{"id":139389,"date":"2019-06-16T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T10:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/sa-news-in-2002-the-greater-hartford-open-nearly-went-broke-heres-how-organizers-with-help-from-phil-mickelson-kept-it-afloat\/"},"modified":"2019-06-16T12:11:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T10:11:42","slug":"sa-news-in-2002-the-greater-hartford-open-nearly-went-broke-heres-how-organizers-with-help-from-phil-mickelson-kept-it-afloat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/sa-news-in-2002-the-greater-hartford-open-nearly-went-broke-heres-how-organizers-with-help-from-phil-mickelson-kept-it-afloat\/","title":{"rendered":"SA News: In 2002, the Greater Hartford Open nearly went broke; here\u2019s how organizers, with help from Phil Mickelson, kept it afloat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.courant.com%2fsports%2fhc-sp-golf-travelers-championship-phil-mickelson-canon-buick-20190604-20190616-runveilmgvbwbja4jlamjovrfi-story.html&#038;c=10375989628350425132&#038;mkt=en-us\">In 2002, the Greater Hartford Open nearly went broke; here\u2019s how organizers, with help from Phil Mickelson, kept it afloat<\/a>: He spoke of meeting business leaders from as far away as South Africa and Sweden who had watched the tournament on TV and marveled at the crowds. \u201cWhen we told that story to a lot of the companies, I &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.courant.com%2fsports%2fhc-sp-golf-travelers-championship-phil-mickelson-canon-buick-20190604-20190616-runveilmgvbwbja4jlamjovrfi-story.html&#038;c=10375989628350425132&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cricketcountry.com%2fnews%2flive-cricket-score-india-vs-pakistan-match-22-ind-vs-pak-live-score-ball-by-ball-commentary-rohit-sharma-gets-off-the-blocks-mohammad-amir-warned-for-running-on-the-pitch-857010&#038;c=5217175411461407463&#038;mkt=en-us\">India vs Pakistan, Match 22 live score: Rohit Sharma gets off the blocks, Mohammad Amir warned for running on pitch<\/a>: Having secured convincing wins over South Africa and Australia in their first two matches, the Men in Blue were not even able to get on the field for their third match against the Black Caps which was &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cricketcountry.com%2fnews%2flive-cricket-score-india-vs-pakistan-match-22-ind-vs-pak-live-score-ball-by-ball-commentary-rohit-sharma-gets-off-the-blocks-mohammad-amir-warned-for-running-on-the-pitch-857010&#038;c=5217175411461407463&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fdnd.com.pk%2fptv-sports-pakistan-vs-india-live-world-cup-streaming-2019%2f167164&#038;c=7531523479705891570&#038;mkt=en-us\">PTV Sports Pakistan vs India Live World Cup Streaming 2019<\/a>: They beat South Africa and Australia, and their match against New Zealand was washed out. In contrast, Pakistan lost to West Indies and Australia. Thought they defeated the hot favourite England but &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fdnd.com.pk%2fptv-sports-pakistan-vs-india-live-world-cup-streaming-2019%2f167164&#038;c=7531523479705891570&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.monitor.co.ug%2fNews%2fNational%2fNandala-Mafabi-Shs1-billion-land-grabbing-Mbale-case%2f688334-5159436-15tikuvz%2findex.html&#038;c=13213420562374766420&#038;mkt=en-us\">Nandala Mafabi cited in Shs1 billion land grabbing case<\/a>: According to the suit, after the transaction, the first applicant (Mr Wobweni) left the country in March 2013 to South Africa and returned in June 2016. However, during his stay in South Africa, he &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.monitor.co.ug%2fNews%2fNational%2fNandala-Mafabi-Shs1-billion-land-grabbing-Mbale-case%2f688334-5159436-15tikuvz%2findex.html&#038;c=13213420562374766420&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thedailystar.net%2ficc-cricket-world-cup-2019%2fnews%2fpakistan-opt-bowl-against-india-1757803&#038;c=8154567135827343006&#038;mkt=en-us\">Pakistan opt to bowl against India<\/a>: The men in blue are one of the two unbeaten teams of this World Cup so far, having beaten South Africa and defending champions Australia while the match against New Zealand being washed out. Pakistan, &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.thedailystar.net%2ficc-cricket-world-cup-2019%2fnews%2fpakistan-opt-bowl-against-india-1757803&#038;c=8154567135827343006&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cricketworld.com%2fweight-has-been-lifted-after-south-africa-s-first-win-at-world-cup-faf-du-plessis%2f57038.htm&#038;c=1526196254749113496&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8216;Weight has been lifted&#8217; after South Africa\u2019s first win at World Cup &#8211; Faf du Plessis<\/a>: Faf du Plessis felt a weight lift off his shoulders as South Africa earned their first win of the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup with a nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Cardiff. South Africa beat &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cricketworld.com%2fweight-has-been-lifted-after-south-africa-s-first-win-at-world-cup-faf-du-plessis%2f57038.htm&#038;c=1526196254749113496&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fmenafn.com%2f1098643447%2fQatar-India-Pakistan-match-to-be-screened-at-DECC-today&#038;c=8689315535437256015&#038;mkt=en-us\">Qatar- India Pakistan match to be screened at DECC today<\/a>: So far Team India has won all matches against South Africa and Australia, and one against New Zealand was abandoned due to rain. Pakistan, ranked eighth in the tournament standings, have one win &#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&#038;aid=&#038;tid=4B96F3DC512A425D886D7AF3DE302765&#038;url=https%3a%2f%2fmenafn.com%2f1098643447%2fQatar-India-Pakistan-match-to-be-screened-at-DECC-today&#038;c=8689315535437256015&#038;mkt=en-us\">&#8220;South Africa&#8221; &#8211; BingNews<\/a><\/small><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2002, the Greater Hartford Open nearly went broke; here\u2019s how organizers, with help from Phil Mickelson, kept it afloat: He spoke of meeting business leaders from as far away as South Africa and Sweden who had watched the tournament on TV and marveled at the crowds. \u201cWhen we told that story to a lot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[31568,34076,11904,3445,10808,35052,6223,7423,18943,15144,4729,830,4602,35053,12474,9359],"class_list":{"0":"post-139389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-south-africa","7":"tag-31568","8":"tag-afloat","9":"tag-broke","10":"tag-from","11":"tag-greater","12":"tag-hartford","13":"tag-help","14":"tag-heres","15":"tag-kept","16":"tag-mickelson","17":"tag-nearly","18":"tag-news","19":"tag-open","20":"tag-organizers","21":"tag-phil","22":"tag-went","23":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}