New category “BONEHEADS” created
In honor of my last post and some of the dumb things golfers do, I’ve created a new category here at Hooked On Golf Blog called “Boneheads.”
Boneheads will no doubt be a regular stop for funny reading material. I get the impression John Daly may be mentioned in this category a few times…
I’m a professional golf blogger. Don’t try what I do at home. You may harm yourself or accidentally throw stuff into a lake.
Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Categories: Boneheads • Miscellaneous • Site News
Categories: Boneheads • Miscellaneous • Site News
Today I’m testing this “golf accessory.” It is a tool which you throw out into a lake to drag the bottom for golf balls. You throw it like a fishing line or a grappling weapon of some sort, then drag it back to you, presumably retrieving dozens of brand new shiny ProV1’s.
I’m very sorry to say that unfortunately I didn’t catch it on video when I accidentally threw the damn thing right in the middle of the lake and the string slipped out of my hand. So if anyone wants a brand new “golf lake ball dragger thingy” it is in the bottom of the lake between holes #1 and #2 at River Oaks in Sandy, Utah.
I’m a professional. Step aside.
What it is all about
Today was perhaps the last “good” weather day here in Salt Lake. I got together with my regular Thursday buddies (yes it is Wednesday for those counting) Marius (sumi-g) and Arnie my long time golf buddy. We were joined by “Shanego” who is an old pal I’ve reunited with. Shane’s handicap is higher than the rest of us and I worry about him getting crushed and losing a bunch of money. That didn’t happen today.
The weather was warm as was my ball striking. I had a few wild shots, and the dry conditions meant lots of roll on the hard ground. Balls were going 20-30 yards long for me. I had a 200 yard 7-iron and I’m not Tiger Woods.
The intensity was high today. All four of us were playing fairly well, though my usually trusty putter wasn’t “on” as normal. I missed 3-4 putts which would almost be guarantees for me. That got to me, but I worked through it.
Marius started out the back mega hot with three birdies in a row. On #10 he topped my 1-footer for birdie on a hole which is almost never birdied.
On the 13th hole, Shane and I brought out the big guns. We brought out the secret weapons: Cigars.
The intensity was peaking the last few holes as Arnie and Marius had to start pressing me and my partner Shane. Shane and I “ham & egged” it perfectly. When one of us would falter the other would at least tie or even win the hole. Though my putter was not firing on all cylinders I made a clutch par putt on #16 from about 10 feet. On #17 when there are presses all over the place and a chance to put Arnie and Marius away, Shane makes birdie! Game, set, match. Forget my “1 out of 10” chip which ended up two inches from the hole, Shane’s birdie was awesome. The assistant pro even happened to be there to watch me running around and high-fiving Shane. He absolutely knew what that putt meant and had a great look on his face.
In the end Shane didn’t lose money. He won money and so did I. I won’t be retiring any time soon, but it was great to hear Marius squeal about losing $4 to me when he had the chance to bury me with all those birdies.
Great friends, cigars, great golf, intensity, birdies flying, competition, dollars flying…. THAT is what it is all about.
2009 Fantasy Golf Champ Claims Prize
Congratulations once more to “Fore Heaven” for a great year in the 2009 HOG Space Fantasy Golf League!
In the picture to the right you can see the happy smile as the winner shows off his prize, a sweet and shiny pair of FootJoy MyJoy Icons with his favorite college team’s logo on them. Unfortunately his logo isn’t the Utah Utes, but we can work on that…
Once again thanks to FootJoy for sponsoring this year’s fantasy competition. I’m pretty sure we can lock them down for 2010 as well!
I’m now putting together the prizes for 2010, so contact me if you’d like to be a sponsor. No rush, final prizes to be announced at the usual time after the PGA Merchandise show at the end of January 2010.
Tiger Woods sighting in Australia
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, November 9th, 2009
Categories: European Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Categories: European Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods will be playing in the Masters this week. That is the “Australian Masters.”
I’d fly all the way there and play in that tournament too, and for far less than the $3 million appearance fee Tiger is getting for just showing up. In fact I think I’d probably fly to just about any planet in our solar system on a hang glider for $3 million.
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