Gross Match Round One – One and Done

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf • Hackers

Bonneville Golf Course – Aerial Photo by Tony Korologos

While I was playing a gross match in my men’s league Tiger shot 80 at the U.S. Open. I beat him by five shots today… Yes yes I’ll surely catch grief about how the courses we played are different. That is true. Tiger played a par-70 course and I played a par-72 course… 🙂

In all seriousness I have but a few comments about my gross match, which I lost. I don’t feel bad really. I was killing the ball today. Between the super hot conditions and hitting it pure, I was bombing shots way over the green. One uphill shot of 112 I hit my sand wedge 30 yards long, and no I didn’t blade it. On one hole I was 260 out and hit a hybrid over the universe. It must have gone 290.

The match today was between two players of almost exact same handicaps, so it should have been tight and it was. My crappy short game was to blame for losing a couple of holes and not winning a couple of others, but I still managed a 75. My opponent somehow did a Houdini impersonation, making pars from situations I would have guaranteed I’d make bogey.

The match was never more than one-up or one-down for the two of us all day, and the last four holes were all square. On the final hole I pulled my approach from 109 to a hillside left of the green, short-sided. I’m not sure even Phil Mickelson could have saved par from there, and I certainly did not. My opponent had an easy two-putt to win the match on the 18th hole.

I could be mad but I’m not. My achilles heel, short game, was the reason I didn’t win. Until I fix that, this is about as good as it is going to be.

Hitting those solid shots felt good, despite the loss.

Fox U.S. Open Drone Coverage is Cool

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Categories: Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods • U.S. OPEN
Tags: Aerial Video • Drones • Golf Aerial Photography

Fox Sports is taking a beating for its golf broadcasts from many out there who think they can do better or know better. Hat’s off to Fox Sports for introducing drone coverage to the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay. As a “drone pilot” and builder of several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) myself, I’m stoked to see some new looks.

I’m miffed that Fox Sports didn’t hire me to do this gig though. I have to be the world’s best combination golf/drone authority.

Follow Golf.com’s Tremendous U.S. Open Coverage of Rickie Fowler’s Girlfriend

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, June 18th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf Babes • Golf Media • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • U.S. OPEN
Tags: Rickie Fowler

It’s one of the most amazing times of the year in golf. It’s AMERICA’S CHAMPIONSHIP! Every one of the world’s greatest players is in action, trying to capture a major championship at Chambers Bay, a course which has been a huge topic of discussion. There are SO many great storylines and things to cover, yet Golf.com is covering “hot wives and gilrfriends.”

Hat’s off to Golf.com for their fantastic U.S. Open coverage

This is truly mindblowing. I’m sorry but this is downright stupid. I can’t get over the fact that it is US OPEN WEEK, but they have to post is drivel.

It’s not just mindblowing, it is sad. I guess this link bait is how they keep the lights on through drive-by T&A gawkers? If that’s the case they should just hang it up, or go full TMZ.

If You Do This, You Are a Douche

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, June 17th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf

You know what’s great about having a blog? Being able to write whatever words I want. Today’s word is douche. The photo below is a perfect representation of what a douche does on the golf course.

Douche

I’m guessing this is the same guy that turned around yelled a bunch of F-bombs back at us when we yelled ahead, asking him to take less that 27 minutes reading one putt…

DOUCHE

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