There is No Rivalry Between Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlory

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
Categories: Golf Media • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory
Tags: Golf Channel • Rickie Fowler • Rory McIlory

Rivalry is defined as “competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.” It would seem Golf Channel (and other media) are guilty of trying to manufacture a rivalry which does not exist.

Slow news day I guess… Still this beats hot tour wives and girlfriends. At least it is about golf.

Let’s look at the wins for McIlory vs Fowler and see how much of a rivalry there really is at this point.

Rory McIlory has nine PGA Tour victories and seven international victories. Included in those are four major championships (one U.S. Open, two PGA Championships, one Open Championship). Current world raking: 1st.

Rickie Fowler has one PGA Tour win (2012 Wells Fargo) and one international win. No majors. Current world ranking: 11th.

The numbers speak for themselves. There is no rivalry. Not even a “budding” one. Until Fowler actually wins, this discussion is wasted brain cells.

My Audition for Golf Media Photographer Position: Exclusive Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky Photos

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, March 9th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf Babes • Golf Media • Miscellaneous
Tags: Dustin Johnson • Golf Digest • Golf.com • Paulina Gretzky

The golf magazines are going nuts right now, digging in their archives of brilliant Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky photos. You see, DJ won this past weekend and that’s all the excuse the struggling golf magazines need to post link bait, also known as T&A.

Many Hooked On Golf Blog patrons know I’m an aspiring photographer and I think it would be totally bichin if I got a job working for Golf.com or Golf Digest or some golf media outlet. So below I’m submitting a few photos from my portfolio. Since I know they love to post any kind of Paulia photo, even with random animals and stuff like that, I found some of my best material.

Let me know when I start the new photo job okay?

DJ and Paulina Gretzky and a giant pig humping a barrel

Paulina Gretzky and DJ and a dumpster

DJ and Paulina and some old junk appliances

Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky and a pile of tires

DJ and Paulina and a greasy transmission

So what do you think? These would fit right in with Golf.com and Golf Digest’s Paulia photos…

Golf.com Has Officially Losts Its Mind

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, March 9th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf • Golf Babes • Golf Media • Miscellaneous
Tags: Dustin Johnson • Golf.com • Paulina Gretzky

Yesterday I predicted that Golf.com would use Dustin Johnson’s victory at Doral this past weekend as an excuse to post Paulina Gretzky photos. Like clockwork the photo galleries are popping up. Golf journalism at its best!

For my next unbelievable feat, the oracle will predict the sun rising in the east.

Now I’m positive that Golf.com has lost its mind. This was in my Facebook “stream” today. What the *&*%*^* does this photo have to do with anything?

Paulina Gretzky and Dustin Johnson and an elephant? WTF?!?!?!?

I can see the production meeting at Golf.com unfolding:

Editor: “People, Dustin Johnson won this weekend. We need Paulina Gretzky photos!”

Intern: “How about the elephant one?”

Editor: “Brilliant”

Rules Options for Rory McIlory Following Throwing Club in Lake

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, March 6th, 2015
Categories: Boneheads • Golf • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory
Tags: Rory McIlory • Rules of Golf

Rory McIlory has a few options at this point, following throwing his club into the lake as per Rules of Golf 32.0A-3-A-Niner-6969, subsection B-989-E-Bravo-Niner.

He can play a new club from the same position he threw the last one under penalty of one throw.
He could drop a club within two club lengths of where the club entered the water hazard and throw a new club under penalty of one throw.
Finally, he could take the point in which the club entered the hazard and drop a new club as far back as he wants, in line with the pin, under penalty of one throw.

First Look: 3Bays GSA Putt Analyzer

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, March 6th, 2015
Categories: Apps • Golf • Golf Instruction • Instruction
Tags: 3Bays GSA Pro

Yesterday I posted the first look of the 3Bays GSA (golf swing analyzer) Pro. It is a small bluetooth device which attaches to a golf club and sends data to a smartphone or tablet running iOS or Android. The smartphone/tablet contains software which analyzes the swing data and produces all sorts of useful graphics and technical data on the swing.

3Bays also has a putting analyzer called the GSA Putt. Like the GSA Pro, the Putt unit logs lots of great putting stroke data and displays it on the smart device (2nd image). Below is the sensor unit attached to my recently cork gripped putter.