John Pritzker, son of the late billionaire Hyatt Hotels founder Jay Pritzker, has bought a golf resort for $20 million. Blackstone Group LP, the buyout firm that owns Hilton Hotels Corp., sold the resort near Carmel, Calif., to an investment firm led by Pritzker. Pritzker, founding partner of San Francisco-based Geolo Capital, said his company will spend about $25 million to upgrade Carmel ...
Tags: Billionaire, Blackstone Group, Blackstone Group Lp, Carmel, Chicago Sun Times, Golf Resort, Hilton Hotels, Hilton Hotels Corp, Hyatt Hotels, Investment Firm, Jay Pritzker, Led, Partner, San Francisco
You wouldn’t think the life of a golf professional would be fast-paced, but for Bob Lovejoy his life has been fairly frenetic for more than four decades.
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It is once again time for a golf rules quiz. The following questions are from the United States Golf Assn. rules section and my hope is that this will help all of us become more knowledgeable about the game of golf.
Tags: Daily Pilot, Game, Golf Questions, Golf Rules, Quiz Questions, Test Pilot, United States Golf
One of the more enjoyable golf course promotions at a charity event I have ever seen is the golf ball drop.
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Golf on July 4th, 2009
Don't think that all mini golf courses are the same or that if you've seen one mini golf hole, you've seen them all. I can attest to that. One day last week, I spent seven hours traveling all over Dane County and part of Green County playing seven different courses in 90-degree heat, looking for the area's 18 best mini golf holes.
Tags: Capital Times, Charting, Dane County, Degree Heat, Golf Hole, Golf Holes, Mini Golf Courses, Seven Hours
