Golf Buzz
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Martin Kaymer is no longer eligible to win rookie of the year on the PGA Tour.
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Charles Barkley has been the subject of so much derision and mocking when it comes to golf. But like any warrior, he can turn his weakness into a strength - as the latest ad from CDW shows. And they did a great job of it.
31 Oct 2012 - 2:31pm - 0 Comments
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Among the many targets of Superstorm Sandy’s wrath are the golf courses up and down the East Coast, especially those in the Northeast.
30 Oct 2012 - 3:13pm - 0 Comments
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Linda Hartough, among the world’s best golf-landscape artists, has introduced her newest painting, “16th Hole, East Course, Merion Golf Club,” in commemoration of the 2013 U.S. Open.
30 Oct 2012 - 8:29am - 0 Comments
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Luke Donald won't be able to defend his Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic Championship in November at Disney due to a scheduled medical procedure for one of his children.
29 Oct 2012 - 9:08am - 0 Comments
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Augusta National Golf Club has filed plans with the city of Augusta for a big makeover of a portion of its clubhouse.
28 Oct 2012 - 12:04pm - 0 Comments
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Plenty of retired athletes have harbored dreams of crossing over and playing competitive golf at some level. Johnny Bench and John Brodie did it. John Smoltz gave it a good shot.
23 Oct 2012 - 6:43pm - 0 Comments
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The latest of Bubba Watson’s many charitable efforts is an auction of some of his Ryder Cup gear and souvenirs.
Up for auction on eBay are these items:
--Ryder Cup pin flag signed by Watson and the rest of his U.S. teammates
21 Oct 2012 - 11:53pm - 0 Comments
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Fanny Sunesson, the most successful female caddie in modern golf history, has turned in her bib for the final time.
18 Oct 2012 - 10:37pm - 0 Comments
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Escalante Golf has acquired the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain, company officials have announced. The club will be renamed "The Golf Club at Dove Mountain," and will continue its relationship with the Ritz-Carlton hotel, The Residences and the PGA Tour.
17 Oct 2012 - 12:10pm - 0 Comments
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Rory McIlroy is doing whatever it takes to try to win the money titles on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour this year – and what it takes is playing a whole bunch of tournaments. He won’t be trying it again anytime soon, though.
17 Oct 2012 - 12:53am - 0 Comments
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Sad news was announced on Saturday after Doug Brecht, 62, a longtime rules official and vice president of competitions for the LPGA, passed away near his home in Oklahoma Friday night after battling West Nile Virus for two months.
13 Oct 2012 - 12:35pm - 0 Comments
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In what seems like the best possible result to what had become a painful situation to anyone interested in the preservation of golf history, the Greenbrier Resort is buying Oakhurst Links.
12 Oct 2012 - 4:57pm - 0 Comments
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File this item under freak golf injuries. PGA Tour player Spencer Levin is out for the remainder of the year after tearing a ligament in his left thumb – simply by mishandling his belly putter.
11 Oct 2012 - 1:14am - 0 Comments
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Whoa up there, Ryder Cup fans. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
That was the message from Darren Clarke on Twitter today after reports began circulating that he had been offered the job as European captain for the 2014 Ryder Cup in Gleneagles, Scotland.
10 Oct 2012 - 1:02pm - 0 Comments
