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 […]
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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
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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
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This weekend is the official debut of Charlie Woods at the Father-Son PNC Championship in Orlando. Charlie and Tiger – Blame your Parents? This young lad has a silky smooth swing with a turn that makes me wince. The kid looks like a winner, and I am certain he will have a carer in golf
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Bigger doesn’t always mean better The Golf Supplier originally published ‘Small But Mighty’ about the Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course on 12/9/2020 as part of the Travel section. See other articles by Michael Duranko. The Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course is stunning. Family-friendly and challenging to any golfer, regardless of skill set. When
The Centaur returns to GolfToons, this time for a Centaur Golf Lesson. Golf lessons should always start with the basics. The fundaments of the grip, the Address or Stance and posture, Take away or the first part of the swing including the Waggle, the Downswing and Follow through, though Ben Hogan calls this step the
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We have all experienced it. You go to the driving range before a round and hit every shot perfectly. Crisp irons that resonate that pierce the sky with accuracy. You bomb drives that missile 250 yards right down the middle. Lone Ranger Golf. After that, you start your round with a huge slicing banana ball
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So many things are different at The Masters this year. The grass is longer, and the greens seem bumpier at the end of the day as the earth cools. At least that is the way it seems from my couch. Shadowy Putting at The Masters. No patrons, the autumnal colors rather than the spring flowers,
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This is The Masters. Most of our work can wait until next week, when we will be distracted by talking about what happens on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters Distraction! Golf is an addiction as we discussed in the original post for Golfing Super Hero – GolfToon 69. <Click through and read our essay
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Fanless golf does take some adjustment. It can feel anti-climatic, like a series of practice rounds. But I don’t miss the shouts of “In the Hole,” and neither do the players. Same for “Ripper Magoo“ Is this the end of the “In the Hole A-hole?” That would be nice. If you look at In the
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This is pretty cool, a teeshirt with a GolfToon. Bill, a newsletter subscriber asked if he could use one of our GolfToons for a special gift. For a very reasonable licensing fee we said YES! Here is our Unwanted Compliments – GofToons 19 on a TeeShirt. While we do not know the inside joke, we
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Golf is a game where your emotions can play a major role in your performance. Emotional Support is needed. At its core, golf is a game where you are pitted against yourself. However, to buttress one’s emotions many golfers have routines to center themself. Confidence is found in certain clubs or particular courses, even individual
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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
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I saw a recent post from an artist on Instagram, @Golfucos. They do golf related illustrations that I like a lot. This scene is from the 1st James Bond movie, Dr. No. Bond in a crouch position with his weapon drawn on a woman putting in high heels. Very cool. This image got me thinking
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
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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
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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
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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
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What is worse, tiny greens or intimidatingly long holes? Both pose their own issues, but for me, small greens can be maddening. And I have deeper thoughts about postage stamp greens, but I will save that for another GolfToon. Today’s question is, “Do putting greens shrink over the years?” At our local muni I’ve noticed
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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.
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I recently read a story about Iraq veterans playing golf with their service dogs. A Golf Service Dog. Wouldn’t it be great if we all could go golfing with our dogs! Think about it. You have a nerve-racking putt, and your mutt sits next to you and calms you down as you give them a
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Is their nothing that golfers won’t try to add a few yards to their drives? Yoga Golf Pants? It seems every morning when I check my inbox, there several emails that promise me more length. And, most of them are golf-related. The subject lines tantalize you with added distance, increased swing speed, and higher launches.
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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
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It’s but the early days of 2019, and already the new changes to the rules of golf are creating a buzz. The noisiest reaction being the “Leave It In vs. Take It Out” argument. This new rule allows players to leave the flagstick in the hole when putting. It makes sense and should speed play
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What is the best advice you have ever recieved on a golf course? How about the best advice you have given?
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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
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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.
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We have all played with him. The guy with his shadow in your line, or with the practice swing you can see out of the corner of your eye. Not to mention the jingling pocket change. They usually set the flag down a little too close to the hole. And use a huge golf ball marker.
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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
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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
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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,
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Congratulations to Brooks Koepka on winning the 2018 PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club.
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You know the guy. The a-hole standing in the gallery who yells ” In the Hole! ” at PGA Tour events. It doesn’t matter if it’s a drive on a 660-yard par-five or if the player is hitting a ball sideways to get the golf ball back into the fairway. This guy is going to
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Congratulations to Francesco Molinari, winner of the 2018 British Open at Carnoustie Golf Club. He is the Champion Golfer of the Year.
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Congratulations to Brandon Stone on winning the 2018 Scottish Open at Gullane Golf Club.
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Congratulations to Miguel Ángel Jiménez, “The Mechanic” on winning the 2018 Senior British Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews.
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