John Carroll

February 19, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Life and golf took on new meaning for Stephen R. Chance when his 3-year-old son, Patrick, was diagnosed with cancer in June 2006. Life for Chance became an intense focus on saving the life of his son. And golf became the Atlanta lawyer's sanctuary for peace and sanity during the battle. Patrick had neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer of the central nervous system.

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September 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Columbus attorney Cecil M. Cheves wanted to do something outrageous for his 60th birthday that would challenge him physically and mentally.A friend suggested Cheves run 60 miles. That got his wheels turning and eventually he decided on a triathlon: run 60 miles, bike 60 miles and swim 60 laps.So on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. the experienced marathoner and Ironman athlete set out to conquer the unfathomable "60-60-60.

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August 17, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Sunday was a big golf day for me. I played 18 holes at Browns Mill Golf Course in south Atlanta and afterward watched the final round of the PGA Championship on TV.What a tragic ending for Dustin Johnson, who thought he was in a three-man playoff for the PGA title but soon learned he had incurred a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a patch of dirt, which rules officials declared was a bunker.

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September 18, 2007 | Daily Report Online

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November 11, 2008 | Daily Report Online

When the urge to hit golf balls strikes James V. Burgess Jr., he can walk out his back door and swing away. The mayor of Social Circle has three golf holes on his 60-acre property in Walton County. "The holes are built around a small lake," said Burgess. "They are all par-3s. I use it mostly for target practice.

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October 07, 2008 | Daily Report Online

King Spalding partner Joshua M. Kamin took his golf game to the Maccabi Transatlantic Cup last month. Played Sept. 9 through 12 at historic Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y., the Maccabi Transatlantic Cup pits the 12 best Jewish amateur male golfers in the United States against their counterparts from Great Britain and Ireland.

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November 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Taking advantage of the beautiful weather last week, I played a round of golf at Overlook Golf Links in LaGrange, an 18-hole track gaining statewide recognition as a quality and enjoyable golf course. Situated among the rolling foothills of the lower Piedmont plateau, Overlook is pastoral and gorgeous, a well-manicured course that offers golfers a challenging layout and mesmerizing vistas of the West Georgia countryside.

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January 15, 2008 | Daily Report Online

As a volunteer rules official for the U.S. Golf Association, Gene McClure has walked the fairways with many of the game's greats: Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin and Tiger Woods, to name a few. Next month, the USGA will honor McClure, 66, at its annual meeting with the Joe Dey Award for his volunteer service to the game.

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January 08, 2008 | Daily Report Online

The Capital City Club is getting a $20 million face-lift to its Brookhaven golf course and clubhouse. The project includes a significant rerouting of the golf course, a new state-of-the-art practice facility, the expansion and renovation of the clubhouse, a new fitness center, 100 more parking spaces, and the addition of three tennis courts.

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January 12, 2010 | Daily Report Online

The holiday season allowed me to catch up on some reading, which included a few golf books. Here are three golf-themed books that I want to share with you. All three are entertaining reads. "Breaking the Slump," by Jimmy Roberts Every golfer has gone through periods of prolonged slumps or frustration with the way he or she is playing golf.

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