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A Torture Chamber

Greetings Golfers,

Because I’m too sick to write … here’s one from a few years ago.
Hope you like it.

Should a golf course be a fun challenge or a torture chamber? Years ago, someone quite proudly told Alister Mackenzie – the golf course architect of Augusta National – that no one had ever been able to break par on his hometown golf course. “Good heavens!” exclaimed Mackenzie. “What on earth is wrong with it?”

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Manners, Respect, and Responsibility

Greetings Golfers,

I just finished reading an article written by an American who says that American men can’t seem to apologize … anymore. He writes about how in old Westerns they talked about how much courage it took to apologize.

Hmmmm … I think he’s right. We’ve twisted-it-up so that we think apologizing is a sign of weakness. No. Apologizing is stepping-up and taking responsibility. I remember reading an article years ago that had a headline  like “Courageous Leaders Don’t Make Excuses - They Apologize”.

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Home Sweet Home

Greetings Golfers,

Well, I’m back in Minnesota. We didn’t see snow until northern Iowa … seriously. But Minnesota made up for that lack of snow. Wow! Rumor is (from knowledgeable sources) that it will probably be a late start for local golf courses.

We got back Sunday night, and I’ve spent the week in the Clubhouse. In fact, it went so fast that I hadn’t thought about my blog until Thursday night. 

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Don't Ignore Your Spine

Greetings Golfers,

So last week, at age 65, Bernhard Langer won the Chubb Classic. It wasn’t the PGA Tour event at Riviera … it was a Senior Tour event in Naples, Florida. But it’s still incredible - most of the good players on the Senior (Champions) Tour are in their early 50s - not 65.

Langer did admit in the post-game interview that it’s a good course for him because it’s short and narrow … but it’s not that short!

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Heroes and Celebrities

Greetings Golfers,

In the last few weeks, I’ve watched some interesting golf documentaries … and they’ve been nothing alike.

First off was “The Short Game” … made in 2013 about a Junior Golf World Championship played at Pinehurst. It’s about kids 7 & 8 years old … and they focus on about eight of the players from all over the world. The kids are all likable and entertaining … the parents not so much. And … these kids can really play golf - it’s amazing!

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