Tees2Greens on Golf - All Comments

re: Welcome To The World Golf Tour That Never Was

2puttbird — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:29 GMT

Wow ... good stuff ... I'm sure glad I have you around to fill me in on the details as I continue to otherwise live with my head in the sand ... Greg Norman has a hat collection? Amazing stuff ...

re: Welcome To The World Golf Tour That Never Was

Cathy Erickson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:41:10 GMT

You had me at Greg Norman. :-)

re: Seven of The Top-Ten Golf Courses in The World are in The U.S., or are They?

2puttbird — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:49:41 GMT

The best-known course I've ever played is probably The Ocean Course, which was great and I've played it several times ... some folks may have heard of Tidewater, and a few other places that I've played, but I agree with you and I rate courses based on how fun they are to play, not how mysterious or hard or exclusive or whatever ... having said that, I definitely want to play Pebble and the Old Course before I die ... maybe Bandon Dunes and/or Pacific Dunes ... and I read the 7th at St. Andrews, which has me intrigued about the Castle Course (might make a great 1-2 punch, huh?)

Good stuff, Sam ... thanks for the discussion ...

re: Seven of The Top-Ten Golf Courses in The World are in The U.S., or are They?

Cathy Erickson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:04:29 GMT

I completely understand...I have spent my entire life waiting for things because I thought I was supposed to...and now, after reaching my 40th B-day a few months ago, I'm looking back and seeing how much I missed out on and wondering, what I have been waiting for?

It's all about priorities, and I get that (huh, I think I wrote about that one time!) :-)

I can't wait for the day you are writing about your round at Pebble and Augusta!!

re: Seven of The Top-Ten Golf Courses in The World are in The U.S., or are They?

Sam 'Bogey' Johnson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:13:17 GMT

To understand why I passed up playing Oak Hill you need to know Butch Harmon and our relationship. Still, I should have played, just like I should have played Pebble and Augusta when I had the chance. But when I was young and had the opportunity to play both courses, I was busy trying to make money. I always thought the opportunity would come around again, and perhaps it will, but if it doesn’t I’ll play another round with my friends and laugh about what a dummy I am.

re: Seven of The Top-Ten Golf Courses in The World are in The U.S., or are They?

Cathy Erickson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:22:04 GMT

It sounds to me like you've played more than a few nice tracks...but passing up Oak Hill?? Oh, man...

Do you have any desire to play Pebble Beach or Augusta, or does that not seem like a big deal?

I think my highlight was getting to play 9-holes at Interlachen CC in 2008 before the US Women's Open.

I don't think it's fair to put courses on "best" lists that most people will never get to play...it just causes a bad case of jealousy. :)

re: Seven of The Top-Ten Golf Courses in The World are in The U.S., or are They?

Golf Addict — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:13:02 GMT

Good stuff Bogey Man!

re: Seven of The Top-Ten Golf Courses in The World are in The U.S., or are They?

Sam 'Bogey' Johnson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:38:19 GMT

Unfortunately, I haven’t played a lot of golf course good or bad. When I travel, I tend to play a lot of resort course with wide fairways and big greens specifically designed to keep the traffic moving.

I was invited to play Oak Hill with Butch Harmon and his brothers but didn’t because I didn’t think my game would measure up. I regret that decision. I was also invited to play Pebble Beach several times by a client that owned a home on the course and I was always too busy. How dumb am I?

I’ve have walked Pebble Beach and I love the way it looks. I also love looking at the tall pines and azaleas of Augusta. I walked Pine Hurst during U.S. Open and found it incredibly long, and frankly the domed greens looked silly, difficult, but still silly.

Generally speaking, I don’t like super difficult Pine Valley type courses; that's just not fun for me. I don’t like really long courses either. Hitting drive three-wood over and over isn’t any fun either.

I don’t like a lot of the Jack Nicklaus courses that require hitting a high fade on every hole. Strangely, I do like Pete Dye courses probably because I’ve played well on the two or three I’ve have played.

I’ve played a couple different TPC courses and found them uninteresting. I played Barton Creek, a Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore course, and it felt gimmicky.

I played a course on St. Thomas named Mahogany Run that returned your green fee if you played a three-hole stretch called the Devil’s Triangle under par. I didn’t cash in, nor did anyone in my group.

Finally, I played a golf course located inside a volcano in Indonesia. There were no golf carts and the caddies were all tiny women that applauded every shot... good or bad. I think that’s my favorite.

re: Seven of The Top-Ten Golf Courses in The World are in The U.S., or are They?

Cathy Erickson — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:10:35 GMT

You are just full of great information! Good stuff! But what I really want to know is...what are the top 10 favorite golf courses you've ever played? And what is the approximate cost?

re: It’s Hard To Know When To Put The Clubs In The Car

Cathy Erickson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:57:44 GMT

Great stuff this week!

re: The Fault, Dear Tiger, Is Not In Our Stars

2puttbird — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:51:58 GMT

Sam, Sam, Sam ... come on, think about it ... you need to read what you've written before you post it ... I mean, how can a sport called "curling" not include beer? But I have to offer props for starting out a blog about Tiger with a swipe at Chipshot. As for the rest of the subject matter, all I can say is that I agree wtih The Big Easy, who says that the timing of this "event" is very selfish ... if he has a week off from his therapy then he could have held this on a Monday or Tuesday ... that's enough for me to ignore it and wait for you to fill me in next week ...

re: The Fault, Dear Tiger, Is Not In Our Stars

Cathy Erickson — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:03:48 GMT

OMG...thanks so much for the laugh out loud moment this morning!!

Your prediction for the upcoming "statement" is probably right on...and I'm so glad I've finally lost interest in the whole silly thing. I don't get the set up - why not just video tape a statement if you're not going to allow questions and only a few select reporters? Do you really think the timing has anything to do with the sponsor angle?

PS..the DFW curling club is offering curling lessons at the Dr. Pepper Center on Sunday Feb. 21 & 28 at 8pm - cost is only $10 - I'd pay it just to see you there!!! www.dfwcurling.com

re: Don’t Cry For John Daly Just Yet

Sam 'Bogey' Johnson — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:10:28 GMT

I think I'll watch the UFC instead. It's far less disturbing.

re: Don’t Cry For John Daly Just Yet

Cathy Erickson — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:59:58 GMT

Are you going to watch his show on the golf channel?

re: The Confederacy of Dunces Called The PGA Merchandise Show

Cathy Erickson — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:52:41 GMT

Ha ha! I hope that means you've got all kinds of good scoops for us!