Recent record rains throughout the United States demonstrate how many communities rely upon golf courses to help handle torrential rain and subsequent flooding. A properly designed course provides a home for storm water, allowing for water filtration while keeping groundwater clean. The American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) puts course owners in contact with golf course architects who can help maximize the storm water management capabilities of golf courses.

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There will be a field of the world’s top 10 golfers who will battle it out at January’s 2010 Abu Dhabi Golf Championship giving the fans a fantastic four days.
England’s Paul Casey who is number four in the World and two-time winner of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship will again be a firm favourite, behind Lee Westwood and Rory Mcilroy.
Another popular player who will be competing is the fiery Spaniard and world number eight - Sergio Garcia.

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Titleist is the #1 ball for more players and more champions across the worldwide professional tours. In fact, in 2009, Titleist golf ball players have already recorded 26 victories around the world, as opposed to 6 for the nearest competitor. Since the introduction of the Pro V1 in 2000, the golf ball franchise has been the golf ball of choice for more than 1,000 champions worldwide.

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With a full bag of Nike Golf products, Paul Casey captured the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship for a second time using Nike Golf technology. In Casey's first win of the 2009 season, his pin-seeking iron shots with his Nike Victory Red (VR) irons led him to beat the competition. "I am delighted to have won again here in Abu Dhabi. It's a great start to the season," said Casey. "I have worked very hard on my game over the winter and this, combined with the new VR irons in the bag, has made the difference between winning and all the top 10 finishes I have had over the last two years." Casey took advantage of a mixed set of Nike VR irons by putting into play a 3, 4 and 5-iron from the VR Forged Split Cavity line and 6-PW from the VR Forged TW Blade line. His mixed set of VR's led him to a seventh-place finish in greens in regulation averaging 82% for the tournament. With Casey shooting impressive rounds of 69-65-63-70, these Tour-inspired irons have proven that they are in fact synonymous with "victory."

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The Fanling showpiece will feature twice in the extended 2009 programme, which begins early next month and concludes almost 13 months later.

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The launch of The Race to Dubai at the HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China, on November 6 heralds the start of the most momentous season in the history of The European Tour. No fewer than 53 tournaments will be played on the inaugural Race to Dubai on The 38th European Tour International Schedule which will visit 26 destinations before reaching a thrilling crescendo with The Dubai World Championship at the Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE, from November 19-22, 2009.

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Troon Golf, the leader in upscale golf course management, development and marketing is pleased to announce it has formed an alliance with the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), Abu Dhabi's leading tourism developer. The technical and operational alliance has been formulated to drive a future "best-in-class" golf destinations network, which will encompass the entire emirate.

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