Abnormal around conditions refer to casual water, ground under repair and unusual ground resulting from an animal. Frequently these areas are marked by the maintenance department or pro with a white circle of spray paint. So just where do you drop your ball in a situation like this? Since there is no penalty stroke we […]
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What’s in Your Pocket? A Rory McIlroy Story
Golf is a very unusual game with many rules and regulations. Most of us amateur golfers know some of the rules but fail to learn all of the tricky and complicated rules that the USGA book maps out for us. At all the professional tournaments there is a team of officials that are called upon […]
Diamond in the Rough and a Wardrobe Malfunction at Recent PGA Tournaments
Each PGA and LPGA tournament offers many surprises. Some are for the players and others are for the spectators. In the Bridgestone tournament held last weekend in Akron, Ohio Sergio Garcia had the most unusual surprise. He teed off on #3 pulling his drive way to the right, over the trees and into the crowd. […]
Do you like Phil Mickelson?
Do you have a soft spot for Phil? I do. There are plenty of young talented pros playing every tournament these days. The British Open is in full gear starting today and all the best players are out there. Rory has posted a leading score today, Tiger is close behind, the young, handsome and talented […]
ClubSox Interview with Minor House
Golf ClubSox was interviewed by Minor House, a golf fashion and lifestyle company. Kane Carpenter, the Hong Kong interviewer, was very interested in the development of the company, the details about designing and producing ClubSox, as well as what we have in store for the future. To be honest I did not realize that there […]
Suzy Whaley/First Tee
The First Tee-Montgomery County had it’s luncheon/golf event fundraiser today June 1, 2014 at TPC Avenel. It proved a great success with a wonderful program. Keynote speaker was the very talented, interesting and successful Suzy Whaley. Briefly, for those who are not familiar with Suzy, she was the first woman to qualify and participate in a PGA […]
Best of the Best
Best of the Best – When The Local Golfer a popular blogger, runs across a golf product that he thinks he would like to buy, he wants to check it out. He asks “will it work for me, would I put it in my bag, and would I recommend it to my readers?” See what he […]
ONE FANTASTIC MOMENT
ONE FANTASTIC MOMENT Most of us are thrilled when we make par. We look back at the round and think: not a bad round. I did have a par on 7. Well, as a pro there are mostly pars and many birdies. But those birdies are not that easy, not even for the pros. […]
