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 ...

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 resorts now being upscaled in Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico - 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.

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

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 ...

Golf: Scott McCarron Q & A
Scott McCarron Local connection: Sacramento native, former Rancho Murieta resident. PGA experience: 15th season. Q: What does a successful 2009 season look like for you? A: Having fun playing golf. Q: What's your best New Year's resolution? A: Have more swagger. Q: What's the most pressing issue on your tour? A: Making sure our sponsors are getting a bang for their buck. Q: ...

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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.

Golf: Kevin Sutherland Q & A
Kevin Sutherland Local connection: Sacramento native and resident, Christian Brothers High School graduate. PGA experience: 14th season. Q: What does a successful 2009 season look like for you? A: Similar to my 2008 season. Play some really good golf and give myself more chances to win. Q: What's your best New Year's resolution? A: I don't have one. Q: What's the most pressing ...

Jeff Jones, recognized as a top 100 teacher by Golf Digest, finds a home at Olivas Links
PGA teaching professional Jeff Jones has taught the game to rockers like Eddie Van Halen and Smash Mouth?s Mitch Marine and was featured prominently on Golf Channel from 1996 through 2002.

Golf played the right way is healthy
Entering the first week of 2009 are you still holding tight to your new year's resolution? The top two resolutions that most golfers make are: Play better golf and get into better physical shape. Sound familiar? Well, believe me golf is good for you.

Fire destroys Shanty Creek building
If you're forced to lose an estimated $1 million in golf course maintenance equipment, January is probably the best time for it to happen.

Singh switches to Srixon ball
WORLD-ranked No.5, Vijay Singh, has signed-up to play Srixon golf balls for the foreseeable future. The reigning FedExCup champion and winner of 57 tournaments worldwide, including three majors, also extended his equipment contract with Srixon's sister company Cleveland Golf.

New golf clubs causing hearing loss
Earplugs could be as important as tees for some golfers if a report in the British Medical Journal is to be believed.

Small Engine Projects: Improve Your Lawn Mower Or Golf Cart With Briggs & Stratton
These engines are not just more powerful than the engines that often come with your commercial equipment. They are also of a higher quality, with the Briggs & Stratton name backing up the engines that they sell. You deserve equipment that works as long and as hard as you do.

Phoenix can be fun on a budget: new rail line, hikes, golf
In Phoenix, there?s nothing a trip to the golf course can?t fix. It?s a warm winter escape for those who can afford a second home, and it basks in the spa-facial glow of being a place where people will pay a lot for five-star fun.

How to cure a golf slice
Playing golf with a slice is like going to Rome without seeing the Pope. A slice makes the shot uncontrollable, making it curve left to right and still most amateur golfers think that it's something they should get used to.

Thibodaux teens arrested for damaging golf course with carts
THIBODAUX, La. -- Lafourche Parish Sheriff?s Office has arrested five individuals who they believe are responsible for $50,000 in damage to a Thibodaux country club.

SABC equipment seized
The Presidency's VIP protection unit confiscated equipment from the SABC during a scuffle on the N12 outside Johannesburg. President Kgalema Motlanthe's motorcade had been involved in an accident on the highway, east of Joburg on Saturday with a red VW Golf that collided with a car in his convoy.