Cybergolf - The World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) from The R&A is now available online at www.randa.org/wagr. Created as the universal standard for entry into The Amateur Championship, the ranking is a weekly performance table of the world’s top 1,200 players in

World Golf Glance
CBS Sportsline - Site: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday. Course: Emirates Golf Club, Majlis Course (7,264 yards, 6,642 meters, par 72). Purse: $2.4 million (?1.85 million). Winner’s share: $400,000 (?309,000). Last year: Tiger Woods beat Ernie

Windsor golf course drops hunting
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - From now on the only birdies being shot at the Windsor Golf Club will be the one-under-par kind. Golf course officials said Tuesday they no longer will use shotguns to kill nuisance birds that flock to the ponds at the club. “We don’t plan to do it

Complete golf coverage
Houston Chronicle - KAHUKU, Hawaii — Kiyoshi Murota’s limited English didn’t stop him from succinctly summing up Fred Funk’s play in the Turtle Bay Championship. “Birdie, birdie, birdie,” Murota said after watching his playing partner cruise to the most-lopsided

Nike Golf appointed golf industry veteran Marlin “Cricket” Musch as its college amateur golf manager on Jan. 23. Musch will oversee all of Nike Golf’s collegiate, junior and amateur golf categories with an emphasis on bolstering the company’s visibility in each segment.

Vietnam prefers Visa 
He was looking for an escape from capitalism, but soon found that the place was practically defined by hustle.

Factory cheers: TV star visits Valley to promote local manufacturing 
Sitting in a closed conference room at PING Golf’s west Phoenix headquarters in jeans and a long-sleeved polo shirt, actor John Ratzenberger talks frankly about the country’s reliance on technology, online interaction and its lack of manufacturing skills.

Sports Illustrated - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sergio Garcia will become the latest professional to design a golf course in Dubai. The 27-year-old Spaniard will design Dubai’s first links-style course, which will include uneven fairways, thick rough, small

Five face charges in golf course vandalism
Herkimer Evening Telegram - ILION - Five Ilion teens have been charged in connection with vandalism at Doty’s Golf Course in Ilion, bringing the police investigation to a close, said Senior Officer Philip Spaman. Police believe the five teens trespassed onto golf course

Federer’s even better than Tiger
MSNBC - The reigning kings of tennis and golf are dominating their sports like few others in history have done. But which is more impressive? Ordinarily, when such discussions take place as in an MVP debate in a team sport, for instance one individual

‘The Doonbeg Ghosts’ by Ivan Morris
Cybergolf - Ivan Morris is the first non-American to win the coveted Golf Nut of the Year award by the Golf Nuts Society of America. He’s authored two previous books and is senior columnist with Golf Digest Ireland. Greg Norman designed the Doonbeg course, and

MSN MoneyCentral - Element 21 Golf Company (”E21″) (OTCBB: EGLF) (FRANKFURT: BJQ) reports that it has received the prestigious ING (International Network of Writer’s) Industry Honors Award for the Best PR/Campaign Event in 2006 in recognition of the e21 sponsored Golf

Kraft Nabisco Championship Extends Sponsor’s Invitations
Cybergolf - She won three AJGA titles in 2006, including the Rolex Girls Junior Championship, the Ping Invitational and the Polo Junior Golf Classic. Choe was also a member of the 2006 Junior Ryder Cup U.S. team and competed in the U.S. Women’s Open in 2005 and

Garcia to design golf courses in Dubai
Herald Tribune - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Sergio Garcia will become the latest professional to design a golf course in Dubai. The 27-year-old Spaniard will design Dubai’s first links-style course, which will include uneven fairways, thick rough, small greens and

NorthJersey.com - Governor Corzine and a bipartisan group of lawmakers want state investigators to find out how EnCap Golf mopped up millions of dollars in taxpayer support for its massive Meadowlands venture. In a report Sunday, The Record detailed how the developers

Attorney with own office loved law, golf
Detroit News - The only thing that made Chester E. Kasiborski happier than playing golf was practicing law. “He really loved being a lawyer,” said his son, Chester E. “Terry” Kasiborski Jr. “He was very proud of it.” Mr. Kasiborski died of heart failure Monday, Jan

Transcript: Chat with Union-Tribune golf writer Tod Leonard
San Diego Union-Tribune - Balboa_Bogey_Man(Q) I just had a quick question regarding the changes that are suppose to happen for the 2008 US Open at Torrey. What holes are going to be affected if any and will they leave the North Course the way it is? Also does this mean the

PGA Tour - Two (2) FedEx Kinko’s Classic Ping golf shirts FedEx Kinko’s Classic hat or visor Preferred parking during your shifts Meals while working A week-long grounds badge for admission during the entire tournament Three additional one-day tickets for

Tour Winners: 1950 to present
LPGA - Sponsored by PING golf equipment, The Solheim Cup is named in honor of the company’s founder, Karsten Solheim, and his family. The Solheim Cup is the most prestigious team event in women’s professional golf. It is a biennial, trans-Atlantic team

Jeremy Anderson - Media Guide
PGA Tour - Was named to the Ping/Golf Coaches Association of America All-America first team in 1999 and 2000. Became the first golfer in UNLV history to earn first-team honors more than once. Selected to the team a total of three times in his career, including

Musch to lead Nike’s college, amateur effort
GolfWeek - From 1992-2003, Musch held various positions at Ping Golf. Musch also was the head golf coach at the University of Texas at El Paso for nine years. In 1988, he was named NCAA Division I coach of the year. Nike Golf contributed to this report. Posted

GolfWeek - From 1992-2003, Musch held various positions at Ping Golf. Musch also was the head golf coach at the University of Texas at El Paso for nine years. In 1988, he was named NCAA Division I coach of the year. Nike Golf contributed to this report. Posted

FedEx Kinko’s Classic
PGA Tour - Two (2) FedEx Kinko’s Classic Ping golf shirts FedEx Kinko’s Classic hat or visor Preferred parking during your shifts Meals while working A week-long grounds badge for admission during the entire tournament Three additional one-day tickets for

Tour Winners: 1950 to present
LPGA - Sponsored by PING golf equipment, The Solheim Cup is named in honor of the company’s founder, Karsten Solheim, and his family. The Solheim Cup is the most prestigious team event in women’s professional golf. It is a biennial, trans-Atlantic team

ESPN.com - Jason Sobel, golf editor, ESPN.com: FACT. Maybe not right away, maybe not even for another decade. But it happens to all the great ones: Play a little less, design a little more. After a while, the lines are blurred between golfer and course designer

Silent Auction a Philanthropic Effort by Golf Industry
Cybergolf - The Golf Industry Show Silent Auction is a collaboration involving various groups, including associations for golf course superintendents, owners, club managers, architects and builders. Proceeds from the auction support environmental-stewardship

‘The Doonbeg Ghosts’ by Ivan Morris
Cybergolf - Ivan Morris is the first non-American to win the coveted Golf Nut of the Year award by the Golf Nuts Society of America. He’s authored two previous books and is senior columnist with Golf Digest Ireland. Greg Norman designed the Doonbeg course, and

Tanihara invited to Masters
FOXSports.com - It was the fourth straight year that Augusta National used its special invitation for international players. Tanihara won twice last year on the Japan Golf Tour and finished sixth on its money list. He’ll be playing a major championship for the