Archives for: January 2007

Global warming good for the golf industry? (Not if you sell Sun Belt golf vacations)

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Bogey Lounge writes about how balmy winter days have become the norm in the Northeast and other areas that are usually snow covered by now. "The only bad thing about this is that clowns like me who normally play all winter in 6 layers of clothes are f… more »

Golf tips at XM Radio courtesy of The PGA of America, Peter Kessler

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Those of you with XM satellite radio, check out station 146 Wednesdays at 11 a.m. EST. Peter Kessler is hosting a golf show from The PGA Learning Center in Florida that will have PGA Professionals offering their instructions tips. Kessler's guests on… more »

Moe Norman's Natural Golf swing on video

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Golf Tips, Secrets, & News offers up a video clip of Canadian golf great Moe Norman that shows the developer of "Natural Golf" in all of his glory. "You will notice that Moe DOES NOT hold the club in the palm of EITHER hand as some people would tr… more »

Phoenix's Pizzeria Bianco, Las Sendas Golf Club: Tips from a Travelling Golfer

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Mike at Travelling Golfer offers up a couple tips for hungry golfers heading to Phoenix: The first is to eat at Pizzeria Bianco. "There's almost always a line if you're the least bit late for dinner," he writes. "Why? The mozzarella is homemade and th… more »

LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens defies prediction, still has a job

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In this blog recounting how golf columnist Rick Arnett finally got his chance to smack LPGA Commissioner Carolyn Bivens, I predicted Bivens would be looking for another job by Christmas. Technically, I can't be proven wrong - she may in fact be looking f… more »

Golf Channel's Peter Jacobsen okay on TV, blows as a blogger

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Even Par Round turned me on to Golf Channel personality Peter Jacobsen's golf blog. Granted, it's interesting that Peter Jacobsen, a two-time senior major winner, is blogging, but it's a pretty lame blog. Seven posts in all of 2006, "archives" that ar… more »

Stalk Jessica Alba (bikini or not), drink beer, golf: Finally, resolutions I can stomach

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Like me, Nigel at Illogical Golf Blog hates New Year's Resolutions. "I figure without bad habits and sinful pleasures, what's the point to life?" he writes. "Golf is expensive, terribly frustrating and is a never-ending work in progress. If we were s… more »

Sun Mountain Speed Cart helps golfers (and Golf Blogger) walk more

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Golf Blogger says he's going to walk more in 2007. "Golf is meant to be a walking game. It's decent exercise, and you'll actually play better for doing so," Golf Blogger writes. To help move your sticks around the course, he recommends the Sun Mou… more »

Golf tips on balance and better ball striking, the year's first tournament, travel resolutions

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Jon Gordon at Metropolitan Golf Links: The Weblog writes that he's striking the ball much better "because of one swing thought: balance." "I find if I set up to the ball with good balance, then swing thinking only about staying balanced all the way to… more »
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