Serious fire damages golf course
Damage worth more than £100,000 is caused by a suspicious fire at a golf centre in southern Scotland.

11:25am: Shanty Creek blaze costs $1M
An early morning fire at Shanty Creek Resorts destroyed more than $1 million worth of golf course maintenance equipment and required emergency crews to handle and contain hazardous materials.

Do Titanium drivers damage golfers hearing?
A British study suggests modern golf equipment can cause hearing loss.

Mind Games: An Introduction
Sports psychology has made impressive advances in the last ten years in helping athletes play better and enjoy their game more. These athletes have discovered that the mind is just as important a piece of sport's equipment as anything else. If your body's movements match your mind's intention, your game improves. The key to winning, it turn's out, is in your head. It is your concentration, your ...

Fadette man charged with stealing ATV, construction equipment
A Fadette man faces two felony charges after a Geneva County Sheriff?s investigator recently arrested him in connection to an off-road stolen vehicle investigation.

Golf: Kim Welch Q & A
Kim Welch Local connection: Sacramento native, Roseville resident, St. Francis High School graduate. LPGA experience: First season. Q: What does a successful 2009 season look like for you? A: Earning a full LPGA card where I can play unlimited out there. Q: What's your best New Year's resolution? A: I don't make them. Q: What's the most pressing issue on your tour? A: Economy ...

Golf: Spencer Levin Q & A
Spencer Levin Local connection: Sacramento native, Elk Grove resident, Elk Grove High School graduate. PGA experience: First season. Q: What does a successful 2009 season look like for you? A: Rookie of the Year. Q: What's your best New Year's resolution? A: I've never made one. Q: What's the most pressing issue on your tour? A: I'm going to guess pace of play. Q: What's your ...

Golf: Nick Watney Q & A
Nick Watney Local connection: Sacramento native, former Dixon resident, Davis High School graduate. PGA experience: Fifth season. Q: What does a successful 2009 season look like for you? A: Getting back into the winner's circle. Make the President's Cup team and play for Fred Couples. Q: What's your best New Year's resolution? A: Be the best putter in the world. Q: What's the most ...

IIEA officers finish term
BOISE, Idaho - The 2008 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Association officers, board of directors and chairmen will finish their terms at the 2009 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show in Idaho Falls.

What course will golf take?
The winter hibernation is over with the Mercedes-Benz Championship set to kick off on Thursday a golf season in which Tiger Woods is back and Annika Sorenstam is gone.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/1
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) has submitted to the Prime Minister for approval a 1 billion USD project to build a golf course, five-star hotels and hostels in Vientiane , Laos .

What's Wrong With My Golf Game?
So what do you do when you're swinging badly? Go to the driving range, with no direction or plan, and try to work out the kinks in your swing? Or continuously buy and try different equipment, looking for that magic bullet? Sometimes this can yield results, expensive results.

Golf Career College Brings Passion To Life
When high school students, or even adults who are interested in going back to school, ponder the idea of where to go to college, there are numerous factors that come into play. Some may choose a certain career field because it will make them a lot of money.

New environment, new reality surround PGA Tour
Reaching its apogee might not be a bad thing for the game of golf

DirecTV Choice Xtra Pack
DirecTV Satellite is such a great company that they believe you should not have to pay for the equipment necessary to use the services you are purchasing from them, but that you should get it for FREE. Along with the necessary equipment you get a 100% FREE professional installation from the good guys at Direct TV to ensure that everything gets up a running smoothly with your purchase of DirecTV.

USGA feeling good about '09, Fay says, despite taking some lumps with the economy
Some good news: the USGA is not laying off anybody. The organization, which has 300 employees, most of whom work at the headquarters in Far Hills, N.J., has not had to make any cuts even though the economy is slinking along with the needle almost on empty. David B. Fay, the USGA's longtime executive director, is grateful for that. There are benefits, he said in a telephone interview on Tuesday, ...

Golf can 'damage hearing'
Keen golfers are being warned by doctors that they could be risking their hearing for their sport.

New Lines from Ram Golf on Sale Now at The Sports HQ
The UK?s number 1 supplier of factory direct golf equipment is pleased to announce its latest arrivals from the 2008 range of Ram Golf ? available from its online golf shop, The Sports HQ (www.thesportshq.com). The Sports HQ is proud to offer the largest selection of golf equipment (online) from Ram Golf at the lowest prices. The following new lines can now be purchased direct from The Sports ...

Why playing golf may damage your hearing
A new generation of hi-tech clubs means golfers may be risking their hearing for their sport, according to research.

Strip mauled
Mariachi bands. Roller derbies. Wigs. Hookahs. Gay cowboys. Japanese karaoke singers. Golf clubs. S&M harnesses. Thai food. Salvadoran food. Live sex clubs. Pentecostal churches. Diamonds. Kimchee. Elegant past, eccentric present and redeveloped future. All this and more can be found in Commercial Center, the sprawling foursquare strip mall between the Strip and downtown.