This Week on Tour: 2014 Sony Open, Volvo Golf Champions
Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: Adam Scott • Charl Schwarzel • Jason Dufner • Jordan Spieth • Louis Oosthuizen • Matt Kuchar
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: Adam Scott • Charl Schwarzel • Jason Dufner • Jordan Spieth • Louis Oosthuizen • Matt Kuchar
PGA Tour
Sony Open in Hawaii
Dates: January 9-12
Venue: Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 7-10:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay) / 3-6 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 7-10:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay) / 3-6 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 7-10:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay) / 3-6 a.m. (Replay)
Sunday 7-10 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2 a.m. (Replay) / 3-6 a.m. (Replay)
Field
Notables: Adam Scott, Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar, Tommy Gainey, Harris English, Russell Henley, Vijay Singh, Bo Van Pelt, Stewart Cink, Guan Tianlang.
European Tour
Volvo Golf Champions
Dates: January 9-12
Venue: Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa
Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern):
Thursday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 7-11 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 7-11 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Field
Notables: Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Paul Casey, Thomas Bjorn, Matteo Manassero, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Darren Clarke, Branden Grace and Padraig Harrington.
Check Out Geoff Shackelford’s Olympic Golf Course Update
I poke a lot of fun at golf “journalists.” Being a blogger I can do that. After all, most of them think we bloggers don’t even know how to spell, and they’re not afraid to say it. One journalist/blogger I do read daily and respect highly is Geoff Shackelford. Geoff writes for his own blog along with being a journalist for Golf Digest. Geoff’s sarcastic style on his blog is right up my alley.
Today’s interesting piece from Geoff appears in the February Golf Digest. It is related to the new Olympic golf course in Rio being built by golf architect Gil Hanse. Topics covered include whether it will be done in time for the 2016 summer Olympics, and some nice surprises about the terrain that have come to light recently.
Photo: FootJoy Mystery Box #4 Includes More Product Innovation
Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear
Tags: FootJoy
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear
Tags: FootJoy
Remember back in the old MASH TV series how Radar O’Riley was shipping a jeep home, one part at a time? I’m doing something similar, putting together FootJoy golf shoes one part at a time. Each of the last four weeks a “mystery box” has arrived containing one small part of a new breakthrough shoe. Come to think of it, I’m assembling one shoe… Oh well.
FootJoy DNA FitBed
This week’s mystery box contained an “Xtra-Thick FTF FitBed,” pictured above. Yes that was going to be my guess for the name.
“FTF” is short for Fine Tuned Foam. This foam makes up the cushion bed inside the shoe. The bed provides stability but is still soft and comfortable.
FJ Trivia
Thanks to FJ for this trivia. FootJoy has been the most worn show on the PGA Tour since shoe counts were first taken in 1945.
Even more entertaining is that I now know that shoe counts on the PGA Tour began in 1945.
Related Links
Hooked On Golf Blog – Looking Ahead to 2014
A couple of days ago I posted the 2013 grade for HOG (Hooked On Golf Blog). I tried to take a hard look back at 2013 and analyze what was done well and what was not; what worked and what did not.
Today’s post is the first hard look forward at 2014 and perhaps beyond. This is the 9th year HOG has been operating. I was somewhat of a pioneer in the golf blog world nine years ago. I’m looking to make some changes for 2014 which are still in that pioneering spirit. How does one do that with a golf blog that has been around so long and produced content in so many different forms?
Mutually Beneficial New Year’s Golf Resolutions
This is a rake. It is used to smooth out footprints and divots in sand traps. USE IT!
2014 is here. Hopefully it is a year of many great times on the course and many satisfying rounds of golf. At the first of each year golfers often post their New Year’s golf resolutions. Here are a few suggestions which are not personal score or game related, but very beneficial to all of us golfers. EVERY one of these resolutions is attainable with little effort. That little effort, multiplied by each hole and each player, makes golf exponentially better for everyone.
Play Fast
Slow play is one of the reasons the golf industry is struggling. It takes too long. Help yourself and all the golfers around you by playing as quickly as you can. That doesn’t mean to hurry. Simply play when ready. Keep up with the group in front of you and politely let faster groups through if you are holding them up. Tell your stories and engage in your conversations when walking or riding to the next shot, not in your pre-shot routine.
Fix Five Ball Marks Per Green
Another way to help yourself and others around you, as well as establish good standing with the golf gods, is to fix many ball marks. Pack your favorite divot tool of choice and set a goal of fixing FIVE ball marks per green. I always do at least five and sometimes 10. The golf gods will love you and let you make some long putts if you do.
Fix your divots! Care for the course!
Care for the Course
All golfers should do their best to care for the courses they play on. Try to leave the course in as good or even better condition than when you found it.
Replace your divots. Tap down your spike marks (after the hole has been completed of course). Sand divots if sand is provided.
Rake Bunkers
There are rakes in sand traps/bunkers for a reason. Rake your tracks and divot in the bunker, and smooth out a few others while you’re at it. Nothing quite as un-thrilling as ending up in the heel print of a 300 pound golfer who didn’t rake the bunker.
Use Good Manners
Keep quiet on the golf course. Turn your cell phone off, or at least put it in silent mode.
Don’t walk in someone’s line on the putting green.
Don’t stand in someone’s peripheral vision in front or behind when they are hitting shots.
Don’t move around or make noise when someone is hitting a shot. That goes for you “change jigglers” on the putting green too. We know what you’re doing.
Obey Local Rules
Keep carts on cart paths if asked. Stay out of ground under repair and sensitive areas.
Tip Your Caddie Well
If you use a caddie, tip him/her well.
Do Not CHEAT
Sandbaggers are CHEATERS
Cheating doesn’t help anyone. Leave the foot-wedge in the garage.
Sandbaggers are CHEATERS. Play to an honest handicap and punch in all your rounds to insure it is accurate.
Donate Your Old Golf Clubs
How many clubs do you have in the garage? I collect my extras a couple of times a year and donate them to my course’s junior golf organization.
Arrive Early
Don’t be late for your tee time! Get there early to keep your playing partners and the golf course on schedule! Plus, you’ll probably play better anyway if you don’t rush from the parking lot to the tee.
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