Archive for September 2009
So a one-legged golfer…
Sounds like the beginning of a cheesy golf joke doesn’t it? It’s not. Meet Manuel de los Santos a 25 year old Dominican Republic golfer who will realize his dream this week when he plays at St. Andrews, on one leg. A TimesOnline article noted “…at the Alfred Dunhill Links...
Dancing with the Nationwide?
Jerry Rice is going to make his ‘professional’ golf debut next year on a Nationwide Tour event. You can find the details here, but suffice to say it’s all for a good cause and Rice makes for an obvious host at Stonebrae. Rice is becoming quite comfortable with venturing into...
Is the FedEx Cup Trophy that unattractive?
I found this interesting. The FedEx Cup has never been kissed you say? Is it the overly shiny finish? Is it the big handles? What is it that turns its winners off? Exclusively we have the FedEx Cup’s take on the prudishness that seems to strike those who have won it. NBZ: So,...
Bizarro World: The FedEx Cup
Dr. Peter Venkman: This city FedEx Cup is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Mayor: What do you mean, “biblical”? Dr. Ray Stantz: What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath of God type stuff. Dr. Peter Venkman: Exactly. Dr. Ray Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down...
A season cut short: Ken Green
You’ve likely heard of Ken Green’s cruel twist of fate by now. A blown tire, a tree and the resulting loss of girlfriend, brother, limb and even his dog. Since then Green has been battling – initially to survive, then to keep his right leg (a fight he lost) and most recently...
New! NiceBallz Classified Golf Advertisements
During this down economy, NiceBallz is seeking new sources of revenue. We are pleased to announce our new classified advertisements for golfers. Other publications offer you the opportunity to advertise a room for rent, property for lease or a missed connection. Now, we share with you the latest advertisements from golfers...
The ‘Water is Wet’ Files: FedEx Cup NOT as big as the Super Bowl
There have been more criticisms lobbed at the FedEx Cup over the past several weeks months/yearsby a bevy of sports writers, bloggers and other half-smart opinionated monkey’s than there are Kanye West jokes. Ok maybe not, but it’s close. In the process of reading the same arguments being re-run on a variety...
Flavorless: The Tour Championship is Like Coke Zero
The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola, which begins Thursday and concludes the official PGA Tour season, used to be a great pro golf tournament. An exclusive, limited-field event, only the top 30 players from the annual money list qualified for a no-cut finale and a guaranteed payday. It was the...
Spin Is Not Your Friend
Several years ago on a golf trip to Torrey Pines Golf Course, my buddy Big Drew gave me a sleeve of Callaway HX Tour golf balls. This was a new Tour-caliber performance ball being played by the likes of Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els. If we were going to play...
Ben Hogan’s corpse will kick Camilo’s Villegas(s)
After an inspiring rant by Ryan Ballengee at WaggleRoom on the whiny nature of a Camilo Villegas tweet about (God forbid) playing too much golf, we were ourselves inspired and wondered – “WWBHD“? Unfortunately Hogan has been dead since 1997. So we turned to the only place we could – professional...