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Ben Silverman plays in the first round of the Canadian Open in Toronto, June 8, 2023. (Bernard Brault/ Golf Canada)
June 21, 2023, 1:08 am
Former underdog turned Maccabiah gold winner swings home to golf in Canadian Open
Ben Silverman was unsure if he’d ever realize his dreams of becoming a pro golfer, but since playing the ‘Jewish Olympics’ in 2013 his career has taken on a whole new trajectory
By Ed Klajman
Nick Taylor plays in the last round of the Canadian Open in Toronto, June 11, 2023. (Bernard Brault/Golf Canada)
June 17, 2023, 3:08 am
An inconspicuous Jewish country club just became the site of Canadian sports history
Founded in 1926 when private clubs had a strict ‘no Jews allowed’ policy, Oakdale Golf and Country Club has kept a low profile until it hosted this year’s Canadian Open golf event
By Ed Klajman
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah on June 7, 2023. (Amer Hilabi/Pool Photo via AP)
June 7, 2023, 10:18 pm
Saudi-PGA golf deal marks dazzling turnaround for former pariah crown prince
MBS accused of ‘sportswashing’ in latest and perhaps most dramatic move by to wield his kingdom’s oil wealth in advancing its economy and influence
By Ellen Knickmeyer
Aerial view of a golf course in Caesarea. June 16, 2012 (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 20, 2022, 12:25 pm
Eilat takes a swing with planned desert golf course as Israel tourism expands
Tourism Ministry accepting bids for luxury development to bring new visitors to southernmost city
By Danielle Nagler
Matthew Fitzpatrick, of England, poses with the trophy after winning the US Open golf tournament at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass., June 19, 2022. (Julio Cortez/AP)
June 21, 2022, 6:43 am
US Open golf champ inspired by Israeli tennis star ex-girlfriend
Matt Fitzpatrick said in March he called Deniz Khazaniuk to ask about her family in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion; what she had to say changed his sporting mindset
By ToI Staff
Graeme McDowell, of Northern Ireland, hits out of a bunker on the seventh hole during the second round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, April 15, 2022. (AP/Stephen B. Morton)
June 7, 2022, 8:38 pm
Decision to join ‘incredibly polarizing’ Saudi tour no gimme for golfers
Graeme McDowell calls out ‘reprehensible’ 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, but believes golf can be ‘force of good’; rights groups accuse Saudis of ‘sportswashing’ violations
By Rob Harris
Ty Jones, left, and Bob Mehl, patrons of the Souris Valley Golf Course, play off a modified green on the 18 hole course shortened to nine by the rising Souris River Thursday, June 23, 2011 in Minot, N.D., (Illustrative photo: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
September 5, 2018, 4:00 pm
Fore! Israel drone system to drop food to North Dakota golfers
Tech startup Flytrex, which also services hungry Icelanders, contracted to make sure those playing the Kings Walk Golf Course don’t have to rough it on the fairway
By Shoshanna Solomon
Tiger Woods of the US looks along the 1st fairway during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship in Carnoustie, Scotland, July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
July 25, 2018, 10:52 am
Heckler ejected for shouting ‘Free Palestine’ at Tiger Woods in mid-swing
After the crucial shot, the American golfer drops his club and shouts, ‘No! What are you doing?’
By JTA
In this Aug. 4, 2017, photo, US President Donald Trump waves as he walks down the steps of Air Force One with his grandchildren, Arabella Kushner, center, and Joseph Kushner, right, after arriving at Morristown Municipal Airport to begin his summer vacation at his Bedminster golf club in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
August 8, 2017, 6:18 pm
Trump has escaped Washington, but don’t call it a vacation
As White House undergoes renovations, US president stresses he is still working while staying at his private golf club
By Catherine Lucey
Trump National Golf Club in Westchester Country (Screen capture: YouTube)
June 11, 2017, 11:50 pm
NY to probe money routed from Eric Trump charity to father’s company
Annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital charged ‘unreasonable’ sums for use of Donald Trump’s golf club
By AFP
Illustrative: Golfers at the Valero Texas Open on April 23, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. (Marianna Massey/Getty Images/AFP)
April 24, 2017, 9:29 pm
Holocaust survivors hail end of Allianz golf tourney sponsorship
Insurance giant, accused of owing billions in unpaid life insurance claims for Jews killed in Europe, pulls out of event
By JTA
Then-US president Barack Obama golfing at Oak Bluffs, Mass., Aug. 9, 2014. (Matthew Healey/Bloomberg/Getty Images via JTA)
January 24, 2017, 10:14 pm
After stormy debate, mostly Jewish Maryland golf club invites Obama to join
In email to members, Woodmont County Club chief says invitation was offered after ‘many hours considering this matter’
By JTA
US President Barack Obama, lines up a putt on the first green at the Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, August 9, 2014. (Matthew Healey/Bloomberg)
January 18, 2017, 9:11 am
Jewish Democrat resigns golf club over Obama membership debate
Activist Jeffrey Slavin, a town mayor in Maryland, pens letter protesting members’ opposition to accepting US president in their ranks
By JTA
President Barack Obama waves to bystanders from his golf cart while golfing Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
January 14, 2017, 2:05 pm
Prospect of Obama membership stirs passions at largely Jewish golf club
Though president has not said he wants to join, some members have cited his policies on Israel as grounds for rejection, leading another to threaten a mass exodus if he is blocked
By JTA and ToI Staff
View of the beach in the דouthern Israeli city of Ashkelon. March 01, 2015. (Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)
December 20, 2016, 12:25 pm
Trump’s ambassador pick once teed him up for Israeli golf course
David Friedman scouted out location for resort in southern city of Ashkelon, but project never got off the ground
By ToI Staff
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