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HILVERSUM, Netherlands (AP) -Vandals damaged four greens at the Hilversum Golf Club, briefly delaying the start of play at the European Tour's KLM Open on Thursday morning.

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's parliament endorsed the world's first national scheme that regulates the creation and trade of carbon credits from farming and forestry on Monday, to complement government plans to put a price on carbon emissions from mid-2012. The laws, the first major bills passed by the government with Greens support in the Senate since the Greens took the balance of power on July 1, are a precursor to the carbon price legislation to be put before parliament later this year. [More]

At most events set up by the U.S. Golf Association, there's a long line of players complaining about how hard and slick the greens are.

SANDWICH, England (AP) -Luke Donald blamed his sluggish start at the British Open on a host of near-misses on the greens rather than the pressure of backing up his No. 1 ranking with a first major title.

INVERNESS, Scotland (AP) -Phil Mickelson is banking on a change in strategy on and around the greens to break his tournament drought in Britain over the next two weeks.

Layering on the outerwear may keep you warm and dry in changing weather conditions while navigating the greens, but it’s not always great for the golf swing. In its ongoing effort to create functional attire for the golfer, FootJoy, the 154-year-old Fairhaven, Mass.-based golf shoe maker, introduced a collection of ...