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PGA TOUR: There’s Justice for Golf Fans at The Greenbrier Classic

The Green King — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:43:47 +0000

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Featured Columnist Andy Reistetter is on site this week at America’s Resort- The Greenbrier for the PGA TOUR’s inaugural Greenbrier Classic. There’s really Justice for Golf Fans at The Greenbrier Classic. His name is Jim Justice the new owner of The Greenbrier- America’s Resort. Okay the Wyndham Championship is being progressive later [...]

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PGA pro wins trip to New York after teaching golf in Bhutan

The Green King — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:05:22 +0000

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This is a story about a PGA teaching professional from Chicago who always dreamed of visiting New York but never got to the Big Apple until he first went to teach golf to kids in Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom. Original post

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PGA TOUR: Overdue Overton Leads at The Greenbrier Classic

The Green King — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:52:16 +0000

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Featured Columnist Andy Reistetter is on site this week at America’s Resort- The Greenbrier for the PGA TOUR’s inaugural Greenbrier Classic. Here are his observations and comments for Round 2 on Friday. Jeff Overton is overdue for a victory on the PGA TOUR. With $2.4 million in winnings already this year, and about [...]

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PGA Senior Championship sales ahead of expectations

The Green King — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:13:46 +0000

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PGA officials have sold half of the fourteen suites and thirty-two skyboxes. Original post

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Golf course manager becomes Arts and Humanities interim director

The Green King — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:04:48 +0000

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So what does a golf pro know about art? Steve Hardesty is about to find out. Original post

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Local golf: First Tee campers step into virtual tee box at PGA Superstore

The Green King — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:10:46 +0000

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Ricardo Loredo had one more request for Kathy Padgett before he walked out of the PGA Tour Superstore. Original post

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Golf-Greenbrier Classic first round scores

The Green King — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:21:20 +0000

Leading first round scores from the U.S. PGA Tour’s Greenbrier Classic on Thursday in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (par-70; U.S. unless stated) 63 Erik Compton 63

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The Green King — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:53:01 +0000

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GOLF PGA GREENBRIER CLASSIC (7,031 yards, par 70 White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. ) a-denotes amateur E. Compton—————63 M. Every————————-63 Original post

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Pro golf: PGA coverage to include 3D

The Green King — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:19:11 +0000

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Turner Sports and The PGA of America announced today they will offer coverage of the 92nd PGA Championship in 3D on Thursday, Aug. 12 and Friday, Aug. 13, on PGA.com and through TNTs television distributors. Original post

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Pro golf: PGA coverage to include 3D

The Green King — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:38:02 +0000

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Turner Sports and The PGA of America announced today they will offer coverage of the 92nd PGA Championship in 3D on Thursday, Aug. 12 and Friday, Aug. 13, on PGA.com and through TNTs television distributors. Original post

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Dufner takes Nelson lead with late birdie spree

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:39:44 -0400

Byron Nelson Championship.Instead, Dufner had the lead to himself Friday. He finished by chipping in from 37 feet, his fourth birdie in five holes, after driving wide right and having his approach ...

Aussie pro Gibson shoots a 55 in Okla.

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:08:49 -0400

Rhein Gibson set a provisional world-record score last Saturday by shooting a 16-under 55 at the River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Okla., according to a report in Golfweek.Gibson knocked in 12 birdies ...

Charging Dufner one clear

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:20:06 -0400

Dufner was level par for his first 13 holes after a mixed bag of three birdies and three bogeys, but he picked up shots at the 14th, 15th, 16th and 18th to go clear on seven under. "It was a ...

Washington men surge into lead at NCAA golf regional

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:05:26 -0400

NORMAN, Okla. — Every member of the Washington men's golf team scored birdie or better on the final hole of the day Friday to highlight the Huskies' second round at the NCAA ...

Long chip-in gives Dufner the lead at Byron Nelson

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:05:21 -0400

IRVING, Texas — Standing over his ball in a swale behind the 18th green, Jason Dufner would have been content with a par and a spot in the big group tied for the lead in the Byron Nelson ...

Dufner leads again on PGA Tour

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:46:49 -0400

Jason Dufner tosses his club to his caddie as he walks up the 13th hole during the final round of the 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club on August 14, 2011 in Johns Creek, Georgia. ...

Tseng through, Kerr dumped

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:03:37 -0400

World No.1 Yani Tseng advanced to the third round of the Sybase Match Play Championship but Cristie Kerr was a major casualty.Tseng was one of four top-10 seeds to move on at Hamilton Farm Golf ...

Kuchar comes up clutch at Sawgrass

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:10:39 -0400

Matt Kuchar looked beyond the edge of the 16th green at a scene packed with enough stress it could wipe away even his smile.Across the water was an island green that was awaiting him Sunday in The ...

Leishman one stroke adrift

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:52:34 -0400

Australian Marc Leishman is in a share of equal second position with five other competitors at the halfway mark of the Byron Nelson Championship.Leishman shot a one-under 69 at the TPC Four Seasons ...

Dufner goes one ahead at Byron Nelson

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:37:40 -0400

United States American Jason Dufner birdied four of his last five holes to go a stroke clear of a congested leaderboard after the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, ...

Jason Dufner on top after 2nd round at Byron Nelson

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:32:44 -0400

Standing over his ball in a swale behind the 18th green, Jason Dufner would have been content with a par and a spot in the big group tied for the lead in the Byron Nelson Championship. Instead, ...

Webb crashes out of LPGA Match Play

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:37:27 -0400

Karrie Webb crashed out of the LPGA's Sybase Match Play Championship on Friday, losing to Azahara Munoz 2 and 1 on a day when four of the top-10 seeds moved to the third round.In good news for ...

Aztecs golf makes quick climb on regional leaderboard

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:37:26 -0400

Senior J.J. Spaun made five birdies to start his round and fired a 7-under-par 63, and the San Diego State men's golf team shot up the leaderboard in the second round of the NCAA Stanford ...

Lewis advances in Sybase, chasing second consecutive win

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:31:32 -0400

Lewis has been the best American on the LPGA Tour all season. On Friday, Lewis won the first four holes and rolled to a 4-and-3 decision over Sandra Gal in the second round at Hamilton Farm Golf ...

Rio fails to show Olympic golf course contracts

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:26:53 -0400

SAO PAULO -; The ownership dispute over the land set to be used for the Olympic golf course for 2016 took another twist Friday when a court ordered the city of Rio de Janeiro to hand over the ...

Lewis wins in Sybase in quest for 2nd straight victory

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:51:02 -0400

Sandra Gal 4 and 3 Friday in the second round of the Sybase Match Play Championship. Lewis is the leading American money winner on tour this year. Two weeks ago, she won on the tour for the second ...

Lefty shocks Golf Channel booth for birdie

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:50:57 -0400

We've learned to live with this idea that "Phil Mickelson will just be Phil" and hit any crazy golf shot you can think of, but sometimes even the guys in the booth don't believe ...

Czech Open canceled due to lack of money

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:26:11 -0400

PRAGUE -- Organizers say the Czech Open scheduled for August has been canceled due to a lack of funding.The tournament has been staged for the past three years at the Prosper Golf Resort in the ...

Ricardo Santos wins Madeira Islands Open

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:25:53 -0400

Ricardo Santos shot a 9-under 63 Sunday to win the Madeira Islands Open by four strokes, becoming the first Portuguese-born golfer to win on the European Tour in his home country.He rallied from ...

Top public, semiprivate and private golf courses

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:14:37 -0400

The Business Weekly's May 18 edition lists 25 public golf courses in New Mexico and 11 private or semiprivate courses. The lists include number of rounds of golf played in 2011, as well as ...

Kaymer errs on 3-footer, ousted at match play

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:10:22 -0400

Richard Finch .The No. 9-ranked German needed to make a 3-foot putt to halve the match and force a playoff against the No. 218-ranked Finch, but it horse-shoed out.Kaymer, who won the 2010 PGA ...

Sunrise commissioner hosting charity golf tourney Saturday in honor of late mother

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:52:23 -0400

SUNRISE — The family of Commissioner Joey Scuotto is hosting a charity golf tournament Saturday in honor of his late mother, Marie Scuotto, who died in November after a long battle ...

Recovering golf industry reaches out to customers

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:54:22 -0400

Randy Siner | NMBW In the depths of the recession, many courses locally and nationally slashed prices just to get people onto the green. But as the industry recovers, courses are moving away from ...

Poulter extends unbeaten record in match play

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:21:23 -0400

Tom Lewis 4 and 3 to reach the last 16 in his defense of the World Match Play Championship.Poulter extended his unbeaten match-play record on European soil to 14 contests to top Group A and set up a ...

Euro Tour's Czech Open canceled; funds cited

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:38:57 -0400

PRAGUE -- Organizers say the Czech Open scheduled for August has been canceled due to a lack of funding.The tournament has been staged for the past three years at the Prosper Golf Resort in the ...

Three share lead in South Korean golf

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:40:29 -0400

Park Sang-Hyun shot a seven-under-par 65 Friday to grab a share of the lead with fellow South Korean Kim Bi-O and Indonesian Rory Hie after two rounds of the SK Telecom Open. The trio are ...

Ryan Palmer goes bogey-free to lead Byron Nelson

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:15:00 -0400

Ryan Palmer plays an approach shot at the eighth hole during the first round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship on Thursday. (Darren Carroll/Getty ...

Kernersville golf course to be auctioned in June

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:59:56 -0400

Pine Knolls Golf Club, Kernersville's only golf course, will be auctioned next month with a starting bid of $600,000. The 151-acre golf club was purchased in 2006 ...

Mark Foster's torso immortalised

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:58:16 -0400

Former Olympian Mark Foster has had his body immortalised in stone. The Bath swimmer, a former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, has probably one of the best known torsos in the country. Now a ...

Seventh heaven for Park

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:24:08 -0400

A seven-under par 65 earned Park Sang-hyun a share of the lead with Kim Bi-o and Rory Hie after round two at the SK Telecom Open in Korea.Bi-o enjoyed a one-stroke lead overnight and shot a 68 to ...

Brandt Snedeker on borrowed time

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:16:05 -0400

The American Brandt Snedeker beat Thomas Bjorn of Denmark 5&4 on the first day of the Volvo World Match Play in Spain, despite having to borrow a set of clubs after his own failed to arrive at ...

Nelson runner-up Ryan Palmer on top after shooting 64 | Golf

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:50:44 -0400

Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the Byron Nelson Championship, and a chance at home to hold up that trophy. The 2011 Nelson ...

Jill Evans vows to carry on good work

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:29:15 -0400

FORMER Welsh Girls’ captain Jill Evans has stepped up to lead the Wales Ladies’ golf team – hoping to build on the successes under Sue ...

Breanne Loucks gets on her bike for sadly-missed Welsh captain Sue Turner

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:29:13 -0400

Because she’s riding 180 miles in three days from Glasgow through the Highlands of Scotland to the remote east coast course of Nairn to raise money for much-loved former Welsh international ...

Breanne Loucks battling to be a model Tour player again after bagging caddie’s job

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:29:12 -0400

But for someone sporting a tattoo on the back of her neck proclaiming ‘Dream Believe’ not even the 24-year-old could have envisaged how much of a personal nightmare the last 24 months ...

Fine start by Cenydd Mills

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:29:10 -0400

CARDIFF’S Cennydd Mills has begun the summer of 2012 as he ended last season’s blazing 2011 finishing joint top of the leaderboard at the Powerade PGA Assistants’ Championship ...

FSC Women Lose a Little Ground but Hang Tough at No. 2

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:12:11 -0400

Halfway through the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships, the title race is shaping up as a battle between top-ranked Nova Southeastern and second-ranked Florida ...

Vegas gets on track in '12, makes move at Players

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:12:15 -0400

Jhonattan Vegas has been relatively quiet in his second season on the PGA Tour.No victories. Not even a top-10 finish. As many cuts missed as made.So seeing the 27-year-old Venezuelan on the ...

Leishman lurking at Byron Nelson

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:36:18 -0400

United States Twelve months after losing a playoff for the Byron Nelson Championship, Ryan Palmer had redemption on his mind after taking control of the tournament in Thursday's opening ...

Defending champ out at LPGA match play

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:27:40 -0400

Brittany Lincicome , all of whom were among the tournament's Top 10 seeds, also suffered first-round defeats. Ewart recorded a 3-and-1 triumph over Pettersen at the Hamilton Farm Golf Club, ...