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Golf News – - GOLF BRIEFS (The Jupiter Courier)

tinkerbell — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:53:54 +0000

GOLF BRIEFS (The Jupiter Courier)
For play on Feb. 20, the Golf Club of Jupiter's Ladies Association members reverted their three worst holes back to par. Flight A Low gross: Andee Calibeo, 75. Low net: Val Costanzo, 65 (card match).

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Golf News – - Golf Swing is Rough on New Knees (CBS News)

tinkerbell — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:53:31 +0000

Golf Swing is Rough on New Knees (CBS News)
Researchers have found that artificial knees take a beating when you swing a golf club, putting a great deal of pressure on the knees.

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Golf News – - Florida golf development, eagles coexist (AP via Yahoo! News)

tinkerbell — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:53:06 +0000

Florida golf development, eagles coexist (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bobby Ginn gave up the nicest lots in his luxury golf course community to a couple that just flew in and made themselves at home.

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Golf News – - Birdie! Pro golfer facing charges after killing rare hawk with golf shot because it was too noisy (Daily Mail)

tinkerbell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:31:23 +0000

Birdie! Pro golfer facing charges after killing rare hawk with golf shot because it was too noisy (Daily Mail)
Former PGA golfer Tripp Isenhour is facing criminal charges after he killed a rare hawk with a golf shot because it was making noise as he filmed a TV show

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Golf News – - Wawashkamo Golf Course (The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News)

tinkerbell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:30:56 +0000

Wawashkamo Golf Course (The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News)
Story created Sep 13, 2004 – 17:39:20 EDT. MACKINAC ISLAND — Playing golf on Mackinac Island is an exerience that no true golfer should pass up.

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Golf News – - Golf: Charges filed in hawk killing (Deseret Morning News)

tinkerbell — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:30:29 +0000

Golf: Charges filed in hawk killing (Deseret Morning News)
At Orlando, Fla., PGA Tour golfer Tripp Isenhour was charged with killing a hawk on purpose with a golf shot because it was making noise as he videotaped a TV show.

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Golf News – - Jordan Agate Signs To Play Golf At Covenant (The Chattanoogan)

tinkerbell — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:40:21 +0000

Jordan Agate Signs To Play Golf At Covenant (The Chattanoogan)
Covenant's first official signee for the women's golf team is Jordan Agate, from Murrysville, Pa. Jordan was awarded the prestigious Mac Scholarship for her outstanding academic record, leadership skills as well as her high school golf performance.

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Golf News – - Brown wins Johnnie Walker golf at DLF greens (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

tinkerbell — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:39:56 +0000

Brown wins Johnnie Walker golf at DLF greens (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Gurgaon, March 2 (IANS) New Zealander Mark Brown continued his love affair with India, registering his second win in as many weeks as Sunday he added the Johnnie Walker Classic to the SAIL Open Golf he won last week.

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Golf News – - On Golf: AT&T at Aronimink in '11? (Philly.com)

tinkerbell — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:39:33 +0000

On Golf: AT&T at Aronimink in '11? (Philly.com)
Could Tiger Woods' new tournament – officially known as the AT&T National – be coming to Aronimink Golf Club in 2011?

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Golf News – - Volkswagen Profit Rises on Job Cuts, Golf, Fabia Cars (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)

tinkerbell — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:05:51 +0000

Volkswagen Profit Rises on Job Cuts, Golf, Fabia Cars (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest automaker, said profit rose 50 percent in 2007 after the company cut jobs in Germany and sold more Golf and Skoda Fabia cars.

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Golf News – - Volkswagen Profit Rises on Job Cuts, Golf, Fabia Cars (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)

tinkerbell — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:05:30 +0000

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Golf News – - "In golf, each player should have a 'time clock' like they do in chess" – CY (BBC News)

tinkerbell — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:05:10 +0000

"In golf, each player should have a 'time clock' like they do in chess" – CY (BBC News)
"In golf, each player should have a 'time clock' like they do in chess" – CY

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Golf News – - Winds damage club house at golf course in Upper Freehold (Asbury Park Press)

tinkerbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:19:24 +0000

Winds damage club house at golf course in Upper Freehold (Asbury Park Press)
A wind gust tore part of the roof off of clubhouse at the Gamblers' Ridge Golf Course in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold.

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Golf News – - Golf: Greenkeeper's son lands Indian Masters glory (The New Zealand Herald)

tinkerbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:19:18 +0000

Golf: Greenkeeper's son lands Indian Masters glory (The New Zealand Herald)
NEW DELHI – As the 10-year-old son of a greenkeeper, Shivshankar Chowrasia was chased away when he tried to give himself putting lessons on the Royal Calcutta Golf Course.

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Golf News – - Golf: Singh, Lowery force playoff at Pebble Beach (Straits Times)

tinkerbell — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:19:14 +0000

Golf: Singh, Lowery force playoff at Pebble Beach (Straits Times)
PEBBLE BEACH (California) – FIJI'S Vijay Singh and American Steve Lowery took the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am into a sudden-death playoff at the Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday.

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Golf News – - Golf course review: A course with creative twists (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

tinkerbell — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:30:25 +0000

Golf course review: A course with creative twists (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
SUNSET BEACH, N.C.It seems designer Tim Cate has been getting more creative with both layouts and aesthetics in his most recent courses, and Leopard's Chase Golf Club continues that trend. Leopard's Chase is an attractive layout made difficult by a multitude of bunkers and fast, undulating greens, and features white rock embedded with seashells lining the walls of some water hazards, a waterfall …

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Golf News – - Arroyo snubs Lakas golf game (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)

tinkerbell — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:30:15 +0000

Arroyo snubs Lakas golf game (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
President Arroyo was a no-show at the scheduled golf game Sunday among Lakas Christian-Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) to resolve the leadership row in the House of Representatives.

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Golf News – - Golf course review: A course with creative twists (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

tinkerbell — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:30:00 +0000

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Golf News – - Perfect presents for golf fiends (The State)

tinkerbell — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:54:35 +0000

Perfect presents for golf fiends (The State)
Golf weather in December is always an iffy thing in South Carolina. Recently we have had weeks in the fall-like 80s, followed by chillier, windier 50-degree days. Still, if you have ever lived in the Northeast or Midwest, you know we're practically 24/7/365 weather-wise. But hey, it's got to rain sometime, right? Or sleet, or turn nasty-cold. Heck, it's dark at night. That's when your favorite …

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Golf News – - Cliffs golf community development changes wastewater plan (The State)

tinkerbell — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:54:30 +0000

Cliffs golf community development changes wastewater plan (The State)
Developers of a resort golf community have changed how they will dispose of sewage, appeasing worries that fish in a nearby river would be harmed by the discharge. Developer Jim Anthony revised the plan to dump 175,000 gallons of wastewater into the North Saluda River at his Cliffs at Mountain Park development in northern Greenville County. The Cliffs now proposes treating the wastewater more …

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Golf News – - Perfect presents for golf fiends (The State)

tinkerbell — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:54:25 +0000

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Golf News – - Video Previews from GOLF Magazine's 2008 ClubTest (Sports Illustrated)

tinkerbell — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:46:23 +0000

Video Previews from GOLF Magazine's 2008 ClubTest (Sports Illustrated)
Last month, GOLF Magazine conducted its annual ClubTest at Legend Trail Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. Over 10 days, 40 golfers tested the newest equipment that will hit your local pro shop in the coming months.

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Golf News – - Probation for racehorse owner in golf ball case (The Sacramento Bee)

tinkerbell — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:46:21 +0000

Probation for racehorse owner in golf ball case (The Sacramento Bee)
AUBURN A well-known Sacramento horse-racing figure was placed on three years' probation Thursday after he pleaded out to a misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property in a case involving shoplifted golf balls.

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Golf News – - Rose Hill Plantation hires new golf course operator (The Beaufort Gazette)

tinkerbell — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:46:19 +0000

Rose Hill Plantation hires new golf course operator (The Beaufort Gazette)
BLUFFTON — Rose Hill Golf Club has a new operator.

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Golf News – - More golf technology introduced in Asia as popularity of sport grows (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

tinkerbell — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:38:14 +0000

More golf technology introduced in Asia as popularity of sport grows (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE: Playing better golf is not always about practice and skill it is increasingly about the technology available to correct your game.

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Golf News – - Royal Trophy golf postponed (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

tinkerbell — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:38:13 +0000

Royal Trophy golf postponed (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Bangkok, Jan 6 (IANS) Season-opener Royal Trophy golf has been postponed as Thailand has gone into two-week mourning following the death of the Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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Golf News – - Chopra lying third at Mercedes Golf in US (New Kerala)

tinkerbell — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:38:12 +0000

Chopra lying third at Mercedes Golf in US (New Kerala)
Kapalua, (US) Jan 6 : Daniel Chopra shot a six-under 67 in the third round and moved into a tie for third at the season-opening Mercedes Benz Golf Championships, a winners' only tournament on the PGA Tour.

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Golf News – - Thaksin to Generals: Let's Play Golf (The Daily Comet)

tinkerbell — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:37:03 +0000

Thaksin to Generals: Let's Play Golf (The Daily Comet)
BANGKOK, Thailand Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he harbors no ill-will toward the generals who deposed him and, if permitted back in Thailand, would like to invite them to a game of golf and call a truce.

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Golf News – - Predictions are a risky business in golf (Fox Sports)

tinkerbell — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:37:02 +0000

Predictions are a risky business in golf (Fox Sports)
Zach Johnson shocked the golf world with his Masters win. What surprises does the 2008 season have in store?

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Golf News – - Two Arrested For Selling Counterfeit Brand-Name Golf Gear (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)

tinkerbell — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:37:00 +0000

Two Arrested For Selling Counterfeit Brand-Name Golf Gear (WXII-TV Winston-Salem)
CHARLOTTE — Two North Carolina men have been arrested following a two-month investigation into counterfeit golf equipment being sold online.

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