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Trump's Scottish venture: Birdie or bogey?

Nov. 6, 2008
The controversial golf development may not make much moneyAMERICA’S most flamboyant property tycoon, Donald Trump, is no lover of government. Burons, which he defined as a cross between a bureaucrat and a moron, are destroyers of opportunity, he wrote in 2000. This week he had to give...
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Trump Scottish golf resort approved

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. developer Donald Trump's elaborate plans for a golf resort in the Scottish birthplace of the game received a green light Tuesday from the government.
Scotland OKs controversial Trump project

Scotland OKs controversial Trump project

ABERDEEN, Scotland, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. real estate mogul Donald Trump said Monday the Scottish government has approved his controversial resort project for Aberdeenshire.

Couple offer free mortgage for hole-in-one

STILLWATER, Minn., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A Stillwater, Minn., couple said the mortgage on their for-sale house will be paid off if the buyer makes a hole-in-one at a local golf course.

Man, 78, allegedly attacks golfer

TEQUESTA, Fla., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Authorities in Martin County, Fla., said a 78-year-old man allegedly struck and choked another elderly man on a golf course.

Man 'lost brakes' before golf course crash

DELMONT, Pa., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- An elderly man whose high-speed run through a Pennsylvania golf course in a sports utility vehicle ended in a fiery crash told police he had a brake problem.

Parents worried by golf course near school

CINCINNATI , Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Parents of students at a Cincinnati elementary school are calling on a nearby golf course to take action to prevent kids from being hit by wayward balls.

Father and son hit holes in one

NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man said he scored a hole in one at a Newton, Mass., golf course one week after his father achieved a similar feat at the same course.

Former British Open winner withdraws

SOUTHPORT, England, July 17 (UPI) -- Former champion Sandy Lyle withdrew Thursday after playing just nine holes at this year's British Open golf tournament in Southport, England.

Golf course fairways ruined by weed killer

HAYWARDS HEATH, England, July 11 (UPI) -- A Haywards Heath, England, golf course said its fairways have turned brown after a groundsman mistakenly used industrial strength weedkiller on the grass.

Kids, strippers share Colorado golf course

DENVER, June 25 (UPI) -- A Colorado golf course manager apologized to parents whose children played in a youth tournament at the same time a strip bar staged its own raucous tourney.

U.S.golf cart injuries have soared

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 11 (UPI) -- With more and more golfers choosing to ride carts to navigate the course, cart-related injuries are up 132 percent in 17 years U.S. researchers say.

Layout of Trump golf course disputed

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 19 (UPI) -- Donald Trump's company rejected a plan Sunday drawn up by environmental groups for his proposed golf resort on the east coast of Scotland.

Swiss town takes golf to the streets

FRIBOURG, Switzerland, May 16 (UPI) -- The Swiss town of Fribourg decided to create an urban golf course to allow locals and tourists enjoy a unique experience, tourist officials say.

Pete Dye to go into Golf Hall of Fame

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., May 6 (UPI) -- Golf course architect Pete Dye will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November.

Pilot charged for golf course landing

LAKE VILLA, Ill., April 30 (UPI) -- Prosecutors said a Lake Villa, Ill., man has been hit with criminal charges after he landed his plane on a golf course while taking his son to a tennis lesson.
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler