For golf fanatics, The Masters counts as a holiday. Like, a MAJOR holiday (pun intended). And for golfers who live in northernly climes, it also marks the start of the golf season. Or close to it anyway, depending on how far north you live. Given this auspicious time of year, when hope for lowered handicaps,Continue reading “2025 Season Opener Gift Guide”
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Cleveland HiBore XL Driver: All-in on AI
Golf equipment companies known for their drivers – like Callaway, TaylorMade, and Ping – have turned in recent years to AI applications to rethink and redesign their big sticks. Now Cleveland, a legendary equipment company traditionally known more for wedges and putters, has entered the AI arena. Released December 6, 2024, the Cleveland HiBore XLContinue reading “Cleveland HiBore XL Driver: All-in on AI”
Get ‘em before they go (up): Holiday Golf Gift Guide 2024
Another year is almost done. I hope it was full of memorable golf, camaraderie, and fun. I have no idea what’s in store for 2025, but if certain widely promoted plans come to fruition, I do know that the vast majority of golf clubs, balls, gadgets, and apparel will be significantly more expensive next holidayContinue reading “Get ‘em before they go (up): Holiday Golf Gift Guide 2024”
Bunker Hill Farms: Your Own Course for the Day (or Week)
What’s your golf fantasy? Ask most golfers this question, and the list will probably be predictable: A membership at Augusta National? A round with Tiger? Your very own private golf course? I can’t help you with the first two, but I do have advice about attaining the third, at least for a day or twoContinue reading “Bunker Hill Farms: Your Own Course for the Day (or Week)”
Royal County Down: A Bucket-list Golf Experience
Imagine this: You’re playing golf. It is 38 degrees Fahrenheit. You are hitting off of a little plastic mat you’re carrying around with you. You are playing very, very badly. Yet, when you hole out on the 18th green, you can barely hold back tears because you’re so sad that the round is over. ThereContinue reading “Royal County Down: A Bucket-list Golf Experience”
Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, Indiana, ROCKS!
Rock Hollow Golf Club is owned and operated by the Smith family, as in former PGA Tour Pro Chris Smith. The 7,005-yard Tim Liddy design is proof that a course doesn’t need a fancy clubhouse or hoity-toity staff to be one of the best in a golf-crazy state. Perennially ranked among Indiana’s top-10 public courses,Continue reading “Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru, Indiana, ROCKS!”
Be a Well-Adjusted Walker with Sun Mountain Ridgeline 3 Push Cart
I prefer to walk when I play golf. Since at least 2009 when my lower back began balking at the weight of my golf bag, I have been a staunch proponent of push carts. I review a lot of gadgets, balls, clubs, drinks, snacks, etc., etc. nearly every round, so my bag is often stuffedContinue reading “Be a Well-Adjusted Walker with Sun Mountain Ridgeline 3 Push Cart”
Kona Country Club is a Big Island Gem
Each Hawai’ian island has its own vibe. The Big Island, Hawai’i, is my favorite. It is the biggest and ecologically most diverse, with 11 of the planet’s 13 climate zones represented on the island. (Yes, you can even ski on Mauna Kea.) Also thanks to its size, it is the one island that doesn’t feelContinue reading “Kona Country Club is a Big Island Gem”
Cleveland CBX 4 Zipcore Wedges deliver spin and confidence
I just finished playing 18 with a nice young man – 30 years old, struck his woods fairly well. But he gave away at least 12 shots around the greens – full wedges off the toe or high on the face, chunks, duffs, lack of spin. Sometimes technique was to blame. Others, though, I wouldContinue reading “Cleveland CBX 4 Zipcore Wedges deliver spin and confidence”
Don’t run, GALLOP to Sultan’s Run in Jasper, Indiana
Indiana is perhaps the most under-the-radar great golf state in the nation. Avid golfers can find top-notch courses not only at the state’s best universities and luxury resorts, but also scattered across the rolling countryside. North to south, east to west, you can tee it up at these hidden gems for a fraction of theContinue reading “Don’t run, GALLOP to Sultan’s Run in Jasper, Indiana”
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