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I am so excited. It has been a rough few months for The Golfers Home. I have had a number of personal and professional issues that have caused a number of things to slip through the cracks and I want to apologize to each and everyone one of you for those issues. But today is a new day and we are moving forward to make The Golfers Home the best Golfers experience ever. We have a number of changes to announce today. 1. The Hooters Golf Outings. – In case you have not noticed, there is one this Sunday. So many of you have been asking for a weekend outing and here it is. Waterchase Golf Club might be the best kept secret in the metroplex. It is centrally located in Arlington right of I30. It is a wonderful golf course with plenty of tee boxes for players of all levels. And the best part, because the price is so low, I am hoping you will bring your entire family to be a part of the outing. It will be loads of fun and laughs and some very good golf. So, no matter what your skill level, I hope you will join us this Sunday. You guys asked for a weekend outing and I talked the course into it, so come on out. 2. Membership Program – Speaking of a program, we have a new and great one for you. Instead of trying to put something together and taking hundreds of man hours to get something special for you, my Golfers Home family members, we have searched long and hard and created a joint venture with what I think is the best discount golf program in the metroplex. We are pleased to announce that The Golfers Home and North Texas Premier Golf Guide are now working together. With their coffee table book discount program and all the valuable items you get from becoming a member of The Golfers Home, there is no reason not to join. This is our best program ever. Let me know what you think. It will be up on the website this week. 3. The Newsletter – Speaking of changes, for so long I have wanted to do so much more with the newsletter. Now, we are going to do just that. An actual newsletter. Along with my wonderful writing skills (not so sure about that) and of course, the calendar, we are going to be adding a number of weekly columns to assist you towards better golf. We are starting with two and hopefully will move from there. This week we are please to add a column from Dr. Lauren Roberson. Lauren is a terrific Chiropractor in Fort Worth at her clinic, Path to Wellness. If you have listened to the show recently, you’ve not only heard me talk abut how she has improved my health (Chiropractic is much more that getting you back adjusted), but you have heard her talk about how Chiropractic can honestly make your golf game better. Please welcome her to the newsletter and if you want to see her for a consultation, give the office a call at 817 348-8488. Also being added to the newsletter is Jun Lee. Jun is an instructor at the Hank Haney facility at Vista Ridge. She has years of experience and between Jun and the other instructors at Haney Vista Ridge; we will start supplying you tips to improve your game each week in the newsletter. I am truly excited about all the changes and hope they will make you feel more comfortable about be a part of the Golfers Home. This has been am amazing two weeks of golf in the metroplex. The Nelson gets a local champ and a great guy. What started as a difficult week ended with Rory Sabatini playing the best golf of his career? Under control and with little emotion exploding, Sabo made the TPC at Four Seasons his golf course and won the tournament with a new tournament record. Heck if it were not for a small hiccup at 18, he would have shot 20 under. Then the move to Colonial. What great conditions all week. Unfortunately for some, it turned out bad, might we even say chokingly bad, while for Steve Stricker it turn out to be a Plaid Jacket. And, oh yeah, $1.1 million dollars. For Tim Clark a hurtful end to a great week. Nerves showed and shots and putts went array. Not something he or we will forget soon. And just to make matters worse, after losing the tournament on 18; after missing a 4 footer on the first playoff hole; the Golfing Gods step up and slap him in the face on the second hole. Hitting a perfect shot to try and redeem him, Clark’s ball hits the pin and falls 20 foot away. One inch right or left and he have a kick-in to tie Stricker on the second hole. That’s golf. |
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Hope Spring Break is going great for each of you! And now ladies and gentlemen… welcome to my favorite time of the year… golf and basketball… and away we go!!!
Golf – To Watch
What is more fun than watching both sides of Tiger Woods? We got the competitive side all weekend at the WGC-CA at Doral. For those who are wondering if the man is back, just take a look at his position during the four days. Each day the 33 year old moved up in the standings; each day his scoring got better. Most important, each day his putting improved. And that, my friends, is the secret… will Tiger make the putts? On Monday and Tuesday, we got the fun side of Tiger. Wait, I have a better word, the relaxed side. If you missed the Tavistock Cup you missed Tiger at his best. These two days convinced me that Tiger Woods will win The Masters in 2009. We saw drive after drive hit the fairway and long… oh my gosh! The relaxed Tiger was accurate and magnificent around the greens. The relaxed Tiger looked nothing like a guy that had taken 8 months off from competitive golf. Again, about the only thing missing was putt after putt falling into the cup. That is my only concern, but not a big one.I have seen a difference in Tiger’s putting since his return. I have always felt the best part of Tiger’s putting was his speed. Since returning, I have seen Tiger continually send putts past the hole 3 to 4 feet. His reads have been perfect; the speed is driving the putt through the break. I like to watch Tiger’s ball fall into the hole. This concept of driving the ball into the back of the cup is something new from him. It will be interesting to see if this continues.
The other great part of watching golf on TV is, without a doubt, Phil Mickelson. The man is like watching someone on speed. You never know what you will get from Phil. And I mean from hole to hole. The guy is so much fun to watch. When he is on, well, you just never know what will happen… When he is missing, well, you never know what will happen. How great a golf season is this quickly becoming?
Golf – To Play
Are you kidding me? The one day we scheduled to have an outing is the only frickin’ day it pours. What a great February and March we are having, if you are a golfer. For the farmers it’s not so good. Anyway, we have rescheduled the Four Seasons for next Wednesday, March 25th. We are going to tee off at 2p to give you a little extra time at work. As before, we have room for 100 players only, so register immediately. There have been some concerns with the registration process so if need be, call me at the office. 972 891-3080 and we will get you in… but do it today.We also have more great outings coming up. Las Colinas Country Club is next. Some people get Las Colinas confused with eh Four Season, they are different buy both are great. After that we have Sky Creek Ranch and are working on the Honors Club and a number of others that should keep you coming back for more.
Speaking of playing golf... Golfweek Magazine just came out with their Top 100 for 2009. I think the Golfweek Raters are on smack or giving them the benefit of the doubt, maybe they just don’t get to Texas enough. Looking at their Top 15, Public access and resort in Texas is, to say the least, confusing. I have no problem with 1 and 2, Crown Colony and Pine Dunes but the rest of the list leaves plenty to be desired. How can anyone make Cowboys #15? How can anyone leave The Tribute and Sky Creek Ranch off of a top 15? Can it be that these courses were not seen? Amazing.
Basketball – To Watch
Is there anything better than March Madness? I know, yes there is, but this is a family newsletter. This might be the strangest March of all time. With most good players leaving after their freshman year, thanks NBA, the 2009 NCAA Tournament might be the widest open ever. I have done 4 brackets and each is completely different. For the first time we might find a low seed winning the tournament. One thing is certain; it will be fun to watch. And just think… with each day of March Madness that passes, we get closer to Augusta…. Alright….See you next week at the Four Seasons.
