http://www.curiousgolfer.com Just Some Guy Obsessed With Golf Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:17:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was fortunate enough to play Spyglass Hill in June of 2009.  I played with my friends, Jack and Alisa who used to be my golfing partners at Springfield CC outside of Eugene, Or. I was really excited to get to play Spyglass since it is pretty much a golfing icon ... http://www.curiousgolfer.com/2009/my-thoughts-on-spyglass-hill/ A few days ago on the GolfChannel I heard that Ben Hogan expected to hit 7 bad shots per round.  This put me back in my seat because I thought that Hogan, being perhaps the best ball striker of all time, would hit far fewer bad shots per game.  If ... http://www.curiousgolfer.com/2008/tracking-bad-shots/ With all of the talk about Lions Municipal Golf Course closing due to impending development, I have been thinking alot about the course that I grew up on.  Tonight, I was wondering what it would be like to redesign the course, even though that will likely never happen.  Here is what ... http://www.curiousgolfer.com/2008/redesigning-lions-municipal-golf-course/ I am often asked to help a beginner buy their first set of golf clubs.  Below I will try to provide some buying advice for a typical beginning golfer.  Beginners usually have alot of anxiety about buying their first set of clubs because they want to make sure that they get the "right" set and they ... http://www.curiousgolfer.com/2007/buying-your-first-set-of-clubs/