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United’s new regulation on checking bags is sending a ripple of concern through flyers who tote their golf clubs along on trips. So it might be time to evaluate just how to pack for those golfing vacations and business trips.
At 7 a.m. I was in the elevator of the Pearl River Casino near Jackson, Miss., on my way to play one of the Dancing Rabbit’s highly-rated golf courses. I nodded to a guy standing in the corner, his golf bag slung over his shoulder.
Rick “Beabs” Beaber recently flew to Connecticut to help his buddy with a benefit golf outing for the Candlewood Lake Marine Patrol. Understand that Beabs does not play golf. He’s not even sure he ever wants to play golf. Beabs is a fishing, hunting kind of guy.
Any trip is only as good as the memories generated.

And golfers particularly like destinations that allow them either to connect with history or create their own whether its particular holes or courses. Which is why golfers tend to flock to classic venues, courses ranked highly among the multitude of rankings, or to golf-centric locales.
COPPEROPOLIS, Calif. -- Where can you find quiet and solitude, but not be isolated? Get away from the hustle and bustle, but not be in the boonies? Enjoy luxury golf resort amenities and gated-community living, but be without pretentiousness?
PINEHURST, N.C. -- Many of the best things about home are often taken for granted. The plentiful pictures of the family's past, the cozy couch, the little amenities that make life more relaxed.

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Paul Goydos, even by his own admission, is a veteran journeyman. What Goydos lacks in talent, he more than makes up for it in sheer character. And the PGA Tour could use more players like him.
For years, Davis Love III was one of the game's great players. Lately, though, a series of injuries have rendered him something of an after thought. And, unfortunately, he's not getting any younger.

The Players Championship is simply not the fifth major. A good tournament with a standout field, yes. But spare us the talk of it being in the same ballpark as the Grand Slam events. 
Watson let his fair share of big tournaments slip through his hands before learning how to close the deal. Once he did, Watson, a two-time Masters winner, became one of golf's greatest champions.

"You could not have asked for somebody to do that the way he did," Snedeker said. "He called and we talked for about a half hour. Probably one of the highlights of my life was having him tell me he watched the round on Sunday and tried to help me out here and there, what he thought I did wrong and where I could improve on it."

The new 20

The dearth of talented twentysomething players is starting to make its presence known. Think Immelman (28) at Masters, Scott (27) at EDS Byron Nelson, and that is just the beginning. Seven winners on the PGA Tour this season have been in their 20s, which matches the entire total from 2007. 
Hale Irwin, the three-time U.S. Open champion who is the Champions Tour’s all-time leader in wins, cannot seem to find the fun in golf right now. He believes the answer is either change or just not play — and the latter is quickly becoming a serious option. 
Some observers believe 27-year-old Adam Scott has underachieved in his career. His resume features seven wins in 115 PGA Tour starts, including a Players Championship and Tour Championship. That’s a haul far better than his contemporaries, so maybe it’s time to reassess Scott’s standing in the game. 
Lorena Ochoa is the latest name to be associated with Grand Slam talk. And there’s a very good reason why, too. Just look at her statistics.
Now that Tiger Woods’ opportunity to win the Grand Slam was slammed to pieces by Trevor Immelman at the Masters, the focus shifts to Lorena Ochoa. The 26-year old Mexican is not shying away from any talk that she could win the women’s version this summer. 
Tiger Woods and Eddie Van Halen have gotten to the top of their respective professions for a reason. On Saturday night, Tiger Jam XI had the two icons on stage together.