I’ll have a Bloody Mary and a steak sandwich…and a steak sandwich, please. – Fletch It turns out, Dear Readers, that we golfers are gluttons. We’re gluttons for a longer golf season. We’re gluttons for punishment, as rarely is our best “good enough” on the golf course. And, according to the results of the September…
My darling husband set out a great list of courses for you folks coming in to Lexington for what may be a combined football / golf trip / guys’ weekend. Here’s what I consider to be the real draw in Lexington – restaurants! Anywhere we go, I want to know the great places to eat.…
I’m a little surprised at how excited I am to watch the Ryder Cup this year. I shouldn’t be surprised, I get this same feeling every two years. Sure, I’m a golf nut and watch more professional golf than the average American. However, I get genuinely and uniquely excited to watch the Ryder Cup matches,…
Wasioto Winds Golf Course at Pine Mountain State Resort Park is, ironically, perhaps the antithesis of a mountain golf course. There are no mountaintop vistas or dramatic 100+ foot drops from the tee box to the green. Despite attachment to a state park set high atop Devils Ridge of Pine Mountain, Wasioto Winds Golf Course…
Every thing I’ve read recently says I should take my 3-iron, and maybe even my 4-iron, out of my golf bag. Pundits and professional teachers alike say long irons are too hard for amateurs to hit well, much less control. Hybrids and fairway woods are the way to go, they say. The list of reasons…
At the beginning of each round, I usually have a few parts of my game working well for me and a few other things that aren’t necessarily as good I’d want them. That’s golf as I’ve always known it. As regular readers are aware, I’ve invested in professional golf lessons this year in hope of…
Cherry Blossom Golf & Country Club hosted the 2014 Kentucky Men’s State Amateur Championship earlier this summer, which should say something about the regard in which the golf course is held. The course rates as the 4th best public golf course in Kentucky, according to Golf Magazine, and the 5th best Kentucky public course by…
Rule 1-4 is an inevitable rule. It is the catch-all, the umbrella policy, the caulk for all the situations and nuances that aren’t specifically covered by the labyrinth of Rules and Official Decisions. And it just might be the most sensible Rule in the entire rule book. Simply put, Rule 1-4 requires golfers to use…
For the second time in two seasons, out of the blue clear sky, I’ve received a single white sleeve of unlabeled golf balls from Titleist in a plain, nondescript envelope in my mailbox. Disclaimer: I am not a golf brand loyalist, and certainly not paid to shill or endorse any particular equipment maker. In my…
One of the true highlights of my season occurred this past week as I was twice invited to play golf at Idle Hour Country Club in Lexington, KY. For those of you unfamiliar with Idle Hour Country Club (IHCC), it’s arguably the most famous, most exclusive, and most secretive of all the golf and country…
As Labor Day has come and gone, taking the best parts of summer with it into the rear-view mirror, I already find myself periodically daydreaming about, scheming, and planning next year’s Guys’ Golf Trip. Yes, next year is still a long way off. I mean, sure, there’s an entire college football season, college basketball season,…