Morgan Pressel gets swamped by golf equipment a lot
Should you happen to find yourself anywhere near Morgan Pressel, I'd recommend covering your head and running away. The woman's head apparently attracts golf equipment like some kind of blonde magnet, and it's only a matter of time before she walks past a rack of golf spikes. (Seriously, these were promo pics for Morgan's charity event to fight breast cancer  held on Monday. Last year's ...

Stole in one: golf buggy heist charges
THREE youths broke into the equipment room of an eastern suburbs golf course, stole three golf buggies and then drove erratically across the 17th and 18th holes early yesterday morning, police said.

Golf club goes to auction
The Pembroke Country Club is going on the auction block. The 18-hole golf course and banquet facility on West Elm Street is being foreclosed on and is scheduled to be sold to the highest bidder tomorrow. The sale will include all of the equipment and furniture on the property, as well as the club's liquor license.

Dauphin County Golf Course Not For Sale
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. -- The Dauphin County General Authority said it will not sell the Dauphin Highlands golf course. The Authority will spend $150,000 to upgrade golf carts and other equipment.

Golf resorts being upscaled in Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, P.R. -- This seaside stretch, a half-hour?s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump?s latest Caribbean venture.

Frisbee golf enthusiast hopes to bring the sport to Taylor Lake Village
A frisbee golf course may be in Taylor Lake Village?s future if a resident can generate the funds to build the course.

Els Says He Has Found a Renewed Confidence
After two and a half years in the golf wilderness in which he did not win a tournament on tour, Ernie Els is now reminding people why he used to be called the Big Easy.

Troops to Get a Taste of Golf -- Illinois Style
WMBD/WYZZ-TV - PEORIA, Ill. -- For Bill Ott, it's better late than never. "We knew it was going to get some sometime," said the owner of the Peoria golf store, Illini Golf Headquarters. "But we went through a lot of different channels to get it done."

These golf ball don't perform? Get your $ back from the manufacturer
By Langston Wertz Jr. lwertz@charlotteobserver.com Cleveland Golf's new Z-STAR and Z-STAR X golf balls are both backed by Srixon's Money Back Guarantee. The company says it will refund customers money if they are not satisfied with the performance of the new ball. The Z-STAR is for the low-to-mid handicap players, seeking a combination of long distance, spin control and soft feel. The ...

Fifty years of Ping
The Ping brand of golf equipment celebrates 50 years of innovation in golf in 2009 - including concepts such as investment casting, heel-toe balance, perimeter club weighting, custom fitting, cavity back design and the famous Ping Anser putter.

A new golf handicap
Golfers using titanium clubs, which make the ball fly further, could inadvertently be damaging their hearing, doctors say.

Bingham on golf: The latest, greatest equipment
Just got my copy of Golf World's 2009 equipment preview, a magazine chock full of drivers, hybrids, putters and balls, all created to make you longer, straighter and broke.

Golf notes
With the New Year here, many people will be making their annual New Year resolutions. Some will be trying to eat healthier, while others will most likely end up in the gym trying to get in better shape.

Talk About Torque
Frank Thomas is a former technical director of the United States Golf Association. He has written several books about golf equipment, the most recent being "Just Hit It: Our Equipment and Our Game."

Callaway Golf Signs Stuart Appleby
Appleby will endorse the company's equipment and golf balls, carry a branded club bag and feature the logo on his hats.

Column: Anderson Rain offers chance to assess game
Due to weather and time challenges, this time of year offers us the opportunity to assess our golf equipment.

New year, new equipment at YMCA
The Grand River Area Family YMCA?s $1 million capital improvement project is now complete and officials there say many people are taking advantage of the new amenities. ?People really like the new adult equipment ? they especially like the new weights and that they can watch television on the individual cardio equipment,? executive director Dave Rogers said today (Wednesday). Rogers ...

IIEA officers finish term
BOISE, Idaho - The 2008 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Association officers, board of directors and chairmen will finish their terms at the 2009 Idaho Irrigation Equipment Show in Idaho Falls.

PGA Show's Fashion Gallery features full schedule of special events
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- The launch of the all-new Fashion Gallery at the 56th PGA Merchandise Show is being embraced by exhibitors and golf organizations to create an energy-filled soft-goods epicenter of the 1.1 million gross square-foot golf industry exhibit floor.

Callaway Golf signs Stuart Appleby
Callaway Golf today announced the signing of PGA Tour veteran Stuart Appleby to a multi-year contract. Appleby, winner of eight PGA Tour events, will endorse all Callaway Golf equipment and golf balls, carry a Callaway Golf branded bag and feature the Company?s logo on his headwear.