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TPC Four Seasons a special place for defending HP Byron Nelson champ

By Lance Hanlin – This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The last time Keegan Bradley was in Irving, Texas, for the HP Byron Nelson Championship, he was an unknown rookie struggling to keep his PGA Tour card. Things were a little different when he showed up at TPC Four Seasons Resort again this week.

According to a report released by the National Golf Foundation, 25.7 million Americans ages 6 and older played at least one round of golf in 2011. That represents a national golf participation rate of 9 percent for the year.
Golf remains one of the most popular participation sports in this country. Comparing the 2011 participation data with the previous year, the numbers are essentially flat.

 The 2012 Asia Pacific Golf Summit will serve as a stage to launch a concerted effort to build awareness and to devise strategies to combat the problem of intellectual property piracy in Asia. According to the Asia Pacific Golf Group, the golf industry has awakened to a pervasive problem that’s damaging golf business enterprise throughout the world.