Tag: Golf
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Can you make your kid love the sport you love?
Adapted from the “Against the Grain” column in the April 2016 issue of Golf Chicago Magazine The indoctrination begins. Within seconds of my wife saying she was pregnant — after a few joyous expletives — one of my first thoughts was, “I hope he loves golf.” Actually, at the time it was more like, I hope “it” loves golf.…
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10 Things I Hate About You
By Rory Hughes Adapted from “Against the Grain” column (March 2016 issue of Golf Chicago Magazine) The minutiae of the Rules of Golf, as well as the unwritten rules of golf etiquette, are enough to drive Joe Public away from the game. However, this has led the rest of us to a sense of entitlement;…
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The Case of Mistaken Hosel Hockey
The Case of Mistaken Hosel Hockey adapted from Golf Chicago Magazine, September 2015 issue The setting for the horror show. They’re merciless. They are golf’s unspoken disgraces. They seize your throat like Cujo and choke out your soul. They call into question your golf swing. Your sanity. Your humanity. They induce panic like black ice on a highway,…
