Archives for: February 2006
Feb
23
The "grandaddy" may be getting a makeover. Big changes are in store for Pine Lakes Country Club, the oldest course on the Grand Strand. Burroughs and Chapin Co., owners of the course, are proposing to add about 400 housing units, as well as re-designing… more »
Feb
22
I don't know about you, but whenever I'm in Orlando, I try to get out of Orlando. All those tourists whizzing down I-4 and International Drive make me nervous. A good place to stay, and still play the area's golf courses, with maybe a side trip to Disney… more »
Feb
20
Sunday was a double dose of disappointment if you happened to be switching channels between the Nissan Open and the Daytona 500. Both had tremendous potential to be dramatic, but both closed with duds,
Veteran Fred Couples wilted down the stretch, all… more »
Feb
17
Myrtle Beach is such a popular destination for Canadians this time of year that Myrtle Beach started a festival for our mostly-friendly neighbors to the North. The festival includes events like the National Shag Dance Championship, International Kitefest… more »
Feb
16
The first time I stood in the infield at Daytona International Speedway, leaning into the chain-link fence, and watched the start of the Daytona 500, I understood viscerally this was nothing like the sport I had seen on television.
I've covered every… more »
Feb
16
You may already know that almost everyone else in the world thinks American pro golfers are a bunch of spoiled, rich brats who hate to bother with the inconvenience of traveling outside the U.S. Why not just stay home and play where the money is, the hel… more »
Feb
15
I like awards, especially when I win one. Awards have their place, a way of honoring good work. But, some are more dubious than others.
Ron Green, 76, just won one called the 2006 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. He will be presented with… more »
Feb
14
Vice-President Dick Cheney has always promised he'd shoot straight with the American people. He just didn't tell us it would be one at a time.
Cheney needs to replace his hunting hobby with golf. Golf clubs aren't loaded, and it's more humane to bring… more »
Feb
13
This is what happens when no-names win tournaments. A lopsided amount of media coverage of Sunday’s Pebble Beach Nationals Pro-Am centered on Mike Weir’s collapse rather than Arron Oberholser’s win. Oberholser knows how Weir feels. He had a chance… more »
Feb
03
I hope Hilton Head doesn't start suffering course losses like Myrtle Beach. Rose Hill Golf Club closed abruptly two weeks ago, and calls to its owners in Dallas were not returned. The future of the club, located in Bluffton, is still up in the air. It's… more »



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