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Tag Archives: golf buddies
Norman Mailer On Golf
Yesterday I played in our regular skins game and had a round that was simultaneously one of my worst and one of my best. I started out with an encouraging birdie, and immediately followed that with two three putt bogies. … Continue reading
My Reasons To Like Golf
After much head scratching, navel gazing, and creative napping I’ve come up with my reasons to like golf. These reasons apply solely to me. Any resemblance to the reasons of others is purely coincidental, although not necessarily impossible. I mentally … Continue reading
Golf Follows Me
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
Posted in golfing memoir, reflections on golf
Tagged golf books, golf buddies, John Updike, Masters tournament
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A Hole Too Far
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
Posted in reflections on golf
Tagged golf books, golf buddies, golf slumps, Jimmy Roberts
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What’s Your Wampeter?
My regular golf buddies used to be guys I knew from work or school. I always had friends in high school and college that played golf, and it was easy to head out to the course after class, or cut … Continue reading
Posted in reflections on golf
Tagged Cat's Cradle, golf buddies, granfalloon, karass, Kurt Vonnegut
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Pull That Cart With Pride!
I was eating breakfast and idly watching Morning Drive on the Golf Channel this morning when the subject of pull carts came up. It was the friendly banter before the break, but the theme of the comments was that they’d run … 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
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