http://www.golftribune.com en-us N/A robert@cfx.org Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:20:30 CDT 20 http://www.golftribune.com/articles/651/1/John-O039Hurley-Driving-Hard-For-Charity/Page1.html John O’Hurley is a veteran stage actor, composer, author and singer. His celebrity catapulted during his recurring role as an globe-trotting businessman on the television program Seinfeld. Most of the television program character’s persona seems to fit O’Hurley’s real life. But while the television show’s Mr. Peterman character’s popularity was his over-the-top, abrupt approach to life, O’Hurley appears more balanced — at least by his actions.
]]> no@spam.com (James Raia) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:35:28 CDT http://www.golftribune.com/articles/651/1/John-O039Hurley-Driving-Hard-For-Charity/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/377/1/James-Raia-On-Golf----Statistics-Kenny-Perry-amp-Harrison-Frazar-71708/Page1.html With rare exception, I look at PGA Tour event results every Monday morning to see results of guys like Kenny Perry and Harrison Frazar. It reminds me of my youth when I was a statistics junkie.

I’d watch the San Francisco Giants’ night games, particularly when they played the Los Angeles Dodgers. I’d keep a scorecard and then do the math at the end of the game. If Willie Mays was batting .304 entering the game and went 2x4 or 0x4, I’d update his average — sometimes without paper and pencil. I did the same for a few other players.
]]> no@spam.com (James Raia) Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:57:51 CDT http://www.golftribune.com/articles/377/1/James-Raia-On-Golf----Statistics-Kenny-Perry-amp-Harrison-Frazar-71708/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/583/1/Golf-Columnist-WR-Marshall-Course-Nazi-71608/Page1.html Rangers, the last bastion of the true amateur. They don’t get paid, they have little or no training, most of the time they don’t even get a shirt. They’re the men and women who have a love of the game and a lot of free time. They cruise the links and keep the game running smoothly…when they’re not driving real slow along the rough looking for lost Pro V1s.

]]> no@spam.com (WR Marshall) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:40:19 CDT http://www.golftribune.com/articles/583/1/Golf-Columnist-WR-Marshall-Course-Nazi-71608/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/504/1/James-Raia-On-Golf-Tiger-Woods-Great-Golfer-In-Need-Of-Attitude-Adjustment/Page1.html Tiger Woods is a role model. He’s changed the scope of golf and of sport. He’s the athlete who can resurrect pro sports from is often unappealing win-at-any-cost mentality. It won’t take much. Woods is a fierce competitor. If he can show the world a little extra sporting graciousness he can make all the difference. ]]> no@spam.com (James Raia) Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:11:18 CDT http://www.golftribune.com/articles/504/1/James-Raia-On-Golf-Tiger-Woods-Great-Golfer-In-Need-Of-Attitude-Adjustment/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/239/1/WR-Marshall039s-Golf-Column-Me-And-Johny-One-Foot-Jonesin039-3408/Page1.html Me and Johnny One Foot are hangin’ at the Muni, puttin’ for nickels, waitin’ for our boy, hogan to show so we can tee-off. (Yeah, it’s hogan with a small ‘h’. He’s good, but he ain’t big ‘H’ good, and he ain’t nearly mean enough to want the big ‘H’.)

One Foot blows it by the hole and sez, “I hear hogan is jonesin’ again.”  I shake my head without lookin’ up and miss the putt.  “Driver?” sez I.  “Nah,” sez Johnny One Foot, sinking the comeback. 


]]> no@spam.com (James Raia) Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:09:41 CST http://www.golftribune.com/articles/239/1/WR-Marshall039s-Golf-Column-Me-And-Johny-One-Foot-Jonesin039-3408/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/237/1/Peter-Jacobsen-Ambassador-Future-Commissioner-For-The-PGA-Tour/Page1.html Bumpy greens, bad weather, delayed rounds, transportation hassles, Peter Jacobsen has heard it all in the past four decades. But when the topics come up, 1995 winner of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am neither mentions the names of the complainers nor rants in harsh terms.

Instead, Jacobsen pauses and then steadily switches into ambassador mode. As the second-oldest professional in the field (he’s nine months younger than Craig Stadler), Jacobsen, 53, doesn’t understand why some of the world’s top professional skip the tournament.

]]> no@spam.com (James Raia) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:46:26 CST http://www.golftribune.com/articles/237/1/Peter-Jacobsen-Ambassador-Future-Commissioner-For-The-PGA-Tour/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/192/1/WR-Marshall039s-Golf-Column-Not-All-Hackers-Created-Equal-11608/Page1.html I came to golf late in life. Not the AARP rate if I play before 8 a.m., and don't forget the senior discount in the club house late, but a bit too late too have the muscle memory I’d have if I’d played as a kid.

Hence, I have days where it looks like I can play, and I may be able to sniff 80, but those are countered by a greater number of days when I hack it up so badly I give my playing partners permission to me from course like I’m the gopher in Caddyshack.

I spent my youth surfing and climbing and getting hit in the head and jumping off things that should have resulted in insurance canceling injury. Somehow I dodged that bullet, and when sense finally found a way into my addled, waterlogged brain, golf found me a willing pupil.
]]> no@spam.com (WR Marshall) Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:52:30 CST http://www.golftribune.com/articles/192/1/WR-Marshall039s-Golf-Column-Not-All-Hackers-Created-Equal-11608/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/119/1/The-Best-Golf-Courses-In-The-World-One-Global-Golfer039s-Opinion/Page1.html We all have our lists: Restaurants where we have to eat, hotels we have to stay, things we have to do. For golfers, it's the list of "Courses I have to play before I die. I've been lucky enough to play golf on five continents and I've traveled with my clubs since the age of nine.

Over the years, I've seen amazing variety in golf course design. I calculate I've played with 1,500 golf clubs, and I don't want to know how many balls I've lost. I've played golf courses that would be better used as cow fields and others I could play for the rest of my life.

]]> no@spam.com (Morgan Clarke) Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:26:45 CST http://www.golftribune.com/articles/119/1/The-Best-Golf-Courses-In-The-World-One-Global-Golfer039s-Opinion/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/96/1/Golf-Columnist-WR-Marshall-Slice-And-Punishment-121807/Page1.html If you play golf you know the truth: Golf clubs are inherently evil. Every one of them will betray you at some point.

From your putter through your driver, each Hell spawn is just waiting for you to press the bet, or be two up with one to play (ask Phil), and when that moment comes, they stick it to you.
]]> no@spam.com (WR Marshall) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:18:51 CST http://www.golftribune.com/articles/96/1/Golf-Columnist-WR-Marshall-Slice-And-Punishment-121807/Page1.html http://www.golftribune.com/articles/54/1/Proper-Attitide-Is-A-Key-To-Successful-Golf/Page1.html A good attitude can be a key to playing better golf. Whether you play well on golf links, enjoy playing with your friends at the local muni or enjoy tournament play, your success may depend on your attitude.
]]> no@spam.com (Syd Z. Nohcud) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:23:47 CST http://www.golftribune.com/articles/54/1/Proper-Attitide-Is-A-Key-To-Successful-Golf/Page1.html