Augusta National does the right thing, finally, and now we can move on

This is old news but worth noting again as  golf moves into a new year attempting to gain participants from all corners of American society. This page will feature other ways of attracting new and keeping the old in the coming months. (ed.)         By Michael Bamberger, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated Augusta National Billy Payne announced that the club will welcome two new female members. Billy Payne improved August National today. By accepting Condi Rice and Darla Moore, he made a move in keeping with the club’s traditions. He admitted two people who love golf and who are prominent… Read More »

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Tiger Woods’ Bluejack National taking final shape

Tiger Woods’ Bluejack National is his first domestic course design By Herschel Caldwell MONTGOMERY, Texas — As many American golf luminaries were still stewing over the latest U.S. Ryder Cup failure, Tiger Woods was inspecting a muddy expanse about 40 minutes northwest of Houston, assessing progress on his first domestic course design, Bluejack National. With pen, paper and tablet in hand on the hush-hush visit, Woods spent a day shaping the hilly layout, which will be part of a private family club development when it opens in the fall of 2015.

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Tiger Woods the golfer is poised for a comeback, and so is Tiger Woods the course designer.

by Joe Passov Woods announced on his website Tuesday that he will team with Donald Trump to craft a new 18-hole championship course for Trump World Golf Club Dubai. The new course will be located within the 55 million square-foot master community of Akoya Oxygen, a Trump Organization/DAMAC Properties collaboration. Coincidence or not, the new course will be mostly located on the site of his aborted first design, Al Ruwaya, that was abandoned before completion in 2009.

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