Golf
Golf reps are converging on Bay Point this weekend to show off and sell their newest clubs and equipment!

Honesty in golf hits home for Hayes
Honesty in golf hits home for Hayes

New range of golf products launched
About 100 participants, comprising dealers and golf enthusiasts, attended the launching of TaylorMade range held at the Saujana Golf and Country Club recently.

Spearfish OKs emergency phone system, golf course ownership
SPEARFISH -- The Spearfish City Council on Monday approved a $246,864 plan to install a new phone system for the emergency 911 call center and the police department.

SPT Sports forays into golf retailing
SPT Sports Management Pvt Ltd, an Integrated Sports Management company, today announced its foray into golf retailing through its first exclusive TaylorMade golf store "Golf Concepts" in association with TaylorMade - Adidas Golf here.

Gasoline costs drive up use of golf carts
FREMONT - U.S. automakers looking for an indication of what Americans want in a car need look no farther than local resident Lacey Black. Although the price of gasoline has plummeted in recent weeks, Mr. Black said the prices won't stay that way forever, and he has found a better way to save money while driving. "I've been driving my golf cart on the street," he said during a phone interview ...

Wildcat disc golf course to be built on campus
ACU students can expect a professionally designed nine-hole disc golf course to open on the Sherrod Residential Park in the spring. Deonna Shake, professor and Wildcat Disc Golf Project Director, said the course, currently under construction, was designed by Professional Disc Golf Association member Jay Redding and will feature cement tee pads, picnic areas, benches and tee signs.

Around the Lompoc Valley
Lompoc YFL Fundraiser The Lompoc youth football league is holding a raffle to give away a 2008 Honda Civic LX Coupe in order to replace several pieces of valuable equipment that were damaged at the beginning of the season. The equipment is required in order for the group to remain part of the Central Coast Football Association.

McSpaden, Laffoon deserve hall of fame consideration
New Zealand lefthander Bob Charles, golf writer Herbert Warren Wind, amateur Carole Semple Thompson, architect Pete Dye and past tour stars Craig Wood and Denny Shute are members of the World Golf Hall of Fame?s 2008 induction class..

Get Into Golf: Teeing off in the rain can be fun
Last week, Get Into Golf began prepping you for winter. Cold feet may keep us from doing some things that we ought to do, but they shouldn't keep us from playing golf while the weather is less than perfect.

Dick's Sporting Goods slows store expansion
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. is slowing the pace of its store expansion program, as retail center development declines and consumers continue to spend less on golf clubs and other athletic equipment.

Newton Fire Dept. earns money with golf tourney
Special to the Daily News Despite a difficult weather pattern, an intrastate college football rivalry and other obstacles, the Newton Association of Professional Firefighters Burn Foundation Golf Tournament managed to raise about $2,000.

Baldwin golf room has something for everyone
Snowflakes are falling, which means it's time to get out your golf clubs in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.  read more »

Hayes becomes latest to cry, 'What a stupid I am.'
The moment J.P. Hayes looked down at the golf ball on the floor in his hotel room, he knew there were only two options. Keep his mouth shut and his chances of playing full-time on the PGA Tour next season alive. Or pick up the phone and disqualify himself.

For Hayes, 'right thing' was costly
J.P. Hayes lines up a shot on the 13th green during the first round of play at Children's Miracle Network Classic golf tournament at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. in 2007. Hayes recently disqualified himself during Q-School when, back at his hotel room, he realized he played the wrong ball. The moment J.P. Hayes looked down at the golf ball on the floor in his hotel room, he knew ...

Press Complaints Commission appoints Lady Buscombe as new chair
Lady Buscombe, chief executive of the Advertising Association, has been appointed as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. By Mark Sweney

This week?s featured community: Berkeley Hall
At the heart of Berkeley Hall lies two ?core? golf courses designed by Tom Fazio. Core golf refers to a course that is self-contained, without the intrusion of interior streets and homes or long walks between greens and tees.

Golf course to be sold
RAEFORD ? Hoke County?s oldest golf course will be sold at auction today at noon. Arabia Golf Course, which opened in 1963, is at 192 Golf Course Road, off Phillipi Church Road.

Millions for special projects might end
When the Boys & Girls Clubs of National City needed a new roof, San Diego County Supervisor Greg Cox stepped in and gave it $60,000 in taxpayer money. When the club needed a kitchen renovated, he sent them $32,000.

Tulare's Festival of Trees fundraiser will feature a golf-themed Christmas tree
In her first attempt at decorating an entry for the Tulare Hospital Foundation's Festival of Trees, Lorie Higbee seems to have scored a hole-in-one.