Hooked On Golf Blog World Tour Confirmed For 2012 PGA Merchandise Show
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, December 19th, 2011
Categories: Miscellaneous • PGA Merchandise Show • Site News
Tags: PGA Merchandise Show
Categories: Miscellaneous • PGA Merchandise Show • Site News
Tags: PGA Merchandise Show
The next HOG World Tour stop is officially booked. I’ll be rolling into Orlando, Florida for the 2012 PGA Merchandise Show Tuesday evening the 24th of January and participating in all show functions through end of day Saturday the 28th. Heading home Sunday afternoon.
For the first time, I’ll be spending the whole day at the Wednesday demo day at Orange County National Golf Center, testing out all the new gear and doing live reports of the goings on.
I’ll be at the show Thursday, Friday and Saturday roaming the floor and working the press room. Ping me if you’d like to say hello.
If you have a booth or your golf related company is going to be at the show, I’m happy to meet with you. I’ll be doing my usual reports, photo taking and doing video interviews.
With a double press on the line, my golf buddies will risk life and limb
Yesterday was a very COLD but fun round of golf here in Sandy, Utah. It is very uncommon to golf on December 18th as usually the courses are all closed due to snow. But thanks to global warming (I’m a big fan) or perhaps just random luck, the courses are open still.
I managed a frozen 79, but my back nine was darn good considering the conditions. I’m happy to break 80 when the temperature is 1/3 of that number. I was +2 on the back, but under some intense conditions. My partner (the local director of golf) and I lost the front by one stroke to our opponents. Those two opponents are fiery competitors with the two best short games ever. On the back we turned it on and started crushing them. Our opponents started pressing every hole, and going down on every press. My birdie on par-4 #17th after stuffing a pitching wedge to three feet, closed out all the current bets. All our opponents had left was a double press on 18 to try and get back two of the many bets they had lost.
Walking on the frozen 18th's lakeside green...
As you can see by the photo above and video below, my buddy Arnie was willing to walk on water (frozen) to try and save his team from going deeper into debt. Unfortunately for them, and fortunate for us, we both made par while the opposing team both made bogey.
My frozen hands were thawed by the pile of cash we collected at the end of the round. Way to go partner…
2012 European Tour Schedule
Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, December 19th, 2011
Categories: (British) Open Championship • European Tour • PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • U.S. OPEN • Web.com Tour
Tags: European Tour
Categories: (British) Open Championship • European Tour • PGA Championship • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • U.S. OPEN • Web.com Tour
Tags: European Tour
The 2012 European Tour Schedule has been released. I’ve posted the schedule below.
It will also be easily accessible via a permanent static page here on HOG, located in the “Tours” menu: 2012 European Tour Schedule
| 2012 European Tour Schedule | ||
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| From | To | Tournament / Venue |
| Jan 05 | Jan 08 |
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| Jan 12 | Jan 15 |
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| Jan 19 | Jan 22 |
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| Jan 26 | Jan 29 |
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| Feb 02 | Feb 05 |
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| Feb 09 | Feb 12 |
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| Feb 16 | Feb 19 |
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| Feb 22 | Feb 26 |
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| Mar 08 | Mar 11 |
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| Mar 15 | Mar 18 |
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| Mar 22 | Mar 25 |
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| Mar 29 | Apr 01 |
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| Apr 05 | Apr 08 |
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| Apr 12 | Apr 15 |
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| Apr 19 | Apr 22 |
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| Apr 26 | Apr 29 |
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| May 03 | May 06 |
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| May 10 | May 13 |
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| May 17 | May 20 |
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| May 17 | May 20 |
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| May 24 | May 27 |
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| May 31 | Jun 03 |
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| Jun 06 | Jun 09 |
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| Jun 14 | Jun 17 |
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| Jun 14 | Jun 17 |
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| Jun 21 | Jun 24 |
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| Jun 28 | Jul 01 |
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| Jul 05 | Jul 08 |
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| Jul 12 | Jul 15 |
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| Jul 19 | Jul 22 |
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| Jul 25 | Jul 28 |
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| Aug 02 | Aug 05 |
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| Aug 09 | Aug 12 |
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| Aug 16 | Aug 19 |
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| Aug 23 | Aug 26 |
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| Aug 30 | Sep 02 |
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| Sep 06 | Sep 09 |
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| Sep 13 | Sep 16 |
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| Sep 20 | Sep 23 |
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| Sep 28 | Sep 30 |
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| Oct 04 | Oct 07 |
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| Oct 11 | Oct 14 |
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| Oct 18 | Oct 21 |
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| Oct 18 | Oct 21 |
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| Oct 25 | Oct 28 |
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| Nov 01 | Nov 04 |
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| Nov 08 | Nov 11 |
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| Nov 15 | Nov 18 |
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| Nov 15 | Nov 18 |
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| Nov 22 | Nov 25 |
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High tomorrow is 41 and the courses are open. Tee time at 10:40am
The lake between #1 and #2
Golf this late in December around here is very uncommon. Usually by this time the courses are all under a foot or two of snow. Thanks to global warming (big fan), the courses are still open. Right now we have an “inversion” here, which is basically a high pressure which traps fog and pollution in the Salt Lake Valley. The result is no precipitation, no blue skies and very cold temps.
Apparently the high temperature tomorrow is going to be a balmy nine degrees above freezing (F). The result is a golf equation: golf courses open + December 18th = 10:40am tee time.
Not expecting to light it up tomorrow. With five layers of shirts and jackets on it will be hard to even make a decent swing. But it is some form of golf, which is better than the alternative.
Time for the 2011 holiday edition of HOG fan mail
It is time for the holiday edition of Hooked On Golf Blog fan mail. This lovely submission comes from HOG reader YOUAREAFRAUD.
WHO SAYS YOUR BLOG IS # 1 in GOLF?
BACK IT UP WITH PROOF YOU ASSHOLE…
PUBLISH IT HERE SO THE WORLD CAN SEE IT.
TILL THEN I WILL PUBLISH ALL YOUR FALSE CLAIMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET TO SHOW YOU ARE A FRAUD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ASSHOLE
Thanks for the comments! Happy holidays…
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