Public golf courses get defibrillators
Marty Storch was a child in the late 1960s playing the Shawnee Golf Course with his father one day when an elderly man died on the course.

Council to take up golf fees
The fees at three Lafayette public golf courses could increase beginning in January.

ROLLING ALONG: Ailing economy hasn't hurt local golf courses
Golf is taking a hit in other parts of the country because of the ailing economy, but not in Central Louisiana, according to local golf club pros.

Richmond officials consider closing golf course
RICHMOND, Ind. - Budget troubles could cause Richmond officials to close one of the city's two public golf courses.

36 Hours in Phoenix
The city may be an inferno in the summer, but the other nine months of the year are a perfect time to visit its top-notch golf courses, fashionable resorts and cool night life.

Golf club forming in Valdosta
In 2009, local golfers will have the opportunity to participate in a large number of golf tournaments organized by the Golf Club of Valdosta.

Money woes take toll on golf courses
There's no escaping a rough economy, even on a golf course. Faced with declining memberships and rounds of play, golf clubs and public courses are cutting staff and their hours of operation. In September, coastal Georgia's exclusive Sea Island, once called the best golf resort in the nation by Golf Digest, laid off 500 employees.

Best U.S. public courses, No. 3: Pebble Beach
The year-long countdown of the best two dozen public courses I have played in America is finally nearing its stunning year end climax. Last post, with Bandon Dunes, we reached the Final Foursome! Now we are, like at the Olympics,...

Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation December 2008 Events
214 parks, 10 community centers, 5 golf courses, 4 museums and much more, you'll find there is always something to do with Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation.

Regular Fil-Am fires off
TEAMS in the lower brackets will take first crack in their respective division crowns when they took center stage Monday in the opening round of the regular tournament in the 59th Fil-Am Golf Invitational Tournament at the Baguio Country Club and Camp John Hay courses.

UGA is Past, It?s Emirates Golf Federation Now
DUBAI - The UAE Golf Association, better known by its acronym UGA, has taken a landmark decision to change the name of the apex body which now will be refer to as the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF), according to a media release.

Parker course selected to host Senior PGA championship
The PGA is coming to Parker. Colorado Golf Club, which opened for play in 2007 as one of the premier new courses in America, has been selected as the site of the 71st Senior PGA Championship, the most historic and prestigious event in senior golf. The Championship will be contested May 24-30, 2010, at the course in Parker.

Golf course to get new clubhouse
Improvements planned for the Blue Ash Golf Course in the near future will benefit golfers and non-golfers.

Richmond Officials Consider Closing Golf Course
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - Budget troubles could cause Richmond officials to close one of the city's two public golf courses. The Parks Board has scheduled a meeting for Dec. 10 to hear public comments on possibly closing either the Glen Miller or the Highland Lake course.

Richmond officials consider closing golf course
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - Budget troubles could cause Richmond officials to close 1 of the city's two public golf courses. The Parks Board has scheduled a meeting for Dec. 10 to hear public comments on possibly closing either the Glen Miller or the Highland Lake course.

Golf courses hope for resurgence in participation in their game
Robert Jan doesn't enjoy the fact that his business has been flat.

Golf notes
We are lucky enough in the Bay Area to have some excellent golf courses on which to play. Some have hosted major championships, such as the Olympic Club, which held the United States Open four times, while others claim to fame would be hosting a local fundraiser.

Not your father?s game of golf
WALTON COUNTY ? Tim Petrea is a man on a mission. His mission: adding an amenity to an already beautiful park by building a disc golf course at Criswell Park.

HCM City: abundance of golf courses, scarcity of public toilets
VietNamNet Bridge ? HCM City ?forgot? to design construction plans for car parks and public toilets, though it remembered golf courses. Some might say its memory was too good on that head, for concerns about land waste and environmental pollution are being voiced.

Mt. Bachelor at 50; Sunday Reader: From butte to ski resort
Before all the resorts, golf courses and restaurants stamped Central Oregon as a recreation mecca, there was Mt. Bachelor ski area ? or, as it was known in 1958, Bachelor Butte.There also was lumber and a Nordic passion for skiing that people like Nels Skjersaa and Emil Nordeen, who worked side by side in the old Shevlin-Hixon mill, brought with them from the old country.