Courtesy of our friend Sean over at PutterZone.com, see below. Win A Slotline SKM 600 Series Putter How to Enter / Rules Simply send an email to sean(at)putterzone.com with “Slotline Putter” in the subject line. Inside the email, provide answers to the following easy questions (the answers are on the original post, see above link):…
Vote for me! Orlando Sentinel’s Orbbies!
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Orlando Sentinel is putting on an “Orlando’s Rockin Blogs” contest and Orlando Golf Blogger was nominated in the sports category. Voting runs from now until November 20th at 5:00pm EST. You can vote once a day in each individual category as well as best over all category. Gonna need your help here, all 13k of…
Titleist to Participate in the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show
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Palm Beach Gardens, FL (October 20, 2009) – Titleist announces its plans to participate in the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show to be held in Orlando, Florida, from January 28-30. Titleist also will participate in the Outdoor Demo Day at the Orange County National Golf Center on January 27. “The PGA Merchandise Show continues to evolve…
The Mental Game of Golf – Pre-Shot Routine
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My friend and fellow local golf blogger John Duval who writes intothegrain.com has launched into a series of blog posts discussing the mental aspects of the game. In the first post he mentions there are various components to mastering the mental game and the first being the pre-shot routine. In this first series of posts,…
Funny Golf Video – What NOT to say in bed
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Here’s a pretty funny golf video for you on a dismal Monday morning.
How would you like to win an OnPar GPS?
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Our friends over at the Hackers Paradise are putting on another totally awesome contest. Here’s a link to the forum with the details. The Hackers Paradise – OnPar GPS Giveaway It’s pretty simple to enter the drawing. Be a registered member of the forum (free and takes like two seconds) Answer the three scavenger hunt…
Dozen “Near Mint” Titleist Pro-V1’s for $13.82
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Golfballnut.com is running a Halloween special on Titleist Pro-V1’s. They’re selling a dozen near mint recycled Titleist Pro-V1’s for $14.55. If you add the coupon code twitter5, they’ll take an additional 5% off the order bringing it down to $13.82. I chose ground shipping and it brought the total price up to $20.65. That’s not…
2nd Annual Future Stars Foundation Pro-Am
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The 2nd Annual Future Stars Foundation Pro-am is happening on February 20th, 2010 over at Errol Estates Country Club. The price per person is $200 and it includes a round of golf and dinner. The tournament is going to be a modified bramble format, where one pro will be paired up with three amateurs. I…
Epoch Tees – 123 Wins on Tour and Counting
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The fine folks over at Evolve Golf were kind enough to send me a few package of Epoch tees to try out and write about. They sent them to me about two months ago and sorry to say, I’m a little late in reporting in.. sorry about that fellas, appreciate your patience! I realize now…
Golf Joke – 18 Reasons Why Golf is Better Than Sex
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Here’s a link to more Golf Humor. 18 Reasons Why Golf Is Better Than Sex You don’t have to sneak your golf magazines into the house. If you are having trouble with golf, it is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to show you how to improve your technique The Ten Commandments do not say…
Twitter and Pentair Pool Pumps
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I know you’re probably asking what does twitter and Pentair Pool Pumps have in common and the answer is the worlds greatest (self proclaimed) golf blogger. 🙂 So here’s my story. A couple months back I was on twitter complaining about my crazy high electricity bills, I had just received the bill and it was…
Take your Game Indoors with the Optishot
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A friend of mine over at the Golf Channel had the pleasure of demoing Dancin’ Dogs latest creation, the Optishot Infrared Golf Simulator. Here’s the link to the article. Take Your Game Indoors This bad boy has me foaming at the mouth (haha bad rabies joke..)! I especially like the concept of being able to…
2nd Annual “Got Karma” Golf Tournament
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There’s a Golf Tourney this Friday out at StoneyBrook East to help support the Nepalese Orphans. See below for info.. If you wish to know more about the charity, visit Rising Lotus Children’s Village.
Popular Golf Betting Games
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I’ve been doing some research on golf betting games played on the course and I was pretty surprised at just how many there were. I’ve never been a big gambler on the golf course, well, with money anyway.. I always go for the risky shots and end up losing my shirt but… that’s a different…
Black Bear Golf Club is now available on Golfnow.com!
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Received an email yesterday announcing that Black Bear Golf Club is now available on golfnow.com Orlando! Here’s the link. Black Bear Golf Club If you’ve never played out there, it’s definitely worth the drive! It’s a P.B Dye design, featuring four sets of tees with the tips playing 7062 yards. Course rating is 74.1 with…
3 LPGA players pose semi-nude for ESPN’s Body Issue
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ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue hit the news stands on October 9th, 2009. This is the magazines competition to the SI Swimsuit issue where professional athletes from all arenas pose in artistic photos wearing nothing but their birthday suits. There’s some big names in this issue like Dwight Howard, Serena Williams, Adrian Peterson, Carl Edwards,…
Manuel de los Santos – an Inspiration
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Manuel de los Santos, a man who should be an inspiration to us all. He began as a promising young baseball player out of the Dominican Republic with hopes of fame and riches playing the sport professionally. After a terrible accident where he was struck by a car while on his motorcycle, those hopes quickly…
Men’s USGA Handicap Indexes
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Found this on the USGA website. This chart shows you what percentage of golfers have your handicap and how your handicap stacks up against the rest of the country. Here’s the link. Men’s USGA Handicap Indexes USGA Hdcp Idx Percent of Total Cumulative +1 or better 0.13% 0.13% 0 0.55% 0.68% 1 0.57% 1.25% 2…
How would you like to attend the 2010 PGA Show?
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The fine folks over at The Hackers Paradise are giving one lucky forum member a chance to join them for the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show. The winner will receive: -Airfare to the event -Hotel Accommodations -Ticket to Inclusive THP Dinner -Admission Ticket to the PGA Merchandise Show as part of THP -Admission Ticket to the…
Check out the new Winter Park Country Club Clubhouse
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Winter Park Country Club opened the doors today on their new pro shop and clubhouse. The timing coincided with their monthly lecture series where pro golfer and (in my opinion) golf great Lee Janzen was the guest speaker. Below are some pictures of the new clubhouse. If you haven’t played the course yet, I recommend…