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2010 British Open free to air television coverage – an entire hour right after the midnight Skippy repeat

2010 British Open free to air television coverage – an entire hour right after the midnight Skippy repeat

ONCE again all those searching for live television free to air coverage of the 2010 British Open golf won’t find much joy. Channel Nine supposedly has the rights sewn up to golf’s oldest and most loved major golf tournament but at this stage they seem to have more commitment to screening old episodes of Skippy. [...]

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Australians playing more competition golf

Australians playing more competition golf

A NEW report shows an increase of almost seven percent in competition rounds played by Australian golfers in 2009. The Australian Golf Industry Council report says the additional rounds generated a $4.56 million boost to golf club revenues. Much of the increased rounds came from male golfers — up by 7.7 per cent and they [...]

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Grant Dodd to help promote the golfing message

Grant Dodd to help promote the golfing message

FORMER Tour professional and now well known television presenter Grant Dodd has been given the task of taking the game of golf to a wider audience. It was announced today Dodd has been appointed as PGA of Australia ambassador for 12 months. “Grant is universally known within the Australian golf community and is respected for [...]

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Effect of new golf handicap system to be revealed

Effect of new golf handicap system to be revealed

GOLF AUSTRALIA will next week (Thursday 15 July 2010) release statistics that will show the effect the new Australian golf handicapping system has had on club golfers. If anecdotal and local experience is anything to go by, it should show handicaps have generally blown out by a couple of points. At my own club, Jamberoo, [...]

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May 17-20 HP Byron Nelson Championship, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas, $6,500,000. Last year's winner: Keegan Bradley
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