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Cruise the Course

Ride in style with the latest innovations in golf cart technology
Mark Twain once said that the definition of golf was “a good walk spoiled.” Of course, he wrote this in the early 1900s, long before anyone had heard of an automobile, much less a motorized or electric golf cart.
The game was meant to be played [...]

October-November 2009 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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Play like a Champion

Get in gear with the latest equipment for golfing
The PGA Championship this year returns to Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. The last time the PGA visited Hazeltine was in 2002, when then unheralded Rich Beem held off Tiger Woods to win, celebrating on the 18th hole with a victory dance inspired by the [...]

August-September 2009 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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Customized Golf

Give your game a unique spin with personalized gear
Playing in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines last June, Tiger Woods gave one of the gutsiest and most inspiring performances ever when he won despite an injured knee that had him grimacing with pain on every full shot. The U.S. Open’s final round is traditionally held [...]

June-July 2009 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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For the Ladies

Get the latest apparel and equipment for your favorite golfer
Greg Nichols, PGA General Manager And Director Of Golf At Ko Olina Golf Club
The quintessential new year’s saying heralds, “Out with the old and in with the new.” And that saying certainly applies to the 2009 LPGA golf season, which starts in Hawaii at the SBS [...]

February-March 2009 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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Gifts for the Golfer

Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for that golfing fanatic spouse of yours? Here are a few personal suggestions.
For a great read, buy The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever, by Mark Frost. This book recounts the famous match between two young hotshot amateurs, Ken Venturi and Harvey Ward, against [...]

December-January 2009 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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Swinging in the rain

Slick outerwear and a great driver help maintain your game in inclement weather
There’s an old Scottish saying that “If there’s nae wind nor rain, there’s nae golf!” The hardy Scots loved the added challenge that tough weather conditions presented to what was already a difficult game. At this year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, the [...]

October-November 2008 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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From The Ground Up

Play with your best foot forward in the latest golf shoes
PGA General Manager And Director Of Golf At Ko Olina Golf Club
Long gone are the days where a serious golfer’s main option was a heavy leather spiked shoe that needed many rounds and caused many blisters before they were ever broken in. Shoes today are [...]

August-September 2008 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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Eye On the Ball

Whether in a major open or a leisurely game, play with the golf balls of the pros
One of the great things about the game of golf is that it is a sport for the Every-man. Thanks to the GHIN Handicap system, Tiger Woods can compete on an even basis with Joe Q. Public. This opportunity [...]

June-July 2008 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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In the Bag

The pros reveal the tools their trade
When asked which golf club was the most important club in the bag, the legendary Hall of Fame golfer, Ben Hogan, replied that there were actually three: the driver, wedge and putter.
Certainly the game’s equipment has dramatically changed since the 1950s when Hogan dominated the PGA Tour. The only [...]

April-May 2008 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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Spring Into Resort Golf

Improve your golf game – and your look – this season
Living the luxury resort life at the golf course is where “the good life” is considered the norm, rather than the exception! The tranquil pace of resort golf and life allows a person, as the great golfer and raconteur Walter Hagen quipped in the 1930s, [...]

February-March 2008 | Greg Nichols | 0 comments | Continued
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