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Archive for January, 2009

Ernie Els opens new course on Oahu

Ernie Els has officially opened Hoakalei, a new 18-hole championship layout on Oahu’s Ewa Plain. The course plays over 7400 yards from the tips, and features seashore paspallum grass, which can be irrigated with salt water. Water hazards appear on 14 of the 18 holes on the course.
Els hopes to host a PGA event at [...]

Ernie Els finishes 6th at Kapalua to start the year

Ernie Els was just two strokes back going into the weekend, but ended up in 6th place after Australian Geoff Ogilvy went low for the win.
From Reuters:
Ernie Els was left to rue a pair of missed putts from inside three feet that tarnished an otherwise fine round of ball-striking at the PGA Tour’s season-opening Mercedes-Benz [...]

Free Course of the Month - The Golf Fanatic’s Guide to Hawaii

For January 2009, the free course of the month is Olomana Golf Links on the Windward Side of Oahu.
Download in PDF format here.
In honor of President-Elect Barack Obama’s highly publicized golfing expeditions on his latest Hawaiian vacation, we offer Olomana, one of the courses Mr. Obama played.
Olomana Golf Links is a straight-forward track, wide open [...]



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