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.

Happy Cinco De Mayo

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Categories: Miscellaneous

Today is May 5, Cinco De “Mayo.” Thanks to all HOG patrons for your support and readership.

Cinco De Mayo

Happy birthday to my long time friend and bass player in my old rock band, Johnny.

Finally, the inspiration for this post and many others in the over 10 years of golf blogging here comes from my old pal Rich, also known as Eat Golf.

TaylorMade Project (a) Golf Ball Review

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
Categories: Golf • Golf Balls • Golf Equipment • Golf For Women • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Balls • TaylorMade

TaylorMade Project (a) Golf Ball

Soft golf balls are the rage right now. That’s great for me as they don’t aggravate my tennis/golfer’s elbow and my driver swing speed is around 100mph. The problem with many of the softer balls which have been produced over the last few years is that they don’t have good spin characteristics in the short game end of things. That’s where balls like the TaylorMade Project (a) are filling the gap. The (a) in the name stands for “amateur.” The ball is designed for amateur swing speeds but has a cover design and materials which produce “tour” level spin and feel in the short game.

Construction

The Project (a) is a 3-piece ball, meaning it has three separate layers. Each layer gives the ball certain performance characteristics.

Most “tour” or high quality golf balls feature a thin cover made from a material called urethane. Urethane is found in the covers of nearly every great golf ball, but not often found on the covers of amateur balls. The Project (a) ball does feature a soft urethane cover. This is what gives this ball far more spin from 30 yards an in than most mid-level amateur golf balls.

The next layer is the mantle layer. This layer also contributes to the ball’s short game spin.

The innermost layer, called the core, is the powerhouse of the ball. The core gives the ball its distance and feel on full shots, and especially off the driver.

My unscientific and rough measurement of the ball’s compression via a very cool golf ball compression measuring tool called the Hexcaliber, shows the ball to be just above a 90.

TaylorMade Project (a) Golf Ball Compression Measurement

In the “old” days tour swing speeds matched up with balls having 100 compression or higher. Amateur golf swing speeds were between 85-100, and women’s balls around 80 compression. These days there are many balls in the 80 range, and even some down at 50 or less.

Hands-On – On The Course

I’ve quite enjoyed my testing rounds with this ball. The elbow feels great. Harder golf balls beat up my golfer’s elbow, which is why I can’t play them. No issues with this softer ball.

The compression level of this ball works well with my very amateur swing speed. I have plenty of distance. Plenty. Like I mentioned, I top out at around 100mph but can get it up to maybe 105 if I’m swinging hard.

The feel the ball has on iron shots is great. I can feel the ball compress and I can sense the control I have when working the ball either direction or trying to control my “traj” (trajectory).

As advertised this ball is great from not only 30 yards and in, but I’d say from 100 yards and in. Short game is my achilles heel but I’ve had success chipping and pitching with this ball and getting that little bit of bite around the greens.

Conclusion

I’ve found the TaylorMade Project (a) golf balls on Amazon for under $32 per dozen, which is close to half the price of some “tour” balls. And for the amateur this ball may be better than those more expensive balls due to the slightly lower compression. The cover is the same.

If you’re a regular golfing Joe with an average swing speed who needs an affordable high performing golf ball, the Project (a) could be the ticket. These could also be good balls for some of the better lady golfers.

Father’s Day is coming up by the way. A box of TaylorMade Project (a) golf balls would make a great Father’s Day golf gift.

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