Archives for: August 2005
Aug
31
In a time of need, the golfing community is stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Katrina
2 feedbacks »Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge in Orlando, is making an effort to raise $40,000 for victims of Hurricane Katrina by Labor Day. And their method of doing so will also benefit golfers looking to play a great course at a great rate.
On La… more »
Aug
30
The Cheap Bastard takes this job seriously. For approximately 45 minutes, three or four days a week, I think of nothing but getting deals for golfers. Sometimes, it can be hard to find these deals, so I've decided to just start creating my own.
I am p… more »
Aug
29
Saving golfers and travelers big money is what the Cheap Bastard is all about. We all have our missions in life, you see.
With Hurricane Katrina wreaking havoc throughout the South, now would be a good time for us to support a group with a much higher… more »
Aug
26
The Cheap Bastard is now in Atlanta and was angrily rebuffed by CNN's Paula Zahn. Someday she'll come crawling back to me.
Following the trail of Tim McDonald makes a guy hungry, however. I know he's somewhere in the South, so my plan of action now is… more »
Aug
25
A lifetime of seducing flight attendants means the Cheap Bastard can usually fly anywhere at a moments notice – and get an extra bag of those priceless, life-sustaining honey-roasted peanuts. So that's why I'm heading for a quick one-day stop to Mesa,… more »
Aug
22
Tim McDonald once borrowed 50 cents from me to buy a newspaper and he still hasn't paid me back. The Cheap Bastard does not allow such slights. Luckily, I hear Ol' McDonald is somewhere in the Deep South, just like yours truly.
So I'll be tooling arou… more »
Aug
22
So just spent my last weekend in Florida - the Sunshine State has one less Cheap Bastard on its hands (for awhile, anyway). I headed down to Miami to complete my time here. Most of my time off course was spent at the Bayside Marketplace, searching for fr… more »
Aug
18
The Cheap Bastard has the stamina of three men – provided at least two of those men are in some type of coma, of course. Still, when there is a deal to be had, the Cheap one here has superhuman powers.
I'll need those powers today, as I'm just headi… more »
Aug
17
The Cheap Bastard gets his Internet connection comp'd, so if I'm not traveling, on the links or entertaining the ladies, you can usually find me online, hunting for deals to pass along to my millions of readers.
For a while there, Craigslist was a fav… more »
Aug
16
How can you not like Costa Rica? It has beautiful girls, great coffee and more beautiful girls. Plus, you can golf. If only they had lush fields of double cheeseburgers, the Cheap Bastard might just end his travels forever.
But it sounds like fun to v… more »
Aug
16
The Cheap Bastard is never wrong, he just has a unique philosophy on
correctness. Still, after reading yesterday's tip for bargain golf in Orlando, an alert reader directed me to Golf407.com, where a quick search
showed you can save an additional 29… more »
Aug
15
So I made my way from South Carolina to Florida this past weekend. The Nova needs a new alternator but it’s easy to get yourself a ride while hitchhiking when you have the dreamy good looks of the Cheap Bastard.
Aside from having a lot of old people… more »
Aug
15
Looking at a golf trip to Spain? I see where sundrenchedgolf.com is offering some discounts on Costa Blanca green fees. They're offering some very tasty deals, it seems.
Which brings up another point the Bastard wants to make: Whenever you see discoun… more »
Aug
15
Hey, I'm an expert on budget golf. I pinch pennies. I pinch waitresses in the arse. I am proud to walk in with a coupon to get myself a deal.
Santee, South Carolina is basically a bunch of chuck holes on wide-open fields that they refer to as golf co… more »
Aug
12
One of my forefathers, the late, great Leopold C. Bastard, was involved
in the purchase of Manhattan from the native population. He never got
over the loss of so many beads. It was a blight on the Bastard family
name, honestly.
Which is another rea… more »
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