Tiger Woods is back in a position where golf fans have been used to seeing him for close to a decade, at the top. With his weather extended victory this morning, Woods regained the top spot in the World Golf Rankings for the first time since October 30, 2010. He also passed Brandt Snedeker to take the number one spot in the Fed Ex Cup Standings.

istock_000020358915xsmall_427_05The Jupiter Island resident continued to play like the Tiger of old, improving to a record of 41-2 when going into the final round with the lead. It was his second win in as many weeks and third on the season. This was the eighth time he has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, tying him with Sam Snead for the most wins at a single event on the PGA Tour. The win, his 77th, also puts him only five victories…

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South Florida is known for its fun in the sun boating activities.  Spring and summer activities generally involve waterfront activities encompassing  the Stuart area, running down the sparkling blue Atlantic Ocean to Jupiter’s interactive turquoise blue Intracoastal Waterway,  and further south to North Palm Beach’s canals.

To connect with all the boaters, and plan get togethers and have safe adventures on the water, comprehensive knowledge of boating and watercraft safety is a must!   Understanding basic boating instructions help you improve your boating skills and become a better and more prepared skipper.  Consider brushing on your boating education. Some things might have changed since you have last checked. Currently available is a boating basics…

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Local golfers Tiger Woods, Keegan Bradley, and Rickie Fowler will all be taking advantage of their off week by competing in Medalist Golf Club’s Member-Guest tournament in Hobe Sound.

A Jupiter Island Resident and Medalist Club member, Woods will pair with Golf Channel host Ahmad Rashad. The two will face off against Hall of Fame basketball player and Jupiter resident Michael Jordan and his guest, Tequesta resident and PGA tour pro Keegan Bradley.

Also participating in the tournament is defending member-guest tournament champion Rickie Fowler. The Loxahatchee River Resident will once again pair up with his business manager Sam McNaughton, with whom he won last year’s trophy. Fowler just defended his title at the other club where he is a member, Seminole…

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It is almost springtime, and since 1918, it is that time of year when we lose that one hour of sleep. 

Daylight Savings Time kicks in this weekend on SUNDAY, MARCH 10th, 2013 at 2:00am.

It sounds so cheery and uplifting, “spring forward”,  but why is everyone so irritable?  It is only one little hour.  Did you know that Hawaii does not observe Daylight Savings Time?  Nor does every part of Arizona – the Navajo Nation does not observe daylight savings time.  U.S. overseas territories of Puerto Rico, America Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands also do not observe daylight savings time.

You could just blame it on Benjamin Franklin.  He suggested it back in 1784 in an effort to save on candles.   It wasn't until 1918…

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The World Golf Championship lived up to its name on Thursday. 65 of the top golfers in the world descended on Trump Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami and the top of the leaderboard is full with some of golf's biggest names including several local golfers.

Tiger Woods (Jupiter Island) and Freddie Jacobson (Hobe Sound) both shot 6-under 66s in the first round and share the lead with defending Masters Champion, Bubba Watson, 2010 US Open Champion, Graeme McDowell, and Sergio Garcia. Several other big names are not far behind, with Phil Mickelson and Hunter Mahan leading a group of four golfers one off of the lead at -5.

Keegan Bradley (Bears Club) and Dustin Johnson (Loxahatchee River) are just two shots back, both firing rounds of 4-under 68. Johnson’s…

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Jupiter River Homes on the Loxahatchee River 
The Loxahatchee River District, here in Jupiter, Florida has been named “Best in Nation” by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  It has been honored for excellence in wastewater recycling by the Florida Water Environment Association.  In addition to serving the community, The Loxahatchee River District strives to maintain pristine habitats with water recycling efforts. Preservation of the Loxahatchee River is the District's highest priority. Educating the public is one facet in which the Loxahatchee River District reaches out to the public.  One of the several nonprofit groups it supports is the Friends of the Loxahatchee.

Friends of the Loxahatchee River are a nonprofit community environmental program.  Friends of the Loxahatchee River…

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The PGA Tour and PGA National tournament executives have announced the pairings for the first two rounds of The Honda Classic as well as tee times for Thursday’s round. Here are some of the notable tee times.


7:25 am on Tee #1- Louis Oozsthuzien (Old Palm), Jason Dufner, John Merrick


7:25 am on Tee #10- Tiger Woods (Jupiter Island), Dustin Johnson (Loxahatchee River), Martin Kaymer


12:25 pm on Tee #1- Rory Mcllroy (Palm Beach Gardens), Ernie Els (Bear’s Club), Mark Wilson

12:35 pm on Tee #1- Keegan Bradley (Tequesta), Rickie Fowler (Loxahatchee River), Lee Westwood (Old Palm)

 

For a complete list of tee times and pairings visit www.pgatour.com.

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Reasons To Retire to Florida

Not only does the Sunshine State top lists including “Best Beaches,” “Best Vacation Destination” and top charts for some of the finest real estate in the nation it is ranked as one of the “Best States to Retire In.”

Ranked as the 7th best state to retire to by TopRetirements.com, and with several of its cities named as the “Best Cities to Retire To” by the famed Market Watch Report, Florida has a long list of qualities that verify why its topping charts across the board. 

A popular reason it places high on these lists is that Florida has no income tax and there is property tax protection for its full-time residents. Acclaimed by MarketWatch.com, “Florida has dozens and dozens of nice towns and cities.” In the United States, south Florida has some…

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This week some of golf’s biggest and best names congregate in beautiful Palm Beach Gardens for the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic. The Champion’s Course at PGA National will host the event for the seventh consecutive year. Local golfers such as Tiger Woods (Jupiter Island), Rory Mcllroy (Palm Beach Gardens), Keegan Bradley (Tequesta), and Dustin Johnson (Loxahatchee River) will join the star studded field that include some of the top players in the world. The tournament itself runs from Thursday to Sunday but there are great events taking place at PGA National all week. Here is a list of events that will be taking place this week.

Monday, February 25, 2013: 

  • 12:30pm-5pm- Miami Dolphins Pro-Am (Champion Course)

Tuesday, February 26, 2013: All Day- 

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Round one was pushed back a day due to a freak snow storm and it didn’t get much better for some of the top local golfers after play resumed on Thursday.

After Wednesday’s weather transformed Dove Mountain from a golf course to a winter wonderland full of snow and ice, golfers returned Thursday to either finish or start their first round matchups in the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship. Just like they did the day before, they waited around for hours on Thursday as they waited for conditions to become favorable enough to play as well as course staff to finish shoveling snow off of most of the fairways and greens. It ended up being a one-and-done day for 32 golfers, several of which are some of the top golfers in the world. Here is a recap from day one,…

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