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ESPN CLASSIC HONOURS THE SENSATIONAL SPANIARD SEVE BALLESTEROS |
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Following the sad announcement this week from Seve Ballesteros that he will be retiring from golf, ESPN Classic is proud to announce it has scheduled a special documentary exploring the impact this wonderful player had on the sport throughout his career. The Champions Story: Seve Ballesteros will be shown on ESPN Classic (Sky Channel 442) on Thursday, 19th July at midnight, Saturday, 21st July at 10am, and Tuesday 24th July at 7pm.  |
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CARNOUSTIE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL MAKES almost £ 40,000 AT BONHAMS |
| A rare gold medal, won by the great British golfer Sir Henry Cotton at the 1937 Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie sold for £ 39,600 last week at Bonhams in Edinburgh. Medals of this kind are rarely seen at auction, and it is particularly timely that this one should be sold as the Open returns to Carnoustie for the first time since 1999.
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GOLFING HOLIDAY IN NEW ZEALAND |
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Those who've putted in Portugal, eagled in Ireland and birdied in Britain might want to consider adding New Zealand to their international play list. The country offers a unique combination of challenging courses with magnificent scenery, boutique accommodation and superb food and wine. Such is the ease of travelling around New Zealand that clients can literally tee off in the morning against a frieze of Alpine peaks and in the afternoon be playing on a links course to the roar of Pacific Ocean surf.
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The most direct approach to simplest faults promises golfing joy |
| Quintic Consultancy this Summer announced its move into coaching systems for sportsmen and women in the general public. Quintic - formerly having focused on working with educational establishments and professional athletes - has selected golf as its primary direction for a new range of consumer training aids.
The first of these is the Vector Putting Aid
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Golf with a difference |
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Greens of Southern Wales has launched a series of new golf packages to add to the bespoke golf itinerary service it currently runs from the One Stop Shop. The new packages seek to combine golf with some of the other attractions on offer in Wales including Adventure activities, world class spa?s and fabulous Gourmet restaurants.
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LEADBETTER RECEIVES PGA MASTER PROFESSIONAL AWARD |
| Swing king David Leadbetter picked up another accolade today after receiving his PGA Master Professional award at Carnoustie. The Zimbabwe-born coach was presented with a specially inscribed plaque by PGA Captain Parnell Reilly and Association chief executive Sandy Jones.
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