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Author Archives: Charles Prokop
Anchors Away?
I think I’ve noticed a subtle shift in the way the long putter debate is being framed. When the recent run of long putter wins began, including Adam Scott winning with the sweeper and Keegan Bradley winning with the belly … Continue reading
The Sisyphus Blues
Like most players, my game goes through cycles. I find some things that work and I use them until they quit working. I keep tinkering even when I’m playing well, and eventually the house of cards comes tumbling down and … Continue reading
Posted in daily golf issues
Tagged golf training aids, Kenny Perry, Lee Trevino, The Inside Approach, Tom Lehman
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Can You Explain This?
What you see above is the last 125 or so yards of the 13th hole at my home course. It’s a well-designed risk-reward par 5. It’s reachable in two but wayward second shots often find the bunker at right, the … Continue reading
Process, Outcome, and Tiger Woods
It’s a truism that we play our best golf when we stay in the moment, don’t get ahead of ourselves, and focus on the process of play rather than the outcome. If we stay focused on the shot at hand … Continue reading
You’re How Old? And Your Handicap Is What?
When I was younger I usually played golf with guys very close to my own age. I played with coworkers or people I went to school with 99% of the time, and they were seldom more than 10 years older … Continue reading
Posted in daily golf issues
Tagged golf betting games, golf handicaps, skins games, stableford competitions
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Is It Easy Or Hard To Have Fun?
I didn’t break 80 until I was 54 years old. I know how old I was because I saved the card. I’d been playing golf on and off for around 40 years, so my first score in the 70’s was … Continue reading
Can I Fire Myself?
One of those McGladrey commercials has Davis Love III’s bad caddy telling him all the bad things that could happen on a putt, pointing out that his opponent just eagled, and then walking away wishing Davis luck. Davis just stares … Continue reading
How The Lizard Got His Name
Once upon a time there was a group of five merry golfers. Games of skins and wolf under the bright Texas sun filled their hearts with joy, and cries that cannot be repeated in polite company echoed across the rough … Continue reading
A Trip Back To 1976 Greensboro
One Sunday in the spring of 1976 my wife, myself, and a fellow intern headed from Durham to Greensboro to take in the final round of the Greater Greensboro Open. As most of you probably know, the GGO went on … Continue reading
Posted in golfing memoir, PGA Tour
Tagged Al Geiberger, Greater Greensboro Open, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Wyndham Championship
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The Links of the Hill Country
In the September issue of Golf Digest, Nick Price has an article about playing from tight lies. It’s a very timely reminder for me. We’re in the midst of a record setting drought. Our fairways are hard and fast, and the lies … Continue reading
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