Archive for July 2009
Pained by His Passing
Golf Needs More Players Like Payne Stewart Who Enjoy a Good Time You’re going to start hearing more about Payne Stewart in the coming weeks and months. The 10-year anniversary of his untimely passing will be marked this October and the PGA Championship will be played next month at Hazeltine...
Faces for Radio
NiceBallz partners with Speaking of Golf radio show NiceBallz is now the official blog of Speaking of Golf, a weekly golf variety radio show streamed live over the Internet. Under the partnership, Hack and Corey will appear periodically on the air with host Tom Horan to discuss all things golf...
Golf Bytes – July 24th: The Stewart Cink Victory Lap Edition
We are coming up on a week since Stewart Cink dragged Tom Watson back to Earth outlasted the wiley Tom Watson to win The British Open (or just The Open if you’re one of our UK readers). During the week Stew has delighted those of us who follow him on...
The Latest in Fan Support – Tiger Striping
Come on Tiger fanboys (and fanGirls) get in on the latest way to show your support for the world’s greatest golfer. We try to be at the bleeding edge here at NiceBallz. So much so that we’re fairly confident we’ve taken Tiger Woods fanboyism (yes it’s a word I just made...
Cartoonz by NiceBallz: Senior Citizen Doping?
Tom Watson is atop the Senior British Open; he must be on something. Why golf needs to expand the list of drugs it tests players for… Ever watched a pro golf TV broadcast? Of course you have. According to marketing demographic research, U.S. golf fans are mostly old and infirmed men so you can’t...
Age Over Beauty
The young guns, with all their raw talent and power, have been outdone by the old guys Where are the “young guns” that the mainstream media keeps telling us about? Why aren’t the youthful, brash, chiseled players of the future performing in the majors? Camilo Villegas, Anthony Kim, Adam Scott, Justin...
Message to golf fans on Twitter – Shut up (a little)
We are huge fans of social media whether it be Twitter or Facebook or video sharing sites like YouTube and the like.For a golf fan (or any sports nut really) it’s opened up a whole new world – one where we can actually interact with some of our favorite athletes.Not...
Ten Things We Learned from Tom Watson at The Open
10. Golf is a game for a lifetime. 9. Links golf is more art than science, and Watson was an artist for 71.5 holes. 8. A solid short game will always mean more to winning than how long you are off the tee. 7. You don’t need Tiger Woods in the final group of a...
Stewart Cink wins The Open. Ceases tweeting forever.
Until Sunday Stewart Cink was arguably as well known for his proficiency in using Twitter as for his accomplishments on the golf course. Which makes his decision to immediately cease using the micro-blogging service after his unexpected win at Turnberry all the more devastating to his legion of followers. ...
Watson v. Nicklaus – Whose is bigger?
Steve Dimeglio of USA Today asked an interesting question on Twitter today: Let debate begin: If tomwatson pulls this off, bigger story than jacknicklaus winning masters in 86? I say over here yes, in states, no. Personally, I would say ‘yes’ regardless of geography. Not because Watson’s place in golf...