Archive for Golf News
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Artificial Surfaces For Golf
Artificial putting greens are now being used for golf courses, driving ranges, compact courses, and home use. It has been confirmed among PGA tour professionals that an artificial grass surface is an excellent choice for tees, fairways, fringes and putting greens. The most popular golf applicati...
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The 2010 European Golf Tour
This years European Golf Tour season will feature a total of six tournaments which will be new and will start in South Africa on December 31st, 2009. This campaign will again end in November 2010 with the World Championship held in Dubai, and will once again have a minimum of 47 tournaments. These...
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The Open Championship Celebration 2010
The Open’s past Champions will have the opportunity to play four holes of the Old Course, the 1st, 2nd, 17th, and 18th on the 150th Anniversary celebration of golf’s oldest Major on Wednesday the 14th of July which is the eve of the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews. Invitations to compe...
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Tiger Woods – The Highest Paid Sports Star of 2009
The 13 year professional career of Tiger Woods has certainly been highly lucrative and Woods has been the highest paid sports star in the world since overtaking Michael Schumacher in 2002. His relationship with sports brand Nike has undoubtedly contributed massively to his lifetime earnings, in ad...
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Manuel de los Santos
Manuel de los Santos was just eighteen when he was hit by a car whilst out riding his motorcycle. The collision put Santos into a coma for four days and resulted in the loss of his left leg just above the knee. The young rider from the Dominican Republic had dreams of making it big as a prof...
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Slow Start at the 109th US Open
The 109th US Open made a slow start at Bethpage with play being suspended early into the opening round because of torrential rain. The rain was relentless and the greens staff were not given the chance to squeegee the greens fast enough to clear the water. At one point the greens were more li...
