Category: Golf
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Shooting My Age
I shot my age recently. Well, sort of. Every golfer dreams of shooting an 18-hole round with a score at or below their age. Since my good friend Tom Mitchell did it last year, my goal has been to do the same. Of course, getting older helps — as long as I stay physically the same. …
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What an Apple Watch Cannot Do
This Apple Watch of mine is amazing. The days a watch just telling time are over. This Apple product is revolutionary. Dick Tracy has arrived. (If you understand that reference, then you must be over 60 years old.) This revolutionary device not only tells you time, but it will also monitor activity levels, including steps,…
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Is Life Too Short for Golf?
A few years ago, I played a round of golf on an overcast and misty day. It had rained the day before, and course conditions could best be described as soggy. But, overall, the course was in good shape, and a day of golf with friends is still sunny, no matter the elements. While I played…
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I Love Pink Balls and I Cannot Lie
Allow me to be more specific. I love pink GOLF balls. Especially the pink florescent golf balls given to me by my granddaughter. For you non-golfers out there, golf balls come in a variety of colors with white being the dominant color by far. Unless you are playing in the snow, then you have bigger…
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A Gentleman’s Game?
In the movie Bagger Vance, young Hardy Greaves, played by J. Michael Moncrief, caddies for Matt Damon’s character, Rannulph Junuh. Hardy sums up his view on the game of golf, “Ask anybody. It’s fun. It’s hard, and you stand out there on that green, green grass, and it’s just you and the ball, and there…
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What A Caddie Taught Me About Encouragement
This past week I was invited to play a round of golf at East Lake Golf Club in Decatur, Georgia. East Lake is no ordinary club. It’s the site of the Tour Championship, the culminating event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedEx Cup. More importantly, it was also the home course for golfing…
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The Ultimate Mulligan*
The term “mulligan” has become rather commonplace in our culture. In golfing parlance, it refers to a player being granted a do-over after a less than satisfactory shot. In popular culture, it simply means a person gets a second chance to get something right. I always understood that mulligans in golf were something granted by one…
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Mastering Sportsmanship
The 2019 Masters Golf Tournament starts this week. It is here, at this “tradition like no other” golf tournament, where courtesy and respect permeate the atmosphere. Players, patrons, and even the sports announcers are expected to observe traditional forms of etiquette and display respectful behavior. Rowdiness, in any form, is a big no-no and risks…
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Outdriven by a Putter
Friends, several years ago I shared the story below with a few friends. I am publishing it now for the first time on TheBuddyBlog.com so that all my blog followers can enjoy how easy and quick a golfer can be humbled by the the game of golf! So while I continue my search for the…
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