Vote for me! Orlando Sentinel’s Orbbies!

Orlando Sentinel is putting on an “Orlando’s Rockin Blogs” contest and Orlando Golf Blogger was nominated in the sports category. Voting runs from now until November 20th at 5:00pm EST. You can vote once a day in each individual category as well as best over all category. Gonna need your help here, all 13k of…

Titleist to Participate in the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show

Palm Beach Gardens, FL (October 20, 2009) – Titleist announces its plans to participate in the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show to be held in Orlando, Florida, from January 28-30.  Titleist also will participate in the Outdoor Demo Day at the Orange County National Golf Center on January 27. “The PGA Merchandise Show continues to evolve…

The Mental Game of Golf – Pre-Shot Routine

My friend and fellow local golf blogger John Duval who writes intothegrain.com has launched into a series of blog posts discussing the mental aspects of the game. In the first post he mentions there are  various components to mastering the mental game and the first being the pre-shot routine. In this first series of posts,…

How would you like to win an OnPar GPS?

Our friends over at the Hackers Paradise are putting on another totally awesome contest. Here’s a link to the forum with the details. The Hackers Paradise – OnPar GPS Giveaway It’s pretty simple to enter the drawing. Be a registered member of the forum (free and takes like two seconds) Answer the three scavenger hunt…

2nd Annual Future Stars Foundation Pro-Am

The 2nd Annual Future Stars Foundation Pro-am is happening on February 20th, 2010 over at Errol Estates Country Club. The price per person is $200 and it includes a round of golf and dinner. The tournament is going to be a modified bramble format, where one pro will be paired up with three amateurs. I…

Twitter and Pentair Pool Pumps

I know you’re probably asking what does twitter and Pentair Pool Pumps have in common and the answer is the worlds greatest (self proclaimed) golf blogger. 🙂 So here’s my story. A couple months back I was on twitter complaining about my crazy high electricity bills, I had just received the bill and it was…

Take your Game Indoors with the Optishot

A friend of mine over at the Golf Channel had the pleasure of demoing Dancin’ Dogs latest creation, the Optishot Infrared Golf Simulator. Here’s the link to the article. Take Your Game Indoors This bad boy has me foaming at the mouth (haha bad rabies joke..)! I especially like the concept of being able to…

Popular Golf Betting Games

I’ve been doing some research on golf betting games played on the course and I was pretty surprised at just how many there were. I’ve never been a big gambler on the golf course, well, with money anyway.. I always go for the risky shots and end up losing my shirt but… that’s a different…

Black Bear Golf Club is now available on Golfnow.com!

Received an email yesterday announcing that Black Bear Golf Club is now available on golfnow.com Orlando! Here’s the link. Black Bear Golf Club If you’ve never played out there, it’s definitely worth the drive! It’s a P.B Dye design, featuring four sets of tees with the tips playing 7062 yards. Course rating is 74.1 with…

3 LPGA players pose semi-nude for ESPN’s Body Issue

ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue hit the news stands on October 9th, 2009.  This is the magazines competition to the SI Swimsuit issue where professional athletes from all arenas pose in artistic photos wearing nothing but their birthday suits. There’s some big names in this issue like Dwight Howard, Serena Williams, Adrian Peterson, Carl Edwards,…

Manuel de los Santos – an Inspiration

Manuel de los Santos, a man who should be an inspiration to us all. He began as a promising young baseball player out of the Dominican Republic with hopes of fame and riches playing the sport professionally. After a terrible accident where he was struck by a car while on his motorcycle, those hopes quickly…

Men’s USGA Handicap Indexes

Found this on the USGA website. This chart shows you what percentage of golfers have your handicap and how your handicap stacks up against the rest of the country. Here’s the link. Men’s USGA Handicap Indexes USGA Hdcp Idx Percent of Total Cumulative +1 or better 0.13% 0.13% 0 0.55% 0.68% 1 0.57% 1.25% 2…

How would you like to attend the 2010 PGA Show?

The fine folks over at The Hackers Paradise are giving one lucky forum member a chance to join them for the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show. The winner will receive: -Airfare to the event -Hotel Accommodations -Ticket to Inclusive THP Dinner -Admission Ticket to the PGA Merchandise Show as part of THP -Admission Ticket to the…

Check out the new Winter Park Country Club Clubhouse

Winter Park Country Club opened the doors today on their new pro shop and clubhouse. The timing coincided with their monthly lecture series where pro golfer and (in my opinion) golf great Lee Janzen was the guest speaker. Below are some pictures of the new clubhouse. If you haven’t played the course yet, I recommend…

Tiger Woods is the 1st athelete to make one billion

Found this on Fox Sports. FedEx Cup pushes Tiger past $1B mark He started the season with $895 million, that combined with this 10.5 million in winnings, FedEx Cup bonus, endorsement money, appearance fees ($3 million) and course design business ($10 million per course) pushed him over the one billion mark. Tiger woods is 33….…

TaylorMade introduces the R9 Irons

Yesterday, TaylorMade “Officially” announced the new, soon-to-be released R9 Irons. I use “Officially” because our friends over at The Hackers Paradise have known about and written about them for a while now. I was able to see first hand these clubs in action (or perhaps second hand, considering, I couldn’t hit them because they were…

BoxGroove.com – Where will you play today?

Does it ever drive you crazy that there’s all these totally amazing golf courses in your area that are unavailable to you because you can’t (or won’t) dish out the $100k+ annual membership fee associated with the course? I know it does for me.. For those kindred spirits who feel the same gnawing ache to…

Pink Ribbon Golf Classic at Mystic Dune Golf Club

HELP MYSTIC DUNES GOLF CLUB RAISE FUNDS FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY BY PLAYING IN THE PINK RIBBON GOLF CLASSIC CELEBRATION,FL (September 22, 2009) – At the young age of 30, Jill Levin heard the news that would change her life. She was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer. With the help and support…

Golf Humor – The Rules of Golf

I hope you’re having a great Friday! Here’s a little golf humor to help you get through the day. The Rules of Golf The game of golf is 90% mental and 10% mental. If you want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age. Since bad shots…