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Perhaps it’s time to take a more kidlike approach to golf, literally (Sports Illustrated)

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:04:07 +0000

My first decade of Golf was blighted by a reverse-overlap grip -- a righthander, my father proved incapable of getting his lefthanded son's fingers properly on the club. So I've been extra careful with my two-year-old, Ike, who in the past few months has become obsessed with the game. (It's genetic.) I offer him no advice. In fact, given his shocking consistency at piping the ball, I've decided ...
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Weir inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (Sports Illustrated)

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:49:43 +0000

BRIGHTS GROVE, Ontario (AP) -- Mike Weir was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame on Saturday night at Huron Oaks, the course where the left-hander fell in love with the game.
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Weir inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:05:35 +0000

Mike Weir was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame on Saturday night at Huron Oaks, the course where the left-hander fell in love with the game. "It's special to do it here," said Weir, the 2003 Masters champion. "I see a lot of family and friends. Obviously, it's kind of where I grew up and where it all began for me.
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Golf-China reaps Olympic dividend but ‘lady Tiger’ to come first (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:11:46 +0000

China has already begun to throw the considerable weight of its state-run sports system behind the game of Golf after it won a place at the 2016 Olympics last month. With the Soviet-inspired system almost single-mindedly dedicated to Olympic success, the Copenhagen vote was always going to have far more impact in China than other countries.
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High Definition Golf Simulators can keep your swing loose during the winter (Sports Illustrated)

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:49:17 +0000

When the days grow short and the leaves turn brown, I feel a sense of foreboding common in the northeastern golfer. Soon those leaves, and then the snow, will fall. The game of Golf will be gone for the year.
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At 75, golf veteran teaching everybody a lesson (Houston Chronicle)

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:47:11 +0000

Ron Saathoff had to give up the game of Golf about seven years ago due to â€œbronchitis and emphysema.â€ But, at the tender age of 75, Saathoff's mind and eyes remain as sharp as ever.
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Everybody will love Raymond — fixing his golf swing (CBS Sports)

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:50:59 +0000

Comic Ray Romano is going to the Golf doctor. The Golf Channel says the 'Everybody Loves Raymond' star will be the focus of its new reality series, 'The Haney Project.' The series follows Tiger Woods' swing coach Hank Haney as he tries to improve the game of a celebrity.
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â€˜Golfâ€™s Chief Bureaucratâ€™ (New York Times)

admin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:56:29 +0000

The head of the U.S. Golf Association reflects on the game and last weekâ€™s soggy U.S. Open at Bethpage Black.
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Golfâ€™s Old Pro Brings the Past to Life (New York Times)

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:36:06 +0000

Jackie Burke, at Muirfield Village Golf Club this week to join the pantheon of Memorial Tournament honorees, is outspoken is praise and criticism for the game he loves.
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Play Golf America event at Dover International Speedway a big success (PGA)

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:20:27 +0000

DOVER, Del. -- The Philadelphia PGA Section hosted a fun-filled Play Golf America event at Dover International Speedway during NASCAR's Autism Speaks 400 weekend, May 30-31. The free event, coordinated along with The PGA of America and NASCAR, introduced the game of Golf to nearly 400 NASCAR fans of all ages and skill levels.
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