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Golf Like Fred Astaire!

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Fred Astaire was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. His stage and subsequent film career spanned a total of 76 years.  But did anyone realize his golfing talent?

Check out this great video clip from the Ed Sullivan Show…

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How’s Your Miniature Golf Skills?

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Mick Cullen from Lindenhurst set a new URDB (Universal Records Database) World Record on March 30, 2011.  He spent 24 hours playing glow-in-the-dark minigolf in an attempt to break the previous record of 4,729 holes set in 2008 by David Pfefferle in Ohio.  The attempt took place at Rocky’s Fun house in Waukegan and was also a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, a charity headed by actor Michael J. Fox who suffers from the disease. 

Cullen is the founder of the Mini-Masters miniature golf tournament played annually in Wisconsin and Illinois.  But on a full sized course it’s a different story according to Cullen “When it comes to real golf, I’m good off the tee and good on the green, but everything in between is a mess”.

The result:  He matched the record about 21 hours in and went on to finish with 5,040 holes beating the record by 311.  His support team kept track of his scores, chatted to people online and retrieved and ‘teed-up’ the balls.  He estimates that about $2,000 was raised for the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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The Woes of a Golf Widow

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

You know you’re a golf widow when….

… you get sand between your toes when you walk in the laundry room in bare feet (and you don’t live in a beach shack)

… you find small pencils everywhere… in the dryer, in the washer, in the pockets of his pants (that you already checked!)…

… he gets text messages from golf courses saying they’re opening this weekend

… he says just because he shot a 72 doesn’t  mean he can stop ‘practicing’

… he calls you at 5:00 (when he should be headed home) to say ‘we just got a great deal on a 5:15 tee time’

… he gets up at 3:00 a.m. to watch the Ryder Cup being played in Europe

… you move a box in the garage and a dozen golf balls roll across the garage floor

… you open the trunk of his car to put the shopping in and there’s a golf bag, clubs, tees, shoes, balls…..

… he gets up at 5a.m. to catch a 5:45 a.m. tee time but has to work late to make up the time

… you power up the GPS and all of the favorites are golf courses

… he drives around (even in the snow) with the golf clubs in the car

Submitted by O. Moore – Our Golf Widow

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W I D E Open Championship with 15-inch Holes

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Have you heard about the W I D E Open Championship?  It took place this last weekend at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines N.C.  The hole in each green is 15 inches wide instead of the usual 4 ¼ inches.  This Championship was started by Jerry Tarde, the Editor-in-Chief of Golf Digest after hearing comments from the CEO of TaylorMade, Mark King who suggested that a bigger golf hole would make the game more fun.   Read more at: http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/local-knowledge/2011/03/players-on-the-w-i-d-e-open-absolute-fun.html .

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How much does Tiger mean to the PGA?

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

A lot. Sunday’s viewership of the tournament held at Firestone Country Club was a 2.0 share compared to 4.3 last year. What was the difference this year? Tiger wasn’t on TV except for the highlights of his dismal performance. And last year? Well, Tiger what it all. Click here for the complete article by Darren Ravell of CNBC.

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The view of the 18th hole at St. Andrews could be yours in time for the 2010 Open.

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

According to an article in the UK’s Daily Telegraph it is now possible for anyone, or at least anyone with about $6M to spare, to buy a view of St. Andrews.

No. 9 The Links in St. Andrews, Scotland, is one of only four houses with the prestigious The Links as an address. This particular house has one of the most sought-after viewing terraces for golf fans around the world. In addition to overlooking the most famous golf course in the world it is said to have a view North Sands Beach, which was made famous in the movie Chariots of Fire.

The house is on the market through Savills, one of the leading names in UK residential real estate, just in time for somebody to make a bid and move in by next July, when the Open Championship will be held there.
Tom Watson, who played incredibly well at this year’s Open at Turnberry has said the 2010 event will in all likelihood be his last. Tiger Woods will going for three Open St Andrews victories after winning the last two in 2000 and 2005.

According to the house listing specs there are 2,779 square feet in this three-story, five-bedroom, four-bathroom house. It’s being described as a second-home type of property, being 50 miles from Edinburgh, but there’s golf played every day, not just for the Open (the oldest of the four major championships in the world) but for many other tournaments as well.

So although $6M doesn’t guarantee a better golf game, it certainly could get you some great golf views.

Written by Michele Minten

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