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Cast A Vote For Norman As 'Favorite Australian' | May 30, 2008 |
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A group of Australian PGA Professionals are pushing to have on of the most influential figures in Australian golf, Greg Norman, voted as the country's 'Favourite Australian' in a competition run by the ABC.
The nominees for the competition come from all walks of life including both current day figures and historical pioneers.
The competition closes May 31, with the personalities achieving the most votes to be included in an exhibition in Canberra's new National Portrait Gallery which is set to open in December 2008.
Click here to vote for Greg Norman »
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Oman Sees Tourism Gains In Golf, Sunshine | May 29, 2008 |
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It may have year-round sunshine, sandy beaches, cliff-top forts and desert dunes, but Oman is hoping golf will help it lure more tourists as it tries to wean its economy off oil exports.
Today, the Gulf Arab country has just one 9-hole course which is frequented by Western expatriates, businessmen and tourists, but at least 10 golf resorts are at various stages of planning or construction around Oman.
Highlighting the resurgence is The Wave, a unique lifestyle community in the center of Muscat. Under construction, the project features an 18-hole course designed by Greg Norman.
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Oak Hill Making History Again | May 20, 2008 |
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When Oak Hill hosts the Champions Tour's first major of the season, it will become the only golf club in the world to have hosted the PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup, the U.S. Open, the U.S. Amateur, the U.S. Senior Open and the Senior PGA Championship. The club was founded in 1901 but eventually moved to its present location in Pittsford, N.Y. in 1926.
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Construction At Port Hughes To Commence | May 13, 2008 |
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Construction soon will begin on South Australia's first Greg Norman-designed golf course, at Port Hughes, on the Yorke Peninsula, the Adelaide Advertiser newspaper reports. The newspaper report said in part: "The Links Port Hughes will be an 18-hole PGA-standard championship golf course and, once completed, has the potential to become one of the top courses in Australia. The golf course is an integral part of The Dunes, a resort-style development at Port Hughes, 169km north of Adelaide.
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Norman Welcomes China Participation In President's Cup | May 1, 2008 |
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Greg Norman has hailed the growth of golf in China and said he would welcome a Chinese player into his International Team for next year's Presidents Cup. The 53-year-old former world number one said he hopes to see the Presidents Cup head to the Far East in the near future to support the rapid development that the game is enjoying. "I'd love to see it (Presidents Cup) come to China somewhere down the line," said Norman. "China is a power player in the game of golf now and it's going to become bigger and bigger. With the growth, you can see that the Presidents Cup and all the players would want to play in China. I would be a big proponent for that, absolutely. We know the Presidents Cup will be in the US in 2009 and Australia in 2011 and beyond that, it's time to move it around where we can give the Presidents Cup the exposure of the game of golf to the Chinese nationals."
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