Nine arrested in eBay counterfeit golf ring

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, September 28th, 2009
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: Acushnet • Titleist

I’m all for busting counterfeiters of golf gear. Acushnet (parent company of Titleist, Cobra and FootJoy) aided in bringing down some major counterfeiters on eBay, resulting in nine arrests. This is good.

Click “read more” below to read the press release.

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HOG brought down for nearly a day

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Categories: Site News

As you are probably aware, there have been problems with the server which hosts HOG this weekend. I’ve spent the whole day trying to get the site back online and working, figuring out what the heck was going on. As soon as I’d turn the site on, it would get bogged down immediately.

A “DOS” or “denial of service” attack may have been taking place, where a hacker or hacker’s server was attempting to break in or bring the site down by forcing thousands of requests on the site. It is like thumb wresting with an octopus. It may have also been faulty scripts, bugs or who knows what.

I’m in the midst of tweaking the server and scripts here on HOG and other sites I host. I hope to find solutions to eliminate this problem.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Tony

Tin Cup Golf Ball Imprinting System

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Balls • Golf Gear • Reviews

I’ve been marking my balls in a fun new way lately, with the Tin Cup ball imprinting system.

What is the Tin Cup system?

The system is simple. Each Tin Cup is a plate which snugly covers about half a golf ball. You place the Tin Cup template over the golf ball and draw in the outline or full fill of the die cut pattern with a Sharpie or fine point permanent pen of some sort.

Patterns available

There are currently 23 patterns available. They range from martini glasses to shapes to animals. One pattern, the “From the Tips Universal Marking Tool,” has seven individual shapes in one die. With the 23 patterns available (and I’m sure they’re working on more), you can probably find one which suits your game and your personality.

I’ve got a few patterns but the one I use the most is the big fat arrow. I like to use the arrow as an alignment aid for my shots and putts.

Custom patterns

If one of the stock patterns doesn’t cut it, so to speak, you can order a custom cut Tin Cup. Designs or letters, initials can be cut out of your own Tin Cup for $39. I have a couple of designs I may have made myself, for fun.

Fun

$17.95 Tin Cups are a fun and unique way to mark golf balls, much more fun that just putting dots or lines on the ball with a marker.

Links

Tin Cup web site

Tin Cup images

Golf on TV this week – Tour Championship

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Categories: Champions Tour • Golf Media • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Tiger Woods
Tags: FedEx Cup • PGA Tour • Tiger Woods • Tour Championship

The Tour Championship
PGA TOUR
Thursday 9/24 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF
Friday 9/25 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/26 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/26 2:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC
Sunday 9/27 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 9/27 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET NBC

LPGA Challenge
LPGA Tour
Thursday 9/24 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF
Friday 9/25 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/26 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 9/27 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM ET GOLF

SAS Championship
Champions Tour
Saturday 9/26 12:00 AM – 2:00 AM ET GOLF
Saturday 9/26 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET GOLF
Sunday 9/27 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET GOLF

$1 million hole in one, down the street from HOG world headquarters

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Categories: Hackers • Miscellaneous
Tags: hole in one

I’ve seen this video floating around for a couple of days but I never watched it. I finally did and realized that it was shot at a course about 30 minutes from HOG world headquarters! The announcer, and host of this celebrity tournament is Mark Eaton. I’ve met Mark a couple of times on the golf course. He’s the 7 foot 4 inch tall former center for the Utah Jazz NBA team.