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Golfers Dallas Uptown golf center to close by year-end http://www.dallasnews.com/ Uptown golfers who need to practice their swing will soon be driving farther. Their McKinney Avenue driving range is closing to make way for shops and homes.
Ludington Orioles golfers third in 18-team Big Rapids Invite http://www.ludingtondailynews.com/sports.php?story_id=28351
BIG RAPIDS — Not only was the 18-team field at Friday’s Big Rapids Invitational golf tournament battling each other, they also had to contend with a subpar day weatherwise.
Seattle Champions Tour kicks off at Snoqualmie Ridge http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2002446084_webgolf19.html?syndication=rss&source=sports.xml&items=24
Under glorious blue skies on the picturesque Snoqualmie Ridge, the best 50-and-older golfers in the world marked their return to this area today after a 10-year absence.
Four Share Lead at Greater Seattle Classic
Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe, Brad Bryant and Morris Hatalsky each shot 6-under par rounds of 66 to share the first-round lead Friday at the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic.
USA Today
Bryant, Hatalsky, Kite and Thorpe tied in Seattle http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/champions/2005-08-19-seattle-classic-first_x.htm
Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe, Brad Bryant and Morris Hatalsky each shot 6-under par rounds of 66 to share the first-round lead Friday at the Boeing Greater Seattle Classic. Andy Bean, John Harris, Hale Irwin, Bruce Lietzke, James Mason, Peter Jacobsen and Craig Stadler all were one stroke behind at 5-under 67 on the par-72 Tournament Players Course at Snoqualmie Ridge.
Wisconsin, hit by nearly 20 tornadoes, starts cleanup http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-19-wisconsintornadocleanup_x.htm
Meteorologists believe 18 tornadoes touched down in an area almost 100 miles long. Gov. Jim Doyle declared a state of emergency Friday in Dane and Richland counties,and offered emergency assistance to help displaced residents find temporary shelter.
Stenson hoping crime pays off with big win
After his wife had her purse stolen at a restaurant, Henrik Stenson arrived at the $7.5 million WGC NEC Invitational this week with ideas of pulling off a daring heist of his own.
PGA, Bryant, Hatalsky, Kite and Thorpe head a packed chart in Seattle http://www.pga.com/news/tours/champions/boeing081905.cfm
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe, Brad Bryant and Morris Hatalsky each shot 6-under par rounds of 66 to share the first-round lead Friday at the inaugural Boeing Greater Seattle Classic on the Champions Tour.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Golf Roundup: Woods falters late, shares NEC lead
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05232/557226.stm
Tiger Woods felt he played well enough to score in the mid-60s yesterday and take a comfortable lead into the weekend at the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. One hole changed everything but his outlook.
Record Breaking Round
http://www.rnews.com/Sports/Story_2004.cfm?ID=29716&rnews_story_type=56
No one had shot a 63 at Irodnequoit Country Club in 40 years. That was before they invited the pros to play at the inagural Xerox Classic. Scott Gardner posted a second round 63 to tie the course record.
