War on the Bethpage Black Course
If you’ve played the Black Course at Bethpage, you know it can take a long time. When there are slow players in front of you, it can be agonizing. Jim, Bill, Greg and I were in this agonized state when, after 5 hours, we were only on the 15th hole. The [...]
Imelda Marcos Ellis
I'm a fashion statement. Unfortunately, the statement is: "Patty, what the heck are you wearing?" If there's a chromosome for loving fashion and clothes, I didn't get it. I have no talent or fashion sense, I have no idea how colors go together, and I'd rather put pins [...]
Golf Is Not Perfect
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that I love golf as much as anyone. And not just playing it - I love golf for its honor, traditions and sportsmanship. But golf isn’t perfect. The National Golf Foundation recently found two things: 1) the number of rounds played has [...]
The Difference Between Men’s and Women’s “Games”
Over the years, I've discovered that playing golf with men has some subtle, yet significant, differences from playing golf with women. Here's a few of my observations: Men spit. Almost all spitting men are courteous, but once I was walking down the fairway enjoying the scenery when... Bammo! I was [...]
Getting to Know You
There's an age-old golf adage that says you need only play 18 holes with someone to know who they really are. Sometimes it doesn’t even take that long. RAY: I didn’t know Ray from Adam when we first played, but I found out everything I needed to know on the [...]
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