North Texas Golf ExpoI want to personally invite you to stop by our booth at the North Texas Golf Expo - we'll be right by the Texas Rangers. The event takes place at Market Hall, off I-35 near downtown Dallas. The expo owners have added a third day, so the show begins tomorrow at 4p and runs through Sunday at 5p. There will be so many cool things to do and see! A number of the Hooters Calendar girls will be stopping by The Golfers Home booth with goodies and games. In addition, we will be introducing our new membership program which includes free rounds of golf and tickets to either the Colonial or the Nelson. See you there!
I had a great discussion yesterday with a number of our members after our Waterchase outing. They pointed out a few things that we might do a little better. One is to better explain our golf outings, so here goes... Twice a month, we invite anyone that likes to play golf to join us for a Golfers Home Golf Outing presented by Hooters. You do not have to be a member to play. You get discounts for being a member, but anyone can join us.
How great is greatness?If I gave you 10 choices for the Tour player with the most consecutive rounds at par or better, I am pretty sure you'd have a tough time getting it right. See, it's not Tiger Woods, who does hold the all time record at 52 rounds. It's not Phil or Vijay, Ernie or Adam. It's a guy that currently ranks 160th in driving distance and 42nd on the money list. It's Scott Verplank. Scott enters the PODS Championship with 27 consecutive rounds at par or better. But, there is a difference between great and greatness. In Verplank's last 7 stroke play tour events, he has a 3rd, two 5th places and even a missed cut.
In Tiger Woods last 7 stroke play tour events, he has 24 rounds in the 60's and 3 at one over par. He has won all 7 of those events. Verplank has done very nicely for himself, earning just under $1,000,000 dollars; Woods has also done ok for himself, earning $7,300,000. Guess it's ok to shoot 1 over ever once in a while.
Is Els back? I want to congratulate Ernie Els on his first tour win since 2004. It was great to see him raise a trophy. On the other side, how bad did you feel for Calc.? With tournament in hand, The Bear Trap popped up and picked his bottom. Boy is that course hard, but come on Mr. Miller! Don't get crazy. PGA National is not a US Open golf course and never will be. One, it is a water-oriented course and that is not what the USGA looks for; two, it is in Florida... you know, a state that has never held a US Open; three, and most obvious, it has PGA in its name. Wake up Johnny... think before you talk, at least every once in a while.
TPC at Four Seasons...During the last few weeks, we've begun promoting the 2008 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. I am really excited about this year's event. I know the field is not as strong as it once was, but I blame the Tour almost completely for that problem, not the Salesmanship Club. The golf course is looking really good: the change to one course has the players more excited, there's the addition of beer on the course, and finally the Salesmanship Club desire to make Number 17 a real experience could make 2008 one of their better tournaments ever. So, want a ticket? Look to The Golfers Home. We'll tell you more at the North Texas Golf Expo.
Finally, being in such a giving mood today...I want to make my annual pitch. If you own, or know someone that owns or runs, a business seeking an upscale, active audience, The Golfers Home could be for you. Here comes the pitch... if we sign that company to an annual sponsorship, we will give you a check for $1000. Incidentally, don't think about only golf businesses; think also about businesses that want to reach the golfer.
Stay out of the snow and see you this weekend at the Expo.
