“The more I practice, the luckier I get.” Ben Hogan. Hogan would have liked the Highlands Golf Park in Ruckersville. One of the most dedicated golf pros of all time, Hogan knew that spending time on the range would improve his game. And great as he was, Hogan never stopped trying to improve. As certified “duffers”, we need practice more than anyone and highland is a great place to hone our … [Read more...]
Beer Wenches and Other Distractions
There are plenty of distractions on a golf course: Your golf partner clicking around a pocket of tees while you’re lining up a five-footer, for example, or a left to right gale when you, a chronic slicer, are teeing it up. That can be a distraction. Teeing it up on the first hole requiring a long drive over water, while you hear the four-some behind you taking odds-on bets that you’ll plunk it in … [Read more...]
Life From the Forward Tees
Men are not likely to stop and ask for directions, not are they inclined to play golf from the forward tees. Women don’t have these problems. They rely on their GPS or ask for directions, and they always play from the ladies tees. But on a golf course, men have choices. There are often 3 and sometimes 4 or even 5 tee boxes for men. The “way-back” tees, usually the black tees, which should be an … [Read more...]
Dear Ping
Okay, you Pingites or Pingatereans, whatever your names. You know who you are. You make some of the greatest golf equipment in the world. But I have a complaint. This Christmas, my wife gave me a new Ping putter. It cost $149.95. I know this because the clerk put it in a box for her, sealed it up and forgot to take the price tag off. I’m leaving the tag on, though, because my first set of golf … [Read more...]
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