Tag Archives: Golf Culture

#GOLFIS My Boyfriend’s Mistress

#GOLFIS My Boyfriend’s Mistress
What #GOLFIS to someone dating a golf-oholic:
  1. Golf is my boyfriend’s mistress. Draining putts. Getting birdies. Don’t think I don’t know what those mean! Oh and those cart girls, I know where they work…
  2. Golf is too quiet. When Tiger’s putting and the commentators are barely audible, and the guys who hold the “Quiet Please” signs. Where’s...
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Take a chance. Go play golf.

Take a chance. Go play golf.
To me, Golf WAS that boring “sport” that old farts played. It WAS a rich man’s sport. It WAS a waste of time. 10 years later, I’m now the kid with an absolute obsession for the game (and no, I’m not old OR rich). Growing up in Monterey, California, golf courses were plentiful. With Pebble Beach...
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The “Tiger Woods Effect’s” Main Victim: Tiger Woods

The “Tiger Woods Effect’s” Main Victim: Tiger Woods
Amidst all of Tiger Woods’ unbelievable successes, perhaps his most significant and important achievement may also seem like his most trivial: he made golf cool.  For an entire generation of kids, Woods was a hero and viewed in the same light as the best athletes in the other top sports in America. Read more

Why Do Asian Women Dominate the LPGA?

Why Do Asian Women Dominate the LPGA?
After Inbee Park won her third consecutive major at the U.S. Open last week, I began thinking about a trend that doesn't get talked about that much in certain circles but is painstakingly obvious--that being the overwhelming dominance of Asian women players on the LPGA tour. Read more