Greetings from the Salt Lake airport. My flight was scheduled to leave 30 minutes ago. I’m posting via my iPhone & a new app for mobile blogging.
Apparently bad weather in Vegas has shut down incoming flights. I have to wait here an hour for the next update on the conditions
Bad weather? Someone must have heard [...]

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It is around 100 degrees here. When it gets that hot I can’t just drink water on the course. If I only drink water I end up with what the Greeks call “evil eye.” Evil eye is a mind splitting headache centered in my right eyeball. It hurts so bad and [...]

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I’m enjoying the Olympic Women’s beach volleyball golf (Freuding typo) gold metal match between the USA and China.
The USA is up one set to none so far.
What is making it even more “interesting” is that the match is being played in the rain. Now if you’ll excuse me I’m off for some private time. [...]

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I got a funny email from a guy named Rob inquiring about advertising this morning. Here’s the thread so far:
Rob:
….Please can you get back to me with an idea of cost for adding the above links to thegolfblog.com?
Me (making sure my blog name and url are in my signature):
Hi Rob. I think [...]

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Continue reading → Sorry I can’t quote other people’s advertising rates!

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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Golfers and tree huggers unite
Get out your granola bars and your organic raisins. Now you can covert your golf cart to a more “green” version by installing this $1900 solar panel to the roof.
Al Gore was spotted golfing with one of these carts last week and is proposing that golfers receive carbon offsets if [...]

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The last time my buddy Luke Swilor and I squared off in the famous “Guru/Swilor Three - The Redemption” match, Luke was not hitting on all cylinders. In fact, if he were a V6, I’d say four of his injectors were clogged.
Now Luke is on a roll, dropping rounds in the 60’s and notching [...]

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Continue reading → My good pal Luke Swilor is finding his game

In this post, The Golf Chick tells of a playing parnter’s tan line tragedy. Her partner apparently golfs enough to have what my friends and I affectionately call a “golfer’s tan.” A golfer’s tan would be a tan face, tan arms and tan legs.  Kristen says “don’t let this happen to you.”  I [...]

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Continue reading → Golf Chick tan line a tragedy? I think not

Anyone who knows me in the least, knows I’m a huge Bobby Jones fan. I have Bobby Jones’ photo in the most prominent spot in at HOG Headquarters.
So I’m eating a nice dinner at my pop’s house and he busts out these glasses which my beloved mom (RIP) won in a golf tournament. [...]

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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

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

Be sure to tune in and watch all my pals like my good buddy George Brett, John Elway and Michael Strahan compete on the golf course this weekend.  The Pro Sports Team Challenge is a competition between stars from baseball, football, basketball and hockey and will be on Saturday and Sunday this weekend on Fox [...]

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Continue reading → Team Challenge airs this weekend

I have a new friend named Delinda who I met at the Team Challenge a couple of weeks ago.   Delinda has a unique web site and angle on athletes, including golfers.  Delinda writes about the more “celebrity” aspect of athletes, focusing on the good work they can do with their popularity and checkbooks.  If there [...]

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Continue reading → Athlebrities

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

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

I’m in the midst of a large project in my “other” world so I didn’t get a chance to watch any of the U.S. Open today. Other than checking the leaderboard about 8 hours ago I have no idea what happened today.
So I tune in to TGC’s (Tiger is God Channel) coverage of [...]

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Continue reading → Disappointing TGC U.S. OPEN evening coverage

While in Palm Springs live blogcasting from the Team Challenge (airing on Fox Sports Net soon), my new pal Michael Strahan announced his retirement from the NFL.  What a way to go out, with a Super Bowl win against the previously undefeated New England Patriots and what appears to be good health.
Can’t blame him
I don’t [...]

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Continue reading → My pal Michael Strahan retires from the NFL

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

I managed to catch some great video during the final round of the Team Challenge today. Charles Barkley was giving Kenny Smith grief about his golf swing. So Kenny challenged Charles to a $1000 long drive bet. The winner would add the $1000 to the charities which were benefiting from the tournament.
Seeing [...]

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Continue reading → Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith bet $1000 on a long drive

I’ve taken a ton of pictures so far and I still need to head out for the final nine holes today. The temp is already over 90 degrees here and it is only 10am.
I’ve got many swing videos and pictures of these famous athletes. Some good (Elway, Brett, Saberhagen), some bad (Kenny Smith).
Click [...]

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Continue reading → Team Challenge photos and video clips

Here are a few funny quotes from Charles Barkley last night at the Team Challenge VIP dinner.
“They won’t let me play (golf) ’cause they say I suck too bad.”
“I saw Clyde and Kenny today and I’m not expecting much on the golf course.”
“We deserve some type of advantage against those hockey players. The shorter [...]

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Continue reading → Charles Barkley Quotes

The Pro-Am in the Team Challenge today was a blast. I got to play with none other than hall of fame baseball player George Brett! I was bummed I didn’t get to play with Michael Strahan, but after playing with my new buddy George I’m quite happy. It was especially cool when [...]

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Continue reading → Golfed with George Brett in the Team Challenge Pro-Am!

Greetings from my “suite” in the Fantasy Springs Resort & Casino in Indio California. Indio is just a few miles east of Palm Springs.
It’s 12:30am and I’ve just gotten settled in my remote office and had a pretty darn good slice of $3.00 pepperoni pizza. In case anyone is wondering, the pizza joint [...]

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Continue reading → Team Challenge Day 1

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!

I’ll be debuting my new golf back from Tattoo Golf at this week’s Team Challenge down in Palm Springs. While playing golf with NFL all star defensive player Michael Stahan, I’ll be showing off my new bag. Man is this thing a beauty!
More to come.

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Continue reading → New golf bag from Tattoo Golf

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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Thanks to my friend John Boyne, a caddy at St. Andrews, for submitting this neat article on the 100 year anniversary of the death of Old Tom Morris. ~Tony
Old Tom Morris is attributed with being the founder of modern golf as we know it in this the 21st Century. An extrodinary feet considering he [...]

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Boy am I stoked! As part of the media team at the Pro Sports Celebrity Golf Challenge I get to play in the pro-am the day before the tournament, which is one week from today. I’ll be playing a round of golf with none other than 2008 Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan of [...]

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Continue reading → A week from today I golf with Super Bowl champ Michael Strahan!

Golfers are athletes?
Yeah I’m late on the bandwagon on the Tiger Woods fittest guy in America thing. I was in the wilderness hiking and cooking marshmallows over a campfire.
So now that Tiger is the fittest man in America, does this debunk the argument that golfers are not athletes? Or does John Daly debunk [...]

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Continue reading → Tiger Woods fittest guy in America. So are golfers athletes?

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

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

Is Paula Creamer wearing shorts in this picture or a skirt? Not sure this is a terribly good choice for Yahoo Sports to be displaying this picture of Paula in their RSS golf news feed. It’s quite “Ladies of Big Break crotch shotesque” of them.
Of course, being a golf blogger with [...]

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Continue reading → I see London I see France. I see Paula Creamer’s….

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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OGIO is a great friend of Hooked On Golf Blog and The Golf Space. I’ve reviewed many OGIO items and it’s no new news that OGIO is my favorite company.
My friends at OGIO asked me to come and check out their facility. I jumped at this great opportunity, literally and figuratively.
A little OGIO [...]

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Continue reading → Inside OGIO

John Daly’s rehab (for the surgery, not the booze) is going well apparently. He’s playing in levis, no shoes and no shirt in this video below. I couldn’t help noticing how the guy interviewing John couldn’t seem to keep his hands off him. Down boy!

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Continue reading → John Daly dress code violation

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 [...]

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Continue reading → Cart Boy 101

The scene: My regular grudge match against the local PGA pro. I’ve beaten him two rounds in a row and won the front nine convincingly. He’s got a putt on #16 to save par, possibly win $2.00 and have some bragging rights. This putt is about a 3-4 footer. I’m [...]

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Pun intended!
My friend Gary at Date A Golfer has a very nice golf dating site. At Date A Golfer golf singles can find a golf match, so to speak. I joined DAG years ago in hopes that Annika Sorenstam would find me there but unfortunately that didn’t pan out.
New Design
The new Date [...]

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Continue reading → DateAGolfer.com gets a face lift

I don’t know where my pop finds stuff sometimes. Here is another one for the list which he gave me as a gift. This is the Dorson Sports golf themed “Chip ‘n’ Dip” bowl. The main bowl is shaped like a golf ball and the dip/sauce bowl is shaped like a golf tee.
I [...]

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Too Many Golf Blogs?
Man I must have around 150 “golf blogs” in my master links section. Just browsing a large percentage of the golf blogs out there and posting a few comments is quite a chore. And I’ve not added several new ones which have popped up lately. Are there too many [...]

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Continue reading → State of the golf blogosphere

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!

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

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

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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Trip Isenhour killed a red-shouldered hawk which was making noise during a video shoot for the show “Shoot Like A Pro.” He intentionally hit several golf shots at the bird after having to redo takes because of the disturbance.
Isenhour is facing charges of cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird.

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Continue reading → Trip Isenhour faces criminal charges for a birdie