Drunken driving gets real on golf carts
CHARLESTON ? Charleston County has a new way to show students how dangerous drunken driving can be ? a golf cart and so-called drunk goggles. The goggles simulate what your vision would be like if you were driving drunk. Students are then asked to drive the golf cart through an obstacle course wearing the goggles. The system will be demonstrated at West Ashley High on Wednesday. If the cart ...

Testing every wrinkle of a golf ball's dimples
The rules governing golf balls are very specific in every area except the dimples, because no one has any real idea of how the dimples work. But a team of scientists is looking at the problem.

GOLF ON TV THIS WEEK
Here is a listing of the most prominent golf-related programming on TV this week. All times listed are ET and all schedules are subject to change.

Canterbury golf course being foreclosed
New Hampshire's Canterbury Woods Country Club and golf course are on the block. A foreclosure sale is set December 19th for the 18-hole golf course that opened five years ago in Canterbury.

Redesign restores Papago's Golf Course splendor
Standing on the first tee at the newly remodeled Papago Golf Course, one thought overwhelms us as we stare out in almost disbelief at the new fairways and greens that roll up and down the hillside in seemingly every direction.

Holiday junior golf tournament in Waco
The Allen Samuels Junior Golf Tour will hold the Holiday Junior Golf Classic on Dec. 29 at Ridgewood Country Club in Waco.

SportsBiz: Golf industry gets hit hard
The economic meltdown is hitting the golf industry hard. More courses are scheduled to close in the U.S. this year (nearly 100) than the 80 expected to open.

Sanderson and Bown win golf
Men?s golf notes from Partee.

Golf course: Playing fields, wildlife sanctuaries or both
( University of Missouri-Columbia ) Semlitsch and Mark Mackey, a graduate student at MU, are examining the effect of golf courses on salamander populations. Working with 10 golf courses in North Carolina, Semlitsch and Mackey are measuring stream salamanders' abundance and diversity in order to make biologically relevant management suggestions for golf course superintendents. The researchers are ...

Golf course workers
Nearly 100 golf course maintenance workers and union members picketed in front of Rancho La Quinta on Tuesday demanding better working conditions.

Charity events keep golf courses out of the rough
The country's recession is hitting the golf industry. The troubled economy is putting new golf course construction in the rough and causing some courses to close. The problem for many of the courses

King City says residents must be eligble for license to drive golf carts
KING CITY, Ore. -- Some King City residents will now have to find a way to get around town that doesn?t include driving their golf carts. Some in King City use their golf carts for golfing. For others, it's the way they get around town.

Tiger comeback provides 2009 PGA golf story line
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The anticipated return of Tiger Woods should provide great story lines for the 2009 season and help offset the effects of a troubled economy on professional golf, U.S. PGA Tour chief Tim Finchem said on Wednesday.

Golf: Ballesteros leaves intensive care after fourth operation
MADRID: Spanish golf legend Severiano Ballesteros was released from intensive care Wednesday, one day after he underwent his fourth operation since being diagnosed with a brain tumour in October.

Indio golf club donates quilts to foster children
The Indian Palms Women's Golf Club based in Indio has donated at least 100 quilts to the Riverside County Public Social Services Children's Services Division. The donation of the fluffy and colorful blankets occurred on Tuesday during the "Barbara Jones Memorial Bells" tournament. The quilts will go to foster children, mostly in the Coachel la Valley, said Angela Zuspan, assistant regional ...

Golf cart used to show dangers of drunk driving
Published: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:14 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:29 a.m. CHARLESTON -- Charleston County has a new way to show students how dangerous drunk driving can be ? a golf cart and so-called drunk goggles.

Allenby puts his mum before golf
When Robert Allenby was a child who desperately wanted to play golf, his mother Sylvia encouraged him to follow his dreams.

Golf: Holes in one
To appear in the paper, a hole in one must be faxed to The Bee from the golf course at which it was made. The golf course must submit the hole in one on the course's official stationery at (916) 326-5503. Nov. 17 ? Kristin Anderson, 110-yard 16th hole at Teal Bend, 8-iron. Nov. 23 ? Tony Pablo, 138-yard 13th hole at Cherry Island, 7-iron. ? Laura Shaules, 101-yard seventh hole at ...

Golf course: Playing fields, wildlife sanctuaries or both
"FORE"...Though they may not help improve a person's golf game, stream salamanders might change the way golfers think about the local country club in the near future, following a new University of Missouri study.

Golf Cart used to show dangers of drunken driving
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Charleston County has a new way to show students how dangerous drunken driving can be - a golf cart and so-called drunk goggles.