Today marks the 5th anniversary of the day my Mom lost her battle with lung cancer. I was holding her hand when she passed.
To this day, hospitals and sick people really hit me hard. When I see people smoking cigarettes I want to get up in their face, smack them upside the head [...]

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Continue reading → A tribute to my Mother

Two months ago I camped at Canyonlands National Park with my two youngest offspring (I have three). We hiked over 20 miles in the desert heat of Arches National Park and saw most of the really great arches there. That was the best time I’ve ever had at my favorite place on Earth, [...]

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Continue reading → Wall Arch collapses two months after I visited

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Continue reading → Effective immediately I’m quitting golf and taking up tennis

A quick post from road on the HOG world tour
Greetings from Las Vegas. Just played Reflection Bay today. The TPC of Vegas is tomorrow and then I’ll be back to HOG world headquarters for more regular golf blogging.
Natalie Gulbis’ House
I saw Natalie Gulbis’ house today. I knocked on her door to ask [...]

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Continue reading → Greetings from Vegas

Greg Norman is an amazing business man. I read his book and oddly enough I met Greg the day after I finished it!
Greg and I have a lot in common. We’re both damn handsome. We both have amazing golf swings. We both play MacGregor gear, and we have similar marital, uh, [...]

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Continue reading → Greg Norman’s ex-wife gets $103 million, kids $100 million

I’m golf blogging from my favorite restaurant, sipping a refreshing “beverage” and listening to a jazz piano player playing “Mona Lisa.”  My buddy who owns the place just showed me his knee, which he messed up last week during our weekly golf competition.  Its bad.  He’s limping and can’t lift his leg up without the [...]

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Continue reading → Injuries all around

Happy Birthday to the USA!

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Golfinator Four: Judgement Swing
I have a friend named Brian who I’ve played dozens of rounds of golf with. A couple of weeks ago I ran into Brian in the pro shop and saw a bizarre contraption on his arm. No it wasn’t the next version of the swing jacket. No he wasn’t [...]

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Continue reading → Nearly cutting his arm in half won’t stop my friend Brian from golfing

Man did I have a smokin’ round today. I mean, I was damn near on fire. I was kicking the rear end of my pal, the head pro and director of golf. On #16 approach I saw some smoke coming from #17. If you recall this post, TWO golf carts plunged [...]

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Continue reading → 17 on my home course must be cursed

I’m very sad today. My all time favorite comedian George Carlin died today at age 71. No comedian has come close to making me laugh as much as Carlin. George’s highly intelligent humor and direct way of pointing out how stupid people can be was unrivaled.
Is George up there floating in [...]

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Continue reading → George Carlin dies at 71

There were some “issues” today on the 17th hole at my home course.  It seems that two boneheads were racing their carts down the windy path off of 17 tee.  That path goes on a bridge over a small river.
Both boneheads lost control of the carts and both ended up in the river.  It was [...]

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Continue reading → The cart is in the river and the river is in the cart

Identity theft is one of the largest crimes of our time. Honestly, if someone wants to steal my identity just tell me. You don’t need to steal it. You can have it. If you put it on eBay, I get half of the $.72 you get for it.
Apparently PGA Tour pros [...]

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Continue reading → Justin Leonard’s identity stolen while mine is up for free

Today is the yearly tournament my pop and I play in at his club.  We’ve won the Father’s Day tournament a few times over the years, but my dad is 72+ now and starting to lose a bit of his game.   Neither of us played too well but with our “smoke and mirrors” we somehow [...]

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Continue reading → Pop and I take 2nd in Father’s Day tourney

I’m golf blogging from the cafe at my home course. My round today lasted 2.5 holes. During a break between #2 and #3 due to slow play, a fight broke out in the cart barn. It seems that my buddy went to change carts and got in an argument with the [...]

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Continue reading → Pal beats up the cart boy

As many of you may know, I’ll be down in Palm Springs this Fri-Sun at the Pro Sports Team Challenge. This is an event in which the four major sports in the USA (football, basketball, hockey & baseball) are represented by four all-star players on the golf course. The main beneficiary is the four charities [...]

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Continue reading → HELP ME interview superstar athletes!

The following celebrities will be making an appearance at the Team Challenge, which I’ll be blogcasting live from, this Friday-Sunday:
Dennis Haysbert - 24, The Unit, Allstate spokesperson
Kevin Sorbo - Hercules
Flex Alexander - Actor, comedian
Joel Gretsch - Played Bobby Jones in The Legend of Bagger Vance
Gregory Itzin - President Logan in 24

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Continue reading → Added celebs to Team Challenge list

Due to personal reasons I didn’t get to bed until 4:30am last night. And even then I didn’t sleep. I was going to bail on the tournament but decided to give it a go anyway, despite having no sleep.
No warmup, no putting green… I smack my drive on the par-5 1st hole [...]

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Continue reading → Salt Lake City Amateur - Day One

Forget golf for a moment!
Contrary to what people who frequent my many golf web sites may think, the golf course is not my favorite place to visit. That distinction belongs to Arches National Park.
Location
Arches is 239 miles southwest of my home, in South-Eastern Utah. Arches is two miles north of Moab, Utah. [...]

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Continue reading → Arches National Park - My favorite place on Earth

I’m SO tired. I hiked 20 miles in two days in the hot desert of Arches National Park. Arches National Park is my favorite place on this planet, or any other.
I’m a bit gimpy right now, because of the huge blister on my left foot.
I’m just washing all the sand out of [...]

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Continue reading → Back from Arches National Park

No I’m not on my way to play in a golf tournament. I’m on my way to the DMV.
I’m bringing a huge coffee and my laptop. That should help pass the time for the estimated 2-3 hours I’ll be there…

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Continue reading → Wish me luck

My ears are still ringing from how freaking loud the game was yesterday. The Jazz had a 12 point lead in the 4th but Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers forced it into an intense overtime. In overtime the Jazz pulled away to win game four of this series and tie it [...]

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Continue reading → Jazz beat the Lakers in overtime

No golf today (at least maybe until later). I’m going to the NBA playoff game four of the Jazz vs the LA Fakers, er, Lakers.
My interest in the NBA nearly dropped off the map when my favorite player, John Stockton, retired. But the new Jazz are fun to watch and the arena (whatever [...]

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Continue reading → Going to game 4 of the Jazz vs Lakers

Tragic story. Jeff Maggert withdrew from The Players Championship because his brother died in a plane crash in Colorado.
More here.

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I just got off the phone with a friend of mine named John, who runs shall we say “the mother ship” of golf sites. He called to tell me how great it was to play Pebble Beach, Half Moon Bay, Spyglass and Monterey CC. He was extremely excited to let me know he [...]

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Continue reading → Friend calls to brag about playing Pebble

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Continue reading → Happy Cinco De Mayo

It is snowing on May 1st. In fact, the snowflakes are about 1/2″ in diameter. At least I’m resting an injury right now.
If April showers bring May flowers, what does May snow bring?

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Continue reading → If April showers bring May flowers…

It is April 24th. I had a 9:32 tee time today with my Thursday group but we canceled because it was going to rain.
It isn’t raining… it’s SNOWING.

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Continue reading → Snowing today

Every Winter about 20 guys in my group of golf pals go to St. George, Utah to get out of the frozen tundra and play some golf. One or two nights on each trip we trek about 40 minutes Southwest to Mesquite, Nevada for pizza and gambling. Between St. George and Mesquite you [...]

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Continue reading → I hold in my hand a winning Arizona powerball lottery ticket!

As of today my youngest offspring, Alyssa (a.k.a. Allie) is now 11 years old. Double digits baby.
Allie is a wonderful kid, full of energy and very happy. She’s got so much energy she makes the Energizer bunny look like he’s unconscious.
Happy birthday Allie.

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Continue reading → Happy birthday to my daughter Allie

A couple of days ago I posted about my problems I’d had with Comcast’s customer service. They’d shut my old phone off two days before the new one was to be turned on, and weren’t going to do anything to help me out.
After that bad experience I thought “To hell with them. I’ll [...]

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Continue reading → Comcast makes good on their errors

My home course, River Oaks, is in for some changes in a year or so… Check out this beautiful mock-up of what #1 fairway will look like when the power company adds a freaking 120 foot pole in the middle of it. Nice…NOT

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Continue reading → Rendering of how the power company is going to ruin #1 at my home course

With my recent move, I had the unpleasure of having to deal with Comcast’s customer service. Actually, even using the words “Comcast” and “customer service” in the same sentence should be against the law.
It took 1.5 weeks from when I requested it, to have my service transfered a few hundred yards down the street. [...]

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Continue reading → Comcast Customer Service Sucks

After moving the last 4-5 days I’m exhausted. My round today was a disaster. But on the #8 hole (our 17th since we played the back first), my pal Dave Shields got an ACE! He was 174 out. Funny thing was that our other buddy Dan hit one in to about [...]

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Continue reading → I witness my pal’s ace!

It had to happen to Tiger eventually. There’s NO way he could go undefeated in a season, especially with majors like the U.S. Open where one measly bad swing can cost you the tournament.
Geoff Ogilvy definitely has ice water in his veins and seems to be one of the few who don’t completely turn [...]

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Continue reading → Ogilvy ends Tiger’s win streak, so I hear

I’m still in the midst of moving HOG world headquarters. My lifeline to the web is still at my old location so I’m not able to blog as much until my service provider switches me over…
Oh and happy American Easter. I’m Greek, and my Easter isn’t until next month.

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Continue reading → Move almost done

I’m moving to a condo about 300 yards down the street from my soon to be former house. The condo is bigger and nicer inside and I won’t have to shovel any more snow or do the lawn. I’d much rather spend my time doing other things, if you know what I mean. [...]

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Continue reading → HOG world headquarters moving 300 yards

I went to the “open house” with the power company to see what was up with the impending power line additions. The power company officials had all their ducks in a row, and had well scripted and polished replies for all the questions me and my associates from River Oaks Golf Course had.
In 2009 [...]

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Continue reading → Terrible news. My home course is in trouble.

I was concerned yesterday when my friend who is the director of golf at my home course was in a very depressed mood. Now I know why…
Any locals to the Salt Lake or Sandy cities here in Utah should join me and our friends from River Oaks Golf Course this afternoon at 5pm for [...]

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Continue reading → Calling all Salt Lake locals. Utah Power intends to destroy River Oaks Golf Course

Today my son, my pal Michael is a big 12 years old.
We already share some great times on the golf course. In about 3-4 years he’ll be out-driving me so I’m living it up now, while I can.

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Continue reading → Happy birthday to my son Michael

Here’s an update on the situation with Arjun Atwal, who was street racing and involved in an accidental vehicular death. He will not be facing charges now.
His luck is getting better. He won the Malaysian open yesterday as well.

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Continue reading → Arjun Atwal will not face charges for car racing death

I’m now riding in the back of my buddy’s SUV, on the way back home from the big Winter golf trip. It’s raining now, but as we get higher in altitude toward home that rain will turn to snow. It’s snowing at home now.
The game improved again today, especially with only 29 putts [...]

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Continue reading → Golf trip final day

The game improved a bit today. I tried a new putter, which is not a usual thing for me. I don’t play the revolving putter door game. Though this is a great putter, it’s so light compared to my other one that I gagged hard on a lot of short putts.
Bizarre [...]

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Continue reading → Winter golf trip day three

Day 2
I’m on vacation so my blogging is at a minimum until I get back in to HOG headquarters on Monday.
After day two of the big golf trip with a bunch of buddies I’m having a great time, though my game is really bad. It is no surprise how rusty I am after a [...]

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Continue reading → Greetings from the road

This is an automated post. If you’re reading this today (”Day one” Thursday the 21st) between the hours of 8am-1pm Eastern Time, I’m on the road driving South. If you’re reading between 1pm-6pm I’m at The Ledges (pictured below).
This Winter here has been brutal to say the least. The courses in Salt [...]

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Continue reading → HOG hits the road for the first time in 2008

A couple of random photos for the “life” category because after all, the site’s motto is “Golf, life (in that order).”
The first (top) is of the mountains east of my “crib”… I mean home. The sun is setting and the golden sunlight from sunset is reflecting off the tops of the mountains and the [...]

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Continue reading → Winter coming to an end?

How much do you really know about Greg Norman? I thought I knew just about everything until I read Greg’s book The Way Of The Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life.
If you’re like me here’s all you thought there was to know about Greg Norman:
1. He won the British Open twice.
2. He [...]

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Continue reading → Greg Norman - The Way Of The Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life

Here’s the situation. In the Winter season last year I busted out my snowblower to do the driveway ONE time. This year I’ve done it over 20 times.
This morning I woke up to yet another massive snow storm. The wind is blowing the snow sideways and I’ve got another foot of snow [...]

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Continue reading → If it snows another inch I’m going to lose my mind

I just snowblowed the driveway, again. It’s been a freaking blizzard here today. There are snow drifts in my yard and my windows are covered with snow and ice. The HIGH for the next 1.5 weeks isn’t even supposed to get to “freezing.”
Last year I used my snowblower once. This year [...]

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Continue reading → Global warming is a farce. Al Gore can kiss my lob wedge.

The courses are close here but there was enough green grass to play 9 holes a couple of days ago. It was nice to hit a golf ball after going nearly two months without.
This picture here is of the “lake” between holes #1 and #2. As you can see, mine and my boy’s [...]

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Continue reading → Golf in the snow

SPECIAL SECTION!
2007 Masters Blog

Augusta & Masters Photos
2007 Masters Finish
2007 Masters Sunday Blog
Fuzzy Zoeller F-Bomb
2007 Masters Saturday
2007 Masters Sunday Pairings
Masters.org Sunday Coverage
2007 Masters Friday Carnage
2007 Masters Thursday!
Arnie starts, I cry
Mark O’Meara Wins Par 3
2007 Masters Photos!
Thurs & Fri Pairings
Palmer ceremonial starter
Phil Mickelson’s Club Setup
Vote for your favorite hole
Augusta National Score Card
Masters Blogger Leaderboard
Masters.org Tuesday
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