“IF YOU PLAY GOLF, THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU’LL GET SKIN CANCER” Ronnie Kapriske wrote a pretty good article pertaining to golfers and skin cancer. It has a pretty disturbing opening line. Here’s the link: Burned To A Crisp The doctor interviewed in the article said “I don’t think it’s ignorance, and I don’t think…
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Golf Digest Ambush of the O’toole brothers showdown
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This is the first I’ve heard of this. Your personal golf outing could be featured in the pages of Golf Digest. Send Golf Digest the details of your next golf trip and you might get “ambushed” and be featured in the magazine. Here’s the link: Golf Digest Ambush This caught my attention because it mentioned…
The Very Worst in Golf Fashion
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I received this article via email. There’s some pretty interesting digs in these photos…. These are some of my favs… Below is Harry Vardon circa 1907. When I first looked a the photo I thought he was wearing a Nazi uniform… Crazy… Here’s John O’Leary circa 1970’s disco style. The hair is awesome! I’m surprised…
Evolution of the Golf Ball
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This is pretty interesting. Here’s the history of the golf ball. In the earliest days of the game, wooden golf balls were used. I found this picture of a wooden golf ball, it’s probably a picture of a ball used by the British soldiers in the U.S during World War I. One of the earliest…
GolfNow.com – are you in the know?
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In case any of you awesome folks have been hiding in a dark cave on the island next to the Dharma Initiative, I wanted to give you the heads up on a pretty sweet website. It’s called GolfNow.com! They provide discounts on Tee-times booked through them, sometimes up to 70% off! In Orlando alone, they’ve…
Old Tom Morris Day
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Found this article on the Hooked on Golf Blog. Today is the 100th year anniversary of his death, which occurred when he fell down the stairs while going into wine cellar of the new St. Andrews course he designed. He was 84 at the time. Old Tom Morris is the most influential figure in the…
How the greatest game on earth is helping veterans
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Check out this article I found: Recovery Shots A one line summary is this “PGA takes the greatest game on earth and uses it to help veterans who’ve been injured in the war.” The story features a man named Dan Nevins who lost half his left leg and eventually half his right leg because of…
Great Interview with Tiger…well atleast part of him..
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Found this interview at the Armchair Golf Blog. The interview was very professional, no-nonsense and I found it very informative, engaging and entertaining. Here’s the link: Armchair Golf Blog Keep leaving comments, I love reading them. -Dave Save up to 70% on tee times when you book on GolfNow.com Today!
Upcoming Charity Golf Tournament
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14th Annual School Resource Officers Scholarship Golf Tournament Co-Sponsored by FOP Lodge 25 Date: Friday, June 6th, 2008 Time: Registration starts at 7:00am Shotgun starts at 8:00am Location: Stoneybrook East Golf Club Prices: $125 Hole sponsor $260 Golf foursome $65 Individual Purpose: The Orlando Police Department’s School Resource Program places officers in all the elementary,…
Time to work on my game! Swingfest 2008
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Alright my friends, it’s that time of year again, Swingfest 2008 is right around the corner! Time to break out the swing devices and gadgets and work on perfecting your follow through.. Remember, keep your eye on the ball, well until your about to make contact, then avert your eyes, but keep your head down,…
Frankenstein Golf Clubs
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I’ve been doing some research into these custom fit clubs with their interchangable heads, weights and shafts and it just blows my mind the amount of customization available to golfers now-a-days. For example, Callaway has something called the Opti-Fit system and it has 28 shaft combinations for their FT-5 & Hyper X drivers and 23…
Golf Digest Challenge 2008
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Found this today and figured it’d be a fun thing to try and to write about. Here’s the link. GDC08 Golf Digest is offering a free “improve your game” service via the information super highway. All you do is create a profile include your handicap (if you need help calculating your handicap go here) and…
The Golf Channel Amateur Tour
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I thought this was pretty cool, definitely worth checking out. Golf Channel Amateur Tour The Golf Channel offers the opportunity for players from every skill level to compete in golf tournaments with people of similar skill level. Here’s the different groups you can compete in Championship (3.9 or less) Palmer (4.0-7.9) Hogan (8.0-11.9) Sarazen (12.0-15.9)…
Disney Annual Golf Membership
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Check this out. Disney Annual Golf Membership Florida residents play ANY Disney golf course for up to 60% off regular rates for you and up to 3 guests! You also get 20% off any Disney Pro instruction. This is a pretty awesome thing if you are a local. If you have a pretty regular group…