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Local Golf Atlantic Winter League AT MIDDLETOWN COUNTRY CLUB Par 72; played Friday. Open Division John Drab, Phila. PGA. . . 75

Daly mail: THE LATE CHUCK DALY was a sweetheart of a guy. Coached in the NBA for 14 seasons. Coached at Penn for six.
Stricker holds on to take win in L.A.: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Steve Stricker watched a 6-shot lead slip to 2 after just five holes yesterday before he steadied himself and closed with a 1-under 70 for a 2-shot victory over Luke Donald in the Northern Trust Open.
Stricker leading by 5 at Riviera: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Steve Stricker hit enough crisp irons and made his usual share of putts to pull away from the field at Riviera and build a 5-shot lead going into the final day of the rain-delayed Northern Trust Open.
Hole-in-one lifts a rainy L.A. field: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Dustin Johnson made a hole-in-one and Steve Stricker had seven birdies to brighten an otherwise dreary day at rainy Riviera and finish atop the leader board yesterday in the Northern Trust Open.
Hole-in-one lifts a rainy L.A. field: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Dustin Johnson made a hole-in-one and Steve Stricker had seven birdies to brighten an otherwise dreary day at rainy Riviera and finish atop the leader board yesterday in the Northern Trust Open.
Johnson takes 1-shot lead in L.A.: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Dustin Johnson kept bogeys off his card yesterday and took the first-round lead in the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.
Cutting wedge: NO MORE Ping Eye2 wedge for Phil Mickelson. Lefty will no longer be using the club that led fellow golfer Scott McCarron to accuse him of "cheating."
Local Events: Local Golf FDS Winter Tour AT FIVE PONDS GOLF CLUB Par 71; Chapman format. Jamie Shaffer, Links-Dave Roberts, Cedarbrook. . . 71

Philly.com Golf Course Guide featuring reviews by Joe Logan

Alphabetical

» Architects GC, The

» Arrowhead GC

» Ashbourne CC

» Back Creek GC

» Beechtree GC

» Bella Vista GC

» Bensalem CC

» Bethlehem GC

» Blue Bell CC

» Blue Heron Pines East

» Bulle Rock

» John F. Byrne GC

» Cedarbrook Hills Short Course

» Center Square GC

» Center Valley GC

» Chisel Creek

» Cobbs Creek

» Congressional CC

» Deerfield Golf & Tennis

» Deerwood CC

» Downington CC

» FDR Golf Club

» Five Ponds GC

» Flying Hills GC

» Fox Hollow GC

» Frog Hollow GC

» Galen Hall CC

» Glen Mills GC

» Greystone GC

» Harbor Pines CC

» Hartefeld GC

» Hawk Valley GC

» CC of Hershey - South

» Hickory Valley - Presidential Course

» Hideaway Hills GC

» Honeybrook GC

» Horsham Valley GC

» Inniscrone GC

» Iron Valley CC

» Island Creen CC

» Jeffersonville GC

» Juniata GC

» Kimberton GC

» Lederach GC

» Locust Valley GC

» Macoby Run GC

» Makefield Highlands GC

» Mainland GC

» Mercer Oaks GC

» Middletown CC

» Miry Run GC

» Mountain Branch GC

» Mountain View GC

» Northampton Valley CC

» Olde Homestead

» Patriots Glen

» Paxon Hollow CC

» Pennsauken CC

» Pickering Valley GC

» Pilgrim's Oak GC

» Pine Barrens GC

» Pine Hill GC

» PineCrest GC

» Pines at Seaview Marriott, The

» Ramblewood CC

» Rancocas GC

» Raven's Claw GC

» Reading CC

» RiverWinds GC

» Royal Oaks GC

» Sand Barrens GC

» Scotland Run

» Sea Oaks GC

» Shore Gate

» Skippack GC

» Springfield CC

» Springwood GC

» Stonewall GC

» Tattersall GC

» Three Little Bakers

» Turtle Creek

» Twin Ponds GC

» Twining Valley GC

» Twisted Dune GC

» Upper Perk CC

» Valley Forge GC

» Walnut Lane GC

» Westover CC

» White Clay Creek CC

» Whitetail GC

» Wood's Golf Center

» Wyncote GC

Stricker wins at Riviera, goes to No. 2 in world - 02/07/2010
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Etiquette: The Rules of Golf begin not with Rule 1, but with a section on etiquette. Of course, those who most need to learn the etiquette of the game aren't likely to put their cell phones down long enough to read the rule book, but it's nice that the United States Golf Association and the R&A give them the option.
How to Calculate a Handicap: How close are you to being a scratch golfer? Learn how to calculate your handicap here.
Notable Courses: Learn the names of each hole on the Augusta National Golf Club and learn how to get a tee time on Farmingdale, NY's infamous Bethpage Black public course.