Boy am I stoked! As part of the media team at the Pro Sports Celebrity Golf Challenge I get to play in the pro-am the day before the tournament, which is two weeks from today. I’ll be playing a round of golf with none other than 2008 Super Bowl Champion Michael Strahan of the New York Giants! This superstar NFL player could crush me with his pinkie toe.
Here’s some info on my soon to be new golf pal:
“One of the finest defensive ends in football during his 15–year career, Strahan holds the NFL record for sacks in a single season with 22.5 and is the all-time sack leader for the NY Giants with 132.5. He was a key member of the 2008 Super Bowl Champion NY Giants. He has received numerous awards, including NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the AP in 2001 and 7 Pro Bowl selections. He also co-wrote his autobiography Inside the Helmet: Life as a Sunday Afternoon Warrior.”
About the Team Challenge
The Team Challenge is going to be an amazing event, pitting four teams from all the major sports (football, hockey, baseball and basketball) against each other.
I have a previous blog post which covers the concept of the Team Challenge so go check it out.
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Media, Miscellaneous, Site News
HOG has been #1 in Google search results for numerous items, for short periods of time. In 2007 when TaylorMade came out with the new Burner driver, HOG had #1 and #2 slots even above TaylorMade’s own web site. The same has happened with Nike and their square drivers, HOG #1 and Nike #2. Sometimes I’ve got info posted here on golf companies before their larger corporate gears can churn out a web page on their sites.
Today I was googling and typed in “golf blog.” I was happy to find HOG in 1st position. HOG has been #2, so to speak, for a good year or two. So at least for this second, maybe not in five minutes, but for now, “we’re #1!” 
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Site News
OtterBox is a very hip company which makes waterproof cases for iPhones, Blackberries, iPods, PDA’s, GPA’s, ammo, cigars and more. They also make generic cases for general use or storage of miscellaneous items. Today I’m covering the OtterBox 3500 waterproof case, which is in the general category.
3500 Overview
The OtterBox 3500 case is roughly 9×5x4 inches. It is made of super strong plastic which will protect the contents from being crushed, smashed, compromised etc. There are two heavy duty latches which close the case securely. The case is sealed with a rubber gasket and is air tight, providing protection from water, dust, dirt, insects, nuclear blasts etc. OK I threw in the nuclear blast comment as a joke but I wouldn’t be surprised if that was actually the case.
Read more…
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Reviews
Running a golf blog sometimes calls for some odd activities, like taking pictures of soap. I just took pictures of my soap in my shower. I’m pretty sure that no other golfers out there have taken pictures of their soap.
Hidden Valley Farms All Natural Golf Soap
I get a lot of golf equipment and deliveries for review. One day, my deliveries smelled really good. I tore into the box and discovered my case of Hidden Valley All Natural Golf Soaps, which brought my home up to a new level of smelling good. I put the box and various soap bars on display in my pad and it was like adding the best selling air freshener in the world to every room. Eventually I finally broke down and actually cracked open the unique wrappers and started using it. I’m hooked.
Read more…
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Reviews
Tiger Woods has announced that he plans to return to the PGA Tour for the Buick, which starts on June 26th.
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru PGA Tour, Tiger Woods
Oh boy. Look what’s in my bag now!
I didn’t hit the driver well the first few swings yesterday because I was swinging out of my shorts. When I finally calmed down and put some good swings on the thing I blasted it over 310 yards three times. I had pitching wedge and 7-iron into the par-5 13th and 5th holes yesterday. Easy two-putt birdies. I drove the par-4 14th too, but three putted for a freaking par because I was on the wrong tier. I guess I’ll have to start placing my drives on the proper quadrant of the greens on par-4’s now!
I have many images of the Bobby Jones wedges and Bobby Jones driver in the HOG Bobby Jones Gallery.
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Clubs, Golf Equipment
Back in this golf blog post I wrote about the FootJoy MyJoy site where you can build your own golf shoes. After long deliberation I decided to choose shoes with my University of Utah logo.
The shoes arrived and I played my first round with them yesterday. I birdied the first hole and immediately told my pal “gotta be the shoes” and “I’m one under par with these shoes on.” I played a great round, 27 holes at one over par for the day. I was mad on #16, when some inconsiderate jerk hit into our group and his ball HIT my left foot. I could have wrapped my new Bobby Jones driver around his neck for scuffing my brand new MyJoys…
After one round I have to say these MyJoys not only look cool, they’re extremely comfortable!
Click here for more images of my MyJoys and other FootJoy products.
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Apparel, Golf Equipment
Golfers are athletes?
Yeah I’m late on the bandwagon on the Tiger Woods fittest guy in America thing. I was in the wilderness hiking and cooking marshmallows over a campfire.
So now that Tiger is the fittest man in America, does this debunk the argument that golfers are not athletes? Or does John Daly debunk the argument that golfers are athletes?
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Miscellaneous, PGA Tour, Tiger Woods
I’m SO tired. I hiked 20 miles in two days in the hot desert of Arches National Park. Arches National Park is my favorite place on this planet, or any other.
I’m a bit gimpy right now, because of the huge blister on my left foot.
I’m just washing all the sand out of my ears now. But soon I’ll post some details and pictures of my incredible four day excursion!
My sites always go down when I’m out of town
I guess The Golf Space went down for a bit while I was hiking amongst the red rocks. Scruffy (Dan Smith) gets some major kudos (and karma) for helping me out and letting me know the site went down. I was on the road but found a nice place which let me get online to fix up the site and get it back up. Special thanks to the Holiday Inn Express in Moab, Utah. Yes, just like the Holiday Inn Express ads: “How did I get the site back up and running? At a Holiday Inn Express…”
New Bobby Jones clubs
There were some golf clubs on my door step waiting for me when I got back. Can’t wait to tell you about them. Soon to be reviewed will be the new Bobby Jones driver and Bobby Jones wedges!
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Life, Travel
I’m writing this review on my MacBook while in line at the DMV to get my driver’s license renewed. There’s nothing more thilling than seeing that you’re #510 in line and they just called "now serving #137 at window 13."
This is the 3rd and final post in my series on Tattoo Golf head covers. I previously coverered the TG mallet and blade putter covers. Today I’m covering the Tattoo Golf driver cover.
It’s always good to have protection
Golf gear isn’t cheap. Drivers cost $200-$800, with some very high end models costing even more. The covers many of the drivers come with are adequate, but if you’re going to spend $500 on a piece of gear, why not upgrade the cover and protect that investment?
Read more…
Tony Korologos a.k.a. mediaguru Golf Accessories, Golf Equipment, Golf Reviews
Recent Comments