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Family Golf Centers Inc
Family Golf Centers, Inc. 538 Broadhollow RoadMelville, New York 11747U.S.A.(516) 694-1666Fax: (516) 694-0918Web site: http://www.familygolf.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1994Employees: 3,719Sales: $122.2 million (1998)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol: FGCINAIC: 71391 Golf Courses &... Read more |
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Golf Club
Golf Club Background A golf club is used to strike the ball in the game of golf. It has a long shaft with a grip on one end and a weighted head on the other end. The head is affixed sideways at a sharp angle to the shaft, and the striking face of the head is inclined to give... Read more |
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Golf Ball
Golf Ball Background Golf, a game of Scottish origin, is one of the most popular sports in the world. In the United States alone more than 24 million people play golf, including over 8,000 professional players. Golf tournaments around the world are popular with spectators,... Read more |
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Nancy Lopez
Nancy Lopez 1957- American golfer When Nancy Lopez burst onto the scene of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour during her rookie year in 1978 by winning a record five consecutive tournaments, she gave new life to the women's tour. Then-LPGA's director of publicity, Chip Campbell,... Read more |
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Callaway Golf Company
Callaway Golf Company 2180 Rutherford RoadCarlsbad, California 92008U.S.A.Telephone: (760) 931-1771Fax: (760) 930-5015Web site: http://www.callawaygolf.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1982Employees: 2,600Sales: $837.6 million (2000)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: ELYNAIC: 33992... Read more |
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Annika Sorenstam
Annika Sorenstam 1970- Swedish golfer Swedish star Annika Sorenstam is one of the best players, male or female, in the history of golf. This hard-working young woman has shattered numerous records in the course of her career; in 2001 alone she tied or broke thirty of them. Yet even though her... Read more |
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Tom Watson
Tom Watson 1949- American golfer Tom Watson won eight major golf tournaments, including five British Opens, and challenged Jack Nicklaus for golf supremacy in the late 1970s. Regarded as a failure under pressure in his early years, Watson silenced critics by winning all major tournaments but... Read more |
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Jack William Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus 1940-, American golfer, b. Columbus, Ohio. He began playing golf at the age of 10 and before becoming a professional in late 1961 was considered by many the greatest amateur golfer since Bobby Jones . In his first year as a professional in 1962 he defeated Arnold Palmer in... Read more |
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Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones 1902-1971 American golfer Although he retired from competitive golf in 1930, at age twenty-eight, Bobby Jones is widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all time. While earning three college degrees Jones played golf as an amateur, winning thirteen of the twenty-one national... Read more |
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golf
golf game of hitting a small hard ball with specially made clubs over an outdoor course sometimes (particularly if it is near the coast) called a links. The object is to deposit the ball in a specified number of cups, or holes, using as few strokes as possible. Although golf's place of origin is... Read more |
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