Golf on TV This Week
Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Categories: Champions Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Categories: Champions Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf
PGA Tour
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Thursday Apr 25 – Sunday Apr 28, 2013
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
Purse: $6,600,000
Winning Share: $1,152,000
FedExCup Points: 500
2012 Champion: Jason Dufner
Field
Notables in the field this week: Gary Woodland, Bubba Watson, Camilo Villegas, Justin Rose, Ernie Els, Rickie Fowler, Jason Dufner, K.J. Choi.
TV Schedule
Thursday 4/25 3-6 p.m. Golf Channel
Friday 4/26 3-6 p.m. Golf Channel
Saturday 4/27 1-2:30 p.m. Golf Channel, 3-6 p.m. CBS
Sunday 4/28 1-2:30 p.m. Golf Channel, 3-6 p.m. CBS
Champions Tour
Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf
Friday Apr 26 – Sunday Apr 28, 2013
The Club at Savannah Harbor, Savannah, Georgia
Purse: $2,700,000
Winning Share: $230,000
TV Schedule
Friday 4/26 12:30-2:30 p.m. Golf Channel
Saturday 4/27 1-3 p.m. CBS
Sunday 4/28 1-3 p.m. CBS
LPGA Tour
North Texas LPGA Shootout
Friday April 25 – Sunday April 28
Las Colinas Country Club
Irving, Texas
Thursday 4/25 12:30-2:30 p.m. Golf Channel
Friday 4/26 6:30-8:30 p.m. Golf Channel
Saturday 4/27 3-6 p.m. Golf Channel
Sunday 4/28 3-6 p.m. Golf Channel
European Tour
Ballantine’s Championship
25 Apr 2013 – 28 Apr 2013
Blackstone GC, Icheon, Seoul, South Korea
TV Schedule (delayed)
Thursday 4/25 9 a.m – 12:30 p.m. Golf Channel
Friday 4/26 9 a.m – 12:30 p.m. Golf Channel
Saturday 4/27 9 a.m – 12:30 p.m. Golf Channel
Sunday 4/28 9 a.m – 12:30 p.m. Golf Channel
All times eastern
Video: How to hit out of a plugged lie under the lip of a bunker to within five feet of the pin
Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Categories: Golf • Golf Instruction • Golf Videos • Instruction
Categories: Golf • Golf Instruction • Golf Videos • Instruction
Usually I post videos of my buddy, the director of golf at my home course Guy Lester, in trouble to give him grief. In this particular case he tried something I would have never thought of to get himself out of the horrid “plugged golf ball under the lip of the bunker” situation. Instead of opening the blade to his sand wedge, he turned the toe down. It was a brilliant shot which not only got on the green (the main goal), but settled to about five feet!
And to cap it off, he was playing with a broken foot. That’s dedication to golf!
Well played Guy.
Golf Gadget Review: Cradlz Smartphone Video Holster
Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, April 24th, 2013
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Reviews
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Gear • Reviews
I must be losing my edge. I’ve found the 2nd golf gadget in one week which I would actually use, the CamCaddy or Cradlz. I’m not really sure what the name is. On the product it says “Cam Caddy” but googling them and looking at their home page it is all called Cradlz. Going to their URL www.camcaddypro.com automatically forwards to www.cradlz.com. Here’s what I guess happened. Another company with the name Caddie Cam sent a nice little letter to Cam Caddy asking them (nicely I’m sure) to change their name… Just a theory. At this point we will use the name Cradlz.
The Cradlz in action, capturing my buddy Dan’s golf swing on hole #12
Cradlz Features
These days everyone shoots video with their iPhones or Android devices and many use the video footage for analyzing and improving their golf games. Cradlz is a smartphone holster device which can hold a cell phone or camera by clamping onto the edges. Using an alignment stick stuck into the ground, the Cradlz can be mounted near the golfer during practice or even a real golf round to record every swing. I have many swings per round which I probably wouldn’t want to watch, ever. Identifying the problem is one step closer to solving it.
On The Course
I’ve actually played a couple of rounds with the Cradlz in the bag with the alignment stick (included with a particular package) in with my clubs. When I want to record a swing, I bust out the Cradlz and within seconds I’m capturing video. It couldn’t be easier, unless I had a camera crew out there.
Options
Cradlz can be purchased in either a holster-only or holster with alignment stick setup. The holster-only version is $29.95 while the version with the alignment stick is $37.95. Alignment sticks are sold separately for $9.95.
Conclusion
This is a fun golf gadget which actually serves a great purpose, helping the golfer play better. Playing better means lower scores and more enjoyment of this great game. I’m all for that.
Related Links
Fun Marking My (Golf) Balls With Tin Cup
Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Balls • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Accessories
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Balls • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Accessories
I receive so many golf widgets, gadgets and accessories that I can’t even make a trip to the bathroom without tripping over 12 or 13 of them. Most are junk and I feel bad for the poor guy who dumped his live savings into R&D and some Chinese manufacturer to release a product nobody will use. Golf gadgets have to do something meaningful, useful or fun, without being an inconvenience or difficult to use.
Tin Cup
One sure way to get me to review a product is to slap a University of Utah Utes logo on it. Or better yet, send me a product which lets me put a U logo on my golf gear! Bingo.
Utes logo on my balls by Tin Cup! Click to purchase…
Tin Cup makes these metal stencils which fit over golf balls with all sorts of cool graphics from animals to skulls to logos of your favorite sports teams.
In the photo above my lovely lass is marked up a white spheriod with a Utah Utes logo, in red of course. Love it.
Caution
I learned that on a design which uses this much ink, letting the stencil dry for a while is required. Lift the stencil carefully too so as not to smear the ink.
Related Links
Check out my original Tin Cup review, posted back on September 24, 2009.
Next Read: An American Caddie in St. Andrews
An American Caddie in St. Andrews – click to purchase
I’m making trip #2 to St. Andrews this July. Can’t wait to get back to the auld grey toon (old gray town). I’m rearranging my 502 deep golf book queue to move An American Caddie in St. Andrews: Growing Up, Girls, and Looping on the Old Course
Stay tuned for my full review as soon as I have a plane ride long enough to bust out the reading part…
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