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Happy St. Andrews Day

Most HOG readers know I have a big place in my heart for the “Auld Grey Toon,” the home of golf, St. Andrews. St. Andrews is one of the coolest towns in the world, if not THE coolest. The whole…

Category: Golf Life, Life, Miscellaneous

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate it. I’m very privileged to have such great friends in the golf world. I’ve met a many great people in the years I’ve produced this golf blog, starting back in 2004. Those…

If Miguel Angel Jimenez’s secret is olive oil and wine, I should be the #1 golfer in the world.

The quote of the day comes from Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez after winning the Hong Kong Open this weekend. You know Jimenez. He’s the pony-tail-wearing, cigar-smoking, sexy-warmup-dancing 48 year old “most interesting golfer in the world.” “There is maybe olive…

Category: Golf, Golf Life, Life

Lost A Golf Buddy

My flags are flying at half mast today. I just got a terrible phone call. My local pro just informed me of the passing of a long time golf buddy, Dave Shields. I’m sure I played more rounds of golf…

Category: Life

Meet my new son!

It is time for some big news, counter to the early slogan of Hooked On Golf Blog, “golf, life. In that order.” In today’s case it is “life, golf. In that order.” I’m happy to announce that last night my…