Entries from May 2006 ↓

More facts about golf

While ‘Birdie’ is something we want to show in our scorecards, my friend Augie was not happy with this birdie, a crow which took off with the ball at the Bangalore Golf club. He looked upset as he spoke about it much later in Bangkok. He said he had mi…

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Some facts about Golf

You will be pleased to know that I have qualified for this award even though no one has actually given it to me!I think it is time to educate the non-golfers who I hope are still hitting my blog with some facts and figures about golf.Dictionary definit…

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Back to Golf!

If you watch religious discourses on cable tv in Hindi, you invariably hear this word ‘bhatakna’. I think it means wandering aimlessly in search of God, truth or whatever after being misled. It aptly describes our state as we keep going back and fo…

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Red and Black: First Nine

I love Bethpage State Park. The park could possibly be one of the greatest places on earth. I itch to get back there day by day. To those familiar with my tastes in golf courses, you may know that I firmly believe the Red Course to be every bit as good…

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Know Your Greens

After a month long hiatus (greenkeeping so far has been great!) I am back.Today’s topic revolves around greens and how certain architectural clues can help you break apart the architect’s intent in designing a golf hole.It has been said that the greens…

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Golf takes a break!

Disclaimer: I think it is time to make a disclaimer after Kavya at Harvard faced an embarrassment of being accused of plagiarism. While I admit to thinking myself as an ‘original’ I am sure I have internalized many books, columns, jokes during my …

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It’s All a Dream

Golf equipment and personal grooming products have a great deal in common. Golf clubs, lipstick, golf balls, eye liner, mascara, male pattern baldness remedies, putters, tooth whiteners, wrinkle removers, wedges, even boob jobs — are all marketed ali…

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Photo Album: Indianwood (Old Course)

Indianwood (Old Course)

Indianwood #10

Indianwood #9

Indianwood (clubhouse)

Indianwood (entrance)

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Learning golf through Books!

“Hi Nidhi Uncle, Dil ki baath kehe diya aapne.This should be made a compulsoryreading for those who want to start Golfingand who have just started to (like me).Let this be the Bagavathgita for Golfersand run into ashtaadhyaya.Expect many more Arjunas…

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