This Week on Tour – Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlory in Action at the Honda Classic

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 27th, 2014
Categories: European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • Tiger Woods

PGA TOUR
The Honda Classic
Dates: February 27 – March 2
Venue: PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 2-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 2-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 3-5 p.m. (Live, Spotlight Coverage) / 7 p.m.-Midnight (Replay)

Tournament Airtimes On NBC (Eastern):
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 3-6 p.m. (Live)

In the field: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Henrik Stenson, Zach Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler and Charl Schwartzel.

LPGA TOUR
HSBC Women’s Champions
Dates: February 26 – March 1
Venue: Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course), Sentosa, Singapore

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Live)
Thursday 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Live)
Friday 10:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (Live)
Saturday 10:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday Midnight-2:30 a.m. (Replay, final round)

In the field: Stacy Lewis, Lydia Ko, Na Yeon Choi, Jessica Korda, Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Michelle Wie, Shanshan Feng, Sandra Gal, Cristie Kerr and Karrie Webb.

EUROPEAN TOUR
Tshwane Open
Dates: February 27 – March 2
Venue: Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Centurion, South Africa

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 5:30-9:30 a.m. (Live)
Sunday 5:30-9:30 a.m. (Live)

In the field: Thomas Aiken, Rafael Cabrera Bello, George Coetzee, Ross Fisher, David Howell, Edoardo Molinari, Robert Rock, Dawie Van Der Walt and Chris Wood.

HOG World Tour Visits Washington DC

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Categories: HOG World Tour • Miscellaneous • Site News

99% of my golf blog posts are related to golf in some way or another. This is one of the 1% I suppose. Golfers like me do travel without their sticks sometimes, albeit not very often.

This past weekend I spent four extremely painful days in Washington DC. I pulled my back out badly, so bad that my lovely bride had to put my shoes on for me a couple of days in a row. Not too dignified. It is quite hard to walk miles from one monument to the next when each step feels like Hannibal Lectar is cutting out part of your spinal column to make a gourmet pate out of it, but I did it.

Lincoln Memorial – click for more

Washington DC is such a great place to visit for the history, art, and science. The museums and monuments are all FREE of charge. It was a thrill to enter the National Gallery of Art and see paintings by my two favorite painters, Picasso and Van Gogh.

This week we checked out the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, World War II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Capitol, Air and Space Museum. Also went to Arlington National Cemetery. How humbling that was. A visit to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and watching the changing of the guard was so wonderful.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – click to zoom

More photo highlights of Washington DC here.

Torture Defined – Snowstorm the Day I Unbox My New TaylorMade SpeedBlade Irons

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: SpeedBlade • TaylorMade

TaylorMade SpeedBlade Irons – click for more photos

I had a lot of fun unboxing my new, custom fitted TaylorMade SpeedBlade Irons yesterday. Then I had more fun sitting there staring at them, on the couch, not moving, not at the golf course. Just as I unboxed them, a snowstorm with one inch wide snowflakes hit.

Weather permitting, I hope to play these beauties soon and see just how beneficial to my game they will be. As a two handicap these are not necessarily the perfect type of irons for me according to many. These are game improvement clubs. A two ‘capper would supposedly be best benefitted by a set of forged blades or muscle back irons. The SpeedBlades are not forged. Rather, they’re a cast combo cut muscle/cavity. But I’m a low single digit handicap because I putt lights out and the flatstick saves my ass all the time. My greens in regulation percentage is not good, nor is my short game.

If an iron set can make hitting greens easier and I can hit more of greens in regulation I don’t care what kind of clubs they are. I can let the flatstick score some birdies instead of saving pars all the time.

At least that’s what I’m hoping for.

Now if the snow would melt we could get this show on the road.

Until then, you can check out my TaylorMade SpeedBlade Iron photos.

New TaylorMade Speed Police Campaign has Team America World Police Flare

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear
Tags: TaylorMade

I’m not one to post every ad campaign golf companies come out with. It would fill up my blog in about a second… But the new TaylorMade Speed Police gig is fun, and it is like one of my favorite movies Team America: World Police…

http://youtu.be/todzj8fatmc

Videos below of each speed police officer…

Officer Dustin Johnson:
http://youtu.be/oQXWyAQkQpo
A hard-hitting tough guy from the U.S. of A., he swings first and asks questions later.

Officer Jason Day:
http://youtu.be/tY5FuPriheg
A passionate Aussie who’s in touch with nature. Even when he’s busting you, he’s hard not to like.

Officer Justin Rose:
http://youtu.be/_osEg-N5qzA
A quick-witted, level headed Brit who goes by the book and is a champion of charm.

Officer Sergio Garcia:
http://youtu.be/xlWYzEEy6eU
A soft-spoken, seasoned tour veteran who hails from Spain. His passion for club justice is as deadly as his golf game.

This Week on Tour – WGC Accenture Match Play, Honda LPGA Thailand

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory
Tags: Bubba Watson • Dustin Johnson • Jason Day • Jordan Spieth • Rory McIlory • WGC

PGA TOUR / European Tour
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Dates: February 19-23
Venue: The Golf Club at Dove Mountain – Marana, Ariz.

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Wednesday Noon-6 p.m. (Live) / 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Thursday 1-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 2-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday Noon-2 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Live) / 7-11 p.m. (Replay)

In the field: Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Steve Stricker and Jordan Spieth.

LPGA TOUR
Honda LPGA Thailand
Dates: February 20-23
Venue: Siam Country Club Pattaya (Old Course), Chonburi, Thailand

Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 9 a.m.-Noon (Tape Delay)
Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 2-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 1:30-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)

In the field: Inbee Park, Suzann Pettersen, Stacy Lewis, Lydia Ko, So Yeon Ryu, Shanshan Feng, Karrie Webb, Na Yeon Choi, Lexi Thompson and Paula Creamer.

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