HOG World Tour Confirmed For 2013 PGA Merchandise Show In Orlando, Florida
Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Golf Balls • Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • HOG World Tour • PGA Merchandise Show
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Golf Balls • Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Gear • HOG World Tour • PGA Merchandise Show
I’m happy to report that once again the Hooked On Golf Blog (HOG) World Tour will be stopping in Orlando, Florida for the PGA Merchandise Show. I’ll be at the show all day Thursday and Friday, then competing in the annual Battle of the Golf Blogs golf tournament Saturday. Can’t wait. Stay tuned for my take and angle on all the new golf equipment and golf apparel coming out, complete with lots of photos and videos!
<whine>I considered not going this year. This is a bit of a tough gig. I’ve been going to the show for years, covering all the new gear and happenings at the world’s biggest golf show, but it is hard on the pocket book. You see, us bloggers don’t have corporate credit cards we can simply charge to the “company.” I am the company. I pay for all my airfare, food, hotels, rental car and whatnot out of my own pocket, so I can report my angle from the show.</whine>
Meetings
If you or your company will be at the show, I’ll try to meet up with you. Email me (if you have my email) or use the site contact form to send me a note.
I’m going to do things a little different this year. I’m not setting specific appointments. I’m never able to get away from one and to the next in time as the meetings always seem to go long. I’ll be doing interviews on video as I have for years: probably the first blogger to do the POV format I’ve done. This year I’ll have a little wrinkle in that format. Stay tuned.
Jumeirah Group announces closure of their contract with Rory McIlory. Nike announcement presumably coming soon.
Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • The Masters
Tags: Nike • Rory McIlory
Categories: European Tour • Pro Golf • Rory McIlory • The Masters
Tags: Nike • Rory McIlory
On Twitter Nike Golf mentioned a “big” addition to their tour staff would be announced on January 7th. That day was yesterday and the only player announcement I got from them was of the signing of Seung Yul Noh. Most of course, assumed the big announcement was that Rory McIlory would be joining their staff.
Now that I’ve received the official parting press release from Jumeirah Group, announcing the end of their 5-year deal with Rory McIlory (below), I would expect to see the Nike announcement coming shortly. Here’s the Jumeirah press release below:
Bringing the Masters home with pimento cheese sandwiches in the winter
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, January 7th, 2013
Categories: Golf Lifestyle • Miscellaneous • Reviews • The Masters
Categories: Golf Lifestyle • Miscellaneous • Reviews • The Masters
I just went through some photos of my trip to the Masters/Augusta National last year (2012). What a place. I’m not sure how many pimento cheese sandwiches I ate, because I lost count. It was that many in the two days I was there. Now I’m making my own pimento cheese sandwiches and dare I say, they might just be better than the ones at Augusta, though the atmosphere isn’t quite the same. Some history here…
Megachomp
As a popular golf blog I receive a lot of product submissions for review. So many that I can’t possibly get to them all. I prioritize them as best I can, and review the ones I think the HOG readers will be most entertained and informed by. Over the years I started to receive food submissions strangely enough. I received so many in fact, that I started up an entirely different web site to review food and beverages. That site isn’t worked as much as HOG, but I do regularly post those food/drink reviews over at Megachomp.com. Check it out.
Tonya’s Gourmet Cheese Spreads
Today’s is a food review, but this one isn’t going to Megachomp. There’s a golf angle…
Tonya’s Carolina Blend Cheese Spread
I’ve been greatly enjoying Tonya’s Carolina Blend – Gourmet Cheese Spread. This is a very tasty pimento cheese blend with all sorts of other good stuff in there including diced olives and jalapenos.
Tonya’s calls their spreads appetizers but I make “sammiches” from them which rival those I’ve had at Augusta National. Other suggested uses are as toppings on hamburgers or french fries. I may need to try that.
A tub of the spread runs $5.99 from Tonya’s web site, a lot cheaper than Masters tickets!
I’ll be posting about the other spreads I’m trying on Megachomp.com, so watch for the rest there! Happy chomping.
Blown off course: PGA Tour’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions rounds 1 & 2 scheduled For Monday
PGA Tour – Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
The winds on Maui have been gusting up to 50 miles per hour, a great day in Scotland. Balls are blowing off the greens, tees and moving around during player’s swings. And players are being blown right out of their swings. The conditions are not conducive to fair golf so the PGA Tour once again, after postponing round one Friday then Saturday, has moved it to Monday morning. Round two will follow in the afternoon Monday.
Any scores posted before Monday are wiped clean. They’re starting over. This is of course, based on the assumption that the weather conditions Monday are favorable.
Monday PGA Tour Hyundai Tournament of Champions TV Schedule
Round 1 and 2 Live Coverage 4-11 p.m. ET – Golf Channel
First round of Hyundai Tournament of Champions cancelled. Take two Saturday.
Due to winds in excess of 42 miles per hour and rain, the opening round of the 2013 PGA Tour season has been cancelled. Any holes played by players Friday will be cleared and play will start over Saturday.
Commentary
This is not cool. I was planning on enjoying some warm weather and golf vicariously. It is 8 degrees here right now.
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