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golf stories: 214 news summaries

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 Tiger Wins 
 Masters 
 Down Under 

Pulls out win in first trip to Australia in 11 years

Nov 15, 09 8:18 AM CST
(AP) - Tiger Woods has won the Australian Masters for his seventh victory of the year, closing with a 4-under 68 for a victory that drew record crowds at Kingston Heath. In his first trip Down Under in 11 years, Woods put on quite a show for his $3 million appearance fee. More »

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Australia • golf • Tiger Woods • Australian Masters

 Tiger Loses Lead— 
 and Club— Down Under 

3-shot lead dwindles to 3-way tie for frustrated Woods

Nov 14, 09 6:45 AM CST
(AP) - In the 268 official tournaments that Tiger Woods has played around the world as a pro, he has never gone three consecutive tournaments without winning when he held at least a share of the 36-hole lead. That streak is in jeopardy at the Australian Masters, where Woods held a three-shot... More »

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Australia • golf • Tiger Woods • Greg Chalmers • James Nitties • Australian Masters

PAR 34C

 A Bra That's a Putting Mat 

A perfect gift for the naked golf enthusiast

Nov 12, 09 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Lingerie maker Triumph has really outdone itself this time in the “wacky Japanese novelty bra” category. Its “Nice Cup in Bra,” a corset made to highlight the increasing popularity of golf among Japanese women, has pockets for balls and tees and rolls out into a 5-foot-long practice... More »

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golf • Japan • lingerie • underwear • bra • novelty • putting

MAUREEN DOWD

 Obama Emerges 
 From White (Frat) House 

Now Dowd wants to play him at Scrabble

Oct 28, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out Tom Friedman played golf with President Obama last month—and fellow New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd isn't ashamed to admit she felt "a twinge of envy." Dowd's happy that Obama finally invited a woman to join him on the links this weekend, after catching heat... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • golf • sexism • Maureen Dowd • President • Geraldine Ferraro • Melody Barnes

girls allowed

 Obama's Golf Game Goes Coed 

Presidential foursome includes a woman for the first time

Oct 25, 09 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Within hours of a New York Times story spotlighting the West Wing's alleged "boys' club" atmosphere, President Obama played golf with a woman today for the first time since being sworn in. Melody Barnes, the White House chief domestic policy adviser, hit the links as part of Obama's foursome... More »

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golf • White House • domestic policy • Obama administration • President Obama • women's issues • Melody Barnes • Fort Belvoir

 Kids Helped Split Up 
 Chris Evert, Greg Norman 

Tennis champ, golf star had trouble blending families

Oct 11, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tension with Chris Evert's teenage sons and Greg Norman's twentysomething offspring helped split up the sports superstars after just 15 months of marriage, sources close to the couple say. Evert's previous husband, Andy Mill, had been Norman's best friend before he and Evert left their spouses, and that contributed to... More »

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entertainment • golf • tennis • Greg Norman • Chris Evert • celebrity divorces • celebrity marriage

 IOC OKs Golf, 
 Rugby for 
 Rio Games  

Golfers, ruggers seek Olympic gold in 2016 for first time in 100 years or more

Oct 9, 09 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Medals for golf and rugby will be awarded at the 2016 Olympics for the first time in a century or more. The IOC voted today to reinstate the sports for the Rio de Janeiro games and provisionally accepted them for the 2020 Olympiad. Golf has not been played at the... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Rio de Janeiro • rugby • Padraig Harrington • Michelle Wie • Jacques Rogge • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • Summer Olympics

 Norman, Evert Separate 

Coupling of golf, tennis legends hits skids after 15 months of marriage

Oct 2, 09 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pairing of sports legends Greg Norman and Chris Evert is on the rocks, with the couple—both 54—announcing today they’ve separated after 15 months of marriage. If a divorce is in the works, they didn’t say. The announcement comes ahead of an international golf competition for... More »

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golf • tennis • Greg Norman • Chris Evert • Presidents Cup • separation

(Newser) - A chain of golf courses in England has taken a dim view of the Eye Candy caddie service, which offers a “gorgeous new solution for unforgettable golf days,” the Daily Mail reports. Eye Candy caddies, attractive young women with a debatable knowledge of the game, are banned... More »

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golf • England • escort • golf course • caddie • beautiful women • attractive • Eye Candy caddie service

OPINION



 Back Off, 
 Golf Haters 

Stereotype of it being a rich man's game is a falsehood

Aug 29, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s been a lot of hatred leveled at golf this year, with everyone from Bill Maher to Hugo Chavez putting down the game—Chavez called it bourgeois, and Maher complained that Obama only played it to “relax the white people.” One USA Today writer even blamed... More »

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golf • stereotypes • rich

 AIG Mystery Haunts 
 Conn. Golf Course 

After bailout, taxpayers say they deserve to putt on it

Aug 17, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Locals rarely see anyone playing the pristine golf course that straddles the Connecticut-New York border, and no one’s quite sure who owns it—though most think it’s linked to insurance giant AIG, the New York Times reports. The mysterious Morefar Back O’Beyond course is rumored to have... More »

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golf • Connecticut • AIG • golf course • bailout

OPINION

 Tiger's Loss Is 
 Good for Golf 


Aug 17, 09 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - There wasn’t supposed to be any drama at the Hazeltine National Golf Club yesterday. Tiger Woods with a lead on Sunday “is like Kristie Alley with cheesecake on her plate,” writes Dan O’Neill of NBC. “You can bet it’s going to be put away.... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • PGA Championship • Jay-ZTV

(AP) - Tiger Woods was one round away from winning another major but he squandered a four-shot lead and drew more company than he wanted at the US PGA Championship today. Woods played so-so on another windy afternoon at Hazeltine National until his lead was gone. Only at the end of the... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Padraig Harrington • PGA Championship • Jay-ZTV

pga championship

 Woods Retakes 
 Control at PGA 


Aug 14, 09 6:44 PM CDT
(AP) - Just like that, Tiger Woods was back in control of the US PGA Championship today. Woods took advantage of the shortened par-4 14th and a poor finish by Ross Fisher, needing only two holes to turn a tie into a three-stroke lead. Woods, looking to win his first major of... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • Phil Mickelson • PGA Championship • Jay-ZTV

PGA championship

 Tiger Grabs Early Lead 


Aug 13, 09 6:21 PM CDT
(AP) - Tiger Woods—still seeking his first win at a major this season—shot a 5-under 67 that put him atop the leaderboard at the PGA Championship today. With his bogey-free round, he's one stroke up on playing partner and defending champ Padraig Harrington. Woods broke 70 in the opening round... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • PGA Championship • PGA Grand Slam of Golf • Jay-ZTV • Hazeltine National

'Bourgeois'
Golf Courses Tee Off Chávez

Venezuela shutting down the links—that happen to be near oil

Aug 13, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hugo Chávez has gone after oil conglomerates and media companies, and now he's hitting the capitalist pigs where it hurts: at the golf course. The Venezuelan president is trying to shut down the country's best-known courses, which he believes are part of an anti-Marxist conspiracy, the Independent reports. "... More »

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energy • oil • Latin America • Venezuela • golf • nationalization • South America • golf course • Hugo Chávez • oil industry

Olympic Board Backs Golf, Rugby for 2016

IOC execs reject baseball, softball; decision faces Oct. vote

Aug 13, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(AP) - Olympic leaders selected golf and rugby today for proposed inclusion in the 2016 Summer Games, rejecting bids from baseball, softball, and three other sports. The IOC executive board narrowed the field to two from a list of seven, which also included squash, karate, and roller sports. The board will submit... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • rugby • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • squash • baseball • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • softball • Jay-ZTV • karate

(Newser) - Bill Clinton on the golf course was notorious for cursing into the wind and rehitting balls until he was happy with his shot. But Barack Obama golfs like he governs, reports Time. The president—handicap somewhere between 16 and 24—never takes mulligans or gimme putts, rarely shows any excitement... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • golf • golf course • Robert Gibbs

OPINION

 Even When He Wins, 
 Tiger Can't Win 


Aug 4, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Our outsized expectations for the “best player in his sport” mean Tiger Woods can’t get any “slack,” Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “He missed the cut at the British Open last month and it was like he showed up drunk and club-less.” And... More »

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sports • golf • Tiger Woods • British Open (golf) • Lance Armstrong • expectations • Michael Rosenberg • Neil Armstrong • Jay-ZTV • Buick Open

 Timberlake 
 Opens 'Green' 
 Golf Course 

First to receive Audobon certification

Jul 27, 09 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Justin Timberlake took his well-known passion for golf and channeled it into creating an eco-friendly course, the first in the nation to be dubbed an Audubon Classic Sanctuary, the Commercial Appeal reports. Mirimichi, located near Memphis, was a $16 million labor of love for the singer, who says that in... More »

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entertainment • golf • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • golf course • Memphis • eco-friendly

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