Imitation is the highest form of flattery
I have this cool feature in my admin section here that lets me see incoming links. This is nice because I can see who is linking to me. I then go check out their site. If I see something cool I’ll link back.
So I found a new incoming link this morning from The Sultan Of Swing Urban Golf Academy. Looks like a new golf blog. Cool! So I start checking out this blog and something looked strangely familiar there. Their blogroll is a carbon copy of mine! Their roll does have one more link in there: mine.
Memo to Sultan Of Swing: It is bad blog karma to hijack other blog posts or info and use it as your own. At the least you should credit the source. It would be even better to contact the other person to see if they are cool with using some of their data if it isn’t a straight link. I’ve done this many times with my pals at The Sand Trap, Golf Grouch, MJonGolf, Bogey Lounge etc.
I’m not pissed but I would have preferred an email asking if it would be cool to use my blogroll since it is one of the best and most complete golf blogrolls out there. 😉 I would certainly say yes in that situation.
Campbell is stackin’ bank
U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell won the World Match Play Championship on Sunday by closing out Paul McGinley on the 35th hole. For his efforts Mr. Campbell (or Cambo as he likes to be called on his web site) gets a check for about $1,800,000. That is the largest payout in golf.
To utilize some rap terminology:
Campbell is “stackin’ bank.”
Gore wins first PGA Tour event
Wow! Only six weeks after Jason Gore got his tour card, he has notched is first victory at the 84 Lumber Classic. He managed to control his nerves enough to eke out a 1 stroke victory over Carlos Franco.
Gore has been one of the biggest stories in golf this year and the story is just getting better. I still think you have to give the nod to Tiger as the biggest story of the year for winning two majors, but Gore is right there in 2nd place.
Not a champion today
Above is a picture from the 2nd tee at Wolf Creek Resort in Eden Utah. This is definitely “Eden.” I’ll have a review of Wolf Creek posted here soon.
Today was my first round of the tournament of champions. Though I was even par after about 5 holes, I had a couple of swings that cost me a ton of strokes. I played my worst round of the year, and had my worst ever score on a hole in a tournament. For the first time this golf season (and perhaps even last season), I knocked a tee shot OB.
I didn’t expect to be in contention in this tournament to begin with. The players in this tournament are all “flatbellies” and are either the winners of their club championship or the local amateur champs from various tournaments. These guys can all stick. Many had caddies. Speaking of caddies, I’ll have a rant post about them shortly.
I did expect to be “respectable” and represent my club well. I did neither. The one thing a did accomplish was cleaning out the old golf balls out of my bag.
There was a funny comment one flatbelly I played with said. He was a bomber. Who isn’t these days? So I knock a decent drive down the fairway about 290. He blows it by me about 30 yards. I told him I just couldn’t try to keep up with him on the drives. He said “it helps to be young.” So what…am I old? That’s the first time someone has implied that I’m old other than my kids. #40 is coming up next month so I guess he’s right.
I do get a chance to redeem myself during the 2nd day tomorrow. I’m sure I’ll be starting very early since the leaders start late. I’ll be up at the crack of dawn…
Jason Gore: Sudden Impact
Jason Gore has put himself in the final group tomorrow at the 84 Lumber Classic with a 67 today.
What a great story it would be for Gore to break through and take advantage of his 2 stroke Sunday lead.
I’m still wondering when the Gore/Nike commercials will be hitting the airwaves. You know they will eventually.
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