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Special Release: Buffalo Bills
Alumni Foundation Golfs at Seneca Hickory Stick
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Buffalo, NY…September
10, 2010… The Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation brought the
hallowed halls of Canton, Ohio to Western New York as they salute
the Legends of the NFL at the 2010 edition of their Annual
Weekend of Events.
Fifteen
members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be honored and
recognized at the fabulous three day alumni weekend on
September 11, 12 and 13, 2010.
On Saturday, September 11,
the Alumni hosted the Legends of the NFL VIP Gala at the
Seneca Niagara Events Center in Niagara Falls, NY; Sunday,
September 12 was the Legends of the NFL VIP Tailgate Party
behind the Field House at Ralph Wilson Stadium followed by the
Bills vs. Miami Home Opener. The finale on Monday, September
13 was the Annual Celebrity Charity Golf Classic which
will be held at the new Robert Trent Jones, II. designed, $25
million Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Club in Lewiston, NY. A total of
152 golfers plus 38 celebrities will participate in the golf
tournament.
“This is going to be one of the
most exciting weekend of events we have ever had”, said Bills
Alumni President Booker Edgerson. “I don’t believe that Western
New York has ever seen sixteen Pro Football Hall of Famers at one
event,” added Edgerson. “It will be awesome.”
The following Hall of Famers
have been confirmed for the Bills Alumni Weekend of Events; Ted
Hendricks-Oakland Raiders; Leroy Kelly-Cleveland
Browns; Tom Mack-Los Angeles Rams; Roger Wehrli-St.
Louis Cardinals; Elvin Bethea-Houston Oilers; Jim Taylor-Green
Bay Packers; Lem Barney-Detroit Lions; Larry
Little-Miami Dolphins; Ken Houston-Washington Redskins;
Mel Renfro-Dallas Cowboys; and, Paul Krause-Minnesota
Vikings. There are also four Buffalo Bill Hall of Famers: Joe
DeLamielleure, Billy Shaw, Jim Kelly and Thurman
Thomas.
The Buffalo Bills Alumni Weekend
of Events is the foundation’s marquee fundraiser as proceeds from
monies raised from the weekend go directly to support numerous
local charities. The Bills Alumni Foundation has donated over one
million dollars over the past several years.
Special Release: Hank Haney
Visits Seneca Hickory Stick
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LEWISTON,
N.Y. –
Seneca Hickory Stick Golf Course recently played host to Hank
Haney, one of the nation’s premier golf instructors, TV
personality and former coach for Tiger Woods. Haney was specially
contracted to conduct a private two-day invitation-only teaching
opportunity for VIP members of the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel
in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
In late
August, more than 30 VIP guests had the opportunity to perfect
their golf game with Haney on Seneca Hickory Stick’s driving range
during a special warm-up clinic. Each day’s group of golfers then
enjoyed a lunch before playing a full round of golf on the course,
where Haney rotated between foursomes. Guests also received copies
of Haney’s latest book, Essentials of the Swing, during an
evening cocktail hour.
“It was an
amazing experience for everyone at Seneca Hickory Stick to be in
the presence of such a skilled and respected teacher as Haney,”
said Fran Roach, general manager, Seneca Hickory Stick Golf
Course. “The guests anticipated a memorable outing and
game-changing advice, and Haney exceeded their expectations. We’re
just wrapping up our second month of operation, and we look
forward to hosting more first-class professionals like Haney for
years to come.”
Haney has
taught golf since 1976 and has instructed more than 200 touring
professionals. In 2008, he was ranked the No. 2 golf teacher in
the world by Golf Digest.
Seneca
Hickory Stick Golf Course opened for public play in July 2010.
Located in Lewiston, N.Y. just 10 miles north of Niagara Falls,
the 18-hole, 7,026-yard championship course was designed by
world-renowned course architect Robert Trent Jones II. It is owned
by Seneca Gaming Corporation and operated by KemperSports. For
more information, please visit
www.senecahickorystick.com.
Niagara Falls City Youth Golf
Tournament Recap
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The 33rd Youth Golf
Tournament was played last Tuesday at Hyde Park Golf complex in
Niagara Falls , NY. The annual event attracted 86 youngsters
ranging in age from 7 to 17.
The young golfers are placed in age
and gender flights: 7-10, 11-14 and 15-17 and are paired with
others with similar abilities: beginner, intermediate or
experienced. Parents, grandparents, friends and other volunteers
assist each foursome on the course.
A $5.00 registration fee includes a 9
hole round for ages 7-14 and 18 holes for the 15-17 years old. In
addition each player receives a packet of items donated from area
businesses, a hot dog lunch, and golf items ranging from balls,
gift cards, bags, clubs and greens fees. Each flight awards a
trophy to the top 3 medalists as well as the most honest (highest
score).
For the past 15 years, this event has
been presented by the Niagara Falls Recreation Dept. under the
leadership of Jenny Lee Packer. She and a fantastic staff of
recreation and course employees, sponsors, volunteers and city
administrators have made this event a popular fun filled activity
for youth from all over western New York.
The Travelin’ Duff looks forward to
this wonderful event each year. Mark your calendars for the 34th
annual Niagara Falls Youth Tournament to be held on or about
Tuesday, August 16, 2011. For more information contact Jennie Lee
at 716-297-2067.
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DOLLARS for SCHOLARS at
WILLOWBROOK GOLF COURSE
“Golfing for Green” is always the theme for the annual Sweet Home
Central Schools outing played on Friday, August 13, 2010 at
Willowbrook Golf Course in Lockport, NY. For almost 20 years, the
district’s Dollars for Scholars Chapter has sponsored a variety of
events to raise money for scholarships awarded annually to
graduating seniors. There are more than 4000 chapters nationally.
According to Michael Morrow, the chapter President for the past 15
years, graduates of the class of 2010 received 50 scholarships
valued at a total of $2 million. Additionally, the chapter serves
as the clearinghouse for most of the school districts scholarship
awards provided by the PTA Council and individual elementary
school for example, as well as memorial and community & business
scholarships.
Dollars for Scholars is just one of the programs administered by
Scholarship America, a non-profit organization, formerly known as
the Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of America (CSFA). More
information may be found at www.scholarshipamerica.org
Willowbrook Golf Course was in pristine form on this fantastic
western NY summer’s day. Low humidity with temps in the low 80’s
and puffy white cumulus clouds floating in the blue sky,
heightened the beauty of the course. The course annually hosts a
huge number of outings but always with care to make every group
feel special. Three challenging nines, a driving and practice
range, landscaped putting greens make this course a must on any
golfers schedule. Also Willowbrook, a semi-private course,
provides a wide range of outing packages, greens fees and dining
choices. Go to
www.willowbrook.biz or call 716-434-0111 for up to
date information and specials.
Participating in the Sweet Home outing were members of the
districts teaching and professional staffs, retired district
employees, alumni, community members and local business people.
Many are featured in the Dollars for Scholars Golf Photo Gallery
which follows….
For those in the know regarding
amateur men's golf, being a Walker Cup year is often directly
related to strength of field in invitational golf tournaments.
Selection as one of ten young men to represent the USA versus
Great Britain and Ireland is monumental in the life of a college
golfer (at least until pretty girls and professional dollars come
a calling.) 2010 is NOT a Walker Cup year, although four
young men will represent the USA in the World Amateur Team
Championship this Fall. Despite the evenness of the year,
the strength of field at this
week's Porter Cup is quite noteworthy. Let's take a
look.
An, Byeong-hun of Bradenton, FL, the
2009 US Amateur champion;
Benjamin, Brad of Rockford, IL, the
2009 US Amateur Public Links champion;
Constable, Donald of Wayzata, MN, the
2010 North & South Amateur champion;
Hall, Gavin of Pittsford, NY, the
2010 Rochester District champion & the 2010 US Junior
quarterfinalist;
Henley, Russell of Macon, GA, tied
for 16th in 2010 US Open championship;
Hudson, Bobby of Memphis, TN, the
2010 Sunnehanna Amateur champion;
Jeong, Jin Busan of South Korea, the
2010 British Amateur champion and tied for 14th, 2010 British
Open;
Kim, Lion of Englewood Cliffs, NJ,
the 2010 US Amateur Public Links champion;
Liu, Jim of Smithtown, NY, the 2010
US Junior champion; [Editor's Note: Late Withdrawal]
Merkulov, Yaroslav of Penfield, NY,
the 2009 NY State Junior and Men's Amateur champion;
Smith, Nathan of Pittsburgh, PA, the
2009 US Mid-Amateur champion & USA Walker Cup team member;
Uihlein, Peter of Orlando, FL, the
2010 Sahalee Players Champion and 2009 USA Walker Cup team member.
The list above counts the champions
of major national amateur events...a solid dozen players.
The remainder of the field is populated by chaps who garnered top
tens in the same events, played for collegiate teams at the D-1,
D-2 &
D-3 levels, and on and on. There's no better opportunity to
realize just HOW GOOD the best players in the game are than a day
spent at the Porter Cup in
Lewiston, New York. Admission is free and parking is
less than $5, with all proceeds going to a charitable foundation.
2010 Porter Cup Preview # 1: Flip The 9s?
The 2010 Porter Cup, the nation's
premier amateur stroke play event, is two weeks off in the near
distance. The usual corps of outstanding young amateur
golfers is prepared to solve the subtleties of the Niagara Falls
Country Club course in Lewiston, but they may be in for a bit of a
surprise.
Let's begin with Ben (Byeong Hun) An,
the reigning US Amateur champion. Still in high school when
he emerged as the last golfer standing at Southern Hills in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, An has had a quiet year of rule. He made the cut
at the PGA Tour's Verizon Heritage and finished 4th at the Jones
Cup. Otherwise, not much. Did he peek in Tulsa Town?
We'll find out in 16 days.
A fellow with something to
prove is Brad Benjamin. If you looked at his recent record
with an untrained eye, you might say "hmm, 2nd at the Northeast Am
and 3rd at Sunnehanna...pretty good." Perhaps, but not what
Benjamin ultimately wants. One bad round in each event (73
in the 3rd at Northeast, 73 in the 4th at Sunnehanna) did him in
as the eventual champions played just a bit more consistent golf,
just a bit better. This is the type of event that Benjamin
likes...will the course suit him and will he become its suitor?
Tune back in next fortnight.
Bobby Hudson, Donald
Constable, Peter Uihlein...recent summer amateur tour winners (Sunnehanna,
North & South and Sahalee Players, respectively.) Is any of
the three up to the task of winning a second event and vaulting to
the foreground of the chase for a spot on the USA World Amateur
Championship team? The 2010 US Amateur champ will be
guaranteed a spot, leaving three slots open for debate.
What all 79 contestants
might face for the first time is a par-four finishing hole.
Rumors around the escarpment have the membership playing the nines
in reverse order this year. If this is to be the case come
late July, anticipate a very different ending to the victory story
than in years past. While it's true that the same 18 holes
will still be played, four times around, by each player, it's the
nature of the potentially-new closing holes that makes the deal a
bit different. In the past, players came to the final four
holes with much to gain and even more to lose. Although the
15th was a driveable par four, it's horseshoe-shaped stream, steep
uphill approach and sloped green didn't reward the risk...replace
that hole with the old 6th and you have a similar, driver wedge
hole with a much more accessible and puttable green...birdie
becomes a reality. The 16th hole, that 215 yard, slightly
uphill beast, demanded a long or mid iron against unpredictable
winds. Miss it left and you were on the Robert Moses
Parkway; miss it right and sand was your fate. Contrast that
with the 7th hole, the one that Tiger aced and a good thirty yards
shorter. True, the green is smaller, but 180 yards is 7 iron
for these contestants. Get it on the small green and you're
guaranteed a run at a deuce. Until 2008, the comparison of 8
and 17 would have elicited giggles; 17 is one of the most daunting
par four holes in western New York. Uphill all the way, 460
yards of OB left, OB right, OB long and sand, ending at a green
that beguiles and befuddles. With the addition of a new tee
on #8, however, that average-length par four can now be stretched
to nearly 470 yards. With the big tree on the left and OB
right, new #17 would be nearly as demanding as its predecessor.
And what of the ultimate
hole? #18 has seen much tragedy over the years. From
Rafael Alarcon's wide-left down the parkway, to John Harris'
3-putt from 3 feet, the hole seemed to happen too quickly to be
the final chapeter in an epic volume. Not offering much
opportunity for birdie, #18 instead seemed to caution, "survive me
and you just might win." Number nine, on the other hand,
while extending to about 460 yards, is a driver-mid iron on a
typical day. And the green? Subtle, yes; tragicomic,
no. The odds are that a player needing birdie to tie or win
the Porter Cup lead on the final day is much more likely to find
it on this hole
So our vote is AY for the
change. Give it three years and see how it goes. Our
guess is that the contestants will rise to the occasion, making
2010 and beyond, memorable years for the Porter Cup.
(Editor's Note:
After an informative media day at Niagara Falls Country Club on
July 13th, we learned that the course will play as it has in years
past. The reversing of the nines was for members play
alone.)
May/June 2010--Opening of Seneca Hickory Stick in Lewiston
The last in a line of successful golf
course openings in western New York took place on Monday, June
28th, in Lewiston. A course that began in 2002 with the
opening of Arrowhead Golf Club in Akron, followed by the Links at
Ivy Ridge, Buffalo Tournament Club, Concord Crest, Diamond Hawk
and Ironwood, drew to a close this week with the unveiling of
Seneca Hickory Stick along the Robert Moses parkway.
A number of dignitaries,
including
Kevin W.
Seneca, Chairman, Seneca Gaming Corporation; Seneca Nation
President Barry E. Snyder, Sr., and Bruce Charlton, President of
Robert Trent Jones II (the golf course architects), attended the
opening. The course will be managed by Kemper Sports, with
Fran Roach (Director of Golf) and Gerry Doolittle (Superintendent)
serving lead on-site roles.
The golf course boasts the
first double green (a tradition in Scotland) in western New York,
merging the finishing points of the 9th and 18th holes. The
layout winds its way through wetlands dotted by the Shellbark
hickory tree, from which the course earns its name. Blessed
by Charlton as a "people's course," Hickory Stick will provide a
high-end golf experience at an affordable rate. Green fees
never top the $65 mark, with Lewiston residents receiving a 10%
discount at all times. For more information, visit the
course website at
http://www.senecahickorystick.com.
March/April 2010--PGAMagazine.Com versus The
Wire
Of late, I have received a flood of e-zines
from PGAMagazine.Com in one of my many inboxes. For years, I
utilized my e-subscription to The Wire (from
golfbusinesswire.com) for much of the industry information that
I couldn’t find on TravelGolf or any other site. I have a sense
that PGAMagazine.Com is ramping up efforts to take on The Wire
in a head-to-head, battle to the death.
I’m not sure that I’m a fan.
To begin, let’s take a quick look at the section headings that
The Wire has used for years to segment news in an easy-to-read
fashion:
Apparel, Business, Clubfitting, Courses, Facilities, Media,
People, Tours and Tournaments
Wander over to PGAMagazine.com and you find a
deceptively-smaller list:
Industry, Practices, From the PGA, From the Magazine.
The first heading breaks down into subtopics of:
Press, Financials, In the bag, Equipment and Apparel.
The second, into:
Teaching, Retailing, Travel, Women and Golf, Tournaments, Demo
Days.
Aye, I might be skeptical, but I definitely see this as an
attempt by the PGAMagazine.com folks to move in on some fertile
ground presently occupied by The Wire. How fertile? Consider the
advertising. I counted 7 sizeable ad tiles on The Wire, compared
with 13 much smaller ones in the PGAMagazine.Com e-zine. There
seemed to be little crossover between the two, leading me to
wonder how much revenue one might pull in if the balance shifted
to 80%-20% or higher…
Granted, some of the tiles might not be up-front payment type,
but rather, of the click-through or pay-per-purchase type. Being
an industry outsider, I often invent my own terminology, so bear
with me.
I did find an ace in the hole, however, in The Wire…the
connection with GolfWorld. Low down on the email is “Featured
News powered by Golf Week.” In the world of golfing magazine
giants, GolfWeek is solidly positioned as number three (behind
Golf Digest and Golf) and is the best of the lot, in my opinion.
That’s a strong ally to have, and one that The Wire will need in
order to stay alive.
June 2009: The Test Run
Continues
The
Internet Column: How to Win a Golf Tournament
By Dr. John Stamey
This week, we will look at some of the ways
to win tournaments on the PGA Tour. Five major categories of
techniques come to mind:
Just Do It: Tiger Woods simply lapped the
entire field in the 2000 US Open, ultimately winning the event by
fifteen strokes. RULE #1: If you destroy the field,
and the golf course, you can be a Tiger too.
Last Man Standing: Padraig Harrington won
his first Open Championship at Carnoustie in 2007 because Sergio
Garcia forgot to par the 18th hole, missing the green then missing
a 10 foot putt for par. Harrington took a miserable double bogey
on the 18th hole and made it to the 19th hole to claim his claret
jug. Harrington didn't particularly win - he was just the golfer
with the lowest score after the smoke cleared. RULE #2:
Work extra hard on those three-footers for double bogey can win an
Open Championship.
Acts of God and Other Miracles: There are
times when events beyond our control can change history. Here are
three examples that bit Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold
Palmer.
Larry Mize had an impossible 140 foot chip
at the 1987 masters. He was in a playoff with
Greg Norman who was 20 feet away from the hole. All Norman had to
do was continue
breathing and he would two-putt and win his second masters - until
Mize holed out
that impossible chip, forcing Norman to make his 20 footer to tie
and continue the playoff.
Needless to say, Norman missed and Larry Mize had his miracle
green jacket.
RULE #3: Always try to be in a playoff with Greg Norman.
The odds are in your favor.
Jack Nicklaus was being interviewed as he
had just concluded his last round in the 1982 US Open at Pebble
Beach. After 72 holes, Jack was tied with Tom Watson who was in
"jail" in the rough on the par three 17th hole. It was a sure bet
that Watson would make at least bogey and Nicklaus would have the
lead with Watson yet to play the brutal 18th hole at Pebble Beach
- until Watson holed out his chip to get that one shot lead of
Nicklaus he needed for victory. RULE #4: The flagstick can
stop your shot out of the rough.
Everyone remembers Johnny Miller's
fantastic 63 in the final round at Oakmont in 1973? That round
vaulted him past the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee
Trevino, and Arnold Palmer for his first US Open Crown. It's funny
that no one remembers that the sprinkler systems accidentally over
watered the greens early that Sunday morning. Earlier groups
benefited from the soggy greens which dried out as the later
pairings began playing. It was like throwing darts at a magnet as
Miller slammed the ball at the pin on a US Open course on the
fourth day. Most of his heroics took place on the front nine. He
was the leader in the clubhouse while Palmer and Nicklaus were
fighting those dried out greens later in the afternoon.
RULE #5: Have a friend that has a degree in mechanical
engineering.
Devil Is In the Details: One or two strokes
can make a huge difference in a major championship. Here are two
famous instances.
Roberto De Vicenzo is best remembered for
scorecard mishap on the 71st hole of the 1968 Masters. On that
fateful hole, playing partner Tommy Aaron recorded a par instead
of the birdie made by De Vicenzo. This score had to stand, once
signed off by De Vicenzo, causing him to miss a playoff with Bob
Goalby who was declared the winner.
RULE #6: Check your scorecard carefully before you sign it
(and of course never let Boo Weekley keep it - just ask Sergio
Garcia).
An extra driver most likely cost Ian
Woosnam his best shot at an Open Championship (British Open). When
his caddy found the 15th club in Woosnam's bag before teeing off
on the second hole a 2 shot penalty was recorded. While Woosnam
carded an even par round of 71, he recovered from a couple of
disastrous bogeys. He lost that Open Championship by four shots to
David Duval by four shots. RULE #7: Don't count on
your caddy to count your clubs - do it yourself before every
round.
Duel To The Death: Thanks for the memories
of the 2008 US open. This one took 91 holes to decide - and 19
holes for the playoff. Tiger and his knee defeated Rocco and his
son (who caddied for him) in a modern-day shoot out at the OK
Corral (right around the corner from Black's Beach - the original
nude beach in California). RULE #8: Don't play Tiger
Woods in an 18 hole playoff if you can avoid it.
There you have it - eight simple rules to
follow on your way to being a top player on the PGA Tour. Cheers.
--
Myrtle Beach Golf Conference
October 19-21, 2009
www.MyrtleBeachGolfConference.com
General Chair, Dr. John Stamey
Department of Computer Science
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
843-349-2552 /
jwstamey@coastal.edu
June 2009: Guest Test Run of a New
Column
The Golf Column: PLAYing Golf
By Dr. John Stamey
This week’s special guest author is Dr.
Barbie Norvell
Why do we play golf? In fact, the operative
word in that question is not golf, but it is the word PLAY. Play is
something we do naturally from birth. Dr. Stuart Brown is a famous
play expert and researcher, and is the the founder and director of
the National Institute of Play. He has characterized eight play
personalities in a new book "Play, how it shapes the brain, opens
the imagination and invigorates the soul." (Avery Press, 2009)
This week in The Golf Column, we will take a
look at reasons we like to PLAY golf. The idea for this week's
playful analysis of golf came from working with noted authority on
Early Childhood Education and play, Dr. Barbie Norvell from Coastal
Carolina University.
Back to our original question, "Why do we
play golf?" Some of us have realized that we will not be winning the
US Open any time soon. However, we religiously get out to the course
and play golf. What is the attraction to the game of golf? The eight
play personalities from Dr. Brown can give us insight into the
different reasons we love the game of golf.
Play Personality 1: The JOKER is the most
basic and extreme player. The Joker's play revolves around nonsense.
To this end, we can see that the golfer who wants to drive the
farthest, with complete disregard to score, or the golfer who wants
to hit the shortest club (an 8 iron when everyone else is hitting a
5 iron) is the consummate Joker.
Play Personality 2: The KINESTHETE is the
person who needs to move in order to think. Kinsthetes like to push
their bodies, many times, to the max. The typical golfer who is a
Kinsthete insists on playing 36 holes a day while on vacation, and
has no fear of playing in 104 degree weather when everyone else is
enjoying the Golf Channel (and a cool gin and tonic) in the 19th
hole.
Play Personality 3: The EXPLORER lives to
explore the world around himself or herself. Exploration can mean
physically going to new golf courses at every opportunity. It can
also mean mental exploration, being addicted to GolfChannel.com or
GolfAtlas.com and exploring new golf destinations and courses that
one would never possibly have the time to visit.
Play Personality 4: The COMPETITOR has broken
through the pure joy of the game and lives to play to win. The
competitor is always practicing past sundown so that they can win
their flight in the club championship. The competitor will read
sports psychology books until midnight to shave strokes off their
handicap index. You know the competitor, for this is the golfer that
you hate to draw in any round of a match play tournament.
Play Personality 5: The DIRECTOR enjoys
planning games with friends, being part of the tournament committee,
and being a member of the Club Ambassadors who periodically visit
and play at other clubs. Directors live for the social aspect and
networking opportunities that golf provides.
Play Personality 6: The COLLECTOR is the
golfer who loves history. The Collector has a golf towel (or flag)
from every important course on which they have played. Don't look to
closely into the Collector's living room, lest you see a martini
mixing glass with The Masters engraved upon it.
Play Personality 7: The ARTIST/CREATOR loves
making things. This golfer will write about the game, have a spouse
help create a garden of the eighteen plants for which the holes of
Augusta National are named. The artist should have the best
appointed golf outfit (and secretly purchases things from Ian
Poulter's website).
Play Personality 8: The STORYTELLER is self
explanatory. This golfer remembers every hole they have played,
every tournament they won (and/or lost), and can give you the
details - in no less than one hour - of Phil Mickelson's collapse at
Winged Foot (and it only took Phil 20 minutes to collapse).
Thanks, Dr. Norvell, for introducing The Golf
Column to the theory of play, and for laughing while you proofed our
article. Cheers.
Dr. John Stamey is an Associate Professor
in the Department of Computer Science at Coastal Carolina
University.
www.TheGolfColumn.com is based out of Myrtle Beach, SC, the Golf
Capital of the World.
May 2009: Official Sites Of The Last
Four Major Champions
| Where... |
What is it? |
Sandy's Lie... |
|
Here... |
Angel Cabrera |
The official site of the
2009 Masters champion is available, as one who expect, in two
languages. It is clearly written in Spanish first, then
translated nearly directly (with typical goofiness) into
English. |
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Here... |
Padraig Harrington |
The double major winner of
2008 (PGA and British Open) has a splashier intro than Cabrera,
thanks to a bit of Flash. The Irishman is pretty accesible,
from equipment to instruction to favorite things. |
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Here... |
Tiger Woods |
Depending on what you're
after, either the gold standard of web sites or mass marketing
like no other golfer. To his credit, the look rarely stays
around long enough to get boring. |
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Here... |
Trevor Immelman |
Nearly as surprising as his
2008 Masters triumph is the fact that a major championship
winner does not have an official website. Under
construction? Seriously? Come on, Trev! |
April 2009: Golf Course Architects
Part One
| Where... |
What is it? |
Sandy's Lie... |
|
Here... |
Donald Ross Society |
The creator of CCB in
Williamsville and Mark Twain in Elmira (along with Oak Hill and
others in Rochester.) |
|
Here... |
A.W. Tillinghast Society |
His local influence is
Niagara Falls CC in Lewiston, although much of the course has been altered. |
|
Here... |
Walter Travis Society |
The best represented locally
of the greats, with Orchard Park, Cherry Hill, Stafford, Lookout
Point and Penn Hills on his list. |
|
Here... |
Seth Raynor Society |
The closest locally that we
know of is Fox Chapel in Pittsburgh. Like nothing in WNY. |
March 2009
| Where... |
What is it? |
Sandy's Lie... |
|
Here... |
MYGolfSpy.Com |
A golf portal , which led us
to ... |
|
Here... |
GolfBall-Guide.de |
A virtual golf ball museum
for a real and rentable golf ball collection. Now you can
find that ball granny used to play and learn a bit more about
it. |
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Here... |
50DollarGolf.Com |
Golf equipment auctions for
no more than $50 american. |
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Here... |
GolfClubAtlas.Com |
The best site on the web to
learn about golf course evolution and its current state. |
February 2009
| Where... |
What is it? |
Sandy's Lie... |
|
Here... |
The Golf News Net |
Seems to be an entry portal to a series of
golf radio shows/podcasts. Well, we need those. |
|
Here... |
Hooked On Golf |
A very attractive golf site with an apparent
base in northern California. |
|
Here... |
GolferLynks |
A true golf portal...very impersonal and
very helpful. |
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Here... |
Acemakr |
A dude's golf blog...there are tons out
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