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Sunday, January 16
Baker-Finch Mulls Competitive Return
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 01:20 PM PST
Former British Open champion Ian Baker-Finch is contemplating a return to competitive golf after eight years away from the game. Baker-Finch, who won the 1991 Open at Royal Birkdale then faded away into retirement as his game crumbled, told Golf Digest magazine that he was considering playing some events in his native Australia this season. "I just want to see where I am," the 44-year-old told the magazine. "I'd like to play some events on tour, the smaller events, ... more »
How I learned to Play Golf
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 10:37 AM PST
I was introduced to golf at the age of 11. We had just moved into a new neighborhood and the couple that lived behind us were middle age and the gentleman loved to play golf. Harvey worked in the east Texas oil field and dearly looked forward to the weekends so he and his buddies could go to the local public courses with their pull carts, cooler of beer and play 36 holes each day. Harvey, out of his love ... more »
San Diego Golf Courses
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 08:14 AM PST
Book COMPLIMENTARY advance San Diego golf tee times with the largest golf management company in San Diego. Since 1992 we have been helping residents and visiting golfers play the best golf courses in San Diego - Torrey Pines Golf Course, Aviara Golf Club, Maderas Golf Course, La Costa Golf Resort, Steele Canyon Golf, Del Mar National Golf Club, Riverwalk Golf Club, Rancho Bernardo Inn Golf Resort and many more. From a single golfer to all the coordination and golf ... more »
Torrey Pines Golf Course - San Diego, CA
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 08:09 AM PST
Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course is located about 20 minutes North of downtown San Diego on the coastal bluffs of Southern California, between the cities of La Jolla, CA and Del Mar, CA. There are two 18-hole Torrey Pines Golf Courses - Torrey North and Torrey South. Both courses are played by the PGA TOUR professionals during the Buick Invitational of California held in January or February every year. The courses were originally designed by William Bell, Sr. in ... more »
ATLANTA - Jay Feely hoped that lessons learned on the golf course might help when he lined up for a field goal in the NFL playoffs.
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 08:01 AM PST
ATLANTA - Jay Feely hoped that lessons learned on the golf course might help when he lined up for a field goal in the NFL playoffs. The Atlanta Falcons kicker, who's a scratch golfer, hooked up with PGA Tour stars Davis Love III and Stewart Cink over the past two years. Feely met Love in person during the golfer's victory at the 2003 Players Championship. They discussed the similarities between lining up a game-winning kick and standing over a tournament-deciding ... more »
Ranked number five on "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses" list by Golf Digest for 2003 - 2004.
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 07:48 AM PST
Spyglass Hill Golf Course takes its name from Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, Treasure Island, published in 1863. Local legend maintains that Stevenson once wandered the Spyglass area gathering ideas for his novels. A unique aspect of this course is that the holes are named after characters in Treasure Island. Hole names such as "Black Dog" and "Billy Bones" are hints for the unwary. As players attempt to master this difficult course, they may hear the laughter of ... more »
Golf Vacations to Pebble Beach
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 07:43 AM PST
Pebble Beach provides perhaps the most scenic settings for golf in the USA. With its famous championship golf courses it is hailed as a golf vacation Mecca for golfers from around the world. Pebble Beach golf courses hosts a variety of world-class golf tournaments including the US Open and the annual AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. Some of the games greatest rounds have been played in championships here at Pebble Beach, and every year visiting golfers come to walk in ... more »
Foreigners soon to own 200 golf courses in Japan
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 07:31 AM PST
The number of golf courses in Japan owned by foreign investors is set to top the 200 mark soon and account for about 10 percent of the nation's 2,400 courses, industry sources said Saturday.
According to industry magazine sources and others, there were 189 golf courses owned or run by foreign-affiliated operators as of the end of December, and 27 more will come under foreign capital in this month and next. Among foreign investors, U.S. investment fund LoneStar Group owns ... more »
Anyone got the balls to change?
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 07:26 AM PST
John Huggan
YOUNG and old, great and good, just about everyone who is anyone in professional golf has been humming a similar refrain for some time: at the sharp end of the sport the ball is going too far.
Indeed, the numbers don’t lie. Over the past ten years, the average drive on America’s PGA Tour has increased by an amazing 27 yards, an unprecedented explosion in distance. Almost all of those extra yards are down to new equipment, too. ... more »
TRANSPORTATION AROUND IRELAND
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 07:08 AM PST
Along with golf courses and accommodation, transportation is one of the essential components of your golfing trip to Ireland. The importance of adequate transport is often overlooked by visiting golfers but it can certainly prove the difference between a good golfing vacation and a great vacation.
Online Golf Travel perfectly understands the requirements of our clients with respect to transportation and golf. Elements such as luggage and club space, legroom and distance of journey must all be considered when choosing ... more »
HELICOPTER GOLF IN IRELAND
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 06:48 AM PST
Golfers from around the globe know all about the merits of Irish golf and many have sampled the truly unique experience of playing some of the world’s finest golf courses, staying in some beautiful hotels, castles and guesthouses along the way. Those who have visited Ireland on a golfing holiday will know all about the joys of travelling from place to place. Whether they decided to take a self-drive trip or opted for a chauffeured vacation, the travelling element of ... more »
Waterville Links undergoes some Improvements
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Club Pro
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 06:42 AM PST
Waterville Golf Links in Kerry embarks on a new chapter in its fabled history early this year when the venerable Eddie Hackett masterpiece undergoes some well-planned improvements. Site of various European PGA Tour Events, dating back to 1974, Waterville is considered one of the finest golf links in the world. Consistently ranked among the Top 5 courses in Ireland, Waterville was founded in 1889 along Ballinskelligs Bay, fronting the Atlantic Ocean.
The transformation of the original 9-hole layout at Waterville ... more » |
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