My 2011 club championship round one – stats don’t lie – auditioning new irons

Written by: Tony Korologos | Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
Categories: Golf • Hackers • Miscellaneous

I was feeling very good about my chances at capturing a 2nd club championship at my home course, River Oaks. Monday evening I had a 3 hour practice session and worked on almost all aspects of my game. I came into the Tuesday first round feeling good, but due to the club’s formatting of the tournament I left early to help the committee resolve something I thought was very dumb. They actually had players competing for the club championship from two different sets of tees? WTF? So I skipped breakfast and skipped picking up any Gatorade or energy bars to go give them some advice, having been the former club president.

My advice finally ended up sinking in, and they changed the format to one set of tees. Disaster avoided. Could you imagine if someone won the thing, from a set of tees shorter than some of the other players played from?

So I started my round with only water to drink and no breakfast. I played very solid and consistent golf for the first 2/3 of the round (started on the back nine first) but the heat and lack of nourishment got to me and I ran out of mental and physical gas. Unfortunately I carded a 76 with a four consecutive bogey finish. My score was 10 shots worse than a club member I played with, who shot a 66 despite having a double and two bogeys. Wow.

Stats Tell The Story

I’ve punched my round into my Golf Stats system at The Golf Space, my other golf web site. That free system tracks all the vital stats of player rounds like ball striking, putting and scoring info. The same blaring weaknesses I’ve had for a while caused me problems, and my normal great putting was not that great. I didn’t have any three putts, but I didn’t make ANYTHING. I missed 9 birdie putts, and on those I missed many by fractions of an inch. Had the putter even been marginally warm, I could have shot several shots better. But let’s look at the stats because I want to get better and I think they’ll tell me what I need to do. (more…)

FedEx Cup – Who’s In?

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Categories: PGA Tour • Pro Golf
Tags: FedEx Cup

Below is a table showing all of the 125 players who have qualified for the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs this month, which start this week at the Barclays.

Rank	Player	Events	Points	Points behind
1	Nick Watney	17	1,906
2	Steve Stricker	15	1,865	41
3	Webb Simpson	20	1,861	45
4	Luke Donald	14	1,856	50
5	Keegan Bradley	24	1,621	285
6	Phil Mickelson	17	1,601	305
7	K.J. Choi	18	1,601	305
8	Bubba Watson	18	1,577	329
9	David Toms	18	1,538	368
10	Gary Woodland	20	1,466	440
11	Mark Wilson	21	1,461	445
12	Matt Kuchar	19	1,407	499
13	Adam Scott	14	1,332	574
14	Jason Day	17	1,308	598
15	Bill Haas	22	1,273	633
16	Fredrik Jacobson	21	1,235	671
17	Martin Laird	19	1,234	672
18	Brandt Snedeker	21	1,227	679
19	Dustin Johnson	17	1,191	715
20	Hunter Mahan	21	1,186	720
21	Charl Schwartzel	13	1,185	721
22	Aaron Baddeley	18	1,181	725
23	Rory Sabbatini	20	1,175	731
24	Jonathan Byrd	20	1,165	741
25	Jason Dufner	19	1,143	763
26	Charles Howell III	24	1,137	769
27	D.A. Points	21	1,055	851
28	Rickie Fowler	20	1,038	868
29	Spencer Levin	24	1,025	881
30	Tommy Gainey	27	999	907
31	Scott Stallings	23	992	914
32	Zach Johnson	19	962	944
33	Chris Kirk	24	957	949
34	Steve Marino	20	935	971
35	Jhonattan Vegas	21	919	987
36	Vijay Singh	20	903	1,003
37	Ryan Palmer	20	902	1,004
38	Ryan Moore	18	883	1,023
39	Bo Van Pelt	22	881	1,025
40	Lucas Glover	19	875	1,031
41	Brendan Steele	22	826	1,080
42	Brandt Jobe	23	803	1,103
43	Y.E. Yang	14	799	1,107
44	Justin Rose	18	796	1,110
45	Robert Karlsson	15	789	1,117
46	Brendon de Jonge	25	784	1,122
47	Kevin Na	22	778	1,128
48	Kyle Stanley	23	761	1,145
49	Charley Hoffman	23	746	1,160
50	John Senden	21	732	1,174
51	Sean O’Hair	20	724	1,182
52	Pat Perez	21	716	1,190
53	Robert Garrigus	21	702	1,204
54	George McNeill	15	694	1,212
55	Carl Pettersson	22	691	1,215
56	Brian Gay	21	685	1,221
57	Brian Davis	25	685	1,221
58	Robert Allenby	21	679	1,227
59	Sergio Garcia	13	662	1,244
60	Jim Furyk	22	661	1,245
61	Harrison Frazar	16	660	1,246
62	Andres Romero	19	651	1,255
63	Jerry Kelly	21	651	1,255
64	Cameron Tringale	25	644	1,262
65	Kris Blanks	24	641	1,265
66	J.B. Holmes	16	640	1,266
67	Blake Adams	27	616	1,290
68	Jimmy Walker	21	615	1,291
69	Jeff Overton	21	611	1,295
70	John Rollins	22	608	1,298
71	Kevin Streelman	21	600	1,306
72	J.J. Henry	24	599	1,307
73	Charlie Wi	20	591	1,315
74	Chad Campbell	23	591	1,315
75	Scott Verplank	13	588	1,318
76	Chez Reavie	22	588	1,318
77	Johnson Wagner	20	585	1,321
78	Chris Couch	17	573	1,333
79	Geoff Ogilvy	17	571	1,335
80	Scott Piercy	16	571	1,335
81	Davis Love III	18	557	1,349
82	Stewart Cink	19	556	1,350
83	Ricky Barnes	19	552	1,354
84	Troy Matteson	24	542	1,364
85	Ryuji Imada	23	529	1,377
86	Ben Crane	18	526	1,380
87	Marc Leishman	22	522	1,384
88	Kevin Chappell	21	503	1,403
89	Hunter Haas	25	499	1,407
90	Chris DiMarco	26	499	1,407
91	Bryce Molder	23	493	1,413
92	Anthony Kim	24	485	1,421
93	Graeme McDowell	13	485	1,421
94	Paul Goydos	20	474	1,432
95	Trevor Immelman	19	468	1,438
96	Nick O’Hern	24	463	1,443
97	Matt Bettencourt	25	461	1,445
98	Tim Herron	23	456	1,450
99	Michael Bradley	20	454	1,452
100	Greg Chalmers	23	450	1,456
101	Retief Goosen	14	439	1,467
102	Tom Gillis	16	431	1,475
103	Bill Lunde	23	428	1,478
104	John Merrick	16	415	1,491
105	Kevin Stadler	23	414	1,492
106	Chris Stroud	22	413	1,493
107	Michael Thompson	20	413	1,493
108	Vaughn Taylor	22	397	1,509
109	Camilo Villegas	22	395	1,511
110	Josh Teater	27	393	1,513
111	D.J. Trahan	25	392	1,514
112	Heath Slocum	24	388	1,518
113	Stuart Appleby	23	387	1,519
114	Ian Poulter	14	387	1,519
115	Rod Pampling	16	385	1,521
116	Joe Ogilvie	20	364	1,542
117	David Hearn	21	362	1,544
118	Ernie Els	17	357	1,549
119	Billy Mayfair	24	353	1,553
120	James Driscoll	19	353	1,553
121	Steve Flesch	22	352	1,554
122	Steven Bowditch	23	347	1,559
123	Arjun Atwal	24	339	1,567
124	Padraig Harrington	16	338	1,568
125	William McGirt	26	334	1,572

Golf Apparel Review: KENTWOOL TOUR Golf Socks

Written by: Tony Korologos | Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf For Women • Golf Gear • Reviews

I’ve had some killer new socks in play for a few rounds now, the KENTWOOL TOUR golf socks. I was skeptical at first, because I thought that wool rather than cotton would be too hot for the 98 degree temps we’re having here right now. I’m now a believer.

KENTWOOL Golf Socks – Click image to enlarge

About KENTWOOL

KENTWOOL has been making fine quality yarn since 1843. One set of products they produce is high tech garments for use by the United States Military. Back in 2010 they launched a line of premium golf socks which are 61% wool, 27% polyester, 10% nylon and 2% spandex.

KENTWOOL is one of only 50 companies in the world to receive an Usterized Quality Certification. What does that mean? Read the following below from the KENTWOOL site:

The mill has been audited by Uster Technologies.
The mill is able to produce products of consistent, defined quality.
The mill has an installed quality management system with a continuous improvement process.
The mill is able to obtain reproducible quality data continuously, reliably and accurately, which is comparable with the USTER® STATISTICS, the only globally-accepted quality benchmark.

So what does that all mean for the golfer?

I don’t know anything about yarn, wool, manufacturing, and have no idea what the word Usterized even means. What I DO know is that these are the most comfortable and soft socks I’ve ever worn, golf or non golf. The feeling of putting them on is so smooth and soft. The sock’s elasticity conforms tightly to the foot, but doesn’t feel too tight.

The performance level of this golf sock is fantastic. I have walked many miles in my KENTWOOLS and logged many golf shots. Walking is a joy in the socks, and they seem to really provide a good cushion and prevent the aching feet and knees.

My feet can get quite sweaty in the temps of the summer, like today’s round when it topped 96 degrees. At the end of my round I was amazed at how dry the socks were. They breathe incredibly well.

Styles

KENTWOOL offers men’s and women’s socks. There are three profiles in the men’s line: tour profile (ankle), tour standard (long) and low profile (below ankle). Men’s socks are available in medium, large and extra-large.

The women’s line includes the following profiles: low (does not show on shoe line), low skinny (for women with narrow heels), tour (ankle). The women’s socks come in size small, medium and large.

Colors

KENTWOOL has recently added four new colors to the standard black (above) and the natural, off white color. New colors include pink, lime green, light blue and purple.

Pricing

The tour and low profile styles of the socks retail for $19.95, while the long men’s retails for $24.95.

Conclusion

KENTWOOL socks are used by some big name golfers like Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar, who could wear any brand they want. I now know why. They’re uber-comfortable, high performance, good looking and breathe seemingly better than any cotton sock I’ve tried. I need more KENTWOOL socks for my every day use! Would love to dump out the entire drawer of cotton socks and replace them with KENTWOOLS!

J.B. Holmes to undergo brain surgery next week

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Categories: Miscellaneous • PGA Tour • Pro Golf

Wow this is interesting. Big hitter J.B. Holmes will be having brain surgery next week to clear up a non life threatening condition, Chiari malformation.

“(The doctors) think it’s congenital and the procedure is very non-invasive. If everything goes according to schedule he could be hitting balls in a month.” ~Holmes’s agent Terry Reilly

This condition has apparently given Holmes some side effects like dizziness, vision issues, coordination issues, headaches and problems with balance.

HOG best wishes to J.B. on a speedy recovery.

Asher Golf Gloves

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Categories: Golf Accessories • Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Reviews

Thanks to Asher Golf for the golf gloves, which in a few recent rounds have saved me some strokes. I normally don’t wear golf gloves, but in the rain or when it is hot and humid and my hands are sweaty, I have to wear them to prevent the club from slipping.

Cooltech Deathgrip

The first glove I tested out was the ultra cool Asher skeleton glove called the “Cooltech Deathgrip,” pictured below. Anyone who knows me, knows the quickest way to my golf heart with a golf gear item is to slap a skull on it. The Deathgrip has a skull on the palm and bones on the fingers.

Asher’s Cooltech Deathgrip glove is cool looking AND performs amazingly. Click for more images.

The glove doesn’t just look cool. It fit my hand, ahem, “like a glove.” I had excellent feel and control even during very wet situations in St. Andrews, Scotland. The glove is very durable as well.

Cooltech Birdie

Ever have the need to turn around to the jerk behind you and give him a piece of your mind after he hits into your group? Feel the need to give a one finger salute to your opponent when he makes birdie on you with two presses working? The Asher Cooltech Birdie would be an excellent glove choice for those situations. Not only does the glove perform well, it has a bird on the middle finger to help out with the visual message you may need to send out on the course.

About Asher

I was surprised to find that Asher is based about a 45 minute drive north of HOG World Headquarters. They’re locals!

Asher’s lineup currently includes 16 cool glove designs which range in price from $9.99 to $19.95.

Related Links

Asher Golf web site

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