Forum: General Golf Talk

Who in your opinion is the greatest golfer of all time? Ben Hogan? Arnold Palmer? Jack Nicklaus? Let's hear you.... :)

I was reading an article on Oakmont in this months GD.. Not only do they love when there guests leave crying they try to achieve just that.. One guy at the start of the article says when he brings a guest he wants him to return to his car shaking and crying.. One guest a 9 handicap shot a 104... ...

This is going to be so funny watching Charles Barkley correct his swing. Unfortunately I'm not set up to tape this and I'd really like to catch it. Is there some out there able to tape it for me? I'd really appreciate.

You’re a freak I am a freak. A lot of ink has been spilled over clubs and instruction yet very little about what goes on in your mind during a golf round. Does your mind wander? Mine does all the time. While I’m on the third hole I’m already thinking about the 17th hole and what could go wrong....

Do you remember Persimmon Woods? Or metal spikes? How about the days when we carried one wedge, and that was a Pitching Wedge. We learned how to play many different shots with that club. How about those old rock hard Top Flite's we teed up? Some of you may not have had those experiences in golf....

guess whos house this is...

I was watching the LPGA golf for a bit today, and the "short" players are like still hitting the ball 250 yards.. how in the hell is this possible? Can anyone figure this out? I mean.. sure, they have good swings... but.. 250 yards and being considered short?? I hit the ball less than that.. how...

Hello, I am planing a small group trip down to Niagara Falls in July. I was wondering if any one here has played The Legends? I keep seeing some great commercials about it but I would like to hear some first hand feed back. Most of the people playing shoot in the nineties or high eighties. We...

Found this this morning http://www.ltpga.com/

I thought everyone would appreciate this concept as much as I do. I was reading Wired today (usually just tech news) and they ran a column about golf! The author talks about the Less Than Perfect Golfers Association (LTPGA) and I think their mission rings true with all of us! Great, quick read. ...

Just wanted to share this with everyone as I suspect we have have this moment when it comes to our golf swing. Anyway, I have been playing the game for about 7 years now. Usually, playing only about 3-4 full rounds and 10 9 hole rounds per year. I love playing though but have been struggling with...

Moi matching ,spined shafts, square drivers, single axis swing, custom fitted, true length technology, single lentgh clubs and the list goes on and on. At the end of the day what did all of that do for your handicap??????

For those that don't have enough Fantasy Golf Leagues to be in I've created one just because I love friendly competition and there's some cool prizes. :bigcheek Good luck here's the info, you do have to sign up. It's for the following weeks: Tournament 1 - The Masters, scheduled for April 8-11,...

With all this talk of courses opening, figured its time to start this up again. Some goals might be as simple as playing a certain number of rounds for the year, post away. I'll get us started: 1) As LobWedge said in an earlier thread, to enjoy things more. Something doesn't go my way, so be...

Is this opening this year? The clubhouse looks very very nice.

Can you believe this??? No Shark at the Masters???Who's gonna choke this year now??? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/golfonline/news/2003/01/28/norman_masters_ap/ I mean come on, no Shark at the Masters is like no peanut butter with jelly. This is going to be weird!

When coming back from a round of golf do you replay in your mind a)your bad shots b)your good shots c)both Seems to me that if anyone wants to progress they should always remember the good shots and replay them over and over in their mind. Not an easy task I know .

King's Forest in Hamilton - 5th hole Par 3 - was playing 210 into slight wind. Everything funnels towards the green. I hit the lousiest, scuzziest 3-iron slicing right, finishing in a stand of pines, well elevated above the green. Looking at the shot I had, I pictured exactly what I had to...

A poster on another forum made a statistical analysis of the various aspects of the Tour pros golf games, as it relates to money earned in 2004. He used a correlation coefficient, probably Spearman's, to discover what part of the game is more important. Following are the headings that he used...

Playing it Sunday...any comments?

:wallbashWe all have one ... but in this case , which is your Nemesis golf hole... the one you just can't score on. For me , its the 15th at Loch March , a long par 5 , OB left ,water right . I JUST CAN'T SCORE ON THIS HOLE !!!:hissyfit: I know what i do wrong but this hole has my number ....

Anyone else take an all Great Britain team? Figured I'd give it a shot, although now not having Tiger, well, doesn't look so smart.

For whatever reason... here are some examples 1. hole in one 2. eagle 3. double eagle 4. changed the entire match with a buddy 5. got hit by a ball 6. someone assulted you...

I haven't been able to get out as much this year, but I did get a nice surprise when I recieved a club that I had forgotten that I had bought off a guy on WRX back in August. In previous years I'd be on the phone with USPS trying to find the club, but I wasn't even sure what I would find in this...

Anybody know of a site that has live coverage of the full tournament day and not just a few hole like TSN? PM if you prefer. ;)

There is a link on the PGA site to watch the Open live on the Internet. The problem is that the feed seems to be available fir the USA only. Are there any other sites that offer this for worldwide viewers? http://www.golfsurround.com/openchampionship/2007/index.html Mike

Did you set your alarm for 4:30am to catch the coverage?

HOLE IN ONE Myrtle Beach 210 yard par 3 Gets better just ask me !!!!!! Cheers Peter

I keep wishing I had remembered to bring an extra towel golfing so I could stop my eyebrows from drowing my eyeballs, but I always forget. Since I always remember water, I decided to put the towel with the water, in the freezer. I plan to wet if first and put it in a freezer bag, then one of those...

How many here can actually hit a high lob shot that stops on a dime?

Now that I am retired I thought it would be great to get a group together and go watch a PGA Tour event. Any thoughts on cost, best event (within a days drive), best way to see a live event (i.e. pick a hole and watch them go by, or follow your favourite group)?

When chipping/bump-and-run from just off the green or putting from the fringe do you keep the pin in or do you take it out.

The Pro is my Shepherd, I shall not Slice. He maketh me to Drive Straight Down Green Fairways; He leadeth me Safely across Still Water-Hazards; He restoreth my Approach Shots.

The Rise Of The Professional Golfer Dan Kilbank - OttawaGolf The first pro golfers rose from the ranks of early greenskeepers. Alan Robertson is often referred to as the first real professional. The first Open Championship, referred to in North America as "The British Open", was played 2 years...

Just wanted to post a little bump to the Saint for all the great work he's done for me in the past few months. His work is great and his prices very fair (usually some kind of trade - as long as it's something that Mr. Cleveland AKA Geoff Johnston hasn't tried yet and will want at some point). ...

I am off to the Dominican for a week and will not be able to return any PM's. I'll reply to you when I return. :cool :book :golfing_b :all_cohol:banana I hope the weather get's warmer while I'm gone.:thumbsup

Anyone know where he's been!!

Anyone know if he's away?

where can we find this book. bye

A few weeks ago I stepped in some dirty water on a wet course and it got between my sandals and feet. I played the rest of the round and when i took my sandals off they and my feet smelt like a skunk's ass! So I threw them in the washer with lots of soap and then threw them on the lawn for a few...

Had to share with other addicts. I told people I work with today and got raised eyebrows. Anyway.... I decided to play Canadian post work last night. At first was going to play 9. Got there at 5 and was only one willing to golf in 4 degree weather. So I head out solo. Holes 1-15, rather...

It was great seeing all the kids trying out the game over the last week or so. I had the PLEASURE of playing with Jeremy(10 or 11) today at Canadian if he is any example of the future of golf ,it is good hands.A good sport with a great attitude and few laughs at his own expense. Keep up the...

The Golden Bear or Tiger? Jones or Hagen? Slammin’ Sammy or Lord Byron? Sergio or Seve? Moe or The Hawk? Arnie or The Black Knight? Vijay? Lefty? Elk? Long John? The Shark? Maybe even Wie or Annika or Zaharias? Who’s your pick for the sweetest swing? My favourite is still Fred Couples....

This link was given to me by my accountant.... KPMG's expert opinion If you have a habit of entertaining clients with a golf game and a good meal at the Clubhouse, you should consult the above link. You will learn that Revenue Canada will accept the golf game and the meal as deductible.......

<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#111111 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=600 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>The Theory of Handicapping in Golf By Horace Hutchinson. 1901 </TD></TR><TR><TD>There is a peculiar difficulty about getting our handicaps right at golf, a...

Here are the top five things to say after a nine-putt: 5. Hey, do you mind? I just had lunch. 4. You were robbed -- I thought your sixth putt was in. 3. Boy, that's the last time we let Balezebub set the pins at here. I never should have joined this god-forsaken hell-hole. 2. Good...