Archive for September, 2008

Latin American Golfers - Trifecta of Winners (update 2)

The girls: Lorena Ochoa, Cristie Kerr and Candie Kung. The guys: Camillo Villegas and Sergio Garcia. An international mix of awesome golfers in thrilling playoffs. For the ladies it was Prattville, AL and the Navistar LPGA Classic,

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe

If you are traveling to Lake Tahoe and need a place to stay, here’s my take of the Embassy Suites on the south shore. Location There are two major casino resorts on the south shore, Harrah’s and Harveys. They’re the center of the gaming

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

More 2008 Ryder Cup redux, Irish Golf Desk has new look

Here are your reads for the day:. Dermot Gilleece has some thoughts on Faldo and the European Ryder Cup loss. As usual, he’s succinct and accurate. The players have to perform. Next, Brian Keogh has a new look for Irish Golf Desk.

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

FedEx Cup Doesn't Deliver

FEDEX CUP, MEET THE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP. TOUR Championship, meet the FedEx Cup. You two need each other. Badly. Otherwise we’re going to have to change Yogi Berra’s famous saying from “It ain’t over till it’s over” to “It’s over before

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Golf Fashion: Visors, Short Shorts and Argyle

Three things I realized while watching this video: 1) Golf Visors do actually look good on some people. 2) Shorts can actually be too short (by a centimeter or so). 3) European ads are generally racier than American ads.

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Latin American Golfers - A Trifecta of Winners (updated)

The girls: Lorena Ochoa, Cristie Kerr and Candie Kung. The guys: Camillo Villegas and Sergio Garcia. An international mix of awesome golfers in thrilling playoffs. For the ladies it was Prattville, AL and the Navistar LPGA Classic,

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

PGA/LPGA - Golf's Latin American Winners Weekend

The girls: Lorena Ochoa, Cristie Kerr and Candie Kung. The guys: Camillo Villegas and Sergio Garcia. An international mix of awesome golfers in thrilling playoffs. For the ladies it was Prattville, AL and the Navistar LPGA Classic,

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

Lucky 7 for Lorena Ochoa

(clippedpixel/Flickr) LORENA OCHOA PREVAILED IN A SUDDEN-DEATH PLAYOFF against Candie Kung and Cristie Kerr to capture the Navistar LPGA Classic, Ochoa’s seventh win of the season and 24th career title.

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

NYC’s Best Burgers Vol. I - Q Thai Bistro’s “Q Basil Burger”

James Bond’s genius armorer, the legendary Q himself, would have trouble keeping up with the rapid-fire ingenuity and resourcefulness that Jean Gmerek and her sister-in-law Vesda demonstrate in their inventive Thai-Asian fusion menu.

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Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Glorious day two at Edgewood Tahoe

What a spectacular day today at Edgewood Tahoe. The weather was flawless and the usual afternoon winds didn’t kick up. Unlike yesterday, I had time to warm up. I even had quite a lengthy putting green and driving range practice session.

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Sunday, September 28th, 2008