Golf Capsules: Poulter, Laird tied at Players Championship

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The TPC Sawgrass would seem to be the last golf course where a player can relax. That might explain why Ian Poulter and Martin Laird were atop the leaderboard Thursday in The Players Championship at 7-under 65, even if their mood was for entirely different reasons.

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Evans: With house done, Poulter focused on golf

Ian Poulter shot a 7-under par 65 on Thursday to take the first round lead with all of the afternoon groups still on the golf course. The 36-year-old Englishman had eight birdies and a bogey.

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Gorzell, Champion book trips to state golf tournament

he already experienced disappointment at the tournament last year when he came up three strokes short of qualifying for state.

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Gorzell, Champion book trips to state golf tournament

Billy Casper shares his story in autobiography, 'The Big Three and Me'

Who: Billy Casper, winner of 51 PGA Tour events What: Book signing of his autobiography, “The Big Three and Me.” When: Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m.

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Arsenal FC player to visit Harpenden Golf Club

FORMER Arsenal and England footballer Paul Merson will be the special guest at Aldwickbury Park Golf Club on Thursday, May 3.

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Park District increases swim, miniature golf fees

The Pekin Park District Board approved rate increases Thursday for DragonLand Water Park and Magic Dragon Golf and Games for the coming season. Pekin Park District Director Bob Blackwell said that the rates at the two facilities have not been increased for several years and that the increases are necessary to keep up with inflationary increases in costs.

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Golf: How Low Can They Go? Fan’s Perspective

On Thursday, December 15, 2011, golfer Lee Westwood was playing the first round of the Thailand Golf Championship when he was 7-uner after six holes. He was eyeing that 59 low score but had to settle for a 12-under 60 instead.

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Two-time PGA champion to sign books in Redlands

REDLANDS – Local golf fans should circle Thursday on their calendar.

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Titles might be determined on final holes

Pre-tournament forecasts of a tightly contested 2011 European high school golf tournament proved right on the money after Thursday’s play in the two-day event on the Heidelberg Golf Club layout.

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Capturing Keller Golf Course’s beauty and history | Steve Date

Capturing Keller Golf Course’s beauty and history By Steve Date | Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 “Don’t try to cut the corner on Number 1.” Forty-five years later, I still hear Spring Lake Park High School golf coach Monrad Peterson’s voice whenever I tee up on the first hole at Keller Golf Course in Maplewood. MinnPost photo by Steve Date The opening hole at Keller Golf Course

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