Archive for the ‘Golf’ Category


Sweat – Who Needs Grass?

By on Sunday, May 16th, 2010 | 1 Comment

There’s not a whole lot of grass in Manhattan, so the men’s golf team at Columbia University has to be resourceful in finding practice space. The golfers hone swings in a converted squash court for much of the year and occasionally take a van across Harlem to the driving range on Randalls Island. If players, [...]

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Birdies, bogeys, brilliance

By on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 | No Comments

SOME of our brightest golf prospects swung their way through the Oatlands and Ryde-Parramatta courses last week as part of a tournament run by Jack Newton. The Harvey Norman Week of Golf saw juniors play a five-day tournament at courses across Sydney. More than 300 boys and girls competed across four categories in one of [...]

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New format for golf week at Castle Hill

By on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 | No Comments

TWO Australian legends – golfing stalwart Jack Newton and successful businessman Gerry Harvey – joined forces to announce the new format for the Harvey Norman Week of Golf. An unprecedented field of more than 310 enthusiastic junior golfers from across the state have started to converge on nine courses in north-western Sydney for the five-day [...]

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Eat, drink and watch the birdies

By on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 | No Comments

EVEN motorists who use Victoria Rd every day might have zoomed past one of the best kept secrets in West Ryde: the Ryde-Parramatta Golf Club. The 18-hole golf course is well-patronised by its members but local residents and nearby business houses have lately been drawn to this peaceful oasis for a relaxing lunch on the [...]

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