The Trump Organization has completed its purchase of the Doral golf resort and spa for $150 million, the company announced Monday.
Trump purchased the resort from hedge fund Paulson & Co. and Winthrop Realty Trust after Doral was among five resorts placed in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2011. In October 2011, Trump submitted a bid for the resort valued at $170 million. Morgan Stanley subsidiary CNL Hotels & Resorts Inc. previously owned the resort, purchasing it for $501 million in 2007.
Trump acquires four of the resort’s five golf courses. The Greg Norman-designed Great White course is not a part of the acquisition. Trump has hired desi.....
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Tiger Seal: 'Woods Planned To Join Navy Elite'
Tiger Woods had seriously considered giving up his golf career to become a Navy Seal, according to a new book.
The 36-year-old's former swing coach Hank Haney makes the revelation in his soon to be released book The Big Miss.
Mr Haney writes that he tried to convince Woods - whose father Earl was a special forces soldier in Vietnam - not to go on secret training exercises with the Seals but says the golfer was obsessed with joining the Navy's elite fighting unit.
The coach said he told Woods that Seals cannot not be older than 28, hoping to show him it was a pointless ambition.
But he said Woods responded: "It's not a problem. They're making a special age exemption for me."
Mr Haney wrote: "I thought 'Wow. Here is Tiger Woods, the greatest athlete on the planet, maybe the greate......................
Monday 27 February 2012
Plane Crashes On Lewiston Golf Course
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 6:40 AM GST Updated: Feb 27, 2012 6:40 AM GST
This is an example of the 1979 Piper PA-18-150 the pilot was flying from http://netnet.net
This is an example of the 1979 Piper PA-18-150 the pilot was flying from http://netnet.netPress Release From The Lewiston Police Department:
SPOKANE, Wash. - Sunday afternoon just before 6:00pm, the Lewiston Dispatch Center received a report from the Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport referencing an imminent plane crash.
SPOKANE, Wash. - Sunday afternoon just before 6:00pm, the Lewiston Dispatch Center received a report from the Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport referencing an imminent plane crash. The Lewiston Police responded with the Lewiston Fire Department.
The Plane was located in a field northwest of the Bryden Canyon Golf Course. The Pilot, 65 year old Gerald Bradley of Breckenridge Colorado, was able to get out of the plane on his own and was not injured.
The plane was a 1979 Piper PA-18-150 Fixed-wing Single-Engine aircraft registered to Bradley.
Bradley was in a group of four aircraft headed to Spokane, with a final destination of Alaska.
The group had to detour to Lewiston due to weather. On approach to the airport Bradley lost power to his engine and had to put his plane down in the field.
The Federal Aviation Administration will be responsible for the investigation.
Source: khq.com
SPOKANE, Wash. - Sunday afternoon just before 6:00pm, the Lewiston Dispatch Center received a report from the Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport referencing an imminent plane crash.
SPOKANE, Wash. - Sunday afternoon just before 6:00pm, the Lewiston Dispatch Center received a report from the Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport referencing an imminent plane crash. The Lewiston Police responded with the Lewiston Fire Department.
The Plane was located in a field northwest of the Bryden Canyon Golf Course. The Pilot, 65 year old Gerald Bradley of Breckenridge Colorado, was able to get out of the plane on his own and was not injured.
The plane was a 1979 Piper PA-18-150 Fixed-wing Single-Engine aircraft registered to Bradley.
Bradley was in a group of four aircraft headed to Spokane, with a final destination of Alaska.
The group had to detour to Lewiston due to weather. On approach to the airport Bradley lost power to his engine and had to put his plane down in the field.
The Federal Aviation Administration will be responsible for the investigation.
Source: khq.com
Sunday 26 February 2012
John Huh Claims First PGA Tour Win at Mayakoba Golf Classic
John Huh claimed a dramatic victory at the Mayakoba Golf Classic after a marathon eight-hole play-off with Robert Allenby.
Huh had posted an eagle and six birdies en route to a final-round eight-under-par and was two shots behind leader Allenby on 13-under overall when he signed his scorecard.
But the Australian double-bogeyed his final hole to let the American back in.
The two couldn't be separated and went blow-for-blow in the play-off until Allenby finally cracked at the eighth extra hole when he found a hazard and couldn't save par.
That allowed the 21-year-old to tap in for his first career PGA Tour victory and settle the second-longest play-off in PGA Tour history.
But the Australian double-bogeyed his final hole to let the American back in.
The two couldn't be separated and went blow-for-blow in the play-off until Allenby finally cracked at the eighth extra hole when he found a hazard and couldn't save par.
That allowed the 21-year-old to tap in for his first career PGA Tour victory and settle the second-longest play-off in PGA Tour history.
McIlroy lose to Mahan in Match Play
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) Hunter Mahan stopped Rory McIlroy's march to No. 1 by winning the Match Play Championship.
Mahan built a 4-up lead through 10 holes at Dove Mountain, then held off the
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22-year-old from Northern Ireland to capture his second World Golf Championship title.
McIlroy defeated Lee Westwood in a semifinal match Sunday morning. He could have replaced Luke Donald at No. 1 in the world by winning the tournament. But he fell behind with a series of mistakes on the front nine and could never catch up.
With his 2-and-1 victory, Mahan becomes the first American to win the Match Play Championship since Tiger Woods in 2008. He is the sixth player to win multiple WGC titles, and he moves into the top 10 for the first time in his career.
Updated February 26, 2012
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