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Choose the Tee Box For Your Skill
Sun Aug 01, 2010 |
The last two rounds of golf that I've played, each all of the men in the group in front of us chose to start from the back tees. After watching them hit I thought all six men were shorter and scored much higher than my average game. In fact, one of the men in yesterday's round was using an iron from every tee. He didn't stand a change on reaching any of the greens in regulation (except for par 3s). Needless to say, our games were far slower than they needed to be.
At some courses I've seen signage posted that identifies which tee blocks to use depending on your average score or handicap. I'd like to see a golfer's tee block assigned in the pro shop. It wouldn't take much to ask a golfer their average score or provide proof that they are capable of keeping pace from the tips.
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Where were the FedexCup Leaders?
Tue Jul 27, 2010 |
I did a quick rundown of the current 2010 FedexCup Standings to see how many leaders attended the RBC Canadian Open. Where was Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, or even 2006-2007 winner Jim Furyk? Of the Top 20 current FedexCup leaders (as of July 25th) only 4 decided to show and one of them happened to be Carl Pettersson (who wasn't in the Top 20 before playing the RBC Canadian Open).
I have a feeling that professional golfers make far too much money and have become too pampered. The drive to be the best doesn't seem to exist the same way it did back when professional golfers needed to win to avoid sleeping in a car before their next tournament. I'm disppointed in many for the lack of attendance at this years RBC Canadian Open and hope the PGA does something to correct it.
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Ontario Launches HST
Sun Jul 04, 2010 |
With the launch of the Ontario HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) it will now cost a golfer an extra 8% to play a round of golf in Ontario. As well, an extra 8% has been added to the gasoline prices.
Before the HST came into effect I took a photo at my local gas station which shows the taxes already added at the pump to be a whopping 14.7 cents per litre. Now they've adding another 8% to that figure so the province of Ontario will now receive in excess of 22 cents for every litre of gasoline purchased. Combine this with the increase in green fees and one would expect to see closures of a few struggling golf courses across the province.
It certainly indicates that golfers are doing their part in helping with the recession but at what cost?
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Jamie Kureluk scores a 25
Tue Jun 08, 2010 |
Jamie Kureluk recently became the center of attention in the golf world after shooting an amazing 11-under par 25 on the back nine of the 2010 RBC Insurance - Alberta Open held May 25-27 at the Carnmoney Golf and Country Club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Shortly after the round Ron Morri of TalkinGolf.com hooked up with Jamie to talk about, "a round to remember". You can listen to the interview below.
To see Jamie's scorecard, you can visit his website at: http://www.jamiekureluk.com
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Mike Weir Enters Ontario Golf Hall of Fame (Part 3)
Mon May 10, 2010 |
After the Mike Weir acceptance speech Rich Weir accepted the induction for his son and gave some personal recollections of bringing up a young aspiring golfer in Ontario. After the ceremony, a photo collage commemorating the event was handed out as we left. I've hung my in my computer area as seen in this snapshot.
Below is Rich Weir's speech as heard at Wooden Sticks on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010.
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