“Owen, Furyk, Howell pounce as Choi falters at Heritage golf” plus 3 more |
- Owen, Furyk, Howell pounce as Choi falters at Heritage golf
- Couple gives up legal fight with Plano over net to shield home against golf balls
- NC golf course community residents
- Free Golf at Syracuse'sBurnet Park April 19-23
| Owen, Furyk, Howell pounce as Choi falters at Heritage golf Posted: 16 Apr 2010 09:19 PM PDT HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina (AFP) – A tiring Masters campaign caught up with KJ Choi as the South Korean surrendered the lead at the Heritage golf tournament. England's Greg Owen and Americans Jim Furyk and Charles Howell seized the joint halfway lead on seven-under 135 Friday, as overnight leader Choi ballooned to a 74. "Yeah, the fatigue is setting in right now," said Choi, who tied for fourth with Tiger Woods at the Masters last week. Choi had played all four days at Augusta National with Woods, whose every move was the subject of scrutiny after the American's five-month layoff in the wake of a lurid sex scandal. "But no excuses today, I had a tough time reading the greens," said Choi, who fell three off the pace. Furyk carded a 68, Howell shot a 67 and Owen fired a 69 to take a one-shot lead over a group that included Australian Stuart Appleby and two-time Heritage champion Boo Weekley. Furyk is trying to put a disappointing Masters performance behind him, having missed the cut at Augusta. At least it left him fresh. "I didn't play enough to get tired," said Furyk, who missed the Masters cut for just the second time in 14 appearances. He tried to put a good spin on the disappointment, staying late on Friday to attend a party with friends and sponsors before taking his wife, Tabitha to a "Monday After the Masters" outing put on each year by pop group Hootie and the Blowfish. "Had a great time and met a bunch of great people," he said. "I got my practice in but also blew off some steam and when I got here I was in a great frame of mind and ready to go to work." Furyk birdied the 13th and 15th holes from inside 10 feet and caught Choi when he chipped in from just off the green at 16. Choi teed off on 10 just as Furyk was finishing, and was in trouble early. He drove out of bounds on the 11th, then put a tee shot in the water at 14 en route to bogey. He made a double-bogey six when he failed to get out of a bunker on 18. He played his last nine holes in even par. "I'm not that far behind," said Choi, who is seeking his first PGA Tour win since 2008. Howell tied Furyk with a birdie on 18, where he sank a 22-foot putt from off the green. "Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good," he said. Owen, who started at the 10th, got to seven-under with a two-foot birdie at the par-five fifth, the last of his four birdies on the day. Weekley, who won here in 2007 and 2008, carded a 68, marking the first time this season he has opened with two rounds under 70. Appleby, playing here for the first time since 1998, notched a 67, his lowest round of the year. "Maybe the claustrophobic feel of the course makes it a bit sharper with your targets," he said. South Korean 18-year-old Byeong-Hun An, the US Amateur champion, made the cut with a round that included an eagle on the par-five 15th. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Couple gives up legal fight with Plano over net to shield home against golf balls Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:36 AM PDT A Plano couple have given up a years-long battle to defend their home against bad golf shots. Saadi and Minou Darvish in 2006 put up a 50-foot-tall net to shield their home near Prestonwood Country Club from wayward golf balls. The structure replaced a shorter net they installed in 1999. But neighbors complained, saying the structure detracted from their fairway views. The debate eventually reached an appeals court and the Plano City Council, which rejected rules that would have allowed nets in some cases. The Darvishes did not respond to calls seeking comment. Their attorney, Israel Suster, said the Darvishes plan to drop all remaining legal action against Plano as the case had become too expensive to pursue. "Basically, the dispute is over because their property is now in compliance with the city's zoning ordinance," Assistant City Attorney Paige Mims said. Beyond the legal dispute, the case underscored concerns among some who say the barrage on homes has grown worse as better equipment has allowed players to launch balls farther, and homebuilders have surrounded courses on all sides. The suit also raised questions as to whether the city should move to allow nets. About a dozen homeowners at the Chase Oaks Golf Club in northeastern Plano also have complained about wayward balls and joined the Darvishes in their campaign.
Right side of fairways
Those who have protested the loudest live on the right side of fairways about 150 yards from the tee, the area most likely to get pelted with errant balls, according to course designers. The Darvishes live in that zone, along the fifth fairway at Prestonwood's Hills course in southwest Plano. Others have strongly opposed the nets, arguing that the structures are unsightly. Homeowners along golf courses should, naturally, expect errant shots, they say. The situation came to a boil in 2008, when a divided Plano City Council twice voted down regulations that would have allowed golf nets in some cases. Plano regulates the nets as fences, which cannot exceed 8 feet in height. However, those with taller nets have the option of applying for a zoning exception. The city's board of adjustment has since approved nine of 10 variance requests for golf nets – all of them in Chase Oaks, said Selso Mata, director of building inspections for Plano. The Darvishes also applied for one but were denied. Their net was, by far, the tallest to be considered.
Club makes changes
The Prestonwood course has made some changes to alleviate the volley of balls, such as moving the tee boxes and adding some plantings. But Suster, the attorney for the Darvishes, said the problems remain. The case "just came to become cost prohibitive," Suster said. "But no court has yet determined whether the net is a fence. We were never, ultimately, able to get in front of a judge to construe the ordinance." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| NC golf course community residents Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:55 AM PDT FAIRVIEW, N.C. (AP) -- Residents in luxury golf communities in the Carolinas plan to lend their developer at least $62 million to help build golf courses and other club amenities. Cliffs Communities president Jim Anthony and Cliffs resident Steve Humphrey announced the financing deal Friday at home of the first Tiger Woods-designed golf course in the U.S. The Citizen-Times of Asheville reported that the deal will ensure completion of that course at High Carolina. Humphrey said about 600 Cliffs club members will invest in bonds expected to yield 12 percent a year for seven years. Humphrey says it's a way for members to protect the investment they've already made in property as the recession takes its toll on high-end real estate. Cliffs Communities is based in Greenville, S.C. ___ Information from: The Asheville Citizen-Times, http://www.citizen-times.com Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Free Golf at Syracuse'sBurnet Park April 19-23 Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:12 AM PDT The City of Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation and Youth Programs will open the Burnet Park Golf Course from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for free golf during spring break week for many area schools, beginning Monday, April 19 through Friday, April 23 (weather permitting). Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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