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by GolfIsland:: Thu 30 Jul 2009:: 11:45 am
Have you seen the Wilhelmina campaign with LPGA players dressed in bikinis? It’s created quite a stir in golf! As part of the campaign, several LPGA pros teamed up with the modeling agency Wilhelmina Models to create the Wilhelmina seven, seven LPGA players dressed in bikinis. Wilhelmina says it is hoping to create enough buzz [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Sun 26 Jul 2009:: 1:47 pm
Competitive golfers and recreational golfers all have to deal with pressure on the golf course, and The Wedge Guy Blog has three helpful tips on handling that dreaded emotion. The Wedge Guy asks, “How can we totally jack a two-foot putt sometimes? Or chunk a chip shot? We don’t do that on the practice tee! [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Fri 24 Jul 2009:: 1:44 pm
When you need help with your swing, advice on the latest clubs or an objective opinion, most golfers turn to the local golf teacher in their area. Hilton Head Island is lucky, because Golf Digest just came out with a list of the best golf teachers in each state, and four of the top 10 [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Thu 23 Jul 2009:: 5:38 am
Golf fans and players all over have embraced the social media sites Twitter and Facebook. Many pro golfers now have Twitter accounts that allow them to communicate directly with fans at any time. Pro golfers with Twitter accounts include: Stuart Appleby (@StuartAppleby) Stewart Cink (@StewartCink) Carling Coffing (@CarlingCoffing) John Daly (@PGA_JohnDaly) Davis Love III (@Love3d) [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Mon 20 Jul 2009:: 5:37 am
Most golfers would agree that golf can be a challenging and exciting game, but what about annoying? Well, there are a couple things that might ruffle the feathers of seasoned or newbie golf players alike. A blog post by IntoTheRough.com lists the 50 most annoying things about golf, saying that the game of golf “can [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Fri 17 Jul 2009:: 9:51 pm
It’s the end of the week and time for some fun golf trivia! Take a short break and see how many of these questions from Golf.About.com and TriviaThis.com that you can get right (without Googling!). All answers will be posted Monday, but if you just can’t wait, they are available on our Facebook page now. [...]
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Read more about: Tournaments, golf
by GolfIsland:: Tue 14 Jul 2009:: 9:50 pm
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, Tiger Woods won the AT&T National, his own tournament. This is the second year of Tiger’s AT&T National and his first win. He had earlier in the week said that he wanted to be a “greedy host,” and in the final hour of the tournament, Tiger rolled in a [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Fri 3 Jul 2009:: 12:36 pm
Martin Catalioto, part-time Hilton Head Island resident, made his PGA Tour debut at the Travelers Championship tournament over the weekend. Catalioto earned his spot in the tournament, which is held at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., by finishing six under par at Monday’s qualifier at Bull’s Bridge Golf Club in South Kent, Conn. Catalioto [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Wed 1 Jul 2009:: 12:36 pm
Aaron Stewart, son of the late Payne Stewart, is playing in the North and South Amateur tournament this week at Pinehurst. This will be the 20-year-old’s first tournament at the famous course. Aaron, who is a sophomore at SMU, is making a rare trip to the course in south-central North Carolina. This is the same [...]
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