Focus on: Golf this week
Focus on: Golf this week PGA TOUR Mercedes-Benz Championship Where: Kapalua, Hawaii When: Thursday-Sunday

Golf Channel suspending Drive, Chip & Putt program
Golf Channel is suspending the Mutual of Omaha Drive, Chip & Putt program as we look for new ways to promote the game to juniors.

Coastal Carolina has a new women's golf coach
Katie Quinney has been to the NCAA National Women's Golf Championships as both a player and coach at Florida State, and Coastal Carolina athletic administrators are optimistic she'll be able to take the Chanticleers program there as well. Quinney, 27, was named the Chants women's golf coach Tuesday and will take over the program Jan. 16. She reached the NCAA finals twice as a player and was the ...

Local golf: Old Collier superintendent receives award from national association
The Old Collier Golf Club superintendent Tim Hiers has been selected to receive the 2009 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Excellence in Government Relations Award for his commitment to government relations in the area of advocacy.

EWU student brings golf to Africa
Chloe Nelson has always loved golf. Since the age of eight, Nelson has practiced at home in Las Vegas, Nev. With her love of teeing off on the crisp, clean green, a passion for teaching the game was born. Three years ago Nelson, a senior at EWU, went to a special event with her family called Event Management Body of Knowledge.

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.

Golf at a Glance 01.07.09
Golf at a glance

Cuba's golf revolution
Marlene Negrene stood on the first tee of Havana's golf club, driver in hand and looking forward to a pleasurable nine holes to be followed perhaps by a cocktail at the Hoyo 19. "I love it here," said the former lecturer in English at Havana's prestigious university. "It's where I meet interesting people."

How Can a GPS Help Your Golf Game? Ask Garmin
The Garmin Approach G5 lets you know the distance to the hole ? and to your next shot. Club recommendations? Of course. The only thing caddies have to do is carry the bag.

Kandy Waters course change perfect fit for the title sponsor
Hooters Tour events have been played at hundreds of golf courses since the developmental professional tour's inception in 1989, when it was known as the Jordan Tour.

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.

From potatoes to putters
SISTERS ? They own one of the most recognizable golf courses in Central Oregon, but until about 10 years ago, the Cyrus family had barely played a round of golf.A prominent Central Oregon farming family for more than a century, the Cyruses have expanded their one-time potato and hay farm into an enterprise that includes Aspen Lakes Golf Course as the centerpiece.

Golf resorts being upscaled in Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, P.R. -- This seaside stretch, a half-hour?s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump?s latest Caribbean venture.

Phoenix can be fun on a budget: new rail line, hikes, golf
In Phoenix, there?s nothing a trip to the golf course can?t fix. It?s a warm winter escape for those who can afford a second home, and it basks in the spa-facial glow of being a place where people will pay a lot for five-star fun.

Letters for Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009
In reading "Greener idea for golf" (Page A-1, Jan. 3) about using treated landfill water to keep golf courses green, I couldn't help but think we're missing the real point.

Golf: Kim, Villegas hot on Woods' heels
Tiger Woods sometimes will glance over his shoulder on his highway to history, not worried about anyone on his tail but curious to see what the traffic looks like behind him.

GOLF:Tiger builds strength
It isn?t often Corona del Mar resident Tiger Woods gets to come back to his hometown and even though he won?t be in his home this week, the world?s No. 1 golfer is near his hometown.

GOLF:New year provides cause for more play
It is that time of year when we all make grandiose statements of how we are going to change.

MBK halves expansion PLan
MBK Co announced yesterday it would slash its budget for expansion this year in half and focus on potential investments instead. The move is aimed at coping with the economic slowdown, which has affected the company's hotel and tourism businesses. The company's five key interests are shopping centres, hotel and tourism, real-estate development, golf courses and rice. "We'll delay about Bt2 ...

Six questions for golf tour in 2009
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) ? Ernie Els looked as though he had not shaved since the last time he was at Kapalua for the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship, even though the stubble was more like four days than four years.