(Ed. Note: I played two rounds last weekend and hit the ball decently, but I couldn’t putt for – well, you know what. So I dug this old article out of the archives to re-read and hopefully apply to my putting game. I hope it helps. I need it.) Will miracles never cease? You’re on the green in regulation with a five-foot putt left to win the hole and take the match. There’s a … [Read more...]
Great Golf Quotes
These have been around for a while, but they are classics and describe the game of golf pretty well. - Eighteen holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than 18 years of dealing with him across a desk: Grantland Rice - Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five: … [Read more...]
A Fowl Round of Golf
The state bird of Hawaii, at least on the island of Kauai, is the chicken. So it was no surprise when I was greeted on the driving range with a Rhode Island Red Rooster. This chicken could talk. He asked me if I had ever played the course before and I sad “No, my first time.” The chicken then clucked about while he watched me hit a few balls. He asked me how many balls I had brought with me. I … [Read more...]
A Round at the Lake
Kevin Mann and I took advantage of a 76 degree February afternoon this week to shake off a little golf rust and get in a round at Lake Monticello. The pro, Mark Marshall, gave us the bad news right away – Cart Paths Only – because of all the rain recently. It’s a good thing we didn’t try to get on some of the fairways or we would have sunk the cart. Boy, is it wet out there. But other being … [Read more...]
Hilton Head Golf Packages
Thousands of Virginia golfers pack their sticks and golf shoes and head south to Myrtle Beach. The weather is more congenial, there are hundreds of courses and great incentives each March. But there is another option – where the weather is even nicer, the courses plentiful and great deals abound. That would be Hilton Head, home of over 30 magnificent courses designed by famous names such as … [Read more...]
A Golf Ball for Duffers
The golf pros endorse this ball or that one because they perform better on the greens. The greens? When the pros speak of greens, they mean hitting the ball close to the flagstick on no worse than the second shot. It sometimes takes me that many to get to ladies tees. They also may suggest another brand because it goes high, spins on command, rolls for a hundred yards after it lands and … [Read more...]
It’s Only A Putt
The green is smooth, not a blemish in sight. It even looks relatively flat. The ball is perfectly still. The wind isn’t blowing. There is no glare from the sun. It’s big hole and a little ball. It’s only 5 feet. How hard can it be? When it comes to putting, it’s damned hard - one of the most difficult things an adult male will ever be asked to do – next to shopping with your wife for a dress that … [Read more...]
Winter Practice at The Highlands
Another golf year is in the rear view mirror as cold weather settles in for a few months. But it sure would be nice to practice up for next spring – correct that ugly slice, work on your lob wedge and other clubs. This is all possible at the Highlands Practice Facility in Ruckersville. Highlands offers a great place to practice even in winter. The tee stations are covered and … [Read more...]
Return To Diamond Zoysia
We generally play our family reunion golf tournament at Mallard Head Country Club in Mooresville, NC, just outside of Charlotte. But last June, the course was closed. They were re-doing all their greens. I figured they had lost some to hot weather or had used the wrong chemicals, but they were putting in all new greens with a grass called Diamond Zoysia. Old Trail in Crozet and one of the Stony … [Read more...]
Save Big Bucks with VSGA Card
One of the knocks against golf these days is that it’s expensive. It can be, but it doesn’t have to be. My golfing Amigos and I have been wearing out our VSGA VIP cards, making the game a lot less expensive and a lot more fun since we’re playing lots of different courses. A VIP basically allows a golfer to have free greens fees with a cart rental. Looking back over 2017, I have used my Virginia … [Read more...]
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