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Category: Golf, Golf Courses, HOG World Tour, Travel

Rounds at St Andrews Jubilee Course and Castle Course

Day five of the HOG World Tour trip to Scotland had two courses on the menu. We called to find a slot on the Jubilee Course and the only available one was in 15 minutes. What to do when you’re…

Category: Golf, Hackers

Even Though I Lost This Match, Match Play is Still My Favorite Form of Golf

Bonneville Golf Course Aerial Photo by Tony KorologosYesterday I played my 3rd round of net match play for the 2016 Bonneville men’s club. Any rounds at this point are gravy since I’ve gotten my entry fee…

Category: Cigars, Golf Lifestyle, Reviews

Golf Cigar Aficionado – Lobotomy by Asylum

The weekend grudge match today started out rough, pun intended. I had a new partner and he pretty much carried me the whole front nine. Despite his heroic efforts we were two-down starting the back. I knew I had to…

Review: Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort

Dornoch, Scotland born Donald Ross began his golf career as an apprentice to Old Tom Morris at the Old Course in St Andrews. Old Tom was the greenskeeper for the Old Course in St Andrews and had designed many of…

Category: Golf, Hackers, Miscellaneous

Golf Psych 101: Competition

At the time my handicap was the absolute best I was playing with a group of eight guys, none of whom was higher than a 5-handicap. In the group there was a zero and a bunch of 1’s and 2’s. It…