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Momoko Ueda: Pearly Gates Golf Girl Wins Mizuno Classic
Momoko Ueda 2011 Mizuno Classic Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images
Like other uplifting golf stories of the past weekend Momoko Ueda's emotional win at the Mizuno Classic was eclipsed by what's now known in polite circles as the "William's Flap". Blame the golf media or the social networks... or human nature... for...
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Golf Apparel & Accessories: The Asia/America Disparity – Part 2
A couple of weeks ago a lively Linkedin discussion broke out concerning global preferences in golf attire. The topic was launched by Dennis Allen of Back Nine, the new multi-media golf lifestyle and entertainment network.
He posted this: "Golf fashion - is it boring in the USA or is it just me?"
The thing is, Dennis has...
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Golf Apparel & Accessories: The Asia/America Disparity – Part 1
I've often marveled at the sheer variety of golf apparel and accessories available in Japan... not to mention the unabashed whimsicality of many their designs. You may have seen my musings on the subject right here a time or two....
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"An Excuse for Eccentricity" – Golf Inspires Prada
Creators of golf apparel often cite the fashion runways as inspiration for their designs, but the reverse was true last month in Milan at Prada's 2012 Menswear show in Milan... and the ironic thing is: Miuccia Prada hates golf.
Then again, the Italian...
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Ryo Ishikawa: Back on US Soil… With a New Look?
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A subdued pastel shirt, and trousers resembling... like... Dockers?
It's not what we're accustomed to seeing on Ryo Ishikawa... and it begs the question: has "Hanikami Ōji" abandoned the vividly chromatic color pallet he's famous for?
It hardly seems possible but that's the look he was sporting on Monday at Riviera Country Club when he...
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Rugged Ryo Returns – 米国に石川遼を返します
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Did you ever think you'd see Ryo Ishikawa in a lumberjack shirt?
Neither did I, but that's just what he was wearing yesterday, layered under a black puffer vest. The scene was Narita Airport and Ryo was enroute to the USA... where he'll be pla...
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Ice Tee in the Poconos & Polar Bear Golf in Connecticut
My trip to Orlando yesterday was little more than a turn-around, giving me barely a glimpse of bright skies, green grass and palm trees as I rushed to the Convention center... and back. Here in CT, the ground has been snow-covered since Christmas... ...
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Golf Bags and The Most Powerful Luxury Brands
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When the average golfer sets out to purchase a new golf bag, he's generally concentrating on practical concerns: size and weight... portability, durability and configuration of pockets. These are are the factors that tend to drive purchasing deci...
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2011 – Rickie Fowler Style Statement Transcends Golf
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... and orange you glad it does?
After all, there's not a color out there as bold, bright and happy as orange.
Mr. Fowler's known this for years... or at least since his days at OSU... and now it seems we'll all be able to enjoy the jaunty hue... on and off the golf course.
You see, this...
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Musings of a Golf Newbie – The Old & New
.By Jordan FarrWe all love change... don't we?Well, maybe not when it's just change for the sake of change, but there's something to be said for "keeping up with the times".Golf... more than many other sports... sometimes struggles with this concept. A small but vocal group of traditionalists would prefer to see the...
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Golf Refugees – Black Balls, BinBags & Bathing Suits
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With just a passing reference to the brass monkey weather that's descended on much of the Northern Hemisphere, the fine gentlemen at Golf Refugees are presenting... bathing costumes.
Yes... swimsuits. They've done just two designs so far, and each...
