October 28, 2006BEIJING China’s most prominent university has decided golf is out of bounds. Peking University has shelved plans to build a practice green after a storm of criticism on the Internet and in Chinese media, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Saturday. The university’s announcement in August that it would build a green prompted complaints that [...]
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October 27, 2006A few months ago I was fortunate enough to win a pair of Oakley sunglasses. As a wearer of contact lenses I find glare, wind, dust, sand and pollen are major problems on a golf course.
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October 27, 2006DROUGHT ravaged Rockhampton will begin construction on the world’s first 18-hole synthetic golf course at Zilzie Bay on the Capricorn Coast next month. Built around a $12 million clubhouse, the par 70 Reef Palms course on the doorstep to the Great Barrier Reef will feature 18 synthetic greens and surrounds and 18 synthetic tee blocks. [...]
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October 26, 2006UST’s Frequency Filtered putter shaft features high-modulus woven material that provides hoop strength and stiffness for better feel. The new Frequency Filtered putter shaft from United Sports Technologies is the first technological leap in putter development for more than 70 years, company officials said. The new shaft is the result of a joint venture between [...]
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October 26, 2006For the South African men’s team who tee off on Thursday in Stellenbosch in pursuit of the Eisenhower Trophy, it’s a bit like having to take the stage after the Lord Mayor’s show. Ashleigh Simon, Kelli Shean and Stacy Bregman, their heroic women compatriots, have left some giant-sized footsteps to follow after shaking the world [...]
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