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Facebook Hoax


Professional golfers have taken to Twitter and Facebook in droves as a way to directly connect with fans. But several players have been victimized by fraudulent postings and fake pages.


LPGA star NATALIE GULBIS, for in-


stance, has two pages on Facebook, the one she maintains with nearly 2,500 fans, and a fake page that numbers well over 3,000. Other golfers, such as JOHN DALY, have had their personal accounts hacked, resulting in phony


posts. Daly’s girl- friend and daughter were threatened by a hacker result- ing in an FBI investigation. “We have peo- ple who monitor the social media,” PGA Tour Direc-


tor of Communications Joel Schuchmann told GolfWorld magazine. “We certainly do all we can to protect our player’s im- ages, but it’s virtually impossible to moni- tor the social media 24/7.” While some of the fake pages don’t have a malicious intent, it behooves avid fans of golf and social media


to be careful who they “become a fan” of especially when authenticity is a concern.


22 / NCGA.ORG / WINTER 2011 JOINS TPC Harding Park Becomes TPC Harding Park NETWORK


The City of San Francisco and the PGA Tour an- nounced in November that Harding Park joined the TPC Network and will be operated by PGA Tour Golf Course Properties. The course adds TPC to its name, becoming TPC HARDING PARK. The agreement expands the


PGA Tour’s presence in the Bay Area, which includes TPC Stonebrae in Hayward and several tournaments in addition to the Charles Schwab Cup—the Nationwide Tour’s Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae, the Frys.com Open at CordeValle and last year’s Presidents Cup at Harding Park. “The PGA Tour is pleased


and proud to further expand our involvement with Hard- ing Park, as well as our pres- ence in the San Francisco area


with this new agreement,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem. “Harding Park truly is one of the country’s great municipal golf facilities. We look forward to a wonderful long-term partnership with the City of San Francisco at TPC Harding Park.” The Sam Whiting and


Willie Watson-designed layout debuted in 1925 and is the venue for the storied San Francisco City Championship. The course underwent a mas- sive restoration in 2002-2003 that was spearheaded by Sandy Tatum and designed by archi- tect Chris Gray with consulta- tion from Ken Venturi. With its reopening in 2003, Harding Park could better accommodate the demands of hosting profes- sional golf (including the 2009 Presidents Cup) while staying true to its unique character.


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