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'Next ISS Commander's Spacewalk Golf Shot Raises Concerns (SPACE.com)
CAPE CANAVERAL - A spacewalking Russian cosmonaut plans to hit a golf shot outside the International Space Station this summer as part of a publicity campaign that already has raised safety concerns.

'Callaway Golf Tees Up New Marketing VP (BrandWeek)
NEW YORK -- Callaway golf has announced the appointment of Bill Knees as its new svp-marketing. Knees joins the golf leader from Unilever, where he was vp-brand development.

'[Opinion] Prime Minister Lee?s Golf (donga.com)
People who like to make comparisons say there is something in common between liquor and golf: They are not fun alone and they can?t be mastered easily; the more often they are done, the better one gets at them; one can see the nature of one?s partner; by the time they are over, one wants to have more; they feel good when someone says ?good shot?; One vows never to do them again, but does them

'Golf Truth & Rumors: March 2, 2006 (Sports Illustrated)
In the April issue of Golf Digest, golfing legends Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer take issue with the numerous changes that have taken place in recent years to toughen and lengthen Augusta National, site of their 10 combined Masters victories. Nicklaus said some changes, which were supervised by consulting golf architect Tom Fazio, looked as if they were done "by somebody who doesn't know how to

'Senecas Plan Lewiston Golf Course (WGRZ-TV Buffalo)
The Seneca Nation is again buying up hundreds of acres of land in Western New York. But this time it's not for a casino. With a guaranteed winning hand in the casino gambling business, the Senecas are now spinning the wheel on a new investment: golf.

'Two golf courses in Tamarac may disappear, to be replaced by homes (Sun-Sentinel)
Tamarac · A proposal to convert two golf courses to single-family homes and town houses took a small step forward Wednesday morning -- despite hundreds of city residents steadfast against losing their fairways.

'Cosmonauts to attempt golf record (BBC News)
Russian cosmonauts plan to hit a golf ball into Earth's orbit, setting a world record for the longest drive.

'Horseriders tear up golf course (BBC News)
Police hunt two girls who caused Ł1,500 damage to a golf course by repeatedly riding across the greens.

'Golf writer Brown dies at 53 (GolfWeek)
Golf writer, publisher and publicist Mark Brown died Feb. 27 at his home in Bluffton, S.C. He was 53. Cause of death has not been determined.

'PM Lee Played Golf Despite Rail Strike (donga.com)
Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan has created controversy by playing golf in Busan on the first day of the railway strike, and on Independence Movement Day when national figures were attending related ceremonies.

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