Archive for December, 2008

ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Barack Obama: 'I'm Not That Good'

(Wright/Flickr) WHILE PLAYING GOLF ON VACATION in Hawaii, President-elect Barack Obama reportedly said, “I’m not that good.” Obama played 18 holes at the Olomana Golf Links on the island of Oahu. He told reporters to put a few beers on

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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

A Walk In The Park » Reads of the Day – Van Sickle, Newport

A Walk In The Park – 261 Courses, 38 States, One Man.

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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Top 100 Players to Watch in 2009

PGATOUR.COM HAS POSTED their top 100 players to watch in 2009 here. I’m going to need your help because I can’t possibly watch all these guys. If you stare at the headshot collage long enough, the room begins to spin.

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Monday, December 29th, 2008

Golf Girl's Diary: Paula Creamer Adopted by Golf Kids

Awesome, outside-of-the-box ideas are what golf will be needing in 2009. The economy has already taken a toll on recreational golf, and at this point there are very few economists who still feel there’ll be a soft landing …or a quick

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Monday, December 29th, 2008

ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Carpet Putting with My Voodoo Daddy

DO YOU ROLL PUTTS across your carpet in the wintertime? Or are you one of the lucky ones who live in Florida, Arizona, or California where you can experience the real thing year round? I’ve been rolling putts on the carpet in my small

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Monday, December 29th, 2008

Golf Girl's Diary: Hoping for Fun, Flirty, Fashionable Golf in 2009

A brand new year is about to begin, and it’s a year most feel will be spent in continued economic turmoil. So I thought it might be fun – though rather superficial – to start winding up 2008 with a fulffy, fabulous retrospective of

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Sunday, December 28th, 2008

ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Aussies Cash in on John Daly

(James Marvin Phelps/Flickr) A READER POINTED ME to this Christmas Eve story posted at FOX Sports Down Under. “John Daly may play like the world’s 734th best golfer but in the popularity stakes, the Wild Thing is still on a par with

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Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Golf Girl's Diary: One Last 2008 Christmas Post…then I'll Stop

Just one last little bunch of Xmas snapshots… taken with the new Nokia E71. I’m going to be testing during the next couple of weeks. Thus far, I’m finding that the 3.2mp camera shoots kind of grainy in low light, well see how it does

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Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Awesome Anna Rawson is a Britney Spears Fan?

Who knew, right? But that’s one of many things you’ll find out if you read Will Brinson’s recent interview with the amazing Australian. Mr. Brinson observes all the “unwritten blogging rules” that come into play when you interview a

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Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Barack Obama's Controversial Golf Style Statement

Several months ago I wrote about the great cargo shorts conundrum. It was spring time… and the golf season was just getting under way. I had received an email from a reader who was struggling with dress code issues at his private club

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Saturday, December 27th, 2008