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Updated: Tue 10/18/2011 10:41 pm
Some players just like being inside the ropes. In late November, a PGA Tour Player currently ranked in the top 100 of the World Golf Ranking will exit the ropes of professional golf to get inside the ropes of a boxing ring. The opponent of the yet to be named PGA Tour Player is none other than his Caddy.
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Updated: Tue 5/17/2011 12:24 pm
Round 1 is in the books at the Class 4 Boys High School Championship at Twin Oaks Country Club. Parkway South leads by 9 over Rock Bridge and Francis Howell.
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Updated: Tue 5/10/2011 5:21 am
The NCAA Division I Regional berths were announced on Monday and the following teams and individuals are now headed to various sites across the country looking to play their way into the 2011 NCAA Championship at Karsten Creek.
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Updated: Fri 5/6/2011 4:36 pm
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The PGA of America has selected Bellerive Country Club of St. Louis, one of America's most storied venues, to serve as the site of the 2013 Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid and the 2018 PGA Championship. The Championships coincide with the creation of a philanthropic outreach program of The PGA and local Gateway PGA guided by baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith and other leaders in the St. Louis business community.
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Updated: Tue 5/3/2011 9:51 am
Webb Simpson called it a ''bad rule.'' He was penalized a stroke because the ball moved as he was addressing it on the green, costing him one stroke and perhaps his first PGA Tour victory.
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Updated: Sat 4/9/2011 8:54 pm
Make it four straight wins for head coach Mark Leroux's University of Missouri men's golf program. The Tigers shot a final-round 305, highlighted by a third consecutive tournament victory from sophomore Jace Long to cap off the 2011 Columbia Orthopedic Group Mizzou Intercollegiate Tuesday in Columbia.
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Updated: Sat 3/12/2011 10:22 pm
Missouri is churning out its share of elite golfers these days with a handful of Missouri Golf Association alumns competing on the Hooters Tour this week in the Harley-Davidson of Ocala Classica in Ocala Florida.
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Updated: Mon 6/28/2010 5:16 am
Springfield, MO - June 27 - It was the perfect ending to a very long and very hot week at Twin Oaks Country Club. A 36 hole final that went the distance before Brad Nurski could secure a 2 up victory over Matt Miller and win his first Missouri Golf Association major championship.
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Updated: Sun 6/27/2010 10:19 pm
Springfield, MO - Twin Oaks CC - Brad Nurski, St. Joseph, MO will square off against Matt Miller, Eldon, MO for the Missouri Amateur Championship on Sunday Twin Oaks Country Club in Springfield, MO. Nurski defeated defending champion and 2-time past champion, Skip Berkmeyer to advance to his first Amateur final. Miller eliminated the last remaining local Springfield player in Kevin Kring to earn his spot alongside Nurski on Sunday.
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Updated: Sun 6/27/2010 1:24 am
Springfield, MO - June 25 - Over 160 players qualified from one of six different sites across the state of Missouri for the chance to compete for the 2010 Missouri Amateur Championship. Of the 160+ that showed up on Monday at Twin Oaks Country Club in Springfield, MO, only 64 put the ball in the air on Thursday as the format shifted from stroke play to match play.
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Updated: Fri 6/25/2010 11:42 pm
Springfield, MO - Twin Oaks Country Club - The 2007 Missouri Amateur Champion was looking to join the select few accomplished players to win multiple state amateur titles this week at Twin Oaks Country Club. Coming off an impressive 8&7 victory in his first match on Thursday, McHenry looked to be one of the favorites as the championship made its way into the weekend.
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Updated: Thu 6/24/2010 10:05 pm
Springfield, MO - June 24 - The field of over 160 players has been whittled down to 64 as the competition shifts to Match Play at Twin Oaks Country Club. It's the 2010 Missouri Amateur Championship and only one will be left standing on Sunday afternoon as the 103rd champion is crowned.
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Updated: Wed 6/23/2010 6:54 am
Springfield, MO - Twin Oaks Country Club - PGA Professional, Rich Britton, at Twin Oaks Country Club was quick to nominate Jay McBride as one of the tournament favorites heading into this weeks Missouri Amateur Championship. McBride, a senior at Missouri State University, is on staff at Twin Oaks Country Club and is expected to put his knowledge of the golf course to good use.
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Updated: Tue 6/22/2010 10:10 pm
Springfield, MO - Twin Oaks CC - It's the beginning of one of the longest weeks of the season but at the end is a trophy and chance to join the greats in Missouri Amateur golf history.
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Updated: Tue 6/22/2010 12:51 am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Scott Langley went out with a bang. The humble 21-year- old St. Louis amateur wrapped up a remarkable week at the U.S. Open by shooting par 71 on Sunday and tying Russell Henley as the low amateur.
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Updated: Fri 6/4/2010 5:43 pm
For Scott Langley it was one of those times when the wait was well worth it.
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Updated: Fri 6/4/2010 5:39 pm
A new EA Sports spot with Woods takes a much lighter approach than the Nike ad that aired during his return to the Masters, his first competition after he crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant in November and his personal life started to publicly unravel.
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Updated: Sun 5/16/2010 12:47 am
Winner of five British Open Championships. Champion of the 1982 United States Open. Master of two Green Jackets. Four-time Missouri Amateur Champion. One of the greatest players of all time joined The Back Nine Radio Show on Saturday, May 15th to share some of the wisdom which he includes in his new 2 DVD Instructional series, "Lessons of a Lifetime".
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Updated: Wed 5/5/2010 4:47 pm
St. Louis native, Adam Long, among six finalists for the 2010 Byron Nelson Award.
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Updated: Wed 5/5/2010 4:45 pm
Having won three of their last four events by at least 13 shots, the Illinois men's golf team looked ready to run away with their second consecutive Big 10 Championship Sunday at Windsong Farm Golf Club in Independance, Minn.
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Updated: Fri 4/16/2010 12:20 pm
The Masters on CBS and ESPN saw double-digit gains in key male demos last week. The four telecasts, however, saw a dip among females 18-34, down 11% from last year. In all, women accounted for 34% of The Masters audience on CBS/ESPN, which was flat compared to '09 (THE DAILY).
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Updated: Tue 4/13/2010 10:11 am
In what might be a preview of the ACC Championships in less than two weeks, Duke rode a final-day 281 to a second-place finish among an ACC-heavy field in Raleigh this past weekend. At the Lonnie Poole Golf Course on the campus of N.C. State, senior Adam Long—behind a gritty final-round 68—captured first-place honors at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate with a one-shot win.
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Updated: Thu 4/8/2010 11:38 pm
Round one of The Masters is in the books and you couldn't have asked for more interesting story lines after 18 holes of the year's first major championship.
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Updated: Thu 2/25/2010 9:22 pm
January and February have been about fine tuning for Illinois head coach Mike Small, both for his game and for his players. The Illini open their spring stroke play schedule March 8 in Louisiana, but prior to that the Illini have been working on fundamentals and testing them in a pair of match play events. The second of those events is this weekend as the Illini meet Illinois State in the Seventh Annual Tinervin Cup Feb. 27 at Coral Creek Golf Club in Placida, Fla.
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Updated: Tue 2/16/2010 7:23 pm
Las Vegas' GolfOdds.com Founder Jeff Sherman has released the PGA Tour golf betting odds for the WGC--Accenture Match Play Championship, and new world number two-ranked golfer Steve Stricker is the favorite to win with Geoff Ogilvy and Rory McIlroy, all at 15/1. But Sherman says there could be a bit more value on the underdogs in a match play tournament. Las Vegas is not only a great golf destination but is the home of the best golf betting information.
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Updated: Wed 1/27/2010 8:42 am
The PGA Tour stops at Torrey Pines this week for the event formerly known as the Buick Invitational. Nick Watney won the event last year. The defending champion has had great success in this event over the last decade.
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Updated: Wed 1/27/2010 8:16 am
The 57th annual PGA Merchandise Show starts today in Orlando with the 8th annual Outdoor Demo Day at Orange County National Golf Center. There will be approximately 90 companies demonstrating hard goods on the course's circular driving range.
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Updated: Fri 1/8/2010 2:14 pm
The new rules regarding grooves will be adopted as a condition of competition for the 2010 U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open, as well as sectional (final stage) qualifying events for these three championships. The condition will not be in effect at local (first stage) qualifying events for the 2010 U.S. Open or at any of the USGA's national championships and team competitions that are contested by amateurs only. There is no local (first stage) qualifying stage for the U.S Women's Open or U.S. Senior Open.
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Updated: Thu 1/7/2010 8:30 pm
The affable baseball great with the ridiculous stockpile of witticisms -- aka Yogisms -- will carry out many of the duties that a host would, gestures that would come naturally anyway at the 51st edition of the five-round PGA Tour pro-am, which tees off Jan. 20 on four La Quinta courses.
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Updated: Thu 1/7/2010 8:24 pm
As the snow starts to drop here in St. Louis, I have mixed emotions of watching the SBS Championship as it's about 80 degrees with gentle tradewinds making me wonder why I am not in Maui.
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Updated: Tue 9/22/2009 11:44 am
The United State Golf Association in hosting the 2009 USGA Men's State Team Championship at St. Albans Country Club. Darren Lundgren, Skip Berkmeyer and Brian Haskell are representing the state of Missouri against a field of nationally ranked amateur golfers.
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Updated: Sun 9/20/2009 8:43 pm
Skip Berkmeyer birdied the 18th hole to beat Gene Elliot, 1 up, and win the 85th Annual Crump Memorial Tournament Sunday at Pine Valley Golf Club.
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Updated: Sun 8/9/2009 12:36 pm
It's US Women's Amateur week on The Back Nine Radio show with the semifinal matches taking place on Saturday and 36 hole final on Sunday at Old Warson Country Club.
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Updated: Fri 8/7/2009 8:10 am
The Missouri Fore State Team has been chosen from players with top scores at the 2009 Missouri Women's Amateur Championship and past playing performance in Missouri Women's Golf Association Championships. The 14th Fore State Championship will be held at Auburn Hills Golf Course in Wichita, KS with teams representing Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas. Oklahoma won last year's championship tying Missouri for six overall titles. (Missouri's last win was 2006). The tournament is a team match play format and will be played during August 10-11th with a practice round on August 9th.
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Updated: Fri 8/7/2009 8:07 am
Every golfer dreams about it. The chance to play side by side with the greatest golfers in the world. While very few of us get the opportunity to tee it up week to week on the PGA Tour, there is an event taking place in October that can provide a glimpse of what it is like to play with the big boys.
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Updated: Mon 8/3/2009 8:55 am
July 12, 2009 - Jefferson City, MO - Golf Channel's, Rich Lerner, will headline the Missouri Golf Association's Father-Son Championship July 26-28. Up to 140 two person Father-Son tandems will compete in the 36-hole event over two premier championship golf courses, The Club at Porto Cima and Witches Cove.
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Updated: Fri 7/24/2009 7:43 pm
As far as Matt Miller was concerned, 40 holes of golf Thursday at Dalhousie Golf Club might have been one hole too many.
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Updated: Thu 7/16/2009 1:42 pm
July 16 - Norman, OK - Jace Long may someday look back at the summer of 2009 and remember it as the summer he took his golf game to the next level. Every great player has a moment in time when they realize they have the skill to play this game and play it at a very high level.
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Updated: Thu 7/2/2009 7:07 pm
Ping Golf Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Solheim, who earlier this week called on the U.S. Golf Association to abandon its new rule on grooves, said he wasn't surprised the PGA Tour on June 30 sided with the USGA in its decision to impliment the new rule next year for Tour and USGA instead of waiting until 2011.
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Updated: Thu 7/2/2009 3:10 pm
Mike Small, the golf coach at the University of Illinois, edged Mark Sheftic and Steve Schneiter by a shot to win the PGA Professional National Championship on Wednesday. Small, who also won the title in 2005, finished at 7-under 277 after a final-round 68 at Twin Warriors.
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Updated: Thu 7/2/2009 2:06 pm
July 2, 2009 - St. Louis, MO - Four Missouri area amateur golfers are in the field at the 2009 Sahalee Players Championship in Seattle, WA. Berkmeyer, fresh off his victory at the Missouri Amateur Championship, and Adam Long off his T2 finish at the Northeast Amateur are in action. Scott Langley of the University of Illinois and Mitchell Gregson of Kansas State University finish off the four players.
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Updated: Sun 6/28/2009 5:36 pm
June 28 - St. Joseph Country Club - Ten years ago, Skip Berkmeyer finished business he started in 1998 when he lost in the Missouri Amateur Final by winning his first Missouri Amateur Championship at Highland Springs Country Club.
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Updated: Sun 6/28/2009 5:36 pm
Scott Hovis and Dr. Bill Fricke join Dustin Ashby for a mid round podcast discussing the 2009 Missouri Amateur Championship Final.
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Updated: Sun 6/28/2009 5:35 pm
While veteran standouts Brian Haskell, Brad Nurski and Harry Roberts recorded comfortable victories, a pair of Missouri Western teammates gave St. Joseph five qualifiers for the match play round of 32 at Missouri Amateur Championship.
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Updated: Sun 6/28/2009 5:32 pm
Brian Haskell's emotions don't always reflect his competitive spirit that seeks victories.
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Updated: Sun 6/28/2009 5:29 pm
Even playing at St. Joseph Country Club couldn't help a local golfer with the Missouri Amateur Championship.
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Updated: Sat 6/27/2009 5:44 pm
June 27, 2009 - St. Joseph Country Club - If it feels like we've been here before, it's because we have been. For the first time in Missouri Amateur Championship history, the same two individuals will be competing in the Missouri Amateur Final in back to back years. Skip Berkmeyer vs. Justin Bardgett II is officially on the tee sheet.
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Updated: Sat 6/27/2009 11:57 am
Scott Hovis joined The Back Nine Radio show on Saturday morning to discuss this week's Missouri Amateur Championship. As play was beginning for the Quarterfinal matches, Hovis previewed the day ahead with Dustin Ashby and Adam Frillman on 101.1 ESPN in St. Louis.
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Updated: Sat 6/27/2009 11:51 am
June 27, 2009 - St. Joseph, MO - At the end of the day at St. Joseph Country Club, there will be only two players remaining. What started out as several hundred golfers attempting to qualify for the 2009 Missouri Amateur Championship is down to four and as of Saturday evening we'll have the final matchup in place.
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Updated: Fri 6/26/2009 7:59 pm
June 26 - St. Joseph, MO - Anyone who tees it up in a Missouri Amateur Championship understands what it means to still be playing on Saturday morning. The week starts with a full field of contestants, quickly trimmed to 64 as of Thursday morning. But with 64 players and their families in attendance, there is still enough going on and enough people around to keep the activity around the course high.
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Updated: Fri 6/26/2009 7:24 pm
June 26 - St. Joseph, MO - It's down to the Sweet Sixteen at the 2009 Missouri Amateur Championship as play continues on Friday afternoon at St. Joseph Country Club.
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Updated: Thu 6/25/2009 9:28 pm
June 25, 2009 - St. Joseph Country Club - Thursday's Match Play consisting of 32 contests started the day 90 minutes late as storms moved through the Northeast part of the state. But once play began at the 2009 Missouri Amateur Championship, the action was non-stop beginning with medalist Jace Long and ending with veteran, Don Walsworth.
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Updated: Wed 6/24/2009 2:25 pm
The story through two rounds is the stellar play of University of Missouri Sophomore, Jace Long. Long's low round during a heralded high school career was 64. He matched that total on Wednesday in the second round of the Missouri Amateur Championship. Long's 7-under par round was the lowest of the tournament, bettering Jared King's first round 66 by two shots.
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Updated: Sun 6/14/2009 8:48 am
The 49th Missouri Women's Golf Association's Junior Championship was held this week at A.L. Gustin Golf Course in Columbia, MO. Forty two players competed on the par 71 course over two days. First round scores qualified the players for flights in their age groups for second round play.
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Updated: Mon 6/8/2009 2:48 pm
The numbers on the scoreboard made it seem so stress-free. Aaron Murphy started the final round of the Phil Cotton Invitational with a two-shot lead, he carded an even-par 70 and he walked away with a three-shot victory.
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Updated: Thu 5/28/2009 8:24 am
Hoping to boost the fortunes of Los Angeles' most storied golf tournament, Lakers legend Jerry West will become the executive director of the Riviera Country Club's Northern Trust Open, the PGA Tour is expected to announce today.
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Updated: Thu 5/21/2009 8:38 am
Dalton Owens wins the Stewart Invitational at Hickory Hills Country Club in Springfield, MO. Three players finish in a tie for second, 5 shots back.
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Updated: Mon 5/18/2009 6:31 pm
Ted Moloney will be the first to tell you that it's a bit misleading to say he captured the Normandie Amateur at Normandie Golf Club on Sunday. It was more like he surrounded it, as if the two — player and golf course — reached an understanding.
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Updated: Mon 5/18/2009 8:37 am
The Sunset Hills NGA Classic presented by the city of Edwardsville and the village of Glen Carbon had everything you want in a final round of championship golf. There was sunshine, a robust golf course and enthusiastic gallery, impressive golf shots and — most important — lots of drama.
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Updated: Sun 5/17/2009 7:42 pm
The Back Nine debuts on the New 101.1 ESPN, Saturday mornings, 8am - 10am. Joining the show this week was the Golf Channel's, Tim Rosaforte, Gateway PGA Hall of Fame Member, Steve Heckel, US Open Local Qualifying Medalist, Andrew Medling and 2008 Gateway PGA Champion, Mark Faulkner.
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Updated: Sun 5/17/2009 6:53 pm
Edwardsville, IL (May 17, 2009)...Bronson La`Cassie (Queensland, Australia) managed to birdie the fifth playoff hole outlasting Kelly Grunewald (Grand Prairie, TX) to win the Sunset Hills NGA Classic in dramatic fashion. La`Cassie carded rounds 67-71-72-69 en route to posting nine-under par 279 in regulation and the eventual playoff win, his second on the NGA Hooters Tour.
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Updated: Fri 5/15/2009 7:47 pm
May 15 - South Central Regional - Oklahoma State University is playing at home at Karsten Creek Golf Club and it's no surprise the #1 seeded Cowboys are at the top of the team leaderboard at the South Central Regional. So the remainder of the field is playing for a spot among the final four teams to qualify for the NCAA Championship.
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Updated: Fri 5/15/2009 7:20 pm
May 15th - Northeast Regional - The Illinois Men's golf team struggled on day one at the Northeast Regional but bounced back nicely with a 288 team score to move into 5th place overall. The top 5 teams out of the Northeast Regional will qualify for the NCAA Championship.
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Updated: Fri 5/15/2009 6:44 pm
Edwardsville, IL (May 15, 2009)...Kelly Grunewald (Grand Prairie, TX) posted back to back rounds of 68 en route to an eight-under par 136 midway total at The Sunset Hills NGA Classic over the 6851 yard par 72 Sunset Hills Country Club. The Texas native will take a two stroke advantage into Saturday's third round over Bronson La Cassie (Queensland, Australia) who finished at six under par 138.
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Updated: Fri 5/15/2009 9:17 am
Edwardsville, IL (May 14, 2009)... Four golfers will sleep on the overnight lead after firing opening round five-under par 67's at The Sunset Hills NGA Classic over the 6851 yard, par 72 Sunset Hills Country Club. The foursome of co-leaders includes Ryan Blaum (Coral Gables, FL), Bronson La Cassie (Queensland, Australia), Emmett Turner (Augusta, GA) and Aaron Harrell (Bedford, IN) whose round was highlighted by his first career Hole-In-One.
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Updated: Wed 5/13/2009 6:42 pm
St. Louisan Parker LaBarge used a 3-under par 32 on the back nine to post a 1-under 69 during U.S. Open Qualifying at Persimmon Woods Wednesday. He was one of six qualifiers out of a field of 101 golfers to advance to Sectional round action for the 109th U.S. Open.
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Updated: Mon 5/11/2009 6:22 pm
Bob Gaus and Steve Lotz, both of Tower Tee GC in St. Louis bested a field of Gateway PGA Professionals to take the wins in the Mari de Villa Central IL Classic at Panther Creek CC in Springfield, IL.
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Updated: Thu 5/7/2009 7:17 am
Six players out of a field of 101 will earn their spot at Sectional Qualifying for the 109th playing of the United States Open to be played in June at Bethpage Black. A combination of local amateurs, Gateway PGA Professionals and mini-tour professionals will tee it up at Persimmon Woods Golf Club in pursuit of a spot in the national championship.
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Updated: Tue 5/5/2009 6:32 pm
You see a little bit of everything at the Publinx Open, and the 50th playing of the event Sunday at Forest Park was no exception.
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Updated: Tue 5/5/2009 12:15 pm
Peter Malnati to tee it up May 14-16 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in the South Central Regional. Illinois is headed to the Northeast to Galloway (N.J.) National Golf Club. Illinois is joined by Clemson (6), Alabama (11), Tennessee (24) and Wake Forest (29) among others.
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Updated: Tue 4/28/2009 7:05 pm
HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Oklahoma State has taken the lead at the Big 12 Men's Golf Championship being held at the par-70 course at the Prairie Dunes Golf Club. Fair weather temperatures were highlighted by a series of strong performances individually, as the overall team standings tightened heading into the last day of competition.
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Updated: Mon 4/27/2009 7:53 pm
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (April 25, 2009)--Gene Elliott of West Des Moines, IA completed a wire-to-wire win at the Coleman Invitational by holding off Mike McCoy, also from West Des Moines, by a single shot. In so doing, Elliott regained the title he last won in 2007.
Elliott entered the final round at even-par, one shot ahead of McCoy and Chip Lutz of Reading, PA. Elliott and McCoy each closed with 3-over 73s while Lutz faded with a 78. Michael Barbosa of St. Petersburg, FL closed with a 71 to finish solo third at 5-over.
In the Senior Division, Chris Maletis of Portland OR also went wire-to-wire for the win, but had to survive a final-round 77 to edge Gayle Sanchez of Baton Rouge, LA by a shot.
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Updated: Sun 4/26/2009 8:58 pm
Big 12 men's golf squads will assemble in Hutchinson, Kan., at the Prairie Dunes Country Club for the 2009 Big 12 Men's Golf Championships. Hosted by Missouri, the three-day, 72-hole event begins with 36 holes on Monday, April 27, followed by 18 holes on each of the final two days of competition, April 28-29.
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Updated: Thu 4/23/2009 7:57 pm
Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo shot a final-round, 3-under 69 to erase a three-shot deficit and win the Will County Amateur Championship on April 20.
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Updated: Tue 4/21/2009 6:43 pm
Head Golf Professional Scott Worley and Superintendent Jim Mauer were not phased by strong winds as they dominated the field at the Pro-Superintendent Challenge at Norwood Hills CC.
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Updated: Fri 4/17/2009 7:29 pm
Motion Memory Golf and Rotary Swing have scheduled several upcoming golf clinics to introduce the Rotary Swing and Motion Memory Golf learning systems. Clinics will be conducted at sites throughout the United States.
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Updated: Sun 4/12/2009 8:22 pm
Angel Cabrera wins the 2009 Masters for his second major championship victory. Cabrera won the 2007 U.S. Open defeating Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk down the stretch. While he felt (or heard) Tiger today and Furyk was in the second to last pairing, it was Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell who Cabrera had to outlast over the final few holes at Augusta on this Easter Sunday.
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Updated: Sat 4/11/2009 6:56 pm
Perry, 48, who would become the oldest major champion, isn't looking too far ahead or contemplating what Sunday's final round might bring. He's determined to "stay in the moment, stay ready."
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Updated: Sat 4/11/2009 6:34 pm
As we head into Sunday's final round, Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera are the co-leaders at 11-under-par, while Chad Campbell -- who had at least a share of the lead after Rounds 1 and 2 -- has fallen into third place at 9-under after carding two bogeys on the final three holes today. Tiger Woods meanwhile is one of just a host of big names that is still within striking distance, but will have to go low on Sunday and then hope the leaders falter.
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Updated: Thu 4/9/2009 7:56 pm
The William Woods Women's Golf Team is fresh off a first place finish in the William Woods Spring Invitational last week. See how one golfer's dad plays a big role in her game.
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Updated: Thu 4/2/2009 8:22 am
N. Myrtle Beach, SC...The National Golf Association's Hooters Professional Golf Tour, presented by Hooters of America announced today that the Nationwide Tour's Knoxville Open presented by Food City has granted an exemption into the event to The Hooters Tour leading money winner over the three (3) events in May: St. Louis, MO, Evansville, IN, & Lexington, KY. The Hooters Tour member who accumulates the most money in those three events will earn the exemption into The Knoxville Open Presented by Food City.
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Updated: Tue 3/31/2009 6:14 pm
N. Myrtle Beach, SC... The National Golf Association's Hooters Professional Golf Tour, presented by Hooters of America and Naturally Fresh Foods, is coming to Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville, Illinois for The Sunset Hills NGA Classic May 11-17, 2009 presented by the city of Edwardsville, Illinois.
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Updated: Sun 3/29/2009 7:55 pm
COLUMBUS, IND., March 29, 2009 - Sophomore Tim Cochran finished five strokes over par to earn a third place finish at the Wisconsin-Parkside Invitational this weekend at the Otter Creek Golf Club, helping the University of Missouri-St. Louis men's golf team to a third place finish in the team standings. The 36 hole championship finished amidst freezing temperatures and a constant rain.
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Updated: Sat 3/28/2009 8:18 pm
Bellarmine University led the tournament after 18 holes with a team score of 292. Wisconsin Parkside was in 2nd place at 302 with Missouri-St. Louis in 3rd with a team score of 304. UMSL entered the championship as the 15th ranked team in the Great Lakes Region and needed head to head wins against Lewis University and Wisconsin Parkside to improve their regional standing. "It's important we begin to get a few head to head victories", said head coach, Dustin Ashby.
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Updated: Sat 3/28/2009 7:59 pm
Springfield, MO - March 24, 2009 - Highland Springs Country Club has hosted a variety of professional and amateur championships, including the Nationwide Tour and Missouri Golf Association Amateur events. This past week, it was the state's top college players that teed it up on one of the state's premier championship golf courses.
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Updated: Fri 3/27/2009 8:41 pm
Norwood Hills amateur Skip Berkmeyer was among the chief proponents for the reincarnation of a once popular format - a season-beginning match play event pitting the areas top amateurs against the top club professionals from the Gateway PGA. After a hiatus of more than a decade, the best from sides resurrected the concept Sunday and Monday.
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Updated: Mon 3/16/2009 7:29 pm
March 14, 2009 - Tiger returns this week and so do the guys on The Back Nine Radio Show. Troy Halterman returns from his Las Vegas visit where he attended the USGA Rules Seminar to join Dustin Ashby and Adam Frillman on this week's show. You don't think Troy could have found a USGA Rules Seminar somewhere closer to St. Louis? But it's Vegas Baby..........and hard to pass up this time of year.
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Updated: Fri 3/13/2009 6:09 pm
Tavistock Cup, the crosstown rivalry between Isleworth and Lake Nona's professional golf members, has finalized its field and set its pairings for the team competition, which takes place March 16-17.
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Updated: Mon 3/9/2009 11:22 am
Seven time Metropolitan Amateur Player of the Year, Skip Berkmeyer, joined the discussion and talked about the challenges of playing on greens / turf that you aren't accustomed too. The guys previewed Skip's tournament schedule for 2009, which will again include trips to the Coleman, Porter Cup and Crump Cup. Skip then introduced an event that is returning on March 22-23 featuring top players from the Gateway PGA and Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association. Skip, along with Ryan Roy, collaborated with their respective Associations to resurrect the Ryder Cup style matches. The event will be held at Norwood Hills Country Club on the East Course.
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Updated: Thu 3/5/2009 10:49 am
No doubt, there are better-known venues for your next golf adventure. But, few golf destinations equal the natural beauty, stunning course designs and affordability...
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Updated: Mon 3/2/2009 11:49 am
February 28, 2009 - Tiger Woods has returned and there isn't anyone happier to have the world's #1 ranked player back in the news than the crew of The Back Nine Radio Show. Adam Frillman and Troy Halterman joined Dustin Ashby for their two hours of golf talk on Saturday morning and welcomed a great line up of guests to discuss the Accenture Match Play Championship, Danny Lee and life on the PGA Tour as a caddie with Champions Tour caddie Troy Martin.
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Updated: Tue 2/24/2009 6:17 pm
Do you consider yourself an insider with insights and knowledge to share about your local golf scene, local events, or the people who make the golf community special? We're currently seeking Contributors to explore the many golf related topics in your area.
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Updated: Sun 2/22/2009 9:27 am
Work is progressing well toward the remake of the nine hole golf course in Forest Park, which was formerly managed by Triple A Golf and Tennis Club. Management of the property has been assumed by Eagle Golf, which operates the Norman K. Probstein golf facility in Forest Park.
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Updated: Sat 2/21/2009 7:30 am
The new book, Learning Golf with Manuel, is an eyewitness account of golf lessons and clinics given by one of the most highly regarded teachers in the game of golf, Manuel de la Torre
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Updated: Mon 2/16/2009 10:04 am
The Missouri Golf Association has announced a partnership with Drury Hotels for its 2009 season. Drury Hotels will be the Official Hotel Sponsor of the MGA
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Updated: Fri 2/13/2009 6:51 pm
Different day. Different sport. Similar story. Trailing late in the event, Illinois rallied to edge Northwestern. Friday, the top-seeded and fifth-ranked Illini men's golf team used a huge effort on the back nine to defeat the eighth-seeded Wildcats 4-2 in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Big Ten Match Play event. Illinois meets fifth-seeded Michigan, a 4-2 victory over fourth-seeded Iowa in its quarterfinal round match, in the semifinals Saturday morning at Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla.
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Updated: Thu 2/5/2009 9:41 am
Give the golfer in your life a truly original gift with personalized scoreboard art by Casey Jones Golf. Professional scoreboard artist Casey Jones has launched a unique venture that celebrates golf memories in an unforgettable way.
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Updated: Sat 1/17/2009 11:18 am
When it comes time to ante up or tee off, no place does it like Las Vegas. A desert oasis of excitement and entertainment, known as the gaming capital of the world, Las Vegas is also a thriving golf haven. The courses in Las Vegas are so good, it's sinful.
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Updated: Mon 1/12/2009 3:36 pm
New York, NY (January 2009) – Pronghorn is named the Best U.S. Golf Community of 2009, moving up from its No. 8 ranking on last year's list.
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Updated: Sun 1/11/2009 9:40 am
While many on the PGA Tour are discussing the struggling economy and concerned about the impact it will have on future sponsorship opportunities, PGA Tour players have an opportunity to make money in a different way in 2009.
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