Konami, recently showcased it’s latest virtual golf simulator called Golf Connection. In addition to awesome video games, the company delves in amusement machines. It’s newest golf simulator features technology that requires no special ball markings to register your golf shot and boasts accurate to within 30 centimeters. Golf Connection also features 150 replicated real-world golf…
Seven Days in Utopia coming to the big screen
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David L. Cook’s best-selling book Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia makes it’s big screen debut on September 2nd, 2011. The film follows the story of Luke Chisolm (played by Lucas Black), a talented young golfer trying to make it on the professional tour. When his first big shot turns out…
Is Tiger Woods Running Out of Money?
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Over at CNN Money, I came across a pretty interesting article about Tiger Woods and his recent endorsement deal with Kowa Company Ltd. This Japanese company signed Tiger to hawk their newest Antiphlogistic Analgetic topical cream called Vantelin. Below is the 15 second commercial where Woods, after hitting that ridiculously awesome swing of his turns…
Taylormade Preowned Coupon – 10% off Everything
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To celebrate Darren Clarke’s tremendous victory at the 2011 Open Championship, TaylorMade Certified Preowned is offering a storewide 10% discount coupon. Use TaylorMade Preowned Promotion Code tmpo10 at checkout to receive the discount. Don’t delay though, this offer is only valid until July 25th, 2011. Buy with confidence from TaylorMade Preowned, all TaylorMade clubs sold…
2011 Open Championship – Darren Clarke WITB
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What’s in the Bag (WITB) for 2011 Open Championship winner Darren Clarke Below are the weapons 2011 Open Championship Winner Darren Clarke used to take out the competition. DRIVER: 9° TaylorMade R11 Driver with a Project X 8A4 shaft FAIRWAY WOODS: 13° TaylorMade R9 with a Project X 8A4 shaft HYBRID: 19° TaylorMade Rescue TP…
Tiger’s ex Elin Nordegren dating son of billionaire
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It’s the summer of love for Tiger Woods ex wife, Elin Nordegren, as the New York Post reports that she has been dating 35-year-old South African investor Jamie Dingman, son of billionaire Michael Dingman, for several months. Jamie works for his father and is an accomplished emerging-markets veteran who has represented his interests in China…
Amateur Tom Lewis makes Open Championship History
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Twenty-year-old amateur Tom Lewis makes history during the opening round of the 2011 Open Championship by shooting a 5-under 65, the lowest round by an amateur ever recorded in Open Championship history. Lewis was named by his father, Brian, who is a former European Tour Professional, after 8-time major championships winner Tom (Toooooooooooome) Watson, his…
TaylorMade Preowned Coupon – 30% off Fairway Wood
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TaylorMade Certified Preowned is offering a pretty sweet deal for those in the market for some new TaylorMade clubs- Buy Any TaylorMade Driver & Get 30% Of Any TaylorMade Fairway Wood. It’s a perfect time to pick up a gently used TaylorMade R11 Driver and it’s mate, the TaylorMade R11 Fairway Wood! 🙂 I haven’t…
Junior Golf Tournament Orlando – Little Linksters Tour
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The Little Linksters junior golf program is a great way to introduce your 3-8 year old to the wonder game of golf. Based in Orlando, FL, the program has been around for a couple years and although the format has slightly altered over the years, their mission has remained the same. That mission is to…
Bridgestone e6 Golf Ball Review
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Back at the 2011 PGA Merchandise Show, I visited the Bridgestone Booth.. if you can call it that, it was rather large for a booth, perhaps we can call it the Bridgestone area… They were demonstrating their new golf ball fitting challenge. The gist of it was pretty simple. They had you hit your current…
Free Custom Fitting from TaylorMade Performance Lab
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Our friends over at the TaylorMade Performance Lab are once again offering a free $400 custom golf club fitting to one lucky OGB Reader! The rules are fairly simple and I’ll break it down for you in simple easy to understand steps. Sign into Facebook and Like the Orlando Golf Blogger Fanpage. Pose a question…
Sean O’Hairs errant tee shot turns out to be a God send
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During the final round of the 2010 AT&T National spectator Chris Logan experienced first hand the ever popular expression “The Lord works in mysterious ways.” The 25-year-old from West Chester, Pa., was following his favorite golfer, Sean O’Hair, who drove an errant tee shot into the crowd, directly into the side of Logan’s head. When…
Kikkor Golf Shoes Sale – 4th of July Discount
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14% off Kikkor Golf Shoes! Happy 4th of July Everyone! Hopefully some of you are taking advantage of the holiday to celebrate our independence day with a round of golf or two! Me, I’m spending the day with the family and later on, heading down to one of the local hotspots to catch the fireworks.…
TaylorMade PreOwned 10% off Drivers Coupon
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From now, until June 28th, get an additional 10% Off Drivers at TaylorMadeGolfPreOwned.com. Use coupon code Open10 during checkout. If you’ve been in the market for a new driver, you can get the self proclaimed #1 driver in golf, like the TaylorMade R11 Driver at an even greater price. Buy with confidence from TaylorMade Preowned,…
PGA Tour Facebook Matchups Game
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Starting this week with the Travelers Championship and running through the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola, the PGA TOUR is introducing a new, easy Matchups Game on Facebook that awards fans with weekly prizes while expanding the TOUR’s social media presence. Each week, from June 20 through Sept. 22, the PGA TOUR Facebook page will list…
Nike VR Pro Wedge Review
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The newest addition to Nike’s successful VR Pro line of clubs is the Nike VR Pro Wedge. This new forged wedge is designed to give the golfer more precision and consistency with every shot. The new technology in this years wedges is the X3X High-Frequency Grooves which give the VR Pro the most exact wedge…
Heavy Putter from Boccieri Golf Review
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The Heavy Putter is the flagship product from Boccieri Golf. The concept behind the product is pretty ingenious. It’s a golf training aid that is designed to be used on the golf course. The Heavy Putter has a 75% higher balance point than most putters and the theory is that this higher balance point leads…
Fila Golf Shirts make playing in the heat a breeze
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Recently, I went on a golf familiarization trip to Florida’s First Coast of Golf. To show the world that Orlando Golf Blogger travels in style (or at least we like to think so), I contacted Fila about getting some golf shirts from their 2011 line with the OGB Logo stitched on them. I ordered six…
Golf Boys – Oh Oh Oh Music Video
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This video is hilarious! Features Ben Crane, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler & Hunter Mahan, these fellas have come together to form the PGA exclusive boy band called “Golf Boys.” The song is available on Itunes -> Oh Oh Oh – Single – Golf Boys. Farmers Insurance signed on as the presenting sponsor for Ben Cranes…
Maurice Allen Super Athlete and Long Drive Hopeful
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Maurice Allen is a multi-sport athlete and Olympic caliber sprinter turned golf phenom. He picked up a golf club for the first time in June 2010. Below is a video constantly being shown on NBC News in Atlanta. The video features Maurice consistently hitting golf balls in excess of 450 yards and straight as an…