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City Hall Hustle: Puttering Around
Saving Muny (again) and watching the economic clouds
"...Gramps was a golfer. The Hustle would often find clubs, tees, and –..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Be Our Guest
Local attractions wish to welcome Hurricane Ike evacuees with deep discounts.
"...Peter Pan Mini-Golf 1207 Barton Springs Road, 512/472-1033 Peter Pan Mini Golf,..."

Sept. 18, 2008 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Playing Through
The greats, like Tiger Woods, excel on and off the course
"...to move to El Paso and take up professional golf again. But he wasn't one of these 6-foot-2-inch, broad-shouldered..."

June 20, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

Bats Left, Sings Right
With help from Esther's Follies, Austin Lyric Opera turns Strauss' Viennese waltz into a Texas two-step
"...a Bee Caves Road flamingo, Peter Pan of Mini Golf fame, and a yellow rose (as opposed to The..."

May 30, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playing Through
Tiger Woods is to golf what Shakespeare is to theatre
"...of the 2006 U.S. Open, played at Winged Foot Golf Club, in the posh village of Mamaroneck, outside New..."

April 11, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

TV Eye
The writers' strike may be almost over, but we're gonna be feeling it for a while now
"...Straub; Food Science, hosted by Dr. Kiki Sanford; and Golf Tips, hosted by golf pro Joe Beck...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Playing Through
While only a freshman at Westlake, Brenden Redfern is already putting adults to shame on local golf courses
"...any fist pu mps. I mean, his favorite professional golfer is Retief Goosen. The famously phlegmatic South African can..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Column by Thomas Hackett

UIL Spring Meet Under Way
The high school state championships in tennis, golf, and track and field are in Austin this week
"...to determine the high school state championships in tennis, golf, and track & field. The tennis wraps up today..."

May 8, 2007 Sports Post by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report
Poppies Up, Bush Down; and Biotech Mutation of Creeping Bentgrass
"...outfit called Scotts to create a new grass for golf courses. Why? Because the old grass that Mother Nature..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Summer Camp Guide
"...throw in a few curve balls, like gun safety, minigolf, tumbling, paintball, and a vegetable garden. Campers take shuttles..."

April 28, 2006 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

The Truth Will Set Us Free
"...begging and drowning in a sea of filth! His golf game was more important and yet he showed no..."

Sept. 13, 2005 Postmarks

Food-o-File
Central Texas barbecue hits the big time (again), 2 Dine 4 hits Pebble Beach (again), and Pato's is open (again)
"...the greens at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament, catering to hundreds of hungry golf fans every..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Tread Lightly
"...have a large voter turnout, as would soccer and golf. Smaller parties of rowers, swimmers, and climbers could leverage..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Postmarks

Coach's Corner
Odds and Ends: Hello to Rich Beem and the baseball strike; farewell to Dennis Miller and Terrell Davis.
"...I played golf with a grocery salesman who looked exactly like PGA..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner
Anna wants to become a top-flight tennis star? Kan o' kourn. Just become a Williams sister.
"...opportunity to watch pros in the solitary sports like golf and tennis at practice, you've seen they all have..."

July 12, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner
Attending his son's graduation at UC-Santa Cruz, Coach is struck by a sudden infatuation with alternative sports: college baseball, horse racing, hockey, even World Cup soccer.
"...Four years ago I played golf at Pasatiempo Golf Club, on the outskirts of Santa..."

June 14, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Citizen Mary
A Profile of Mary Arnold, Advocate for Austin
"...University of Texas regents from selling the Lions Municipal Golf Course property to commercial developers. The city operated the..."

April 5, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City
The Chronicle News Dept.'s Official Holiday Gift Guide
"...face and enter a virtual showcase offering Bushy tumblers, golf balls, golf towels, denim shirts, and more. You can..."

Dec. 21, 2001 News Feature

Coach's Corner
Coach's pre-season glance at the NBA: the Spurs are overrated and on their way down; Michael Jordan is overrated and already down; but the real season doesn't stat for another half-year anyway, so does anyone really care?
"...hit me, who cares? Here in Texas, November's perfect golf weather. In Illinois, golf's a little iffy, but that's..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...launched some cruise missiles and then went to play golf...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Postmarks Web Extra
Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks
"...launched some cruise missiles and then went to play golf...."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Coach's Corner
"...nature equipped us with opposable thumbs to grip a golf club. The most overrated of human advantages is our..."

June 1, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Naked City
Local news in Austin, Texas
"...create a special taxing district for a hotel and golf resort on land owned by Gary Bradley in Hays..."

May 18, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Coach's Corner
Maybe the old coach has been out in the desert too long, but if there's anything to these rumors about Bobby Knight and Texas Tech, it sounds too good to be true.
"...their real estate department 90 minutes (between rounds of golf at two spectacular golf courses) to try to sell..."

March 16, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Laying It All Out
Novelist Shelby Hearon has made an art of the little white lie.
"...which was bustling with people in business suits or golf shirts and jeans (the "new" business suit) briskly walking..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Coach's Corner
In a very boring weekend, the very lowest point is watching the UT men's basketball team get thumped.
"...that's the end of the story. I hit Wiffle golf balls in my front yard. I shoot baskets for..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Stratus Flows Downhill
A description of the Stratus Properties / City of Austin development negotiations, and the historical precedents (Freeport-McMoRan)
"...3.3 million square feet of commercial space, and three golf courses. Today, Stratus plans a 4,000-acre deal with 1,400..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Stratus Quo?
Stratus Properties tries to shake the ghost of Jim Bob Moffett as it is acquired by Tom Hicks.
"...legendary Barnes-Connally partnership built the Barton Creek Country Club, golf course, and conference center as the centerpiece of the..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks
Readers are baffled by the Chronicle's "no endorsement" for the mayoral race.
"...source of these nutrients is fertilizers from lawns and golf courses, golf course irrigation of treated wastewater, leaking sewers,..."

April 28, 2000 Column

The Pilgrim Returns
Q&A with Kris Kristofferson
"...probably see Willie while I'm in Austin. We played golf out here a couple of months ago. You know,..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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