The April 2023 issue of Golf course architecture is out now! It’s number 72, which means we’ve now completed four sets of 18 numbers – a truly complete tournament – of Golf course architecture. This particular stage is also marked by a bumper problem, leading with the spectacular new Pointe-Hardy Golf Course in Saint Lucia, photographed by Jacob Sjoman, on the cover. I’m telling you about the new Coore & Crenshaw network which is currently being developed at the Cabot Saint Lucia complex, before its opening at the end of this year. Developer Ben Cowan-Dewar explains what makes this clifftop…
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Diego Maradona, the Argentine who became a national hero as one of football’s greatest players, playing with mischievous cunning and extravagant control while pursuing a personal life full of drug and alcohol abuse and problems with health, died Wednesday in Tigre, Argentina, in the province of Buenos Aires. . He was 60 years old.His spokesman, Sebastián Sanchi, said the cause was a heart attack. Maradona had brain surgery several weeks ago.The news of the death sparked a wave of mourning and remembrance in Argentina, becoming practically the only topic of conversation. Such was his stature – in 2000 FIFA, football’s…
Iconic sportswear brand Adidas has now blocked several trademark applications filed by LIV Golf, claiming the golf tour’s logo bears significant similarities to their own logo. Adidas has now blocked five trademark applications filed by LIV Golf, claiming their logo is too similar to theirs.(AP) Sports giant Adidas has attempted to block five trademark applications filed by LIV Golf after claiming the Saudi golf tour’s logo too closely resembles its iconic three-stripe image. THE German brand filed a notice of opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark because they particularly drew attention to the alleged similarities. They claimed that LIV…
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Liz and LauraEllen question whether the evolution of football research is really important or not. Hint: it is. LauraEllen goes on another (humorous) tangent about research methods. Liz brings a rational approach. Together, they discuss how the evolution of soccer research informs future research. Link to article: Evolution of football as a research subject, Kirkendall, 2020 Discover our sponsors: Welcome to Soccer Better – Season 3. We are Liz and LauraEllen. Liz is a lawyer and LauraEllen is a scientist. We decided to put our training to good use by delving deeper into the…
Patrick Cantlay has once again been forced to defend his pace of play on the PGA Tour, insisting he is not the cause of any speed problems despite recent criticism. The world No. 4 has long been known as one of the slowest, if not slowest, players on Tour, but the problem was highlighted last month when he played in the penultimate group of the Masters on Sunday.The final group of Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka took nearly five hours to complete their round, with many long waits behind Cantlay reading putts on the green.LEARN MORE Image of golf villain…
Two Valley high school football teams are out of the state tournament after a fight broke out between players and coaches during a game Wednesday night.The incident between Cortez and Coronado High School players was captured on cell phone camera.The fight begins when a player appears to kick another player who was already on the ground, although some players claim he was kicking the ball. The player who was kicked can be seen writhing on the ground in pain as both benches clear and punches are thrown. The fight quickly spread to other parts of the field and, at one…
LIV Golf and the OWGR ranking points system – a saga that never seems to end. Over the past year or so, the Greg Norman-led tour created a “strategic alliance” with the third-tier MENA Tour, which Atul Khosla, then president and COO of LIV Golf, said was to “Creating courses that provide more opportunities for young players, while also providing fans with leaderboards that include all the best golfers in the world.” Within days, high-ranking PGA Tour players joined us. with their points of viewwith 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama among those who think those who left the PGA and…
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Andile Dlamini. Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images Banyana Banyana and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Andile Dlamini has condemned cyberbullying, an issue she has been vocal about since her club’s CAF Women’s Champions League triumph. Check it out!What is the story? Andile Dlamini recently spoke out about cyberbullying, highlighting how damaging it can be to a person’s mental health. She raised the subject with the CAF media after Masandawana won her second CAF Women’s Champions League (CAFCL) trophy on Sunday.Read: It gives Zimbabwe! MaMkhize visits Harare Let’s take a closer look at what she had…
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — As hundreds gathered May 12 for the dedication of the first Reproductive Justice Mini Golf of course, they were faced with a scene full of juxtaposition.Colorful golf balls, a popcorn machine and painted T-rex dinosaurs glowed with the iconic roadside Americana camp. But another layer revealed a more nuanced landscape.Behind a T-rex, in a hole labeled “Care Work,” players had to hold a doll while passing their golf ball through a makeshift kitchen. In another hole, a skeleton hung at the end of a hospital corridor. Beyond, a hole looked like a prison.“The history of incarceration is…
BIRTHDAY GIFT: Princeton High boys soccer player Harvey Smith, left, goes after the ball last Wednesday as top-seeded PHS faced fourth-seeded Monroe in the semifinals of Central Jersey Group 4 section of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). Freshman midfielder Smith, who was celebrating his 15th birthday that day, scored on a free kick in the second half to give PHS the margin of victory in a 2-1 triumph. Last Saturday, Smith contributed an assist as PHS defeated second-seeded Howell 5-1 in the sectional final. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) By Bill Alden Harvey Smith turned 15 last Wednesday…