Category Archives: Rants

Same As It Ever Was

Posted on January 23, 2010 by

I like Google News…always have.  It gives me headlines from several categories…national news…entertainment, sports, etc.  I can read coverage of the same event  from the Christian Science Monitor and the NY Times…that to me is useful, and cool. It also … Continue reading →

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It’s Going To Be OK

Posted on February 17, 2009 by

Golf is hurting don’t get me wrong.  I know that rounds are flat or down but that has been going on for some time.  The game is in what I would term a reset.  I read this morning that Trump … Continue reading →

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Wie Watcher

Posted on August 1, 2008 by

As my friends know I am borderline, OK maybe not so borderline, obsessed with Michelle Wie. After her DQ in her last outing (where she was in or near the lead after three rounds by the way) she’s now on … Continue reading →

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A Random Rant

Posted on June 26, 2008 by

Two things are bugging me today that I just have to tell you about. The game is great we know but there are things about it that just make you want to give it a buried lie in a bunker … Continue reading →

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Mediation

Posted on June 19, 2008 by

Mediate: verb (mee-dee-eyt) def. to settle disputes as an intermediary between parties; to reconcile. If not for a couple of the most clutch putts in major championship history, both by His Tigerness on number 18, Rocco just might have mediated … Continue reading →

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The Workover

Posted on April 18, 2008 by

Friends I’ve been around the old game longer than the back nine at Firestone and seen a lot of things, both impressive and repulsive. But just the other evening I witnessed an unrivaled “free-stuff” flogging of the most embarrassing kind…now … Continue reading →

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Sorry George

Posted on March 22, 2008 by

Way to go Palm Springs…you are going to get what you deserve in two years when you don’t have a PGA Tour event anymore.. All George Lopez did was get your 3rd rate tournament back somewhere on the golf-dar and … Continue reading →

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Things I Miss In Golf

Posted on March 16, 2008 by

If you are old enough to remember “The Baffler” then you are old enough to remember the following: The redolence of the locker room and no I don’t mean sweaty socks. There used to be a combination of Old Spice, … Continue reading →

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The Most Underrated Things In Golf II

Posted on January 4, 2008 by

To be labeled as “Underrated” something must be a) that which we golfers appreciate though rarely ever think directly about and b) would suffer greatly if it were to disappear from our narrow-minded yet tradition bound landscape. No this is … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter

Posted on November 29, 2007 by

Dear Last Opponent, I am a 6.5 handicap. What follows are my last 10 scores including those pending the next update. As you can see, other than the rogue 80, shot on May 27th by the way, my scores have … Continue reading →

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