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...“It’s beach by day, golf if you’re a golfer, croquet, tennis, swimming, and then most likely a cocktail hour somewhere, followed by a dinner somewhere, followed by an after-party,” says Patrick Wood-Prince...
...Maria Miller, the culture secretary, has urged the BBC to tackle alleged sexism in its sports department in a row which could overshadow the corporation’s coverage of the Open golf championship at all-male...
...… The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream, by Dan Washburn, Oneworld, RRP£12.99/$18.99 US journalist Washburn weaves colourful narratives to document the rising popularity of golf in China....
...Boss is involved in so many sports – from golf to tennis to sailing to soccer – that it’s hard to keep track....
...The crowd sat and stood on the other side, in Francis Marion Park, named after the “swamp fox” who made life miserable for the British army in the American Revolutionary War....
...Certainly once grannies start being nabbed on their way to the golf course, you can expect more of a fuss....
...The USOC announced on Thursday that North America’s big four sports leagues along with the golf’s PGA Tour and USADA (United States Anti-Doping Association) had formed an unprecedented partnership to fund...
...t im.yeo@ft.com More on golf at www.ft.com/yeo...
...Golf hit the headlines for the right reasons when it finally had a European major winner, the first since 1999....
...Home-grown celebrities, mostly TV show hosts and sports figures, famously holiday on the island, making it “the German Hamptons” in the words of local tourism official Marion Fehr....
...Munich-based Martin MacDonald, 39, and his wife Marion recently bought a four-bedroom unit to use as a second home with their children Kilian, six, and Colin, eight, and as an investment....
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