Donald Trump wants to build a $1.9 billion golf resort in Scotland. Trump offered plans Monday for a golf academy and two championship-standard courses on a 1,400-acre site near Aberdeen. Trump, whose mother was born in Scotland, wants to build 1,000 homes, 36 luxury villas and a 450-bedroom luxury hotel on the same site. Local officials are expected to make a decision on the project in June. Environmental groups oppose the development, which is planned for the environmentally sensitive Menie Estate, an area of unspoiled sandy beaches. “We will do the... 

If Whangarei’s Alex Tait can get his putting together he’s more than a chance to qualify for next week’s New Zealand Open. Tait, back in the country after his second season of trying to make a living as a golf professional in England, is beginning to regain his touch on the greens and just in time too, with the final qualifying tournament for New Zealand’s richest tournament on Monday, at the Manukau Golf Club.  Read More →

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In space, nobody can hear you scream “Fore!” Then again, “fore” isn’t something Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin is likely to shout out Wednesday when he strikes a lightweight golf ball with a special 6-iron from outside the international space station in a promotional stunt for a Canadian golf club manufacturer. Tyurin will be too busy trying to keep his balance during the one-handed swing in his bulky spacesuit. He’ll have one foot wedged in between the hand rails of a ladder on the outside... 

Citing an off-season dedicated to recovering from the past season and preparing for the 2007 LPGA season, Lorie Kane announced that she will be unable to participate in the 2007 Women’s World Cup of Golf being played January 19-21 in South Africa. ”Representing Canada will always be a top priority for me, but I developed a good training regimen and many good habits last off-season and I want to continue to dedicate myself to that even more this off-season,” said Kane. ”I feel great physically and good about my game right now. As any... 

American golfer Tiger Woods hit an eight-under-par 64 to charge back into contention at the HSBC Champions event yesterday, finishing the second round two shots behind Indian leader Jyoti Randhawa. The world No 1, who started the day at level par, hit seven birdies and an eagle with just one bogey to match the Sheshan course record set by Swede Henrik Stenson earlier in the day and believes he could have gone even lower.  Read More →