Vermont Golf

National Sports Briefs

Mon, 09 Mar 2010 18:47:00 GMT

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - Garvey Young scored 15 points and Evan Fjeld added 14 Sunday night to lift Vermont to a 57-38 victory over New Hampshire and into the America East championship game.

Hull and Lee, bogey-free in four rounds, shot 66s to tie for second in the event sanctioned by Australian Ladies Professional Golf and the Ladies European Tour.

A few favorite places to cross-country ski:The Republican-American

Mon, 07 Mar 2010 18:37:00 GMT

In Maine, try the Bethel Inn ( ) for a lovely setting, on the edge of a charming New England village with views across the Androscoggin River valley to the mountains of Western Maine. (Nice place to stay, too. ) If you are in the Sunapee or Upper Valley regions of New Hampshire, check out the golf-course trails at Eastman Cross Country Center (603-863-4500;

In Waterville Valley. Great trails, lots of lodging and dining options Vermont has many, many cross country options and I havent skied all of them. But my personal favorite is the Trapp Family Lodge (802-253-8511;

Parents of Pentagon shooter warned authorities Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-

Mon, 06 Mar 2010 18:37:00 GMT

Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-Parents of Pentagon shooter warned authorities

Family beach offers ways to save money on vacation - The Mainichi Daily News

Mon, 05 Mar 2010 18:38:00 GMT

TRAVEL TIPS: Autumn and spring are increasingly popular times for golfing and shopping, and you will find plenty of vacationers from cold places like Buffalo, New York, or Vermont who think the weather is perfect here for the beach in April. But the most popular season still is summer, the warm midyear months, with July Fourth as the busiest weekend. July also is the hottest month; temperatures average 87 degrees (30 Celsius) and the seaside humidity can make it feel hotter, but often the afternoon brings a sea breeze or even a thundershower.

Metro - Heritage executive says 2011 PGA tournament a go, even without Verizon

Mon, 03 Mar 2010 18:40:00 GMT

Heritage organizers are doing what they can to bolster their case. Theyll undertake an economic impact study, its first since 2005 when results showed the tournament generated about usd. 84 million each year to the region. Wilmot has received assurances from state agencies that theyll co-operate in maintaining South Carolinas biggest and most enduring golf event.

The Heritage is played at Pete Dyes narrow layout, Harbour Town Golf Links, with its iconic candy-cane striped lighthouse behind the 18th green. And the Heritage has become as much the springtime tradition as The Masters, which precedes it each year.

On the Move The Indianapolis Star

Mon, 02 Mar 2010 18:37:00 GMT

Fowler has more than 23 years of experience in the health-care industry, having worked in Colorado, Indiana, Texas and Vermont.

Fowler is a certified public accountant. He is a member of Rotary International. His hobbies include gardening, fishing and golf.

College Hockey News: Title on the Line, Yale Looks for More

Mon, 27 Feb 2010 18:47:00 GMT

Although the Bulldogs were able to secure their first conference championship in program history, last season many of the players and coaches felt they could have accomplished even more and were not pleased with their performance in the NCAA tournament; being knocked out in the first round by Vermont.

And ldquo;He does a good job of keeping the game fun because I think it is easy for teams to almost get too serious sometimes and forget the reason they play the game," Little said. "For example, we played pond hockey last year out on the golf course and we recently played some street hockey in the gym. It helps remind guys how much fun the game is and how lucky they are to have such great teammates. and rdquo;

The limbs are gone, not the laughter

Mon, 25 Feb 2010 18:36:00 GMT

Hes played his G-rated shtick at churches, retirement homes and open-mic nights at Visanis Comedy Zone in Port Charlotte. Previous incarnations as a federal border guard, social worker and gubernatorial candidate provide him with endless grist. He can also mine his exploits from the golf links and the racquetball courts, thanks to fiberglass prosthetics.

And that explains why the 59-year-old Vermont snowbird is looking for another gig as a standup comic. No joke. Because for every whiner out there who needs to shut up, theres somebody else who can use a boost. The seasonal resident of what he calls a "double-wide blowaway" can testify.

Against the Odds: 4 Athletes Who Overcame Enormous Obstacles 2010 Winter Olympics Readers Digest

Mon, 24 Feb 2010 18:35:00 GMT

I wanted to push myself further. So in , I played tennis in the Transplant Games. Then the wife of one of my teammates told me about a womens triathlona half-mile swim, followed by a 12-mile bike ride and a 2. 1-mile run. The event was scheduled for a year later at Mount Snow, Vermont, and I thought, Let me see if I can work up to that.

The prostheses allowed me to branch out into other sports. In 2007, I won silver medals in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Endeavor Games. Ive been on a relay team in a couple of triathlons and played in a golf tournament. But my main sport is skiing. I live in Clarksville with my wife and three kids, but Ive spent the past three winters in Aspen, competing in Alpine events with financial support from the Veterans Paralympic Performance Program.

Loveland artist Jim Niehues helps skiers find their way - The Denver Post

Mon, 23 Feb 2010 18:37:00 GMT

Niehues doesnt just paint ski areas, although the millions of his trail maps distributed by resorts across the world are certainly the fount of his fame. He has done dozens of regional maps, illustrations of golf courses and resort villages and magazine-commissioned landscapes. Yosemite is one of his favorites, with misting waterfalls dotting the craggy park.

If not for Jim Niehues, there would be very few trail maps available," said Jerry Friedlander, whose Vermont-based Artistic Ski Maps sells prints of Niehues work. "Without him, there would be no ski-map industry. "