Mickelson may not play Bethpage Black!

Sadly most of us have known someone in our lives who has battled cancer.

Our celebrities are no exceptions. The latest victim to the illness is 37-year old Amy Mickelson, wife

of Phil Mickelson, and a mother of three. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and most

Phil and Amy Mickelson

  likely will require major surgery.

Dear Amy, we would like you to know that

we are praying for you and your family,

and wish you all the best and a swift

recovery during your trying times.

Support has poured in from everywhere,

and the world’s No. 2 golfer took notice.

 John Daly wore pink pants in the final round of a European tour event Sunday, while Rory

Sabbatini wore a pink shirt to pay tribute to Amy Mickelson when he won the Byron Nelson

Championship. Most other players wore a pink ribbon on their hats.  The PGA Tour Wives

Association, with the tour and Crowne Plaza Invitational officials at Colonial, are asking

players and their wives to wear pink clothing Saturday for a ”Pink Out“ designed to show support.

“It is hard to describe how much the outpouring of support has meant to us,” Mickelson wrote.

“When we heard about the Tour Wives, PGA Tour and the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

organizing the ‘Pink Out,’ we both had tears rolling down our faces.”This is such an incredibly

thoughtful gesture, not only for Amy, but for the 200,000 women who are diagnosed with breast

cancer each year.” Still to be determined is whether Mickelson will be able to play in the U.S.

Open in two weeks at Bethpage Black, where he was runner-up in 2002 to Tiger Woods. He is

prominently featured on one of the billboards leading to Bethpage State Park.

“Amy is such a supportive and loving life partner,” Mickelson wrote. “She has always put me and

our family first. Now it’s time for her and her health to come first as we face this challenge

together.”

An illness can be extremely difficult for a family, not only physically but financially as well.

Luckily nowadays there are many organizations and foundations dedicated to help those in need,

thanks to people like Callaway Golf Foundation Ambassador Halle Berry.

Halle Berry Golf Ambassador

If you would like to make a donation to support  the Callaway Golf Foundation, click HERE

(source: golf.com)

Golf Baby

Who will be the first to get busted for steroids?

With the latest steroid bust (courtesy of Manny Ramirez of the Dodgers) one can’t help

to wonder  which PGA pro is going to get busted first for use. Realistically there is very

little evidence of the potential benefits in Golf. Unless you can maintain your flexibility

as you grow, the bigger you get the worst your swing will become. I guess theoretically

on could benefit from the use of  beta-blockers to steady putting, stimulants to improve

concentration,  and anabolic steroids to increase muscular power. 

Just look at Tiger’s  ”before and after” pics    Of course I am just kidding!  ( i know i’m

gonna get slapped with  a lawsuit one of these days!)  Tiger woods actually have been

one of the first ones to endorse drug testing, and as PGA commissioner Tim Finchem

announced a little while back “tough penalties are coming”.  Ramirez got suspended 

for 50 games. I wonder how “our” guys gonna get punished?  If it was Tiger getting

busted, i think  it would be fair if he should start each tournament with  oh i don’t

know , say 10 over  just to even the playing field! 

Here is an other player who  definitely does not use steroids!  

Of course he does use everything else under the sun! You got to love John Daly!

Every once in a while I  hear from amateur golfers about how training with weights

makes them feel tight and it ruin’s their golf swing.  It’s not true if done correctly!

If  it wasn’t the case PGA tour players like  Tiger, Vijay, and Phil wouldn’t be doing it!

For tips on how you can  muscle train for Golf you can click HERE.

No Need to Hold it anymore! :)

For years you worked hard learning  how to drive 300 yards , then perfect your short game

so you can finally feel confident enough to play anywhere with anyone.  The one thing 

no one teaches is how to hold a gallon of beer in your bladder! So just what is a classy

golfer to do in this situation? Well, you can be like Mark Wahlberg  Entourage  executive

Producer, and simply just use Nature as your own personal toilet  (see below)

or… since this kind of behavior is still very much frowned upon, why not just pee into your

own golf club. Yes you heard it right! It is called the UroClub. it was invented by Urologist

Floyd Seskin. I actually met the inventor at a trade show not that  long ago, and to this day,

every time i think of his invention i crack myself up. The “club” is actually a hollow cylinder

that can hold about half a liter of fluid (a liter =about 0.26 gallon, for those of you who still

don’t know how to use the metric system.) that can be emptied at the end of your round.

The thing even comes with its own towel to disguise your activities.

I am just amazed that the guy not only managed to get financing for his invention,

but there are actually people buying it!  Just for the record, we are in no way

whatsoever associated with UroClub or Mr. Floyd. We simply thought his product could

use some exposure. Can you imagine Tiger Woods peeing into one of these on live TV during

a PGA event?! That ‘d be priceless!

Anyhow  if you are interested , HERE is the link for his website. (i just hope you are not 

going to join our threesome!)

Father of the Year

This year the Father of the Year award goes to a pilot who landed his four-seater plane on an Illinois golf course so his 14-year-old son wouldn’t be late for a tennis lesson. Lake Villa resident Robert Kadera was sentenced to 18 months of court supervision after pleading guilty to criminal trespass and disorderly conduct.Lake County Associate Judge Charles Johnson also ordered the 66-year-old to pay a US$500 fine and perform 60 hours of community service.

No one was injured in March 2008 when Kadera landed on a golf course in Lincolnshire without permission. Police stopped Kadera and his son as they were walking to a nearby tennis club.Kadera, who has been ordered to stay away from the golf course, is still subject to action by the Federal Aviation Administration

One smart way to deal with situations like this is to follow Saratoga Springs Golf Course’s example.

Heber Airpark (K-30) is situated in the center of Airway Meadows Saratoga Springs Golf Course. It is a family owned public facility awaiting your arrival. The paved runway is 2,200 feet. A Hangar is on site and tie down available. 100 low lead fuel is available for purchase. You are welcome to call in for your Tee Time Reservation and advise us at that time you will be flying in with your small aircraft. We can place a golf car at the airport for you so that you can drive over.

National Golf Day

Industry leaders take golf’s message to Capitol Hill

On May 13, representatives from GCSAA and allied golf organizations will once again travel to Washington, D.C., for

the second annual National Golf Day. 

The GCSAA delegation will include members of the board of directors, Government Relations Committee and staff.

Activities and meetings with members of Congress and the media are planned to communicate golf’s positive impact

on the economy, the environment and charitable causes.

The day will begin with the annual The First Tee Congressional Breakfast. Presenters include two First Tee scholars,

as well as Fred Couples and Greg Norman, captains of The Presidents Cup’s U.S. and international teams, respectively.

 Norman is also chairman of The Environmental Institute for Golf’s Advisory Council and a member of The Institute’s

board of trustees. The remainder of the day’s activities will focus on strategic outreach by the allied organizations to 

congressional leadership and key congressional committee chairs. 

According to a study by The World Golf Foundation Golf 20/20, the golf industry generated $76 billion in direct

economic impact in 2005, and when combined with indirect economic impact, the total rises to $195 billion. The report

also states that the industry generates more than $3.5 billion annually for charities across the country.

National Golf Day was developed after the industry was excluded in the tax relief measure passed by Congress in the

wake of Hurricane Katrina. Golf was again omitted from last year’s relief measures to help citizens and business owners

impacted by floods and storms in the Midwest. Golf was excluded from this year’s economic stimulus bill too.

Representatives from the world of golf will use this opportunity May 13 to share quantifiable data that shows golf isn’t just

a game, but an industry that contributes billions each year to local, state and national economies and employs more than

two million people nationwide.

if you would like to show your support, you can show it by signing the petition HERE

source: GCSAA

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Dick Wilson design with the aid of Joe Lee. Opened in 1962. A course for both Spanish and English speaking people. A part of a real estate development. Private and busy. A true test for pros. No blind shots, large fast greens. There are 5 long par 3s which are the key holes on the course. The 12th is the most dif ficult, a par 4 (445 yard). A sharp dogleg to the right with out-of-bounds from tee to green. There are 3 bunkers and a area of shrub are at the dogleg. No bunkers around the green but a lake protects the front all the way to the putting area. There trhe challenge is a shot across the lake. Past host to many National Amateur events and the 1974 World Cup.

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