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Presidents Cup To Make It's First Trip To Asia At Jack Nicklaus Course

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On Wednesday, and a day before the start of the WGC Bridgestone Invitational, Jack Nicklaus and PGA Tour Commisioner Tim Finchem sat in the clubhouse at Firestone Country Club and made a historic announcement.

In 2015, the Presidents Cup will make it's first ever trip to Asia and on Wednesday it was announced that it would be held at a Jack Nicklaus designed course. Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Korea has been selected to host the event. Located in the Songdo International Business District, just 40 miles west of Seoul, opened in 2010 and has hosted a Champions Tour event as well as the Songdo Championship on the Asian Tour and the Korea Women's Open on the KLPGA Tour.

The Jack Nicklaus Golf Club is located in the country's…

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Bear Lakes Country Club Picked As Q-School Host

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For a number of professional golfers, the path to a PGA Tour card in 2014 will begin in West Palm Beach. That’s because Bear Lakes Country Club has been chosen by the PGA Tour as one of the first-stage venues for the Tour’s Qualifying School.

Held September 9-13, Bear Lakes will welcome 80 players who will all hope to accomplish their dream of playing professionally on the PGA Tour. About one third of the field is expected to advance from the 54-hole stroke play event. Those who advance from Bear Lakes event will then have to survive three more stages with the Q-School final being held in La Quinta, California in December. The top 50 finishers in the California final will earn their PGA Tour cards.

This will be the first…

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Seminole Golf Club Ranked Among Top Golf Courses in the Country

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Golf Digest recently came out with their annual list of the top 100 golf courses in the United States. Coming in at number 13 on that list is Seminole Golf Club in the Seminole Landing community.

Located in North Palm Beach, thee Donald Ross designed course is one of the most private golf clubs in not just Florida but the entire country. The 6787 yard par-72 course was originally opened 1929 and boasts a very exclusive membership that includes the likes of PGA Tour pro and Loxahatchee River resident Rickie Fowler.
 
Here is what Golf Digest had to say about Seminole Golf Club: “There's something majestic in this Donald Ross design, particularly in his clever routing on a rectangular site, with each succeeding hole…

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Treasure Coast Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to Host Golf Scramble

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The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of the Treasure Coast will host a 4-person golf scramble tournament on Saturday, August 3rd.

The tournament, which will be held at Monarch Country Club in Palm City, will start at 8:30 am with a shotgun start followed by an awards luncheon at 1:00 pm. Breakfast will be served before the outing starting at 7:30 am.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Cost of the event at Monarch Country Club is $125 for a single player and $500 for a foursome. The price includes the breakfast, round of golf, and awards luncheon. Sponsorship options are also…

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LEARN HOW COFFEE and CHOCOLATE HEAL

Whole Foods Market is hosting a lifestyle talk July 24, 2013 at 7:00 pm by Tara Harmon.  Join Harmon, coffee specialist from Whole Foods Market, in an engaging talk on how coffee, chocolate, and even java alternatives may benefit your health.
 
Tara Harmon has been in the health food industry for over 10 years and worked with coffee for over 14 years.  She is an energetic speaker with an incredible passion for food and how it has the power to heal our lives.  She will be discussing and sharing stories of various food origins and how they help your body.

Mayo Clinic’s recent studies have found no connection between coffee and an increased risk of cancer or heart disease.  Citing earlier studies, poor coffee has had a long history of being blamed for many…

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Fans Get To Select Hole Location at PGA Championship

Four pin location options for the par-3 15th. Photo courtesy of the PGA of America.

At last week’s British Open, several golfers complained about the pin placement on several holes. Well if they want to complain about the pin placement next month at the PGA Championship, it might be hard to blame just one person.

That’s because, for the first time in history, fans will get to select where the pin will be placed on one hole at Oak Hill Country Club, sight of golf’s fourth and final major of 2013.

Thought up by North Palm Beach resident Jack Nicklaus and Kerry Haigh, the PGA’s chief communications officer, fans will get to select from four pin placement options on the 181 yard, par-3 15th hole. Nicklaus, who built the courses at Lost Tree Village in…

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Tiger and Rory to Compete in 18-hole Match Play Event

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On October 28, world number one Tiger Woods and world number two Rory Mcllroy will compete in a one-day 18-hole match play event against each other in China.

It will be the second time the Jupiter Island resident and Palm Beach Gardens resident will face off in this format in front of a national and international audience. While the two have played numerous times in the Jupiter area since both moved to South Florida, they have only gone head-to-head once in a match-play event.

In 2012, Woods and Mcllroy competed in a pay-per-view event at Jinsha Lake International Golf Club just outside of Beijing with Mcllroy shooting a 67 to win by one shot.

While the talk in China this week is all about the Duel at Jinsha Lake Part II,…

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Jupiter Resident Sets Tournament Record in County Amateur Championship Win

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Mike Weeks of Jupiter stood over his bogey putt on the 54th hole with a chance to record three consecutive rounds of 67. While he missed the putt (he shot a 68) his three day total of 202 was not only good enough to win the 38th Palm Beach Kennel Club County Amateur Championship, it was also good enough to break the tournament record.

“It’s a huge relief,” said Weeks, 49, the membership director at Bear Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach. “People have been telling me for years that this was a tournament I should win, it’s a tournament I’ve wanted to win, and now I’ve finally did it.”

He broke the previous record of 203 set by Erik Downs of West Palm Beach in 2010. With the win, Weeks was also…

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President Country Club To Undergo Major Renovation

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In 2011, an investor group paid $11 million for the President Country Club in West Palm Beach. On Monday it received approval to go forward with its renovation and redevelopment project.

The group plans on converting the Patriot course, which closed in 2011, into a 119-acre commercial zone with a three story, 250 room hotel as well as 100 single family homes and a 15,000 square foot spa. The resort style hotel would have meeting and banquet facilities, outdoor pools and tennis courts, delis, snack shops, and daycare centers.

In addition, the existing golf clubhouse will be torn down and a new 20,000 square-foot clubhouse will be built on the south end of the property where is Eagle course is located.

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Sunshine State Tops in Best-Places-To-Retire List

Sunny Florida landed seven out of the 15 locations across the country deemed by industry analyst RealtyTrac as the most ideal for retirees.

Those living out their golden years should do so in Naples, North Fort Myers, Punta Gorda or Venice, all in the southwest region of the state; Orange City, near Jacksonville; or Sun City Center, east of Tampa. That’s according to the “15 Best Retirement Hot Spots for Real Estate Investing” list released in July of 2013.

Among the categories RealtyTrac used to rate each municipality were percentage of population of retirement age; average temperature; cost of living index; and median sales price. In all of the cities on the list, at least one-third of the population is retirement age.

While southeast Florida did…

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