Golf News
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Residents living near a golf course built by US President Donald Trump in Scotland are demanding an apology from their local council for allowing the venture to go ahead, a meeting will hear later Thursday.
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Paris -
A Frenchwoman blinded in one eye after being hit by a wayward tee shot at the Ryder Cup is taking legal action against the event's organisers, she said Tuesday.
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Saint-quentin-en-yvelines -
The United States made a strong start to the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on Friday as Jim Furyk's men claimed a 3-1 lead after the opening session despite a defeat for Tiger Woods and Patrick Reed.
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Atlanta -
Tiger Woods scored his first victory in more than five years on Sunday, completing a two-shot win at the Tour Championship to crown a fairy tale comeback after a near two-year absence.
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Bloomsburg -
Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill chatted with Digital Journal about his 2018 tour, his proudest moments, as well as his longevity in the music business.
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Saint Louis -
US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk unveiled the first eight members of his squad Monday and heaped praise upon Tiger Woods as a potential captain's pick to fill out the lineup.
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Edinburgh -
Discord over a golf course dating back over a decade means there is little love lost between Donald Trump and the pro-independence government in Scotland, where he will be teeing off over the weekend during his visit to Britain.
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Fpo -
Its sprawling greens and woodland have made Hong Kong's historic Fanling golf course a favourite with homegrown and international stars, but it is now under threat after being listed for potential housing development.
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Apo -
Japan's golf venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has granted full membership to women for the first time, after lifting a ban under pressure from Games authorities.
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Kawagoe -
Golfing buddies Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe relaxed with a hamburger lunch and a quick nine holes on the course Sunday, ahead of a high-stakes summit on the North Korea crisis.
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Washington -
Tiger Woods pleaded guilty in a Florida court on Friday to reckless driving, the state attorney said, after police found the golf champion asleep in his Mercedes-Benz beside the road last May.
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Anseong -
Golf is among the most solitary of sports, its players engaged in a constant struggle with themselves as they compete against the implacable opponent of par.
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Miami -
Golf superstar Tiger Woods looks disoriented and unsteady in police video of his Monday arrest on a charge of driving under the influence, according to footage obtained and broadcast by US media on Wednesday.
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Berlin -
German sports giant Adidas said Wednesday it had agreed to sell its golfing brands TaylorMade, Adams Golf and Ashworth to US fund KPS Capital Partners for $425 million (390 million euros).
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While golf superstar Tiger Woods is looking forward to a healthy, normal life following his fourth back surgery last month, there are persistent reports that he continues to suffer back pain which may prevent him from competing in major events this year.
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Professional golfer Fred Funk chatted with Digital Journal about being an ambassador for Stryker, as well as working with Jerome Bettis.
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Toukyo -
The chairman of the Japanese golf club set to host the sport at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics said they are bewildered by requests to lift its ban on women becoming full members.
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Bejing -
China has ordered the closure of a sixth of the country's golf courses since 2011, its top economic planner said, in an ongoing crackdown on a sport controversial for its links with wealthy elites.
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Doonbeg -
On a windswept coastline in western Ireland, a sleepy hamlet is preparing one hell of an inauguration party on January 20 when billionaire tycoon and local investor Donald Trump becomes US president.
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Yamoussoukro -
Plucked out of poverty, 1,000 children in Ivory Coast are being given a unique chance to learn golf, and 10-year-old Jessica likes the idea.
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Aberdeen -
In a Scottish village on the shores of the North Sea, US president-elect Donald Trump is nothing but a nuisance neighbour for many local residents.
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A turf grass disease that resembled an ink spill, which appeared on several southern U.S. golf courses has been identified. A solution to the disease has also been proposed.
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Turnberry -
Donald Trump hailed Britain's vote to leave the EU as "fantastic" shortly after arriving in Scotland on Friday for his first international trip since becoming the presumptive Republican presidential nominee."I think it's a great thing.
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London -
Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit Britain the day after its landmark EU membership referendum, saying Wednesday he was coming to open a newly-renovated Scottish golf course.
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Tiger Woods is skipping next week’s 2016 Masters Tournament, ending months of speculation about whether the former world number one will return to the competition starting at the Augusta National.
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Golf has a new world number one. After winning his second title in a week, Jason Day of Australia regained his status as the top player on the PGA Tour, dethroning American Jordan Spieth.
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Yangon -
As a hard-up 10-year-old, Aung Win scrabbled for pocket money collecting balls on a parched Myanmar golf course.
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Victoria -
A professional golfer over in Australia was on the course when he spotted a kangaroo battling it out with a couple of flags.
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Penn -
The causative agent of a recent turf grass disease has been traced to a type of fungus. Turf grass disease has been causing problems across golf courses in the U.S.
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Apparently, Donald Trump isn't just taking aim at immigrants in his presidential bid, but Main Street America in general. Trump recently stated that golf should be “elitist.”
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SAMCAR CEO Steve Blanton enjoying the after-golf wine reception with SAMCAR Affiliates Valerie Mazzola of State Farm Insurance and Cory Benner from Guild Mortgage Courtesy of San Mateo County Association of Realtors
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