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Thanks to Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi Golf Coast is no more
You have to feel for everybody in Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina swept through, including the Mississippi Golf Coast, in the Biloxi-Gulfport area.
You can bet those courses won’t be up and running for some time, if ever. Calls to the area were, not surprisingly, unsuccessful. In fact, we here in Florida are having a difficult time calling out anywhere, and we were just slapped by the storm. The Gulf Coast was dealt a haymaker.
What a complete shame: the Golf Coast is a great area, with all those casinos and good courses nearby. Here’s wishing them a successful recovery; I know I sent in my donation to the Red Cross. I wish I could do more.
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Comment from: Charron Golf News Weekly [Visitor]
Yes. Everyone should give what they can to the Red Cross. www.redcross.org
Our prayers are with the folks in the Gulf Coast. Like you, I wish I could do more.
Our prayers are with the folks in the Gulf Coast. Like you, I wish I could do more.
08/31/05 @ 20:04
Comment from: Shanks [Visitor]
With the saturation of media coverage regarding this ungodly situation in the Gulf, it would be nice if here we could get updates on the damage to the golf facilities in the region. I know golf is waaaay down the list of priorities right now, but after all, this space is supposed to be primarily for golf.
09/06/05 @ 12:24
Shanks -- we're working on it. Undertstandably, some courses are hard to reach. I did an update last week. look for more to come...
09/06/05 @ 12:56
Comment from: Shanks [Visitor]
Thanks, Tim. My group was already thinking about going down there next year, but now we wouldn't miss it for the world. I hope some other golfers will consider a trip to the region soon. In the wake of this devastation, I'm sure those states will need all the commerce they can get. It would be nice if you and some of the other bloggers beat the golf drum for the South.
09/07/05 @ 10:12
Comment from: Burton Bimble [Visitor]
Yeah, that's what we should worry about: the golf courses. At least you have your priorities straight.
09/07/05 @ 15:36
Comment from: Shanks [Visitor]
Apparently, I'm not the only who thought about this. This article was in today's Mobile Register about the damage to Alabama's courses:
http://www.al.com/golf/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/sports/112617150241070.xml&coll=3
http://www.al.com/golf/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/sports/112617150241070.xml&coll=3
09/08/05 @ 10:37
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