GOLF WRITERS COLUMN HEADLINES
A Couple of Travelers
Desert Golf
The kilted bagpiper heralds us to the 18th green with a resounding golf melody. His silhouette looms in the foreground of the bold sunset, a fire pit blazing beside him. It takes our br — read more »
Upstate New York - The Golf Next Door
New York connotes New York City to many, but there is a separate state of mind in Central New York (CNY). Bright green golf courses are easy on the green in your wallet and towering hil — read more »
Celebrity Golfer
Celebrity Golfer: Dick Connolly
Arnold Palmer chooses his words, his business partners, and his friends very carefully. Here’s what he had to say about Dick Connolly. — read more »
Celebrity Golfer: Stan Abrams
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From the Corner Office
On The Course
As we enter Spring and the golfer's throughout New England start to unpack their golf equipment from the long hibernation, one thing is certain. Golfers will be looking for courses to play and t — read more »
Ball Rollback Nonsense
Give me a little rope on this and perhaps you will see my point. Perhaps I am a lone wolf in the forest on this view point but I thought this might have been the best Masters in the last decade. Multi — read more »
From The Editor
Once Again at the Turn
Welcome to our last issue of the 2011 golf season at New England Golf Monthly. It has been a fantastic year for New England golf. — read more »
The Power of Golf: Making a Difference
On Monday October 3rd I played in the Annual Jimmy Fund Golf Classic, which was held at The International Golf Club in Bolton, Ma. — read more »
Golf Writers Column
FROM THE FORWARD TEES
Are New England courses “female-friendly”? What criteria make a course “female-friendly”? Why should this information be important to course owners? — read more »
All the Problems in My Life Could be Solved by Making More Six Footers
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Good Looks On The Course
The Fashion Leaderboard
Hurricane Earl barreled up the coast with the threat washing out the 2010 Deutsche Bank Tournament and created a fashion disaster scare. Like a low shank, Earl slipped by and thankfully made way — read more »
Weathering The Weather on The Links
Many of us are watching the weather every day waiting until it becomes pleasant enough to emerge from hibernation and onto the golf course. Technically spring begins March 20th, but we cannot shed our — read more »
Gorman Vs Geary
Tim Geary: What is your favorite golf destination state?
Hey, Gorman had to win one of these debates sometime, so this is the month where hell freezes over. I will not attempt to argue against Hawaii as the ultimate golfing destination. — read more »
Tom Gorman: What is your favorite golf destination state?
One of the worst kept secrets in sports is that scrubs like Tim Geary and me get a ton of invitations to play free or discounted golf. Sure, it’s a nice perk and we try to ab — read more »
He Said
He Said: Chemawa Golf Course
Tucked away in the town of North Attleboro, is an oasis of tranquility far from the maddening shoppers that prowl the stores on nearby Route 1. Chemawa was originally a nine hole course — read more »
He Said: Connecticut National Golf Club
Connecticut National is a unique and challenging course that exemplifies the term “Target Golf.” Three years ago the owners of Connecticut National decided to create a cours — read more »
Home on the Course
Golf communities that will float your boat
In the something-for-everyone era of golf community development in the 1980s and ‘90s, developers loaded on the amenities. If a prospect didn’t play golf, then tennis, an Ol — read more »
Getting a Move On: In search of a dream home in the south
Frequent readers of my blog site, GolfCommunityReviews, know my hard line mantra: If you have equity in your home and a plan to relocate to a warmer climate, the time may be right to make your m — read more »
Kay's Korner
2011 TaylorMade Experience
When James Driscoll ensured his return to the PGA Tour in 2012 with a share of 12th place at October’s Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Orlando, he may have h — read more »
LPGA to Let Lexi Play in 2012
Commissioner Mike Whan made official what the golf world had known for weeks when he announced in September he had exempted 16-year-old Lexi Thompson from the age rule restric — read more »
Mollori Unplugged
Mazz a master on air and on the links
Since becoming the Red Sox beat reporter for the Boston Herald in 1995, Tony Massarotti has developed into a Boston sports media icon. From WEEI to AM 1510 to ESPN to the Boston Globe t — read more »
Marshall law rules on the course
Comcast SportsNet Celtics analyst Donny Marshall plays golf every day. He owns a golf course, and has competed in numerous Pro-Am tournaments with the likes of Brad Faxon, Jeff Sluman, — read more »
NEPGA Profile
NEPGA Profile: Jimmy Petrino Jr.
Jimmy Petrino Jr. feels like a lucky man these days. First, the Milton-Hoosic Club assistant golf professional survived driving the "skating rink that was the New Jersey Turnp — read more »
NEPGA Profile: Gary Parker
When Gary Parker won Boston Magazine's Best of Boston Award as its Best Golf Instructor in 2007, many avid golfers in the city took notice. Parker doesn't set up shop at a golf course w — read more »
New England Golf Life
New England Golf Life: Romantic Places to Stay and Play
When was the last time you planned a golf getaway at some mind-blowing new course or a classic beauty designed by the likes of Jones or Ross, then chose a place to stay strictly for its seductive — read more »
Sleuthing the Best Private Courses in New England
From the time you pull up to the bag drop, you just know it. Private golf and country clubs come with a sense of privilege. Some clubs have strong pedigrees with great historical character l — read more »
Northern Exposure
A Golfing Second Home
Dreams of a vacation home grow from many desires. Some envision a home on the water, ocean side or lake front, maybe in the mountains. Others see a golf fairway stretching away from the — read more »
Palopoli's Picks - Fantasy Golf
Fantasy Golf Picks for the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open
Check out my picks for this week's tournament in Scottsdale! — read more »
Fantasy Golf Picks for the 2012 Farmers Insurance Open
Check out my picks for this week's tournament! — read more »
Pay It Forward
Using the Internet to Promote Your Tournament
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Charity Golf Tournaments: The Power of Celebrity
Charity golf tournaments in New England represent a highly competitive business. For established events held at one of the
area’s top-tier destination courses, a full field of gol — read more »
Player's Perspective
Training aids that can be used INDOORS
Generally golfers, to put it mildly, dislike northern winters. It’s usually cold and snowy which precludes playing the game they love plus those months of inactivity mean those first swings — read more »
Smart Golf: The Best Apps in Golf
There are lots of smartphone apps to make your round of golf more enjoyable. — read more »
Ross's Rulings
Changes to Rules of Golf and Amateur Status
The USGA and the R&A have released changes to the Rules of Golf that will take effect January 1, 2012. For the first time in the 60-year collaboration between golf ’s two ruli — read more »
Around the Green
A multitude of rules come into play when on or in the vicinity of the green. Let’s take a look at some the most commonly recurring situations: — read more »
Sampson's Spotlight
F2 Golf in the Spotlight
Many golfers are afraid of the deadly, dare I say it; SHANK! Well F2 Golf has come out with its second generation of "Face Forward Technology" wedges but has added a revolutionary hosel — read more »
Divot Repair Putter
There are three things I have heard many golfers complain about: a bad back, ball marks on the greens and poor putting. The Double Duty, Divot Repair Putter claims that it has a cure fo — read more »
She Said
She Said: Chemawa Golf Course
Established in 1959, Chemawa Golf Course has grown from a small, nine hole course into the unique 18 hole layout that it is today. Located in N. Attleboro, MA (near the Emerald Square M — read more »
She Said: Connecticut National Golf Club
If you haven’t played golf at Connecticut National, grab your sticks and GPS and head out to this off-the-beaten path scenic wonder, nestled in “The Quiet Corner” — read more »
Sink The Putts
High priced equipment does not always net low scores
There is an old saying in golf ” what wins on Sunday, sells on Monday”. What does that mean? Simply said what ever brand of golf clubs the winner of the most recent PGA Tour event used, are the mo — read more »
Late Season Ace at DW Field GC
This time of year in New England only the die hard golfers try to get in those few extra holes before the first snow and for one college student home on Thanksgiving break it was a rewarding day. Mich — read more »
The Perfect Life
The Perfect Life - October 2011
Named "one of America's best master planned communities” the Villages of Citrus Hills in Hernando, Florida, has a whole lot going for it from its quiet, uncongested location in th — read more »
The Perfect Life: September 2011
If living is good and you want have your cake and eat it too in greater Boston, than The Homes at Ipswich Country Club says you have arrived. Ipswich a small seaside community nestled a — read more »
