Fore Play - 9 hours ago
"The Office" Goes Golfing
I try to carve out time for a couple tv shows each week (thank God for DVR) and The Office is one of them. I was pleased to see golf as a focal point of last night's episode. I was even more pleased to go to NBC's website today and see an "Office Mini-Putt" game to waste half of my Friday with. (OfficeMiniPutt)
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Waste-A-Day Video - 9 hours ago
Why You Always Let People "Pass-Through"
I found this clip from the movie "Falling Down" starring Michael Douglas. The movie is slightly insane- and un-golf related except for this particular scene. I don't think I'll ever argue with someone "passing-through" ever again. (adult language warning)
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Fore Play - 12 hours ago
Interview With Bob Vokey
It's Friday. You're not really working. Take 3 minutes to read this interview with club maker Bob Vokey and start getting pumped about the new 64 degree Titleist you'll be needing to add to your bag soon. (PGATour.com)
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Fore Play - Thursday
Wow- 66 On One Hole Is Bad Golf
I checked out stats and I'm happy to report nobody on oobgolf is as bad as Angelo Spagnolo. He once shot a 66 at TPC Sawgrass... ON THE 17TH HOLE ALONE. Pretty great story. (Story)(FunnyBlogConnection)
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Fore Play - Thursday
Johnny Miller Takes Shots At Woods
NBC broadcaster Johnny Miller took a couple shots at Tiger Woods yesterday. He also thinks The Players Championship is more prestigious than at least 1 if not 2 of the majors (according to the professionals). (FullStory)
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Fore Play - Thursday
Kelly Tilghman Still Raising Eyebrows
It seems Kelly Tilghman is still making news, or at least raising eyebrows with some of the PGA Tour pros. Though it seems she's put the controversy from eariler this year behind her some of the players would still like her to shut up... quite literally. (FullStory)
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Fore Play - Thursday
Anthony Kim Is A Pain
I don't really know too much about 22 year old Anthony Kim other than the hype- but it looks like he's a pain in the butt to work with. (CaddieForHire)
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Fore Play - Thursday
5th Major Kicks Off Today
The Players Championship tees off today. Is it the 5th major? Does it matter what you call it when the winner will receive over $1,700,000? (Leaderboard)
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Fore Play - Tuesday
5 Things You Need To Know About Equipment
Golfweek has an article from 5 top equipment makers of things you need to know before jumping into new equipment. I've already made steps to follow at least one of them; I'm having my driver cut down to 43 inches. (FullStory)
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Fore Play - Tuesday
Who's In The US Open?
The deadline for entries into the US Open (were you one of them?) has come and gone and only 8,390 applied. That is the lowest number since 2003. Since only 156 make the field and 58 already have spots wrapped up that means the next 4 weeks of qualifying become pretty fun. (Story)
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Fore Play - Monday
Golf Rediscovered For Father And Son
I found this story about a father who was cleaning the garage with his seven year old son and found his set of 20 year old golf clubs, untouched for that time. I think it's probably a pretty common story where life and growing up can make something as trivial as golf an afterthought, but it's funny how it can all come back in a couple swings. (ShortEasyRead)
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Fore Play - Monday
Golf Guns For Disabled Golfers
What do you do if you love golf but can no longer play because of physical limitations? Air Force Golf wants you to buy a golf gun for $795 that allows you to still enjoy the game. When you do buy it, I want you to call me- so I can get rid of my stupid clubs that clearly don't work and play with it too. (Wow)
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Fore Play - Monday
Young Guns Rule The Weekend
Twenty-two year old Anthony Kim won the Wachovia Championship yesterday for his first victory on the PGA Tour. He is the youngest winner on the Tour in 6 years. Meanwhile twenty-one year old Paula Creamer had to play extra holes for the second straight week and held on for her sixth victory of her career. (Anthony)(Paula)
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Fore Play - 5/2/08
Stretching Makes You Taller
Or so says Phil Mickelson. He has switched to a longer putter because he's grown up to an inch taller through stretching. Really? Can I get a medical opinion on this one? (CallingBS)
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Fore Play - 5/2/08
What?! Did I Just Hear That Right?
I was watching PGATour.com coverage of the Wachovia Championship I just heard a stat that blew me away. Daniel Chopra leads the Tour with an amazing 94% conversion rate of putts from 7 feet or shorter. Think how long that really is and imagine your score with 94% conversion. Wow! (ChopraStats)
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Fore Play - 5/2/08
Airlines Hate Golfers
This news a bit old but I know not everyone is aware of it. A lot of airlines are now charging for oversized luggage and 2nd bags at check in. That makes taking the golf clubs along cost an extra $50 per trip. Time to start stuffing your clothes into your travel bag. (Story)
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Fore Play - 5/1/08
Jason Bohn Story
Jason Bohn is currently leading the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte, NC. He may not win- but check out a cool story abuot Jason after the jump.
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Fore Play - 5/1/08
Made In China- Experience With TaylorMade
One of our users (Rich Szabo) sent me a story he posted on his blog about his experience recently with TaylorMade. His opinion does not reflect oobgolf's opinion- but it is an interesting viewpoint. (MadeInChina)
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Fore Play - 5/1/08
Roger Clemens Likes His Sex Daly
Appearently Roger Clemens like all kinds. Just days after being linked (code for "affair") to country singer Mindy McCready, Clemens is now being linked to Paulette Dean Daly. That would be John Daly's ex wife... well, one of them. Clemens is scum and Daly just has a knack for making headlines one way or another. (IsItTrue?)
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Fore Play - 4/30/08
Butch Harmon Is Sorry
Butch Harmon appologized to John Daly for dropping him as a client. It seems that action and his words caused Daly a lot of money in sponsorships. Look- I love John Daly as much as the next guy, I really do... but he's ranked 550 in the world right now. Maybe THAT'S why he dropped you. (FullStory)
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Fore Play - 4/30/08
Drug Testing In Golf- Does USGA Even Care?
I found an interesting article that suggests the governing bodies of golf really aren't in much of a hurry to implement drug testing into their sport. Is it because they don't think it exists or that they're afraid of what they may find? (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/29/08
Alistair Tait Interview
Golfweek's Alistair Tait was kind enough to take a phone call from me a couple weeks ago and answer a couple questions about his views on golf from his side of the pond (he's British). He talks about his favorite golfers, how technology is making golf too easy and why golf is faster in Great Britain. Check it out after the jump.
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Fore Play - 4/29/08
Lucky __________!
Some people win the lottery. Some people accomplish feats that carry the same odds (1 in 67 million) and get nothing for it- except me hating him. What a lucky bastard. (TwoAces)
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Fore Play - 4/29/08
40 Tour Courses You Can Play
Golfweek(the best golf magazine you can subscribe to, btw) compiled a list of 40 courses to play that are played on the different 2007 and 2008 pro tours. Pebble Beach tops the list with Poppy Hills GC rounding it out. The cool thing is all the courses are public so feel free to knock yourself out. (List)
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Waste-A-Day Video - 4/28/08
There Are No Words
Oh John Daly... (Video)(via Deadspin.com)
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Fore Play - 4/28/08
Suction Putter Grips
You putt. You make putt (maybe). You reach down to pick up the ball from the cup, OR you can use the new putter grip retriever from NeverMore. It's a small suction cup at the end of the putter so you can just flip your club over and grab the ball without reaching. Seems useful for some people and just downright joyfully lazy for others. I'm going to get one. (Awesome)
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Fore Play - 4/28/08
Anna Rawson Update
And by Anna Rawson update I mean pictures. Golf.com has over 15 photos of Anna covering her actions on and off the course. Anna has entered two LPGA events in 2008 but has yet to make a cut. Fortunately for her- she has that modeling thing working for her too. (AnnaPics)
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Fore Play - 4/28/08
Is Fairway % Overrated?
Sergio Garcia shot the low round of the Byron Nelson Championship on Saturday while hitting only 2 of 14 fairways. For the weekend he was near last in fairway % yet ranked in the top 5 in the field in GIR. Something doesn't add up. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/27/08
Playoff Sunday (Who Knew?)
If you were able to pull yourself away from hockey (yawn), basketball (bor-ing) or the NFL Draft (remind me in August) you may have caught a couple great finishes on the US tours. Annika Sorenstam held off Paula Creamer in sudden death and Adam Scott beat Ryan Moore with an amazing putt. (Annika)(Scott)
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Fore Play - 4/24/08
Old Wrinkly Person Golf Gossip
Golf doesn't have the hot gossip that other sports and Hollywood stars seem to drum up. Most would consider this a good thing- I call it fuel for a slow golf news day. Greg Norman and Chris Evert is really the best I've got for you. I guess you could spend all day checking out our new equipment feature! (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/23/08
Beer Cart Girls Make Golf Distracting
Slow news day... so I'll give TheGolfGirl a chance to blow your mind. She penned (pecked?) an article based on a study that shows men like sexy things and tried to draw corrolations to golf. The picture is the best part. (MenLikeSex)
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Fore Play - 4/23/08
Enjoying David Feherty
David Feherty is back to writing since his bike crash that left him closer to death than I think most people realize. He may not be 100% back physically but it seems being cooped up has left him (too much) time to write again. This is almost too bizzare to even read. (Article)
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Fore Play - 4/23/08
$50k To Play With Bunnies
If you were waiting for your chance to pay $50k to play a round of golf with Playboy Bunnies I'm sad to inform you that you've missed it. Hopefully they'll be auctioned off again next year. Paying for the company of woman for five hours... I feel like there is a word for that- ah, CHARITY. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/22/08
Earth Day Golf
Since today is Earth Day people are hugging the earth including USToday. Golf is often criticized for not being "green" enough, especially since it's layout could promote environmental issues and sustainability. Here is a list of 34 golf courses that ARE green enough. If you live near one- choose to play it this week instead of another. (FullStory)
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Fore Play - 4/22/08
Keeping Priorities Straight
Michigan Wolverine safety Jamar Adams is going to get drafted sometime this weekend in the NFL Draft. Instead of sitting around the tv waiting for his name to be called, Jamar will instead be on the golf course. I know... it's about "keeping his mind off things" but I think deep down it's about priorities. (Story)
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Waste-A-Day Video - 4/22/08
Never Lay Up!
I'll give Top Flite credit... they are creative. I have the video of their D2 Man rapping after the jump.
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Fore Play - 4/21/08
Tiger Will Show Up For $3M
Want Tiger Woods at your next birthday party? According to reports from Australia who is trying to woo Tiger Woods to play in next year's Australian Masters for a cool $3M. (Story)
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Waste-A-Day Video - 4/21/08
Funny Phil Mickelson Commercials
After the jump is a video of 4 new commercials for Crowne Plaza featuring Phil Mickelson having "meetings" with his fans. I must admit, they were much funnier than I thought they'd be.
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Fore Play - 4/21/08
Tadd Fujikawa Wins
17 year old Hawaiian (and oobgolf favorite) Tadd Fujikawa made his first cut and won his first pro event all in the same weekend. It was on a local tour in Hawaii and he only won $13k while shooting a 4 over par final round score to hold on to his victory. Then again... I didn't make $13k this weekend. (TaddFeverRelapse)
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Fore Play - 4/21/08
Lorena The Magnificent
More impressive than Tiger. Yeah, I said it. (FullStory)
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oob Users Rock! - 4/20/08
Awesome Picture From Middle East
I had an email in my inbox the other day from an American solider stationed in the Middle East. Check out the fun picture and story after the jump.
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oob Users Rock! - 4/20/08
30k Scores!
You guys are awesome! In the time it took to notice and post this story about the 30,000th score being entered into oob- you guys went ahead and entered another thousand to get us to 31k. Thanks and keep them coming! At the pace we are at recently- we will be at 50k before July.
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Fore Play - 4/18/08
Alligators Stolen From Mini Golf Pond
A couple baby alligators were stolen from a mini golf facility in Florida- most likely a fraternity prank. What do you do with alligators once you steal them? And what kind of mini golf course has gators? What do they do when they get big enough to eat the kids playing the course? So many unanswered questions... (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/18/08
Golf- An Olympic Sport.
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem is working hard to get golf into the Olympics. The earliest it could happen is 2016. While golf has become a worldwide sport- it just sounds weird that it could be an Olympic sport. That said- so does racing snowboards. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/17/08
What If We Could Play Augusta National
Every week you guys tell us in Golfer of the Week how you'd love to play Augusta National- but we all know it will never happen. While working for GolfWeek probably sounds like a dream gig to us too, it's not like the access gets you rounds at great courses- unless of course, you win the media lottery like this guy. (LuckyBastard)
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Fore Play - 4/17/08
Wuss.
Brandt Snedeker cried when he was done with his Sunday round at The Masters and people think he's a better man for it. You can decide for yourself. (FullStory)
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Fore Play - 4/16/08
Element 21 Infomercial Is Interesting
Element 21 has been trying to make a splash with marketing in the past year and it's at least working for me. Here is an infomercial airing on The Golf Channel. It's 30 minutes long- so you need some time to watch it but it seems that they really have some cool stuff going on with their technology. (AmIASucker?)
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Fore Play - 4/16/08
Obligatory Knee Surgery Story
I've been too busy golfing to post today but I figured I should post about Tiger Woods' knee surgery. Umm.. ok, here goes. Tiger Woods had knee surgery yesterday. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/15/08
Have Pros Forgotten Fore?
Golfweek's Alistair Tait discusses the forgotten etiquette of yelling "Fore". Amateurs are following suit and wayward shots have golfer looking more like cyclists than a person concerned about warning others of an approaching shot. (FullStory)
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Fore Play - 4/15/08
The Balls At Augusta Just Don't Listen
I found a link with a humorous tale of a trip to Augusta National. The author constantly commanded the balls to "Get In The Hole" but they just didn't listen. He can't decide if he should go to the British Open now, because he's not sure he can handle such defiance again. (GetInTheHole)
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Fore Play - 4/15/08
The Augusta "Patron Walk Race"
One thing you don't see on TV at The Masters are the morning "walk races" to find prime spots on the course to watch. Thousands line up waiting for the gates to open then pour into the facility. Running is prohibited at Augusta National so the results are pretty hilarious. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/14/08
Meanwhile... Continuing to Dominate
I understand that the Masters hype will always overshadow all other golf happenings in April, but soon people are going to be forced to start recognizing what Lorena Ochoa is doing on the LPGA. She won by 11 strokes yesterday with a score of -25. She qualified for the Hall of Fame with her win. Now she just needs to play 4 more years to get in. Holy Smokes! (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/14/08
Trevor Immelman Story Pretty Cool
I think the fun thing about new major champions is learning the stories of how they became who they are. Last year we learned about down to earth and humble Zach Johnson. This year we get to revel in the stories of Trevor Immelman, the first South African to win The Masters since Gary Player who happens to be Trevor's hero. Immelman also had a tumor removed just 4 months ago. Crazy. (TrevorI)
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Fore Play - 4/14/08
Tiger Slammed
Golf.com's Gary Van Sickle wrote an article about Tiger and how failed yet again to make history yesterday and how the chances of a grand slam are ruined for another year. I'll be the first to admit that Tiger didn't play like "Tiger" but he still managed to end up in 2nd place at The Masters with his "C" game. Give the man a break. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/13/08
Immelman Wins Masters
Trevor Immelman played well enough on Sunday to hold on to the Masters to win his first major championship. I'm sure you can find plenty of stories about that tomorrow- but for now let's compare the final leaderboard with Cigar Lounge's Matt Snyder's predictions.
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Today In Golf - 4/13/08
April 13th
Arguably the greatest day in golf history. Among other things, a signficant day in the battle over the history books between the oldest and youngest Masters winners.
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Fore Play - 4/10/08
Masters Live Scoring
News Flash- The Masters is happening. We have a leaderboard after the jump.
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Fore Play - 4/9/08
oobgolf Will Be In San Diego Next Week
...well half of us, me. I'm going to be in San Diego next week from Sunday evening until Wednesday. I'm playing some golf but will have some time. I don't know San Diego- this will be my first time but I'll have some access to a car and would love to meet some of you guys. Private Message me through my profile or shoot me an email.
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Fore Play - 4/9/08
Masters Par 3 Contest Live
For the first time ever the Masters will be broadcasting the par 3 contest today. No person who has ever won the Par 3 contest has ever gone on to win The Masters. In fact- a lot of hijinx go into make sure you don't win. Coverage runs from 2pm-5pm (EST) online. (Live Video)
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Fore Play - 4/9/08
USGA and R & A Issue Ruling
Two weeks ago Stewart Cink was DQ'd for having his caddy rake a fairway bunker while his ball sat in a green side bunker. The seemingly stupid rule has been addressed by the USGA and R & A (in record time for them). It is now allowed, not that it helps Cink now. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/9/08
Do You Know Trip Kuehne?
Here is a cool story about amateur Trip Kuehne and his journey to The Masters. It's so amazing how one event can define a person's life and career. In this case, that event was a kid named Eldrick making an amazing comeback 14 years ago. (TripKuehne)
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Fore Play - 4/8/08
WorldGolf Writer Is Incontinent
"I've come to accept one grand truth - that I absolutely pee myself in hysterical glee when confronted with greatness. But I stand by my pee. I am proud to stand tall in my own urine while hysterically praising Tiger Woods. That's how I roll." Huh? What the ... (PeeForYourself)
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Fore Play - 4/8/08
Crossword Puzzle- Masters Edition
A Masters crossword puzzle to waste your day with. (Puzzle)
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Fore Play - 4/8/08
Amen Corner Putting Game
Since it's nearly impossible to play Augusta National (see: 29 GoW's who say AN is their dream course to play) ESPN has launched an online putting game that let's you at least click your mouse and pretend to putt around Amen Corner. (PuttingGame)
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Fore Play - 4/8/08
RUWT? (Are You Watching This)
Some sporting events get hyped and let us down. Great events can live up to the hype though, and sometimes teams or players come out of nowhere to make things so dramatic you can't imagine missing it. That is what RUWT? is all about. You set up your account to be text messaged during key moments of events- so you know when to get in front of the tv. Like when Tiger is storming back from 6 down on Sunday. (Website)
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Fore Play - 4/8/08
Hey- Someone Likes Mobile oobgolf
I was sent this review of our mobile oobgolf feature. I thought it seemed like a pretty fair assessment and since it doesn't come from us (so it's not biased)- I thought it may be worth reading. (Review)(MobileDirections)
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Fore Play - 4/7/08
Lorena Ochoa. Wow!
Lorena Ochoa's won 8 of the last 13 tournaments she's entered including this past weekend's first major, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. She won by 5 strokes over Annika Sorenstam. She is AWESOME... and she cooks! (Victory)(CoolStory)
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Fore Play - 4/7/08
Ogilvy: "They are missing the point..."
Geoff Ogilvy had some great things to say about Augusta National and the setup of the course. He talks about how they are killing the intended purpose of the course by trying to make it look pretty. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/7/08
T-Shot Energy Drink (Fun Update)
The other night I needed to stay up late to work on something. I decided to try out a sample of T Shot Energy Drink (which looks they've now re-branded as 418 Energy- get it? For 18...) that I got at the golf show back in January. I should have visited their website before trying- to get a gage of quality. (Website)
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Fore Play - 4/7/08
ESPN Ramping Up For Masters
The most annoying thing about ESPN (and the reason I avoid it except for live events) is that they promote the crap out of their own programming in other shows. Fortunately, with ESPN winning the bid to cover the first two days of The Masters- at least their constant babbling could produce some good material. (Master's Video)
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Fore Play - 4/7/08
Master's Week!!!!
It feels like the week before Christmas. You know it's coming if you can just get through a couple last days of waiting. For a golf fan, I think this week is the single best week that exists. (Masters.org)
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Fore Play - 4/4/08
Shell Houston Open Leaderboard
The Houston Open tried to draw in big name players by setting up their course similar to Augusta National. I don't know if they do a great job of doing that- but they do have some big names playing this week, especially considering The Masters kicks off next week. (Leaderboard)
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Fore Play - 4/4/08
Adam Scott Puff Piece
Here is a feature article about Adam Scott and how he's going to win a major. I'd say something about how good looking he is... but I've been informed that Adam is what males think looks good and not who females really find attractive. Meh. (FullStory)
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Stats - 4/3/08
Handicaps By State
We decided to take a look at oobgolf user's handicap indexes by state. I'm not sure we can make any absolute conclusions about anything from that data except that it is interesting to look at. Oh- and that people from Rhode Island need to invite better golfers to the site... you're embarrassing yourselves.
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Fore Play - 4/3/08
What Is The Ruling?
Kevin and I played a round of golf yesterday and something crazy happened. Kevin hit a ball into a pine tree that never came down. It was stuck in the branches about 6 feet off the ground in plain site. I made Kevin whack it out, but don't know if that was correct. Can someone help?
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Fore Play - 4/3/08
Demo Clubs By Mail
Buying golf clubs is so tricky becuase you want to to try everything but there is really no good way, and clubs are so expensive. Enter GolfClubDemo.com- which is essentially Netflix for golf clubs. They handle both ends of the shipping and you keep the club or clubs for a week. If you want to buy them- you can, if you want to send them back and try another you can do that too. (Site)
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Waste-A-Day Video - 4/2/08
Veterans Can Kiss My [Butt]
Bubba Watson is awesome. Check out this video clip that is flying around the internet this week. He was caught by Golf Channel microphones cussing at his playing partner Steve Elkington for walking while he was setting up. Classic new golf phrase, "Veterans can kiss my [butt]!"
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Fore Play - 4/2/08
Man's House Destroyed- Decides To Keep Playing
Edwin Harman didn't flinch when he heard the news that his home was destroyed by a plane crash. He couldn't flinch- or he would've missed his putt. Herman was on vacation with his golf buddies when he heard the news that 5 people were killed in a small plane that crashed into his home. He continued to finish his round AND THEN ANOTHER before deciding he should maybe go home. Dedication. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/2/08
Roberto De Vicenzo - 40 Years Later
Some things about the rules of golf that don't make sense to me. Some are things that just bug me because they seem trivial, like grounding your club in a hazard. Others just blow me away. Take for example 40 years ago when Roberto De Vicenzo lost The Masters because his partner gave him the wrong score on a hole and he signed it. (Story)
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Fore Play - 4/1/08
April Fools And Golf
Since yesterday's baseball and golf link was so well received (grrr), I decided today to look at golf and April Fools Day. After the jump are a couple good links including Golf.com's article declaring Augusta National a public course as well as an office being turned into a par 4, including sand and water hazzards.
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Fore Play - 4/1/08
I Post Stuff You Send Me
I'm just a pawn to our users, I swear. I was sent two sets of golf jokes last night- so you can find all that goodness after the jump. If you don't think it's funny... either harass M2D and Volleyhart until they quit oob (please don't really do that), or send me better stuff.
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Fore Play - 4/1/08
Golf's Club Test 2008
Golf Magazine has done its annual Club Test for 2008. They test all of the new equipment for the new year and have good, bad and ugly golfers hit balls. Then they tell us what works. (ClubTestHome)
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Fore Play - 3/31/08
Baseball And Golf
Today is the official opening day for Major League Baseball and that had me thinking about the relationship between the two sports. It turns out that some MLB players golf, a writer writes and the people having the most fun are the kids making up their silly games (vid after jump).
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Fore Play - 3/31/08
Lorena Ochoa Is REALLY Good
I know people say this, and we ignore it because, well... quite frankly it's because she's a woman, but Lorena Ochoa is good. In reality, she's every bit as good right now as Tiger is on the mens side. She won the Safeway International yesterday by 7 strokes. (Story)
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Fore Play - 3/31/08
Walk The Walk With Your Team Pride
I think it's fair to say most of us are sports fans beyond the game of golf. Footjoy is banking on that too. Check out their new MyJoys. You can get great shoes sporting the logos and colors of your favorite college or Major League Baseball team. (MyJoys)
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Fore Play - 3/28/08
Best Golf Music Since... For-Ev-Err
Sometimes "best ever" wins by default. Because I don't know any golf specific music except The Golf Boy and his cd "The World's Funniest Golf Songs" he is the best. But man.. is it bad. I wanted it to play on our site upon login- but Kevin wouldn't let me. If you want to hear a sample this cd is actually on iTunes. (BuyHere)
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Fore Play - 3/28/08
David Feherty Update
A couple weeks ago David Feherty was in a bicycle accident. Sounds like he's still in pretty rough shape- but at least his humor hasn't left him. (Interview)
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Fore Play - 3/28/08
Segway X2 Golf
So the Segway (really any other "cart alternative") on the golf course hasn't taken off. Fortunately that hasn't prevented them from improving on their original model. The Segway X2 Golf is available for a cool $6500. It looks cool... but I think they should send me one to review to be sure. (SegwayLink)
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Caption This - 3/27/08
Oh.. I Have A Game To Play (Last Chance)
(Last Chance) Winner gets... something.
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Fore Play - 3/27/08
Zurich Classic Leaderboard
It's pretty hard to get excited about golf news on a day when nobody has been shot. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans kicks off today if that excites you. Otherwise... I dunno. Go out and play. We like looking at your scores.
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Fore Play - 3/27/08
Tiger And The Camera Click
"Controversy" is so fun and juicy isn't it? Are we really to believe as good as Tiger is a click of a camera can screw him up? Based on what he says, I guess so. It's pretty obvious to me-something in a camera click must cause a short in the wiring of his motherboard. I'd expect the advances in digital cameras to lead to his decline in years to come. (Story)
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Fore Play - 3/26/08
Golf Shoes For More Than A Pretty Penny
I like shoes... not like my wife, but I like them. These shoes though are on a whole other level. If I ever saw someone wearing a $800 pair of golf shoes I'd probably punch them for being so uselessly extravagant. (OtaboShoes)
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Fore Play - 3/26/08
Chef Shot In Louisiana
Chef Paul Prudhomme (is he famous?) was setting up his cooking tent for the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans yesterday and was struck by a bullet from a .22. The bullet probably came from over a mile away. Prudhomme was back to cooking within 5 minutes. No wonder the big names sit this one out. (FullStory)
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Fore Play - 3/26/08
Stalking Tiger... No, Seriously.
Writer Bob Smiley had a mission in 2008. Watch every hole Tiger Woods played. What he didn't count on was the CA Championship carrying over until Monday and then Tiger keeping his Monday obligation to play in the Tavistock Cup. With no access to a private jet- Bob still tried to make it... and almost did. A very fun read. (Smiley)
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Fore Play - 3/25/08
Listening To Tiger
At Bay Hill when I heard a conversation between Tiger and his caddie Steve Williams on NBC, I thought it was something I've never seen on tv. Turns out I was right- it was something new and awesome thanks to some new mics. (Story)
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Fore Play - 3/25/08
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
As the spring and summer rolls along we'll get more info on Tiger Woods 2009, the EA Sports video game offering. What do we have so far to keep us excited? Not much- just that we know there will be new commentators and sounds. Eh- start small, dream big- right? (ChatWithAudioDirector)
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Fore Play - 3/25/08
Courses Getting Greener
Joining in on the social conscious trend to go "green" golf courses are starting to get into the act. It seems a lot of courses are trying to become Audubon International certified as courses that are environmentally friendly. My thoughts (and yours?) after the jump. (Story)
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Fore Play - 3/25/08
Tavistock Cup- Neighborhood Throwdown
The Tavistock Cup is a pretty cool idea. Imagine you and your block taking on your neighbors from the other side of the development. Now imagine everyone in the community is a pro golfer. That's the Travistock Cup. (TavistockInfo)
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Fore Play - 3/24/08
Longest Holes In America
There are 2 golf holes in the United States over 800 yards and five over 750 yards- all par 6's. Check out this cool slideshow (featuring annoying "auto-forward" feature) showing off the 10 longest holes you can play. (LongestHoles)
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Waste-A-Day Video - 3/24/08
Golf Balls In Car
I feel like I've seen this around for over a year but it must be making the rounds again because a couple of you have sent it to me. Check out this (commercial) prank video using golf balls and a miserable co-worker. It would be an expensive prank.. but a good one.
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Fore Play - 3/24/08
The Key To Beating Tiger
Tiger didn't win. The fact that it's a headline in itself is remarkable. In watching the finish of the CA Championship this morning- I did notice something though. I think I've found the key to beating Tiger. Learn how Geoff Ogilvy did it after the jump.
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Fore Play - 3/24/08
Interview With Shane Bacon
Shane Bacon is a popular golf writer since his days in the sports department for the Arizona Daily Wildcat and he continues to dispense great insight and knowledge now on his website, Dogs That Chase Cars. I had a chance to interview him last week- check it out after the jump.
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Fore Play - 3/24/08
CA Championship Finishing Right Now
The CA Championship at Doral was pushed to today becuase of weather. The top dogs are on the course finishing. It is live on the Golf Channel but here are some other links that may help at work. (LiveRadio)(LiveLeaderboard)
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Fore Play - 3/21/08
Oh Golf, You're So Frustrating
Updates are a bit light today... so sue me (watch the NCAA tourney or something). I did get a chance to play some golf this morning in cold temperatures and a brisk wind. I shot a 54 on the front nine, and a 39 on the back for a 93. How is that even possible to be that bad and then that good? I hate golf. (MyRound)
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Fore Play - 3/21/08
The Saga Continues
It looks like the answer is "Gatorade" and the reason is "Advertising". Video after the jump.
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Fore Play - 3/20/08
Tiger Art
Buick had Tiger make 3 paintings to be auctioned for charity by having him hit paint-filled golf balls into a canvas. (VideoLink)
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Fore Play - 3/20/08
Guy With Animal Nickname Is Golfing
The CA Championship at the Blue Monster at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida kicks off today. Tiger is playing for the first time in 2008 in back to back weeks. (LiveLeaderboard)
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Fore Play - 3/20/08
Camilo Villegas- The Anna Kournikova Of Golf?
Is Camilo Villegas the Anna Kournikova of golf because he's attractive but can't win. Here's my problem with it... Anna Kournikova is/was attractive (AND A WOMAN). I think maybe that last parenthetical may be important to this discussion. When Camillo starts wearing short skirts and does commericials featuring his boobs, we'll talk. (Story)
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Fore Play - 3/19/08
Golfer's Crotch Hook
So this product from the 1960's is absolutely genius. It goes around your head then extends as a hangin