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Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- There weren't a lot of folks around the first tee at Shoal Creek early Thursday morning, but there was plenty of symbolism. It was a moment. Not that Condoleezza Rice hit...

Thursday, 5/5/2011 at 11:59AM

Posted by Alex Myers

keywords:: Bill Fields,; Champions Tour,; Condoleeza Rice,; Hall Thompson,; Jerry Pate

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

When the Tradition was first held in 1989, the Senior PGA Tour was hitting its stride. Arnold Palmer and Gary Player were among the legends already out there, and Lee Trevino and Jack Nicklaus...

Wednesday, 5/4/2011 at 10:46AM

Posted by Alex Myers

keywords:: arnold palmer,; bernhard langer,; bill fields,; champions tour,; condoleeza rice

Golf Tours & News / Week in Review

Shoal Creek founder Hall Thompson leaves mixed legacy.

November 01, 2010

By John Strege

keywords:: pga tour,; tiger woods,; john strege,; hall thompson,; lee westwood

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

Hall Thompson, the founder of Shoal Creek Country in Birmingham, Ala., and a controversial figure in golf, died Wednesday morning, according to the Birmingham News. Prior to the PGA Championship at Shoal Creek in 1990,...

Wednesday, 10/27/2010 at 2:56PM

Posted by John Strege

keywords:: Hall Thompson,; Latest News,; PGA Championship,; Shoal Creek Country Club

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

It was probably past due, professional tournament golf returning to Shoal Creek, but then how can you know when an appropriate penance has been paid in full on a racial injustice? Twenty years have passed...

Monday, 8/23/2010 at 11:16AM

Posted by John Strege