From BadGolfer.com with love: Ranking the top golf courses for (regular) guys who love golf
We all love golf course rankings, but there's quite a bias involved, huh? Host a major championship and you're basically guaranteed a spot on the list. What about the average duffer who's more impressed with the beer list than the slope/rating - or prefers friendliness over the fine, imported lotion in the locker room? Where's our list, hackers? Answer: Right here.
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Divine 9 Road Trip puts Carson City, Nevada golf memorably on the map
A tradition in Carson City, Nev., the Divine 9 Road Trip is a party on wheels. Participants play nine courses - such as Genoa Lakes Golf Club and Dayton Valley Golf & Country Club - two holes each, all over the course of 11 hours - plus share laughs, stories and spirits along the way.
... full article »Is having children worth sacrificing my dream of a country club membership?
I've been slumming it out on cheap public courses my entire life. At one point, aren't I entitled as a lifelong golfer to finally enjoy the fruits of my suffering on a well conditioned, thoughtfully designed private course from one of the game's premier architects?
... full article »The FedEx Cup: The most important tournament-ish golf-thingy of 2009
In 2009, the FedEx Cup is the last big event-ish-like thing-y that Tiger Woods can win, his final chance to save his season and possibly golf. If Steve Stricker wins, everything Tiger has accomplished in his career is for naught.
... full article »Sergio Garcia had no chance at Hazeltine, none! Why?
Like many of you out there, I have long been dazzled by the ability and charisma of Sergio Garcia. I fully bought into the idea that Sergio could be the next Seve Ballesteros and provide Tiger Woods with a generation-long challenge. And I, like many others, was terribly, terribly wrong.
... full article »The only two golf lessons you'll ever need
Forget all the lessons you took from golf pros. Forget the straight left arm, proper posture, head still, full shoulder turn, pronate, supinate, belt buckle to target, complete follow through, right elbow in pocket and the zillion other things some guy charged you $40 a half hour to remember. There are only two lessons you'll need in order to be a good golfer.
... full article »Like it or not, in golf, us old guys rule
Like it or not, folks, when it comes to golf, us old guys rule. The average age of an avid golfer is in the mid-50s, and 78 percent of that group is male. Here are the top 10 reasons why old timers love the game so damn much ...
... full article »What can be done about slow play in golf (Or: Why golfers don't carry guns)
Gambling and golf (or why a dime isn't 10 cents)
Straight down the middle (or: how to cheat in golf with ChapStick)
Barack Obama: BadGolfer.com's Bad Golfer Of The Decade
Spice up your raincheck with Mio Destino's new golf lingerie
A golf bailout? As economy struggles, PGA Tour must make the cut
Ultimate springtime golf fitness tips for "real" golfers
John Daly shocks, angers golf fans by not overindulging for an entire day
What can be done about slow play in golf (Or: Why golfers don't carry guns)
Slow play is the pimple on the ass of golf. Everyone hates it, but they don't know how to get rid of it. It's a good thing golfers aren't armed, as it would prove too tempting to pick off the guy in the group in front as he retrieves his fifth ball out of the pond.
... full article »Report: George W. Bush to design golf course in Saudi Arabia
George W. Bush doesn't have much longer to figure out his next career move after the Oval Office. BadGolfer.com columnist William K. Wolfrum has preliminary reports that Bush will take up golf course design, starting with a massive project in Saudi Arabia.
... full article »Win easily on the golf course - cheat! Tips to help golfers win more bets
First of all, to cheat well on the golf course, you must be a good liar. You cannot be one without the other. You must be without ethics, morals or higher principles. The truth may set you free, but lying will get you further in life and golf gambling as long as you’re not caught. It helps if you’re a Republican, but many Democrats are adept as well, i.e. Bill Clinton. Well, Clinton is a bad example, because he got caught. Independents, all high and mighty, don’t lie, but then again, they have absolutely no power in Washington.
... full article »Donald Trump announces plans to buy New Mexico, turn it into golf resort
Donald Trump announced plans to buy New Mexico and replace it with a sprawling golf resort he intends to call "Trump Southwest." Trump said his plans would not just lead to the creation of the universe's greatest golf resort but also save the U.S. from the scourge of illegal immigration.
... full article »Straight down the middle (or: how to cheat in golf with ChapStick)
There are two types of cheating in golf: legal and illegal. Legally, you can cough or drop the flagstick near your opponent or rattle change in your pocket when they are putting. However, it's illegal to kick a ball out of the woods while your playing partners are preoccupied with the beer girl.
... full article »Tiger Woods vs. Jack Nicklaus: Let the bad comparisons begin
Golf fans will soon be deluged, literally deluged, with stories comparing Nicklaus and Woods. Seriously, it will be like a swarm of locusts, only more powerful and more painful to listen to. So, for golf journalists and bloggers everywhere, I figured I'd throw out a few ideas for future articles, some ideas on ways to compare Nicklaus and Woods.
... full article »Ten ways to be a lousy golf partner
Golf and first dates: Singles often face a dating match made in hell
Spice up your raincheck with Mio Destino's new golf lingerie
Maury Povich: "I'm the best of the TV-news and talk-show-host golfers!"
When an autograph-hunting fan at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic screamed, "Maury, you're why I'm here!" Povich laughed before anyone. "You're here to see Maury Povich," Povich smiled as he signed the woman's program. "Right."
... full article »Nobody loves golf more than TV's Raymond (Romano, that is)
Ray Romano is a hard-core golfer. His borderline-loopy zeal to make the cut in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am became fodder for an hour-long HBO special. What other megastar would put a link to the story he wrote for Golf Digest about breaking 100 at Augusta National near the top of his Web site?
... full article »SNL's Kevin Nealon talks straight, even if he doesn't hit it that way
Whether he's performing, golfing or answering questions, there's a bit more to Kevin Nealon beneath the placid surface than you might expect. He will not pretend that comedians are athletes or forget Dan Quayle's dis' of Murphy Brown.
... full article »Cardinals steal man Vince Coleman brings his swagger to golf
Vince Coleman may be just about the last athlete you'd expect to be finding happy refuge in the slow, steady rhythm of golf. It's still hard to imagine one of the fastest men in baseball doing anything slow. But now, retired and living in a town that worships golf, Coleman can hold his addiction to the game up with anyone's.
... full article »Ex-NFL star Sterling Sharpe: Sometimes you have to be "a prick" on the course
Sterling Sharpe suddenly had a lot of time on his hands. The cheering stopped. Brett Favre moved on to other targets. Sharpe found his way into TV commentating, but he also discovered an outlet in golf.
... full article »Softball interviewer Ahmad Rashad not easy on Wie or sports' money culture
Ahmad Rashad is best known for athlete interviews that are not exactly hard-hitting, but meet the man pitching the softballs and you'd never think you were talking to the poster mic for sports-TV jokes. In an interview, the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver is anything but soft in his opinions.
... full article »Mr. October goes golf nut: Reggie Jackson on Tiger Woods' place among sports' legends
Entourage HBO star Kevin Dillon goes Johnny Drama over golf, Mickelson, Winged Foot
Michael O'Keefe (aka Caddyshack's Danny Noonan): Not just another face in the crowd
