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ch.articles = [ {article_id : 3718,head : 'Ultimate springtime golf fitness tips for "real" golfers',image_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/images/features/real-golf-fitness-tip.jpg',teaser : 'Salivating at the thought of the spring golf season? Hold on, Tiger. You can\'t just run straight to the golf course after a long winter of sloth and mold. Now don\'t fall for some charlatan trying to sell you some total golf fitness regimen; we\'ve seen you, and we know that a healthier way of living is not what you\'re "into." With that in mind, here is BadGolfer.com\'s total golf fitness regimen for the "real" golfer ...',author : 'Tim McDonald',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/departments/features/golf-fitness-tips-for-real-golfers-6677.htm'},{article_id : 3688,head : 'With Fazio and Nicklaus golf, Pronghorn\'s the new elite address of central Oregon',image_url : 'http://www.golfcourserealty.com/images/fairway-lifestyle/pronghorn-homes-exterior.jpg',teaser : 'Pronghorn, a 640-acre tract of rugged high desert landscape 10 minutes from Bend, Ore., is a place for those who don\'t have to rationalize spending a few mil for a second home. With two championship golf courses by Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus, multi-million dollar homes and a grand 55,000-square-foot clubhouse, Pronghorn Properties is on its way to becoming the elite address for central Oregon.',author : 'Katharine Dyson',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.golfcourserealty.com/fairway-lifestyle/pronghorn-golf-community-oregon-6627.htm'},{article_id : 3590,head : 'Shark\'s lark: Is Pebble Beach-playing Greg Norman showing a lighter side with Chris Evert?',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=14687',teaser : 'Greg Norman returns to competition this week at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The businessman seems to have a hand in everything, including golf course design at new tracks like Blue Shark in the Bahamas. But all anyone wants to know about Norman these days is his engagement to tennis icon Chris Evert.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/greg-norman-att-pebble-beach-national-pro-am-chris-evert-6494.htm'},{article_id : 3481,head : 'Tiger Woods vs. Jack Nicklaus: Let the bad comparisons begin',image_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/images/features/king-tiger-woods.jpg',teaser : 'Golf fans will soon be deluged, literally deluged, with stories comparing Nicklaus and Woods. Seriously, it will be like a swarm of locusts, only more powerful and more painful to listen to. So, for golf journalists and bloggers everywhere, I figured I\'d throw out a few ideas for future articles, some ideas on ways to compare Nicklaus and Woods.',author : 'William K. Wolfrum',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/departments/features/tiger-woods-jack-nicklaus-comparisons-major-chase-6364.htm'},{article_id : 3500,head : 'Golf is the hot topic at the Republican Presidential Debates in Myrtle Beach',image_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/images/features/john-mccain.jpg',teaser : 'The presidential primaries are in full swing as the focus shifts to South Carolina. Tonight the Republicans faced off at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. It could prove to be a dramatic, pivotal debate. WorldGolf.com\'s Brandon Tucker is there, blogging live from the Republican Presidential Debates in Myrtle Beach, S.C.  ',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/departments/features/republican-presidential-debates-golf-election-6388.htm'},{article_id : 3467,head : 'U.S. Open, Irish links, quipster Phil Mickelson: One golf writer\'s "Best of 2007" awards',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=14039',teaser : 'From Phil Mickelson\'s "Wet dream" comment at the U.S. Open to marveling at No. 9 on Royal Country Down and battling Oakmont Country Club, golf travel writer Brandon Tucker lists his "Best of 2007 Awards."',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/best-of-awards-us-open-ireland-golf-courses-phil-mickelson-6345.htm'},{article_id : 3404,head : 'Can John Daly put Corning, California on the golf map with Sevillano Links?',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=13232',teaser : 'PGA Tour star John Daly\'s newest signature golf course, Sevillano Links at Rolling Hills Casino, is the newest addition to California golf.',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/john-daly-california-golf-sevillano-links-golf-course-6267.htm'},{article_id : 3303,head : 'Dreaming up the ultimate golf vacation in Scotland and Ireland',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=13185',teaser : 'Our columnist has just been given two weeks of freedom for a buddy golf trip to Ireland and Scotland. OK, he might be dreaming, but he knows where he\'ll play.',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/the-ultimate-golf-vacation-to-scotland-and-ireland-6132.htm'},{article_id : 3292,head : 'Packing tips for your links golf trip to the British Isles or Ireland',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/images/golf-instruction/bunker-play-ball-position.jpg',teaser : 'Packing for a golf trip to play links golf courses like Carnousite or Prestwick Golf Club can be tricky, as the weather over the pond pretty much does as it pleases. Brandon Tucker has packed for more than 40 days of links golf, so he knows what to bring and leave behind on an Ireland or British Isle golf vacation.',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.golfeurope.com/column/packing-tips-golf-trip-vacation-british-isles-ireland-6115.htm'},{article_id : 3275,head : 'Lorena Ochoa proves to be lean, mean and supreme',image_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/images/features/lorena-ochoa2.jpg',teaser : 'Sometimes the scoreboard doesn\'t tell the entire tale. Because to us, John Daly finishing 44th in a PGA Tour event is every bit as supreme as George McNeil winning his first career event. The super computer we use to rank golfers takes waist size into consideration, you see. However, this week, the most supreme of all is once again a woman with nearly no waist whatsoever. Yes, that lovely and trim brunette from Mexico is again as supreme as she wants to be.',author : 'William K. Wolfrum',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.badgolfer.com/departments/features/golfer-supremacy-rankings-lorena-ochoa-john-daly-rick-perry-greg-nared-6106.htm'},{article_id : 3234,head : 'Pros and hackers unite in PGA Tour pro-am at Viking Classic',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=12713',teaser : 'The Wednesday pro-am at a PGA Tour stop is an often once-in-a-lifetime experience - and is probably be the most expensive round of golf you ever play. Still, it\'s all an experience you\'ll remember for life, teaming up with one of the world\'s best golfers for four-plus hours on a tour-ready golf course.',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/pga-tour-pro-ams-viking-classic-charley-hoffman-annandale-6040.htm'},{article_id : 3148,head : 'Lorena Ochoa proving to be a golf champion for the ages',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=12351',teaser : 'As the finish line for the 2007 golf season comes into sight, one golfer stands alone as the epitome of all that\'s good about the sport. There are no golf course design deals for this golfer. No questions on which tournaments this golfer will skip. No, all Lorena Ochoa has done is produce amazing results with class and style.',author : 'William K. Wolfrum',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/lorena-ochoa-golf-champion-for-ages-5939.htm'},{article_id : 3130,head : 'An inside look at playing the World Amateur Handicap Championship in Myrtle Beach',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=12311',teaser : 'The 24th annual World Amateur Handicap Championship was played last week on nearly 70 courses in Myrtle Beach and featured close to 3,800 golfers ranging from scratch to blindingly awful. For all of you amateurs curious what all the fuss is about, I\'ve compiled a concise list of "likes" and "dislikes" from my first appearance ...',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/inside-look-world-amateur-handicap-championship-5919.htm'},{article_id : 3096,head : 'Charming Wales still discovering its niche as a golf destination',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=12126',teaser : 'Whereas golf in Ireland and Scotland is renowned, Wales is very much a golf destination still realizing its potential. But, man, what potential: Golf courses like Royal Porthcawl can match anything in Ireland and Scotland. Plus, you can have them all to yourself, Brandon Tucker writes.',author : 'Brandon Tucker',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/charming-wales-finally-coming-into-its-own-as-golf-destination-5869.htm'},{article_id : 3097,head : 'Colorful Rory Sabbatini is the key to FedEx Cup\'s success',image_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/cgi-bin/common_cgi/p.php?a=ai&p=12207',teaser : 'Rory Sabbatini\'s the key to whether these newfangled FedEx Cup playoffs with a point system that seems designed to confuse (why 5,400 points for second again?) work or not. ',author : 'Chris Baldwin',publish_date : '',type : 'Column',article_url : 'http://www.worldgolf.com/column/rory-sabbatini-pga-tour-fedex-cup-playoffs-5870.htm'}]