Month: May 2008

Categories
Golf Discounts

Just Joined LastMinuteGolfer.com

I just joined lastminutegolfer.com/columbus. It’s free to sign up and join. From what I can initially tell, Last Minute Golfer gets you discounted golf if you are willing to fill last minute tee times. It’s probably similar to what flying standby used to be. You got a cheaper fare just to fill the seat at the last minute.

To extend the airline metaphor some more, Last Minute Golfer also offers frequent golfer yards which you earn in a variety of ways including booking tee times through the site and by rating courses that you have played. It appears you can trade in those yards for further discounted greens fees.

Last Minute Golfer also offers a handicap service so you can get and maintain a handicap.

I’ll keep poking around the site and report more on what I find.

If you decide to sign up, tell them that RickSpringfield (that’s right – no space) referred you. I was listening to Jessie’s Girl at the time I signed up.

Categories
Central Ohio golf

Local Golf Pro Complains about Columbus Golfers

I was reading an article on Steve Groves, the PGA Pro at Champions Golf Course. In the article, he’s quoted as saying: “My dad’s generation awakened in the morning and if the weather was bad, it didn’t matter. They went out and played,” said Groves. “This generation isn’t there, but we are seeing new people in the game. Our focus is to keep the current generation as excited about being in golf.”

Hey, but just one sentence later, he says, “Our season here is from mid-March through mid-November.” I assume he’s referring to Champions Golf Course.

When Champions is open year round, let me know. Until then don’t complain about this generation of golfers being soft. I was out every month except February. I’m glad I didn’t stop by Champions in January.

Categories
golf stores

Central Ohio Golf Store Directory

Champion Golf
1815 Henderson Rd.
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 457-8800

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PGA Tour Shop Columbus
4600 International Gtwy
Columbus, OH 43219-1779
Tel: (614) 239-3313

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Special Tee Golf
1801 Henderson Rd
Columbus, OH 43220
(614) 457-3238
Get Directions

Special Tee Golf
6350 Sawmill Rd.
Dublin, OH 43017
(614) 761-2447
FAX-(614) 761-9966

Special Tee Golf
50 Powell Rd.
Lewis Center, OH 43035
(740) 548-1222
FAX-(740) 548-1974

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Central Ohio golf

Tee to Green Review on 1460thefan

I listened to Tee to Green on 1460thefan.com. Hot topics were – 1) What is the longest iron in your bag; 2) Was the Masters boring; 3) What color shirt do you refuse to wear on the golf course; and 4) NFL draft comments.

The show moved pretty slow until they started fielding listeners’ questions. One listener (Walt, I believe) dared to say that Tiger Woods is turning people off to golf because people are getting tired of seeing him win. One of the hosts went so far as to partly agree with him.

The hosts also asked the listeners what position Scott McCarron would play if he were drafted in the NFL draft. I guess things were a bit slow on tee to green.

No mention of The Big Break Ka’anapali. C’mon, that’s got to be one of the hotter topics in golf.

Interesting fact: Why do people have trouble hitting longer irons? The less loft a club has the more sidespin the club will impart on the ball.

My answers to their hot questions:

1) What is the longest iron in your bag – 3 iron
2) Was the Masters boring – hell yes
3) What color shirt do you refuse to wear on the golf course – fuschia
and 4) NFL draft comments – Jake Long rocks.

Categories
Central Ohio golf

Lunch on the Links at Safari Golf Club

I was listening to tee to green on 1460thefan.com and heard Safari’s commercial for Lunch on the Links.

Safari is offering an 18 hole round for two with a cart for $36. The offer is good from Monday through Friday from 11:30 am til 1:30 pm.