Golf Playing Order – Who Goes First?

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf For Women • Golf Instruction • Hackers • Instruction • Miscellaneous
Tags: Golf Tips

A gentlemen recently asked me a question which he wasn’t sure was etiquette related or rules related. The question is about playing order. He wanted to know if it is a rule that the person who won the previous hole goes first, or just etiquette. This is actually a really good question and there are two basic answers, one for stroke play and one for match play.

Stroke Play

In stroke play it is common courtesy or etiquette for the person who shot the lowest score on the previous hole to go first. It is not a rule and if it speeds up play for other players to go first, in other words “ready golf,” then do it.

It is also common courtesy for the farthest player from the hole to go first but is also not a rule. In the interest of pace of play, or perhaps getting a tap-in putt out of the way of a longer putt, the closer player can and should go first. In my opinion “honors” is trumped by pace of play. Always go for the faster option!

Match Play

Match play is a different animal than stroke play with regards to playing order. In match play the person who won the previous hole must go first. Further, the person farther from the hole must go first. If another player goes out of order, his opponent(s) may require that his shot be replayed.

Defer?

The gentleman who asked the question also asked if a golfer who has the honor can “defer” playing first and make his opponent play first. The answer to this question is no.

Hats Off to Golf Courses Who Warn Customers of Bad Conditions or Aeration!

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Courses • Golf For Women • Miscellaneous

There is nothing more irritating than getting to the first green to find punch holes the size of Volkswagen Golfs. Courses that let you book a tee time and pay full price without warning you of these kinds of conditions deserve whatever lost business their douchiness causes.

Every golf course should do this as a courtesy to their customers. pic.twitter.com/3bth6XWtPs

— Tony Korologos (@TheGolfSpace) May 12, 2015

I tip my hat and tip back my California red to my home course for not being one of those douchey courses. They warn the customers far in advance, and offer a discount for those who decided to come and play.

That’s how it should be done.

Well played River Oaks in Sandy, Utah. Nice birdie.

WAG-licious! WAG-tastic! Top 13 Excuses Golf.com Has For Posting T&A Photos

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf Babes • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: Rickie Fowler

I took a five day weekend to do some great hiking and playing in the red rock country of southern Utah this past weekend. I didn’t have a lot of internet access, but I did have the occasional update. One such update came through on several of my social networks about Rickie Fowler’s dramatic victory at THE PLAYERS (always spell that in ALL CAPS, it’s what they do). Nice playing Rickie.

I got far more updates about Rickie Fowler’s girlfriend Alexis Randock though, many from Golf.com. Golf.com (and several others like Golf Magazine) just can’t resist posting T&A anymore. It’s like clockwork. They barely need any relevant reason to post this garbage, which made me think… Yeah that’s a first. They barely need any excuse to post T&A click bait, hot wives and girlfriends (WAG), or hottest women in golf. It’s all crap.

What does it take to trigger a WAG post? Here are a few of the best excuses Golf.com has for posting T&A:

The sun came up
The sun went down
A bear shit in the woods
PGA Tour player “x” has hot girlfriend or wife
The featured “model” lives on the same continent as a golf course
Yoga pants
30 seconds since the last T&A “article”
The current day of the week ends in “y”
Boobs!
Just looked at their Google analytics and realized nobody gives a rat’s ass about fixing their slice but they LOVE BOOBS!
Interns know how to repost sexy Instagram photos but don’t know how to write golf articles
Advertising clicks and revenue are the end-all factor, and BOOBS are the easiest sell! Who cares about being classy?
Boobs!

Thank God for Alexis Randock. With Paulina Gretzky having had a baby and out of the limelight, and with other hot women in golf or WAGS like Lindsey Vonn and Amanda Dufner leaving the game, Golf.com was in trouble. Thankfully they have a new set of breasts to suckle up to.

How Many Sleeves of Balls Did I Knock in the Water at TPC Sawgrass’s 17th Island Green?

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, May 8th, 2015
Categories: Golf Courses • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP • TPC Sawgrass

While everyone is enjoying this week’s THE PLAYERS (always spell THE PLAYERS in ALL CAPS, it is what they do) Championship, I thought perhaps I’d share a quick link to my experience playing TPC Sawgrass. The highlight of the round was making birdie on the tough 14th. The lowlight was… well, the par-3 17th island green, which kicked my ass.

Why do my arms feel like rubber at this moment?

Here’s my full TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course review.

This is Undoubtedly the HOTTEST Golf Ball I’ve Ever Hit

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Miscellaneous
Tags: Golf Balls

This ball goes so far and high it burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere. I hit this ball so hard it burst into flames.

HAWT!

Actually this ball is one of hundreds one can find on my home course, burned to a crisp. My course is so swampy that the foliage grows so high that they burn it down so you can see the fairway from the tee.

This ball pictured above caught my eye, but there were others just as fascinating. One was a wound ball (the kind with rubber bands inside) and the side of the ball had burned open. The rubber bands had been shot outside of the hole, like the ball barfed them out. I should have shot a picture of that one too, but I was too busy trying to follow up an 11 with a birdie…

Don’t ask.

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