CARY — The Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic is being held on Sunday in Cary at the Preston Woods Golf Club and once again, large crowds are expected to show up to watch their favorite celebrities and sports stars play golf, have fun, and raise money for a good cause at the same time. Celebrities [...]

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AURORA, Ont. — Magna Entertainment Corp. (TSX: MEC.A) has sold the Magna Golf Club in Aurora, Ont., to sister firm Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A) for $50 million plus the value of net working capital. Magna Entertainment, a spinoff of auto-parts giant Magna International, said Friday that $32.6 million of the proceeds was used to [...]

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Game’s popularity hasn’t kept up with an oversaturated market, leaving ample affordable options Around of golf is usually a bit cheaper in the dog days of summer, at least for those willing to brave the central Virginia humidity. But even year-round, many relatively new semiprivate courses — those that charge for memberships and greens fees [...]

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Woods goes over the roof to take over Bridgestone lead Japan’s Yusaku Miyazato became the first golfer to make two holes in one in the same round of a PGA Tour tournament when he aced two par 3s yesterday at the Reno-Tahoe Open in Reno, Nev. Miyazato accomplished the feat on the 230-yard, downhill seventh [...]

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DEAN ROBERTSON put the frighteners up the rest of the Scottish PGA Championship field after banishing his Gleneagles ghosts yesterday. The Paisley ace ripped out a three-under 70 over the PGA Centenary course to move into a share of second in the £55,000 event with a seven-under 139, three behind leader Craig Lee. Robertson has [...]

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