Courtesy: answers.com Mount Everest has featured in the news lately, largely because it is the penultimate stop for the Olympic torch on its troubled journey to Beijing for this summer's Olympic...
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Courtesy: ExpandingKnowledge.com Torrey Pines, site of the 2008 U.S. Open How do you spell gimmick? Well, if you work at Golf Digest magazine, you spell it "U S O p e n C o n t e s t"....
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I was scanning some of the golf blogs I like to visit and I clicked on Mulligan Stu's Waggle Room, one blog I hadn't looked up in some time. What an entertaining site! There is nothing that...
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Why do we have such a fascination with John Daly? He's made golf news headlines again with his antics at the recent PODS Championship, antics that involved drinking at the Hooter's...
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The governor of New York State has been caught with his pants down, metaphorically speaking. In fact, he had his pants down practically speaking a number of times, according to the FBI when it...
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Woods and Furyk Cooling Their Heels. Courtesy: Rutland Herald The subject of slow play is suddenly on everybody's lips. All it took was for Tiger Woods to mention it on his website and it seems...
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Courtesy: Today'sGolfer.co.uk I watched most of round three of the Northern Trust Open - formerly the Nissan Open - on television yesterday afternoon. My first thought was "uh oh, another...
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I have never met Jack Nicklaus. Most of us haven't although a colleague of mine, Robert Thompson, interviewed The Golden Bear at one of his latest golf design projects in British Columbia. From...
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The northern climes of North America and Europe are fast being enveloped in another winter season, the anathema of all golfers. I have long been of the position that a golfer in a climate with a...
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My father-in-law passed away last night. Bob loved golf; he loved playing it, watching it, talking about it. He loved the camaraderie that the game brings. He loved the thrill the game can supply; he...
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I want to take this space on this day and pay special tribute to a dear cousin, close friend and wonderful human being who has passed away after a battle with cancer. Howard Attfield won't be a...
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There was a story published yesterday on the BBC's website regarding gambling and professional tennis. Scotland's Andy Murray claims that tennis matches are fixed quite often on the men's...
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2007 U.S. Amateur Finale Courtesy: San Francisco Chronicle Amateur golfers, particularly those who belong to clubs, appear to be disinterested in competition. Rick Young, a Canadian golf writer, has...
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Courtesy: Deer Creek My wife and I played a rather difficult round of golf last Friday. It wasn't because our swings were malfunctioning (I'm why teaching pros can take the winters off and...
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One of my favorite golf bloggers is Kristen Williams. I find her opinions both entertaining and down to earth. Kristen writes a regular column for World Golf.com and her current musings are right on...
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Courtesy: blogs.bootsnall.com The Dog Days of August are upon us. Our swings are in true mid-season form - for better or worse. Our favorite golfers have either won majors or blown up trying to....
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I received an involuntary lesson in appreciation the other day. My wife and I took my 82 year old father-in-law out to play 9 holes. Bob has been an avid golfer all his life, a former champion at his...
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Vijay on the Range It's Canadian Open week in Toronto. Which means another routine PGA Tour stop in the bigger scheme of golf things. And that's unfortunate. The Canadian Open is the third...
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Courtesy: AP There is a portentous piece in the August issue of Golf Digest written by Johnny Miller. It was written well before The Open at Carnoustie. The piece is entitled, "Sergio Continues...
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Team USA: Copa de las Americas Courtesy: RCGA There is an interesting post by my colleague, Robert Thompson on his fine blog, Going for the Green. Robert recently came across a story in a Canadian...
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Courtesy: Thornhill Country Club I want to pass along a couple of comments from readers to my recent post, A Beautiful Walk Spoiled. The first comment from Dave is sublime in its precise analysis of...
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Birdie? Or Triple Bogey? Who cares. I was laying face down this morning on my chiropractor's table talking golf with him. He's been a golfer for many years although, by his own admission, he...
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