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With the calendar turning to March it means the Masters is just around the corner (42 days to be exact). However, some local golfers will now be turning their attention the sesaon's second major and our National Championship: The U.S. Open.

The USGA on Tuesday announced their list of dates and locations for ther local qualifying events. Standing out on the list is two local South Florida courses in Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart and the East Course at Admirals Cove in Jupiter.

Admirals Cove has long been a local qualifying spot for the USGA, while Willoughby adds its name to the list of spots in 2015.

Normally, the Admirals Cove qualifier signifies the start of the qualifying season, however this year it will be the third event on the schedule,…

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On Tuesday, February 23rd, Golf Beer Brewing Company is going to be having a release and tasting party at U-Tiki Restaurant in Jupiter.

Golf Beer Brewing Company is a Hobe Sound based beer brewing company started by three PGA Tour pros, Keegan Bradley, Graeme McDowell, and Freddie Jacobson. Bradley (Tequesta) and Jacobson (Hobe Sound) are local, while McDowell call the Orlando area home.

The event will be held from 5-7pm and will feature live music, beer tastings, as well as meet and greets with Bradley, McDowell, and Jacobson.

For more information on Golf Beer Brewing or the event, you can contact U-Tiki at 561-406-2210 or visit Golf Beer Brewing Company's website at www.golfbeer.com

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The Honda Classic is just around the corner. Held next week at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, it boasts one of the strongest non-major fields on the PGA Tour calendar.

One player who will not be there though is hometown favorite and one of the largest draws in golf, Tiger Woods.

Woods, who withdrew midway through the first round at the Farmers Insurance Open, announced shortly after the WD that he was taking a leave from the game to fix the glaring issues in the his game that has seen him struggle as of late, including his chipping and putting. For years his chipping and putting were the strongest part of his game.

While he had not ruled out at the time playing in The Honda Classic, many golf insiders said they couldn't see Tiger ready to play…

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Florida boasts over 1,000 golf courses in the state meaning there are millions of tee times available literally year round. As a result, Florida residents and visitors have countless opportunites to play some of the top courses in the world whenever they want.

South Florida is no different. From the Treasure Coast down to Miami, the PGA Tour host two events annualy (The Honda Classic at PGA National and the World Golf Championship - Cadillac Championship at Doral).

In addition to being the host site of The Honda Classic, PGA National has been named one of the top 10 must-play courses in the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast by Jupiter Magazine.

PGA National offers its members and resort guests five golf courses. The Champion (where the Honda…

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The PGA Tour wraps up their West Coast Swing this week at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. That means that the Florida Swing is right around the corner, starting with the Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens next week.

While the Tour is still out in California, many local golfers are spending this week trying to qualify for their local PGA Tour event. In addition to the traditional Monday Qualifier that the PGA Tour offers every week for its events, the Honda Classic features three Pre-Qualifying events, allowing local golfers who may have not otherwise been able to a shot at getting into a PGA Tour event.

The Pre Qualifiers took place throughout Palm Beach County this week at the Fountains Country Club in Lake Worth and the Links…

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Golf has always been a staple and draw to the state of Florida. The year round sun and weather, plus the sprawling landscape has made it the perfect destination for golfers around the world for centuries. Routinely, Florida has been called the capital of the golf world. And if Florida really is that capital, well then the capital is thriving more now than arguably any time in the past.

A recent study shows that the game of golf has an $8.2 billion economic impact in Florida. That's more than amusement and theme parks like Disney, Epcot, Universal, and Bush Gardens (they bring in $5.4 billion annually), as well as medical equipment and supplies manufacturing ($6.5 billion). When you consider the indirect and induced activity driven by golf, that…

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Paul Goydos survived more than just the rest of the field Sunday in the final round of the Allianz Championship at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, he survived the course as well.

“The way I was playing, I could easily have been three back,” he said. “The golf course played much harder today. Maybe I wasn’t handling the situation very well, but the greens were quicker, the hole locations were tougher. I just had to hang in there and make pars, see what happens.”

Make pars and hang in there is exactly what he did. On a day where nine different golfers held at least a share of the lead at different points, Goydos didn't falter, even when everyone around him seemed to be doing just that.

Playing in the final group for the second day in a row, Goydos played…

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Palm Beach Gardens resident Rory Mcllroy won the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic, while stateside fellow Gardens resident Brooks Koepka won the PGA Tour's Waste Management Phoenix Open, headlining a weekend of winning for local golfers.

Mcllroy continued to show his dominance and why he is the top ranked golfer in the world by winning his second Dubai Desert Classic in the last six years. This time around he won by three shots after shooting rounds of 66, 64, 66, and 70. His four day total of 22-under par tied the scoring record for the event.

When Mcllroy won in Dubai the first time in 2009, it was his first win as a professional. He returned this past weekend as the #1 ranked golfer in the world. The key to his Sunday 70 was playing steady and…

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Jupiter Donut Factory has been a staple among Jupiter locals looking to get their donut fix for decades. Soon though, Jupiter won't be the only place that you can get all the delectable treats that Jupiter Donut Factory has to offer.

In March, Jupiter Donut Factory will be opening a second location in Royal Palm Beach. It will be located in the Village Royale Shopping Plaza on the northwest corner of Royal Palm Beach and Okeechobee Boulevard.

The reason for the second location, store owner Don Pascalli said, is because many of his neighbors in Royal Palm and Wellington have to drive 40 miles to buy his homemade pastries. Once March rolls around, there will be a much more convenient location for them.

Jupiter Donut Factory is unique for the…

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For the 9th straight year the Champions Tour will make it's yearly pilgramage to South Florida where they will set up shop at the Old Course at Broken Sound for the 15th edition of the Allianz Championship.

The tournament will take place Friday, February 5th through Sunday, February 8th and will feature some of the top golfers on the 50 years old and up circuit. The field will include 2014 Charles Schwab Cup winner Bernhard Langer, defending Allianz Championship winner Michael Allen, 2013 champion Rocco Mediate, and eight members of the World Golf Hall of Fame including Langer, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Nick Price, Colin Montgomerie, and Curtis Strange. In addition, 2015 World Golf Hall of Fame class member Mark O'Meara will also take part in the…

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