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Feb 8, 2012, 7:55 am
So I spent my Super Bowl Sunday morning with a couple golf buddies at the indoor golf simulator, smacking balls into a screen that was projecting Teeth of the Dog Golf Course in the Dominican Republic.
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Feb 6, 2012, 8:00 am
Well, that was my favorite day of the year. People always ask others, "What's your favorite holiday?" Generally I answer with Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas, depending upon...well, actually I don't know what it depends upon. My answer just tends to change. But I think I'm going to start be... Comment - Like
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Feb 3, 2012, 10:45 am
A couple golf seasons ago Stinky Golfer Chris posted about betting on the course. He touched upon the various betting games we can par-take in as we play (i.e. Nassau, Wolf, Chicago, etc.). Now, I'm sure at some point most of us have come across the golfer in the group that wants to make the round m... Comment - Like
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Feb 1, 2012, 7:55 am
Does the acronym G.O.L.F. stand for "Greatest Of Life's Frustrations" or "Game Of Limitless Fun?" Well, the author, Lane H. Luoma, will tell you it stands for both (and I think I agree).
I loved this book! I'm not sure how, but Mr. Luoma has figured out how to put down into words every s... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 8:00 am
So I really wanted to go on one of my rants today. I wanted to get frustrated about the fact that, once again, the media is shoving Tiger (the third place finisher) down our throats, instead of taking a good story such as Robert Rock (the actual winner of the tournament) and running with that.
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Jan 27, 2012, 11:10 am
Life definitely throws us curves and I'm sure we all have heard the sayings. "You play the hand you're dealt and you play it to the best of your ability." Or one of my favorites "We are given what we can handle." It's funny how everything seems to work it's way out though.
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Jan 25, 2012, 7:55 am
It sounds like such a stupid question; "Can you lose the will to golf?" You want to blurt out, "What kind of question is that???" But in reality, I think the answer to the question is yes.
Yeah, you can lose the will to golf. And it does't matter if you've been playing for one season or ... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 8:00 am
The fans are excited. The anticipation has been building all week. Fans are talking about it amongst their friends, family and co-workers. Everyone is expecting to see some of the best play they've seen all season. Everyone is expecting to see greatness. And this isn't even the championship! Then wh... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 12:35 pm
The new year has Auld Lang Syne'd it's way in bringing the resolutions and all that other happy horse crap with it. For some, the new year means a fresh start, for others it's a reason for self-improvement and for a distinct group...tax refund time! This group can easily be recognized. They were the... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 7:55 am
My post last week about that golf bag telephone really got me thinking about why these golf nicknacks are created in the first place. And then it occurred to me that these things are, technically speaking anyhow, a form of art.
A telephone in the shape of a golf bag is art you say?
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Jan 16, 2012, 8:00 am
So as some of you may know by now, I've been droning on in the past about the PGA's need (in my opinion) to restructure the tour stops, create some type of a playoff system and create a "real" PGA Championship. Whether you agree with me or not, you'd have to admit that I've got to be onto something.... Comment - Like
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Jan 13, 2012, 12:00 pm
I'm pretty sure most of us have seen the movie "Wedding Crashers". If not, I recommend watching it. In short, it's a film about two bachelors (Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson) that crash weddings in search of free food, drinks and to pick up women. Call them want you want: Freeloaders, scumbags, whatev... Comment - Like
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Jan 11, 2012, 7:55 am
It happens every Christmas without fail...Someone (typically a non-golfer) will give me a crappy, useless golf gift that will just clutter-up my attic. Oh, they mean well, but they should know better.
"But my co-worker (or neighbor, or cousin or concubine) loves golf. Why shouldn't I bu... Comment - Like
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Jan 9, 2012, 8:00 am
I'm sitting here watching the NFL Playoffs and I catch a commercial or two for a golf tournament. A golf tournament? Are you kidding? They say this is the first tournament of 2012. Well, I guess it is. It's just earlier than I expected. For cryin' out loud, the last tournament of 2011 just wrapped u... Comment - Like
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Jan 6, 2012, 11:00 am
Technically, the "Golfer's Almanac" is a book that compiles lists of records, award winners, stats and all that other stuff. What I'm looking for is a golfer's almanac based on the Farmer's Almanac. I'm not knocking the original "Golfer's Almanac". I'm pretty sure a lot of research and work went int... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2012, 7:55 am
Throughout the year, we bloggers at Golfstinks like to poll our valued readers on all things golf. In 2010, we received some interesting poll results and this past year was no different.
We conducted several polls in 2011, and below we highlight the results of five of them. What have we... Comment - Like
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Jan 2, 2012, 8:00 am
Well, it's that time of year again - New Year's resolution time. A time of empty promises. A time of hollow intentions. Approximately a month away from a time of letdown. It's nothing new. Same thing year in and year out.
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Dec 30, 2011, 7:55 am
So it's the end of December and 2012 is right around the corner. But before we pop the bubbly and don our party hats tomorrow night, we here at the Golf Stinks blog would like to thank our readers for their continued support!
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Nov 2, 2011, 9:00 am
Golf is difficult, we know this, but that is also relative. I'm sure we can agree waiting in line at the DMV is difficult too, no? But given the choice, we would rather be golfing. As hard a game or sport it might be, we want to play it no matter how our previous round went. How lucky are we to have... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 7:55 am
So it's Halloween and as I pen this post, there's 3 inches of snow outside. As some of you may know, the Northeast got hit with a pretty big snow storm Saturday (where I live, the snow drifts reached a whopping 5 inches)!
OK, so I realize that's not a lot of snow for Connecticut. But for Octob... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2011, 11:50 am
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2. Being on the receiving end of #1.
3. Playing on ... and take a look at some of these spooky tracks.
Many ... New Orleans to be a haunted city and what a great place to start. City Park Golf Course in N'awlins has seen its share of apparitions and ghosts. Stinky Golfer Chris .... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 7:55 am
So here's what we know about golf's history in the United States: Golf was introduced at the end of the 18th-century and it took nearly 100 years to really catch-on here in America. In the mid-1890's, golf courses began springing up and the USGA (known at the time as the Amateur Golf Association of ... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 8:00 am
What don't people get about the idea that I play golf for fun? When I tell people that I've been playing golf as long as I have and I've never taken a lesson, they look at me like I have three heads. Maybe it's just me, but I will never fully understand this.
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Oct 21, 2011, 10:30 am
Most of us know that golf is a pretty honorable game. We've seen pro's call penalty's on themselves when they could have gotten away with it. Not for nothing, it makes me wonder how much they actually did get away with. We've also seen that amongst amateurs as well. The image golf portrays is that o... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 7:55 am
Apparently the state of Illinois has a skunk problem. So much so, The Wall Street Journal decided to publish an article about it yesterday (on page A7 no less - must have been a slow news day).
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Oct 17, 2011, 8:00 am
I have never rented golf clubs. As a matter of fact, I've never rented anything golf-related except a cart. I guess I've just never had any reason to rent clubs. And since I never have, it kind of makes me wonder who does rent clubs, and why?
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Oct 14, 2011, 11:00 am
How can this be you ask yourself? What "benefits" are there to stinking at golf? Well, I'm glad you asked. There are many benefits to being a hack, you just haven't realized them yet and they cover a broad spectrum from physical and mental health to financial success.
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Oct 12, 2011, 7:55 am
What's that? Cheat you say? Well I never!
Oh really? Ever take a mulligan? Ever decide to drop a ball near where you lost one, rather than take a provisional from the tee? Ever allow yourself a gimmie putt (even if it was "just on the lip")?
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Oct 10, 2011, 8:00 am
It's Sunday afternoon and me and a couple buddies are watching my Patriots finish off the Jets, their biggest and most hated rival. During the game, we're talking about some other teams (one of the guys is a Cowboys fan and the other is a Vikings fan) and some other sports - namely the MLB playoffs.... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2011, 11:15 am
... absolutely tearing up the course. He eagles two holes on the front nine and almost aces a par 3. Fred radios back to the trailing group "I almost feel bad for this guy, he's probably shooting the round of his life and little does he know it's all about to end." One of the agents radio back "Scr... Comment - Like
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Oct 5, 2011, 7:55 am
Several years ago, I was in the middle of hacking up a course with a few of my golfing buddies. We're standing on a secluded tee-box somewhere in the middle of the back nine, when one of my pals announces he'll be right back.
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Oct 3, 2011, 8:00 am
Quick, name five players on the LPGA Tour. Ha! It wasn't as easy as you thought, was it? Don't worry, it wasn't for me either. As a matter of fact, I scrolled down the money leader list and by the time I reached the bottom, a list of about 150 names, I was only familiar with eight or nine of them.
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Sep 30, 2011, 9:00 am
After receiving such positive feedback from my previous post "Golf Questions Answered...The Golfstinks.com Way." It's only right that I continue to help my fellow hacks with a follow-up and answer more of your questions. I'm so glad that my vast knowledge is coming in handy once again.
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Sep 28, 2011, 7:55 am
It's not lost on most economists that India is an emerging market. In fact, the second largest country (based on population) is undergoing an amazing transformation - many of its citizens are about to make the leap from lower class to middle class status:
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Sep 26, 2011, 8:00 am
The words above were the actual words spoken by a guy I work with during our last conversation about golf. Such a simple statement, but yet so appropriate for the stinky golfer attitude. And it's funny because I thought I was a stinky golfer. But my co-worker has got me beat.
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Sep 23, 2011, 11:10 am
No, that is not the name of a golf course. It's a stereo type of golf course names. This past week I was checking out how a majority of golf courses use a facet of nature in their name. It's almost an attempt to mislead you into believing these courses are something mother nature birthed. Bull crap.... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 7:55 am
One of few times I teed-it-up this season.
Notice the gut, which is 8 pounds less now.
Seven times. That's it. That's all the times I've been out on the golf course this season. And of those seven, only one has been 18 holes - the rest have just been nine.
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Sep 19, 2011, 8:00 am
It's Saturday morning. I'm up early, I'm showered, I got my stuff together and I'm ready to go. I jump into my car and I'm off. Am I headed out for a round of 18? Nope...not even a round of 9. Instead, I'm headed to my kids soccer games.
That's right...another season, another sport. In the winter, i... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2011, 11:15 am
Fellow golfers, it is only natural to have questions on game improvement. As they say "There is no such thing as a stupid question." So, I have decided to offer my expertise on many questions plaguing us hacks. We, at golfstinks.com, are all for the average golfer and with that in mind...let's begin... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2011, 7:55 am
The dictionary defines "sport" as: "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment." The dictionary defines "golf" as: "a game played on a large open-air course, in which..."
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Sep 12, 2011, 8:00 am
... stuff our faces rather than playing golf on a Sundays, tells me something ... don't get together to watch golf .
When it comes to fantasy ... closely enough to care. So fantasy golf quickly becomes dull.
But what ... season pools or random wagers. But golf...no one cares enough. And if some... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 11:00 am
Golf, according to the USGA, consists of playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes in accordance with the rules.
News, according to Merriam-Webster, is a report of recent events, previously unknown information and/or something having a specifie... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2011, 7:55 am
About a year ago, I asked what you eat at the turn. In my research for that post, I discovered that eating at the turn is only half the battle. It's also about what you eat before your round (and the snacks between holes) too. Like most nutritionists say about all sports; Eating well leads to playin... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2011, 8:00 am
So, how many of you have ever been out on the course with someone who simply wasn't ready to be out there? I'm sure most of us have been in that position before, right? I would think that, out on the course, there couldn't be anything more annoying than to play, or.., try to play with someone who ha... Comment - Like
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Sep 2, 2011, 11:05 am
Okay, so maybe I've been overdoing this whole " I had surgery, poor me, and can't golf" thing for the past few months. Hey, take it easy...it was heart surgery for Pete's sake. In all reality, the violins have run their course. No more sad music for me. Yes, golf was out of the equation for the last... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2011, 7:55 am
Every once in a while, my entire foursome will be off their game. Sure, typically one or two of us will pretend we're Lewis & Clark on a wilderness surveying mission, but all four? That's a bit rare. But, it happens.
One of the consequences of this anomaly is the course ranger. I penned a post... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2011, 8:00 am
Did you ever show up to one of your local golf tournaments and see this guy? Have you ever lined up for your first drive of the day but you blow it because you can't get the image of this guy's bowtie and knickers out of your head? Yeah, me too.
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Aug 26, 2011, 10:45 am
Mark Twain will go down in golf history as the one who claimed "Golf is a good walk, ruined." All summer I've been chompin' at the bit to get out and play a friggin' round of golf. I want to ruin my walk. You see, I was thrown a curve (surgery) and I dealt with that and the recovery process for the... Comment - Like
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Aug 24, 2011, 7:55 am
I have a buddy whose wife doesn't let him play golf on the weekends (I know what you're thinking...and I had the same reaction). It's not like this guy loafs around Monday through Friday either - he has a full-time job! But, I try not to judge - there's always reasons for your particular situation a... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 8:00 am
It was at the start of a recent round that Stinky Golfer Greg and I were poking a little fun at the foursome in front us. "Hey, who do you think is winning, the red team or blue team?" I asked Greg this referring to the foursome in front of us in which two were wearing red shirts and two were in blu... Comment - Like
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