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Tabloid Watch: The Sunday Papers
SOUTHPORT, England--One of the guilty pleasures for Americans visiting the Open Championship is the opportunity to sample Britain’s newspapers, particularly the notorious tabloids. Here's a sample of their coverage today: The News of the...
Published Jul. 20, 2008
Keywords 137th British Open | John Barton

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Barton: China's First Open Competitor Shoots 77
SOUTHPORT, England -- A new entry was made in the many-thousand-year history of China when, at 1:42 p.m. on Thursday, Mr. Liang Wen-chon--or as we'd say in the West, Mr. Wen-chong Liang--hit his opening...
Published Jul. 18, 2008
Keywords 137th British Open | China | John Barton

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China Video: Liang Wen-chong
John Barton interviews China's leading golfer Liang Wen-chong. Liang is ranked number one on the Asian Tour in 2007 and was the second Chinese golfer to ever play in the Masters.
Published Apr. 10, 2009
Keywords Liang Wen-chong | China | John Barton | China's top golfer

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Golf in the Year of the Rat
Interesting times: Many things are changing fast in China -- including golf
By John Barton
Editor-in-Chief, Golf Digest International
Published Jul. 14, 2008
Keywords Golf in the Year of the Rat | China | Beijing | John Barton

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Beyond the Great Wall
View a behind the scenes photo gallery of John Barton's trip to China
Published Jun. 30, 2008
Keywords China Photo Essay | Pine Valley | No. 9 | Beijing | John Barton

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The Presidents' Putter Annual Match
An annual match of Oxford & Cambridge alumni in Rye, on the southeast coast of England, might be the game's most authentic event
By John Barton
Published Nov. 05, 2009
Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | The Presidents' Putter Annual Match | John Barton | Rye | England | Rolph Gobits

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lf and the Environment: Letter From Denmark
In 2005 the Danish Golf Union made an agreement with the government -- unprecedented in the world of golf -- that within three years, Danish golf courses would reduce their total pesticide use by 75 percent.
By John Barton
Published Sep. 17, 2009
Keywords Golf & the Environment | John Barton | Letter From Denmark | drying out | water conservation on golf course

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Parting Shot: A Man of Letters
To mark the occasion for this month's design section, John Barton, Editor-in-Chief of Golf Digest International, chats with Golf Digest logo creator, 79-year-old design legend Milton Glaser.
Published Oct. 01, 2008
Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | Parting Shot: A Man of Letters | Milton Glaser | John Barton | cover design

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China Video: Golf in the City
The number of golf courses in China is growing fact despite a theoretical government ban on any new courses that's been in effect for almost five years.
Published Jul. 21, 2008
Keywords Bayhood No. 9 | Beijing | China | John Barton | China Video Part 2: Golf in the City

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Part 3: Zhang Lian-wei
At the China Open John Barton meets Zhang Lian-wei -- China's first pro golfer and the first mainland Chinese golfer to play in any of the game's four major championships.
Published Nov. 05, 2009
Keywords China Part 3: Zhang Lian-wei | Beijing | China | John Barton | China Video Part 2: Golf in the City

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From The Masters: Friday Video Wrap Up & Saturday Preview
GolfDigest.com's Thomas Bonk and Mark Soltau wrap up Friday action and preview Saturday's
Published Apr. 10, 2009
Keywords The Masters | Masters | augusta national golf club | golf digest | golf world | geoff russell | john barton | tiger woods | padraig harrington | phil mickelson

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From The Masters: Masters Video Preview
Golf Digest and Golf World's Geoff Russell and John Barton bring you a video preview of The Masters
Published Apr. 08, 2009
Keywords The Masters | Masters | augusta national golf club | golf digest | golf world | geoff russell | john barton | tiger woods | padraig harrington | phil mickelson
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