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Seve Ballesteros recovered from fall from golf cart (ESPN)
Seve Ballesteros, who has been battling brain cancer for more than a year, has fully recovered after falling off a golf cart and banging his head on the ground last week in Pedrena, northern Spain.

Ballesteros recovers after falling out of golf cart in Spain (TSN)
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Golf-Spain wants Ryder bid to maintain top tour status (Reuters via Yahoo! Sports)
Spain is hosting more European Tour events this year than any other country and wants to protect that powerhouse status by winning the bid to stage the 2018 Ryder Cup, a leading official told Reuters.

GOLF ROUNDUP: Fort Payne boys edge Boaz (The Times-Journal)
Nick Snay and Zac McCurdy both shot even-par 36 on Tuesday and led the Fort Payne High School boys� golf team past Boaz 158-165 at Terrapin Hills. It was the second straight tight match for Fort Payne, which lost by two strokes to Scottsboro at Terrapin on Monday.

Seve Ballesteros OK after cart fall (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Seve Ballesteros, who has been battling brain cancer for more than a year, has fully recovered after falling off a golf cart and banging his head on the ground last week in Pedrena, northern Spain. The three-time British Open champion underwent hospital exams for four days before being discharged. The 52-year-old Spaniard banged his head on the ground when he fell out of the vehicle.

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Posted by Roger on January 13, 2006

Golf Holidays in the Sunshine State

Florida is all about sun and fun, sea and sand, theme parks and palm trees. But, during a visit to the Sunshine State last November, we added resilience to that list. Just weeks after the hurricanes, resorts were clearing up the debris and bare branches were sprouting new leaves. For holiday-makers, Florida was up and running again; hotels and restaurants were humming.

A comprehensive guide to Florida has been written by Kathy Arnold and Paul Wade for the Telegraph.

Highlights

The Sunshine State has moved out of the long-haul category and is competing with Spain as a short-break destination. Though the peak seasons are still Easter plus the half-term holidays in February and October, the summer market is declining. British visitors realise that traipsing round theme parks in August is no fun, and that there's more to Florida than Disney.

Go for the sheer fun of it. That's why most of the 1.4 million British visitors to Florida fly in to Orlando. As well as the world-famous theme parks, central Florida is home to dozens of lesser-known attractions, as well as scores of golf courses and malls, hundreds of lakes and thousands of villas.