Golf Balls From Heaven
I’ve been finding golf balls on my property. For those of you who live along a Flying L fairway that may not be odd. (Or it might not have been odd back when golf balls were flying around out there. Read More …
Category: The Next Shot
Golf Bandera Newsletter #13
Welcome Arnie! You’ll likely see some changes in the GolfBandera website over the next few weeks. I’m pleased (more than pleased, actually) to be turning the site over to Arnie Segura. Arnie will use the site as a part of Read More …
Golf Bandera News #3
The older I get, the better I used to be.—Lee Trevino Coming Events A Couples Mixed Format Tournament is scheduled for Sunday, February 23 with a tee time of 12:30. Play will include scramble, shamble, and low ball formats. The Read More …
The Winter Cup and A New Handicap System Is Coming!
Team Joseph avenged their 2018 loss with a 24.5 to 19.5 victory over Team John in the 2019 Winter Cup. The course was in great shape, the weather was wonderful, and a great time was had by all 44 players. Read More …
The Amazing Elbow
Have you given up your dreams for golf fame and fortune? Did you realize a green jacket wasn’t in your future when the only dry tee shot on hole #7 for your 5-man team was a shank into the weeds?* Read More …
Some Yips Are Worse Than Others
The folks on Golf Channel were discussing Miguel Angel Jimenez’s new putting grip a few days ago, trying to figure out what to call it. It’s a left- hand-low saw grip, as illustrated in the photo of my hands below, Read More …
Short Drives and Long Putts
I’ve been shuffling books around my study lately, hoping to eventually finish painting the bookshelves. As you can see from this photo of my golf books, the frame of the shelf is still raw wood. I have fantasies of the Read More …
The “In the Leather” Chromosome
Thirty eight golfers turned out for the trip to Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course in Fredericksburg. As is common, the ladies putted everything out while the men called putts in the leather good. This difference led to predictable joking between Read More …
Have No Fear — The World Is Predictable
It was a week for predictable winners in golf. Bernhard Langer has a long history of winning on the Champions Tour, and he returned to form at the Senior British Open. Langer cruised to victory with a 6 under par Read More …
Rambling Into the Shamble Bramble
An editor once called me to ask about what he thought was a weird typo in my column. He thought I must have meant “scramble” when I typed “shamble.” After clarifying that I meant shamble and explaining the difference in Read More …