First round of the PGA Fall Expo in Las Vegas starts and finishes strong (PGA) More than 750 PGA Golf Professionals, retailers and industry leaders participated in the tournament and demo day....more...Behind the scenes with technology fan Mickelson (Gulf Times) ATLANTA: Phil Mickelson hit a total of 268 shots to win this month?s Deutsche Bank Championship, an insignificant number compared to the countless practice swings he has made to hone his game....more... 2006 SAS Golf Champ Urges Champions Tour to Have Fun (WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh) The tour returns to Cary next week, with competition set for Sept. 21-23....more... The Great 5-iron test shows hybrids still rule (The Charlotte Observer) Do you need to ditch your 5-iron? Hopefully, by now, you know your 3-iron and 4-iron should be history, at least for the vast majority of you. Hybrids -- part fairway wood, part long iron -- are easier to hit, and much easier to get airborne. But how deep into your set should you go? We gave 10 golfers three days each with an Adams Pro Hybrid 5-iron. We let them hit on the range and on the ......more... Helicopter Rescue Service support group meeting (Hastings Gazette) THE Wauchope and hinterland region has its chance to support the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service when its volunteer support group holds its next meeting on Wednesday September 14....more... Cheers and Jeers: Cracked equipment sparks conflict (The Fayetteville Observer) The jeer: Jeers for a hardware company in Roseboro. They sent me a $200-plus-tax broken fiberglass water-pump housing cover that they would not return....more... On bowling: Tommy McClammy (Pensacola News Journal) Christenson reflects on near-record night...more... Man of the Year nominees announced (Arizona Diamondbacks) Man of the Year nominees announced...more... Gift voucher issuers in Taiwan profit NT$100 million in unreturned change: lawmaker (Chinapost.com.tw) Taiwan -- Issuers of gift vouchers may be "swindling" over NT$100 million (US$3 million) every year by not giving customers back change when the transaction value is lower than the face value of the voucher, Lawmaker Tseng Tsan-teng of the opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) said yesterday....more... |