Tales From the Back Nine, Part 4

Standing on the third tee at Princedale Country Club early one Sunday morning, I may as well have been stepping back in time. The quaint course, founded in 1928, sits on 70 acres of rolling farmland. Majestic pine trees cast long shadows on the gently sloping fairways. Peaceful ponds reflected the shimmering pink-and-purple hues of […]

After the Round – Cartel Taco Bar

Tex-Mex has long been a Metroplex staple. From chips and queso to enchiladas and fajitas, Texans can’t get enough. I think most would agree that one of the mainstays of great Tex-Mex is the always versatile taco. Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, tacos can be made in hundreds of ways with a multitude of ingredients.  In […]

Wayward Shots – Goodbye, Dan

Someone once said of Arnold Palmer that he didn’t play our game, we played his. That’s the way a lot of writers feel about Dan Jenkins, who died last month at age ninety. Of the 500 or so mourners at his memorial service at a limestone cathedral in Fort Worth, I counted at least a […]

Instruction – Spine Angle and Better Drives

Did you know that you could hit the ball farther without increasing your club head speed? If you are like the majority of golfers that hit down on the ball with their driver (downward or negative attack angle) then you are giving up distance. Here are three “connected” keys to helping you achieve an upward […]

Cover Story – Pudge Rodriguez

Photography Courtesy of Kelly Galvin, Photographer of the Texas Rangers and Texas LIVE! Special thanks to Catalina Villegas Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez played 21 seasons in the Major Leagues. During his playing career, he played in 2,543 games, amassed 311 home runs, 1,332 RBI and hit .296. He won the MVP in 1999 with the Texas […]

Exam Room – Testing Flexibility

There is no doubt that the amount of preparation taking place off the golf course has drastically changed over the last twenty years. The likelihood of a golfer spending time in a gym setting, working with personal trainers, or medical professionals was rare, and the term “golf fitness” was an unknown subject.  In today’s world, […]