Economy takes its toll on Shoals golf courses
Shoals golf courses are not immune to national trends that show golfers are cutting back their time on the links. Some public golf courses in the Shoals are experiencing a decrease in the number of rounds being played, and the economy is being cited as one of the reasons.

Commission settles golf permit issue
Shawnee County commissioners decided Monday that holders of annual permits at the two county-owned golf courses will be required to pay extra on holidays ? and only on holidays.

Disc golf referendum might face legal question
CHICO -- A referendum seeking to keep disc golf courses in upper Bidwell Park faces a legal issue that could potentially allow the Chico City Council to throw it out on a technicality.

Local golf: Pair notch holes-in-one
Two golfers recently shot holes-in-one at local golf courses. Horace Smallwood shot a hole-in-one Monday at Chicopee Woods Golf Course. He earned the shot on No. 7 Village using a seven-iron and a NXT Titleist ball. Witnesses were Denis Jordan and Charles Kilby.

Shawnee Co. Compromises on Golf Course Fees
Commissioners decided Monday that annual permit holders for two Shawnee County-owned golf courses will pay more on holidays. Their original proposal called for permit holders to also pay extra when a golf tournament or special event was being held.

Jekyll Island Golf - No Jacket Required!
Mild climate and excellent course conditions make the Georgia coast a great winter golf escape. Jekyll Island, Georgia, on the Georgia coast, offers 4 courses for golfers to choose from and excellent hotel packages so they can stay and play. Tee times are numerous and rates are low. This is the perfect time and place for a winter weekend getaway. (PRWeb Jan 6, 2009) Read the full story at ...

County makes change in golf permit policy
Shawnee County commissioners decided today that holders of annual permits at the two county-owned golf courses will be required to pay extra on holidays -- but only on holidays.

Council takes on disc golf again
CHICO -- On Tuesday, the Chico City Council will take up the issue of disc golf and its November decision to remove the existing courses from upper Bidwell Park.

Disc golf soaring in popularity in the Inland region
Steve Valencia hits the links without golf balls or clubs. Instead, he plays with a bag full of Frisbees. Valencia, 36, of Hemet, is one of a few disc golfers who frequent Echo Hills Golf Course in Hemet.

GOLF:Rain not so harsh for Costa Mesa
After almost two inches of rain in about a 10-hour period, you would think Costa Mesa Golf & Country Club would resemble the mythical underwater city of Atlantis.

GOLF:Blodgett continues to give
My enthusiasm for the game of golf had been waning as of late. I wasn?t playing nearly enough to improve, in fact I think I had played three rounds all summer and hadn?t played at all in the fall.

King announces move to Country Club of Lexington
Clem King, a familiar figure in Midlands golf for 20 years, has left Camden Country Club to become general manager of the Country Club of Lexington. The move becomes official at Lexington?s annual meeting on Monday. King will shuttle between the courses for about two weeks during the transition. ?It?s an opportunity to be at a club with more resources,? King said. ?Not to take anything from ...

Wild Dunes Pro-Am gets under way today
ISLE OF PALMS ? A full field of 60 teams (one pro and three amateurs) from North and South Carolina begin play today in the 36-hole Wild Dunes E-Z-Go Pro-Am golf tournament being played at Wild Dunes' Links and Harbor courses.

Old Issues, New Year
Lansing City Council is holding its first meeting of 2009 Monday night, and the city's golf courses is one of the issues on the docket.

Monday January 05, 2009 - 12:50 EST
The courses that follow are what pass for low-dollar golf in and around Vegas, particularly around. For no real reason other than I can -- or had to -- I set the coin-outlay threshold at about $150 at the high-season-rack end of the scale, though most here cost less, often much less.

Nigeria: 2009 - Golf Consolidation in the Offing
The only things that will stand between golf and development this year would be the economic downturn or the fear of its implications (as it will largely be) which will impart on the huge and bright potentials that the golf community had built for itself in 2008.

To avoid the rough, country clubs cut fees
The Golf Club of Cape Cod opened in Falmouth in June 2007 to broad acclaim. Ranked by golf magazines as one of the nation's top new courses and billing itself as an "exclusive enclave," it commanded a jaw-dropping initiation fee of $85,000.

Coldplay... 'til May, Autumn warmth!
With sub-zero conditions turning many courses into fozen wastelands and the rest of us praying for milder weather to shake off the excesses of an over-fed Christmas to try out our new golf equiment, it's that time again when we consult meteorologist and weather oracle Ian Currie from www.frostedearth.com , to discover what the weather has in store for golfers in 2009.

Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club was built in 1933 and granted its Royal prefix by King George V. It has two long courses and at first glance is an intimidating prospect for most visitors, until you remember that at Johannesburgâ??s high altitude the ball travels 10% further.

GSO Country Club plans $11M renovation
The Greensboro Country Club plans to invest $11 million to update its golf courses and facilities during its centennial year.