LPGA - The Solheim Cup, the most prestigious team event in women’s professional golf and sponsored by PING golf equipment, is named in honor of the company’s founder, Karsten Solheim, and his family. It is a biennial, trans-Atlantic team match-play

Quiksilver sets Cleveland bid deadline
GolfWeek - Industry sources say Quiksilver Inc., which acquired Cleveland in 2005 as part of a deal to buy ski-maker Rossignol, has set an Oct. 16 deadline to receive all bids for the golf equipment maker. Those same sources say Quicksilver will review the bids

Golf Creations Breaks Ground on Nicklaus Design in Illinois
Cybergolf - The project site in Sherrard is located just south of Moline, world headquarters for golf equipment giant John Deere, whose One Source program was designed to be a one-stop shop for new course development projects like Fyre Lake. Because the course

Cincinnati Enquirer - The shooting took place near Interstate 275 and the Pebble Creek Golf Course. The steer had earlier been shot with a tranquilizer dart by officials from the SPCA Cincinnati, but the dart had very little effect. A sheriff’s helicopter had located the

Cafe at Bethlehem Golf Course closes, new restaurant sought
Philadelphia Inquirer - BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A cafe attempting to attract year-round diners to the Bethlehem Municipal Golf Course has closed. Mali’s Cafe’s diverse menu ranged from hot dog and hamburger lunches to swordfish and filet mignon dinners. Owner Stephen Chanitz Jr

Banquet/conference center expansion plans in Mason include hotel
Cincinnati Enquirer - Mason City Council set a public hearing for Feb. 25 on a rezoning request for about 8 acres of the adjoining Western Row Golf Course to accommodate the expansion. Owners Bill and Kathy Kinane, who opened the Southern plantation-style facility a decade

Guardian Unlimited - The man, believed to be in his 40s and named locally as David Martin, was set upon with the hatchet and a golf club, according to fellow residents in Mitcham, south west London. Officers called to the disturbance in Rutter Gardens, a cul-de-sac of
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Azinger delays wild card decision
BBC News - USA captain Paul Azinger’s four wild cards for the Ryder Cup will be named only two weeks before the sides meet. Previous Europe clinch Ryder Cup hat-trick 24 Sep 06 | Golf
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Woods’ huge lead held back Buick TV ratings
Detroit News - SAN DIEGO — Tiger Woods couldn’t beat himself in the TV ratings. In the first network golf coverage of the year, CBS got a 4.6 overnight rating from Sunday’s final round at Torrey Pines, where Woods led by as many as 11 before winning by eight for
Source: www.detnews.com