Yesterday, for the second time this year, I shot plus 5 at Chamonix Golf Course. Not an easy feat, as anyone who’s played here can tell you. With our course slope, a 7.9 handicapper should be given 9 strokes from the blue ladies’ tees, so shooting 5 over par is pretty damn good (if I do […]
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Golf for Thickies
I have a surprising amount of friends who don’t know A THING about golf, despite my repeated attempts to talk ceaselessly about it at dinner parties. These are educated, well-read people, but when it comes to golf they’re more Clueless than Alicia Silverstone – in Blast from the Past (he’s been underground since 1965, idiot!). […]
Maui Nui Golf Course Review
Maui Nui Golf Course Lucky enough to visit Maui? Then there’s a course you should know ’bout. Maui Nui is the poor man’s Kapalua Golf Course. Now, it’s nowhere near PGA level difficulty and it’s changed its name more times than Prince, but with sea views, wide fairways and an affordable price (especially after 2pm), it’s […]
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Learn When It’s Time to Take a Break From Golf
Ugh. Sometimes golf is a complete pain. I can hear some of you now, sarcastically whining “oh no, you have to play GOLF, you poor thing…” — well yeah, good point, but also, shaddup. Yes, it’s a privilege to play golf, yadda yadda yadda. But I can still complain. Why? It’s my blog. Sometimes, after […]
Golf Club de Chamonix Course Review
What can you say about a course that you know inside out? A course that, despite knowing it better than a fat kid knows the inside of a crisp packet, still manages to surprise you, sneak up and destroy your card in the span of a hole. When I’m playing a round at another course […]
Do You Really Know Your Distances?
Everyone thinks they know exactly how far they hit their clubs, but I guarantee you they’d be wrong. Knowing how far you hit each club is, well, as obviously important as it sounds. If you think you hit your 7-iron 150 yds but it’s really more like 140 yds, you’ll be hard-pressed to choose the right club when […]
Chicks Should Be Able to Dress More Freely on the Course
It wasn’t that long ago that bare shoulders, exposed knees and “GASP!” a bit of thigh were banned at golf clubs everywhere. There are still plenty of strict dress code regulations to keep retired member’s heart rates down, but more and more clubs are slackening the rules to allow more self-expression and, in some cases more […]
How To Make a Poor Man’s Golf Bag Rain Cover
Wanna head out on the course knowing that you’re more prepared than a boyscout? Wanna push the boundaries of what’s socially acceptable on the golf course? Then this project is for you. You’re just 4 steps away from transforming a garbage bag into its second most useful purpose (its first being ‘filling it with refuse’). […]
How to Golf In the Rain
Now, I’m a fair-weather golfer, but it never hurts to get wet once in a while. Chances are one day the weather will turn on you mid-round faster than a dingo on a baby, and you’ll do well to be prepared on how to manage when things get wet.