Hogan Fan

Thanks BigAl (thought you were my father in law, we call him BigAl too) I'm printing these reviews now, it will make my day at work go by faster.

I watch all of the presentations for the Majors. I don't watch many for regular events unless it's a player I really like like Tiger or Furyk so yes I guess I watch them all.

I like the golf mags that just show you cool places to play and all the lastest gear. I'm not really into all the instruction. My favorites would be "The Golfer" and "Links".

Wow, I was just sitting here feeling depressed because the end of the tour for the season. I didn't realize they start back up in Jan. But still that west coast swing sucks! Who cares about pro golf in Hawaii? For me the tour really starts once they hit Florida. I can't think of one moment I liked best but overall I would say Jim Furyk was awesome! Wished he was still with Ben Hogan.

She certainly looks better on the course than in those sony spots. I too wished she would have proven herself against the ladys before taking on the men. I think she can compete against the men someday but how will the beating she taking now affect her in the future? I hope she don't get frustrated and quit to become a sony model. Unless sony starts selling mini skirts. ha ha.

I played in a scramble this year where they made you play certain holes with specific clubs. It was a lot of fun but very difficult. One hole we had to use our driver - very hard to put with a 460* titanium head. The hole I liked best was each golfer could pick one club to play the hole with. We tried to be smart and have one guy use driver, one guy 5 iron, one guy wedge and one use a putter. It was a good plan until the idiot (me) with the driver pull hooked one on a dogleg right. ha ha. Now if I had to play with one club it would be a 5 iron!

I would love to have a Skycaddie! Are there different variations? This year I joined a site to download yardage books. I gave you a picture of each hole without the yardages. They have almost every course in the world available but without giving you the yardage it was a complete waste. I didn't have time to map the course myself. Now the Skycaddie will do all that for you! I'm getting one soon! Would like to know more about how to operate one if anyone can help.

I'd like to have a Skycaddie Santa if your out there.

yea, uh okay. Thats an easy one.

I think they are both great but not the greatest. Ben Hogan is by far the greatest! He left to fight in the war for 2 yrs. Had a terrible accident that almost killed him in 1949 - lost 1 yr to that. played the rest of his career on two shaky legs. In 1953 he entered 6 tournaments and won 5 including: the Masters, U.S.Open at Oakmont, British Open at Carnoustie (his only British Open) He won 63 tournaments player of the year 4 times Vardon Trophy 5 times Ryder cup as player 41,47,51 undefeated Ryder captain 47,49,67 undefeated PGA Champ 46,48 British Champ 53 US Open 48,50,51,53 Masters 51,53 out of 292 career tournaments finished top three 139 times finished in top ten 241 times Need I say more? Ben Hogan was the GREATEST!

I don't want the PGA to wear shorts! I don't even wear them myself even in the Ohio summer. It just does not look professional. No problem with the LPGA wearing them. In the past I wouldn't watch them without shorts but now they got GAME!

Sabbatini is #1 on my short list. What, is he playing basketball after the round of golf? Who wears sweat bands on a golf course? And I like Phil but he always looks like he just farted and can't wait for you to smell it.

I haven't played any great courses yet but my favorite is Shaker Run in Lebanon, Ohio. Host of the 2005 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship where Michelle Wie got beat again by the guys! The Legands in Myrtle Beach is nice.

Great thread! Thanks a lot. I need to change my pants now!

I agree with that last post. The Masters in HD is like the first time you have sex! You can see that truly every blade of grass is in its proper place!

I like the ESPN/Best Ball. The only problem I have with it is they sometimes put golfers in the pool that aren't playing in the tournament. It sucks to find out on Thursday that one of your guys is not playing. I finished 20th in the world segment 2 last year. With 2 weeks to go I was in 4th overall eyeing that trip to Hawaii when Chris Dimarco missed a cut and screwed me. I saw him later at the Memorial and actually got his autograph after the round and was tempted to tell him how he cost me a trip to Hawaii but I let him off the hook. It makes watching the event exciting! Can't wait till next year. I haven't been worth a darn since my 20th place segment.

I used to love "Golf Talk Live" with Peter Kessler on the Golf Channel. Now my favorite is the Grey Goose.

I made scorecards for all my courses on excel. I have all the regular info par/yards/hdcp then added at the bottom the categories I like to track: Fairways,Gir,Putts,Sand/par-double. I cut the scorecards to fit my leather scorecard holder. They look just like the cards from the course without the pictures. When I get home I enter the results in a spreadsheet I made up to analyze my game even breaking it down to specific courses.

I prefer to walk with a caddy but can't find one anymore. Since using the gps on the carts at Walden Ponds I'm hooked. I just try to drive slow so the round last longer. Also the cup holder is a good tool and the baskets work well to hold my snacks and camera.