Aussie Touring Pro Shoots 16-Under-Par 55

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Rhein Gibson, an Australian playing on the Golfweek National Pro Tour, shot 55 on the par-71 River Oaks Golf Club in Oklahoma while playing with two friends. Gibson, went to college in Oklahoma and had played the course numerous times. He told the newspaper that he had the new song from the Eli Young Band playing in his head the entire round. You can read the Morning Herald story by clicking here. Accordi... Full Story
Modifications to Machrihanish Dunes; Two Refurbished Hotels Open

There is a misnomer that the great links golf courses of the world were solely created by the hands of weather and time, with minimal input from sheep, rabbits and man. The truth is  the hand of man had much to do with the creation of virtually every great links layout, whether it was the cutting back of Full Story

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USGA Museum, Somerset Hills CC Have Trophies Stolen

The USGA Museum in Far Hills, N.J. and nearby Somerset Hills Country Club in were hit by thieves who stole valuable trophies from each site, the Somerset Country Prosecutor's Office said, including the U.S. Amateur Trophy and the Hickok Belt. According to the DailyRecord.com,  Somerset Prosecutor spokesm Full Story

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Connecticut Course Worker Killed in Sprayer Accident

A 30-year employee of the Portland (Conn.) Golf Course died Saturday from injuries sustained during an accident two days earlier. According to published reports, Andrew B. Sloan of Colchester, Conn. was driving a three-wheel Cushman Turf-Truckster with a spray tank on the back. He apparently was on a hill Full Story