I see where Brazil's Alexandre Rocha, the world's 711th-ranked player, is hot on the heels of Nathan Green and Michael Connell in the Honda Classic after round one on the Champion course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. To be honest, I don't...
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Balls Out Blog
Thirsty after the Honda Classic? Guanabanas in Jupiter is worth the drive from PGA National
Tour stars hit TPC Las Vegas to hone their game
It must be an off week on the PGA Tour because my contact at TPC Las Vegas tells me loads of tour pros have been out there perfecting their game.The list of pros seen at TPC Las Vegas:Bill LundeRickie FowlerJohn MallingerBob MayWon Jon Le…
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It’s fair to openly wonder whether Tiger Woods is juiced, Bill Plaschke writes in the LA Times
Here (courtesy of our old pal Bangkok Al) is a pretty interesting take by L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke on the shift in the Tiger Woods saga away from questions about his adulterous affairs to questions about doping in...
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The world’s most extreme golf courses, courtesy of adidas Golf
adidas Golf has a pretty interesting vlog/promotion going on at http://wearintheworld.adidasgolf.com/ The idea is for team members Josh Sullivan and Lindsay Knowlton to chronicle a 30-day golf trip to some of the world's most extreme golf courses, play...
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Turnberry, Kingsbarns, Muirfield, more vying for Scotland’s Golf Course of the Year
A release just hit my desk announcing nominees for this year's Golf Tourism Scotland's Gold Standard Awards. The nominees for Golf Course of the Year are:Ailsa Course at TurnberryBalcomie Links (Crail)Castle Stuart Golf Links (Inverness)
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Charles Barkley is dead wrong about golf
In this press release that just came across my desk, NBA legend and noted golf nut Charles Barkley is quoted as saying "Golf is no fun when you suck."Charles, if you're reading this (and I'm pretty sure you are), on behalf of the entire g...
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Whisky and golf in Scotland: A perfect pair
I get tons of press releases. I mean, if I had a nickle for every press release I got, I'd be able to take a year off and just travel around playing golf at PGA Tour host courses. So I have no idea why this one from Visit Scotland caught my eye. It's e...
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Free golf book: Get Pete McDaniel’s ‘Uneven Lies’ from Titleist
Titleist has a very cool promotion going on on their web site. While supplies last, they're giving away copies of Pete McDaniel's excellent book, "Uneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in Golf." Click here to get yourself one.
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Vote now to get golf into the Olympic Games in 2016
Do you want to see golf in the Olympics? The International Golf Federation is busy "lobbying the International Olympic Committee for one of two open spots on the sports calendar for 2016, and with a decision on the 2016 sports roster to be made in...
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At 41 mpg, golfers are as efficient as a hybrid
Allow me, dear readers, to take zero credit for this observation; reader Elliot DeBear just e-mailed it in:A recent study found the average golfer walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found golfers drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a ...
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