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Converting a phosphate mine to golf course resort

Sep 2, 2015
There was certainly once a hole in one golf course.

Golf embraces high tech

Aug 13, 2015
Drones, beacons, lasers. Pro golf plays it cool.

Under Armour wins big at the Masters

Apr 13, 2015
Jordan Spieth signed a 10-year endorsement deal with the brand earlier this year.

Your dollar goes a long way at the Masters

Apr 10, 2015
For $100 you can buy pimento cheese sandwiches and soda for 17 people.

Old golf courses become new kind of wilderness

Jan 12, 2015
Failed golf courses are being allowed to return to their natural states.
A wInter sky at sunset over Sugarcreek MetroPark in the Dayton, Ohio, area.
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The U.S. Open is rolling, for mini golf

Aug 15, 2014
Prizes are small, but there’s enough action to sustain a pro circuit.

Dan Washburn's new book on golf course ban in China

Jun 27, 2014
Dan Washburn talks about China's ban on golf in his book "The Forbidden Game"

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How gentrification could hit DC's middle class golfers

Jun 16, 2014
Local leaders are teeing up their redevelopment plans.

Golf group hopes fewer holes means a better game

Jun 12, 2014
The U.S. Golf Association tells golfers to play shorter games.

Who mows the lawn? The invisible golf course worker

Nov 12, 2013
The golf course business in the U.S. would collapse without low-wage work, according to a new investigative series in Golf Digest.
A groundskeeper waters flowers.
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