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First Round of the 2014 Salt Lake City Amateur Today – Wish Me Luck

Time for my yearly golf blogging about competing in the best amateur tournament in Utah, the Richard C. Kramer Salt Lake City Amateur. The tournament is a two day, 36-hole event at one of my home courses called Bonneville. Bonneville…

Category: Golf, Hackers, Instruction, Miscellaneous

Swing Thoughts – Balance

I know many amateur and pro golfers often have a “swing thought” they choose for the day or the practice session. A swing thought can be one word, a phrase, or a key to focus on, which helps get rid of…

Category: Golf, Hackers

Struggling to Keep My Cool – May Quit Golf and Take Up Justin Bieber Listening

Hulk smash. The past round or two I’ve lost my cool quite badly. This is not normal for me, as I’m typically calm, quiet, and controlled on the course. It is early in the season here in northern Utah and every…

Category: Golf Life, Hackers, Miscellaneous

167 Tees and NO Sand Found in Dad’s Golf Bag

My pops knows that whenever he needs some new golf gear, I’ll take care of him. His old golf bag at his club, a cart bag, was hammered. He needed a new one. So I gave him a fantastic new…

Category: Golf, Golf Life, Hackers, Miscellaneous

Snow-Blowing the Practice Green At River Oaks Golf Course

Here in northern Utah we haven’t seen green grass since November of last year. That’s almost two months for those of you counting at home. This week the temperatures have creeped above freezing and we have even seen the sun!…