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Outrage Over Bank's Golf Tourney Is Misplaced

OPINION

Feb 28, 2009 3:27 PM CST

Outrage Over Bank's Golf Tourney Is Misplaced

(Newser) - “Golf, with its traditional fat-cat image, is an easy target for abuse, some of it deserved,” John Paul Newport writes in the Wall Street Journal. But the recent hubbub over Northern Trust’s sponsorship of a PGA tourney—that bank received $1.6 billion in TARP funds—threatens...

Bailed-Out Bank Drops Millions on LA Golf Bash

Feb 24, 2009 9:16 AM CST

Bailed-Out Bank Drops Millions on LA Golf Bash

$1.6B recipient sponsors open, hosts parties, concerts

(Newser) - A bank that got $1.6 billion in federal bailout cash lived it up last week in Los Angeles with luxe parties and concerts as it sponsored a PGA golf tournament, TMZ reports. Northern Trust flew hundreds of workers and clients to LA to stay in swanky hotels, eat classy...

Mickelson Secures Win at Riviera

Feb 18, 2008 12:22 AM CST

Mickelson Secures Win at Riviera

Lefty's love for the West Coast grows with 16th win in the region

(Newser) - The West Coast has been kind to Phil Mickelson over the years: of his 33 career wins, 16 of which came in PGA Tour Western stops. His latest victory, a two-shot win over Jeff Quinney, came at the Northern Trust Open today. A win at Riviera Country Club is a...

Phil Takes Control in LA

Feb 16, 2008 6:14 AM CST

Phil Takes Control in LA

Mickelson shoots a 64 for a 4-shot lead in Northern Trust Open

(Newser) - Phil Mickelson moved much closer yesterday to taming the only West Coast city that has eluded him in his career, reports the AP. Mickelson shot a 7-under 64 to build a four-shot lead in the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles. "The West Coast means a lot to me,...