Archives for “Golf Talk”

Low Handicappers, Stop All the Griping
High Handicappers Don’t Always Win Net Events

By Tony Leodora To all of those golfers (mostly low handicappers) who claim that a net tournament can only be won by a high handicapper – ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Friday, September 3, 2010 at 6:20 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

If You Want to Do Everything Right on the Course, Do Everything Wrong Before You Start the Round

By Tony Leodora Finally, I looked like I knew what I was doing on a golf course – under windy conditions and on what might have ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 8:18 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Want to Know My World Am Score?
Just Check the Daily Weather Report

By Tony Leodora There is no need for me to go to the golf course every day. All I have to do is pick up a ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 4:04 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Pennsylvanians Are Everywhere
At World Amateur in Myrtle Beach

By Tony Leodora Ok. So much for that wonderfully comfortable 4 hour and 30 minute round of golf that we experienced on Day 1 at Indian ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 4:47 am.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Murphy’s Law Proves to be Powerful
On Day One of World Am Championship

By Tony Leodora By now, anyone who plays golf knows the basic premise of Murphy’s Law: whatever can happen that is bad, will happen. In other ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 7:37 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

I’ll Get By with a Little Help from My Friends
At World Am Handicap Championship

By Tony Leodora Ok, the odds are about 3,500 to one against you. Some of the toughest courses in Myrtle Beach’s arsenal stand in your path. ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 10:16 am.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

The British Open Brunch
Is Best Way to Watch Birdies

By Tony Leodora It is one of my favorite Sunday mornings of the year … and it doesn’t include playing golf. Go figure. But we will be ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:33 am.

Filed under Golf Talk, Recipe's.

Aronimink and AT & T Live Up to Name
By Getting an ‘A’ on Final Report Card

By Tony Leodora At the risk of being called an incurable “homer”, I am going to award straight ‘A’s to the AT & T Tournament and ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Monday, July 5, 2010 at 6:09 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Rose Takes a Page from the Man
Who Always Did the Classy Thing

By Tony Leodora Justin Rose won a tournament this week in Philadelphia. In addition, he won a cool $1 million and change. But he also won ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Monday, July 5, 2010 at 5:13 am.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Don’t Look Now but the British Are Coming;
And So are the Swedes, Aussies and Koreans

By Tony Leodora On the Fourth of July, America’s most patriotic holiday, another invasion is taking place -- just a few miles away from where our ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 5:08 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Tiger Makes Cut; Aronimink Members
Climb Back in off Window Ledges

By Tony Leodora As disasters in America’s Mid-Atlantic region go, it might not quite rank up there with the crash of the Hindenburg or the Johnstown ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 5:43 am.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Woods Is Just Like the Rest of Us
He Works Hard So He Can Pay His Bills

By Tony Leodora A calloused veteran golf writer, who prides himself on not being surprised by much, admitted a great deal of surprise during the first ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 7:17 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

If You’re Looking for a Creampuff
Try Dunkin Donuts, not Aronimink

By Tony Leodora After 10 years of coming “home” each year for his Exelon Invitational, it became clear that Jim Furyk liked his once-a-year reunion with ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 5:17 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Len Ehrlich: Gone from the Earth
But Living Forever in Meadowlands CC

By Tony Leodora Green chairmen at private country clubs have been blamed for more misdeeds than former President George W. Bush. In the case ...

3 Comments. Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 11:19 am.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Tom Watson’s “Lessons of a Lifetime”
Come from Many Famous Sources

By Tony Leodora There’s nothing like spending an afternoon with Tom Watson. He is one of the most engaging and real characters in golf. And he ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 11:52 am.

Filed under Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Eating Veal Scallopini and Watching Golf

By Tony Leodora There is something about a leisurely few hours of watching golf on television and enjoying a nice meal while doing it that excites ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 1:19 pm.

Filed under Golf Talk, Recipe's.

Sometimes You Find a Pleasant Surprise
When Re-Visiting an Old Favorite

Tony’s Test Drives One in a series of occasional reviews of courses, equipment or products by our traveling golf writer. By Tony Leodora Going ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 6:20 am.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfer, Golfing.

Busy Myrtle

By Tony Leodora Cabin fever? Do you think golfers in the Northeast are suffering a bit of cabin fever? In the Greater Philadelphia area most golf courses ...

3 Comments. Posted by admin on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 2:34 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfing.

Forget the Chicken Wings and Try Nicky G’s
Chicken Cacciatore for Golf/Super Bowl Party

By Tony Leodora Nicky G, who has become the popular official gastronome of the GolfTalk Live radio show, doesn’t hold back any punches when it comes ...

3 Comments. Posted by admin on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 2:56 pm.

Filed under Golf Talk, Recipe's.

Orlando’s PGA Merchandise Show
Was Like a Philadelphia Reunion

By Tony Leodora Somewhere in the neighborhood of 15,000 people per day visited the close-to-1,000 exhibitors at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show in the vast Orange ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8:05 am.

Filed under Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Talk, Golfing.

PGA Merchandise Show May Be Down a Bit
But it’s Still an Integral Part of the Golf Industry

By Tony Leodora ORLANDO – The annual PGA Merchandise Show has gone through an interesting evolution over the years. From its early days more than 40 ...

0 Comments. Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 7:27 am.

Filed under Golf Equipment, Golf Opinion, Golf Talk, Golfing.

If You Have to Work a Golf Convention
You Might As Well Be Comfortable

By Tony Leodora I’ve been to enough golf conferences and conventions over the years. They are all the same – early mornings, full days, ...

2 Comments. Posted by admin on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 4:00 am.

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Tiger Still Making News World-Wide
Even When He is Not Saying a Word

By Tony Leodora ORLANDO -- Even though Tiger Woods has been quieter than a mime lately, he is still making news around the ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 8:05 am.

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Nicky G’s Comeback Pasta

By Tony Leodora Nick Giovanangelo (Nicky G) is the owner of Inside Jewelers, one of the long time sponsors of the GolfTalk Live radio show. He ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:15 pm.

Filed under Golf Opinion, Golf Talk, Uncategorized.

Making Myrtle Beach a Centerpiece
For Freedom Trail Challenge Competition

By Tony Leodora For 15 years, an event known as the Freedom Trail Challenge has taken an elite group of players to venues around the world ...

1 Comment. Posted by admin on Friday, November 13, 2009 at 8:07 pm.

Filed under Golf Courses, Golf Opinion, Golf Resorts, Golf Talk, Golfing.