GolfToon characters are original creations dreamed up by Marty Glass and Michael Duranko. Then brought to life in the form of illustrated golf cartoons called GolfToons. Our characters include Father O’Fairway, Bodean Ogilvie, and Hamilton “Chip” Lagwell III.
Here is a little bit more about each of these fine golfers.
The Most Reverend O’Fairway hails from County Clare, Ireland. In other words, he grew up playing the sport of golf from the time he was young lad.
He plays religiously but almost exclusively midweek. His weekends are occupied by priestly duties.
Father O’Fairway’s love of golf is rooted in his belief that one must find joy in anguish. in conclusion, Laugh at the Agony, if you will.
Bodean Ogilvie Public Golfer is the oft forgotten golf enthusiast golfing in a blue collar. Therefore, usually found on a public municipal links. The green fees are easy on the wallet and the dress code is loose. Bodean is a 12 handicap. In conclusion, he can throw up a 110 just as often as blistering a course with a 77.
When non-golfers conjure up images of golfers they tend to envision someone like Hamilton Lagwell III. He is fondly referred to as “Chip”.
One of those guys often found at private country clubs or expensive destination golf resorts. We all know the type, but do they really exist?
Similarly, that specimen is a preconceived notion based on prejudice. Above all, far from reflecting the golfing population overall.
Now, flop shot! now, pitch! now, draw and fade! On, putter! on wedge! on off set and blade! Now sand bagger, now hacker, now duffer and scratch! On stableford, on Nassau, on scramble and Match Now fat, now thin, now long and dance floor! On get there, slow down, heads up and fore! Merry […]
Santa 2023 – GolfToons 96 Read More »
Breaking 80 results from keeping it all together for 18 holes. You make a few putts, avoid double bogeys, and play from the proper tees – Breaking 80 is not so hard. Sounds good on paper or in the quiet moments driving to the golf course. But that is not where you play golf.
Breaking 80 – GolfToons 95 Read More »
The Big Let Down Golf is hard enough on your own but add a partner into the mix, and things get interesting. A playing partner can act like a caddy, keeping you from attempting insane shots, in favor of smarter decisions you are incapable of making on your own. They can also help you read
The Big Let Down – GolfToons 94 Read More »
GolfToons – Golf Mullet Golftoons is a scheme between two golf buddies, Michael Duranko and Marty Glass. If this side hustle makes any money, they‘re gonna blow it on a golf trip. Enjoy! Your Golfer’s Almanac Check out our daily golf history podcast, Your Golfer’s Almanac celebrating birthdays, milestones, and other accomplishments that have occurred on this day in
Golf Mullet – GolfToons 92 Read More »
Quick Sand? They call sand traps hazards for good reason. They can be deep, barren, or filled with too much sand. Quick Sand golf cartoon. GolfToons Golftoons is a scheme between two golf buddies, Michael Duranko and Marty Glass. If this side-hustle makes any money, they‘re gonna blow it on a golf trip. Enjoy! Your Golfer’s Almanac
Quick Sand – GolfToons 91 Read More »
The Dutch Open was first played in 1912 and part of the European Tour since 1972. No idea if Dutch Masters Van Gogh or Vermeer played golf. GolfToons Golftoons is a scheme between two golf buddies, Michael Duranko and Marty Glass. If this side-hustle makes any money, they‘re gonna blow it on a golf trip. Enjoy! Your
Dutch Masters – GolfToons 90 Read More »
Ironic is when golfers named Woody only play with irons because they tend to hit their woods into the woods. Ironic Golf Cartoons – GolfToons. GolfToons Golftoons is a scheme between two golf buddies, Michael Duranko and Marty Glass. If this side-hustle makes any money, they‘re gonna blow it on a golf trip. Enjoy! Your Golfer’s Almanac
Ironic – GolfToons 89 Read More »
My first visit to St. Andrews was at the end of a week playing many of Scotland’s finest: Troon, Turnberry, Prestwick, Carnoustie, Western Gailes, and Gleneagles. All classic links courses with Gleneagles in the middle to break up the drive. We were four college buddies, a few years into our first jobs, with some
St. Andrews Old Course, 1st Tee Time – GolfToons 83 Read More »
GolfToons for hire? Yes! Drink How Water. Here’s a summary of our recent work with the How Water Company of Houston, Texas. Burma Shave The project started with an email from Bob Peebler asking about our golf illustrations and using them on signs at a golf tournament. Bob is the CEO of How Water Company. The
GolfToons for Hire Read More »
Golf History in a podcast called Your Golfer’s Almanac. On Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, we launch a new daily golf podcast. Your Golfer’s Almanac will share birthdays, milestones, and other accomplishments of note each day. You can expect our version of ‘This Day in Golf History.’ The idea is to share specific details that even
Daily Golf Podcast from GolfToons Read More »
Florida Man Plays It As It Lies, and Hits Golf Ball Off the Back of Alligator Last week, a Florida man escaped serious injury after hitting an 8-iron off the back of a 12-foot alligator. “I came up a little short of the green, but managed to save par,” said Bodean Ogilvie on the 366-yard
Florida Man Golf – GolfToons 82 Read More »
Purr. What is your golfing animal spirit? Purr Golf. Are you a silky swinger that slinks around the course, purring like a cat and chasing the occasional birdie? Are you a mutt that doggedly digs shots out of bunkers to save pars? Or maybe you are the bear that hibernates for a dozen holes, then
Purr – GolfToons 80 Read More »
Recounts and Fake News. Topics ripped from recent headlines that, unfortunately, at times, overlap with golf. After all, golf does involve recounts and verification. Every golfer has probably endured the dreaded suspect scorecard moment when comparing scorecards; the numbers just don’t jibe. We’re not talking about the occasional errors in addition or the 6 that
Fake News – GolfToons 79 Read More »
Golfing during our current pandemic is a bit of a touchy subject, social distancing golf. It has sparked debate in the media and has led to some heated arguments on facebook and twitter. It has also created some new rules on the course. No rakes in the sand traps, no removing the flag, various types
Social Distancing – GolfToons 75 Read More »
Hamilton Chip Lagwell III When non-golfers conjure up images of golfers they tend to envision someone like Hamilton Lagwell III, fondly referred to as “Chip”. One of those guys often found at private country clubs or expensive destination golf resorts. We all know the type, but do they really exist? Possibly, but that specimen is
Chip Lagwell – GolfToons 59 Read More »
Bodean Ogilvie Bodean Ogilvie Public Golfer is the oft forgotten golf enthusiast golfing in a blue collar. Usually found on a public municipal links where the green fees are easy on the wallet and the dress code is loose. Bodean is a 12 handicap, but can throw up a 110 just as often as blistering
Bodean Ogilvie – GolfToons 58 Read More »
Father O’Fairway Introducing Father O’Fairway. The Most Reverend O’Fairway hails from County Clare, Ireland where he grew up playing the sport of golf from the time he was young lad. He plays religiously but almost exclusively midweek, as his weekends are occupied by priestly duties. Father O’Fairway’s love of golf is rooted in his belief
Father O’Fairway – GolfToons 57 Read More »
“It’s not me, can’t be” Golf Equipment Excuses. You gotta blame something when a simple shot goes astray. Fat shots, hosels, thin-to-win, pulls, pushes, ducks, s***** and worm burners. The ball is just sitting there, how hard can it be? Especially if you practice. But the errant shot happen to every golfer, at every level.
Equipment Excuses – GolfToons 52 Read More »
Multi-Tees Recently our golf league played a round at Lakewood National Golf Club. We had to choose which tees we would use, and generally, we try to pick one over 6,000 yards. At Lakewood National they have six tees, that’s 6, and not sixty, LOL. Multi-Tees! The Arnold Palmer designed Lakewood National names the tees
Multi-Tees – GolfToons 47 Read More »
Fat Shot The dreaded fat shot. The scourge of scoring. Why is it they always seem to come at the most inopportune of times? On the heels of mammoth drives or as you lay two on a par 5 with a mere 100 yards between you and regulation. Far worse than simply missing the green
Fat Shot – GolfToons 46 Read More »
We all are familiar with the modern proverb “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” And many would agree this same idea should apply to a round of golf. Call it a Golf Maxim. What about the maxim “Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil”? Some believe this lesson is a reminder to
Golf Maxim – GolfToons 45 Read More »
Golf courses are typically designed to reward drives that find the center of the fairway. Ideally it affords the golfer with the optimum location from which to attack the green with their approach shot. Go for the Centaur of the Fairway. Exclamations of “right down the pipe” or “split the fairway” are common refrains after
Fairway Centaur – GolfToons 44 Read More »
One of the most maddening things in golf is coming up just short on a putt. Especially when your ball is tracking on a perfect line towards the hole. Your timidity denies you the ecstasy of holing the putt. Short All Day. It seems that “coming up short” is a 24-hour bug that lasts about
Short All Day – GolfToons 42 Read More »
Creepy behavior has been a hot topic in the media lately. Depants Golf. Political campaign trails, newsrooms, and Hollywood have all been abuzz with accounts of inappropriate behavior. It’s a public conversation that is long overdue. Hopefully, we can get it all sorted out before someone proposes a strip Nassau bet to me. Depants Golf.
Depants Golf – GolfToons 39 Read More »
Buy a sports car? Take up pickle ball? Have an affair? How to deal with a midlife golf crisis? Na. You can’t fit the clubs in the sports car. Heck na. Pickle ball is a fraud. There are no pickles involved at all! Affairs, contrary to what Hollywood sells us, are like pulling the pin
MidLife Golf Crisis – GolfToons 37 Read More »
If our clubs and balls could talk, what would they say? Equipment Confidential. I bet they could bend your ear with golf yarns that would make you wince. Imagine a conversation going like this: “…and he blames me for chili dipping a chip and threw me in a pond.” “Well, if you think that’s bad,
Club Confidential – GolfToons 36 Read More »
Challenge the origins of golf and you are treading on sacred Scottish turf. The Cradle of Golf? At the website scottishgolfhistory.org the site states it plainly in this soliloquy: “Being the proof as to why golf is definitely, certainly, unquestionably, without doubt, beyond question, indubitably, undeniably, irrefutably, incontrovertibly, incontestably, unmistakably, categorically, decidedly, unequivocally Scottish. Really.” Darn. They take
Cradle of Golf – GolfToons 35 Read More »
The eternal war for our golfing soul can take on schizophrenic proportions—the battle pitting the forces of conceit versus humble acceptance of our shortcomings. Golf Voices With our confidence at stake, we try to calm ourself with soothing pre-shot routines. We try to silence our mind of the endless suggestions and tips that populate our
Voices – GolfToons 34 Read More »
At the 2019 US Open Bryson DeChambeau yelled out in frustration, ”This is clown golf!” Clown on the Course! “Gee,” I thought to myself, ”that sounds like a lot of fun.” Wearing size 28 golf shoes, gargantuan club heads, and riding around in one of those tiny clown carts would be a blast. Especially if
Clown Course – GolfToons 33 Read More »
Sports therapists are all the rage on the PGA Tour these days, but what do you do if you’re just a weekend hack? What if you can’t afford the expense for a mind probe? Or you don’t want an entourage. Novelty Golf Club Headcovers? Therapists often use dolls or hand puppets for various role playing
Novelty Headcovers – GolfToons 32 Read More »
From your knees reminds us that golfers call penalties on themselves. An interesting byproduct of this aspect of the game is that often we have to interpret the rules as situations present themselves. Complications can arise when rules are misinterpreted. A friend of mine thought an unplayable lie was anything in a sand trap. Rule
From Your Knees – GolfToons 30 Read More »
What is the best advice you have ever recieved on a golf course? How about the best advice you have given?
Golf Advice – GolfToons 28 Read More »
Golfers are always looking for an advantage. And in the shadow of the new rules of 2019, that could be a better drop, a pin left in the hole, or some other creative interpretation of these recent decrees, in addition to the mental warfare between shots where dominance can shift. Gender Bender. You can always
Gender Bender – GolfToons 27 Read More »
Imagine playing golf for a few centuries and what it must be like for someone as old as Dracula. From course design, advances in equipment to innumerable rules modifications, he has been through many changes. Interview Vampire Golfer. Although he complains endlessly about finding courses honoring midnight tee times, he does appreciate ball technology improvements.
Vampire Golfer – GolfToons 26 Read More »
Where does the term ‘FORE’ come from? As with many terms in a game as old as golf, a definitive origin is not possible. Though two contending sources are both plausible and interesting enough to share here. One comes from the time when golf balls were expensive. Golfers employed forecaddies ahead of the shots to
Fore – GolfToons 24 Read More »
What is the difference between difficult vs impossible? It really comes down to how you deal with the issue at hand and how you want to approach the dilemma you are facing. In golf terms, what does the shot call for? Most weekend warriors believe breaking 90 or 80 or 70 is possible. And just
Difficult/Impossible – GolfToons 23 Read More »
Hitting a golf ball is a daunting task, especially off the first tee. Actually any tee, regardless if it’s onto a manicured fairway, over a watery hazard or a bottomless crevasse. Golf is hard. Quiet on the tee, please. Many vital element are required, the most exaggerated of all could be the importance of calm,
Quiet on the Tee – GolfToons 22 Read More »
There are many ways to hold a putter, probably as many grips as there are putters available on the market. Everyone must feel comfortable over their putt, and find confidence in the tools of their trade. Enter the Bird Grip. Some putters or some grips can send a different message, especially to opponents or nemesis you
Bird Grip – GolfToons 21 Read More »
Have you ever hit one of those titanic slices that boggle your mind? Make you question your very golf being? I’ve hit more than a few and I’ve also witnessed some doozies. Way out of bounds. I recall one time when a friend sliced a drive that sailed over a row of houses lining the
Out of Bounds – GolfToons 20 Read More »
Can a compliment be an act of gamesmanship? Possibly. Allow me to explain unwanted compliments The frustration of a birdie putt that comes up short can cloud one’s mind with unspoken expletives. While sapping the sincerity from well intended compliments. Conversely, a compliment delivered with a smirk can be unsettling enough to linger to the
Golf Compliments – GolfToons 19 Read More »
Congratulations to Brooks Koepka on winning the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club.
Brooks Koepka 2018 PGA Championship Read More »
Congratulations to Francesco Molinari, winner of the 2018 British Open at Carnoustie Golf Club. He is the Champion Golfer of the Year.
Francesco Molinari British Open Read More »
Congratulations to Brandon Stone on winning the 2018 Scottish Open at Gullane Golf Club.
Brandon Stone Scottish Open Read More »
Congratulations to Russell Knox, winner of the 2018 Irish Open at Ballyliffin Golf Club.
Russell Knox Irish Open Read More »
Congratulations to Miguel Ángel Jiménez, “The Mechanic” on winning the 2018 Senior British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews.
Miguel Angel Jimenez Senior British Open Read More »
“You can Think Best when you are Happiest” Rest in Par Peter Thomson 1929-2018 5 Time British Open Champion 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1965. 84 Professional Wins. 6 PGA Tour Wins. 12 Senior Tour Wins. 1 Senior PGA Title. Golf Course Architect. Rest in Par Peter Thomson
Rest in Par Peter Thomson Read More »