Cover Story – College Days Revisited
To become a PGA TOUR player, you need talent, determination and self-minded focus to do nothing but eat, drink and sleep golf. Except in the fall, of course. That’s when the Tour players passion for the game they play for a living, takes a back seat – or at least an equal seat – to their passion for college football, …
Tales From the Back Nine, Part IX – Highway 380 West
Maybe you heard the tall Texas tale of the two frontiersmen who frantically climbed into a small cave by the Clear Fork Brazos River to elude a band of Comanches, arrows whizzing by as the men crawled through a hole in the rock along the steep bank. Whew, safe at last. But one problem: Their shelter was inhabited by rattlesnakes. …
After the Round – Five Sixty
If playing 18 holes while making your way through the endless oak trees and drastic elevation changes at Stevens or Tenison Park Golf Courses in Dallas didn’t fulfill your craving for the outdoor beauty that North Texas has to offer, then perhaps wetting your appetite in a variety of ways at Five Sixty would be the perfect cap to your …
Wayward Shots – Golf’s Biggest Showoff
On the final tee in the final round of The Open Championship quite a few years ago, someone told Golf’s Biggest Showoff that he trailed by two. He’d have to make an eagle two on the par-4 18th at Royal Lytham & St. Annes to tie. The Showoff received the news without apparent emotion, then banged out a long drive …
Tales From the Back Nine Part VIII – Kansas
First time I ever saw Kansas, they were opening for Aerosmith at UTA’s Texas Hall. This is notable only because, about a century later, I actually toured the state of Kansas, and again Kansas was the backup band, stuck in my head the whole way. Yep, a four-day road trip exploring wilderness golf adventures in the heartland. I drove all …
Exam Room – Coping With Overuse Injuries
Since we have been receiving many patients with elbow and wrist-pain issues in the clinic recently, we figured we should spend some time talking about them. Elbow and wrist injuries are typically what we call overuse injuries. The importance of understanding what an overuse injury is will be beneficial to providing the right treatment and prevention methods. There are also …
After the Round – The Mansion Dallas
When it comes to living a life of luxury, one of the first requirements that comes to mind is owning a mansion. But following a hot summer round of golf in Texas, the last thing I personally want to do is return home to slave over a hot stove or oven. If you’re like me, I would instead direct you …
AG Summer Tourney, August 10th at Thorntree
PLAYER GIFTS ALONE WORTH MORE THAN THE ENTRY FEE! Ketel One & Johnny Walker present the AG Summer Thorntree Tee Box Event! ~Courtesy of Diageo Distributors Fun day to wind down Summer with The TeeBox Hosts, Rick Arnett and Craig Rosengarden! Come enjoy one of the most exciting new public courses in DFW! 18-Holes of Great Golf + Tasty Food …
Wayward Shots – Bad Lies
By: Curt Sampson Weighing in on Rick Reilly’s new book – Commander in Cheat (Hachette Books 2019) is to skate on thin ice, for in these troubled times, expressing the wrong opinion of the Leader of the Free World can get you disinvited from Thanksgiving dinner and left out of the will, while agreement can cause people to re-discover just …
Instruction – H2Oh So Pure!
When it comes to bombing the driver there are three main causes of distance loss as a result of not maximizing the energy transferred from the club to the ball. Those three causes are: 1. A downward attack angle 2. Off center contact 3. An outside-in swing path The good news is that with one, cheap and easy to find …