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Who will get the gold jacket ‘rub’ this year?

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It is the gold jacket “rub”. Or maybe it’s the “Open injection”. Whatever you call it, the fact Australia’s “Triple Crown” golf events have served as a stepping stone to greater success in recent years is indisputable. In the last four years, a victory on our shores has provided a springboard for some of the game’s biggest names […]

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Top golfers impart skills to Alex youths

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Ten of the 210 local and international professional golfers participating in this week’s Joburg Open – including Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke and South Africa’s Sipho Jejula – on Wednesday took time off their hectic training schedules to impart their skills and knowledge of the sport to scores of eager youngsters from Alexandra. The coaching […]

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PGA of America to debut indoor golf experience at an International airport

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Travelers will soon be able to tee off and take off at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The PGA of America and Wexford Golf, a Twin Cities golf development firm, have collaborated to debut PGA MSP Airport; an interactive golf concept. The first such concept of its kind located in a U.S. airport, PGA MSP anticipates […]

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Golf and Olympics: A Bad Fit

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“Never in my life have I felt more patriotic than when I had the honor of hearing our national anthem,” Jansen said in a recent interview. “I won 46 World Cup races and a bunch of world championship races, but that song never sounded like that.” Jansen, like many observers, sees golf’s return to the […]

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10 things I’m thankful for about golf this Thanksgiving

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As Thanksgiving hurtles towards us at the speed of 1,000 Bubba Watson tee shots I feel compelled to make a list of things because lists of things are what the rest of the Internet is made up of. My list, however, is not a snarky list (okay, maybe it’s a little snarky) but rather things […]

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Emerging Younger Golfers Seek out Trendy Gear

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In the wake of this year’s Ryder Cup, the world has been left captivated by some of the sport’s hottest young stars. While the celebrated veterans received a warm welcome from the crowds, their star power was largely outshone by some of golf’s up and coming youngsters. Talent and skill are of course paramount however […]

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