Life has been an absolute whirlwind for me personally the last two weeks. Within the last two weeks, my parents moved out of the house that raised me, my wife’s car bit the dust, our AC farted out during the hottest week of the year and our lawnmower was in need of a repair. DuringContinue reading “The Weekly Preview -4 – My Milkshakes Bring Tiger Woods to the Yard: The Memorial Tournament”
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The Weekly Preview – 3 – The Motor City: Rocket Mortgage Classic
Is it just me or should the Rocket Mortgage Classic take place in Houston instead of Detroit, Michigan? We have NASA and the NBA Franchise, the Houston Rockets, I just think it could be marketed to a whole new level. Alas, this is just a dream and this week, the PGA is heading to theContinue reading “The Weekly Preview – 3 – The Motor City: Rocket Mortgage Classic”
The Weekly Preview – 2 – South Carolina Bound: 2020 RBC Heritage
Wow that was fun! We had live sports back and more importantly, it was golf! As someone who really loves putting, it was a tough watch as both Xander and Morikawa missed putts inside of 4 feet on the 17th green. Xander missed in the final round and perhaps more painfully, Morikawa missed in aContinue reading “The Weekly Preview – 2 – South Carolina Bound: 2020 RBC Heritage”
The Weekly Preview – 1 – Golf is Back: 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge
It has been almost 3 months since the last time there was a PGA event played. Due to the Covid19 Global pandemic, sports leagues around the world were cancelled and sports fans everywhere were left with a void in their lives. Fear no more, the PGA Tour will be joining the Korean Baseball League andContinue reading “The Weekly Preview – 1 – Golf is Back: 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge”
AGWS – 20 – Is this Course the Best Deal for Golf in the Cities?
As unfortunate as it is to write, the game of golf is dying. Sure the diehards are stronger than ever but the casual fan is more elusive than ever. This is made evidently clear by shrinking PGA Tour viewership and the elimination of golf courses. One area where this is very clear is the southeastContinue reading “AGWS – 20 – Is this Course the Best Deal for Golf in the Cities?”
AGWS – 19 – George Floyd and Why We Need to Talk Golf Now!
As a result of what is happening in my home state of Minnesota, it seems disingenuous to talk about Golf or honestly anything other than the racism that is permeating our country. On May 25th, 2020 George Floyd, a black man, was murdered by a police officer on video for the world to see. Floyd,Continue reading “AGWS – 19 – George Floyd and Why We Need to Talk Golf Now!”
AGWS – 18 – Drone Photography
There is an old cliche that says “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Despite the cliche, I have found this to be true. A great photograph can invoke emotion, a sense of awe or wonder and can even bring you into the moment captured in that picture. It can take you from your currentContinue reading “AGWS – 18 – Drone Photography”
AGWS – 17 – How to Replace Your Old Boring Ferrules
A fun part of golf is all of the style and personal touches that you can add to your bag. In addition to custom fitted clubs tailored to your swing, you can add flair to your set up. You could have a cool bag, a colorful grip, a creative head cover and now with colorfulContinue reading “AGWS – 17 – How to Replace Your Old Boring Ferrules”
AGWS – 16 – Opinion: Should Golf Courses be Open during the Covid19 Pandemic?
As everyone is surely aware, we are living in the middle of a global health pandemic. Covid19, a strain of Coronavirus has swept through the world, locking down countries, crippling economies and (at the time of writing this) killed over 120,000 people. It is easy to hear those numbers and think nothing of it butContinue reading “AGWS – 16 – Opinion: Should Golf Courses be Open during the Covid19 Pandemic?”
AGWS – 15 – A Brief and Vulnerable Confession
This is it, the end of the week of daily posts from me. What started as an exercise in discipline evolved into an exercise in writing skills and rekindling my enthusiasm of golf. At the beginning of this week, I was still in disbelief of what the Covid19 virus had been and is still doingContinue reading “AGWS – 15 – A Brief and Vulnerable Confession”
A Good Walk Spoiled 