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Solstice Golfathon travel day recap

Today’s trek to Primm Nevada has been a fun journey so far, except for a small problem I encountered in Millard county when the highway patrol officer clocked me at 86 in 65mph zone, uphill. Didn’t know my babe magnet…

Solstice Golfathon – 72 Holes, 4 Courses, 4 States, ONE DAY

Tomorrow is going to be one of the most insane days in the history of the Hooked On Golf Blog World Tour, a.k.a. HOG World Tour. I’ve been invited as a player and to cover as media the “Solstice Golfathon.”…

Thoughts on Rory McIlroy and the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club

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This past week’s U.S. Open has been one of the best, most entertaining and most surprising in recent memory. Not surprising that Rory McIlroy won,…

Rory McIlroy is not the next Tiger Woods

Media feeding frenzy Wow the golf media has in some kind of feeding frenzy following this past U.S. Open, already comparing Rory McIlroy to Tiger Woods. “The next Tiger” talk is already clogging up the golf scribes’ so-called blogs and…

Time for my 2011 U.S. Open Chris Berman rant

I thought Chris Berman was funny about 25 years ago. The Berman schtick is really old, and has no place in golf. I was horrified this morning when I tuned into ESPN’s coverage of the 2011 U.S. Open when I…