April 30th, 2008 — , Equipment from Douglas @ The Golf Blog
My dad sent me this interesting personal story via an e-mail titled “No wonder nobody buys Wilson clubs anymore.” I am wondering if other readers have had similar customer service problems with Wilson or other major manufacturers:A couple of days ago I…
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April 30th, 2008 — from Patricia @ Golf Girl's Diary
For the past year or so I’ve been collecting golf memorabilia. My passion for golf combined with a love of Victorian and 20th Century Design makes this a natural hobby for me. Up till now, due to lack of money budgetary limitations I’ve been limited to…
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April 30th, 2008 — from GolfNomad @ Golf Nomad
I occasionally like to frequent and see what Porsche Design has up their sleeves when they put out golf related equipment. They’re known quite well for their design element and produce very high end and sleek items all together. Although I could never …
Related StoresApril 30th, 2008 — , John Daly from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
The drama isn’t over yet. John Daly said at the Spanish Open yesterday that former swing coach Butch Harmon apologized to him over the phone for not getting the facts right about his drinking. But according to Yahoo! Sports and…
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April 30th, 2008 — , Fantasy Golf, Site News from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Grand prize: Driver, 3-Wood & Hybrid from Bobby Jones Golf
2nd place: Nicklaus Fastback Driver
Ogio Golf Bag
WEEK 10-17 RESULTS
Week 10 winner: Slack Jawed Yokels
Week 11 winner: Toffeelover
Week 12 winner: Birdieman
Week 13 [...]
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April 30th, 2008 — from mulligan @ The Golf Blog
It is a very sad fact that 2-time major winner John Daly is now ranked 595th in the world. Even sadder that he says he lost his contracts because of former coach Butch Harmon’s public disapproval of his drinking and other shenanigans at the PODS Champi…
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April 30th, 2008 — , Kaisa Ruuttila from The Squire @ Golf Babes
Minea Blomqvist is the most famous Fin in women’s golf. But Kaisa Ruuttila is another Fin to keep an eye on. I’d love to read her blog, which looks like it includes some great details of Kaisa’s golf, and comes complete with photos. Alas, I don’t speak Finnish. If you do, check out Kaisa’s Web site. If not, you can check her LET profile.
Kaisa won the 2006 Finnish Match Play Championship, and
Related StoresApril 30th, 2008 — from Scott Hollister @ From the desk of GCM
Set your DVRs: the golf course management industry will do a star turn on CNN Thursday morning. Greg Pheneger, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at John’s Island Club in Vero Beach, Fla., will be interviewed live on the news network…
Related StoresApril 30th, 2008 — , Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Harvie Ward, Ken Venturi, Mark Frost, The Greatest Game Ever Played, The Match from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
MARK FROST is the author of The Match, The Greatest Game Ever Played and The Grand Slam.Following is the conclusion to our recent conversation, which focused on The Match, his latest golf book about the duel between pros Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson and …
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April 30th, 2008 — from Scott Hollister @ From the desk of GCM
Things have been so quiet around these parts lately that I half expected to find tumbleweeds rolling across my screen when I came to make this post. But I promise, that’ll be changing. And that change starts with today’s post…
Related StoresApril 30th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, beginner from Jack @ The Golf Slice
New golfers have a hard time knowing what clubs to have in their bags each time they go out on the course. I think a lot of the time it’s less about what clubs are actually in the bag and more about what clubs a new golfer is most comfortable with using.
High irons are probably [...]
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April 30th, 2008 — from Ian Andrew @ Ian Andrew's "Caddy Shack"
ScarboroIt’s late April/ early May and I have always found this the second busiest time of the year. Only the Fall is much busier – particularly for a renovation guy like me.The first source is always the clean-up of last years renovation work. Alm…
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — , Site News from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
April is not quite over yet and HOG is at 3,000,000 hits. The only reason I know this is because the site exceeded the largest bandwidth limitation it has ever had, and was temporarily shut down. Fortunately I caught it about 20 minutes after the shutdown. The daily average for April is [...]
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — from Bobbio @ AVERAGE GOLFER
It’s a mixed bag in the golf world this week. Even with Tiger Woods on the bench there’s plenty of buzz to keep the average golfer interested. So, head to the trough and try some of this fodder….
Wachovia Championship……On the heels of his victory in the EDS Byron Nelson, Adam Scott is…
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April 29th, 2008 — , Golfweek, PGA Tour from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Adam Scott and 12 other players in the top-20 are playing this week at the Wachovia Championship. One player is missing though, Tiger Woods, who is out with a bad knee. Jeff Rude of Golfweek asks……
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April 29th, 2008 — , The Masters from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Augusta National Golf Club announced yesterday that longtime starter Phil Harison died on Sunday at the age of 82. If you are as obsessed with Masters replays as I am, you would remember Harison for his renowned introduction of each…
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — , golf advice, how to from Scott @ Drive, Chip, Putt - Everything About Golf
Putting is one of the great equalizers in golf. A player who consistently drives the ball 250 yards but is awful on the greens may see similar scores as a great putter who can only drive ball 150 yards.
If you are used to three putting and you learn how to get off of [...]
April 29th, 2008 — , Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Harvie Ward, Ken Venturi, Mark Frost, The Greatest Game Ever Played, The Match from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
MARK FROST knows golf history. He is the author of The Match, a book about the fabled challenge match between legendary professionals Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson and amateur golden boys Ken Venturi and Harvie Ward.Mark is also the author, screenwriter a…
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — from GolfNomad @ Golf Nomad
“The first watch for golf professionals, developed and worn by Tiger Woods. It has been specially designed to meet golfers’ special requirements. Its high-tech materials and carefully studied ergonomic design means that the TAG Heuer professional gol…
Related StoresApril 29th, 2008 — from Patricia @ Golf Girl's Diary
I’m sure you don’t think so if your sport is baseball…or football or basketball for that matter. But that seems to be the consensus among my friends and contacts, at least where the Team Challenge is concerned. I told you a little about the Team Ch…
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April 29th, 2008 — , Golf Equipment, Hackers from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
The golf marathon continues
Yesterday the weather was the best of the year. My home course is usually extremely windy, but it was completely calm. I played 27 holes for the 5th day of my 7 day golf marathon. My friend "GolfUtah" kicked everyone's butt with some long putting bombs.
Today the marathon will continue with my [...]
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April 28th, 2008 — , Tiger Woods from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
We all know Tiger Woods’ favorite college basketball team is the Stanford Cardinal–and it’s becoming clear that Tiger is a big Orlando Magic fan too. The world’s number one golfer has been spotted courtside at a number of games over…
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , Golf Blog Posts from Alex Myers @ Teeing Off
Today I was supposed to cover a very exciting match between Rye, Brewster and Horace Greeley. Unfortunately, the weather didn’t cooperate.
The match, which featured probable Section 1 title contenders Rye and Brewster, was cancelled. The coaches are trying to find a date when they can all get together again, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
Rye, [...]
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
On Saturday, a golf ball diver was attacked by an alligator in a pond near the 13th hole at Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club. Not many people realize it, but these divers make a lot of money (six figures,…
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April 28th, 2008 — , John Daly from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Here’s yet another example of John Daly being John Daly. JD was interviewed on “OzarksFirst” at his country club, Murder Rock. He decided to go shirtless and shoeless. One week later…he ends up on Sportscenter, Deadspin, and Geoff Shackelford’s site….
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , PGA Tour, Tiger Woods from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
“Welcome, Armchair.”That’s the new message when I visit TigerWoods.com. I like that.I don’t know why it took me so long to join Club Tiger. Procrastination maybe. I guess the real reason is I’m not much of a joiner.Although belated, it was a …
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — from Patricia @ Golf Girl's Diary
As you probably know by now, I’m a huge evangelist for golf fashion. Dressing for a round of golf is a distinct part of the pleasure I get from a sport I’m totally passionate about. Yes, I know… not all golfers share this fashionista style sensibilit…
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , Golf Accessories, Golf Reviews from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Summer is coming up, or at least that’s a rumor I heard here a couple of days ago during the latest snow storm. If summer does ever arrive, it may be a good idea to make sure you have enough cold beverages on the course. Many golf bags these days have a water [...]
Related StoresApril 28th, 2008 — , Miscellaneous from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’m lucky enough to regularly play at the nicest country club in the state, courtesy of my pop who is a member. This course is Utah’s version of Augusta National. The facilities are top notch and the 27 hole course is spectacular.
Yesterday I played there and had something happen which I’ve experienced at [...]
April 28th, 2008 — from mulligan @ The Golf Blog
Lorena Ochoa took a week off. Out emerged former No.1 Annika Sorenstam, who won her 71st victory. Annika won on the 1st playoff hole against Paula Creamer, who took 3 putts from the fringe. It would be nice if Annika can put some heat on Lorena. (m…
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April 27th, 2008 — , Adam Scott, Annika Sorenstam from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Looking at each tournament before Thursday’s play began, nothing really stood out for me. But after Adam Scott, Annika Sorenstam, and Darren Clarke captured the title at each of their respective events, there’s plenty to talk about. First, Adam Scott….
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April 27th, 2008 — , LPGA Tour from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
I’m glad that Annika Sorenstam got herself back in the winner’s circle today. She defeated Paula Creamer on the first hole of a playoff at the Stanford International Pro-Am. That marks victory #71.
All due respect to Lorena Ochoa, Annika is still #1 in my book.
April 27th, 2008 — from Ian Andrew @ Ian Andrew's "Caddy Shack"
I was asked recently by a club – to explain why I should work on their course – since I had no previous experience with their particular architect. That was one of the toughest questions that I faced in a long while.When it comes to Travis or Thomp…
Related StoresApril 27th, 2008 — , Adam Scott, EDS Byron Nelson, PGA Tour, Ryan Moore from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
Adam Scott holed a Texas-sized birdie putt on the third playoff hole to win the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. The playoff victim was Ryan Moore, a true gamer who nearly matched Scott with a birdie, his ball catching the edge of the hole before coming …
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April 26th, 2008 — , Colin Montgomerie, Nick Faldo, Ryder Cup from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
(Eddie Honeyfield/Flickr)“The Ryder Cup. Is it a big thing?”?Gaynor Knowles, Colin Montgomerie’s new brideAccording to a rumor reported by Golf.com, the new Mrs. Colin Montgomerie uttered the above question to Monty. And he still married her. M…
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April 26th, 2008 — , PGA Tour, The Masters, Tiger Woods from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
Tiger Woods is now off the crutches and wearing a knee brace. He hopes to start rehabbing soon, but has no definite date scheduled for him to return to competition.
Apparently Tiger has been playing in pain and knew he’d have the knee surgery for a couple of months. He was going to have [...]
April 26th, 2008 — , Sandra Gal from The Squire @ Golf Babes
The photo above is from Sandra Gal’s new Web site, www.sandragal.com. Gal is a native of Germany who is a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2008. She played collegiately at the University of Florida, where she won four tournaments and was a two-time All-American in her three seasons there. In 2007, she was the No. 1-ranked European amateur. At the beginning of her senior season, she decided to enter
Related StoresApril 25th, 2008 — from Patricia @ Golf Girl's Diary
When I was in fourth grade, I had a young teacher who was particularly passionate about creative writing. Once a week she’d have us write a short story…no more than one page…based on a photograph. The photographs were torn from various magazines bu…
Related StoresApril 25th, 2008 — , Lorena Ochoa from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Steve Elling of CBSSportsline wrote an interesting article on Wednesday about the prospect of Lorena Ochoa playing on the PGA Tour. Ochoa, a native of Mexico, has already been invited to play at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, which is played…
Related StoresApril 25th, 2008 — , The Golf Channel from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
I’m still somewhat baffled. I was watching the Sprint Post Game on The Golf Channel a half hour ago, and heard Kraig Kann and Andrew Magee discussing Jesper Parnevik’s latest swing thought. If you haven’t heard or read about it,…
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April 25th, 2008 — from mulligan @ The Golf Blog
Needless to say, I’m a little stir crazy since my knee surgery on April 15. Although I’ve been through this before and understand the need for patience, I don’t enjoy sitting around.I really don’t have a timetable for returning to competition. The doct…
Related StoresApril 25th, 2008 — , Golf News from Natalie Gulbis Fan @ Natalie Gulbis Photographs Pictures Calendar
FROM THE STANFORD INTERNATIONAL PRO-AM Hello from just outside Miami. We are playing in Aventura, Florida, in the Stanford International Pro-Am. This is the first pro-am-style LPGA event to be played. The format is similar to the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, on the PGA Tour. It is one professional, paried with one amateur, best [...]
Related StoresApril 25th, 2008 — , golf humor from The Armchair Golfer @ ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that my swing won’t work.”(not said by) Thomas Alva EdisonBiographical note: Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman. This misquote brought to you by The Armchair Golfer.Getting it wr…
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April 25th, 2008 — , Golf Blog Posts, Golf News, Lorena Ochoa, Michelle Wie from Jack @ The Golf Slice
Last Thursday, Lorena Ochoa was asked if she would ever consider playing in a PGA Tour event.
“No,” she said. “My idea was first to play on the LPGA and dominate here and just try to do my best and achieve my goals.”
She’s been approached to play in Mexico on the PGA tour but has said [...]
April 24th, 2008 — from GolfNomad @ Golf Nomad
Well, after a slump in wanting to play golf these past few months I decided to go to a local golf store to demo some new sets.I had my eye on the Mizuno MP 57 but after a few swings with it, I just became honest with myself and said these just demand t…
Related StoresApril 24th, 2008 — , Golf Blog Posts from Alex Myers @ Teeing Off
I covered the Brewster vs. Harrison match today and one person ended up stealing the show: Danny Blumberg.
The Brewster junior was spectacular, firing a 2-under-par 34 on the South Course at Westchester Country Club. Blumberg told me afterwards that he was just so excited to play the course for the first time that he didn’t [...]
Related StoresApril 24th, 2008 — , Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment from Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru @ Hooked On Golf Blog
One of my favorite companies, Bobby Jones, has announced that their new series of wedges is now available for purchase. Check out my interview in the video below where my buddy Jesse Ortiz tells me about these wedges he worked on along with Dave Pelz.
Bobby Jones’ Press Release
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April 24th, 2008 — , The Masters from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
Brian Hewitt reported on Wednesday night’s edition of Golf Central that there might be more flexibility when it comes to the yardage of each hole at next year’s Masters. A source close to the officials who control the setup of…
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April 24th, 2008 — , PGA Tour, The Masters from the_golf_watcher @ The Golf Watch
The PGA Tour announced yesterday that Ron Cross, the Executive Director of The Players Championship, has accepted a position to work as the new Director of Corporate Affairs at Augusta National. According to Doug Ferguson of the AP, this was…
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