When you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
They didn't take his comments about the weather very seriously and now the shock is evident as some of the UK's finest golf scribes grapple with the shocking turn of events in Rory McIlroy's world.Thanks to Jeff Ritter at golf.com for finding this compilation video of golf cart accidents and other assorted unsafe user error. I must say as a blogger one of the great shocks is the monthly story about a golf cart death, but after watching this I have a better idea how these things happen.
And as Dave Shedloski notes, it's not just our hot muggy weather, but our wonderful, bowling alley, soft, inland golf courses. (If he's looking at Lake Nona then let's face it, the allure of the Tavistock Cup was the deal sealer.)Under doctor's orders, the one-two punch of Firestone and Atlanta Athletic Club forces me to travel internationally the next few days, so posting will be at oddball hours and fairly light. Mostly, I just want to recharge the batteries for next week's Glory's Last Chance To Promote The Fall CBS Schedule.
Brad Klein is fascinated by the increased scrutiny of today's PGA Tour loopers, but just wishes there would be more attention paid to caddies.
Jeff Silverman reports on the Sankaty Head Caddie Camp on Nantucket Island experiencing a fire after an accident. Photographer Jensen Larson was there photographing for a story and a gallery of depressing images is posted. Good news is, the camp goes on, bad news is that the truck driver who caused the accident is in bad shape.Doug Ferguson seizes on Tiger saying he has the itch to play again.
He said he started hitting balls a couple of weeks ago, without giving an exact date, and that he got the itch to start playing soon after. Woods said he thought about playing The Greenbrier Classic last week, but decided to wait a li
That Soltau did it again!
"Tiger asked me to work with him this week and I'm glad to do it," said Bell. "Although I have a busy schedule with Tiger Woods Design, it's fun to come out here again. We've had success on the course together before. I hope I'm a good asset for him while he searches for a permanent caddie, and I'm looking forward to Firestone."
Mike Hlas was at Zach Johnson's first foundation fundraiser Monday and the former Masters Champ sprung a shocker on the gathered attendees.The Today Show profiled the McDain's Restaurant and Golf Center to see how operator Mike Vuick's ban on kids under six is going and found the place busy.
Janet Shamlian files the report and finds other businesses following the McDain's lead. Finally a trend-setting golf facility!
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