Category Archives: golfing memoir

A Lot To Be Thankful For

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Charles Prokop

My golf game has finally received the notoriety it deserves! I live in the country, and it’s dead quiet outside on this Thanksgiving morning. When I look out my window, all I see are a few deer, a bunch of … Continue reading →

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The Road To Utopia

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Charles Prokop

As promised in my last post, I headed out to Utopia for a round of golf. It’s a pleasant drive through nice scenery, and it prepares you for a relaxing day. David L. Cook, the author of Golf’s Sacred Journey, … Continue reading →

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A Whiff and A Hot Dog

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Charles Prokop

The last page of the December Golf Digest is a little essay on the horrors of whiffing. I can’t say that remembering the whiffs of my life is pleasant, but the article recalled an experience from my early golfing career that … Continue reading →

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A Round With Willie

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Charles Prokop

After years of on and off effort and frustration, I finally got my early ’80’s vintage turntable working again. It had developed a nasty buzzing sound and the cartridge mounting mechanism was broken. A repair shop got rid of the … Continue reading →

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Can You Explain This?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Charles Prokop

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 →

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A Trip Back To 1976 Greensboro

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Charles Prokop

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 →

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The Links of the Hill Country

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Charles Prokop

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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A Golfer Looks At 60

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Charles Prokop

Jimmy Buffet leads off the B side of his 1974 album A1A with A Pirate Looks At 40. The song is the musings of a lover of the sea, looking back on the years so far. (Buffet is past 40 … Continue reading →

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A Byron Nelson Favorite

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Charles Prokop

We’ll all hear a lot about Byron Nelson this week, so here’s a bit of trivia that isn’t widely known. The course at Riverhill Country Club in Kerrville, Texas was co-designed by Byron Nelson and Joe Finger. For those that … Continue reading →

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Prairie Dogs at Dusk

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Charles Prokop

When I was in grad school at Texas Tech in the ’70s, the little golf I managed to squeeze into my schedule was in the late afternoons and evenings. If I had a chance to get away early enough, I’d … Continue reading →

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