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Quickie: 07/05/2008 8:18:19am
Nearly had a hole-in-one yesterday. Landed 3 feet behind the cup and spun back right over the edge of the cup to about 4 inches in front. (...)
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Quickie: 05/23/2008 8:33:53am
Heading out with the boys for a 3 day golf trip. The laptop isn’t going. Can’t wait! (...)
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Quickie: 04/20/2008 3:33:30pm
Dad came down for the weekend. We fixed up some things on the house, golfed both days, and caught a movie. I’m going to finish up a few gutter extensions and then relax. (...)
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Quickie: 04/13/2008 7:31:36pm
There isn’t anything I enjoy watching more than Sunday at the Masters. (...)
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Quickie: 04/05/2008 12:16:28pm
Golfed 18 holes today. Was good to finally enjoy some weather. (...)
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Quickie: 03/22/2008 10:10:57am
Last year I was golfing on March 25th in short sleeves. Today there is still snow on the ground. Global warming my ass! (...)
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Quickie: 02/14/2008 10:11:23pm
I’ll be on the golf course in less than 15 hours. (...)
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Golfer Avatar
I am a golfer. (...)
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Google Docs & Spreadsheets Finally Add Charts
I had a little fun charting golf stats with the new charts functionality in Google Docs & Spreadsheets. (...)
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First Post of 2007
Wow, three months without a single post on the blog. That kind of sucks. I’ve had plenty of material to write about. Looking back through my calendar, here are a few highlights… January 5 — Bought a house. January 7-12 — Attended MacWorld in San Francisco, CA. Rest of January — Cleaning, removing wallpaper, painting, and moving. (...)
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Booked Sunday
An hour ago I didn’t have any plans set in stone for the weekend. Now my Sunday is booked solid. First, my Dad invited me up to play a golf course in Harrisville called Loggers Trace at 12:30. He has some type of connection and we are golfing for free. Can’t argue with that so I said “Yes” right away. (...)
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Marching On
I love the month of March for two reasons. March Madness and the coming of warmer Michigan weather. The month of March is heaven for college basketball fans and NCAA bball just happens to be my favorite sport to watch. The teamwork, intensity, atmosphere, and everything about the game draws me in. (...)
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Wie Turning Pro
It’s been announced that Michelle Wie will turn pro before her 16th birthday. With as much talent as she has I think it’s a good choice. Too bad she isn’t a little closer to her 18th birthday or I’d say we could look forward to seeing her in a few swimsuit issues. (...)
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Labor Day Weekend 2005
I had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend. On Friday night I went to The Dukes of Hazzard with my buddy Mo. Saturday morning I woke up early and drove down to Sterling Heights to hang out with a couple good friends, Lindsay and Jere. We went out golfing (shot a 44), watched the Michigan game, went out for burgers and beer, and then had a few at night. (...)
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Upcoming 2005 Golf Trip
On Saturday I take off for NW Michigan for my summer golf trip. I’ll be playing 18 at Little Traverse Bay Golf Club in Harbor Springs on Saturday and then off to Boyne Mountain for a few days to play the Alpine and Monument. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are the heart of the trip, which we call the Hackers/Whackers McDuff Open. (...)
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Tiger’s Tenth
Tiger wins again. I woke up early to watch the weekend rounds and it was a joy. (...)
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Birdie
There’s just something wrong about a female golfer named Birdie. (...)
Remembering Payne
Some great thoughts on the late Payne Stewart. (...)
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Women’s Golf
The LPGA is really catching on. I even had my TV on split screen today while watching the PGA. I see a lot of young girls/women becoming interested in golf in the near future. Just look at the success of some of the younger women golfers. In the LPGA Championship that finished today, Michelle Wie, a 15-year-old amateur, finished in 2nd place. (...)
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Eagle-Eye
Chipped in from just off the fringe today on a par 5 for an eagle. I think it’s only the 2nd one of my life. Also had a nice long birdie putt that fell for a total of 41. (...)
The 4th Green
Green Jacket. Every golfer wants one, but few ever get one. Today Tiger Woods won his 4th by winning the 2005 Masters at Augusta National. Tiger started Sunday at the Masters down by 4 strokes with 27 holes left to play. Woods birdied the first 4 holes of the morning to make it 7 in a row going back to Saturday and found himself with a 2 stroke lead over Chris DiMarco. (...)
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Ohhh Phil!
What was ESPN thinking when they used this photo in an article today? (...)
Anna Rawson
Anna Rawson, just another female professional golfer. (...)
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Tiger Woods Is Back
Tiger Woods is back! He may not be in the form he once was, but his game is coming around quite nicely. Everyone remembers him for his bombing drives, but the flat blade is the club that usually wins tournaments as Tiger proved this past weekend. (...)
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2006 Ryder Cup Captain
Tom Lehman will soon be announced as the U.S. captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup. (...)
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A Hitched Tiger
Tiger Woods finally got married yesterday. Maybe now we’ll stop hearing about it. (...)
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Ryder Cup Ass Beatin’
Europe won the 35th Ryder Cup by a record setting margin of 18 1/2-9 1/2 over the United States. You can try to blame Tiger, Phil, Captain Sutton or any of the other American, but the Europeans simply played better and deserved to win the cup. (...)
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Ryder Cup Photos
Photos taken during the Wednesday practice round of the 35th Ryder Cup have been posted. Thursday too. (...)
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35th Ryder Cup Opening Ceremonies
Dad and I were in attendance at the greatest event I’ve ever been a part of. The Ryder Cup is the Super Bowl of golf, with the difference being the number of times it is held in the United States. The Ryder Cup Matches are held every two years. They are held in the United States every four years. During a golfer’s lifetime, the matches are held on home soil about 20 times. (...)
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Ryder Cup Practice Rounds
Watching professional golfers is enjoyable for anyone who enjoys the game of golf. Being a witness to their play in person is even better. Dad and I enjoyed watching the United States and European Ryder Cup teams practice, but not as much as when we’ve seen them compete in the Buick Open several teams. (...)
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Is Phil Mickelson Too Good?
Phil Mickelson didn’t even practice on the course yesterday for the Ryder Cup. He must think he’s too good. (...)
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Ryder Cup 2004
Tomorrow and Thursday I’m off to watch practice rounds for the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and I get to spend two days watching the top players from the United States and Europe. (...)
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Labor Day Weekend
I had an enjoyable weekend. On Friday Jere made the drive up to Rogers City with me. It took a little longer than normal because of all the traffic, but it wasn’t as bad as we expected. After relaxing a bit at Mom and Dad’s, it was out to the bars for a night with the boys. There weren’t many people out, but we had a good time. I finally made it home around 3 a.m. (...)
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Back To Normal
After a week out in Philly and a 3 day golf trip, life will be back to normal for me. I had a great time on both trips and was sad to see them end. Tomorrow it’s back to work and the daily grind. I won a few side bets on the golf trip (two long drive bets with Dad were the highlight) and placed in a couple of the events, but didn’t shoot as well as I would have liked. (...)
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I’m Off…
In about an hour I’ll be taking off for Flint, flying to Chicago, and then arriving in Philadelphia sometime after 6 (their time). Lindsay and I always have fun, so it should be a blast. I have no clue what we are doing though, I left all of the planning up to Lindsay (teachers have all that damn free time in the summer). The training class should be really good too. (...)
Golf Tips
For some great information and drills check out these free golf tips. (...)
The Slice
Nobody likes a slice. Everyone thinks they know the fix. Maintaining the bend in your left knee may be the cure for many of us. (...)
John Daly Deserves The Ryder Cup
Simply put, the guy is fun to watch. The normal hacker can really relate to the guy, because he’s down to earth. He doesn’t care what people think of him and nothing scares him either. He’s one of the few golfers that you’ll see smoking a cigarette (or several) on TV during a round. (...)
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A Swing In Progress
I stopped by the driving range today to work on my golf swing. I recently found out that my backswing was getting too steep, which in turn has been causing me to slice the ball. I hit over 100 balls and was striking it pretty good. There were a few shanks here and there, but that is to be expected when you are trying to change something that’s become habit. (...)
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Naughty Fest 2004
Each year, Rogers City hosts the Nautical Festival. We look forward to it the whole summer, but when Monday morning rolls around, boy are we glad that it’s over. It’s a blast of a weekend, but it sure kicks your ass! Basically we Drink during the day. Take a little time to eat dinner. Change into clothes for the night out. Head over to whoever’s house has a keg for the night. (...)
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The Weeks Ahead
Over the past few days, I’ve been quiet on the site again. I’ve been busy studying for my test, which paid off. August is going to be a busy month for me, so I just wanted to warn everyone that I won’t have as much time for quality posting. Tomorrow I’m heading up to Rogers City for the Nautical Festival. (...)
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King Par Tent Sale
King Par’s annual tent sale ends tomorrow (Sunday), so we stopped by today. It was like being a kid in the candy store! You can’t even imagine how much golf equipment and clothing they had on sale. It was unreal. Boxes and boxes of gloves, irons, woods. Shelves packed full of shoes. Rows of tables stacked with golf balls. I bought a new pair of Adidas golf shoes ($40) and a new driver. (...)
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Scramble vs. Best Ball
There is a common misconception among golfers that scrambles and best ball tournaments are the same. Some even say “best ball scramble,” but there really is no such thing. The guy (or gal) who came up with the terminology must have been drunk or crazy, because both are very misleading. (...)
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Golf Is Fun Again
While the site was down the for the past few days I’ve figured out my golf game. On Thursday night for league, I shot a 38, finally getting into the 30’s for the first time this summer. It was long overdue! Then this weekend I want to Sterling Heights to visit Jere for a few days. We played 18 yesterday and it was my best 18 hole score ever. (...)
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Sunday’s 18
We played Garland’s Monarch course and it was gorgeous! Some of the most beautiful golf holes I’ve ever played…by far! Some of the par 4s were pretty long, but the par 5s weren’t bad at all, if you could hit a decent drive. I would have taken some photos, but I was too busy swinging over 100 times on the day. It was a great day for golfing. (...)
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Lately…
I’ve had quite a few things going on. Somehow, things all happen at once. Today I did a little work on my new dedicated server, but I still need to wait for a few domains to transfer over to 1&1, where I’ve decided to keep all the domain registrations. (...)
Been Busy…
The posts have been few and far between lately. I know. It’s always hectic coming back from a holiday weekend. For the rest of this post I’m simply going to type whatever comes to mind, so please excuse me if it doesn’t make sense. I haven’t played poker in two days, but I dropped my bike off at the shop today to get tuned up. (...)
Golf Swing - Fixed?
I think I figured out what has been wrong with my swing all summer. I haven’t been rotating my hips and lower body on the backswing, which has been causing a drop in my left shoulder and then my head. Every regular golfer knows that the head is supposed to be still throughout the swing. It’s amazing how this little bit of movement was causing me to almost miss the ball on tee shots. (...)
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The Game I Love?
Golf. One minute you love it and the next you wish you’d never played. One minute you hit a shot like Tiger Woods and the next you feel like you’ve never swung a club. For the past 3-4 summers I’ve been golfing 2, 3, sometimes even 4 times a week and I’ve loved every minute of it. This year is different for some reason. (...)
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Red In The Face
After spending 4 hours on the golf course. (...)
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12 Putts
Everything was dropping in the cup tonight. 6 one-putts and 3 two-putts. 7 bogeys and 2 pars. Overall, it turned out to be a good round with a 42. I only hit one GIR so I really needed the putting to save my score. The green that I did hit was a par 3, but 40-50 feet from the hole. The putt slid by on the left side by no more than an inch and rolled 3 inches past the hole for a gimme par. (...)
Being Satisfied
I am easily satisfied with the very best. Winston Churchill Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. Thomas Edison I never made a film which fully satisfied me. Roman Polanski Is being satisfied a good thing or a bad thing? BAD satisfaction The fulfillment or gratification of a desire, need, or appetite. (...)
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Golf At Boyne Highlands
Just a quick update to say that I golfed on the Heather course at Boyne Highlands today. We only played 9 holes though because the rain really started to come down. I was on a scramble team with my Dad and our team took first out of the three teams. -3 for nine holes in those conditions was pretty good. My putter was right on target the whole time. Now I just need to fix my golf swing! (...)
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Enough Posts About The Site!
I haven’t posted much lately about what I’ve been up to, so here it is… As you can probably tell I’ve spent a lot of time over the past 5 days working on the site. I’m happy with the outcome and will be taking some time off. I say that, but it never really happens. Golf season is in “full swing” now and Mother Nature seems to be playing nice again. (...)
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Water Logged
Golf league was interesting tonight. It was sprinkling at the beginning of the round and wasn’t bad at all for about 4 holes. On the 5th and 6th it really started to come down though! We figured that we were already soaked, so we might as well keep playing, especially since we were scoring well. Three times I had to adjust my swing on the way through because the club would have went flying. (...)
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Rain, Rain, Go Away
I always thought it was “April showers bring May flowers.” It has rained almost every single day in May so far. It helps out the golf season in the long run, but prevents it from really kicking off. Thursday was my first time out and I shot a 49, which wasn’t too bad for not having swung a club yet this year. Then I went out Friday with Jere and Steph and shot a 51. (...)
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I Love Spring
Is there any better time of the year than spring? Not for me. The sun comes out from hiding, the snow melts, the grass changes from brown to green, and you can feel the air getting warmer as each day passes. Spring also has that distinct smell that can’t compete with any other season. Everyone seems to be happier and more up-beat during the spring. (...)
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Linkage
I need to start cooking some more. Maybe some good recipes will help. I’m still not too sure about Orkut, but I’m checking my account more often now. If you want an invite, leave a comment and ask. Southwest Airlines has good rates on flights right now. I booked my mom’s flight with from Detroit to San Diego for a total of $295. (...)
Living On A Golf Course
I’ve always said that I would like to have a house on a golf course. Today I questioned myself…why? The view would be awesome, but other than that, there really aren’t any great advantages I can think of. The property around a “nice” golf course is over priced because of the location. You can’t walk out and play a few holes anytime you want. (...)
