Weekend Preview – PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour, Champions Tour all in action

Written by: Tony Korologos | Thursday, February 14th, 2013
Categories: Champions Tour • European Tour • LPGA Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf

PGA Tour
Northern Trust Open
Dates: Feb. 14-17
Venue: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 6:30-9:30 p.m. / 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-11:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Golf Channel and CBS Replay)
Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 9:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Golf Channel and CBS Replay)

Field

Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Bubba Watson, Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Webb Simpson, Jim Furyk, Nicolas Colsaerts, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson, Bill Haas, Vijay Singh, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Retief Goosen, Fred Couples.

LPGA Tour
ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open
Dates: Feb. 14-17
Venue: Royal Canberra Golf Club, Yarralumla, Australia

Golf Channel TV Times (ET):
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 3-6:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Field

Yani Tseng, Stacy Lewis, So Yeon Ryu, Jiyai Shin, Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson, Brittany Lincicome, Azahara Munoz, Lydia Ko, defending champion Jessica Korda, Karrie Webb, Angela Stanford, Cheyenne Woods.

European Tour
Africa Open
Dates: Feb. 14-17
Venue: East London Golf Club, East London, South Africa

Golf Channel TV Times (ET):
Thursday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Chris Wood, David Howell, Tom Lewis, Robert Rock, Richard Sterne, Thomas Aiken and Soren Hansen.

Champions Tour
ACE Group Classic
Dates: Feb. 15-17
Venue: The Talon Course, Twin Eagles Golf Club, Naples, Fla.

Golf Channel TV Times (ET):
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 7-9:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)

Field

Tom Lehman, Bernhard Langer, Kenny Perry, Steve Elkington, David Frost, John Cook, Larry Nelson, Rocco Mediate, Bart Bryant, Tom Kite, Hale Irwin.

First two sponsors for 2013 fantasy golf confirmed: Bridgestone Golf & Tornado Tee

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Categories: Fantasy Golf • Miscellaneous • Site News

I’m happy to announce the first two confirmed sponsors of HOG Space Fantasy Golf, the free fantasy league co-produced by my two golf websites TheGolfSpace.com and HookedOnGolfBlog.com.

Bridgestone Golf

Bridgestone Golf has been sponsoring HOG Space Fantasy Golf for years. So many years that I can’t actually remember how many. I’ll look back. Bridgestone provides us great golf balls as prizes.

Tornado Tee

New to fantasy golf this year is Tornado Tee. I’ll be posting more about Tornado Tee soon. In short they make possibly the world’s coolest golf tee. Tornado Tees will be the weekly prizes. And as an improvement over the last few years where I have to find the time in my crazy schedule to go to the post office to send out the weeklies, we will be awarding a coupon code to the TT website where the winners can go to claim their prize which will be shipped directly to them! Yay! No more post office for me!

Join Now

Last week was the first week of this season! Join now for free. Follow the instructions below:

1. Go to www.buzzfantasyleagues.com
2. Create an account if you don’t have one
3. Click on “Join an Existing League”
4. Enter League ID 233, and Season ID 335
5. Create your team, enter league password “HOG”

ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am Fantasy Golf Results

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Categories: Fantasy Golf • Miscellaneous • Site News

Hooked On Golf Blog Fantasy Golf ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am Fantasy Golf Winner: adb972

I’m still arranging prizes so stay tuned for prize/sponsor updates.

It is never too late to join HOG Space fantasy golf FREE. Follow the easy instructions below:

Prizes

I’ve managed to get some great prizes sponsored by companies like FootJoy, Bridgestone Golf, Nike Golf, Nicklaus Golf, Ogio, Sun Mountain, Champ, Frogger Golf, Tattoo Golf, Bobby Jones Golf and many others over the years. I’ll be working on this year’s prizes between now and the season.

Sponsors Wanted

If you wish to sponsor 2013 Fantasy Golf, let me know. Sponsorship would mean providing prizes in exchange for weekly air time, banners and links to your web site via the fantasy golf updates.

Discussion

HOG Space fantasy golf is a dual effort between Hooked On Golf Blog and The Golf Space. Official fantasy golf forum discussion thread is in The Golf Space Forum here.

Kings Cross Traditional Golf Apparel – Video Interview

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Golf Videos • Interviews • PGA Merchandise Show

I miss Payne Stewart. What a player and what a person. Part of the uniqueness that was Payne Stewart was his apparel style. Knickers, sweaters, caps… the traditional look.

While at the PGA Merchandise Show last month I visited a booth of a new company which makes that sort of traditional style golf apparel. A very new company, Kings Cross makes classic golf knickers and apparel, right down to the shoes. Check out my video below and stay tuned as I’ll be doing a review of some Kings Cross apparel…when the snow melts.

Kikkor Golf Shoes – 2013 PGA Merchandise Show Interview With James Lepp

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, February 11th, 2013
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Golf Videos • Interviews • PGA Merchandise Show

kikkor_golf One of my favorite golf companies is Kikkor Golf. Lets face the facts. Kikkor started the skate style golf shoe fad and the big companies have been copying Kikkor ever since. Over the years I’ve built up a good friendship with Kikkor founder James Lepp. You may recognize him from his runner-up finish on Big Break Greenbrier or perhaps his amazing college golf career at Washington where he won the NCAA Individual Championship.

This video below is 1 of 3 Kikkor clips from the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show. We talk about Kikkor’s footwear, but I also pick James’s brain a bit about the “process” of creating his products and what it takes to get them to retail. Interesting stuff.