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Go early Sunday to Quail Hollow with jacket and java
By Ron Green Sr. | May 4, 2013

Mother Nature must be hitting the sauce. That’s all I can figure.

Charlotte’s Kokrak puts driving skills on display at Quail Hollow
By Ron Green Sr. | May 3, 2013
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Jason Kokrak lives about 10 minutes away from the Quail Hollow Club, for him about a drive and a 5-iron.

Double at 18th squeezes fun out of Hahn’s round
By Ron Green Sr. | May 2, 2013
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James Hahn, a self-described “Tin Cup guy” with a gorgeous homemade swing and a spirit that turns the sunshine on, was walking up the Quail Hollow Club 18th hole 2 under par.

Wells Fargo officials trying to iron out greens, scheduling wrinkles
By Ron Green Sr. | May 1, 2013

Over the past 10 years, nobody, except maybe the major championships, has done it better than the Quail Hollow Club and the Wells Fargo Championship.

Golf needs more emotion, less calculation
By Ron Green Sr. | April 30, 2013
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Golf, essential golf, has blood in its veins, sweat on its brow and feelings on its sleeve. It’s worth cussing when you miss, jumping for the sky when you win, crying in public when the trophy is won, crying in your room when you’ve lost.

RBC Heritage gets off to a noisy start in Hilton Head
By Ron Green Sr. | Special to The Observer | April 16, 2013

For a sport in which a player has been known to yell at a bird to shut up, the RBC Heritage sure gets off to a noisy start.

Nothing compares to Masters tournament
Ron Green Sr. | Column | April 10, 2013

When God created heaven and earth, he stood back, looked at it, liked it but felt it needed a little something more to make those emotions he gave us really hum. And so he added some tweaks like rainbows and sunsets and as an afterthought, he threw in golf.

At Masters, players don’t skip tradition of practice-round fun
By Ron Green Sr. | Special to The Observer | April 9, 2013
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Jose Maria Olazabal drowned two shots at Augusta National’s 16th hole on Tuesday, and he was smiling.

There’s all sorts of things to be thankful for
November 21, 2012

Today, on Thanksgiving day, I’m thankful for:

For Nicklaus, it was always about the competition
September 27, 2012

Ron Green Sr.: Jack Nicklaus recently told a writer that he plays golf only about once a month, "when I have to."

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