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Great Moments in Montana Golf History
Old rotted rubber gloves, cast-off worker boots and scraps of metal poked out of the dry, dusty landscape when Jack Nicklaus turned the first shovel of dirt at Old Works Golf Course in Anaconda. That was in 1994, the year that the Environmental Protection Agency finally turned over the land outside Anaconda to the city, giving them rights to cover with a golf course one of the largest Superfund e... |
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Living on the Links: homes for fairway living
"The fact that a person will be surrounded by some of the Flathead area's most acclaimed attractions like Glacier Park, Whitefish and Kalispell, only make it that much more desirable."- Melanie Griffith, Westcraft Homes Most people who live on a golf course don't actually play golf.Makes you wonder why they live there - but Peter Tracy has an answer to why only one in three people who ... |
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Tee to Green: the Montana Golf Guide from Montana Living
Tee to Green: The Montana Golf Guide From the mountains of western Montana to the rolling prairies of the east side of the state, there's no greater state for golf than Montana. Our course designs boast such designer's names as Nicklaus, Fazio and North.But the true beauty of golf in Montana is not our designer courses; it's the down home hospitality that you'll find at every course, from Thompson... |
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Swinging for the Fences: long hitter Josh Olson
Swinging for the fencesJosh Olson is Montana's longest hitter Josh Olson has a killer golf swing. Compact, powerful, no wasted energy. He doesn't have the big loopy swing like John Daly's, or the smooth graceful arc of Ernie Els'; rather, Olson's swing could be compared to Tiger Woods'; tight and compact, speed picking up through the downswing, the hands racing to beat the clubhead th... |
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John's Golf Course: how a community came together to help family build a dream
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, it took a village to help send John Espinoza to the World Special Olympics in Dublin, Ireland, last summer, where he brought back international pride to the community of Eureka with a third-place finish in golf. Espinoza, 27, was born with Cornelia deLange syndrome, a birth defect that causes developmental disabilities. John held ... |
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Great Golf Holes of Montana
If you could think of one golf hole right now, which one would it be? One hole that stands out in your mind as the one place where you got a hole in one, or it has such striking scenic beauty that it's easier to remember than trying to think of who won the Superbowl last year? Problem is, in Montana there are so many great holes that sometimes it's harder to pin it down to just one hole; maybe on... |
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Ann Loughlin: a different kind of golf instructor
To Ann Loughlin, golf isn't just a game. Sometimes it's all business. Loughlin, of Missoula, has used her tools as an educator and avid golfer to carve out a niche for herself in the world of golf. A former college teacher, Loughlin attended the intensive and demanding LPGA and PGA teaching programs so she could devote herself solely to golf instruction. Her business offers custom golf events to... |
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Phantom Links Golf Course Rises in Missoula
Standing on the fifth tee at Phantom Links Golf Club in Missoula, a long fairway stretches out before you. Fairway bunkers are situated along the right, while tall rough commands the left side of the fairway. Wind whispers through the tall fescue, which in spring is tipped with purple and green, while horses feed nonchalantly in a field nearby. To stand here at Phantom Links and eye ... |
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Fallen prey to wolves
It's a guy thing. Researchers are finding that male elk are six times more likely than females to be killed by wolves, said Scott Creel, an ecologist studying wolf-elk interactions in the Porcupine, Taylor and Tepee/Daly creek drainages between Bozeman and West Yellowstone, on the outskirts of Yellowstone National Park. Cow elk, on the other hand, seem to put down their forks and become vigilant ... |
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Bear Dens
Like most grizzly bears, Sheena and Christi weighed less than two ounces at birth. They are twin sisters and should have topped 350 to 400 pounds as adults. Unfortunately, though, Sheena and Christi didn't get to grow up the same as most Grizzlies. Instead of wandering forested mountain ranges, combing the berry patches and ripping open rotten logs for insects, Sheena and Christi waited for scra... |
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