Archives for: May 2006

Move Rick Reilly's "Shanks for Nothing" to the top of your reading list

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"When I really wanted someone to look at my swing, I always asked a blind guy." -Shanks for Nothing, page 46 Rick Reilly, Sport Illustrated writer and recipient of the National Sportswriter of the year ten separate times recently released Shanks fo… more »

Darren Clarke at the Nissan Irish Open: Golf Karma for life

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On Monday at the Nissan Irish Open, Darren Clarke received credit for basically taking a penalty stroke when he didn't really need to. Obviously Clarke deserves all of the praise being showered upon him for serving as a rules official and showing the int… more »

The Callaway HX Pearl- Because it takes a real man to play a ladies' ball

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I'm always experimenting with new golf balls, primarily because I am so inconsistent that I convince myself that the ball actually has something to do with my play. So, I try a new brand and come to find out that the problem is more often with my swing t… more »

Racism blamed for Barry Bonds' problems: Tiger Woods must be the next target

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I have been a huge baseball fan ever since I can remember. I not only loved going to Braves' games as a kid, I loved learning about the ghosts of baseball's past. It intrigued me to hear stories about Babe Ruth calling his shot; I thought it was facinati… more »

Jim Furyk, Jim Thorpe, and Retief Goosen: The golf gods' master plan

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Today, Sunday, May the 7th is a day that the golfing gods meddled with human events to fulfill their own needs. As I've written before, the amateur game is far more significant than the PGA tour, and the amateur player is far more important in the scheme… more »

Indianapolis Golf at its best: Purgatory Golf Club earns highest honors

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It's been a while since the last five-pirate course was revealed, but the next course is worth the wait. Kiel Christianson of TravelGolf.com had it exactly right in his March article: One of the most unknown and under-appreciated golf destinations in… more »
 
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