The News Review:
- Orange County man admits to $28 million golf scam
- Golf pioneer Casey Martin pulls for Compton in his quest for Tour card
- ‘A Different Way to (Much) Better Golf’: New Golf Manual Teaches …
- Northwest Golf: Sahalee has putts lined up for Senior Open
- Emporia finishes 11th at state golf
- Success of state Class ‘A’ golf tourney a team effort
- Hot Springs golf course developer sentenced
Orange County man admits to $28 million golf scam
San Jose Mercury News, USA
Colin Nathanson admitted Monday to Santa Ana federal judge Cormac Carney that he induced hundreds of people to invest in a fictitious Internet-based technology firm. Prosecutors say the 59-year-old Nathanson used the investor money to finance his failing Giant Golf Company and Play Big Enterprises, which sold clubs and accessories out of Irvine and Rancho Santa Margarita. The money was also used for what prosecutors called “extravagant personal expenses, including gambling expenses and payments for three houses. ” Nathanson faces up to 120 years in prison when he’s sentenced Feb.
Golf pioneer Casey Martin pulls for Compton in his quest for Tour card
Boston Herald, United States
- Admirers of Miami’s Erik Compton will be following from the far corners of golf today as he begins his quest to win a PGA Tour card five months after undergoing his second heart transplant. Compton, 28, tees it up at 9:50 this morning in the first round of a first-stage.
‘A Different Way to (Much) Better Golf’: New Golf Manual Teaches …
MarketWatch
After all, it’s the
mechanics that lead to a mechanical swing that is awkward and relatively weak. Learn how to explore your “hitting system,” its timing and balance, and
develop a more natural, powerful swing. Manuals, magazines and friends can tell you the rules and suggest more
mechanics, but “A Different Way to (Much) Better Golf” encourages golfers to
assess their own body dynamics to sense feedback and find what works best for
them. Clark recommends the use of the “hitting system,” which includes a
golfer’s club, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, torso, and legs, since golfers
use some or all of these when swinging. Combining simple principles for
experimenting with balance, timing and power with exercises for each, Clark
teaches a more flexible way to find your perfect swing. In discussing balance,
Clark writes:
Check your balance at the top of the back-swing and at the end of the
through-swing. At the top of the back-swing you can be balanced as you
pause to allow the reaction, the left side stretch, and gravity to all
kick in together.
Northwest Golf: Sahalee has putts lined up for Senior Open
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Sahalee has sold nearly all of its half-dozen clubhouse suites and has sponsors for roughly a third of possibly a dozen corporate tents, decent numbers this far out from the July 29-Aug. Zinga said anticipated attendance for the week is 125,000, which falls in the middle range of recently held U. Senior Opens, which attracted 90,000 golf fans in Los Angeles and 250,000 in Iowa. Making the PGA of America argument even lamer is the fact Chambers Bay will host the U.
Emporia finishes 11th at state golf
Emporia Gazette, KS
4 , 7:30 p. Submit an event Search events Advanced search Search by venue Emporia finishes 11th at state golf By The Emporia Gazette (Contact) Tuesday, October 21, 2008 E-mail story to a friend Comments on this story iPod friendly versionEmporia High?s girls golf team was clutch ? and so was the rest of the field at the 5A state tournament at Salina Municipal Golf Course. That?s how a team that puts up its best score of the year only finishes in 11th place out of 12 teams. The Spartan girls shot a 416 on Monday in their first trip to the state tournament in 18 years, beating their previous best team showing by 17 strokes. That milestone, nice as it sounds, was good for a spot 99 strokes below the winners, St. Thomas Aquinas, which shot a 317 to beat Kapaun Mt.
Success of state Class ‘A’ golf tourney a team effort
Hot Springs Star, SD
“The many volunteers from Hot Springs and in the clubhouse were outstanding. All of them were so cordial, helpful and appreciative of us being there. “According to Activities Director Weiss, more than 40 volunteers were utilized at the golf course during the two-day event, last Monday and Tuesday, Oct. The 40 volunteers included the many golf coaches from across state who served as markers, golf pros, spotters, shuttle drivers, an appeals committee, scorekeepers and a number of others who worked in the clubhouse and assisted players and guests. “I felt the tournament turned out wonderfully,” said Weiss. “I was really impressed with everyone and how willing they were to volunteer and offer to do whatever needed to be done to make it successful.
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Hot Springs golf course developer sentenced
Hot Springs Star, SD
The rest of the money paid was interest and penalties, he said. Duffy also said that taxes owed on the four charges to which Simunek pleaded guilty totaled $2,400. “This whole business surrounding the golf course down in Hot Springs has been a battle royal between political opponents in Hot Springs for years and years,” Duffy said later. He said the case against his client was “a little bit bigger deal politically than it actually turned out to be criminally. “The complex case involves S & S Construction and Boulder Falls, companies owned by the Simuneks. Steve Simunek pleaded guilty to charges that involved taxes owed on building projects at the golf course and at Holiday Inn Express, which is operated by Boulder Falls. The Simuneks say they did not know they had to pay the taxes on the golf course because it was a city-sponsored project.