Happy Valentines Day! There’s not going to be any blog post to speak of today, as I’ll be spending the evening with my wife, and if you are smart, you’ll be doing the same with your significant other rather than spending time on the internet!
Golf News
Ben Crenshaw Joins Cleveland Golf
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Ben Crenshaw Joins Cleveland Golf Legendary golf professional Ben Crenshaw has joined Cleveland® Golf as a member of their tour staff, as well as a design consultant for both the Never Compromise® and Cleveland® Golf putter lines. Crenshaw, a multiple Masters champion, has amassed a total of 29 professional wins over the course of his…
The New Titleist Pro V1 Live Webcast
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With last week’s launch of the New Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls, the company wants to make sure Titleist fans are up to speed regarding the features and benefits of the new Pro V1 ball. They’ve put out an open invite for all to attend a live webcast on Thursday, February 3rd,…
Ben Crane Pre-Round Routine Video
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Ben Crane, three time winner on the PGA Tour, who finished 14th (Earning $104,400) at the Farmers Insurance Open last weekend, gives viewers a bit of insight on his pre-round routine. It may seem unorthodox, but using his methods, he was able to net six professional wins, the most recent PGA Tour win was the…
2011 Farmers Insurance Open Prize Money List
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2011 Farmers Insurance Open Prize Money List Top 20 finishers and their corresponding scores, prize money and FedEx Cup points. Player Pos Score Official Money Fedex Cup Points Bubba Watson T1 272 $1,044,000.00 500.00 Phil Mickelson T2 273 $626,400.00 300.00 Dustin Johnson T3 275 $336,400.00 162.50 Jhonattan Vegas T3 275 $336,400.00 162.50 D.A. Points T5…
Jim Thorpe to be released early from prison
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Thirteen times Champions Tour winner, Jim Thorpe, is slated to be released, later this week, from a minimum-security federal prison camp located on Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. Back in September 2009, Mr. Thorpe pleaded guilty to two counts of failure to pay income taxes. Each charge carried a maximum sentence of one…
What is a PGA pro and does a golf course need one?
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I was perusing linkedin.com yesterday and came across what I thought was a pretty thought provoking article. Someone I’m connected to through a group runs a website called Golf Operator Magazine and posted up Do You Need a PGA PRO? The writer of the article, Martin Wellbourne, called a couple of golf courses in his…
Caddyshack 101: Lessons beyond the golf course
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ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel visited Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL last year and attended a class that completely breaks the mold of traditional academics. The class; CaddyShack 101: Lessons from the Coolest Sports Movie Ever Made. If you’re reading this blog, than obviously you’ve some interest in golf and I seriously doubt you haven’t heard…
Golf Blogger catchs a break with Golf Digest
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Congratulations to fellow golf blogger Geoff Shackelford! GOLF DIGEST PUBLICATIONS ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH GEOFF SHACKELFORD Journalist to Join Staff as a Contributing Writer for Golf World; GeoffShackelford.com to Become an Affiliate Site of GolfDigest.com. Golf Digest Publications today announced that it will be partnering with golf journalist Geoff Shackelford. Mr. Shackelford will take on the…
Power Balance Bands Don’t work? Shocker..
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You’ve seen and heard of these Power Balance Bands, a silicone rubber band with a cheap plastic hologram on it. The company claims that power balance is performance technology designed to work with your body’s natural energy field. “Founded by athletes, Power Balance is a favorite among elite athletes for whom balance, strength and flexibility…
Brendon Elliott in the 2010 Top 50 U.S. Kids Teachers
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Congratulations to my good friend Brendon Elliott for making it into the 2010 U.S. Kids Golf’s annual list of top 50 kids teachers for distinction in working with youth. According to the website, Brendon is ranked #16. I can attest to his ability at instructing juniors, as my oldest boy Aiden attended a few of…
Tiger Woods 2012 includes Augusta but not Tiger
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I read today over at ESPN.com that Tiger Woods 2012 will FINALLY have what many LONG time fans have hoped for, a chance to play at the home of the Masters, Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods 2012 goes on sale March 29th, 2011, a few weeks before the 75th Masters. Gamers across the Wii,…
Happy New Years all you awesome readers!
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Happy New Years everyone. I wanted to take a moment and express my gratitude for every one of you amazing readers! 2010 was a great year and I’m happy to report that OrlandoGolfBlogger.com saw a 118% increase in traffic over 2009. Those numbers are huge and I literally couldn’t have done it without you! 🙂…
OGB featured in the January 2011 Golf Digest Ambush
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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…
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…
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,…