Well ladies and gentlemen my layoff in golf has finally come to an end. On Sunday I decided to brave less than ideal conditions during my only day off to play some golf! I made my way out to Birkdale Golf Club around 2:00PM Read more
Shutdown Over: First round in months!
Got Golf Swag? These Guys Do
According to Merriam-Webster, swagger means "to walk around in a very confident way." With a little tweaking of this word and definition, I came up with my own form that pertains to the golf world: golf swag (verb) - to look "fresh" and confident on the golf course: to be able to perform as good as you...
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A Presidential Hole in One
We all dream about it, that shot which can come in a plethora of ways. The shot--an Ace or a Hole in One--is a crowning achievement for any golfer, and something I had wondered if I would ever achieve. My special moment occurred on the 13th hole of the Legacy Golf Club by Arthur Hills during the...
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How to Understand FedEx Cup Scoring
As I type, the Tour Championship is under way at East Lake in Atlanta, GA. On the line of course is the $10 million cash payout for the FedEx Cup Champion. If any golfer inside the top five wins this weekend, they are automatically the FedEx Cup Champion. Read more
Top 3 Par 3’s on Tour
Par 3's on Tour can vastly differ in length and difficulty and often serve as the "signature hole" that we naturally associate any particular course with. What can appear to be a dinky hole can easily become an eye sore on your scorecard (where someone just deposited $12.50 in the form of 3 brand new...
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Bubba-Licious!
2012 Master’s Champion Bubba Watson is currently--as a typical college student might say--“killing it”. While unfortunately, his 2013 PGA Tour campaign may not be up to par with what he had hoped for, off the course Bubba has been living the dream for the past few years and apparently doesn’t want to slow down any...
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Fox Sports and Shark Week Golf
“The whole whispering, reverential tone seems straight out of a funeral home. We need a whole new approach to attract new viewers, maybe even to keep the old viewers.” - Gary Van Sickle (more…)
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A Gentle-Mahan of the Game
It may have been a dark, gloomy morning in Ontario, Canada during the PGA Tour’s HBC Canadian Open Saturday, but it was a delightful, joyous day overall for Hunter Mahan. A week removed from earning his second consecutive top-10 in a major, Mahan held the 36-hole lead at 13-under par, seeking his sixth PGA...
Naked Golf: CGP Summer Workout #3
ESPN has provided "tastefully" nude photos of the iconic Gary Player and beautiful Carly Booth in their annual body issue. While I have zero interest in looking at anyone in the nude who is old enough to be my Gramps, I have to give credit to Player who at age 77 is proving that all...
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