Archive for the ‘Golf’ Category

Lowellville Golf Team To Compete In Ohio State Finals

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

For the first time since 1934, a Lowellville High School Sports team has advanced to the Ohio State finals to compete for a championship.  The Lowellville Golf Team, coached by Tom Pilkington, is only in its eighth season as an existing program.  Naturally, the first five years were a slow ...

Jack Nicklaus Tells Tiger Woods To “Quit Babying The Leg”

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Watching Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods play in a skins event on the Golf Channel was fun stuff to see.  All the proceeds went to charity and it seemed as though all eight golfers playing at Nicklaus' course in Dublin had a pretty good time. Since Jack Nicklaus is the prototype ...

Why Playing Golf Annoys The Hell Out Of Me

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Admittedly, I suck at golf.  I am one of those guys who for the past ten years played about once a week and could never get better.  I always had a few shots that would give me the false sense that I was getting better, making me want to go ...

Youngstown Area Golf Course Review – Bedford Trails

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

As another year of playing golf has started, I have compiled a list of courses to play and a couple to avoid in the greater Youngstown area.  I will be doing features on these courses periodically.  Having grown up in Lowellville, I first played at the infamous 9-hole course called ...

2009 PGA Masters Preview

Monday, April 6th, 2009

The PGA is expecting record numbers to come to Augusta for the 2009 Masters Tournament.  This years Masters will run from April 8-12 with many other PGA promotions on April 6-7.  The quest for the green jacket is probably my favorite golf event of the year because I absolutely love ...

Why Is Tiger Woods Still Ranked #1 ?

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

I will start by saying Tiger Woods is the greatest golfer in the world.  I have spent many warm Sunday evenings watching this guy walk down the final few fairways with the lead in any given tournament.  I sit with my mouth open and wonder how he does it, in ...