Posts Tagged ‘funny’

Golf is Usually Unusual

Golf is Usually Unusual

August 17, 2009 / Posted in Amateur, Featured

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen on the golf course?   Golf is a funny game. It’s one of the few sports where the playing surface is uneven, not governed by sidelines and fences. No climate controlled arenas here. As a result, unusual things often happen on the golf course....

Fun with video: Why we don’t win

August 10, 2009 / Posted in Featured, Humor/Satire, Videos

I think these clips may highlight why we don’t always win the tournaments we enter (we actually have won one and at times have been ‘in the money’ in others). 

Regardless of the outcome we have fun.  And yes, I do have a potty mouth.  I learned from Tiger.  So there’s that.

I try to help Corey get his confidence going.

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We went for the win on 17 and…um, well…you see…what happened was…

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We found our own phantom farter a la David Feherty.

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Editorial note: Ok that was not Corey in that last clip making the extra sound effects. Nor I.  It was the iPhone app.  Honest.  I swear. Or it may have been the dog.

Fartgate: The Untold Story

Fartgate: The Untold Story

August 5, 2009 / Posted in Featured, Humor/Satire, Media, PGA Tour

Only NiceBallz has the deeply scoped look at this putrid scandal. Read on for the last communication we received from one of our probing reporters, Hack, as he attempted to get to the bottom of this tale of rancid deception. I don’t know how long I have to write this up,...

Stewart Cink wins The Open.  Ceases tweeting forever.

Stewart Cink wins The Open. Ceases tweeting forever.

July 19, 2009 / Posted in British Open, Humor/Satire, Media, The Majors

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.  ...

A Special Golf Bytes – The Jane Park Edition

A Special Golf Bytes – The Jane Park Edition

July 17, 2009 / Posted in Commentary/Opinion, Humor/Satire

There are a lot of great LPGA tweeters.  But for us, one has stood out and as a result, Jane Park gets her very own Golf Bytes to try and capture the sheer brilliance that is @theJanePark. Why do we love her on twitter?  She’s a bit foul.  Not afraid...

The Bullsh!t-o-meter

The Bullsh!t-o-meter

July 16, 2009 / Posted in Commentary/Opinion, Humor/Satire, LPGA, Marketing/Advertising, Media

Sometimes under the deluge of news in the world of golf what’s really being said can be hard to find.  It is for this reason that we here at NiceBallz are providing a tool in transparency for you dear reader. The Bullsh!t-o-meter helps you filter through the double meanings, marketing...

A Founding Father Foursome – Our July 4th NiceBallz Tribute

A Founding Father Foursome – Our July 4th NiceBallz Tribute

July 1, 2009 / Posted in Humor/Satire, North America

This weekend we Americans will stuff our fat faces with hotdogs, hamburgers and other processed meats, swill alcoholic beverages and top it off by handling highly flammable and explosive materials for the amusement of children and to the terror of canines.   Ahhh the 4th of July.  The celebration of...

Golf Bytes – King of Pop Edition

Golf Bytes – King of Pop Edition

June 26, 2009 / Posted in Humor/Satire, Media

Golf Remarks Taken Out of Context The guys at NBC like a hearty meal when they film the Tour. Katie thinks Lucas Glover is “hot.” Apryl is a proponent of good prostate health. Now Nicole Hage has officially seen it all.Everything’s bigger in Texas and Jamie thinks sharing is caring....

Who are you calling, Shankapotomus?

Who are you calling, Shankapotomus?

June 26, 2009 / Posted in Amateur, Humor/Satire

Nicknames are like white elephant gifts. You know, the exchange of unwanted junk at those awkward office holiday parties. Everyone loves to give, but not receive.It’s a cruel world. This is especially true on the golf course where we all are particularly vulnerable to spastic episodes of failure and the...

What’s in a name? – The 2009 U.S. Open

What’s in a name? – The 2009 U.S. Open

June 21, 2009 / Posted in Humor/Satire, The Majors, U.S. Open

Golf loves to name big events with something a little extra, for example: The War on the Shore The Battle at Brookline The Massacre at Winged Foot.  So what would you dub this year’s U.S. Open at Bethpage Black? Sure, it’s far from over (don’t remind us), and there could...