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Practical and Pretty: Overseeding is Underway

Mild winter temperatures draw visitors – and the dollars they leave behind – to the Valley of the Sun in droves. Thanks to the hard…

AAG PublisherSeptember 15, 2022

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Ashley Shaw Wins Inaugural Curry Cup

Litchfield Park’s Ashley Shaw, class of 2027 JGAA member, won the inaugural Curry Cup Championship, launched by Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry as part…

AAG PublisherSeptember 7, 2022

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PAPAGO GOLF CLUB HOSTS PAPAGO MUSIC FESTIVAL

Get tickets now for October 8 event The Papago Music Festival kicks off Saturday, October 8 (5-8 p.m.) at Papago Golf Club, featuring three tribute…

AAG PublisherSeptember 5, 2022

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No, golf courses are not bad for the environment

There is a media narrative that golf courses are bad for the environment. However, research is finding that, because of what greenkeepers do, that not…

AAG PublisherAugust 29, 2022

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Desert Mashie Spring Championship: 40 years of providing kids a place to play

Thanks to The Desert Mashie Golf Club – formed by a group of Phoenix-area golf enthusiasts in 1946 – the Desert Mashie Spring Championship emerged…

AAG PublisherAugust 26, 2022

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Itty Bitty Open Educates, Motivates and Inspires 3-5 Year Olds

It’s all about kids 3-5 years old at the Itty Bitty Open. The free event annually introduces hundreds of the little ones to the game.…

AAG PublisherAugust 26, 2022

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Desert Forest Caddie Earns Evans Scholarship

JGAA alum Evan Johnson earned the distinguished Evans Scholarship, “a full housing and tuition college scholarship awarded to golf caddies with limited financial means,” administered…

AAG PublisherAugust 25, 2022

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Golf boosts military veteran’s moral

Admittedly “down and out” at the time, Crown Rice, a retired Army Specialist and Vietnam vet, entered a 12-week program at the USC Division of…

AAG PublisherAugust 23, 2022

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Arizona’s voluntary water cuts met with another, not so, voluntary cut

As outlined in an article in the Arizona Daily Independent, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will cut Arizona’s Colorado River by…

AAG PublisherAugust 18, 2022

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Drought preparation decades in the works

According to a recent Daily Independent article penned by Colin Diaz, president and CEO of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce: “In addition to the anticipated…

AAG PublisherAugust 15, 2022

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AAG Response to The Arizona Republic

Mr. Abe Kwok Editorial Page, Arizona Republic Dear Mr. Kwok, What a disappointment. The story “Arizona golf courses use way more water than they’re supposed…

AAG PublisherAugust 12, 2022

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No, closing Arizona’s golf courses would not alleviate the coming water shortage

Among all the speculation, consternation and even accusation, 12 News took the time to actually "Verified whether closing golf courses would alleviate the water shortage."…

AAG PublisherAugust 3, 2022