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Read "Tommy's Honor" shortly after Christmas and really enjoyed it. Had a lot of history but wasn't a dry "history" book. Just the beginning of professional golf, Old Tom, Young Tom and St Andrew's role in it all. I'll have to check out your suggestion, sounds like good reading.

That's what I always think of when I here someone yell after a shot. I remember watching Nicklaus playing in the late 80's-early 90's and always hearing that one guy yell "You da man, Jack". It was especially annoying when my buddy picked-up the habit and would say it no matter where we were. Sometimes just out of the blue may buddy would yell "you da man, Jack" for no reason (and none of us were named Jack).

Jealous much?

I got to play Monday in mid-60 deg, slightly windy weather. Only played 9 but I was very happy with the way I played. My driver seemed to be the best club in the bag, which is a BIG plus for me.

Second place with 784 points. Having a good time playing. Might be in first if stinkin' Phil would have actually done anything.

http://www.thefloppy.com/ These are supposed to be very good for practice indoors as well. Never tried them, but reviews that I have read seem to be positive.

Or he comes over here and wins several tournaments. Frank Nobilo said after McIlroy's win that winning in the US was a much more difficult thing to do. Even greats like Ballasteros and Faldo only had 9 wins apiece here in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfers..._PGA_Tour_wins On the other hand they had many wins on the European tour to their credit. But, Tiger has something like 35 wins on the European tour. Don't get me wrong, I was pulling for McIlroy the whole tournament and every time I get to watch him play I hope he wins. I"m anxious to see what he does this year playing in the US.

I've never commented on a thread dedicated to liking/disliking a golf personality. So maybe this post will be a testament to just how annoying I think Gary McCord can be. He is not funny and he is not interesting. I think it was evident that Peter Oosterhuis was also annoyed by McCord's senseless comments about the bird life on the course. This is the reason that European commentators are so much easier to listen to. Just straight, to-the-point golf comments. No talking just to hear their own voices. Gary McCord is a joke and I, too, turn down the volume when he speaks.

Sorry about the loss but, what a well spent 3 hours! I'm so desperate that I'm seriously thinking about going out and shoveling the snow off of the front walk by taking practice swings (no shovel needed).

Breed said at the very beginning of the show that he was nervous because it was a live show. Sure, it could have been better and I'm hoping it will be, because I'm tired of P90X, the Trikke, Tiger week, Top 10 best shots of '08, etc.

I agree with everything that has been said. I would like a course to be everything that a course is supposed to be and at the same time being affordable enough that I can play that wonderful course more than twice a month.

Didn't know if anyone had seen this yet. http://www.stuff.co.nz/4825329a1823.html

He talked about the pressures of being a "golf pro" and his obligation to his fans. He described how he receives mail from fans asking him to sign something they have mailed him. He said if someone is going to spend their hard-earned money to by a Ryder Cup flag, that he felt "obligated" to sign it and mail it back. I'm sure that there are many pros that are nice guys, but I think we can all agree that Boo truly is just a normal guy with alot of new-found "pressures" and "obligations". He also said that at the Ryder Cup he entered into a zone in his golfing career that he didn't know existed. He didn't know, he said, that he had that kind of game. I think Boo is finding out a lot of things about himself and golf that he obviously never really thought about before. He did say that if he could average two million a year for the next seven years that he would walk away from the game. I think he'll average that easily, imho.

Knowing that when I'm 65, even though I won't be able to go out on the basketball court and play 1-on-1 with my grandchildren, I will still be able to take those same grandchildren to play a round of golf. It's a game for life.

+1 That's what I thought

I just looked at one of these at Dick's Sporting Goods and I really liked it. I wouldn't have even thought to look if hadn't have been for your post. The cylinder rotated a lot easier than I expected. I can see where this would be very handy as a cart bag. By the way, because I was looking for the Bagboy I happened to notice little Walter Hagen stand bags for kids. On closer inspection I noticed that the sale tag said $6.91. I figured it was a misprint so I asked the cashier. Sure enough, that was the correct price. My 5 year old will be thrilled with his new stand bag. Almost as thrilled as I was paying seven bucks for it!

Bought a Solus 56* wedge that was listed as "very good". It looked like it had been hit very little so I was happy. But, I had been told at the time of purchase that a subscription to GOLF magazine came with every purchase. I got one month and then never received another copy. That doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the club though, so I was happy with my purchase.

So I see where we all stand individually on our team but, where does our team stand in relation to the other teams? I guess our team is not in the top 50 and that's why I don't see it. Is that correct? Somewhere in there it says we are "7 of 50" but I don't know what that means.

I always fix my own and others that I see even when (and this is sad and unbelievable) my playing partners give me grief for repairing ball marks. But, some of the guys who tease me about repairing ball marks are the same guys that kick their ball into a better lie and then record their score as legitimate. Go figure

I'm not questioning the quality of their products. I just haven't been able to find a dealer of used golf balls who's price, coupled with shipping charges, is a better deal than a brand new dozen at my local golf shop.

If I've learned one thing in the short time I've been frequenting the Trap it's that PiKapp23 always seems to have good advice. Anyway... the thought of free shipping occured to me, but I can't seem to bring myself to buy $75 worth of balls all at once. I know, I know, I'll probably spend much more than that over the course of the season, but it doesn't seem like quite so much when it's spread out over several months. I'm very partial to Bridgestone e5+ balls and I normally buy a dozen for around $27. It just isn't economical to buy used and pay shipping when buying from some of the sources I've found.

Just joined. Thanks for the invitation. Involved in fantasy football for years...first time for golf.

I have bowhunted heavily for the past 19 years. Golf bit me so hard this past year (08) that I didn't even hunt this past season. I think I might need help! I'm also an associate pastor and very involved in church. In fact, I've tried to pass golf off as a ministry, but nobody buys it. Several men in the church do get together often in the warmer months to play, though.

This may be something that's been dicussed several times but "search" doesn't give me what I'm looking for. I would like to buy better grade used balls but I'm not sure which site is best. When you add in shipping costs even low-grade balls from sites like Lostgolfballs.com cost as much as new balls from my local golf store. Any suggestions or is this just how it is?

If you're gonna gripe all the time at least win some tournaments in the US. (I know the Players is big but it's only one tournament) Maybe he thinks the European tournaments are the only ones worth winning and that's why he comes in second so often over here.