Alright, so I embellished a bit.. To say Orlando Golf Blogger was featured isn’t entirely accurate, but it’s writer was! 🙂 A couple months back I wrote about Orange County National’s Ryder Cup event. This was a single day event that pitted 16 of United Kingdom’s finest soldiers from 1st Bn Coldstream Guards against 16…
Natalie Gulbis visits the TaylorMade Performance Lab
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Natalie Gulbis makes an appearance at the Grand Cypress TaylorMade Performance Lab prior to the LPGA Championship. I received an email from Travis to attend, but unfortunately.. I wasn’t able. That’s one of the many downsides to being a hobbyist golf blogger, you get invited to some really cool events but can’t make most of…
$30 Golf Lesson at Bill Madonna Golf Academy
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Livingsocial.com is a deals website that offers one fantastic deal every day with discounts of up to 90% at local restaurants, bars, spas, theaters, Orlando golf tee times and more. Today’s deal from livingsocial.com Orlando is a $30 one-hour group lesson at the Bill Madonna Golf Academy, see below.. If your swing’s starting to look…
Ask the Fitter & Win a free custom club fitting
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Last week I wrote about my custom driver fitting out at the Orlando TaylorMade Performance Lab, which was a completely awesome experience. The driver recommendation was a 9.5 degree TaylorMade R9 SuperTri TP with an Aldila RIP 70 gram stiff shaft with a club head (NU) setting and a 16g weight in the heel. Working…
Golf Humor – Darth Vader Putting Video
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Little Monday Golf Humor for you. With those putting skills, Darth Vader has a bright future on the PGA Tour! 🙂 That raises an interesting discussion, for all you Star Wars fans out there, who do you think would be the greatest professional golfer out of all the characters from the original movies? I’m going…
TaylorMade Performance Lab – Customer Driver Fitting
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Last July, I was invited to experience the Taylormade Performance Lab for a custom irons fitting. I was floored by the experience and because of it, I ended up purchasing a set of custom fit TaylorMade Burner Irons. Fast forward a year and although I’ve played quite a few different sets, I always go back…
Golf Pride giving away 10,000 free grips
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Golf pride is giving away 10,00 free Tour Wrap 2G Jumbo grips and a chance to win a years supply of FootJoy StaSof golf gloves. It’s easy to enter. Follow the following link; Free Golf Pride Grip Enter the following information: Name Address Phone Email address Handicap # of rounds played a month How often…
Free Golf for Halloween at Hunters Creek Orlando
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Looking for a great place in Orlando to play some Halloween golf? Head out to Hunters Creek Golf Course anytime after 11:00am on either Saturday the 30th or Sunday the 31st, pay for one round and they’ll give you a free round of equal of lesser value. Looking at GolfNow Orlando, they’re offing tee times…
Callaway Golf reports dismal Q3 earnings
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Contrary to PGA of America President Jim Remy thoughts that the golf industry has “come through this recession in pretty good fashion,” Callaway Golf reported third quarter earnings that were down 8% compared to 2009. Third quarter earnings totaled $176 million, which is $20 million less than 2009’s $191 million. From Callaway Golf Company’s chairman,…
Hacker breaks into John Daly’s personal accounts
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What is this world coming to? It’s a sad state of affairs when one of professional golfs most interesting personalities, John Daly is the victim of a cyber attack. In an exclusive interview with Golf Channel, John Daly revealed Friday that his computer has been hacked and that the culprit was behind bogus postings on…
Cleveland Launcher DST Fairway Wood – Review
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I first encountered Cleveland Golf’s Launcher DST series at the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show. I hit the Cleveland Launcher DST driver at the indoor range and loved the feel and distance the club produced. I requested the driver and the fairway wood for a golf club review and my first impression of the Cleveland Launcher…
Five rules to follow when playing golf with a woman
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I found this video on golfdigest.com while surfing at the office. I book marked it figuring it might be some interesting viewing and could be some good info to pass on to you, my fine readership. So, without further ado, the five rules to follow when playing golf with a woman, presented by Stine Sternberg,…
Cleveland HB3 Hybrid Irons – Golf Club Review
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The HB3 Hybrid Irons are the latest in Cleveland Golf’s game improvement irons and according to the company… They’re “the best hybrid iron set we have ever produced.” The new Cleveland HB3 Iron is lighter, faster and longer! With its advanced internal weighting and forgiving sole design, this seamless transition full hybrid iron set inspires…
Lana Lawless, Transgender golfer, sues LPGA
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Lana Lawless, a transgender female golfer is suing the LPGA over its requirement that all competitors be “female at birth.” In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Lana Lawless claims the policy violates California civil rights laws. Lana Lawless is a 57-year-old former male police officer who had gender reassignment surgery…
Golf Fitness – Workout Like PGA Tour Pro Ben Crane
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Take a page from three time PGA Tour winner Ben Crane’s Golf Fitness book. Utilizing his primo physical prowess Ben posted a final round of 2-under-par 70 and won the 2010 Farmers Insurance Open by one stroke. Ben started off with three birdies in his first five holes, with the highlight coming at at the…
AB Golf Designs – USA themed headcover is a knockout
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Check out the newest addition to AB Golf Designs, the Count of Monte Fisto head cover. This newest design is sure to bring a tear to even the least patriotic golfer. Designed to fit golf clubs from a 460cc driver to 160cc 3wood, the Count of Monte Fisto is made of soft durable material that…
2010 Ryder Cup – Tiger Woods hitting Mark Pains Camera
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This is by far, my favorite 2010 Ryder Cup photo. Saturday, during the session one fourballs, Tiger Woods, partnering with Steve Stricker and on the 17th hole, hit an errant chip shot from the rain soaked rough. The chip made a bee line towards MailOnlines on site photographer, Mark Pain. Using his trusty Nikon D3S…
2010 Ryder Cup – Sunday Update
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It really broke my heart watching the 2010 Ryder Cup today. I had high hopes that we would perform similar to how they performed Friday after the rain delay and come out (excuse the stereotypical expression.. ) “with guns a blazin.” But, alas, Session three ended with USA scoring a measly 1/2 point out of…
2010 Ryder Cup – USA Team off to an early lead
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After a seven hour, 15 minute delay due to inclement weather, 2010 Ryder Cup play resumed for two hours Friday afternoon and the USA team squeezed out of an early deficit before dusk halted play until Saturday. The last time any Ryder Cup match was delayed was in 1997, also due to inclement weather. The…
2010 Ryder Cup – USA team bogged down by raingear
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My Buddy Tom said it best, “I’m glad I’m not the rain gear marketing rep for Sun Mountain this morning.” The brutal weather experienced on the first day of the 2010 Ryder Cup has taken it’s toll on more than just the course.. After a couple of hours of non stop rain, officials from the…