Golf News October 2006

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MONDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2006
	World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Today
	The class of 2006 will be inducted today at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Florida. The inductees are Larry Nelson, Vijay Singh, Marilynn Smith, Henry Picard and Mark McCormack. Among the inductees, only Singh is the non-American being a native of Fiji. Meanwhile, McCormack was better known as a sports marketing although he did play in the 1958 US Open Golf Championship. Th Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 OCTOBER 2006
	World's First Synthetic Golf Course Built in Oz
	For golfers who wish to combine their favorite game with the conservation of the environment can finally have their wish. According to Australia's The Age newspaper, an 18-hole synthetic golf course is being constructed along Zilzie Bay. The course which is slated to be finished next year is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. There are several advantages with the latest innovati Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2006
	Get to Name the Newest Course at St. Andrews
	Want to be a part of Scotland’s rich golf history? Then why not take a chance in naming the soon-to-be-opened 7th course at Saint Andrews? Channel News Asia reported yesterday on the announcement made by the Saint Andrews Links Trust regarding the competition. The competition will involve golf fans all over the world. They can submit their proposals at namecompstandrews.org.uk from Novemb Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2006
	Golf is Coming to China
	It’s official - golf is finally coming to China. According to www.pga.com, officials of the PGA of America have met recently with Chinese officials to discuss how the PGA can help in the development of the game in the Asian country. The meeting which was held in Beijing involved PGA’s CEO Joe Steranka and Zhang Ziaoning, China’s director general of the Multi-Ball Games Administrative Cent Read Full Story
MONDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2006
	Palmer Announces Retirement
	Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer has recently expressed his plans to retire from tournament golf, ending a career that spanned half a century. However, Palmer isn’t giving up playing golf entirely. Instead, he said that he will still be playing father-son tournaments and in charity events, but not the kind of tournaments that made him famous. Palmer gained fame in the late 50s and 60s Read Full Story