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Author Archives: Charles Prokop
Golf For The Ages
I’m a member of Tom Watson’s generation. I started playing golf when Nicklaus was beginning to battle Palmer, and was beginning my first “real job” when Watson and Nicklaus had their Duel in the Sun. I was crushed as I … Continue reading
Loving The Next Shot
Tiger Woods’ victory at the AT&T National has been sucking all the oxygen from the room of late, but there was another win last weekend that is worth noting. Peter Tomasulo beat David Lingmerth in a 4-hole playoff at the … Continue reading
Posted in daily golf issues, PGA Tour
Tagged AT&T National, Jess Walter, mental game, Peter Tomasulo, Tiger Woods
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Thank You, Mr. Harrington
Padraig Harrington was being interviewed after a nice 65 in the third round of the Traveler’s Championship last Saturday. He’d played a pretty smart round, as you might guess with a score of 65, but he’d gone for a sucker … Continue reading
Posted in daily golf issues
Tagged mental game, Padraig Harrington, Travelers Championship
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Another Word From Professor Obvious
A few of my previous posts (here and here) have reported on correlations between my putting, greens in regulation, and fairways hit with my score. The last time I looked at the data, all three parts of my game predicted … Continue reading
Pecan Valley News
As a lot of folks are aware, historic Pecan Valley Golf Club has been closed for several months. The ownership has been working to change the zoning so as to accommodate multifamily housing for wounded warriors and a 9 hole … Continue reading
The Longest Shot
If you’re like a lot of golfers, you know that a relatively unknown club pro beat Ben Hogan in a playoff for the U.S. Open sometime in the early 1950’s. Maybe you know that the unknown pro was Jack Fleck, … Continue reading
Posted in book thoughts
Tagged Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, golf books, Jack Fleck, U.S. Open
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A Bear Of A Handicap
Marathon Man and I were standing on the tenth tee last Friday, talking about how our games had gone downhill. We had both been 6-7 handicaps a year or so ago, and were both now 9-10, with no explanation for … Continue reading
An Afternoon Sundae With Phil
Phil Mickelson’s withdrawal from the Memorial Tournament citing fatigue got me to thinking about my optimum golf schedule. Before you laugh too hard, I know comparing my golf habits to those of Mickelson is like comparing how I celebrate my … Continue reading
The Great Tee-Time Debates
My regular golf league is changing its starting time next week. Again. We’re going back to an 8:30 AM shotgun start after an experiment with a starting time window of 8:30 – 10:00, where players could show up at anytime … Continue reading
A New Thing To Worry About In Golf
While watching the Crowne Plaza Invitational today I learned a new thing to worry about. Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson were playing the 11th hole, and the announcers started talking about the grain of the fairway grass and needing to … Continue reading
Posted in humor, PGA Tour
Tagged Crowne Plaza Invitational, Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson
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