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Rory McIlroy is on fire

From Staff — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:30:55 +0000

It’s hard to believe that someone on tour is dominating like Rory McIlroy is. Reminiscent of the days of Tiger. He is cool, calm and collective with every aspect of his game including his post round interviews. I don’t believe ...

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Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open quickly approaching

admin — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:01:46 +0000

Six Weeks and Counting The 3rd Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters is only six weeks away…Oct. 15-21 at TPC Sawgrass/Dye’s Valley Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. What’s At Stake at TPC Sawgrass The Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by ...

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A big week in Sea Island

Fred Seely — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:29:45 +0000

PGA Tour golf comes to the area in October with the McGladrey Classic, part of the Tour’s “Fall Series” but with a field that stands up to any non-major. It carries a $4 million purse ($720,000 to win) and, almost ...

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Hard par 4s in Northeast Florida

ryangilbert — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:28:24 +0000

• Fleming Island, no. 13. • Marsh Landing, no. 9. • North Hampton, no. 18. • Pablo Creek, no. 9. • Plantation, no. 4. • Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, no. 4. • Sawgrass, no. 2. • San Jose, no. ...

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JWGA, area schedules ready

ryangilbert — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:11:59 +0000

The area women’s schedule is complete with the biggest event, the Jacksonville Women’s GA championship, getting its traditional March dates. The schedule is coordinated by the JWGA and, in addition to the association’s tournaments, there are numerous member-guests and invitationals. ...

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Here’s the future

Fred Seely — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:07:00 +0000

Predictions for the upcoming months: Jaguars. New owner, new coach, same general manager, same team. The Jags were 5-11 last year and fortunate to get that. This year they won’t be as fortunate, so they’ll do the same. 5-11. Gators: ...

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Newest VC at Players

Fred Seely — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:06:28 +0000

Damon Olinto, president and CEO of the Jacksonville division of Synovus Bank, is the newly appointed vice chairman for the Players. He will move through the chairs and can become the tournament chair in five years. The 2013 chairman is ...

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Pros give out awards

Fred Seely — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:05:23 +0000

Annual awards will top the agenda when the local professionals have their annual banquet on Oct. 4 at San Jose. Eleven people will get 14 awards during the evening with Mike Lynch of golfnow.com being named Golf Professional of ...

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London? A good move

Fred Seely — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:52:00 +0000

— Fred Seely Jacksonville’s football team will play in London’s biggest stadium for the next four years. Good move, and no apologies needed. But the apologies — or, at least, the attempts at justification — came when the announcement was ...

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LSU still Loaded

From Staff — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:43:56 +0000

LSU will survive without Tyrann Mathieu. The Tigers have too much talent to be done in by his mistakes that got him thrown off the team. What a waste of talent! We have had a year of foolishness from athletes ...

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