omgaga:

I am such a fan of this man.

omgaga:

Lookin spiffy Masters Champion

So happy for Mickelson!

Also… did anyone else scoff at Woods like I did when he was careless and missed the two foot par putt on the back yesterday?  So unnecessary.  His performance was poor yet still managed to be -11; really remarkable.

Possibly the most moving sports article I’ve ever read.

One of my favorite golf videos of all time.

Karrie Webb wins her 7th Aussie Masters after shooting a course-record 61 on the final day.  Webb was reportedly mentally exhausted during the final round.

“When I stood on 16, I knew I had a four-shot lead, and then I was trying to work out how many under I was,” Webb said. “I thought it was 10 under … I thought I could shoot 59, but I was too tired to get nervous about it.”

She was -8 for the day on the 13th hole and still only had a two stroke lead.  The round was mentally exhausting but she held it together.  Although Webb had a few years under the radar she is still one of the LPGA greats.

dudewheresmypar:

An eagled-eyed buddy on Twitter brought this to my attention. It comes from an ‘upcycling’ website called Etsy. I want one badly, but can’t be arsed to make my own, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of Etsy’s ethos. Ah well..

 That’s a genius idea!

This picture makes me really happy.  It was from our home invitational October 2008, the fall of my senior year.  It was our third home tournament and third win.  The first year I shot 78 and won, the second year 79 and came in second and this year I shot 80 and came in third.  It was really great to win all three home tournaments we had while I was there and (without sounding too proud) to be the first ever medalist of the Allegheny Invitational.

I really miss my team.  I miss the long van rides all over the East coast and doing homework in hotel lobbies.  I miss being crazy with them and most likely driving our coach crazy as we sang songs in the van.  I miss winning and being a dominating program for Division III golf.  It was such a great four years.

I am just so exciting to get back out on a driving range, let alone an actual golf course.  This snow is such a drag.  The last few days it’s been around 40 degrees and on Tuesday it’s going to be 52 degrees- spring is near!

There’s nothing quite like taking out the clubs for the first time in a new season.  The grips are usually ice cold and the club almost feels like a foreign object in my hands.  And that first swing- ouch!  I can just picture myself going through my usual routine.  Utility wedge first, the pitching wedge, then up the scale through all my irons, onto the hybrid and woods and then the driver.  I can’t wait to put my golf shoes on and to hear the sound of golf balls dropping into a metal basket.  I can’t wait to eyeball everyone else on the range and to watch both the best and the worst try and get better.  It’s funny actually the first time I go out on the range in the spring I typically hit the ball pretty well and then it goes downhill for about a month after that until summer.  I’m so lucky I work at a golf couse and can just hit as many range balls as I can physically stand for free.  I can’t wait for the blisters on my fingers to turn into callouses to show that I’ve been practicing.

After so many years of competitive golf, however, it’s weird to play/practice all summer without having a goal to work towards.  Come August I no longer have to have my game at its peak because I’m not trying to be in the top 5 traveling to tournaments each weekend.  I miss that; that competitive fire is what motivated me to spend 3 hours in the sand bunker trying to get ten shots in a row within 10 feet of the hole.  I know I could probably find a league or something to play in but I really don’t have time for that since I work 45-50 hours a week in the summer.

I’m just excited for spring to get here so I can get back in the swing of things.