My Birthday Today – Not On The Senior 8-Man Golf Team Just Yet

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
Categories: Golf • Golf Life • Hackers • Life • Miscellaneous

Fantastic Balcomie Golf Links in Crail, Scotland

Today is my birthday (please do not send golf gifts hehe). I’m certainly not getting any younger. Each year I lose a little distance off the tee and start wondering if I’ll need to use any of those “male products” which are always advertised on Golf Channel. I’m not talking about buying a Lexus.

So far so good. No Lexus. No enlarged prostate. No balding. No erectile dysfunction. No getting up multiple times in the night to go to the bathroom…

The only problem seems to be my short game, which recently has gotten worse. Perhaps I’ll spend some time today practicing my chipping before my Wednesday afternoon men’s league round with my buddies.

I wonder if my buddies will let me win today? Probably not.

After golf I’ll play with my new baby Seve, who is a little over 11 months old. He is such a joy and makes me feel much younger (except when he screams during the night and wakes everyone up). After Seve goes to bed I’ll enjoy a nice dinner with the fantastic and lovely lady. Wine and a cigar later…

All good.

First Look: Cleveland Smart Square Putter

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, October 7th, 2013
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • Site News
Tags: Cleveland Golf

I guess Cleveland Golf knew my birthday was this week, so they sent me a shiny new Smart Square putter! Click the image below to see more Smart Square putter photos.

Cleveland Smart Square Putter – click for more images

I can see the benefits of this putter already. I tend to setup my putting with very square lines. Feet are parallel, eyes, shoulders, hips, toes. All square.

Plus, for those who seem to have a hard time hitting their putts “square” this may be the ticket!

I’ll start my review process asap. Not much season left here. Stay tuned for my review of the Cleveland Golf Smart Square Putter coming soon…

Hot or Not? Female Streaker at Presidents Cup

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, October 7th, 2013
Categories: Boneheads • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Presidents Cup

I’ll admit I didn’t watch any of the Presidents Cup. The International team has only won the event once since the tournament began clear back in 1994. Sadly I missed a couple of cool happenings like the ace by Rookie of the Year Jordan Spieth, the squirrel incident where Lindsey Vonn put a squirrel on Tiger Woods… But the thing I’m ticked I missed the most is the female streaker. Apparently she came out in an American flag. A cop tried to chase her down but lasted about 10 steps according to Steve Stricker.

Comments

She looks like a long distance runner.

She’s not naked, so not sure if she counts as a real streaker.

She could use better shoes.

Golf Apparel Review: OGIO Groove Shorts

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, October 7th, 2013
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Apparel • Ogio

OGIO Groove Shorts – click to zoom

This past January at the PGA Merchandise Show I got my first look at the new OGIO apparel. I was surprised and excited that they had decided to dive into such a saturated market. This fall I’ve had the chance to test some of the first pieces out and I’m very impressed. I’m glad OGIO decided to take on the apparel market. Today I’m covering the OGIO Groove Shorts. Letst take a look.

OGIO Groove Shorts Overview

First, the fabric in the Groove shorts is not cotton. Good. I’m not a cotton fan. The Groove is made of a polyester spandex combination, 94% and 6% respectively. This means easy care, wrinkle resistant, no shrinking and best of all no ironing.

The fabric is also very lightweight and stretches because of the way it is weaved. Great for the golf swing, bending down to read putts, and reaching to collect bets from losing golf opponents.

The pockets have a custom lining which is easy on the contents. In my case a cell phone and small camera.

Style-wise, these are very cool shorts. The belt loops accommodate thick belts. The rear loop sports a cool looking OGIO logo.

Colors

The shorts I tested are the Black Plaid model. There are two other colors, White/Slate and Black.

Sizes

Sizes for these golf shorts from OGIO range from 30-40.

OGIO Groove Shorts White – click to zoom

On The Course

These shorts are extremely comfortable and fit perfectly. There are no tight areas or places where the shorts don’t stretch or adapt perfectly to all the nutty contortions my body goes through during its spastic granny over the top dual chicken wing golf swing.

The Groove shorts match up perfectly with one of my favorite new shirts, the OGIO Roller golf polo.

Critiques

One small issue I found was with the inner pocket design. The angle that the pocket is cut can lend to coins and ball markers falling out of if I’m sitting on a golf cart. Don’t use the gold coin ball markers when wearing these shorts!

The pricing may be a tad high on these at $90.

Conclusion

I really love the OGIO Groove shorts. Yes they’re $90, which isn’t cheap. But they’ll last forever. The performance and style is well worth the investment.

Related Links

OGIO Roller Golf Polo Review

Other Hooked On Golf Blog OGIO Reviews

2013 Presidents Cup Final Round – Team USA Beats International Team 18.5 to 15.5

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, October 6th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Dustin Johnson • Fred Couples • Phil Mickelson • Presidents Cup • Tiger Woods

Team USA wins the 2013 Presidents Cup 18.5 to 15.5 over the International Team at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, OH.

As of the 2013 Presidents Cup matches, the International team has only won once in the 10 events contested. The USA has won eight of the 10. In 2003 the event was tied.

ROUND 5 – FINAL MATCHES
TEE TIME	RESULT
10:03 am	Els (INT) 1 up Stricker (USA)
9:30 am	Matsuyama (INT) 3 down Mahan (USA)
10:14 am	de Jonge (INT) 4 down Dufner (USA)
9:41 am	Day (INT) 6 and 4 Snedeker (USA)
9:52 am	DeLaet (INT) 1 up Spieth (USA)
10:25 am	Scott (INT) 2 and 1 Haas (USA)
10:36 am	Grace (INT) 4 down Johnson (USA)
10:47 am	Leishman (INT) 1 up Kuchar (USA)
10:58 am	Sterne (INT) 1 down Woods (USA)
11:09 am	Schwartzel (INT) 2 and 1 Bradley (USA)
11:20 am	Oosthuizen (INT) vs Simpson (USA) AS
11:31 am	Cabrera (INT) 1 up Mickelson (USA)