Adam Scott is at his best when he goes in the water on 18

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Categories: Golf Videos • PGA Tour

Remember Adam Scott’s Players Championship victory? He knocked it in the water on 18 but still won.

Today in the Houston Open he went down to the wire with fellow Aussie Stuart Appleby. On his 18th tee shot he went in the drink left. Stuart Appleby was in the right fairway bunker and only had to knock it on the green and two putt for a win (or playoff) but went in the drink as well, following with some interesting commentary:

F-Bombs for Appleby

Appleby had a couple of stellar moments this week on live TV. Yesterday he pulled a tee shot on a par-3 into a greenside bunker. He then said “I’m f**ked.” In the video below (parental guidance suggested) he drops another F-bomb after pulling his approach on 18 into the water from the sand, and thus handing the win back to Adam Scott.

Hitting the Callaway FT-i square driver

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Categories: Golf Clubs • Golf Equipment • Golf Videos

I had the chance to hit some shots with a slightly customized Callaway FT-i square driver. This is the driver owned by my local pro Guy Lester. I don’t think the shaft or draw bias he had setup was good for me since I draw the ball anyway and my swing is probably slower than his.

One thing I noticed right off which I liked, was the feel of the club during my swing. I seemed to be very aware of the club face and it’s position almost like swinging a heel-toe weighted putter. I hit a few bad shots with it but I was only wearing my leopard Vans and I was freezing to death. BUT when I did hit it well the ball really flew.

Below is a video of Guy hitting it and making some comments on what he thinks about the Callaway FT-i. At the end of the video you see me hit it with my Vans. I edited out the bad shots…

The square drivers have hit many of the stores. You can get the Callaway FT-i square driver at my favorite online golf store, Edwin Watts Golf.

PGA Tour bumped by the Mormons

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, March 31st, 2007
Categories: Life • Miscellaneous • PGA Tour

I tune into NBC today to see how the six way tie for first today would pan out. Bob Estes, Jason Gore, D.J. Brigman, Bubba Watson, Stuart Appleby and Jeff Maggert are all tied. What I find on NBC is not long drives and great short games. I did find the program “Latter Day Saints’ World Report.” Where’s the damn PGA Tour? This happens every year. My religion (golf) has been preempted by the Mormons again… ARGH!

Tiger’s tournament in DC has a field of 120

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, March 30th, 2007
Categories: PGA Tour • Site News • Tiger Woods

There was a stink a while ago when players complained about replacing The International with an “invitational.” The problem guys like Rich Beem had was that invitationals have smaller fields, thus giving less opportunities for some players to win FedEx points and money.

Tiger, Tim Finchem and the PGA Tour players’ advisory board settled on 120. 120 is a little more than invitationals like Bay Hill (118) and Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial tournament (104).

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