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Jeff Maggert, closing in on senior golf, tied with Matt Every at Sony Open
By Associated Press, HONOLULU — Matt Every felt a lot more comfortable with a golf club in his hand instead of a microphone. Starting to feel nerves from his rare position atop the leaderboard, Every steadied himself after a sluggish start and birdied his final hole Saturday for a 2-under 68, leaving him tied with 47-year-old Jeff Maggert going into the final day of the Sony Open. Maggert, who missed part of last season after surgery on his right shoulder, eagled the easy par-5 ninth for the second straight day and shot a 64 for his first...
read moreGolf-Woods’ former swing coach writes Tiger tales
Mon Jan 9, 2012 1:01am GMT Jan 8 (Reuters) – “The Big Miss”, a book written by Tiger Woods’ former swing coach Hank Haney, will be released in March and offer a personal account of the six tumultuous years they spent together before the golfer’s life imploded in scandal. The book, described as a “candid and surprisingly insightful account” by publishers Crown Archetype at Random House, Inc., reviews the highly successful partnership between Haney and Woods which led to six major championship...
read moreGolf: Fresh faces converge on PGA season opener in Hawaii
Chronicle NEWS SERVICES Updated 01:13 a.m., Friday, January 6, 2012 KAPALUA, Hawaii – Steve Stricker is back on Maui, a familiar place for a guy who has won on the PGA Tour in each of the past three years to qualify for the season-opening Tournament of Champions. Not so familiar are some of the guys he’ll be trying to beat. Twelve players in the 28-man field are at Kapalua for the first time, more evidence of change on the PGA Tour. A year ago, Stricker didn’t know who most of them were. Keegan Bradley? He was...
read moreNew agent costs Woodland an old coach as he looks for a big season
By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2:11 AM KAPALUA, Hawaii — Gary Woodland is unlike most players at Kapalua. He is one of the most athletic figures in golf, certainly among the most powerful. And considering that he didn’t start playing serious golf until college, he’s not even close to reaching his potential. But for someone looking for a little more consistency, his 2012 season begins with significant change. Woodland decided to hire a new agent, which in turn wound up costing him a coach. He left Hambric...
read moreGolf course improvements have big cost
At Ladera Golf Course near I-40 and Coors, there are plenty of beauty shots but among the grass, birds and golfers is dirt. A lot of it. On Thursday, city leaders dug in making the start of improvements at the more than 30-year-old course — land that was once a flood control area. But fixing Ladera isn’t cheap. When all is said and done, it will cost more than $2.7 million dollars to fix a golf course that was supposed to be self sufficient. “It’s a good investment and the taxpayers came out in several bond cycles...
read moreNotah Begay III Foundation Announces Game Changer Award Winners
The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation initiative to recognize people making positive contributions to American Indian youth in underrepresented communities in New Mexico, called The First Annual Game Changer Awards, released its 2011 honorees: Mariah Simplicio, 13, Zuni Pueblo and Navajo, Cleveland Middle School Derrick Coriz, 14, San Felipe Pueblo, San Felipe Pueblo Elementary School Marchez Coriz, 16, Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico Military Institute Shanelle Tafoya, 16, Kewa Pueblo, Bernalillo High School Greg Brown, Basketball Coach, New Mexico...
read moreShin to Compete in Patriot All-America
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Junior Justin Shin has been selected to compete in the 2011 Patriot All-America Golf Tournament a 54-hole collegiate golf tournament that will be played Dec. 28-30 at Wigwam Golf Club in Litchfield Park, Ariz. The field will feature 84 collegiate golfers from across the nation, and includes 21 of the world’s top-100 ranked amateurs. Shin, a native of Maple Ridge, B.C., finished out the fall season with a 70.2 scoring average, placing in the top-10 in three different tournament with his best finish coming at the Herb...
read moreHISTORIC MAJOR MOMENTS, PGA PROFESSIONALS OF IMPACT HIGHLIGHT 2011 PGA YEAR IN REVIEW SPECIAL THAT DEBUTS DEC. 7 ON GOLF CHANNEL
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julius Mason December 6, 2011 (561)624-8444 jmason@pgahq.com PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – From a legendary performer to a rookie who defied the odds; from national award winners to Hall of Famers, they fill the script for The PGA of America’s 2011 Year in Review, highlighting events and personalities that shaped the 95th anniversary year of the world’s largest sports organization. Championship moments, charitable endeavors that captivated thousands and an emotion-filled profile of one veteran player, fill an...
read moreMen’s Golf Finishes Third at Herb Wimberly
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Junior Justin Shin carded a three-round score of 12-under par, 201 (66-67-68) to finish second at the 2011 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate at the NM State Golf Course. Shin shot a 3-under par, 68 in the final round and was just two strokes back of Wichita State’s Hunter Sparks, who won the individual title. As a team, NM State finished third overall with a three-round team score of 5-under par, 847 (282-277-288). The Aggies shot a final round score of 4-over par, 288. Senior Zachery Fullerton finished tied for ninth with a...
read moreNo fishing signs at Albuquerque golf course ignored
Updated: Friday, 30 Sep 2011, 6:55 PM MDT Published : Friday, 30 Sep 2011, 6:55 PM MDT Reporter: Crystal Gutierrez ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Unexpected guests at an Albuquerque city golf course have led to unwanted attention from people with fishing poles. Golf Course Superintendent David Salas said after the golf carts are put away and the golfers go home, some fisherman have been turning these golf course ponds into their personal fishing holes. He said there are signs clearly stating that fishing is not allowed but it hasn’t...
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