tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56986432655769790522024-03-05T15:17:42.780-08:00Golf Spelled BackwardsInteresting, offbeat and unusual golf storiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger383125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-74719339309095695482021-12-09T10:57:00.004-08:002021-12-09T10:59:13.244-08:00Golf Equipment You Could Buy from the 1977 Sears CatalogA recent story about the demise of Sears reminded me of the old days of receiving the Sears catalog in the mail. As a kid, I loved flipping through its pages. If only I (or my parents) had kept some of those, they'd probably be collectors' items now. I wonder what kind of golf equipment Sears was selling back in the day ...
Then I acquired a 1977 Sears catalog, driven by nostalgia. That recent Bogey McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00071761533398025344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-11375724010155343742021-11-15T10:17:00.001-08:002021-11-15T10:17:27.092-08:00Johnny Farrell Teaches (Condescendingly) Women to Play GolfIn golf, "old-school" instruction for women often means "condescending." But don't blame Johnny Farrell, the pro golfer who is doing the instructing in the following film (in two, short parts). He is probably just reading a script written for him.
Farrell was the 1928 U.S. Open champion. This film was made in 1931. The woman who appears with Farrell is a Connecticut socialite named CatherineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-59865092663110240672021-10-09T08:08:00.002-07:002021-10-09T08:10:10.526-07:00Former Women's British Open Champ on 'The Chase' Game ShowWho is Penny Grice-Whittaker? On October 8, 2021, she was a contestant on the British game show The Chase. But in an earlier time of her life, Grice-Whittaker was a professional golfer. And she won some significant tournaments, including the Women's British Open.
Grice-Whittaker added her name to the list of Women's British Open winners in 1991, when the tournament was known as the Ladies Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-18725079167432056652021-06-27T08:58:00.006-07:002021-06-27T09:01:26.304-07:00The Ideal Golf Course for Women (In 1904)Genevieve Hecker was an early American golf champ. She won the U.S. Women's Amateur twice in the first decade of that tour's existence, her titles coming in 1901 and 1902.
Hecker also wrote the first instruction book for women golfers, Golf For Women, published in 1904. There's a chart in that book that says a lot about the state of women's golf at that time. Hecker described what she called herUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-49899024577671894242021-06-12T12:44:00.004-07:002021-06-12T12:44:16.036-07:002 Aces in the Same Round, and Didn't Even WinThere are few thrills in golf as exciting as making a hole-in-one. But here's a thrill that is much bigger: Making two aces in the same round. What could put a damper on the buzz from doing that?
Losing, that's what.
Take, for example, Ray Maguire. In sectional qualifying for the 1949 U.S. Open, Maguire made two aces in the same round. In the second round, at Plum Hollow Golf Club in Detroit, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-43841051683209288442021-03-02T13:54:00.002-08:002021-03-02T13:54:24.022-08:00When Pterodactyls Roamed the Golf CourseWhat do golfers call a score of 3-under par on a single hole (scoring 2 on a par-5, for example)? We call that either a double eagle (in the United States) or an albatross (most other places). But that wasn't always true. In fact, there was a time in golf when such a score was so rare there was no generally accepted, broadly used term for it.
But one word that was used for that score was "Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-26825808331072664572021-02-28T06:42:00.006-08:002021-02-28T06:44:54.405-08:00The False Death Report ... Before the Real OnePamela Barton was, in the 1930s, the winner of the British Ladies Amateur twice, the U.S. Women's Amateur and French Ladies Amateur once each. Enid Wilson was the winner of three consecutive British Ladies Amateurs. When World War II broke out, both women signed up to serve in their country's defense. They joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
And in 1943, rumors reached American golf circles Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-35555515466886684592021-02-27T06:20:00.002-08:002021-02-27T06:21:57.623-08:00Billy Casper's Other Great Come-from-Behind WinMost serious golf fans know that Billy Casper came from seven shots back of Arnold Palmer with nine holes to play in the 1966 U.S. Open to win the tournament in a playoff. But that's not the only remarkable come-from-behind win for Casper. No, he once caught Lee Trevino after trailing by six strokes with just three holes to play.
The tournament was the 1969 Alcan Open played at Portland GolfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-20842350768371338112021-02-22T12:52:00.002-08:002021-02-22T12:53:57.419-08:00When Women Playing Golf in Shorts Was ControversialA story recently hit about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and the recently deceased Rush Limbaugh, a story involving Michelle Wie's panties. Or, rather, what those two creepy old dudes thought were Wie's panties. Long story short: Those two creeps were following Wie around a golf course because they thought they were getting a look up her skirt. In reality, Michelle wasn't exposing Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-70533737796258511422021-02-05T05:52:00.007-08:002021-02-05T05:54:17.897-08:00Sam Snead's 'Shawndale' Term for a Fade or SliceHave you ever heard the word "shawndale" used for a fade or a slice in golf? I hadn't either, until I stumbled across an old newspaper article that quoted Sam Snead using the term.
This is how Snead was quoted, with the parenthetical appearing in the original article and provided by the article's author:
"I hit a great drive," Snead said. "But I still didn't have a clear shot to the pin becauseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-7669244321928614462021-02-02T10:56:00.003-08:002021-02-02T10:56:57.334-08:00That Jack Nicklaus Guy? He was Pretty GoodOne of my recent book purchases was The Majors of Golf (affiliate link), a 3-volume encyclopedia compiled by Morgan G. Brenner. The books in the set list the full scores for every British Open, U.S. Open, PGA Championship and Masters played through 2008. Then, Brenner lists every golfer who ever played in one of those majors, along with each golfer's finish in each major he played.
It's all Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-52654665499754333932021-01-28T08:14:00.005-08:002021-01-28T09:28:28.677-08:00Weiskopf's Great Story About ... PGA Tour Death Threats?Did you know that there was a time in the 1970s when multiple PGA Tour tournaments were affected by death threats against golfers? Or by bomb threats called in anonymously? Thankfully, nothing ever came of the threats, but they caused real consternation and worry β and real police presences β at multiple events back then.
I was looking through some old issues of Golf Digest recently and ran Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-69685605015391416112021-01-27T10:51:00.005-08:002021-01-27T10:51:42.330-08:00The More Things Change (Golf Advertising)Golf club advertising never changes. "Our new whiz-bang (material/process) will get you XX more yards!" Hereβs an ad from 1916, with a name-check of Thomas Edison:
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-6630456887333498562017-07-05T10:23:00.001-07:002019-07-31T11:38:00.306-07:00Latest Cool Coupling: Rickie Fowler and Allison StokkeRickie Fowler and Allison Stokke are a couple. Which means Rickie no longer has to go stag to Team USA functions.
You know who Allison Stokke is, don't you? Back in 2007, when she was a 17-year-old high school track and field athlete, some photos of her at a track meet were posted online. That's when the sports-slash-laddie blogosphere jumped into action: Dudes started noticing that Allison Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-47327869684947291432017-05-29T13:12:00.000-07:002017-05-29T13:12:15.055-07:00Tania Tare's Beer Pong Trick Shots (and More Amazing Skills)How does a golf trick shot artist play beer pong? With her iron, her dribbling skills and a few golf balls, of course. This is New Zealand professional golfer Tania Tare showing off amazing hand-eye coordination skills, plus a keen sense of fun:
Enjoy Tania's talents? Good, because here are 12 more terrific Tania Tare trick shots:
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Wie captioned it thusly: "When that @niketraining HIIT workout just kills you... #snapchatvibes #Mondays"
It wasn't long before Michelle's buddy Danielle Kang chimed in with a comment about Wie's boobs: "Hahahahaha A cup looking like a B cup here ππUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-40304415044329234022016-07-16T08:37:00.001-07:002016-12-26T15:39:31.620-08:00Video: Ben Crenshaw Talks PuttingIf you need putting tips, you can't go wrong by listening to what Ben Crenshaw has to say.
What I like about this video, in which the putting genius Crenshaw discusses his craft, is that Ben never talks about mechanics. He's asked to offer advice to recreational golfers, and the advice he offers is about feel, and nothing but feel.
Crenshaw talks about the way most amateur golfers grip the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-39154897657456529422016-07-10T13:19:00.000-07:002017-07-05T10:11:46.469-07:00Michelle Wie's Boyfriend: Former Pro Hoopster Adam ZahnDid Michelle Wie and former pro basketball player Adam Zahn just go public with their romance? This photo of the two cuddling makes it seem so:
The caption that Michelle included with this photo on Instagram also points to Zahn being Wie's boyfriend:
Sometimes, it hurts so much inside that you can't breathe let alone see all the good things in your life. So thankful for the people Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-1175388467571642382016-07-02T07:00:00.001-07:002016-07-02T07:02:48.711-07:00On Toddler Tiger and the Ubiquity of VideoI was browsing YouTube the other day and stumbled across excerpts from Tiger Woods' national TV debut. It's a famous story: At age 2, Tiger appeared on The Mike Douglas Show in a segment that included his father, the host, plus Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart. Footage from that appearance isn't hard to find; I'd seen it before. It's been used in television commercials and in video segments many times.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-45582977034990349162016-06-15T06:10:00.000-07:002016-06-16T05:09:16.650-07:00How Fast Are Those Oakmont Greens? This FastGood ol' Sam Snead was always quick with a quip, and he had a couple great ones about fast greens. Talking specifically about the greens at Oakmont Country Club, the Slammer said:
"The green on No. 2 is so fast when I marked my ball my coin slid downhill."
And another time (not sure if he was specifically talking about Oakmont when he said this, but he could have been), Snead said:
"The greensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-58469411341897305192016-01-19T13:42:00.000-08:002016-05-02T12:01:59.557-07:00PowerBilt Golf Brand Disappears from Market(Note: See update at bottom.)
Golf brands change owners with regularity. Golf brands come and go. And it appears that one of the oldest golf brands in the United States - PowerBilt - is, for now anyway, dead and gone from the market. That doesn't mean we'll never hear from PowerBilt again. The "PowerBilt" brand is a licensee of Hillerich & Bradsby, and H&B might want to revive the brand some dayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-61821018102080015142016-01-07T10:45:00.000-08:002016-01-07T10:45:26.743-08:00Big Break Nikki's New Girlfriend Is Surfing Hall of Famer Keala Kennelly
Remember Nikki DiSanto? The beautiful cast member of two different seasons of the Golf Channel's Big Break series - Big Break V and Big Break VII - has been (or is still) a golf pro, an athletic trainer, a model and actress.
You might remember that in one of those seasons there either was a flirtation between Nikki and fellow cast mate (and future PGA Tour caddie) Edoardo Gardino, or at least Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-80938853820644099982015-12-01T11:26:00.002-08:002015-12-01T11:26:13.663-08:00Unusual Gift Idea: Belt Buckle Made from Antique Golf Club
Looking for an unusual gift for the golfer in your life? I recently found something that seems pretty cool: belt buckles made from the blades of antique golf clubs.
Not surprisingly, this item is offered by that purveyor of the weird and wonderful, the unique and expensive, Hammacher-Schlemmer. They call it "The Genuine Hickory Golf Club Belt Buckle." How is it made? Take authentic 1920s-era Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-49437060906657043402015-11-15T07:46:00.000-08:002015-11-15T07:46:51.917-08:00Watch: Michelle Wie DancingYou wouldn't think someone as clumsy as Michelle Wie would have much in the way of dance moves. But she shakes her rather nice little tushy quite well in this Instagram video she posted. Girls night in, dancing to Justin Beieber:
@justinbieber we got your next video...call us πππ @jaimerlynn @hallyleadbetter @h_mill @jeehaeda #girlsnightin A video posted by Michelle Wie (@themichellewie) Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5698643265576979052.post-23598536771450328902015-11-02T12:40:00.001-08:002015-11-02T12:40:14.090-08:00Charley Hull's Eyebrow Dance is Strangely Intoxicating ...Maybe we're just weird. But we can't ... stop .... watching ....
A year ago my eyebrow dance. I just found this on my computer. Hehehe A video posted by Charley Hull (@charleyhull12) on Jan 17, 2015 at 11:10am PST
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