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The Pundits Have Spoken

Are you a hacker? We have poll data determine the answer: The latest HOGB poll asked the question: What constitutes a hacker? Here are the results: 5- Above a 24 handicap 51% (23 Votes) 51% 4- Above an 18 handicap…

Category: Golf Balls, Miscellaneous

Doesn’t everyone do this?

My kids were asking me what is inside a golf ball tonight. So I took an old Titleist Professional 90 and cut it open. We found the world’s longest rubber band inside. The ball started crackling like rice crispies and…

Category: Golf Media, Miscellaneous

Nike’s marketing may really pay off in 10-20 years…

Every few days my boy and I jump onto the course where we live and find golf balls. It’s a fun way of doing a father/son bonding thing. Today’s take was 101 golf balls. It’s funny to see how my…

Category: Miscellaneous, PGA Tour

Man that was fast!

5 days ago I got a wild hair and decided to order some goodies from the Open Championship web site. I ordered a little gift pack with balls, tees, markers etc. I also ordered a St. Andrews Open Championship flag…

Goodbye Jack, and thank you

I couldn’t hold back the tears as I watched Jack Nicklaus’ last professional competitive round this morning. Above is Jack’s last tee shot on 18 at St. Andrews. He ripped one down the middle 300+. (The ball just goes too…