Word: game
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Crimson will meet the winner of the first-round game between third-seeded Princeton and sixth-seeded Virginia in the semifinals March 20 in West Chester. Princeton and UVA play this Saturday in Princeton, N.J. In the other semifinal, Penn State will face either Lafayette (the #4) or Temple (#5), who play this weekend in Philadelphia...
Although some believe only the truly gauche try to cut deals on the green, negotiating them over drinks after a game is acceptable. Besides, the fairway offers business golfers the chance to probe an associate's psychological strengths and weaknesses. Does the person blame himself or his caddy for a bad slice into the woods? Is she a club thrower or a pouter? Says Hollis Stacy, 35, who has won more than $1.3 million in Ladies Professional Golf Association tours: "If you find people who cheat at golf, chances are they cheat at life." Sports agent Mark McCormack...
...technical revolution in equipment has also delivered high-quality, moderately priced clubs and balls that give novices a chance to enjoy the game more quickly. The clubs used for driving and for long fairway shots are still known as "woods," but they strike truer now because they are made of metal. And the balls have been redesigned as well. Early last year Wilson Sporting Goods hired Gail Jonkouski, a former NASA engineer, to design a golf ball that would fly farther and straighter than balls then in use. With the help of a computer, Jonkouski rearranged the dimples...
Golfing's increasing popularity, however, may drive it into the rough. "I see a trend toward people without sufficient education about the game of golf who have little respect for it or for other people on the course," says Dean Lind, the golf pro who operates the municipal course in Wilmette, Ill. Result: the average time required to play an 18-hole course often shoots up from less than four hours to five hours or more. Other players do not seem to understand that golfing is meant to get them away from the office. "There is nothing as disturbing...
...Washington's game plan remains vague. The Administration has pledged that no deal will be cut with Noriega to quash the drug indictments. And a high-level official says that a fraudulent election will prompt the U.S. to consider new "diplomatic, intelligence and military" options, the first time the Bush team has suggested an armed intervention...