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THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION (USGA) is honoring African-American golf pioneers as part of the USGA Museum's newest exhibit, "More Than A Game," which focuses on how the creation of African-American golf clubs positively impacted the community despite the prejudice and racism of the Jim Crow era. The exhibit opened on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, and will run for two years.

The centerpiece of "More Than A Game" is the story of the late William "Bill" Powell and the Clearview Golf Club. Founded in 1946 in East Canton, Ohio, Clearview is the only public golf course in the United States designed, built and owned by an African American.

Curated by Susan Wasser, the USGA Museum's assistant director, the exhibit is one of...

I DON'T NORMALLY POST BAD MOMENTS, but I guess I'm feeling a little ornery today. I first saw this shank mentioned at Geoff Shackelford's site. When I clicked to watch it, the video was blocked. Instead, this message:


I thought, "Really? Is it that big of a deal?" So, here's a Vine.

Everybody, and I mean everybody, hits an occasional ugly shot, shanks included. Even the No. 3 player in the world. I think Henrik Stenson can handle it. Stenson is currently 1 over after 7 holes at the WGC-Cadilac Championship.

You might not want to watch this too long. In fact, I might take it down later. Or I might not.


Source:...

LAST WEEK NBC SPORTS HOSTED a media conference call in advance of the PGA Tour's Florida Swing. Sportscaster Dan Hicks, analysts Johnny Miller and Frank Nobilo, and on-course reporter Notah Begay discussed a range of topics.

On winning majors, here's Johnny unedited and unfiltered:

By Kevin Markham

Copyright © Kevin Markham. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

Following is the concluding installment on Donald Trump and Doonbeg. Read Part 1.

Changing Doonbeg's Fairways

Greg Norman's course will be updated. No question. Trump likes to fiddle and he’ll find things he doesn't like about this course. He's also in the position to do something about it. The question is, who will get the call to upgrade/redesign? Will it be Martin Hawtree, fresh from the Aberdeen project, or will he bring in an American who is less familiar with natural linksland? Waterville brought in Fazio, a move that delivered, despite initial scepticism....

AT A CONFERENCE IN RICHMOND, I didn't watch a lick of golf this weekend. So when a friend asked me what I thought about Tiger Woods and has back problems, I told him I was out of the loop. I didn't see Rory McIlroy stumble to the clubhouse with a closing 74 at the Honda Classic. Nor did I see any of the four-man playoff won by Russell Henley.

I just watched the surprising video (above) of Paula Creamer at the HSBC Women's Champions, so I'm sharing it with you. The Pink Panther was on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Azahara Munoz. Creamer was putting for an eagle, but she was miles away (75 feet). The announcer in the clip said it would be a miracle if she made it.

She made it.

With the unlikely eagle, Creamer earned her 10th LPGA title and first victory since the 2010 U.S. Women's Open, snapping a winless streak that had stretched to 79 tournaments. She moved up three spots in the Rolex Rankings to eighth.

Creamer talked about THE PUTT afterward.

"I could stand...

By Golf Channel News

The following tournament lineup, TV schedule and other information were supplied by Golf Channel in a news release.

THE HONDA CLASSIC
(PGA Tour)
Dates: February 27 – March 2
Venue: PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course),
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 2-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 2-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 7 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes On NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)

Event Notes

Thompson Defends: Michael Thompson earned his first PGA Tour victory last year, winning by two...

A FIELD OF 63 LADY GOLFERS, including 19 of the top 20 women in the Rolex Rankings, will tee it up this week at the HSBC Women's Open at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. World No. 1 Inbee Park headlines the field. World No. 3 Stacy Lewis, the top-ranked American, will defend her title. Lewis edged Na Yeon Choi by a shot in 2013.

Lewis, who finished T5 at last week's Honda LPGA Thailand, is on a streak of 13 consecutive top 10 finishes. Hall of Famer Karrie Webb set the record of 16 in the 1998-99 LPGA season.

"To have a chance to get close to Karrie, one of her records, is pretty amazing," Lewis said.

Park has struggled in Singapore. Her best finish is T25 in the tournament that began in 2008.

"I love coming here and I love playing in Singapore," Park said, " ... but I've never had really a good result here.

"I'm not going to try to push myself so much this week because obviously the golf course is playing quite tough for me somehow. o I'm going to just go out there with no...

By Kevin Markham

Copyright © Kevin Markham. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

THERE IS ONLY ONE THING that interests me in the whole media mêlée surrounding Donald Trump's purchase of Doonbeg:

Is it good for Irish golf?

It's good for Trump, no question. An estimated €15 million purchase must be the bargain of the year compared with the €110 million he spent constructing just the Scottish course in Aberdeen.

Everyone is falling over themselves to say how wonderful it is to have Trump saving Doonbeg, saving/creating jobs, investing millions, creating a world class resort, instigating world peace and saving mankind. Trump is saying pretty much the same thing: he's not shy or modest. But then you don't get to be as powerful and rich as him without stepping on...