My sixth golf lesson with my teaching pro at Man O’ War was one part tune-up and three parts fine tuning. According to Mike, apparently I’ve absorbed most of what he’s been trying to teach me thus far. On the video monitor, all of my angles, lines, and ratios are significantly improved from when I…
I’ve played several truly, soul-crushingly difficult golf courses, rounds during which I realized early on that “it’s going to be one of those days.” I’ve played on greens that were, I thought, lightening fast, to the point of being punitive. None of those experiences compare to what I experienced at Traditions Golf Club in Hebron,…
The Blog is on vacation this week, Dear Readers. No, I’m not taking a leave of absence from writing and maintaining the site, but The Wife and I have arrived in Maui. My phone and the alarm clock in the room tell me it’s just after 5:00 p.m. local time, but my watch, computer, and…
A recent New York Times article espoused the possibility that gimmicky 15-inch holes will provide the much-needed spark that will pull the golf industry out of its precipitous five-year decline. Instantly, every talking hairpiece on radio, television, and the Internet took the story and ran with it. Generally, the pundits used the article as the…
Sometimes, I literally can’t wait to get on the golf course. Try as I might not to think about it too much, the anticipation tends to overwhelm my mind, and eventually trying to concentrate on anything other than golf becomes futile. This is my Golfer’s Syndrome. Over the past year, I’ve done a lot of…
Saturday was a fun day to watch the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links. The course was extremely wet. It was a cool, windy, nasty day. The famed 18th played dead into the wind, making it a three shot par 4. Basically, the pros were playing the course under nearly the same conditions as…
StoneCrest Golf Course in Prestonsburg is a less than two hours from my home inside New Circle Road in Lexington, but arriving at the clubhouse gave me a sense I’d entered a whole other world. The trip required a two-hour journey to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain Range. After playing the course, I’d drive…
A brief discussion with The Wife this evening about a prior Blog post and my StoneCrest Golf Course experience provoked an interesting discussion, within my own head, about the modern bounds of propriety for expressing anger or disgust on the golf course. Most sensible golfers know what is absolutely out-of-bounds behavior on one end of…
We’re a little bit past the quarter pole on 2014, which means it’s a perfect time to examine my progress on my New Year’s Golf Resolutions from January. I will buy a new pair of golf shoes. Progress Grade: A+. This was the first and easiest item crossed off the to-do list. Despite my initial…
One of the first Pete Dye collaborations with his son, P.B. Dye, was Kearney Hill Golf Links here in Lexington, Kentucky. It has been the crown jewel of municipal courses in Central Kentucky since in opened in 1989. Despite hosting some lofty and prestigious tournaments over the years, Kearney Hill remains a golf course that the…
If Keith Richards can outlive Elvis by four decades, and they can play professional ice hockey in Phoenix, then I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that The Wife has decided to give golf another try. This was her decision, of her own volition. I neither pushed her into it, nor discouraged her from embarking on…
The first Rule of Golf, aptly named Rule 1, is actually broken down into four distinct sections. While the first rule, Rule 1-1, is a feel-good, general statement describing the game of golf, Rule 1-2 is the first of many “No Funny Business” rules, and only seems straightforward in its prohibition against exerting influence on…
In the two weeks since my last golf lesson, I’d almost gotten the posture and setup down, but was just a tad off. I had just about learned to keep my left foot completely on the ground, but it still slipped up now and then. I’d learned to be more free-wheeling with my arms and…
While thoughts of golf will move in and out of my mind the next few days, The Blog and golf game may suffer because I’ll be distracted. Unlikeliest of unlikely hot streaks, my University of Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Wisconsin Badgers tonight to move on to the National Championship Game Monday night against the UConn…
Despite my proclivity for attracting cloud cover, Slim, Dustin, and I were able to get out for 18 holes at Nevel Meade Golf Course in Prospect, Kentucky. And FYI, if you want a cool, wet, windy day, simply schedule a round of golf with me, relax, and wait for the sunshine and warmth to give…
I love golf. I love playing golf, being around the game, and being around the golf course. But if I would actually want to live on a golf course is another matter entirely. Would you? And before you answer, yes, we all would love to win the SuperMegaPowerBall lottery and be able to afford one…