DirecTV U.S. Open Experience

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
Categories: Golf Media • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods • U.S. OPEN
Tags: Chambers Bay • U.S. Open

Chambers Bay – Click for more…

Thanks to the PR for DirecTV for sending in the information about their “Open Experience” this week. DTV has some very cool coverage over several channels which blows away regular single channel TV viewing of what may be the carnage at Chambers Bay.

From DirecTV:

Fans can watch the world’s best golfers take on the unforgiving Chambers Bay course at the 2015 U.S. Open on four different TV channels when they tune into DIRECTV’s U.S. Open Experience, beginning Thursday, June 18. The four-screens-in-one HD mix channel and interactive app are part of DIRECTV’s expanded coverage of this year’s second major.

Each channel of the U.S. Open Mix (701 & 205) is in HD and fully produced with its own announcers, and will include:

The network feed from Fox Sports (702)

Featured Group (703): This Thursday’s groups are: Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Angel Cabrera, teeing off at 7:33 a.m. PT; and Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Louis Oosthuizen at 2:28 p.m. PT.

Featured holes (704) are the 12^th and 15^th

U.S. Open 360 (705), an all-access look from the grounds of Chambers Bay – behind-the-scenes to action on the course.

Loading times for the interactive app will be even faster this year. Users can select the red button to bring up a list of features alongside the broadcast video that include:

Player Scorecard

Contains key bio info, player headshots, scores and stats

New this year – Additional Stats

The top 10 players will have the following stats made available on their scorecard:

Their best finish at the U.S. Open

Their finish at The U.S. Open 2014

The number of titles they’ve won at the U.S. Open

Player Bio

Allows users to get player bio info, access to their scorecard or add player to their favorites list

Pairings and Tee Times

All the groups and tee times for the current round

Mix Broadcast dates: June 18-21 Times in PST

6/18 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. FS1

5 p.m. – 8 p.m. FOX Sports

6/19 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. FS1

5 p.m. – 8 p.m. FOX Sports

6/20 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. FOX Sports

6/21 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. FOX Sports

Chambers Bay Scorecard

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
Categories: Golf Courses • Pro Golf • U.S. OPEN • USGA
Tags: Chambers Bay • U.S. Open

While enjoying the U.S. Open this week, here’s a Chambers Bay scorecard you can use to follow along and get to know the flow of the course.

Chambers Bay Scorecard

And check the following link if you’d like to see a few Chambers Bay photos.

Chambers Bay – Click for more…

Antigua Desert Dry Performance Cotton Golf Polo Review

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Antigua • Father's Day • Father's Day Golf Gift

Though I’m not currently on the course (I do have to write these posts from somewhere other than the 2nd green) I’m still enjoying today’s shirt script, the Antigua Desert Dry Performance Cotton Golf Polo. This is a great shirt for the current weather conditions here, 90+ degrees. Let’s take a close look at this golf polo.

Antigua Desert Dry Performance Cotton Golf Polo

Materials

I’m a polyester and spandex fan typically. I’m not talking about 1980’s hair band spandex, just to clarify. So I’m not as hip on cotton apparel lately. The Antigua Desert Dry Performance Cotton Golf Polo (yes it is a mouthful) has changed my tune though, from an 80’s hair band song to something much better. The fabric in this polo combines Antigua’s “Desert Dry moisture management technology” along with natural fibers of cotton.

Sounds good but what does that mean? The fabric sucks moisture (sweat) away from the body. It goes through the fabric to the outside where it can evaporate. In even more simple terms, it helps keep the player dry. More on this:

“Cotton as a fiber alone absorbs moisture quickly, but doesn’t allow the moisture to travel across the cotton knitted fibers for quicker release — like synthetic micro-filament fibers. By engineering fabrics utilizing synthetic micro-filament yarns and blending them with fine natural cotton fibers, D2PC offers the look and casual comfort of cotton while maximizing the wicking properties of a performance fabric.” ~Antigua

Style/Fit

This polo is extremely simple in style, yet super good looking. It’s not flashy but it’s classy.

The fit is super comfortable and does not interfere with my mouse clicking in the office or my full golf swing on the course. Those are my two most crucial skills and I need performance out of them!

On The Course

Speaking of the course, I’ve enjoyed many rounds in my DDPC polo. Despite high temperatures and humidity lately, I’ve been quite comfortable. The shirt is very light, soft, and does not pull or bind in my golf swing.

Conclusion

It’s late in the game but still a few days before Father’s Day. Your local golf course shop or major sports/golf retailer may have the Desert Dry Performance Cotton polos in stock. They’re inexpensive, comfortable, stylish, and perform well on and off the course.

Father’s Day Gift Idea: Birdie Box

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, June 15th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Accessories • Golf Books • Golf For Women • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Birdie Box

My family enjoys some of these “gift of the month” types of gigs, wine, fruit, cakes… Birdie Box offers several golf related subscriptions, all which could be some great Father’s Day gift ideas. The boxes come in three levels: silver, gold and platinum. Each level has more cool golf goodies inside.

Birdie Box Silver

My recent Birdie Box is a special one. This silver edition box comes with a great shirt, golf book, I-Onics bracelet, golf balls, Stable26 socks and more. Great for pops, or for a golf friend.

An added bonus is that with each Birdie Box sold a portion of the proceeds goes to Els for Autism Foundation, founded by golf great Ernie Els.

Another really cool offering by Birdie Box is their Father’s Day promotion where two lucky winners will get a chance to play at Chambers Bay as part of the Golf Challenge Series. To enter all you have to do is submit a short video of you and dad or a “father figure” to any Birdie Box social media channel.

Conclusion

This is a fun product. It’s like Christmas when it arrives. Dad will enjoy the gift. Go for it.

Finally U.S. Open Week is Here, Most Importantly APPAREL SCRIPTS!!! GOODIE GOODIE GUMDROPS!

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, June 15th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf Apparel • Golf Gear
Tags: adidas • Apparel Scripts • Nike Golf • Puma • Travis Mathew

That has to be the best title I’ve ever written. Journalistic genius that only the top male golf blogger in the world could produce (more on that ranking later…).

Yes, it is U.S. Open week. Finally! Will Jordan Spieth win? Rory McIlory? Will Tiger Woods make the cut?

WHO CARES about that trivial stuff? The BEST part of U.S. Open week is the apparel scripts! It’s the time when golf PR sends out useless promotional drivel and lazy brown-nosing “journalists” repost it hoping to get some free swag, rather than working to create their own original content!

I didn’t sleep a wink last night in anticipation of all the great apparel scripts!

For a new HOG feature this year, I’m going to analyze and grade some scripts! Let’s start with Rory McIlory:

Rory McIlory

ONE shirt? One pant? No underwear? #fail

Rory McIlory will have a tough time winning the U.S. Open with the above apparel script. By the fourth day that one shirt and one pair of pants are going to be pretty icky. Maybe he will have them cleaned between each round? And how is he supposed to compete with no underwear or socks? Chafe city.

Finally, how could he hit any good golf shots at all in a shirt which only has one arm? And oddly, if outerwear is needed that too only has one arm but the opposite one the shirt has! WTF?

#FAIL

Tiger Woods

Tiger’s pant scripter predicts a missed cut!

Tiger Woods’s apparel script above is a little more complete than Rory’s. At least he has two pairs of pants to wear this week. Does the pant scripter think Tiger is going to miss the cut?

Once again it is chafe city with no underwear or socks. Wait… no shoes either? As violent as Tiger’s swing can be sometimes I doubt he will have good footing or power with no shoes.

Tiger’s right shoulder is going to be much more tan than his left, as none of these shirts have right arms.

#FAIL

Rickie Fowler

I like how Rickie Fowler’s apparel scripts have been moving away from the “traffic cone” look to something a little more subdued.

In this script the very popular one-arm look is in action. No socks. No underwear. Free-balling it.

I’m confused by the three pairs of pants. Did they forget one? Is Rickie going to wear one of the three a second time, if he makes the cut? I suggest the red ones with the blue and orange shirt.

#FAIL

Keegan Bradley

I tried to look at Keegan Bradley’s apparel script by Travis Mathew. The formatting of the website made me so dizzy I had to leave.

#FAIL

Jason Day (and Sergio Garcia, and Dustin Johnson)

“Jason, try to look interested…”

I have to hand it to adidas. They are the only apparel script I’ve seen that gives their players both arms of the shirt. Can’t tell if Jason Day is wearing any underwear or socks.

No need to post Sergio Garcia’s or Dustin Johnson’s. They pretty much look the same.

#FAIL

Tony Korologos

My apparel script above has everything I’ll need for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay: shirts with two arms, soiled underwear, dirty socks, shoes (under the pile)… it’s all there.

I realize Puma and adidas and Nike will probably steal some of these script ideas for the upcoming PGA Championship and Open Championship apparel scripting. That’s fine. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

#WINNER

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