Fifty years ago Fidel Castro took power in Cuba. Two yearslater, after losing a golf match to Che Guevara, the dictatorbulldozed most of his country’s courses. Today, the island’stiny, eternally optimistic golf community is hoping to befreed for its second act.
August 31, 2009
In Absence of Snow, a Wealth of Golf (New York Times)
As the fall golf season approaches, it’s good to remember that some of the best courses to visit at that time are nestled at the bases of ski areas.
Golf program has been fit to a tee for local player (Main Line Times)
ARDMORE — The game of golf has afforded Lower Merion High School senior Ian Bellah many opportunities — especially through The First Tee of Philadelphia program.
Episcopal Academy golf coach’s clientele includes a PGA pro that he won’t name (Main Line Times)
MALVERN — The ultra competitive, high-stakes business of being a swing coach for PGA touring professionals these days can be a bit like working for the CIA. Secrets are highly guarded. And anybody who breaks the unwritten rules will probably be out of a job.
Golf:Quiz not so basic (Daily Pilot)
It is once again time for a golf rules quiz. The following questions are from the United States Golf Assn. rules section and my hope is that this will help all of us become more knowledgeable about the game of golf.
‘Happy Gilmore’ driving force behind Bruins charity golf event (Boston Herald)
Can you drive a golf ball like Happy Gilmore? Bruins players Milan Lucic and Tim Thomas will be the judge of that. The two hockey stars will serve as celebrity judges…
Hawks getting in the swing (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
HUDSON – Before his first swings with a golf club, Hudson High’s Josh Feinberg was swinging a baseball bat.