January 27th, 2006 — Sophie Sandolo from Sophie Sandolo Fan @ Sophie Sandolo 2008 Calendar Photographs Pictures
Nogi piÄ™knej golfistki - “Legs Of A Beautiful Golf Player”
Wielu z tych, którzy o golfie mają co najwyżej mgliste pojęcie, uważa, że to niewiarygodnie nudna dyscyplina. - Co może być pasjonującego w uderzaniu kijem kulki, tak, by wpadła do dołka? - pytają. Okazuje się, że tę - z pewnością niesprawiedliwą - opinię podziela także [...]
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January 24th, 2006 — Golf Blog Posts from golfff @ 19th Hole Comedy (TM)
If you’re looking for a treat, play in a charity golf outing. Or have a root canal. The pain is similar. Do yourself a favor, write a check, make a donation and stay home. You will feel good about giving to a good cause. Not to mention a chance …
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January 24th, 2006 — , golf courses from A Golfing Michigander @ A Golfing Michigander
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January 23rd, 2006 — Golf Blog Posts from TheBlade @ Natalie Gulbis Tribute
SUN CITY, South Africa — Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam and Liselotte Neumann cruised to a three-stroke victory at the Women’s World Cup of Golf on Sunday.Sorenstam, the world No. 1, carded a 70 while Neumann battled for a 77 to give a combined 7-under 281…
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January 21st, 2006 — Golf Blog Posts from TheBlade @ Natalie Gulbis Tribute
Natalie Gulbis and Paula Creamer paired up for a round of 3 over par during the 2nd. round of the Women’s World Cup Of Golf in South Africa on Saturday.One birdie and 4 bogeys sent the USA team out in 3 over par 39. With 2 birdies and 2 bogeys on the b…
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January 20th, 2006 — Golf Blog Posts from TheBlade @ Natalie Gulbis Tribute
Sweden, Korea on top of the world by Michael VlismasSUN CITY (20 January 2006) – Korea and Sweden confirmed their status as favourites for the Women’s World Cup of Golf when they finished the opening day of betterball matches tied for the lead on …
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“Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered.”-As related by Jim CramerI’ve always been a fan of throwing the conservative, pedantic and plodding golfer a bone here and there and let them earn an uninspired par. It especially works on a sh…
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There is a new golf course being built in Northern Michigan that has caught my attention since it is in an area that I used to know. For a while there they had a web site which detailed the course and the community being built around it. I drove by there recently, but it is hard to tell how much progress they made last summer, so I made a return visit to their web site, and lo and behold, it is no longer up.
Reading the Google-cached version, the home page used to read:
Birch Falls Community & Golf Club is a northern Michigan paradise for all seasons, located just east of Gaylord on M-32/M-33. With stunning landscapes all year, you can enjoy golfside living and the outdoors to its fullest potential. The area is known for its pristine hardwoods, rolling hills and many lakes…. a great fit for all types of outdoor enthusiasts.
Making your home on our golf course will provide the golfing lifestyle, but also with the privacy you crave. Homesites, golf cottages or condominiums are situated near and around the 19-hole championship course.
Reservations now being accepted.
Makes me wonder if development has stopped.
Great Lakes Golf mentioned it in a recent online article as part of a list of courses that "debut in 2005". Here were the details:
Course: Birch Falls GC
City: Atlanta
Architect: John Robinson
Planned opening: fall
Add a comment if you know more about this.
January 14th, 2006 — Golf Blog Posts from golfff @ 19th Hole Comedy (TM)
I have supported enough teaching professionals to merit special recognition from the PGA. Unfortunately, none have moved my game off the comic page. It’s not that I don’t try, I burn a lot of daylight at the practice range, but you’d never know…
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Top field for Women’s World Cup Brad Morgan 10 January 2006 The second Women’s World Cup of Golf, taking place at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City from 20 to 22 January, boasts a powerful line-up, with a Swedish team led by world number one Ann…
Related StoresJanuary 9th, 2006 — Sophie Sandolo from Sophie Sandolo Fan @ Sophie Sandolo 2008 Calendar Photographs Pictures
Sophie Sandolo
Surname – Sandolo
First Name – Sophie
Date of Birth – 20th July 1976
Place of Birth – Nice, France
Nationality – Italian
Residence – Principauté de Monaco
Interests – All sports, windsurf, cinema, shopping, dancing, computer, Internet
Personal – 173 cm with blond hair and green eyes. Enjoys most sports, as well as movies, dancing and shopping. Graduated from UCLA [...]
January 4th, 2006 — , golf courses from A Golfing Michigander @ A Golfing Michigander
Let the following accolades speak for the course-
In summary, put this on your must play list.
| 1. 419 Yards / Par 4
For being such a long par 4, you either have to hit a massive fade, or select a shorter club off the tee. Chances are you will have a long second shot. There are a lot of holes like this one - through the trees. It is so quiet up there, you can hear your tee shot reverberate through the trees. Very cool audio effect. |
| 2. 409 Yards / Par 4
It is unusual that a hole such as this gets rated #18 in handicap stroke assignment. At 400-some yards through the trees, it doesn’t look that easy to me. The tee is elevated, so that helps. By now you should have a pretty good idea how nicely conditioned this course is. That, and the location is just terrific. Keep going, it does get better. |
| 3. 554 Yards / Par 5
Here is another tricky hole. Just like the first, there is a wicked dogleg off the tee that gets repeated on the 2nd shot too. The 2nd is even tougher as it is hard to tell how far to hit it. Especially if you layed back too far off the tee. Don’t get distracted by the view to Valentine Lake as you hit your approach shot up the hill to the green. Plus, there are more trees to deal with. Hope you can hit the ball straight. Be sure to check out the stream along the cart path on your way to the next hole. Between that and the view towards Valentine Lake, this is one of the nicest stretches of cart path scenery in the state. |
| 4. 203 Yards / Par 3
It is all carry over this fountained water hazard. From the tee it looks like the green is right on the edge of the water. Very intimidating. |
| 5. 425 Yards / Par 4
Just like the first 3 holes, this is yet another 400-ish yard hole cut right through a hardwood forest. Keep it straight. I sliced one into the trees and had all kinds of trouble. Don’t do that. |
| 6. 203 Yards / Par 3
Very similar to the previous par 3, both in yardage and required carry over a hazard. In this case, it is grassy wetland but there are trees narrowing the route to the green adding to the intimidation factor. The prior par 3 was more open. |
| 7. 380 Yards / Par 4
While this is a fairly short par 4, you will have to stay back off the tee to avoid the wetlands which you will have to carry on your 2nd shot. More trees to contend with. Let’s just say that all the holes on this course are surrounded by forest unless you hear otherwise. This hole is a little less conventional than the earlier par 4’s. There is a nice specimen tree near the teeing area that is kinda cool. Check out the view of the surrounding area off the tee. |
| 8. 547 Yards / Par 5
The attached photo is from the fairway of this hole. There is a steep rise to the green that isn’t obvious from the 2d photo. This is a very cool par 5 with all the tall pines. I know, I wasn’t going to mention all the trees. |
| 9. 387 Yards / Par 4
There is more of a dogleg on this hole than the image on the left indicates. Otherwise, this hole has all the same characteristics as the prior par 4’s. Very nice, all in all. |
| 10. 184 Yards / Par 3
Ok, this is clearly their signature hole. Since the owners of this course are the owners of the Honey Baked Ham company, that pig-shaped bunker you see is no accident. Notice that it even has a little pig-tail. Gotta love that elevation drop though. Reminds me of the 6th hole at the Jones Masterpiece at Treetops. |
| 11. 339 Yards / Par 4
Very short par 4, but not much different from the other par 4’s except length. Usually these short holes have some strategy requirements, but not this one. Not that I could see in one visit. |
| 12. 431 Yards / Par 4
There is more glacial carvings going on in the back 9 than there was on the front. This is the start of that. Let’s just say that you don’t want to miss short or left here. |
| 13. 578 Yards / Par 5
They love the doglegs on their par 5’s here. Right then left here but not too sharply. Note the tree in the middle of the fairway near the green. Keep that in mind when hitting your second, it is very much in play. |
| 14. 440 Yards / Par 4
Yet another long par 4 through the woods. Gotta love that bunkering. |
| 15. 179 Yards / Par 3
More of that glacier action on this hole. Lotsa carving especially short of the green. Good hole not to leave it short on otherwise you’ll be huffing and puffing up that hill. |
| 16. 381 Yards / Par 4
Easily the best par 4 on the course. If your handicap is above, say, 15, you should probably play the White tees. However, if you did that you will miss out on the best set of tees to play this hole from. The angle is too straight from the White and Red tees. Watch out for that water/wetlands on the left, it is very much in play. The approach is uphill to the green which you shouldn’t miss long or left. |
| 17. 413 Yards / Par 4
This hole is tough. There is more room (length) off the tee than it would appear. I was fooled and was left too far away from the green. Those wetlands are in a valley and you don’t want to be short. The fairway drops down past the bunkers but there is room down there. Tough hole. |
| 18. 600 Yards / Par 5
As if the hole being long isn’t challenge enough, you need to have as short of a shot as possible for your approach. All four of us in our group put one in that wetland. Intimidated the h*ll out of us, I guess. |
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January 2nd, 2006 — Sophie Sandolo from Sophie Sandolo Fan @ Sophie Sandolo 2008 Calendar Photographs Pictures
Below you will find Sophie Sandolo’s golf tour schedule for the coming year:
Tour Schedule 2006
The 2006 Ladies European Tour schedule shows that the Ladies European Tour (LET) is getting more and more mature. More tournaments, increased prize money , which means that the competition will be harder and that’s good [...]
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January 1st, 2006 — Golf Blog Posts from TheBlade @ Natalie Gulbis Tribute
Field is finalized for the 2006 edition of the Women’s World Cup of Golf The United States will be represented by Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis, both members of the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup team. By PGA.com news services 12.05.2005 05:12 pm (EST…
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