SParms Thermal When I received the SParms Thermal Base Layer, I was skeptical. After all, who needs a high-tech, insulated, long-sleeve undershirt for golfing in […]
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When I play a golf course for the first time, I ask myself, “Could I play this track every day?” Soleta Golf Club is a
JD Ardell made two aces in two consecutive days at Sara Bay CC in Sarasota, Florida. This is the story by Michael Duranko of Duranko Golf.
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Should Ryder Cuppers get paid? Yes, but I don’t think professional golfers want to be paid to play in the Ryder Cup. The issue is
This is a preview post for the Gillespie 9, the short course that is part of the Bobby Jones Golf Club here in Sarasota, Florida.
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It’s good to have you here. My name is Mike Duranko, and I live in Sarasota. We’re having a bit of a Sarasota Golf moment,
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Today I attended a groundbreaking ceremony at Miakka Golf Club. The site is about 30 miles east of Sarasota or the Sarasota Bradenton airport. The
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As promised, here is an update on the 2024 Masters Fantasy Golf Contest after two rounds. See the preview post from Wednesday here. In this post,
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https://youtu.be/4SfnmfR1fjo How many total pars will be made at the 2024 Masters? That is the Tiebreaker question for the Master’s Fantasy contest. We did a
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This Bobby Jones course review covers every hole at Bobby Jones Golf Club. And the post includes notes and comments from the project manager and
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In this short post, I want to focus on the greens fees and the mobile app available for Bobby Jones Golf Club Here is the
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After nearly 4 years, the Bobby Jones Golf Club has reopened. The restored golf course is stunning. Here is a YouTube video of this post.
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Now, flop shot! now, pitch! now, draw and fade! On, putter! on wedge! on off set and blade! Now sand bagger, now hacker, now duffer
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Final day at some point one of the 3 teams will be hosting this cup, claiming the inaugural World Champions Cup. In this World Chapions
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Billy Andrade said when he was growing up, in the 80s, the Ryder Cup wasn’t that big of a deal. It was important to golf
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GolfToons produces a daily golf history podcast, Your Golfer’s Almanac hosted by me, Michael Duranko. This week, golf history is coming to Sarasota. The inaugural
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Breaking 80 results from keeping it all together for 18 holes. You make a few putts, avoid double bogeys, and play from the proper
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The Big Let Down Golf is hard enough on your own but add a partner into the mix, and things get interesting. A playing partner
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You probably didn’t know you needed a GolfToons shower curtain, and you might not have known such Golf Merch existed. You are in luck! It
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Golf Excuses Very useful, especially when you are honest about your early tee time. GolfToons are original golf illustrations by Marty Glass. Golftoons is a scheme
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GolfToons – Golf Mullet Golftoons is a scheme between two golf buddies, Michael Duranko and Marty Glass. If this side hustle makes any money, they‘re gonna blow
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Quick Sand? They call sand traps hazards for good reason. They can be deep, barren, or filled with too much sand. Quick Sand golf cartoon.
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The Dutch Open was first played in 1912 and part of the European Tour since 1972. No idea if Dutch Masters Van Gogh or Vermeer
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Ironic is when golfers named Woody only play with irons because they tend to hit their woods into the woods. Ironic Golf Cartoons – GolfToons.
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As a final request, golfers like to be remembered in a variety of ways; plant a tree, spead my ashes at a favorite hole, or
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A wider stance when addressing the golf ball can help imporove balance in your swing. Sometimes golfers take good advice a bit too far in
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Near the Hole is a better cheer for 2023, and a more realistic golf expectation. Lowered expectations are one way to improve your golf game.
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GolfToons Golftoons is a scheme between two golf buddies, Michael Duranko and Marty Glass. If this side-hustle makes any money, they‘re gonna blow it on a golf
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The rarely invoked death penalty shot, a Golf World nod to the football or soccer World Cup tournament from Qatar. Congrats Argentina GolfToons Golftoons is
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Okay – – – Our golf history podcast made a few lists for Best Golf Podcasts in 2002! Pretty Cool … Your Golfer’s Almanac is
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My first visit to St. Andrews was at the end of a week playing many of Scotland’s finest: Troon, Turnberry, Prestwick, Carnoustie, Western Gailes, and
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GolfToons for hire? Yes! Drink How Water. Here’s a summary of our recent work with the How Water Company of Houston, Texas. Burma Shave The project
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Golf History in a podcast called Your Golfer’s Almanac. On Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, we launch a new daily golf podcast. Your Golfer’s Almanac will
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Florida Man Plays It As It Lies, and Hits Golf Ball Off the Back of Alligator Last week, a Florida man escaped serious injury after
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“A journey through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. You are entering the Twilight Golf Zone.” Golf can
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This post was updated for the 2024 Masters with a blog post and YouTube video. *** Fantastic finish at The Masters yesterday. A deep bow
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This post was updated for the 2024 Masters with a blog post and YouTube video. *** If you entered Masters Fantasy on the www.TheMasters.com site,
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This post was updated for the 2024 Masters with a blog post and YouTube video. *** Did you enter the Masters Fantasy new this year
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Purr. What is your golfing animal spirit? Purr Golf. Are you a silky swinger that slinks around the course, purring like a cat and chasing
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Recounts and Fake News. Topics ripped from recent headlines that, unfortunately, at times, overlap with golf. After all, golf does involve recounts and verification. Every
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IceRays Sun Sleeves Review This IceRays Sun Sleeves Review is long overdue. But when I look back on the golf year of 2020, I find
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This weekend is the official debut of Charlie Woods at the Father-Son PNC Championship in Orlando. Charlie and Tiger – Blame your Parents? This young
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Bigger doesn’t always mean better The Golf Supplier originally published ‘Small But Mighty’ about the Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course on 12/9/2020 as part
The Centaur returns to GolfToons, this time for a Centaur Golf Lesson. Golf lessons should always start with the basics. The fundaments of the grip,
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Zero Friction Golf Glove Review My morning email inbox included a 20% discount on a golf glove I have wanted to try. I added a
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We have all experienced it. You go to the driving range before a round and hit every shot perfectly. Crisp irons that resonate that pierce
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So many things are different at The Masters this year. The grass is longer, and the greens seem bumpier at the end of the day
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This is The Masters. Most of our work can wait until next week, when we will be distracted by talking about what happens on Sunday
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Fanless golf does take some adjustment. It can feel anti-climatic, like a series of practice rounds. But I don’t miss the shouts of “In the
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This is pretty cool, a teeshirt with a GolfToon. Bill, a newsletter subscriber asked if he could use one of our GolfToons for a special
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The Golf Supplier originally published ‘Where Golf Gods Relax’ on 10/21/2020 as part of the Hidden Gems series. Here is a link and a link
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Golf is a game where your emotions can play a major role in your performance. Emotional Support is needed. At its core, golf is a
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This story Clipped Wings was originally published by The Golf Supplier on 9/9/2020 Here is a link. Clipped Wings I have been lucky enough to
Winged Foot Once I have been lucky enough to play Winged Foot once. A college buddy had a client cancel at the last minute, and
Golfing during our current pandemic is a bit of a touchy subject, social distancing golf. It has sparked debate in the media and has led
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Golf Genie Golf Genie. Probably the most common fault of golf swing is the resulting slice. It is the the nemesis of the highly handicapped
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I saw a recent post from an artist on Instagram, @Golfucos. They do golf related illustrations that I like a lot. This scene is from
The funniest, cleverest psychological thriller on TV goes golfing. In addition, a spot-on Scottish accent & scary, ugly golf tourist bit.
Villanelle from Killing Eve goes golfing in a crazy green outfit and kills a tourist with a golf club.
Villanelle from Killing Eve Golfing. Thank you
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The golf ball is important and he knows it. The golf ball gets teed off but is not teed off. Today’s golf ball has evolved and
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Buried Lie Buried Lie. Golf can be a lifetime pursuit, giving it a unique status in the world of sport. So deep is their commitment
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Sleepy Hugo Oh, the agony of slow play. Ask Sleepy Hugo. When in the midst of a snail-like round, there are several things you can
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19th Hole The proverbial 19th hole. That place where golfers go after their round to discuss their performance and commiserate with other golfers. It’s also
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Golfing Super Hero Golfing Super Hero. Golf is an addiction. No surprise to those of us addicted. The thrill of improvement is powerful. Gaining distance
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On Saturday I tried out my new On Point ball marker for the first time. Our golf league played at Legacy Golf Club in Lakewood
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Darth Fader Darth Vader, originally known as Anakin Skywalker, was probably a decent golfer before his transition to Darth. Now Darth Fader. A series of
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Cranky Dan Golf is a force to be reckoned with says Cranky Dan. How you choose to deal with the game frequently involves avoiding being
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Wait Loss If golf has an Achilles heel, it’s time. Wait Loss. It’s an issue on the PGA Tour. It’s an issue when managing a
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Athletes To start my freshman year at Michigan State University I showed up at Hubbard Hall to find two of my roommates were in the
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Off The Toe There are a lot of important shots in golf, some would say they are all important. The tap-in putt counts as much
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Shadowy Putting I love playing golf at the end of the day. Shadowy Putting. What is better than playing golf at dusk? Speed playing to
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Golf Press Golf Press. You wanna press me? Do ya? I’ll show you a press. You like this press? The press is similar to the
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High Heel Golf High Heel Golf fashions have certainly changed from the jacket and tie at the turn of the the last century, to the
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Two Man Golf Nik Wallenda Golf, the Two Man Invitational Could golf be made more difficult? Of course, but only a sadist would seek to
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Hamilton Chip Lagwell III When non-golfers conjure up images of golfers they tend to envision someone like Hamilton Lagwell III, fondly referred to as “Chip”.
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Bodean Ogilvie Bodean Ogilvie Public Golfer is the oft forgotten golf enthusiast golfing in a blue collar. Usually found on a public municipal links where
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Father O’Fairway Introducing Father O’Fairway. The Most Reverend O’Fairway hails from County Clare, Ireland where he grew up playing the sport of golf from the
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Hurricane Golf A golfer’s willingness to play under “less than ideal” conditions is a testament to their love of the game. Hurricane Golf. Whether you
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Shirts vs Skins Competition. That is a common answer to the question, “What do you love about Golf?” Shirts vs Skins. Mano a Mano or
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Koepka’s Loss The ‘Franken-Golfer’, bits and pieces of your best game cobbled together into a creation that is unstoppable! Koepka’s Loss. Sort of like handpicking
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You hear a lot of golf excuses on the golf course. The one excuse you may never hear is blaming a bad shot on the
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“It’s not me, can’t be” Golf Equipment Excuses. You gotta blame something when a simple shot goes astray. Fat shots, hosels, thin-to-win, pulls, pushes, ducks,
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Big hitters. The guys that take a deep breath and you know they’re ready to launch one. Monster Drive. Grip it and Rip it! Like
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After you bomb a beautiful drive down the middle of the fairway do you like to hold that follow through pose? I know plenty of
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The stand alone golf course is becoming a rarity. Increasingly golf courses are just one item on an amenity package for a high end housing
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Better Lucky than Good We’ve all experienced luck on the course. The sculled iron that somehow nestles up on the green 6 feet from the
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Multi-Tees Recently our golf league played a round at Lakewood National Golf Club. We had to choose which tees we would use, and generally, we
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Fat Shot The dreaded fat shot. The scourge of scoring. Why is it they always seem to come at the most inopportune of times? On
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We all are familiar with the modern proverb “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” And many would agree this same idea should apply to
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Golf courses are typically designed to reward drives that find the center of the fairway. Ideally it affords the golfer with the optimum location from
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There are times golf reminds me of religion. Hogan’s Ghost. Like most faiths, the golfer’s sabbath is usually a weekend event, and the more devout
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One of the most maddening things in golf is coming up just short on a putt. Especially when your ball is tracking on a perfect
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The next ‘Space Race’ is well underway with SpaceX and Blue Origin taking on passengers very soon. With multitudes of space tourists venturing out of
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What is worse, tiny greens or intimidatingly long holes? Both pose their own issues, but for me, small greens can be maddening. And I have
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Creepy behavior has been a hot topic in the media lately. Depants Golf. Political campaign trails, newsrooms, and Hollywood have all been abuzz with accounts
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I recently read a story about Iraq veterans playing golf with their service dogs. A Golf Service Dog. Wouldn’t it be great if we all
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Buy a sports car? Take up pickle ball? Have an affair? How to deal with a midlife golf crisis? Na. You can’t fit the clubs
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If our clubs and balls could talk, what would they say? Equipment Confidential. I bet they could bend your ear with golf yarns that would
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Challenge the origins of golf and you are treading on sacred Scottish turf. The Cradle of Golf? At the website scottishgolfhistory.org the site states it
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The eternal war for our golfing soul can take on schizophrenic proportions—the battle pitting the forces of conceit versus humble acceptance of our shortcomings. Golf
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At the 2019 US Open Bryson DeChambeau yelled out in frustration, ”This is clown golf!” Clown on the Course! “Gee,” I thought to myself, ”that
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Sports therapists are all the rage on the PGA Tour these days, but what do you do if you’re just a weekend hack? What if
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Is their nothing that golfers won’t try to add a few yards to their drives? Yoga Golf Pants? It seems every morning when I check
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From your knees reminds us that golfers call penalties on themselves. An interesting byproduct of this aspect of the game is that often we have
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It’s but the early days of 2019, and already the new changes to the rules of golf are creating a buzz. The noisiest reaction being
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What is the best advice you have ever recieved on a golf course? How about the best advice you have given?
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Golfers are always looking for an advantage. And in the shadow of the new rules of 2019, that could be a better drop, a pin
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Imagine playing golf for a few centuries and what it must be like for someone as old as Dracula. From course design, advances in equipment
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We have all played with him. The guy with his shadow in your line, or with the practice swing you can see out of the
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Where does the term ‘FORE’ come from? As with many terms in a game as old as golf, a definitive origin is not possible. Though
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What is the difference between difficult vs impossible? It really comes down to how you deal with the issue at hand and how you want
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Hitting a golf ball is a daunting task, especially off the first tee. Actually any tee, regardless if it’s onto a manicured fairway, over a
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There are many ways to hold a putter, probably as many grips as there are putters available on the market. Everyone must feel comfortable over
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Have you ever hit one of those titanic slices that boggle your mind? Make you question your very golf being? I’ve hit more than a
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Can a compliment be an act of gamesmanship? Possibly. Allow me to explain unwanted compliments The frustration of a birdie putt that comes up short
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The Shadow Knows “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men! The Shadow Knows!” Much to my surprise the USGA addresses using a
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Old Trusty. We all have our ‘Go-To’ clubs. The ones we hit well, feel confident at address or just seem to get lucky with. The
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There are times when we all would like a bit of peace and quiet: Early morning breakfasts, retreats to nature, and those moments when you’re
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You hit a crisp shot, sending a towering blow tracking on a great line. You are frozen, in a motionless follow-through pose watching your ball
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Putting Emotions. On the 18th green at the 2018 Evian Championship, Angela Stanford struck a beautiful putt that curled around the cup. “The best possible
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Hit it and Hope. Every now and then you face a putt that beckons words like intimidating or unnerving. The down hill left to right
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We can all envision the iconic ‘Soccer Mom’ and the minivan she drives. Hauling kids to countless practices, games and tournaments. But what about the
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Congratulations to Brooks Koepka on winning the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club.
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Golf Gnome This is the flip side to our “In the Hole A-hole” – the “Not In the Hole.” You know, those dastardly putts that
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You know the guy. The a-hole standing in the gallery who yells ” In the Hole! ” at PGA Tour events. It doesn’t matter if
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Golf Excellence. Golf is truly a journey in pursuit of excellence. The struggle this pursuit poses drives us to seek remedies from a multitude of
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Congratulations to Francesco Molinari, winner of the 2018 British Open at Carnoustie Golf Club. He is the Champion Golfer of the Year.
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Wiser minds tell us to, “Quiet your mind and try not to think when swinging the club.” Or they tell you “It’s best to have a
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Congratulations to Brandon Stone on winning the 2018 Scottish Open at Gullane Golf Club.
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Uncle Camilo Villegas. Of all the facets of the game, putting may be the most mystifying and varied. Putter designs are myriad. Grips range from
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Congratulations to Russell Knox, winner of the 2018 Irish Open at Ballyliffin Golf Club.
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Serious golfers are serious about golf. There is nothing better than finding a golf buddy as crazy as you are. Maybe even a little crazier.
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Congratulations to Miguel Ángel Jiménez, “The Mechanic” on winning the 2018 Senior British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews.
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We golfers take ourselves seriously and believe anything is possible. Even a Tree Shot. Why take a penalty stroke if you can get your club
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If it’s good for the pros it’s got to be good for my game. How many times have you told that to yourself? Plumb bobbing
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“You can Think Best when you are Happiest” Rest in Par Peter Thomson 1929-2018 5 Time British Open Champion 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1965.
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Absurd may be the best word to describe golf, though futility also comes to mind. What is the Eternal Struggle of golf? Punished for his
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As any golfer knows, one of the minor downsides to the game is the infamous golfer’s tan. I play golf! Blinding white, snowman torso with dark
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