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Fantasy Golf Strikes Again…I am still slumping

March 8, 2010
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

Last week I unloaded my Fantasy Golf woes on you, faithful reader (is it plural yet?) I had recently sunk to second place in my league, due mainly to my inability to pick at least one "C" division player who could make it to the weekend. Gues...
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Chris DiMarco: Methinks thou doth protest too much

March 2, 2010
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

Disclaimers: I don't play the PGA Tour; I wasn't at the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale this year to support or disprove anything DiMarco said; I never played organized football. Background: The 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale is a short par three (wedge to 8-...
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A Word of Warning to Ai Miyazato

February 28, 2010
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

Ai Miyazato has had quite a start to the 2010 LPGA season.  She stormed back in Thailand with a final-round 63 to defeat Suzann Pettersen by one, then turned in a workwoman-like 69 on a Sunday in Singapore (when no one went lower than 67) to win by tw...
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The greatest sports scandal ever…hardly.

December 19, 2009
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

Many have inquired on the web, in print, at the water cooler, if the Tiger Woods liaison scandal is the greatest sports ignominy of all time. I do not so believe, for two reasons. First, Tiger Woods did not break a law. Scandal-mongers tend to look ...
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Henry-Griffitts irons just might be the last new set I own

December 12, 2009
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

If you follow my writings as zealots follow Gospel updates (have not seen very many over the past two thousand years, sadly), you know that I have undergone a conversion of sorts to personalized club fitting. After years of clubs purchased off the rac...
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PGA Tour is all about testosterone these days

December 5, 2009
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

If you are a golfing neophyte, the headlines concerning the sport these days must have your head spinning. From the unfortunate Mr. Woods to the unfortunate Mr. Barron, golf seems to revolve around one thing: testosterone. Mr. Woods and his colleagues,...
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Absolutely Inane Golf Commentary, A Question And A Plea, Fueled By Too Much Turkey

November 29, 2009
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

1. The USA proved the superiority of its socio-economic structure by riding seven consecutive birdies to a T7 placement in the World Cup of Golf this weekend. The USA leap-frogged Hugo Chavez' Venezuelan team, who could only muster an even-par Sunday...
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An eight is not great for USA

November 28, 2009
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

Team USA made eight birdies in better-ball or fourball competition on Saturday and shot -5 for the day. Three bogies in better-ball is unheard of for amateur hacks, and completely inconceivable for the world's top professionals.Well, strap on your...
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Ups and Downs of the OMH World Cup

November 27, 2009
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

The World Cup defines team play in an individual sport. Might be that defines is too strong a word; perhaps anticipates is a more correct choice.One of the great challenges of any team coach in the golfing realm is the one that decrees that player...
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My Limb: Rickie Fowler Earns Card The Hard Way

November 6, 2009
By Ron Mon at Ron Mon

Not since "Yeah, wanna make 14 bucks the hard way" have I wanted to type those three tantalizing words: the hard way. WELL, all things come to an end.I cannot confirm nor deny (since I am lazy) that Rickie Fowler is the only biped to ...
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