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Ball Skills

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:36:00 GMT

Has anyone seen the ad for Gillette's "Search for the Next Phenom"? Basically, they're asking for submissions of people doing amazing things with a ball, whether it is golf, tennis, basketball, footba...

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The Streak is Over (Congratulations, Mr. Ogilvy)

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:40:00 GMT

It looks like Byron Nelson's streak is still safe for now. Geoff Ogilvy ended Tiger Woods win streak this morning with 11 pars in 11 holes. Ogilvy didn't have a single bogey until the seventh hole ...

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Corporate Punching Bag Seeks Gifted Golf Instructor

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:18:00 GMT

I just got news that the company that I have worked for since 2004 isn't going to be giving me a raise this year, and unless I'm a member of the GST (Global Sales Team) I can forget about a Christm...

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Tiger and the Oddsmakers

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:13:00 GMT

I heard on the radio this morning that Ladbrokes was taking bets at 12/1 odds that Tiger would win the Grand Slam. Well, I just checked out the site for myself, and it looks like Ladbrokes is a lit...

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Forget the Chinese Calendar...This is the Year of the Tiger!

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:59:00 GMT

I don't know how many of you have been following the PGA TOUR so far this year, but Tiger Woods is on fire! He is putting like the Tiger that made me select my name, hitting the greens so close to ...

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A Big Thank You...and Some Big Ideas

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:28:00 GMT

I want to thank everyone that has shown their concern about my injury. It's nice to know that I have so many people that I've never met in person that truly seem to care.

Since I can't g...

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Season Over...

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:50:00 GMT

Well, my season came to an early end today. I was out taking pictures with my digital camera for my Digital Media Essentials class, when the sprinklers came on where I was taking pictures...

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The Company Tournament

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:02:00 GMT

On Friday night, I received a call from Gasper. His son (who was supposed to be in our foursome) cracked his ribs in football practice, and was withdrawing from the tournament. I scrambled to find a r...

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Preparing for the company tournament (part 4)

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:31:00 GMT

Tournaments are interesting. It usually costs a lot less money to enter a tournament than it does to play a round of golf at the course that is holding the tournament. Talon's Cove in Saratoga Spri...

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Preparing for the company tournament (Part 3)

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:49:00 GMT

It's Monday, and I decided to pull out the putter and putt into a cup from varying distances at the office. This is something that I have always liked to do. In fact, if it wasn't for those little ...

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Preparing for the company tournament (Part 2)

Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:16:00 GMT

I decided that today was the perfect day to hit a few buckets of balls, or as they call it at my club, "The Vijay." The Vijay is nearly large enough for me to sit in when empty, and on several occasio...

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Preparing for the company tournament

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:13:00 GMT

Each year, my company has a 4-man scramble tournament. Last year was my first time to participate, and it was also my first tournament to enter and win! So this year, I'm coming back as the defendi...

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