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Golf Clothes

November 27, 2019December 2, 2019 BRIEF
apparel, conspiracy, dbrief2, 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, Sci1, 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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Business Politics Sports 

Trump Posts Losses at Another Scottish Golf Resort

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
golf, Scotland, Trump Organization

A second Scottish golf resort owned by President Donald Trump posted losses last year as his company faced an anti-Trump backlash, roadblocks to expansion plans and a dip in the local economy.

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Business Entertainment Sports 

Parody Golfing Line Accused of Infringing Titleist Trademark

October 8, 2018October 29, 2018 ZACK HUFFMAN
apparel, athletics, eldSports, golf, Trademark

The makers of Titleist golf balls, a brand name in place for 85 years, brought a federal complaint Friday against the makers of a parody brand that holds itself out as the “sluttiest ball in golf.”

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Business Government International Politics 

Zimbabwe’s Leader Says He Offers Trump Land for Golf Course

September 26, 2018September 27, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Africa, Donald Trump, golf, Real Estate

Zimbabwe’s leader says he is willing to offer land to President Donald Trump to build a golf course in a national park teeming with wildlife.

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Civil Rights Government 

Boating Groups Fight Trump Impasse on Potomac

September 21, 2018 EDWARD ERICSON JR
golf, Maryland, regulation, rivers, security, Trump administration

Kayakers and canoe enthusiasts brought a federal complaint Thursday to protest security measures that close off a stretch of the Potomac River whenever President Donald Trump is golfing nearby. 

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Appeals Sports 

Caddy Bibs

July 27, 2018July 30, 2018 BRIEF
advertising, antitrust, Brief2, golf, Ninth Circuit

While a federal judge properly tossed caddies’ antitrust claims against the PGA Tour over being forced to wear advertising bibs at pro golf events, the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday the judge has an obligation to explain why he dismissed the case with prejudice.

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Employment Sports 

Sexual Harassment

June 29, 2018 BRIEF
athletes, Brief, golf, Sexual harassment

An Illinois woman claims pro golfer Peter Jacobsen was teaching employees at her company’s annual golf outing how to hit a chip shot when he pressed his hip against her buttocks and said “and that’s when I take my wood out.”

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Appeals Sports 

Vijay Singh Headed for Trial Against PGA Tour

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 JEFF D. GORMAN
drugs, golf

A New York appeals court rejected pro golfer Vijay Singh’s request for summary judgment on his challenge to suspension from the PGA Tour — later rescinded —for using deer antler spray with a banned hormone.

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Criminal Government National Politics 

Man Arrested After Firing Shots at Trump Golf Club

May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
arrests, Donald Trump, Florida, golf, Shooting

A man shouting about Donald Trump entered the president’s south Florida golf resort early Friday, draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with police before being arrested, police said.

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Appeals Courts Law Sports 

Court Finds Bias in Country Club Membership Award to Divorcee

April 25, 2018April 27, 2018 MATT REYNOLDS
Connecticut, divorce, gender, golf

A Connecticut appeals court has overturned a female trial court judge who awarded a top tier country club membership in a divorce case, ruling that she unfairly relied on her personal experience of male chauvinism at clubs to rule in favor of the ex-wife.

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