Posts Tagged ‘golf’
Kolf: Golf played on ice. And yes, we’re going to play it.
A friend sent me this pen and ink drawing from circa 1620 by the artist Hendrick Avercamp and purchased by King George III. It’s kolf. Golf on ice. Which, of course, is amazing. There’s actually some scholarship on the rise and fall of the kolf (and it’s sister sport, colf), which was apparently (and stupidly)…
Read MoreMen are far more likely to make stupid decisions in sports. But are the reasons for this stupidity all bad? I don’t think so.
This will come as no surprise to anyone who plays a coed sport: On the playing field, men are more likely than women to make dumb decisions. The major finding: As the competition (in US Open Tennis) gets tighter, men are more likely to screw up. During set tiebreakers, female players were more likely to…
Read MoreThe best clause in any contract ever
Samuel L. Jackson has a clause in all his movie contracts stating that he gets two days off a week to play golf and the producers must pay for it. I have always respected Jackson. His acting skills are superb. He’s been an ardent civil right’s and political activist for his entire life. His work…
Read MoreGolf is in a decline because people are stupid.
TIME reports that golf is experiencing in a precipitous decline in our country. Golf equipment sales have been tanking. The number of golf courses closing annually will dwarf the number of new courses opening for years to come. Apparently people aren’t playing the game like they once did, which is a damn shame. TIME offers…
Read MorePutt-Putt Perfection
The Friday and Saturday nights of my youth were often spent at a now-defunct Putt-Putt course in Framingham, Massachusetts. I was not seeking putting perfection as much as I was attempting to impress girls with my wit and guile, but beneath the desire to make girls laugh and demonstrate my male prowess was an…
Read MoreContender for best golf shot of the year
The thing about this unbelievable golf shot is that my friends would call me an idiot for ever attempting such a shot. But here is a professional golfer, making it work better than even he could’ve imagined. See. Maybe I’m not such an idiot after all. Also, I would’ve never been able to make this…
Read MoreSmall victories on the golf course
Professional golfer Lee Westwood missed the ball completely at last weekend’s Player’s Championship. Yes, he had to hit a tree in order to miss, but still, he missed the ball. He may be exponentially better than me at every facet of the game, but I haven’t missed the ball completely in at least three years.…
Read MoreA hovercraft on a golf course: I officially live in the future.
Golf season is upon us, and I can’t wait to start playing again. I almost always walk when I play, but if given the chance to ride this, I might never walk again.
Read MoreThe most baffling part about the North Korean government is their inability to lie well.
The North Korean government is obviously unlike any other governing body in the world, but what I cannot understand is why they are such bad liars. While there may be good reasons to enhance the reputation of their country and their dictator around the world, the propaganda that they promote is so ridiculous and ultimately…
Read MoreResolutions that didn’t make the 2013 list
In deciding upon this year’s New Year’s resolution, several were discarded for a variety of reasons. Among them were the following: Set a new personal best in golf. I may have excluded this from my list simply because I am afraid that it is not possible. My lowest score for nine holes is a 46,…
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