Only Two Things - Who Cheats More - Men or Women?

This week an LPGA cheating scandal hit the internet. In involves accusations based on secondhand accounts, and some suspect that an ugly element of anti-Korean xenophobia may have come into play because the accuser, LPGA caddy/blogger, Larry Smich has a history of "issues" with Korean players. The situation is currently under investigation and I think it's wise to reserve judgment until the facts

Of Tiger Stalkers, Sex Journalists & Golf Media Guidelines

No doubt about it, we're living in an era of unprecedented change when it comes to communications and media. "The old way of doing things just won't cut it anymore." ~ That phrase has become a well-worn cliche, and the changes that have taken place in reporting, writing and publishing sports news have already been epic. They've happened very quickly too. To the extent that lines are being blurred

Tuesday Eclectic - A Weekly Collection of Notable Links

Interesting, under-reported golf stories or well-written renderings of the most talked about events. Innovative or unusual products... provocative people... inviting places. Once a week I'll link you up with my discoveries, here at Tuesday Eclectic.Show and Tell: The Latest Video from Show me The Golf is fun and entertaining. As always.Meet Miss Par: An awesome new site by Christina Ricci, author

The Marvelous Molinaris Make History... Again

Over the past 10 months, Francesco and Edoardo Molinari have made history numerous times.It happened twice in one tournament when they won the OMEGA Mission Hills World Cup last November. There they were the first pair of brothers AND the first Italians to ever win the event.Then there was Accenture Match Play in February, where they became the first set of brothers to take part in a World Golf

Playmate Shannon James on the Art of the Golf Hookup

Shannon James is one of Playboy's most popular playmates; a brown-eyed platinum blonde with a stunning... smile. Among other attributes. As hostess at the Playboy Golf events that take place all over the country, this playmate spends quite a bit of time on the golf course. And in Playboy.com's popular column, The Hookup, she recently offered advice to golf guys on how to best link up with ladies

David Williams Solves Golf Memorabilia Mystery

My compliments to David Williams of Willow Golf in Melbourne, Australia.His response was the last one to come in today, and... he got it right. ~ The dainty looking object of mint green glass... with the tiny duffer on top... is actually a lighter that dates back to golf's golden age. There were many valiant attempts to identify the odd little item, but in the end, Mr. Williams' answer was the

The Mystery Deepens Around an Enigmatic Golf Item

NightLight, lamp, music box, egg-warmer, thimble, electric jello mold, snuff box, heater, radio, buzzer, envelope sealer. All good guesses but not one of them is correct. Or even that close. So I've posted another view of the enigmatic item. I'll also give you a couple of hints: * To clarify scale, the perforated circular inset shown above on the bottom of the piece is about the size of a nickel.

Golf Memorabilia: Rare & Wonderful, but What is It?

According to the experts this little item is probably from the twenties. It's made out of green jadeite, in an art deco style and yes that's a golfer on the top, made of base metal with remnants of silverplate. It is electric, and in full working condition. But what does it do?

Only Two Things - Do Guys Care What They Wear?

You've probably seen them at your course: Dowdy Dan and Sloppy Sam. Lumpy Larry and Baggy Bill will often round out the unfashionable foursome. The clothes they wear are classic... but not in the good sense. No... I mean in the unimaginative, oversize sense... that such men swear by. Muted colors, conservative cuts... outfits that look like afterthoughts. Meanwhile, many/most lady golfers dress

Did Journalists Inspire Obama Golf Style Makeover?

One of the more divisive dress code issues in golf is the one that involves cargo shorts; the enormously popular, sometimes voluminous, multi-pocketed shorts that first appeared on the fashion scene in the early 90s. Cargo shorts can be worn in varying lengths but are distinguished by the quantity and capacity of their pockets. Early on the look was almost exclusively associated with Fratboy

Arjun Atwal Win Adds to Golf Globalization Story

Early this year I wrote about the Avantha Masters, a € 1.5 million tournament, tri-sanctioned between the European Tour, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India. At that time many were pointing to it as evidence of the growing strength of the Asian Tour... and the increasing role India might play in it.India has tended to go somewhat "under the radar" on the Global Golf scene, when

Birdies & Bunnies & Tillinghast: Playboy Scramble NY

Let's say you love golf, but you've grown a bit weary of the ongoing Dustin Johnson/Whistling Straits story... and you don't quite feel ready to tackle that 82-page volume called, "The Rules of Golf". Perhaps it's the perfect time to consider a... lighter, less draconian... kind of golf event. I'm talking about the Playboy Scramble, said by many to be the worlds most unique and exciting golf

A Final Thought - Was Dustin Johnson Just too Cool?

When what's now come to be called "Bunker-Gate" went down... on the 18th hole at Whistling Straits a few days ago... there was something that immediately occurred to me. It's something that hasn't really been discussed, but I think it was illustrated... to a degree... in a recent post by the intrepid and engaging Stephanie Wei at Wei Under Par. Here's what I'm talking about: it seems there's a

Only Two Things - The Elusive Female Sports Fan

The LPGA is preparing to tee off tomorrow at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club northwest of Portland OR and the mood is cautiously optimistic. The Safeway Classic is the tour's longest-running non-major event, and one player's particularly enjoy for what they describe as "a family atmosphere, of long-established friendships and warm relationships with sponsors and organizers". Then of course, there are the

Golfer Wins a Million at Zo's Million Dollar Shootout (updated)

It was an awesome event... made even more so by the fact that there was a winner! Alonzo Mourning's 7th annual Million Dollar Shootout took place today at the spectacular Trump National Golf Course... where on the par-three 13th, one player managed a hole in one... winning a cool million. I'm uploading some video and will have more for you tomorrow.Update: Check out some more of my photos from

The PGA Championship, Martin Kaymer & German Golf

When Martin Kaymer won the Abu Dhabi Championship in mid-January, he called his final round 6-under 66, "The nicest round of golf I have ever played on the European Tour.”

While he probably wouldn't call yesterday's contentious conclusion to PGA Championship "nice",  he did emerge as the winner... of a major championship... and Germany's first potential successor to Bernhard Langer's golf glory.

Zo's Million Dollar Shootout - 1 Day, 1 Shot, 1 Million

OK, How could this be anything but awesome? By being beyond awesome. ~ That would be my only guess. Zo's Million Dollar Shootout will take place on August 16 and it'll certainly be wonderful, because when it comes to hosting charity golf tournaments, Alonzo Mourning is as good as it gets. The seven-time NBA All-Star hosts several such events each year benefiting his Alonzo Mourning Charities. A

GolfStinks - One Year of Unorthodox Golf Insight

I'm notoriously bad with birthdays but occasionally I manage to catch one before it's too late. To that end, I want wish a Happy 1st to guys at GolfStinks. These days new golf blogs come and go like the wind on a coastal course, so a full year of consistently clever posts... at regular intervals... is something of an accomplishment. And when the posts are written in a voice I can relate to... ie.

Women on Course - A Great Way to Get Into Golf

As a passionate recreational golfer who always (seriously... always) has a great time on the golf course, I'm surprised at how often women tell me they hate the game. Upon further questioning it usually turns out that they've had "an experience"... on a golf course or at a golf center... that's made them uncomfortable. So uncomfortable that they've decided the benefits of the game... fresh air,

Golf Grows in Brooklyn - A Clinic with Cristie Kerr

Though the PGA of America was founded in New York City most don't think of the Big Apple as a golf town. In fact, for a time the city's public courses had been the subject of ridicule. Their club houses were crumbling and the fairways bedraggled. Greens were frequently bumpy and burned out.Changes came in 1983 when the Department of Parks and Recreation turned golf course operation over to

Only Two Things - Of Red Tees and Big Egos

This is a topic I've written about before: Playing from the ladie's tees... red tees... front tees. As I wrote last year, there seems to be an invisible emasculation demarcation line on American golf courses that men know not to cross. It varies depending on the number of tee boxes, but there's never any question about where it lies... and if a man crosses it, he may as well be playing golf in a

Golf Games: Sex + Justin Bieber = A Birdie on Twirdie

... and it happened at Rabbit Hill on my first attempt. OK you're probably wondering about my headline... and/or thinking it was the most gratuitous attempt at link baiting you'd ever encountered. But here's the thing, there's nothing gratuitous about it. I'm writing about an amazing online golf game, and once you try it I think you'll see what I mean.Twirdie looks... and sounds... like a lot of

Wanted: Excellent Golfer With a Classy Golf Wardrobe

Do you know Jill Flint? How about Jill Casey? I've got to say, I didn't know either of them until about a half hour ago. They're actually the same person, because Ms. Casey plays Jill Flint on the USAnetwork cable series, Royal Pains. A show about doctors practicing in the Hamptons, New York's elegant coastal community.It sounds like the requested golf wardrobe should be pleasingly preppy, after

Global Golf Adventures - Nepal's Lofty Links

In the 60s and 70 Nepal was a magnet for idealistic young globetrotters traveling overland on modest budgets in search of spiritual enlightenment... and/or cheap cannabis. They they came from all corners of the world and stayed for just a few dollars a night in the rustic hostels on Kathmandu's Freak Street. Flash forward a few decades. Freak street is still there, in the heart of Kathmandu,

Golf Course Streakers Use Velcro for Quick Stripping

Some called it a yawn... others labeled it a snooze fest. In both cases the implication was that the runaway win of affable, understated Louis Oosthuizen, made the 2010 Open Championship about as exciting as a slo-mo game of Shuckle.However, what few realized was that the potential for mayhem was, in fact there, lurking among the friendly faces of avid golf fans in the galleries of the Old Course

Women's Golf Equipment - Athletic vs Aesthetic

Tonight's show may deal with equipment, but it's actually about much more than that. You see, a couple of weeks ago I happened to be artfully procrastinating diligently networking on Twitter and caught a conversational snippet that intrigued me. It went something like this: Random gentleman asks popular professional golfer (male) for advice on buying women's clubs for his 17 year-old daughter.

Blue Law Bargains & BYOB for Stornoway's Sunday Golfers

Stornoway Golf Club lies on the grounds of a Victorian castle in the town of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland. The 18 hole golf course has trim, sloping fairways lined with mature woodland, and panoramic views of Stornoway Harbour. Stornoway is reputed to be a friendly and sociable club where visitors are made to feel welcome. The course is host a number of amateur events including the recent

Pick a PGA Championship Look for Álvaro Quirós ...

... and see if you can make him look really good. Not much of a challenge there I'm afraid. The swarthy, 6'3" Spaniard would probably look good in a potato sack... or just about anything else you threw on him. So it'll be a breeze to choose a stellar PGA Championship look for sexy Señor Quirós from Callaway's awesome new Spring 2011 apparel line. You can vote for your favorite at the Callaway

For Bernhard Langer, Global Golf is Second Nature

Winning two majors... back-to-back... is an extraordinary feat in and of itself, but throw an ocean, a continent, and an eight hour time difference between them and it becomes a once-in-history achievement. That Bernhard Langer is the one who did it, demonstrates not only the stellar level of his current game, but also perhaps the fact that the German hall-of-famer has developed a particular

Celebrate Your Ace With Filet Mignon for Four

As if an ace wasn't awesome enough all by itself.Throughout the month of August, Omaha Steaks will add extra sizzle to the accomplishment with their “Hole in One” promotion. The fifth-generation, family-owned company would like to reward all golfers who hit a hole-in-one this month, with a 4-pack of their awesome Omaha Steaks Filet Mignon. Anyone in the US that achieves an ace (on a hole of at