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Equipment

From the sale of an iconic company to the debut of white clubs, equipment was very much part of the conversation this year.

December 21, 2011

By Mike Stachura, E Michael Johnson

keywords:: golf,; equipment,; 2011,; rory mcilroy,; acushnet

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

It apparently is never a bad time for hard-core golfers to share their experiences, as Speaker of the House John Boehner demonstrated in this conversation with Vice President Joe Biden that was overheard in...

Friday, 9/9/2011 at 10:35AM

Posted by John Strege

keywords:: Dismal River Golf Club,; John Boehner,; President Obama,; Sand Hills,; Vice President Joe Biden

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

Paul Azinger has never been one to shy from expressing an opinion, even those of a political nature, but in doing so on Thursday, he ran afoul of his employer, ESPN. Azinger took a dig...

Saturday, 8/27/2011 at 11:58AM

Posted by John Strege

keywords:: Andrew Malcolm,; Andy Hall,; Dana Loesch,; ESPN,; Kenny Mayne

Golf Equipment / New Stuff

After a decade with Nike Golf, Mike McKennon started his own company, McKennon Golf Bag Company, making leather golf bags in his basement. Now he's making them for presidents. "We had set out to make...

Thursday, 6/30/2011 at 12:25PM

Posted by John Strege

keywords:: Davis Love III,; Golf Bags,; Jones Bag,; Lucas Glover,; McKennon Golf Bag Company

President Obama and Speaker Boehner play a round at Andrews Air force Base

June 2011

keywords:: golf,; outing,; President Obama,; Obama,; Speaker Boehner

The editors of Golf Digest and Golf World issue some presidential advise

June 2011

keywords:: golf,; outing,; President Obama,; Obama,; Speaker Boehner

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

In the wake of Tom Watson's remarkable bid for a sixth Claret Jug at Turnberry in 2009, he received an email from an Army Ranger he had once met. "There was one message from a...

Wednesday, 6/1/2011 at 8:46AM

Posted by John Strege

keywords:: British Open,; Latest News,; Leroy Petry,; Medal of Honor,; President Obama

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

Jimmy Fallon apparently paid close attention to our recently-published list of Washington's Top 150 Golfers. He began his opening monologue on Thursday night by mentioning President Obama's tie for the 108th spot on the ranking...

Friday, 5/13/2011 at 12:39PM

Posted by Ashley Mayo

keywords:: Jimmy Fallon,; Washington's top 150 golfers,; fallon,; golf,; golf digest

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

And you thought you have had a good excuse for cutting short a round of golf. Odds are it pales in comparison to President Obama's reasoning on Sunday.As an Associated Press story details, one of...

Tuesday, 5/3/2011 at 9:37AM

Posted by Sam Weinman

keywords:: Latest News,; President Obama,; andrews air force base,; nine hole round,; osama bin laden

Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

It should come as little surprise that President Barack Obama's golf passion has come under increasing fire as so many world crises around him have unfolded. Photos of Obama on the links have been easy...

Friday, 3/25/2011 at 9:30AM

Posted by Sam Weinman