Blog: Local Knowledge

Slow-play epidemic spreads to the presidency

First there were Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington, who were issued a slow-play warning on the 16th tee in the final round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Then there were the interminable rounds last weekend at...

By John Strege

Published Aug. 27, 2009

Keywords President Obama

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'The president has made a bit of a style error'

"Where's Marty Hackel When You Need Him?" Geoff Shackelford asked in a headline to a blog post wondering whether President Obama had made a fashion faux pas in a recent round of golf by wearing...

By John Strege

Published Aug. 25, 2009

Keywords Marty Hackel | President Obama

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Tiger vs. Obama at the Vineyard?

The Boston Herald reports a rumor that Tiger Woods will venture over to Martha's Vineyard sometime next week to play golf with President Obama at the tony Vineyard Golf Club. "Word here on the Vineyard...

By John Strege

Published Aug. 21, 2009

Keywords President Obama | Tiger Woods

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Tiger To Speak At Obama Inaugural Celebration

From TigerWoods.com ... It was announced today that Tiger Woods has accepted an invitation to speak at the live presentation of We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Opening Celebration for...

Published Jan. 16, 2009

Keywords President Obama | Presidential Ignaugural | Tiger Woods

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Golf In The Olympics

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD. -- This week's McDonald's LPGA Championship is the first played since 1994 in which Annika Sorenstam is not in the field. In that stretch of 14 tournaments she won three times...

By Liz Bergren

Published Jun. 10, 2009

Keywords 2016 Olympic games | Annika Sorenstam | LPGA Tournament | Lorena Ochoa | President Obama | Ron Sirak

Magazine

Jenkins: The Bush Golf Dynasty

george h.w. bush, george w. bush, jeb bush, prescott walker bush, golf, dynasty, presidents

By Dan Jenkins

Published Dec. 26, 2008

Keywords Don Van Natta Jr. | barack obama | president obama | golf | golf swing | flick | leadbetter | harmon

Magazine

Barack Obama: The New First Golfer

On the golf course, American presidents have always revealed a thing or two about themselves, and Obama is no different; grace under pressure

By Don Van Natta Jr.

Published Dec. 24, 2008

Keywords Don Van Natta Jr. | barack obama | president obama | golf | golf swing | flick | leadbetter | harmon

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Obama Endorses Travel

A story I wrote for the upcoming issue of Golf World...It has been a tough couple of months for the golf resort and travel business, which has gotten caught in the backdraft of the economic...

By Matt Ginella

Published Mar. 23, 2009

Keywords Matt Ginella | President Obama | Roger Dow | Travel | U.S. Travel Association | Where's Matty G? | White House

Magazine

Editor's Letter: It's time to stand up for golf

Editorial: Golf Digest Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Jerry Tarde says golf deserves our support.

By Jerry Tarde

Published May. 26, 2009

Keywords Editor's Letter | Jerry Tarde | Editor's Letter: It's time to stand up for golf | President Obama | Tiger Woods

Magazine

Steve Rushin: In A Swing State

The president grips an invisible club -- and vice versa

By Steve Rushin

Published May. 26, 2009

Keywords Steve Rushin | President Barack Obama | In A Swing State | Butch Harmon

Shackelford: Part Of The Solution

Golf courses were among FDR's public works projects in the '30s, and President Obama should include them in the mix when the country embarks on an economic stimulus program

By Geoff Shackelford

Published Jan. 13, 2009

Keywords geoff shackelford | golf | golfworld | PGA Tour | barack obama | president | FDR | ecomony | stimulus package

Golf World: April 13, 2009 Table of Contents

Pual Casey, Trevor Immelman Profile, Kraft Nabisco, Paula Creamer, Equipment, Grillroom, Tour Talk, and more...

Published Apr. 07, 2009

Keywords Golf World: April 13 | 2009 Table of Contents | augusta national | dustin johnson | equipment | president obama | fred couples | greg norman | paula creamer | kraft nabisco | brittany lincicome | paul casey | j.b. holmes | shell houston open | trevor immelman