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Serious Car Crash Sends Golfer Tiger Woods to Hospital

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
athletes, car collisions, celebrity, golf

Helicopter footage from the scene found the pro golfer’s heavily damaged SUV on its side at the bottom of a hill.

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Business Government Politics 

Trump to Lose Lucrative NYC Contracts in Latest Rebuke of Capitol Riots

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 JOSH RUSSELL
contract, golf, NYC, Trump Organization

Mayor de Blasio says the president’s incitement of a riot is exactly the kind of criminal activity that allows New York City to terminate contracts with the Trump Organization.

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Entertainment Environment International Sports 

Dunes at Trump’s Scottish Golf Course Lose Protected Status

December 9, 2020January 15, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
conservationists, construction, Donald Trump, eldSports, golf, Scotland

Conservation officials in Scotland said Wednesday that the coastal sand dunes at President Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf resort have lost their special status as a protected environmental site.

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Health International Politics Sports 

Irish Leader Forced to Defend Gov’t Future Amid Golf Scandal

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, golf, Ireland, scandal

Ireland’s prime minister was forced to defend the future of his government Monday as criticism mounted over a golf event attended by senior politicians despite a ban on large gatherings designed to slow the spread of Covid-19.

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Appeals Government Sports 

Wisconsin High Court Upholds Golf Course Land Annexation

February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 JOE KELLY
golf, municipal law, permits, property, Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court Friday upheld the annexation of a small town’s land by a nearby city to clear the way for a luxury golf course, finding the land grab satisfied state law requirements but disagreeing over the use of the rule of reason to check a municipality’s powers.

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Business Government Politics 

West Virginia Governor Cleared in Probe of Businesses

January 8, 2020January 9, 2020 ERIKA WILLIAMS
golf, governors, investigation, Justice Department, West Virginia

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has been cleared in a federal investigation that sought financial records from his golf resort and other businesses, his attorney said.

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Business Entertainment Media Sports 

Golf Gonifs

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 BRIEF
golf, Journalism, security, television, theft

CBS Sports sued Contemporary Services Corp. in federal court, claiming the security firm allowed someone to steal 64 cameras and other equipment from a trailer during the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black golf course.

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Regional 

Slave Cemetery Poses Questions for Florida Country Club 

December 26, 2019December 26, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
developers, Florida, golf, history, slavery

The rumors swirled for decades: A dark history long lay buried under the grassy knolls and manicured lawns of a country club in Florida’s capital city.

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Entertainment Media Sports 

Golf Radio Host Sues PGA Tour Over SiriusXM Ouster

December 18, 2019December 26, 2019 IZZY KAPNICK
contract, eldSports, golf, political-correctness, Radio

A radio host and former swing coach for Tiger Woods sued the PGA Tour Wednesday, claiming it unfairly pressured SiriusXM to cancel his radio show after he made controversial comments about Korean golfers.

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Business Sports 

Golf Clothes

November 27, 2019December 2, 2019 BRIEF
apparel, conspiracy, golf

A federal court in New York ruled in favor of professional golfer Graeme McDowell and a clothing company in a dispute relating to a joint venture with an investor. There is no evidence the parties never intended to carry out the venture or that there was a conspiracy.

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Entertainment Sports 

Tiger Woods Ties Sam Snead’s Record of 82 PGA Wins

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
ap5, golf, Japan

Tiger Woods completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Zozo Championship in Japan on Monday, equaling Sam Snead’s PGA Tour record of 82 victories.

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Business Financial International 

Trump’s Scottish Golf Clubs Extend Run of Yearly Losses

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
ap6, Donald Trump, golf, Scotland

President Donald Trump’s two golf resorts in Scotland posted another year of multimillion-dollar losses as his properties contend with a struggling local economy and a backlash against his divisive rhetoric.

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Appeals Government Regional Sports 

Fight Over Golf Course Annexation Hits Wisconsin High Court

September 19, 2019September 25, 2019 JOE KELLY
golf, property rights, Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Supreme Court needled over questions of bordering properties Thursday during oral arguments in a case pitting a town against a nearby city over land annexed for a luxury golf course.

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Government 

Military Spent More Than $184,000 at Trump Golf Resort Since 2017

September 18, 2019 JACK RODGERS
Defense Department, Donald Trump, golf, Scotland

Taxpayer money has been used to pay for more than 600 rooms at the Trump Turnberry resort in Scotland, according to a letter released Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee.

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Government International 

Trump Says Next G7 Summit Likely to Be at His Golf Course      

August 26, 2019 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Diplomacy, Donald Trump, golf, Real Estate

President Donald Trump, who is to host next year’s G7 summit, already has a venue in mind — one of his very own Florida golf courses.

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Criminal Government National Politics 

Trump Reacts to Shootings With Tweets, Stays Out of Sight

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donald Trump, golf, Mass Shooting, Twitter

As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sending out tweets of support awkwardly mixed in with those promoting a celebrity fight and attacking his political foes.

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Environment International Science Sports 

Trump Dunes at Scottish Course May Lose Protected Status

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
construction, Donald Trump, golf, Scotland

Sand dunes on a golf course owned by U.S. President Donald Trump’s family may lose their legally protected status after being severely affected by the course’s construction.

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Business Sports 

Legendary Golfer Jack Nicklaus Sued in Management Beef

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 IZZY KAPNICK
celebrity, Florida, golf

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus faces a lawsuit from the former president of his upscale golf club community, who claims Nicklaus ousted and blackballed him from exclusive Florida country clubs in retaliation for objecting to the community’s dictatorial management.

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Business Environment Regional 

Ohio Historians Sue to Acquire Ancient Cultural Site

November 29, 2018November 30, 2018 KYLE ANNE UNISS
culture, golf, Interior Department, Native Americans, Ohio, property

An Ohio historical group claims in court that a country club refuses to agree to an early end to its lease of a golf course covering an “enormous, geometric earthworks” built by Native Americans 2,000 years ago.

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Sports 

Singh Settles Anti-Doping Lawsuit With PGA Tour

November 21, 2018November 29, 2018 DAN MCCUE
doping, eldSports, golf, Settlement

By DOUG FERGUSON Vijay Singh has settled his lawsuit against the PGA Tour over how it investigated his use of

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