Golf Channel launches high definition
Golf Channel?s coverage of the first three PGA Tour events in high definition is a tip of the cap to the network?s newly launched HD channel.

Golf resorts being upscaled in Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, P.R. -- This seaside stretch, a half-hour?s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump?s latest Caribbean venture.

Commission settles golf permit issue
Shawnee County commissioners decided Monday that holders of annual permits at the two county-owned golf courses will be required to pay extra on holidays ? and only on holidays.

Monster Companies Settle Name Differences
Monster Cable sued hundreds of businesses last year for using the word "Monster" in their names. But a chain of mini golf courses fought back and took its case to the public. Now Monster Cable and Monster Mini Golf have settled their differences.

Picture Gets Clearer With GOLF CHANNEL Now in High Definition
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- GOLF CHANNEL's exclusive coverage of the first three PGA TOUR events of 2009 in high definition is merely a tip of the cap to the network's newly launched HD channel, which will bolster the network's schedule with more than 2,100 total HD hours of tournaments, original programming and news this year.<.....

Boy's Junior Golf
Egypt Valley Country Club in Ada, Mich., will host the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., will host the 2011 event, the U.S. Golf Association announced Wednesday.

Disc golf referendum might face legal question
CHICO -- A referendum seeking to keep disc golf courses in upper Bidwell Park faces a legal issue that could potentially allow the Chico City Council to throw it out on a technicality.

Golf: Welsh have their work cut out in Joburg Open
WALES? four-strong challenge in the Joburg Open yesterday had their work cut out to avoid an early plane back home from South Africa.

Garmin® Goes Golfing with Approach? G5, New Touchscreen GPS Device with Thousands of Preloaded Courses and No Annual Fee
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced its first touchscreen handheld designed exclusively for the golf course, the Approach G5. The latest breakthrough in Garmin?s expansive outdoor recreation and fitness line, the Approach G5 was announced in conjunction with the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show ...

Jekyll Island Golf - No Jacket Required!
Mild climate and excellent course conditions make the Georgia coast a great winter golf escape. Jekyll Island, Georgia, on the Georgia coast, offers 4 courses for golfers to choose from and excellent hotel packages so they can stay and play. Tee times are numerous and rates are low. This is the perfect time and place for a winter weekend getaway. (PRWeb Jan 6, 2009) Read the full story at ...

Local golf: Pair notch holes-in-one
Two golfers recently shot holes-in-one at local golf courses. Horace Smallwood shot a hole-in-one Monday at Chicopee Woods Golf Course. He earned the shot on No. 7 Village using a seven-iron and a NXT Titleist ball. Witnesses were Denis Jordan and Charles Kilby.

USGA announces Junior Championship sites
FAR HILLS, N.J., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The United States Golf Association announced Thursday that the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship will be played at Michigan's Egypt Valley Country Club.

Shawnee Co. Compromises on Golf Course Fees
Commissioners decided Monday that annual permit holders for two Shawnee County-owned golf courses will pay more on holidays. Their original proposal called for permit holders to also pay extra when a golf tournament or special event was being held.

Disc golfers score more hang time: Council decides: Council decides that both courses will remain in play ? at least ...
CHICO ? City Councilors on Tuesday night unanimously voted into place a plan that allows some disc golf to remain in upper Bidwell Park.

Golf Course Review - Huntingdon Valley C.C. (Toomey/Flynn nines)
FACTS AND STATS: Course Architect: William S. Flynn (1928). Year Opened: 1897. Location: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. Slope: 132. Rating: 73.5. Par: 70. Yardage: 6,936.

Oki Golf adds Trilogy GC to its stable


County makes change in golf permit policy
Shawnee County commissioners decided today that holders of annual permits at the two county-owned golf courses will be required to pay extra on holidays -- but only on holidays.

Golf: Course Report
The Bee posse's weekly update of the latest in area conditions, bargains, etc. Courses Emerald Lakes Looking fantastic. Greens best in memory. Lakes edges neatly mowed. Diamond Oaks Spots available in Jan. 17-18 Sac Valley two-person scratch scramble. Empire Ranch Decent shape for time of year. Greens bumpy relative to their norm. Sunset Whitney Semiprivate course urging outside ...

Jeff Jones, recognized as a top 100 teacher by Golf Digest, finds a home at Olivas Links
PGA teaching professional Jeff Jones has taught the game to rockers like Eddie Van Halen and Smash Mouth?s Mitch Marine and was featured prominently on Golf Channel from 1996 through 2002.

Chopra after Kapalua repeat
It has been a year since Daniel Chopra won the Mercedes-Benz Championship on a Kapalua Plantation golf course "I just loved from the moment I saw it." It was his second win in three starts and his last. Chopra did not have another Top-10 finish last year.