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A Quick Round in Delhi

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Charles Prokop

If the powers that be really want to speed up play, they should talk with the marshals at the fictional Golden Greens Golf Course. According to The Case of the Missing Servant, by Tarquin Hall, the club is on the … Continue reading →

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The Longest Shot

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Charles Prokop

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 →

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Putting Science Vs. Art: The Pelz and Stockton Debates

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Charles Prokop

Dave Stockton’s book Unconscious Putting got me to thinking about the art vs. the science of putting. I’ve always liked Dave Pelz and his Putting Bible, and it’s a real “putting as a science” book. This shouldn’t be any surprise, because Pelz … Continue reading →

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Three Golf Quests

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Charles Prokop

Most of us have set goals for our golf games, but some folks have gone at those goals with a vengeance and then written a book about it. I’ve read three of these over the past few years, and the … Continue reading →

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The More Things Change …..

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Charles Prokop

A little over a year ago, I commented on the new fairway woods (metals, that is) Adams was advertising and how I never could trust a fairway wood. I have always been mystified by the people that filled their bag … Continue reading →

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Golf Is A Game Of Redemption

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Charles Prokop

Golf stories are often about the game’s redeeming qualities, about how the game brought someone back from the brink, restoring faith in self and others. Maybe it’s because golf is a constant struggle to get back on track. Each tee … Continue reading →

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Any Given Course On Any Given Day

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Charles Prokop

Arnold Palmer was on The Golf Channel’s Morning Drive Thursday morning and mentioned that they had changed the 4th and 16th holes at Bay Hill back to par 5’s for the Arnold Palmer Invitational. They had been par 5’s that were … Continue reading →

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More Reasons To Like Golf?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Charles Prokop

I was eating breakfast and watching Morning Drive on the Golf Channel today, and they ran a part of Tiger Woods’ press conference at Abu Dhabi. One of the reporters asked Tiger why he liked to play golf. That struck me … Continue reading →

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Golf Follows Me

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Charles Prokop

My relationship with golf has lasted longer than any other in my life. I started playing when I was 13 or 14, so I’ve played for at least 47 years. The closest competing relationship is my marriage, and it’s lasted … Continue reading →

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A Hole Too Far

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Charles Prokop

My round on Halloween was my last round for a while. I’ve been playing a lot for seven years or so, usually playing more than once a week. Miraculously, I haven’t been injured or sick for more than a few … Continue reading →

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