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World Golf Tour

Alright, here’s something that’s bound to drain some of the hours out of your day. Directly from the About Us page…. San Francisco-based World Golf TourTM is the world’s most authentic online golf experience. WGT’s mission is to bring the golf lifestyle and game to everyone via the Web, making the sport accessible and affordable…

Vote for me at Rankmark.com

If you recall, During the first week of May, OrlandoGolfBlogger was awarded Rankmark.com’s Blog Of The Week. Just to get the competitive juices flowing, they’ve put me in contention for blog of the month and I need your help! 🙂 If you would head over to page and cast your vote for yours truly, it’d…

HelpPoint For Kids

Received an email about this and thought it was pretty cool. HelpPoint for kids is doing this golf relay game to support children charities. You hit a virtual golf ball and pass it on to friends or colleagues. Once 18 players have hit a ball, the round is completed and Zurich makes a $16 donation…

LPGA Commissioner not opposed to in-round Tweets

LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens says she wouldn’t mind players using social media Web sites during a competitive round. “I’d love it if players Twittered during the middle of a round,” Bivens said in an interview, according to Bloomberg News. “The new media is very important to the growth of golf and we view it as…

Serve & Protect – Discounts Rates at Mystic Dunes

MYSTIC DUNES GOLF CLUB OFFERING DISCOUNT TO EMERGENCY SERVICE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION, FL—(April 21, 2009)—Mystic Dunes Golf Club will offer a special low rate this summer to those in the emergency services community. “Mystic Dunes wants to recognize this group of everyday heroes by inviting them to play the course at a very special discounted rate,…

Why one family loves John Daly

Continuing down the John Daly is awesome train. Brendon Elliott, a good friend and the man who’s the backbone of my Orlando Golf Lessons series, turned me on to this article that was written about John Daly back in 2005. The story is about a family who suffered a terrible loss and about the man…

John Daly showing his softer side.

Twitter friend and fellow blogger @alicejam wrote a pretty good post about good ol John Daly wearing pink to show his support for Phil and Amy Mickelson. Here’s the Link: John Daly showing his softer side I think it’s pretty awesome. John Daly is a really good guy, he’s on twitter @PGA_JohnDaly and is very…

Quick Round With Natalie Gulbis

Randall Mell posted up a little Q&A session with Natalie Gulbis on GolfChannel.com. A Quick Round with Natalie Gulbis He covers a wide range of areas, from what she’s listening to, reading, watching on the Ipod. He also asks about her appearance on Celebrity Apprentice, I had no idea that they shot the ENTIRE season…

Everyone is entitled to their opinions & his stinks..

I stumbled onto this article and I was pretty taken back at the elitist opinions that this Jay Lawrence guy has about Pro Golf & Twitter. Here’s the link to Bob Carney’s blog post over at the Golf Digest’s editor blog: Leaning “No” on Twitter. Here’s his comments. Dear Editor, Puhleeze, Twitter on Tour? Just…

Amy Mickelson Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

This totally sucks… Found this article over at the The Golf Channel. Amy Mickelson Diagnosed with Breast Cancer I considered not posting this, feeling like it was infringing on Lefty’s personal life, but perhaps spreading the word will get more folks to send well wishes and prayers. The couple married in 1996 and have three…

OGB is now available for your Kindle

Check it out! You can subscribe to my RSS feed on the kindle for $1.99 a month! Orlando Golf Blogger on Kindle Why pay when you get it for free? Hell if I know 🙂 I guess the Kindle updates real time and that service isn’t free…. If you can’t live without me and own…

Tiger Woods Swing Portrait

Hi, welcome to OrlandoTiger Woods Golf Blogger.com… hehe.. I know it’s been a tigerrific week and sorry if I’m laying too much Tiger Woods on ya, but here’s one more 🙂 I was cruizing the site checking out the partial blade Victory Red Irons and I found this ridiculous swing video. They used a Phantom…

Post 2009 Tiger Woods Web TalkBack Q&A

Below is a mostly complete recap of the Q & A Session with Tiger Woods during the 2009 Tiger Woods Web Talkback.  Please note that I was trying to “live blog” this on twitter while also listening intently. 🙂 The format was two questions from the guests of ten(?) different Nike retailers throughout the country.…

2009 Tiger Woods Web TalkBack

Tonight, May 12th at 7:00pm EST, there’s going to be a live webcast with Tiger Woods, presented by Nike Golf. Here’s the link. 2009 Tiger Woods Web TalkBack Just show up about ten minutes early to register. By registering and watching live, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win the new SQ DYMO Driver…

Q & A with LPGA Pro Nicole Hage

Heather over at Real Women Golf blog, has a pretty good Q & A session with LPGA’s Nicole Hage. Here’s the link Nicole Hage Styling for Futures So, as best I can understand, in 2008 Nicole Hage tied for 34th during the LGPA Final Qualifying Tournament which placed her on the priority list, category 20.…

Coalition for the Homeless 13th Annual Golf Challenge

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida’s Doug Spencer 13th Annual Golf Challenge Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida’s Doug Spencer 13th Annual Golf Challenge will tee off on Monday, May 18, 2009 at the Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge. Registration begins at 12:00 p.m. and includes a box lunch, a wonderful…

TPC Sawgrass Yardage Book

This is totally Awesome! More good stuff for the Players Championship 2009. Tony from Hooked On Golf Blog, scanned the yardage book for all 18 holes of TPC Sawgrass. So, while you’re in the office, pretending to work and watching the Players Championship Live, you can follow along with Tony’s yardage book. TPC Sawgrass Yardage…

Players Championship 2009 Live

Saweet! PGATOUR.com will be streaming the 2009 Players Championship Live beginning Thursday, May 7th, 2009! Live @ The Players Championship 2009 This is one of my favorite events! I am always amazed at how many players (pro & not) succumb to the psychological meltdown caused by the 17th island green. I’m sure, given the opportunity,…