Archives for: December 2006
Dec
31
A few days ago I walked 9 holes, working up a rather impressive sweat in almost 60 degrees -- on December 29th in Champaign, Illinois!
Tomorrow I'll go back to worrying about the imminent extinction of the polar bear.
Today, December 31st, I might… more »
Dec
28
A couple of years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with golf course architect Dr. Michael Hurdzan for an interview in the offices of Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design, in Columbus, Ohio.
After the interview, it was my even greater pleasur… more »
Dec
26
So, you got another pair of wool socks again yesterday, didn't you? No one in your family bothered to stick even one lousy sleeve of golf balls under the tree - again.
Well, maybe it's your own fault, the way you complain about your equipment and chan… more »
Dec
21
If my lovely and talented wife were a golfer, things would be a hell of a lot easier for me this time of year. But no. Despite the bag and clubs and balls and tees and other gear I have lavished upon her over the last couple of years, she's not a golfer.… more »
Dec
15
Is Michelle Wie the greatest thing since wooden tees, or is she a poor exploited teen who will never reach her potential? No matter which you choose, even if you choose somewhere in the middle, you'll get an argument from someone.
There is no arguing,… more »
Dec
12
In the mid-seventies, a print appeared on the wall of my grandfather's TV room. It depicted a golf hole on the edge of the Grand Canyon, and it fascinated me. For quite a while, I was under the impression that such a hole actually existed.
In fact, th… more »
Dec
11
So…a tee is a tee, right?
That's what I always thought, anyway. Of course, I was forever scrounging around in my bag trying to find a new one on each hole, especially with the way that today's toaster-sized drivers shatter wooden tees.
Then I fou… more »
Dec
05
Caddyshack is arguably the favorite golf movie of all time. One could also argue, however, that Caddyshack is not really a golf movie, but rather an examination of existential angst and the power of self-determinism set against a rigidly stratified caste… more »
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