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Gillespie 9 Preview

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. Gillespie 9 is planning to open on May 31st, Friday.  I had a chance to spend some time with Richard Mandell, the project architect and John Sparrow the General Manager

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Sarasota Golf Momentum

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, and I thought I’d share a few of the details with you. Enjoy. This is the first week of May 2024, and lots of exciting things are happening for Sarasota

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Breaking 80 – GolfToons 95

the burden of Breaking 80

  Breaking 80 results from keeping it all together for 18 holes.   You make a few putts, avoid double bogeys, and play from the proper tees – Breaking 80 is not so hard. Sounds good on paper or in the quiet moments driving to the golf course.  But that is not where you play golf.  

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GolfToons Golf Merch

Golf Merch from GolfToons

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 does exist.  We now have a collection of GolfToons merchandise. And we are adding more all the time.  Over the years, we have had random requests for T-shirts and other

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Golf Mullet – GolfToons 92

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 it on a golf trip. Enjoy! Your Golfer’s Almanac Check out our daily golf history podcast, Your Golfer’s Almanac celebrating birthdays, milestones, and other accomplishments that have occurred on this day in

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Wider Stance – GolfToons 87

A wider stancecan improve the balance in your golf swing.

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 this original golf cartoon, GolfToon. YouTube Short  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

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Near the Hole – GolfToons 86

Near the Hole is the proper golf expectation rather than in the Hole. Lowered Expectations

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. 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 trip. Enjoy! Your Golfer’s Almanac

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Daily Golf Podcast from GolfToons

Golf History from Your Golfers Almanac cover art and Logo by Michael Duranko of GolfToons

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 share birthdays, milestones, and other accomplishments of note each day. You can expect our version of ‘This Day in Golf History.’ The idea is to share specific details that even

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The Masters Distraction

Caped and masked golfer on the tee box with two golf buddies commenting that crime has increased since the Masters, Golfing Super Hero is an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass

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 in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters Distraction! Golf is an addiction as we discussed in the original post for Golfing Super Hero – GolfToon 69. <Click through and read our essay

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Emotional Support – GolfToons 76

Emotional Support, golf is a game where your emotions can play a major role, an original golf cartoon illustration by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 game where you are pitted against yourself. However, to buttress one’s emotions many golfers have routines to center themself. Confidence is found in certain clubs or particular courses, even individual

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Golf Genie – GolfToons 74

Golf Genie is a Golf cartoon illustration by Marty Glass of GolfToons with a genie coming out of a lamp and trying to help a golfer, until the genie finds out the golfer needs help with his slice. Funny Golf Humor.

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 golfer and at times seems incurable. The remedy for a slice is often so elusive that many a golfer has fantasized about a magic genie that grants them three wishes.

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Buried Lie – GolfToons 72

Buried Lie - GolfToons 72 is an original golf cartoon showing a casket carried towards a hole that has been created under a golf hole and pin by Marty Glass

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 to the game, oftentimes when golfers pass on friends and family memorialize them in special ways. Famed golfers will have golf courses or holes named in their honor.   Upstanding

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Golf Press – GolfToons 62

Golf Press shows a golfer on the tee box pressing anogther golfer's head into the ground with the caption PRESS, an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 double or nothing bet and is generally invoked at a critical point in the match. The level of emotion accompanying a press is proportionate to the amount of money wagered.

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High Heel Golf – GolfToons 61

High Heel Golf shows three women golfers on the putting green with the comment bubble asking where the golf shoes were bought, an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 technical sportswear designed to wick away sweat and protecting us from today’s damaging sun rays. What does dress for success mean on the golf course?  Is it form or function?

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Chip Lagwell – GolfToons 59

Hamilton Chip Lagwell is introduced in this original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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”. One of those guys often found at private country clubs or expensive destination golf resorts. We all know the type, but do they really exist? Possibly, but that specimen is

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Father O’Fairway – GolfToons 57

Father O'Fairway is introduced in this original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 time he was young lad. He plays religiously but almost exclusively midweek, as his weekends are occupied by priestly duties. Father O’Fairway’s love of golf is rooted in his belief

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Hurricane Golf – GolfToons 56

Hurricane Golf shows a golfer teeing off in a strong wind with his golf buddy holding the ball also known as Cat 4 Golf an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 choose to “weather the weather” or head for the comfy confines of the clubhouse, the mere fact that you drove all the way to the course intending to play should

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Multi-Tees – GolfToons 47

Multi-Tees is an original golf illustration in color by Marty Glass of GolfToons showing multiple tee box options for Golfers to hit from.

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 try to pick one over 6,000 yards. At Lakewood National they have six tees, that’s 6, and not sixty, LOL. Multi-Tees! The Arnold Palmer designed Lakewood National names the tees

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Fat Shot – GolfToons 46

Fat Shot is an original Golf Cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons showing a golfer with a huge divot in front of him due to a Fat Shot, golf's funniest shot to watch.

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 the heels of mammoth drives or as you lay two on a par 5 with a mere 100 yards between you and regulation. Far worse than simply missing the green

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Golf Maxim – GolfToons 45

A golfer putting, with his golf buddies covering their mouth, eyes and ears, as Three Monkeys, an original golf cartoon by marty Glass of GolfToons.

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 a round of golf. Call it a Golf Maxim. What about the maxim “Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil”? Some believe this lesson is a reminder to

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Fairway Centaur – GolfToons 44

Centaur of the Fairway shows a centaur in the fairway

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 which to attack the green with their approach shot. Go for the Centaur of the Fairway. Exclamations of “right down the pipe” or “split the fairway” are common refrains after

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Hogan’s Ghost – GolfToons 43

Three golfers burying someone on what looks like a putting green, with the memorial words in the name of the father, the son and Hogan's Ghost illustrated by Marty Glass of GolfToons.

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 congregate multiple times a week. For instance, the clubhouse is the church, and the head pro is the pastor. After that, even a trip to the sacred grounds of Augusta

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Tiny Greens – GolfToons 40

Tiny Greens shows Two golfers standing on a very small putting green, commenting about how they don't like long putts, an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 deeper thoughts about postage stamp greens, but I will save that for another GolfToon. Today’s question is, “Do putting greens shrink over the years?” At our local muni I’ve noticed

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Cradle of Golf – GolfToons 35

Two archeologists in Africa find a skeleton with a golf club, challenging Scotland as the Cradle of Golf, an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 plainly in this soliloquy: “Being the proof as to why golf is definitely, certainly, unquestionably, without doubt, beyond question, indubitably, undeniably, irrefutably, incontrovertibly, incontestably, unmistakably, categorically, decidedly, unequivocally Scottish. Really.” Darn. They take

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Clown Course – GolfToons 33

Clowns on the Course shows a clown teeing off and his golf buddy in a tiny golf cart, an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons.

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 sounds like a lot of fun.” Wearing size 28 golf shoes, gargantuan club heads, and riding around in one of those tiny clown carts would be a blast. Especially if

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Yoga Golf Pants – GolfToons 31

Yoga Golf Pants shows a golfer on the tee box wearing a pair of black yoga pants, an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons.

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 my inbox, there several emails that promise me more length. And, most of them are golf-related. The subject lines tantalize you with added distance, increased swing speed, and higher launches.

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From Your Knees – GolfToons 30

From Your Knees is an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons showing a new rule for dropping the golf ball from your knees, not from your knee.

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 to interpret the rules as situations present themselves. Complications can arise when rules are misinterpreted. A friend of mine thought an unplayable lie was anything in a sand trap. Rule

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Quiet Please – GolfToons 16

Quiet Please, a man at his dining room table with kids fighting and his wife pointing a threatening finger, holds up a 'Quiet Please' sign, an original golf cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 trying to concentrate on a difficult task.  The sight of a marshal hoisting their “Quiet Please” paddle during a golf tournament often makes me wish I had one of those

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Golf Mom – GolfToons 12

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 ‘Golf Mom’?   The lesser known cousin. She drives kids to the practice range, buys equipment, arranges lessons and pays for rounds of golf. Or the woman walking the course,

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Swing Thoughts – GolfToons 8

A golfer addressing his golf ball surrounded by thought bubbles rekminding him of what he should be doing for a better golf swing, Swing Thoughts - GolfToons 8 an original cartoon by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 single swing-thought for your entire round.” Swing Thoughts. But when you are playing, it is difficult to shut out all the things you think you need to do to execute

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Uncle Villegas – GolfToons 7

An original golf illustrated cartoon showing a man with a big belly looking at a golf ball on a putting green lining up his putt like Camilio Villegas style by Marty Glass of GolfToons

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 the popular reverse overlap to the ominous sounding cross-handed reverse claw.  But the most baffling aspect of putting is reading greens. The conversations about a putt can invoke speed, roll,

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Tree Shot – GolfToons 5

Two golfers look up into a tree to see another golfer addressing his golf ball and about to take a swing. A clever, original golf illustration by Marty Glass

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 back and might be able to hit your ball to the fairway or maybe even onto the green?  Remember those miraculous shots Ken Venturi showed us to save strokes?  Why

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Eternal Struggle – GolfToons 3

A Man pushing a huge golf ball up a hill like sisyphus in the Camus fable depicting the eternal struggle of golf. Original golf cartoon illustration by Marty Glass GolfToons

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 craftiness, Sisyphus was condemned to push an enormous boulder uphill. Only to have it roll back down for eternity.  Any golfer can certainly relate to this plight. Camus wrote that

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