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The forgotten Open

Sep 10, 2008 5:18 -

NORTHWOOD, 50 YEARS LATER
Few golf courses hold the distinction of hosting a U.S. Open without ever having another USGA event before or after its Open debut. In fact, since World War II only one course fits that description: the Northwood Club in Dallas, Texas. That could be one reason why the 1952 Open is often [...]

NO PENALTY FOR ASKING

Sep 10, 2008 5:15 -

I’ve noticed that most courses don’t reduce their green fee when the greens have been aerated or other major work has just been done Is this typical? — D.M., Charleston, S.C.
Courses that charge a lower green fee after customary maintenance procedures are in the minority. Most courses say they attempt to make golfers aware of [...]

Munching out

Sep 10, 2008 5:11 -

GOING HOG-WILD IN TEXAS
Some golfers have described Cedar Creek Municipal Golf Course in suburban San Antonio аь a sort of hog heaven, considering its natural beauty and ambiance. But that term has taken on a literal connotation in recent months. Pigs more specifically feral hogs, can’t seem to get enough of the place.
“It’s like a [...]

Minnesota teams get stay of execution

Sep 10, 2008 5:10 -

Attempting to play a college golf schedule in Minnesota, be it a fall or spring season, is always questionable. But for the University of Mnnesota golf teams, it’s become a question of whether, not weather.
University president Mark Yudof recommended in early April that three teams—men’s and women’s golf and men’s gymnastics — be eliminated at [...]

Fore Questions: Bethpage Starter Gene Clark

Sep 10, 2008 5:07 -

Since the Black Course at Bethpage State Park was named site of this month’s U.S. Open, people have flocked to play it. To reach the first tee, one must get past 71-year-old Gene Clark, who sat down with David Shefter.
Q- What’s the biggest excuse you’ve heard from a golfer trying to get out without a [...]

Jerry’s kids getting in the swing

Sep 10, 2008 5:06 -

Something of a miracle has come to Mallow, atown 17 miles northwest of Cork, Ireland. Cormac O’Brien, a bright-eyed 7-year-old with a coordination disability so severe that he had difficulty holding a pen properly, is learning to play golf.
The identity of O’Brien s angel is no surprise to young golfers in the San Francisco area. [...]

Short Course: Why you need to join a club

Sep 10, 2008 5:04 -

There comes a time in every golfer’s life when he asks himself, “Should I join a club?” The answer always comes back “Yes.” But before you pawn your grandmother’s china, a “club” does not refer only to the often expensive, perhaps exclusive private country club. Other options exist (more on that later)
First: Why not stick [...]

A long, tough road to Hull

Sep 10, 2008 5:01 -

Until recently, Marjorie Bowes stood as an overlooked footnote in the annals of USGA history. But when 20-year-old Pepperdine University junior Katherine Hull decided to file an entry for the 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Bowes’s name came out of hibernation.
[In 1995, Bowes became the first woman to compete in a USGA men’s championship. Bowes, [...]

A springtime effect

Sep 10, 2008 4:56 -

The USGA and Royal and Ancient Golf Club restored a worldwide set of equipment rules May 9 when they announced an agreement on coefficient of restitution. But the greater fruit of their resolution of a42-month difference in the interpretation of scientific findings is aunified position on rulemaMng designed to prevent future disagreements.
The USGA and R&A [...]

 

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