage Rates style Collection Good Corner S. :

GOLF ROUNDUP: as leads Funai hunt; Tiger lurks five back
The Detroit Free Press - Also, experienced public-course players have picked the for us. . & nbsp GOLF ROUNDUP: as leads Funai Tiger lurks five back October 21, 2005 FREE PRESS NEWS SERVICES LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- ... OAS_version 11) OAS_AD(pos) the state's golf courses and find discounts for your next round on ...

Councilwoman tees off for inner-city golf course
Indianapolis Star - ... the stereotype that wealthy suburban Republicans have a monopoly on golf. She's a Democrat and her district includes ... to plant a par-3 golf course and driving range near 25th ...

The PGA Tour: Sand Trap Ahead
Business Week - When the PGA Tour negotiated its last TV contract in 2001, Tiger-mania was in full scream, and ratings were soaring. ... Betting that pro golf was the next mainstream sport, networks and cable channels forked over a total of ... collectively as much as $50 million on their golf contracts this year ...

Entrants go crazy for golf trophy
BBC - The championships have attracted 108 players from across the world Crazy golf players from as far afield as Russia and the Czech Republic have converged on a seaside town in East Sussex for the annual championships. ... The World Crazy Golf Championships are being held throughout the weekend at ...

For 2 towns, pace of daily life is now legally leisurely at 15 mph
St. Petersburg Times - ... Golf carts in Ozona Beach and Crystal Beach will roll on despite objections from Pinellas County ... around the coastal communities. Golf carts are illegal along certain public roads ...

Florida A&M adds golf, tennis, swimming and diving to program
AP via The Ledger - ... Florida A&M adds golf, tennis, swimming and diving to program The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida A&M University will add men's golf, men's tennis and men's and women's ...

Your golf questions answered
BBC - Are you on target? Nick Bradley can help your golf game If you're struggling with your swing or need some putting tips then our golf coach is ready to help you.

Gun-toting deputy was way off course
SignOn San Diego - ... for allegedly pulling a gun on two slow-playing golfers at Los Serranos Golf & Country Club in Chino ... this was happening on a golf course,' said golfer Marcelo Bautista, 35 ...

2005-10-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

Entrants go crazy for golf trophy
BBC - The championships have attracted 108 players from across the world Crazy golf players from as far afield as Russia and the Czech Republic have converged on a seaside town in East Sussex for the annual championships. ... The World Crazy Golf Championships are being held throughout the weekend at ...

Florida A&M adds golf, tennis, swimming and diving to program
AP via The Ledger - ... Florida A&M adds golf, tennis, swimming and diving to program The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida A&M University will add men's golf, men's tennis and men's and women's ...

Your golf questions answered
BBC - Are you on target? Nick Bradley can help your golf game If you're struggling with your swing or need some putting tips then our golf coach is ready to help you.

Golf roundup: Miffed Woods may miss Funai Classic cut
Seattle Times - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Moments after the Funai Classic at Disney was suspended because of storms yesterday, Tiger Woods unleashed his fury. ... He spiked his golf ball onto the cart path in front of the 17th green, sending it about 20 feet in the air and into the ...

GAM will allow range-finders at events
Detroit News - Polo Fields Golf and Country Club tied for eighth Sunday in the Buick Scramble national championship in Orlando. Professional John Seltzer's team from Ann Arbor shot 60-61-58-57 in the Gross Division finals at Celebration Golf Club.

Some see red over green fees
Arizona Republic - ... The parking lot at Western Skies Golf Club in Gilbert on a recent Friday afternoon was filled ... be peak season for the golf industry, and as it gets cold ...

Wayward Woods misses Orlando cut
BBC - Tiger Woods missed the cut at the Funai Classic in Orlando on Saturday for the second time this season but only the fourth time in his professional career. ... for the final two rounds at the Magnolia Golf Club, Woods found the rough at the tricky 17th ... under 68 at the Palm Golf Club, the easier of the two ...

Dr. Howard Milne -- psychiatrist, veteran
San Francisco Chronicle - Howard Milne, a longtime Bay Area psychiatrist who died of pneumonia in Cupertino on Oct. 11, was a gentle soul who loved a good book, a challenging golf course and all things Scottish, including bagpipe music. He was 84. Dr. ... memory: Play a round of golf or peruse the shelves at Kepler's ...

Creamer rises to top as remarkable rookie
Detroit News - ... guy who was close to giving up tournament golf for a steady job with a guaranteed, if modest ... season began, O'Hair's story wasn't about golf. It was about a ...

UMES aims to start first golf degree
FOXSports.com - ... A manicured golf course was right across the street from the house where Christina Cooper spent her ... Baltimore, Cooper never thought of golf as a game for her - until ...

2005-10-22T03:39:00.000-07:00

Florida A&M adds golf, tennis, swimming and diving to program
AP via The Ledger - ... Florida A&M adds golf, tennis, swimming and diving to program The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida A&M University will add men's golf, men's tennis and men's and women's ...

Golf roundup: Miffed Woods may miss Funai Classic cut
Seattle Times - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. Moments after the Funai Classic at Disney was suspended because of storms yesterday, Tiger Woods unleashed his fury. ... He spiked his golf ball onto the cart path in front of the 17th green, sending it about 20 feet in the air and into the ...

Your golf questions answered
BBC - Are you on target? Nick Bradley can help your golf game If you're struggling with your swing or need some putting tips then our golf coach is ready to help you.

UMES aims to start first golf degree
FOXSports.com - ... A manicured golf course was right across the street from the house where Christina Cooper spent her ... Baltimore, Cooper never thought of golf as a game for her - until ...

Ernie Els Returning to Competitive Golf
Dallas Morning News - Helena St. Kitts and Nevis St. Pierre & Miquelon St.

$5.3M purse draws big names to Chrysler field
St. Petersburg Times - ... of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking: defending champion Vijay Singh, who is ranked second ... that Tampa Bay, the Copperhead golf course, can attract the best players ...

Men's tee times (Sat.)
Dallas Morning News - ... Old Brickyard (78) Bill Jackson, Northwood CC (78) Mike Sullivan, Golf Club of McKinney, 8:32 a.m ... Rios CC (88) Mike Sullivan, Golf Club of McKinney (88) 8:16 ...

The PGA Tour: Sand Trap Ahead
MSNBC - When the PGA Tour negotiated its last TV contract in 2001, Tiger-mania was in full scream, and ratings were soaring. ... Betting that pro golf was the next mainstream sport, networks and cable channels forked over a total of ... collectively as much as $50 million on their golf contracts this year ...

Jordan on gambling: 'Very embarrassing'
Chicago Sun-Times - ... had lost the money to Bouler gambling on the golf course. Then in 1993, after a newspaper reported ... won $1.25 million from Jordan in golf bets. Esquinas told reporters he ...

Moore Has Much at Stake in Disney Golf
AP via Newsday - By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer October 20, 2005, 10:43 AM EDT LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Ryan Moore has played the golf courses used in the Funai Classic at Disney, although never with this much at stake.

2005-07-29T12:37:00.000-07:00

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 ...

2005-07-26T02:24:00.000-07:00

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.'

2005-07-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

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 ...

2005-07-17T10:35:00.000-07:00

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...