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Sun Mountain Micro-Cart push cart small and light

Sun Mountain Micro-Cart push cart
Courtesy of Sun Mountain
The Sun Mountain Micro-Cart push cart weighs in at only 13 pounds, and contains four wheels for extra stability.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Since its introduction in 2009, the Micro-Cart from Sun Mountain has proven one of golf’s most popular push carts. Its secret, of course, is the light weight that makes it so easy to maneuver around the course, and the new edition weighs in at only 13 pounds.


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Bushnell rangefinder benefits Folds of Honor Foundation

Bushnell Tour Z6 Wingman Pack
Courtesy of Bushnell Golf
The Bushnell Tour Z6 allows golfers to instantaneously zero in on flags up to 450 yards away, with up to 18-inch accuracy.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

The 2013 Tour Z6 Wingman Pack is Bushnell's newest golf laser rangefinder. It's also the latest Bushnell product whose sales benefit the Folds of Honor Foundation.


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Derek Ernst? David Ernst? What's in a name?

Derek Ernst locker assignment at Players Championship
Derek Ernst via Twitter
Derek Ernst arrived at The Players Championship to find that his locker had been assigned to "David" Ernst.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Derek Ernst doesn't fault people for not knowing who he was before he won the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday. After all, the PGA Tour rookie was ranked No. 1,207 in the world.

He's a lot more famous in the world of golf now. But as he found out on Tuesday, not everyone knows who he is just yet – including the person who made up the locker assignment sheet at The Players Championship.


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Why did Tiger Woods walk the red carpet?

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn at the Met Ball
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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn attended the Met Ball in New York on Monday.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Tiger Woods spent a good part of Tuesday at TPC Sawgrass, putting the final touches on his game ahead of The Players Championship.

On Monday night, of course, he and girlfriend Lindsey Vonn were in New York City, where they attended the Met Ball – a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art that is widely considered among the Big Apple’s biggest social events of the year.


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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn walk red carpet in NYC

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn at the Met Gala
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Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn made their first official public appearance as a couple Monday night at the Met Gala.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Tiger Woods will tee it up in The Players Championship on Thursday, but he spent Monday almost 1,000 miles away from TPC Sawgrass.

Woods and girlfriend Lindsey Vonn were in New York, where they attended the Met Gala – an extremely high profile fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


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Cobra to release red, white and blue AMP Cell driver

Cobra AMP Cell Pro driver
Courtesy of Cobra Golf
The red, white and blue Cobra AMP Cell Pro drivers will come complete with all the features found in the regular AMP Cell Pro drivers – most significantly Cobra's MyFly Technology.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

With the U.S. Open coming up fast, Cobra has unveiled plans to release a limited edition of its AMP Cell Pro driver decked out in red, white and blue. 

The tri-colored drivers will be available on June 1, but only 600 will be made. Each will be marked with a '1 of 600' decal on the sole for authenticity. 


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Paramount CC renovates its Tillinghast course

Paramount Country Club
Paramount Country Club
Paramount Country Club, founded by movie mogul Adolph Zukor, entertained the stars of both Broadway and Hollywood.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Paramount Country Club in suburban New York City has reopened its A.W. Tillinghast-designed course after a two-year renovation at the hands of course architect Jim Urbina.


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Walkoff hole-in-one is player's last shot

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Klein Klotz of Lake Travis High School was mobbed by his teammates after making his walkoff ace.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Watch the sports highlights on TV for more than a few minutes, and you're likely to see a game-winning home run in baseball, and maybe even a buzzer-beater in basketball. 

But I can pretty much guarantee you've never seen this – a walkoff hole-in-one. Not only that, it was the final stroke of the Texas 5-A high school tournament.


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TPC Sawgrass to be closed Monday because of rain

17th hole at TPC Sawgrass
The Players Championship via Twitter
The famous island green at TPC Sawgrass really is an island, after the course was drenched with five inches of rain.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass is set for next week, but Monday's activities at the facility have been curtailed, the PGA Tour announced this afternoon.


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Annika Sorenstam launches women's college tournament

Annika Sorenstam
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Annika Sorenstam's new tournament for college women, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, will feature 12 top teams in a high-profile kickoff to the college golf season.
By John Holmes
PGA.com

Series: Golf Buzz

Few people in the world of golf have had a better – and busier – couple of weeks than Annika Sorenstam.

On April 19, she was elected to PGA membership. And now she is creating her own tournament for NCAA Division I women.


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