The News Review:
- Golf is tired of Garcia’s whining
- Fla. county Ks golf carts on some streets
- Economy hits golf hard too even at Hilton Head
- Golf-New Zealand teenager Lee turns professional
- Do you think golf is under par when it comes to issues of race?
- Players say scoring at majors often dictated by course setup
Golf is tired of Garcia’s whining
Buffalo News
And when he miscalculated by about 20 yards the green jacket belonged to Angel Cabrera. Not once did Perry bemoan the harsh timing of his misfortune. Contrast Perry’s class his acceptance of the vagaries of golf with yet another bottle of whine uncorked by Sergio Garcia who closed 75-74 on the weekend after moving within four shots of the lead with a second-round 67. “I don’t like it to tell you the truth” Garcia said of Augusta National in an interview with Golf Channel. “I don’t think it’s fair. Even when it’s dry you still get mud balls in the middle of the fairway. It’s too much of a guessing game.
Fla. county Ks golf carts on some streets
USA Today
county commission has authorized golf cart traffic along a number of residential streets Florida Today reports. The move covers stretches of streets in Suntree Barefoot Bay and West Viera. In one drivers can commute by cart from one boulevard intersection to a school pedestrian crossing while another links a community entrance to a Winn-Dixie shopping plaza. County commissioner Chuck Nelson says he has "some safety concerns" and asks officials to monitor the.
Economy hits golf hard too even at Hilton Head
Charlottebserver.com
If the weather forecast and trust funds hold this Harbour Town weekend will look like so many others when the PGA Tour makes its annual stop beneath the famous lighthouse. Boats will bob on the water jewelry will sparkle in the sunshine and a golf tournament will unfold among the palm trees and cocktails. But even Hilton Head and the Verizon Heritage are not exempt from the economic flu that has staggered the country. “I felt like we were going to be K” tournament director Steve Wilmot said Tuesday morning. “We’re the biggest sports event in South Carolina. But it’s worse than I anticipated.
Golf-New Zealand teenager Lee turns professional
Reuters
amateurchampion beating American Drew Kittleson 5&4 in the final atPinehurst North Carolina. Lee was born in South Korea but moved to New Zealand withhis family when he was eight and later joined New Zealand Golf’shigh-performance unit. He took up New Zealand citizenship only last year. (Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Justin Palmer To query or comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.
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Do you think golf is under par when it comes to issues of race?
Chicago Sun-Times
Blackistone writes that the game has never been so diverse at a time when our nation has never been more inclusive. He offers the following ideas to get more minorities into tournaments. What pro golf can do specifically to diversify its ranks is what itdoes at almost every tournament. It can get its tournament sponsors tooffer exemptions to qualified black golfers just like it does to othergolfers for whatever reasons.
Players say scoring at majors often dictated by course setup
USA Today
“The committee” he says meaning the people who set up the golf course “can make the score anything they want it to be. At The Masters which ended Sunday with.