The "borderless" nature of women's golf makes it an ideal fit for the Olympic Games and its return to the official programme in Rio 2016 will help strengthen investment and interest in the sport, LPGA Commission Mike Whan has told Reuters.

SINGAPORE, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The "borderless" natureof women's golf makes it an ideal fit for the Olympic Games andits return to the official programme in Rio 2016 will helpstrengthen investment and interest in the sport, LPGA CommissionMike Whan has told Reuters. Whan, speaking in Singapore ahead of the HSBC Women'sChampions tournament, said that while day-to-day life on theTour was all about ...

LPGA Commission Mike Whan believes women's golf is an ideal fit for the Olympics due to its "borderless" nature.

Plans for a 100m golf resort on Northern Ireland's north coast are given the go-ahead.

Painted Desert, Las Vegas golf clubs under new management Scottsdale-based OB Sports Golf Management expanded its Las Vegas influence with the recent announcement that it is managing Painted Desert and Las Vegas golf clubs. OB Sports is managing all

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The "borderless" nature of women's golf makes it an ideal fit for the Olympic Games and its return to the official programme in Rio 2016 will help strengthen investment and interest in the sport, LPGA Commission Mike Whan has told Reuters.

(updates) Feb 22 (Reuters) - Results from the first round of the WGC-AccentureMatch Play Championship at Dove Mountain's Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana,Arizona on Wednesday (U.S. ...

The design not only lived up to expectations as host of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, but the course continues to capture the imagination of club members and guests alike, as they follow in the footsteps of golfing greats -- precisely what Nicklaus wanted from its inception.

Feb 22 (Reuters) - Major winners Darren Clarke andYang Yong-eun will head a quality field at next month'sBallantines Championship in Seoul, organisers said on Wednesday. Clarke faces stiff competition from local favourite Yang,world number eight Adam Scott and American Dustin Johnson amongothers at the Blackstone Golf Club in Seoul from April 26-29. British Open champion Clarke said he was ...

ALPINE, NJ-- - Montammy Golf Club, located in the rolling hills of the Palisades above the Hudson River in Alpine, New Jersey , announced today that it has appointed Vinay Swarup as its new Executive Chef ...

GOUROCK Golf Club junior golf team are preparing themselves for another tough campaign in the Tail O' The Bank League.

Harahan - New investors have stepped up to try to save Colonial Golf and Country Club and to keep the property from being sold off at a sheriff's tax sale. Yesterday, the club filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. According to a statement from majority shareholder Tony Manzella, they've decided bankruptcy is in the best interest of all parties involved. He says the club has joined with a ...

The mayor of Palmerston in the Northern Territory has resigned after a magistrate found him guilty last week of assaulting three people with a golf club.

Osprey Point Golf Course overcame past water concerns Palm Beach County 's new Osprey Point Golf Course isn't to blame for falling water levels at the nearby Mission Bay neighborhood west of Boca Raton , according to water officials.

Candidates for the Lake County Board District 21 differ whether a golf course should be built at Fort Sheridan. The property, which includes Lake Michigan frontage, was deeded to the Lake County Forest Preserve District by the U.S. Army with the sitpulation a golf course remain on the site. County board members double as forest preserve district commissioners and will have to address the issue.

Bide-A-Wee Golf Course is a Curtis Strange and Tom Clark-designed par 72 public course located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It features tees ranging from nearly 7,000 yards from the back tees to 5,000 yards from the forward tees.

Bide-A-Wee Golf Course is a par 72 public course located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It was designed by Tom Clark and Curtis Strange, and features tees ranging from nearly 7,000 yards from the back tees to 5,000 yards from the forward tees.

Rex Schrader of Murray Wise Associates presides over the auction of Mason Countys Crane Creek Golf Course and associated properties Tuesday near Kilbourne. The property will remain a golf course. See a video from the auction in our video section and below the end of this story.

The Golf Course Design Architects industry was hit hard by the recession as golf courses drew fewer customers. In addition, the overbuilding of golf courses during the 1980s and 1990s left industry firms with little to design as the demand for golf decreased. However, more people are expected to hit the links in the coming five years, which will boost demand for golf courses, and in turn, demand ...

The Rowlett Golf Advisory Board addressed the city council during its regular work session on Tuesday, Feb. 7, to discuss the golf course's performance and some recommended changes they would like to see at the golf course.

The legendary John Derr reaps yet another honor tonight when he is inducted into the Carolinas PGA Hall of Fame in ceremonies at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Madison Moosa of Charlotte shot 72-75147 to win the Bell Division in the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Tour Foundation Classic held at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club last weekend.

Cobras 48-inch Long Tom is the longest driver allowed under U.S. Golf Association rules, promising more speed and jaw-dropping distance off the tee.

Nike Golf is introducing the new Nike Performance Cart bag, designed for the golfer who chooses to venture out onto the course on wheels. With a new innovative design, the Nike Performance Cart bag offers an abundance of features and benefits.

Staci Creech, the third-grade schoolteacher who scored a surprise win in last years Moore County Womens Amateur Championship, promised she would be back to defend the title in 2012.

The Martin brothers of Pinehurst just keep on winning golf tournaments, but this time it was Zacharys turn as he claimed a six-stroke victory in the prestigious International Junior Golf Tours Winter Shootout held at Eagle Pointe Golf Club, in Bluffton, S.C.

Don't fear the 4-footer. The driver already is the toughest club to hit in the golf bag unless you are carrying a 1-iron and making it longer would seem to make little sense for the average golfer. But Cobra Golf went longer anyway with two new drivers among its latest line of equipment.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Kewill , a leading provider of solutions that accelerate global trade and logistics, today announced that Acushnet Company, a leading manufacturer and marketer of golf balls, golf ...

Oakley, Inc. today announced the release of Oakley Cipher, the lightest performance golf shoe ever made.

Prospect senior Allison Walsh sits with all the tools found in her sports bag: a racket for badminton, a club for golf, shoes for track and a ball for bowling. Walsh excels at it all for Prospect.

World No. 2 Lee Westwood took to Twitter last week to show us the picture-perfect results of his testing session with a new Ping i20 driver. Many prominent golf companies, players and PGA instructors regularly take to Twitter to talk about their equipment and other aspects of their game.

PGA Professional and Golf Channel personality Michael Breed took to Twitter last week to show off his new pair of New York Giants-themed golf shoes from FootJoy.

PACIFIC PALISADES - While Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley and Bill Haas were trading birdies and bogeys down the back-nine at Riviera Country Club on Sunday, Jason Gore made the walk from the clubhouse down a cart path to the driving range.

Crocs enters into a number of licensing deals to take its brand beyond footwear.

In the 1400s, when grown men first started hitting balls around with sticks, it was a rudimentary sport. Take stick, hit ball in hole. Wives probably sought desperately for a cure to this strange new disease, giving up only after all avenues had been explored.

When a golf course in Mesquite starts gathering accolades from golf publications the way Rae's Creek at Augusta National draws golf balls, it's enough to make players take notice. But when the Wall Street Journal's Golf Europe lists it among the world's

Promology101, an Atlanta based promotional marketing company, introduces four new 2012 Titleist logo golf balls. The NXT Tour, NXT Tour S, Velocity and DT Solo are now available with a corporate logo.Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) February 03, 2012 Promology 101, an Atlanta based promotional marketing company, is excited to announce the addition of four new Titleist logo golf balls available to corporate ...

Callaway golf balls have always been eye-catching due to their hexagonal dimples, but Callaway's new HEX Black Tour ball, which replaces Callaway's Tour i(z) and Tour i(s), is even more distinctive. Designed for better players who want to reduce spin on shots hit off the tee but still make the ball dance around the green, the new HEX Black Tour is a five-piece ball with two core layers and two ...

Painted Desert, Las Vegas golf clubs under new management Scottsdale-based OB Sports Golf Management expanded its Las Vegas influence with the recent announcement that it is managing Painted Desert and Las Vegas golf clubs. OB Sports is managing all

If you're seeing less and less of your boss tapping golf balls into scotch tumblers at work, it's probably because he's out on the links, playing Rich Man's Hacky Sack. So...

There, she said it, and I have it on tape. Mary Lou Bohn, Titleist's vice president of golf ball marketing and communications, had just taken the red eye back from the West Coast, but she was awake and alert when she told me, "I think, in a perfect world, in terms of performance, the best golf balls for all golfers are the Pro V1 and Pro V1x." The Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls are wildly popular ...

PHOENIX, ARIZONA-- - Travel Golf Center introduces a better alternative to traveling with golf clubs - renting high end golf clubs and accessories online and picking them up near the Phoenix airport. In ...

Golfpushcarts.com has announced a sale on select Caddytek golf push carts. For a limited time, shoppers can enjoy discounted pricing on some of the most popular push carts for golfers.Birmingham, MI (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 Golfpushcarts.com, retailers of motorized golf push carts and golf accessories, recently announced a sale on select CaddyTek golf carts. For a limited time, shoppers can ...

Offering the best selections in clubs, accessories and expert advice, these golf shops make for the ideal caddy.

One of the hottest segments on "Good Morning America" has been our weekly offering of exclusive Deals and Steals, just for our viewers.Spring is right around the corner, which means it's time to make plans for family getaways. We have amazing travel discounts on an all-inclusive trip to Jamaica, seven premiere hotels at $97 or less per night, plus deals on everything from personalized guidebooks ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY - News) today announced the retail availability of the new RAZR X HL Irons and Hybrids, engineered to package maximum distance ...

Leading Hotels launches the Golf Society, an elite association that combines all the privileges and perks of its signature Leaders Club membership program along with a host of supplementary benefits designed for members-only at participating Leading Golf resorts.New York, NY (PRWEB) February 22, 2012 The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has launched the Golf Society, an elite association that ...

Perry Ellis International, Inc. announced that it has completed the purchase of the world-wide intellectual property rights of the Ben Hogan family of brands from Callaway Golf Co.

Spring to the Beach This Year with Great Offers and Fun for All AgesDESTIN, FL, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort today announced its special deals and new features for this upcoming ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA-- - Marine Drive Mobile Corp. is pleased to welcome Players Club Golf to its growing list of golf merchants now posting deals on eTeeoff, the company's free golf advertising platform. ...

DESTIN, FL-- - While your college years may have passed you by, it's never too late to start enjoying spring break. At the Courtyard Sandestin at Grand Boulevard, among Destin Beach, Florida hotels , families, ...

La Manga Club has provided golfers with the perfect opportunity to escape the cold and head to warmer climates with some fantastic Golf and More package deals for 2012.

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort today announced its special vacation deals and new features for this upcoming spring season. Great rates, accommodations and activities make Sandestin Florida Golf Resort synonymous with springtime fun.Destin, FL (PRWEB) January 25, 2012 Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort today announced its special vacation deals and new features for this upcoming spring season ...

Newly-signed trade agreements to strengthen links with China will create jobs and boost investment in the Republic, an Irish minister has said. Related Stories Transport firm's 4m fleet deal People on the move: Gavin Rolston 100 million golf resort planned for Ulster's Giant's Causeway area Allied Irish set to reveal redundancy package Belfast Telegraph offers free recruitment listings to all ...

The deal: The Rosewood Country Inn and the Candlelite Inn in New Hampshire are offering the "Inn to Inn Snow Shoe Getaway."