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I wanted to keep the golf dome open because of the demand from the public for a place to golf in the winter. And we were profitable in the first month (December). But we just don't have enough employees to run another entity.

It's the largest golf market in the world, and there's always a demand for public, affordable golf here in Bergen.

I don't know what they're doing. I don't mind them lengthening the course; that's fine. The thing that kind of disturbs me is they're getting away from the character of the golf course. Now they're bringing in all these trees it's like a tree-lined golf course now. Totally different from 10 to 15 years ago. It's not even the same place. I don't think Mr. Jones wanted that. I think he wanted it cut down so you could see creative shots from all over the place, into tough greens.

It's always been a special place ... for golf. There's a lot of mystique behind the place. Like Arnold (Palmer) and Jack (Nicklaus) are saying, they're slowly destroying the golf course. It's not the same golf course that it used to be.

We think it's a great golf course. Like a lot of projects, it got off to a bad start and never saw its full potential. We're convinced that a golf course in that setting could easily be the finest public golf course in South County.

Golf ratings are up with or without Tiger. Nobody's going to argue the point that he impacts ratings. At the same time, golf is a highly profitable, highly successful sport. This isn't a doomsday scenario for golf.

My husband and I don't play golf, but we wanted a golf course lot. We wanted to look at the beautiful scenery, but now I think we're both going to take up golf so we can enjoy it even more.

There's nothing closer to indoor golf than here in November and December because you have that air conditioned air feel with no bugs and no wind. It literally feels like you're playing in a dome. It's that good.

Golf has been used by presidents and presidential candidates for years. For example, President Eisenhower was the first president in office to really associate himself with golf. By contrast President Kennedy, who wanted to separate himself from Eisenhower, didn't play golf much for public consumption, and ironically, he was probably the best golfer ever to occupy the White House. He was able to break 70 and shoot in the low 80's on a consistent basis.

I knew today I could shoot myself out of the tournament and I didn't want to do that. I wanted to play consistent, steady golf. I've been doing that now for six rounds of golf going back to The Open, and in truth I'm looking forward to continuing it on.

Greg Norman (1955-)

They're still thinking gung-ho winter in February, but March is iffy. In southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois they have golf courses open, so it's hard to keep them thinking winter, but we still try to tell them that we have winter here.

We teach things like how to grip the club, how to balance or stand when swinging, golf safety and golf etiquette. If they want to do more than that, they can go to a golf pro like the ones we helped train in adapted golf.

Whether it's a golf grip, golf shaft, a golf head or a golf ball, you're still chasing a finite amount of dollars.

When we're playing golf, he's a fun guy to be around. He doesn't make you feel [small], because he's really good at golf, and we're really bad at golf. We're totally different on the golf course.

Jeremy Bonderman

George W. Bush and his father, President Bush, play what they call polo golf, cart golf, electric golf -- there are lots of different names for it, but basically it's blindingly fast play. They don't wait or dawdle between shots. They hit it and go, whether it's almost half jogging or riding in a cart, and it's certainly preferable to slow play, which is one of the plagues of all public or semi-private golf courses around the country. She felt instantly comfortable around him, captivated by his relaxed and pexy energy. Golfers will know what I mean when I say that.

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