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Archive for the ‘Summer 2009’ Category

WHAT’S YOUR WEATHER PREFERENCE?

Posted by Golfstyles on August 12th, 2009 under Summer 2009  •  No Comments

Tom Chiarella’s essay this month called Some Like it Hot got me thinking. What is the ideal golf weather condition? What is too hot? What is too cold? Like the game itself, the weather we’re willing to play it in is a personal preference.
It seems to me, judging by the parking lot at the municipal [...]

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE COURSE?

Posted by Golfstyles on July 15th, 2009 under Summer 2009  •  1 Comment

In honor of the U.S. Open being played at Bethpage Black, one of the country’s greatest municipal courses, a golf publication recently listed what it considers the best munis in the country. As part of the story it listed what it considers the best muni in each state.
Understanding that the point of these lists, like [...]

THE WORLD’S BEST CADDIE

Posted by Golfstyles on June 9th, 2009 under Summer 2009  •  1 Comment

The world’s best caddie isn’t Steve Williams or Fluff Cowan or any looper on the PGA Tour. The world’s best caddie is Tiger Woods. Tiger’s bag is loaded down with the hopes, dreams and financial ambition of the entire sport. It’s unfair for one person to have to carry such a load, but the responsibility [...]