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...Other schemes have been more controversial: Last August, Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto declared that he planned to seize the city's two main golf courses, which he said were the preserve of the rich, and use the land to build homes for as many as 50,000 people. "This is a first step towards the democratization of land," Barreto told state television. "It's to give a new social sense to the city, so it can be enjoyed by everyone and not be a privatized city under a neo-liberal concept...
...sharp contrast between the Congested Caracas barrios where the poor fight for the basics, and the leafy, mansion-lined streets where the rich enjoy first-world luxury. And it is the wealthy elite that maintain the Caracas Country Club on nearly 200 acres, which includes an 18-hole golf course, horse stables and grounds, and tennis courts...
...country club president could be right. Mayor Barreto may be a close ally of Chavez, and may have justified his claim on the golf course in terms of a federal drive to redistribute privately owned land to the poor, but it appears he did not get government approval for his plan. In a move that calmed the Caracas elite, Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel said the mayor had acted on his own and that the national government would not support the seizure of the country clubs because it violated the constitution. And the second country club named in the mayor...
With a final card of 625, the Crimson could not quite crack the top of the conference at the ECAC Division I Championships. The tournament, which was held at the Shelter Harbor Golf Club in Charleston, R.I., was won by Rhode Island. The Rams stole the show with a card of 602—a number that won them the overall event by a full 11 strokes. The Crimson’s two round scores break down to 312 on the first day, which was followed by a consistent 313 on the second. Two freshmen, Greg Shuman and Danny Mayer...
...weekend promised lots of action for Harvard’s golf teams, as the men traveled to Yale to participate in the MacDonald Cup and the women were set to compete in the ECAC Division I Championships in Williamsburg, Va. However, heavy rains rolled through Williamsburg on Friday and Saturday, soaking the course and forcing officials to cancel the women’s tournament early Saturday evening. WOMEN The team arrived on Friday hoping to play a practice round before beginning tournament play on Saturday, yet was not even allowed to walk the course. Downpours continued steadily on Saturday, canceling...