Archive for November, 2009
Playing in Myrtle Beach — II
It was the wettest golf trip of my life, but one of the most fun. We had planned on 54 holes and got in 41—due mostly to the tenaciousness of the guys on the trip (see Nov. 12 blog)—so we get our golf fix, rain be damned. Unfortunately, our press trip—led by yours truly—to Myrtle Beach, South [...]
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Playing in Myrtle Beach
This falls in the nice-work-if-you-can-get-it category. I’m in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, leading a press trip for seven Canadian journalists on behalf of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, an association that represents golf courses, accommodations, golf schools, and more. They are a great bunch of guys that includes Randy McDonald of Pro Shop, David Cowx of Tee [...]
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A shaky start
When I’m really nervous, I don’t just feel shaky, I am shaky. Rick Young’s recent blog on essential tremors reminded me of one of my first golf outings as a pseudo golf “celebrity.” Around 1990, I was writing a lot of freelance articles about golf in magazines such as SCOREGolf and Golf Canada, and I [...]
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