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Did you get your new Adams Golf IDEA A7OS irons?  Those Adams Golf IDEA Tech V3 irons?  How about one of those new Adams Golf Speedline F11 Drivers? Maybe a new Fairway Wood was under the tree?  Maybe Santa ran out of Adams clubs and brought you some new TaylorMade, Callaway, Nike, Ping, Cleveland Golf, or a host of other specialty club designs … NO?  Me neither!!! What’s wrong with my Adams A3OS clubs?  Do they still serve their purpose?  Of course they do and they do it well.  Do I really... Read Full Story

Time flies when you’re having fun!  We’ve been inundated and pounded with massive amounts of relentless rain and snow for the last week with more to come.  The Governor has declared a state of emergency … flooding, mud slides, avalanches, thunder and lightning and the 2011 PGA Tour starts in 2 weeks!!!  Go figure.  Yup, that’s right, the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua, Hawaii will be held on January 3-9. Wish that I could hop on a plane and enjoy the festivities and the FREE... Read Full Story

If anyone knows who/what/where/how they figure out who the #1 ranked player in the world is then raise your hand … anyone out there?  … OK, raise your hand … That’s what I thought.! Oh sure … each player’s personal ranking is calculated from the ranking points he has obtained over the previous two years.  Firstly, his scores from all the tournaments he has played in are scaled down over a two year period, with one eighth of the points awarded for each tournament deducted every thirteen... Read Full Story

Just finished reading “The Kiss That Caused My Slice” by John Ducker and found it to be a great golf book filled with collections of golf poems that captures the essence of all that is holy for us Duffers.  Filled with majestic photos of golf holes that one can only dream about playing, each poem is fresh and vibrant and reinforces the reasons we have great passion for the game. Each poem immerses the Duffer in all of us onto the links as we walk the fairways, stroke each shot, and read... Read Full Story

Being a Phil Mickelson fan over the years I should be rejoicing at the difficulties that Tiger is facing and will face on the golf links if and when he comes out again.  But alas, I cannot rejoice at these revelations because it affects innocent people and children.  I don’t pretend to know anything about the situation but I do know that you don’t behave in this type of shameless arrogant behavior.  My wife and I will be celebrating our 37th wedding anniversary Thursday and it’s beyond my... Read Full Story

In my humble opinion, there are two things that don’t belong on the links – Politics and Religion.  Nothing ruins a good round faster than deep rooted opinions being expressed, challenged, and/or ridiculed.  You’re never going to convince someone of anything within the confines of a fairway, green, golf cart, or at the 19th hole.  All it does is serve to get your head out of the game and once you get out there, it’s hard to come back and concentrate on the game at hand.  Course, it’s hard to... Read Full Story

I’m really juiced up about going to Harding Park Golf Course in San Francisco, California next month to watch the best US golfers take on the best International golfers in the 8th President’s Cup.  I know it’s not the Ryder Cup but then who says that European golfers are any better than the rest of the world?   Oddly enough, I have never attended a PGA golf tournament of any kind over the years and am looking forward to watching, in awe, the big boys play !!!  Getting an autograph from Fred... Read Full Story

We’ve all wanted, over the years, to have the opportunity to play exclusive private courses but usually only get that chance by playing some sort of charity tournament open to the public, playing as a guest with a member, or by being a member of another private country club.  Having been a member at one time of a private country club I often took advantage of Reciprocal Agreements with other clubs.  But that opportunity was no longer available to me until I learned about the Boxgroove Network... Read Full Story

Any self respecting Duffer knows what a “mulligan” is … a “do-over” – hit a bad shot, take a mulligan and try again.  Course most of us do not choose to use mulligans unless we’re playing in a 4-man scramble and we paid good money for those mulligans.  After all, it’s usually for a good cause – some charity golf tournament.  A mulligan in a  4 man scramble can many times be the difference in winning something or not.  After all, we’ve all hit a bad shot and then replayed it only to hit that... Read Full Story

Cow pastures look good from a distance – green, flat, well groomed until you take a closer look.  That’s what some golf course are … nothing more than cow pastures!  Oh, most of us have played on these so called golf courses over the years but we won’t admit it to ourselves.  Usually we play on these local courses when we first start playing.  I know I did and I sure saved a lot of money and embarrassment while cutting my teeth on the game.  The course was a nine holer and cost $4 on... Read Full Story