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Mark Calcavecchia starting top-10 push at PGA Tour?s Frys.com Open in Las V
2007-10-12 18:55:00 After a three-week break, Mark Calcavecchia suddenly found himself itching to get back on the PGA Tour . That drive has prompted the veteran player to enter the final four events of the PGA Tour ’s Fall Series schedule. He’s scheduled to be back in action today in first-round play of the Frys.com Open in Las Vegas. read ... More About: Ecchi
The Carolina Sandhills live at Desert Pines Golf Club in downtown Las Vegas
2007-10-12 18:53:00 Desert Pines Golf Club is out to create a little taste of Pinehurst and the Carolina Sandhills in downtown Las Vegas . It’s a worthy creation, but what’s more impressive is how little land was used to do it. As a result of high property values most courses in Las Vegas face the challenge of building ... More About: Downtown , Live
Tucson?s hidden Canoa Ranch: Arizona golf?s big surprise
2007-10-12 18:49:00 Canoa Ranch just may be the biggest surprise in Arizona golf. It’s a theatrical display of desert golf with no houses and plenty of knee-knocking tee shots that’s never more than $89 in the state where $200 resort courses are the norm. read more | digg story More About: Golf , Tucson , Hidden , Izon
?Kid poker? Daniel Negreanu: Golf is more fun when you?re betting millions
2007-10-12 18:47:00 Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu has always wanted to be a real athlete. Now, with the launch of the High Stakes Golf Tour on ESPN, he and other top gamblers can show off their chops in high stakes competition on a Las Vegas golf course. read more | digg story More About: Poker , Millions , Poke
Finally healthy, Bob May belly-putts his way in Frys.com Open lead in Las V
2007-10-12 18:44:00 With his bad back and a new belly putter cooperating, Bob May surged to the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the first round of the Frys.com Open in Las Vegas. read more | digg story More About: Finally , Belly , Healthy , Lead
Oak Point at Kiawah Island Golf Resort: A lesser golf course still worth yo
2007-10-12 18:02:00 Oak Point is the step-child of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort ’s five excellent golf courses, but that doesn’t mean you should skip it. read more | digg story More About: Worth
Turtle Point Golf Course on Kiawah Island can give the Ocean Course a run f
2007-10-12 18:00:00 Turtle Point at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort might play second fiddle to the Ocean Course. But this Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course can more than hold its own in Kiawah Island golf, with its tight fairways and small, difficult greens. read more | digg story More About: Turtle , Give
Who needs skill? Try Feel Golf?s 73-degree wedge and look like Phil Mickels
2007-10-12 17:58:00 Have trouble with the flop shot? Feel Golf is making a 73-degree wedge designed by Dr. Feel and Charlie Sorrell. The club lets you take your full swing on every shot. It’s a little tough to get used to - you may have to swing much harder than with your normal wedge. read more | digg ... More About: Skill , Phil , Degree
Belgrade Lakes Golf Club in Maine: No frills, just good golf
2007-10-11 18:53:00 Belgrade Lakes Golf Club in western Maine is a Clive Clark-designed golf course that Golf Digest this year called one of the 100 best public golf courses in the U.S. It’s a must-play to include on your Autumn New England golf vacation read more | digg story More About: Good , Belgrade
Tiger Woods is skipping the PGA Grand Slam of Golf but that?s no reason you
2007-10-11 18:49:00 Golf in Bermuda is expensive, but good, scenic golf courses await on your Bermuda golf vacation, like the Mid Ocean Golf Club, Port Royal and Riddell’s Bay. read more | digg story More About: Tiger Woods , Golf , Reason , Grand , Tiger
Myrtlewood Golf Club boasts unbeatable location, affordable golf in Myrtle
2007-10-11 18:47:00 Myrtlewood’s location, playability and affordability make it one of Myrtle Beach’s most popular clubs. Its owners, Burrows & Chapin also give out a lot of free rounds here to those who book condo rentals at one of their many properties along the Grand Strand. read more | digg story More About: Golf , Location , Club , Myrtle , Loca
Now barely legal, Michelle Wie faces Playboy choice - Sleaze on!
2007-10-11 18:45:00 How soon after Michelle Wie turns 18 does Hef call? Face it, that’s all a significant number of Wie “fans” are interested in anyways. Sportswriters skirt around this issue, but the truth is plenty of the hoopla over Wie had to do with a thinly veiled (at best) trumped up sex appeal long before she ... More About: Faces , Legal , Choice , Barely
Golf tips: Five ways women can generate more club head speed
2007-10-11 18:42:00 Although only 5 ft. 5 in. and weighing 120 pounds, LPGA Tour Pro Lorena Ochoa’s average drive is 271 yards. How is it that a petite woman can boom her drives out there farther than the average male golfer? read more | digg story More About: Women , Golf , Tips , Club , Speed
Annika Sorenstam eyeing West Kootenays for first Canada course design
2007-10-11 18:39:00 Annika Sorenstam is in negotiations to design a new high-end golf course in the West Kootenays region of British Columbia, Chris Baldwin reports for GolfCourseRealty.com. read more | digg story More About: Design , Canada , Annika Sorenstam , Tena
Jesper Parnevik fires 61, leads by four in Valero Texas Open in San Antonio
2007-10-09 18:59:00 With a new putter that he just put in his bag this week, Jesper Parnevik blazed his way to an opening round of 9-under-par 61 - his career best on the PGA Tour - to take a four-shot lead Thursday in the Valero Texas Open . read more | digg story More About: Leads , San Antonio , Fires
ESPN looks to cash in on televised poker?s appeal with inaugural High Stake
2007-10-09 18:56:00 What’s been discretely occurring beyond the public eye in Las Vegas for decades is about to be revealed to the masses: bad golfers with big egos and bank rolls putting up millions against each other on the golf course. This is the concept behind the High Stakes Golf Tour, set to debut on ESPN Oct. ... More About: Poker , Cash , Inaugural , Ural
Predator Ridge golf courses? tricked-up greens detract from Okanagan wonder
2007-10-09 18:53:00 Deep in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, the Predator Ridge resort and spa boasts three nine-hole golf courses: the Red Tail, Peregrine and Opsrey. The scenery and design are spectacular. Unfortunately, Predator Ridge overdoes it in the form of tricked-up greens. read more | digg story More About: Golf , Greens , Kana
TravelGolf.com reader asks: ?Is Chris Baldwin really that stupid??
2007-10-09 18:51:00 After reading Chris Baldwin’s blog post “Does Canada realize how embarrassing its ridiculous delight in Mike Weir over Tiger Woods is?” TravelGolf.com reader Bob Ladouceur asks why Baldwin is even allowed to be a golf writer, among other things. read more | digg story More About: Reader , Stupid , Ally
WorldGolf.com reader says PGA Tour?s Viking Classic anything but a ?snooze
2007-10-04 18:34:00 Reader John Wesley: “Viking is a new sponsor who is very interested in upgrading the tourney. The kids pro-am was a big hit on Tuesday, and an additional pro-am was added due to the added interest in the event this year. No, we did not have the BIG names playing, however we did have Chad ... More About: Reader , Classic , Tour , PGA Tour
A century later, golf and gaming destination Biloxi, Mississippi lights up
2007-10-04 18:30:00 Two years ago after Hurricane Katrina, the success story of Biloxi wasn’t a given. But the coast has used the devastation to galvanize the destination. All the courses, hotels and casinos that were destroyed weren’t just rebuilt, but made better. read more | digg story More About: Gaming , Golf , Mississippi , Destination , Lights
WorldGolf.com readers analyze FedEx Cup pros and cons
2007-10-04 18:26:00 In a recent WorldGolf.com newsletter, Jeffrey White wrote his thoughts about the FedEx Cup playoffs in the column “PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup was misguided, and the rest of golf’s ’season’ will suffer.” WorldGolf.com readers were quick to respond read more | digg story More About: Readers , Cons , Analyze , Anal
Phoenix-Scottsdale off course: NBA, MLB, and NFL games now a must-see optio
2007-10-04 18:23:00 Spectator sports in the Phoenix -Scottsdale resort corridor used to mean one thing: Spring training baseball. Now, though, in addition to playing great golf courses like Troon North, Boulders South and Raven at Verrado, vacationing golfers are flocking to Diamondbacks, Suns and, yes, even Cardinals games read more | digg story More About: Games , L Game , Dale
Chad Campbell back on track with win in Viking Classic at Annandale Golf Cl
2007-10-04 18:20:00 Chad Campbell came through with a final-round score of 3-under-par 69 Sunday to break from the pack and win the title at the Viking Classic by one shot over rookie Johnson Wagner. read more | digg story More About: Golf , Chad , Back
Golf Channel?s Big Break does Mesquite, Nevada and skips wonder course Wolf
2007-10-04 18:17:00 The USGA rated Wolf Creek the third hardest golf course in the entire U.S., handing it a beyond ridiculous 154 slope rating from the back Stairway to Heaven tees. The Big Break producers might know what they’re doing after all. Who wants to see these desperate wannabe pros slapped around like a homecoming opponent? read more ... More About: Nevada , Golf , Channel
Pros and hackers unite in PGA Tour pro-am at Viking Classic
2007-10-04 18:15:00 The Wednesday pro-am at a PGA Tour stop is an often once-in-a-lifetime experience - and is probably be the most expensive round of golf you ever play. Still, it’s all an experience you’ll remember for life, teaming up with one of the world’s best golfers for four-plus hours on a tour-ready golf course. read more | ... More About: Classic , Hackers , Viking , PGA Tour
Pigeon Forge?s Gatlinburg Municipal Golf Course will make you forget about
2007-10-04 18:13:00 Located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Gatlinburg Municipal Golf Course is one of those Smoky Mountain courses that is worth taking time off from Dollywood. Gatlinburg wows with views and tantalizes with a mixture of ease and difficulty. read more | digg story More About: Make
Presidents Cup notebook: PGA Tour?s Woody Austin makes a splash at Royal Mo
2007-10-02 19:09:00 Woody Austin ’s “dive” into the water on the 448-yard par-4 14th Friday at the Presidents Cup was a little comic relief on a day that wasn’t so funny for the Americans. read more | digg story More About: Notebook , Tour , Splash , Royal
Column: At Presidents Cup, Mike Weir feeling the jolt of a home crowd at Ro
2007-10-02 19:06:00 Captain Gary Player, in a nod to Weir’s local support, may put the Canadian head-to-head against Tiger Woods in Sunday’s singles. Look for that to happen, especially if Weir keeps playing the way he’s been the first two days of this Cup. “I’d love the chance to play him,” Weir said. read more | digg story More About: Jolt , Home , Column , Mike , Presidents
Prince Edward Island competes as a top Canadian golf destination
2007-09-26 18:28:00 Prince Edward Island has been making a name for itself as a Canadian golf destination in recent years. The Links at Crowbush and Brudenell River Golf Course are just a couple of the fine golf courses that make Prince Edward Island golf more than worth the price of a plane ticket. read more | digg story More About: Destination , Prince
Celtic Manor Resort in Wales gets ready for its close-up at 2010 Ryder Cup
More articles from this author:2007-09-26 18:24:00 The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales will host the 2010 Ryder Cup Matches. Gearing up for that historic event, Celtic Manor - long a must-play in Wales golf - has spruced up 54 holes of championship golf, including the jaw-dropping Ryder Cup Course. read more | digg story More About: Close , Close-up , Close up 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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