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• LPGA Mizuno Classic Par Scores 11/6/2009, 1:46 a.m. EST

• Shin set for Mizuno Classic title defense 11/4/2009, 10:46 p.m. EST

• Woods in his comfort zone against world's best 11/4/2009, 4:50 a.m. EST

• Casey realistic about bonus chance 11/3/2009, 5:20 p.m. EST

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Hawthorne Valley Country Club in Solon opens doors with unique offer: Golf Insider

By Pat Galbincea

October 15, 2009, 7:45PM

Like many private clubs, Hawthorne Valley has seen its membership dwindle, so it will begin selling 50-round packages that will give golfers use of a locker, shower and the driving range, as well as other features. Full story »

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Golf, rugby make Olympic roster for 2016, 2020

By Associated Press

October 09, 2009, 10:02AM

After more than a century on the sidelines, golf will return to the Olympics at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Rugby, last played in 1924, is coming back as well. Full story »

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Gladys Post sinks her 5th hole-in-one: Local Golf Insider

By Tim Rogers

October 02, 2009, 7:36AM

She aced the 127-yard third hole at Beechmont Country Club. Full story »

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IMG hired to study changes at Mastick: Local Golf Insider

By Damon Sims

September 25, 2009, 1:02AM

The Cleveland Metroparks Board of Park Commissioners voted to hire sports management giant International Management Group to explore the possibility of converting Mastick Woods Golf Course into a driving range, practice area and executive course. Full story »

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Public Team rallies for a tie against Private Team in Shaw Cup golf tournament in Akron

By Tim Rogers

September 21, 2009, 3:59AM

The Public Team rallies from a three-point deficit and earns a 14-14 tie in the 15th annual Shaw Cup golf tournament at Good Park Golf Course in Akron. Full story »

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Former Cleveland Indians farmhand Ty Kovach to play in Shaw Cup: Local Golf Insider

By Cliff Pinckard

September 16, 2009, 12:35AM

Ty Kovach has stared down hitters in minor-league baseball's Class AA Eastern League. On Sunday he will get the opportunity to stare down hitters of a different type when he plays for the Private Team in the 15th annual Shaw Cup golf tournament at Akron's Good Park Golf Course. "It will be different," said Kovach, who was named to... Full story »

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Steve Stricker holds off Olmsted Falls' Jason Dufner to win Deutsche Bank Championship

By Cliff Pinckard

September 08, 2009, 4:00AM

NORTON, Mass. -- Steve Stricker can build a strong case for the Deutsche Bank Championship as the biggest victory of his career. It was his first win with Tiger Woods in the tournament. His third victory of the season moved him up to a career-high No. 2 in the world ranking. He replaced Woods atop the FedEx Cup standings.... Full story »

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LPGA tournament leaving New Jersey country club

By Butch Maier

September 05, 2009, 11:21PM

CLIFTON, N.J. -- The LPGA Sybase Classic is leaving the Upper Montclair Country Club, and it may be moving out of New Jersey. Club president and tournament director Tony Vespa disclosed Saturday that Sybase officials are considering changes to the tournament and have decided to leave Upper Montclair after a three-year stay. Vespa said the club had a three-year contract... Full story »

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Early start is the best path for Heestand in qualifying for U.S. Mid-Amateur tournament

By Jamie Turner

September 03, 2009, 7:42PM

HUDSON, Ohio -- Being the first golfer out on a course does have some advantages, as it did Thursday for Cleveland resident Matt Heestand in the 2009 U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier at The Country Club of Hudson. Heestand, 27 and a former Cleveland State standout, shot a 1-under 71 and tied for medalist honors with Donnie Cooper, 40, of Knoxville, Tenn.... Full story »

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Barrington pro Engram wins Northern Ohio PGA title by a shot over Pepper Pike's Moss

By Jamie Turner

September 02, 2009, 9:59PM

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- Barrington Golf Club professional Dave Engram used a dentist caddie Wednesday to extract his victory in the 2009 Northern Ohio PGA Championship at Chagrin Valley Country Club. Engram, 37, and a Hudson resident, shot an even-par 71 and finished at 5-under 208 for the tournament, two better than Pepper Pike club pro Rob Moss. Tied for... Full story »

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Rob Moss leads after first round of Northern Ohio PGA section championship

By Cliff Pinckard

September 01, 2009, 12:02AM

Three-time Ohio Open champion Rob Moss shot a 4-under-par 67 to take the first-round lead of the Northern Ohio PGA section championship at Chagrin Valley Country Club in Pepper Pike. Moss, in his first year as head professional at the club, had a one-shot lead over Perry Savetski of Brunswick Hills Country Club, and a two-shot margin over David Engram... Full story »

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Vermilion course to eventually add another nine holes: Local Golf Notebook

By Damon Sims

August 28, 2009, 8:36PM

Vermilion Country Club, one of the oldest golf courses in Northeast Ohio, is about to expand. Built in 1921 as a nine-hole course, owner Terry Pena is adding three holes within the next few weeks, three more holes over the next two years, and three more when the economy rebounds. "Yes, we'd like to eventually add a new nine, but... Full story »

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Y.E. Yang gets an assist from his swing coach

By Butch Maier

August 23, 2009, 4:01AM

SEATTLE -- Brian Mogg can't keep up with the phone and text messages. He figures he has 700 to 800 since last Sunday. "I can't even fathom the amount that Y.E. is getting," Mogg said. That is Y.E. as in Y.E. Yang, the 37-year-old South Korean who became an overnight sensation when he overtook Tiger Woods in the final... Full story »

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Local trio earn spots in USGA Senior Amateur after a trying qualifier at Kirtland

By Jamie Turner

August 17, 2009, 7:16PM

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio -- Thomas Castor, Norton Brick and Bob Kain outlasted the field Monday at Kirtland Country Club and advanced to next month's USGA Senior Amateur Championship in Chicago. For the remaining 39 hopefuls at the senior qualifier, it was tough enough playing in 90-degree heat with a 67 percent humidity. Consider this -- John Dmytriw of Mentor aced the... Full story »

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Yang, bang, boom! South Korean pulls off the improbable, outdueling Tiger Woods for PGA title

By Jamie Turner

August 16, 2009, 11:30PM

CHASKA, Minn. -- Experts in the history of the game of golf could have pulled up a few chairs and had a nice discussion on the following topic -- Who might finally slay Tiger Woods in the final round of a major? -- and never have even whispered the name Y.E. Yang. Phil Mickelson, maybe, or Padraig Harrington, or... Full story »

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GOLF NEWS

• LPGA Mizuno Classic Par Scores 11/6/2009, 1:46 a.m. EST
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• Shin set for Mizuno Classic title defense 11/4/2009, 10:46 p.m. EST
(AP) — SHIMA, Japan - Jiyai Shin wrapped up the LPGA Tour's rookie of the year award last week. The 21-year-old South Korean star has her eye on player of the year honors this week in her Mizuno Classic title defense

• Woods in his comfort zone against world's best 11/4/2009, 4:50 a.m. EST
(AP) — SHANGHAI - Tiger Woods is playing for the third time in China with a strategy he's used in winning 81 times around the world.

• Casey realistic about bonus chance 11/3/2009, 5:20 p.m. EST
(AP) — SHANGHAI - Mathematically, Paul Casey is very much in the hunt for the Race to Dubai on the European Tour, at No. 5 in the standings with the top five players separated by about $350,000.

• No change in FedEx Cup point system 11/3/2009, 4:56 p.m. EST
(AP) — The PGA Tour is leaving the FedEx Cup just as it is with the playoff schedule and points system.

• Golf Glance 11/3/2009, 3:04 p.m. EST
(AP) — Site: Shanghai.

• A good step for golf, even with Americans at home 11/3/2009, 3:02 p.m. EST
(AP) — SHANGHAI - The field for a World Golf Championship is never as strong when Americans require a passport.

• Reno-Tahoe Open in July, same weekend Tahoe celebs 11/3/2009, 2:05 p.m. EST
(AP) — RENO, Nev. - The PGA Tour is moving the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open to July, the same weekend a nationally televised celebrity golf tournament has been played at Lake Tahoe for 20 years.

• Tiger impressed with field for $7M HSBC Champions 11/3/2009, 4:36 a.m. EST
(AP) — SHANGHAI - Five years after Tiger Woods first showed up in Shanghai, he is amazed that the HSBC Champions has grown so quickly into a World Golf Championship that has attracted its strongest field ever.

• Wadkins, Olazabal inducted into Hall of Fame 11/2/2009, 8:09 p.m. EST
(AP) — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Lanny Wadkins, Jose Maria Olazabal and Christy O'Connor Sr. were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday night, a reward for hundreds of international victories and stellar performances under intense pressure in the Ryder Cup.

• Doug Barron is 1st to violate PGA Tour drug policy 11/2/2009, 5:03 p.m. EST
(AP) — PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The PGA Tour says Doug Barron has been suspended one year for using a performance-enhancing drug. He is the first player to violate the doping policy since testing began in July 2008.

• LPGA Tour Schedule 11/2/2009, 3:07 p.m. EST
(AP) — Feb. 12-14-SBS Open at Turtle Bay (Angela Stanford)

• LPGA Tour Statistics 11/2/2009, 3:07 p.m. EST
(AP) — 1, Cristie Kerr, 70.3103. 2, Lorena Ochoa, 70.3151. 3, Ai Miyazato, 70.3288. 4, Jiyai Shin, 70.3797. 5, Angela Stanford, 70.3944. 6, Suzann Pettersen, 70.4658. 7, Yani Tseng, 70.5169. 8, Na Yeon Choi, 70.5517. 9, Paula Creamer, 70.6087. 10, Song-Hee Kim, 70.6250.

• Champions Tour Schedule 11/2/2009, 11:33 a.m. EST
(AP) — x-Jan. 17-19-Wendy's Champions Skins Game (Ben Crenshaw/Fuzzy Zoeller)

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