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[Golfweek.com RSS Feed] “The USGA is excited to partner with The PGA of America and its 28,000 members in expanding opportunities for young people to learn the game of golf,” said Jim Vernon, USGA president. “Providing more quality instruction and increasing opportunities to get kids on the golf course will help assure golf’s future by helping today’s junior golfers become lifelong players.”

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[The WorldGolf Wire - Daily golf-industry news updates from WorldGolf.com.] USGA and PGA of America join forces for a Junior Golf Program ...: PGA Professionals will utilize the PGA First Swing and PGA Medalist curriculum to instruct youth on core golf skills - etiquette, rules and fundamentals - which will enable instructors to certify that participants are prepared for the next step of playing golf. A student-teacher ratio of 10 to 1 will be maintained, with all participants gathering for a final session at a golf facility.

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[Sports] City Park thinks elite as it overhauls golf options - Sports: Any City Park move to capture a PGA Tour event remains far in the future, as the TPC Louisiana -- site of this week's Zurich Classic -- last fall locked in a long-term agreement with the state and the PGA Tour to continue as host through at least 2014. Under the new arrangement, the tour will continue to operate and manage TPC Louisiana for the state at least through 2016.

[The WorldGolf Wire - Daily golf-industry news updates from WorldGolf.com.] International Golf Federation continues efforts for Olympic bid ...: "As we have consistently stated from the outset of the bid process, it is imperative that the best players in the world support golf's Olympic effort in order to give us the best chance of being selected by the IOC to participate in the 2016 Olympic Games," said Peter Dawson, chief executive of The R&A and joint secretary of the IGF. "It also is important for us to demonstrate the international nature of golf, underscoring the fact that 60 million people play the sport in nearly 120 countries.

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[VG247] VG247 » Blog Archive » EA officially announces Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10: This year’s 2009 U.S. Open course, Bethpage State Park (Black Course), will be available on the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION3, PSP and Wii versions of the game.The USGA’s U.S. Open courses are known for being the toughest test in all of golf, and in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 golf fans can expect the same major championship conditions as found in the real world. Turnberry (Scotland), home to this year’s British Open, will also be featured in the game.

[Capital Area Golf] Capital Area Golf » Blog Archive » Local inventor develop new ...: Katz was at Mohawk Golf Club on Wednesday, overseeing a commercial shoot for his product.  The Pro-On-The-Go has four buttons that correspond to tee shot, fairway, pitch and bunker.  Each button has several fixed lessons on it such as “Find interim target” and “Maintain knee flex” for the tee shot to “Focus two inches behind the ball” for a bunker shot.  Each pre-recorded lesson ends with “Focus on rhythm.”

[Chicagoland Golf blog -- Phil Kosin's Worm Castings] Illinois Golf Hall of Fame will induct Beck, Hoppan, Jemsek ...: The Illinois Golf Hall of Fame was created in 1989 by the Illinois PGA Foundation in an effort to recognize and honor those individuals who have contributed to the rich history and tradition of the game of golf here in Illinois. Congratulations to Frank J, an honor well-deserved.

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