Congrats Steve Stricker

Congrats Steve for winning the Crown Plaza Invitational at Colonial!! In a 2 hole suddent death playoff against Tim Clarke and Steve Marino.

Scoring a with -17

Please keep Phil Mickelson's wife in your thoughts and prayers

After undergoing an extensive battery of tests Phil Mickelsons’s wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The couple married in 1996 and has three children aged 9, 7 and 6.
More tests are scheduled but the treatment process is expected to begin with major surgery, possibly within the next two weeks.

for more info, click on the link below.

http://www.philmickelson.com/

Today all the PGA golfers were wearing pink shirts to support Amy in this battle. What a thoughtful gesture.

Your age by Golf math

YOUR AGE BY GOLF MATH
First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to play golf (more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ... If you haven't, add 1758.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.You should have a three digit number The first digit of this was your original number (I.e., how many times you want to play golf each week).

The next two numbers are YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS

more pictures

Bobby Jones pictured with his legendary rivals Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen. These three men dominated world golf from 1914 through the mid-1930s. Together capturing 31 major championships. Also pictured is Johnny Farrell who defeated Bobby Jones at the 1928 U.S. Open.

Bobby Jones is pictured chatting with Masters champion Ben Hogan and his old rival Gene Sarazen. Once when speaking of Ben Hogan's game, Jones stated, "I thought I was a hard fighter. I thought Hagen and Sarazen were. We're not in a class with this fellow, Hogan. When he has a ninety-yard shot to play he expects to hole it."

Great Golf Movies

Here are some great golf movies that I could watch over and over:

Favorite Golf Pictures

Here are some of my favorite pics...

All these pics are at St. Andrews Golf links in Scotland, the home of Golf.

Bobby Jones, the only golfer to ever win the Grand Slam (all 4 majors in the same year) back in 1930. No other golfer has done that to this day!

Teeing off at Hole 18... could you imagine having all those people surrounding you while teeing off??

Young Bobby Jones with British Open champion Harry Vardon. Golfers of different generations. Comparable to Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.


I love this pic. You can see in the background, Harry Vardon on the right of the 4 men standing there. Teeing off at Hole 1.




Here are just a few of my favorite holes.

St. Andrews, hole 18 with the famous Swilken bridge. I can't even imagine how many famous players have walked over that bridge. I think all the way back to Tom Morris, Young Tom Morris, all the way through to Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, etc. Someday I will be able to see it in person!

Cour de Alene, Idaho- floating green. You have to take a boat out to finish the hole!

Hole 18 at Harbor Town

Hole 17 at TPC Sawgrass

Hole 12 at The Masters in Augusta Georgia.

Fairway Village

7:18am tee time. The sun was just peeking over the trees. The morning dew was still covering the fairway like a blanket. There was the smell of fresh grass and a promising round of golf ahead.

What a great round it ended up being. I've been on a really good streak lately, and it is amazing what confidence can do for your game. I was only +3 at hole 7. Then hole 7 eat me up, ending the hole with another +3, leaving me +6 at hole 8. But I parred 8 and bogeyed 9, leaving me with a 41 on a par 34.

Matt ended his round with a monster drive, just 10 yards short of the green, on a par 4! He walked away with a birdie. Matt, you did great, having not played for a year!

Ended the round at hole 19, at Sherries restaurant.

Until next time...

God Bless.

Jared

Back in action!

Hey everyone out there, this blog is back in service! Here to update you with my latest golf adventures.

It's been 4 years now, played a lot of golf! All over the place, including a 3 day trip to Sunriver, Or last september. Plan on going again this year.

Ethan, my son, has been really into Golf lately. I have been taking him to the driving range alot, and he has gone out with me on the actual golf course several times now. He is starting to see the big picture now, and seems to be more in love with this game.

Played Stone Creek last friday. Got in about 24 holes on the twilight deal. Then left there at 8:45 headed straight to Long Beach, WA where Misty and the Kids were. Played another 9 holes there the next day. That was Misty's first time going out with me. Ethan came also, he did wonderful!

Me and my brother Jason went to Green Mountain on monday, played 18 holes with a cart for free, courtesy of a tournament I played in last August for the Portland Pentecostal Church.

I shot about an 88 or so, did really good. Jason did pretty good for it being his first time out for about a year.

Hitting my driver pretty good at the moment.

We'll see where we end up next time. Stay tuned for more golf trips.

Green Mountain

Well folks, we had a great time yesterday at our Team scramble tournement! We scored about 79 or 80.. it's hard to keep track of my own score, since we hit from where the best ball was hit. 18 holes!!! Whoo!!! Even with a cart, I was tired after 9 holes. But it was a great time meeting new people and learning alot about the course.

I can tell you one thing, the Medicus Driver has helped me out in Driving off the tee! I hit about 80% of the fairways! 200yds average. Well, I'm taking a week off... just to take a little break. It's good to do that sometimes. Until next time....

Jared

Itchin' to go!

Well I am itchin' to get out there! But I can't go until aug 7th, thanks to a deal I made with my lovely wife. Ohh well, such is life. I'm just gonna keep practiceing for now. Later....

All is well. I've been golfing a few times since last blog. I'm improving, thanks to the Swing setter, and the medicus driver. I kept up with a couple guys from work who have been playing as long as I've been alive. I tied one, and the one beat us by 3 strokes. It was great fun. Until next time, I will be golfing at Green Mountain with Alan Coleman at a Grace Foursquare church event, I'm not sure if it's a little tournement or just for fun. I'll let you know how it goes. It's on Aug. 7th. Cherrio.

Jared

Record breaker

Well folks, I went golfing and got wet. But it was worth it, because I got the best score I''ve ever gotten in the 12 times I've golfed. On a par 27 I got 30!!! Two holes were Birdies! Thanks to a new technique I've learned. I thought about where it is that I pick up the most strokes... and I realized it's with my pitching wedge. I can get it straight, but it often rolls right past the hole and keeps going. So that's what I've been working on is "bump and run" let it roll to the hole.. and it went in twice for birdes and once for par! Well, until next time fellow family and friend, and golfers!

Jared

Here we go again.

Well, depending on the weather, Alan and I are going to hit the sticks again today... if it is just sprinkling, then we might go to Bowyers... if it's clear, then Hartwood... what a great course. Wish me and Alan luck.. and hopefully Jason can join us sometime! And I hope to get some pics sometime soon..

Jared

Hartwood Part II

Well, I ended up with the same score as the first time. I did worse on my short game, by my putting improved, so that's what saved me from getting a higher score. Good ol' Alan kept right up with me, eventually tieing at the end. Great job Alan! Well... like anyone reads this anyways.... till next time.

Jared

Golfing

Well, I hope to be able to go out and hit some sticks with Alan C. this thur. eve. I would like to go back to Hartwood. I'll let you all know how it went. And we have a gig this weekend for Alans retirement party. Looking forward to that! Take care now!

Jared

Golfing at Hartwood

Well, what a great day yesterday. Me, Alan, Curt, Steve and three of his friends went to Hartwood Golf Course. I was very impressed with the course. 7- par 3's and 2-par 4's. My score was 43, which is ok, I wanted to det in the 40's due to the fact that I have never been on this course. We all did great though, and it was a beautiful day. It's amazing how much more of a course you get when you pay $2 more. I think I'll be back there more often. Until next time.... have a great day!

Jared

Golfing at Hartwood

Well, what a great day yesterday. Me, Alan, Curt, Steve and three of his friends went to Hartwood Golf Course. I was very impressed with the course. 7- par 3's and 2-par 4's. My score was 43, which is ok, I wanted to det in the 40's due to the fact that I have never been on this course. We all did great though, and it was a beautiful day. It's amazing how much more of a course you get when you pay $2 more. I think I'll be back there more often. Until next time.... have a great day!

Jared