Championship Sunday sure to bring thrills at PGA

Published Aug. 16, 2009 at 12:19 a.m.


There is a certain vibe that comes only on the final day of a major championship. A victor is crowned and he leaves town with his mammoth trophy and his oversized cardboard check (not really) and he does not come back to your town to defend his title, instead the event moves to somewhere else and that is where he will defend his title. And in the case of the PGA of America, that place in 2010 would be Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis., where they will again put up the ropes and begin the process all over again.

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Medinah tweaked for 2012 Ryder Cup

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Published Oct. 21, 2008 at 11:48 p.m.
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Nobody can accuse officials at Medinah Country Club of not planning ahead ... Though the 2012 Ryder Cup is still four years away, Medinah's famed No. 3 course already is being prepped for the matches. The storied private club in Medinah, Ill., is in the process of replacing 88,000 square feet of tan-colored sand in all 74 bunkers with white Tour Signature sand from Best Sand in Ohio ... The new sand will make the bunkers more playable and more aesthetically appealing, according to course

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State notes: Brown Deer 15th in McGladrey Championship

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Published Oct. 23, 2008 at 1:46 p.m.
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Brown Deer Park Golf Course professional Scott Evans and three amateurs finished 15th in the PGA McGladrey Team Championship at the Pinehurst (N.C.) resort ... The team, representing Wisconsin, finished 23 strokes behind first-place Northern Texas. The national championship was conducted on Pinehurst course Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 8 ... Other Brown Deer team members were Dave Foley, Tom Marlborough and Mike White ... * The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women's golf team is ranked third in the

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Fall rates at Kohler courses

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Published Oct. 7, 2008 at 12:33 p.m.
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Fall rates went into effect Monday at Kohler Co. golf courses ... Until Oct. 26, golfers can play the Meadow Valleys at Blackwolf Run or the Irish Course at Whistling Straits for $98. The regular rate is $155 at both courses ... The fall rate for the River Course at Blackwolf Run is $138 (the regular rate is $220) ... From Oct. 13-26, golfers can play Whistling Straits for $200 (the regular rate is $330) ... The River and Straits courses are scheduled to close after play on Oct. 26. The closing

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