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My New RIFE Putter

ericrodgers — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:10:04 +0000

If there’s one thing many golfers don’t like to change, it’s their putter. Many golfers change iron’s, driver’s and golf balls without any reservations, but the putter, once you have one that you like, you will hold on to it for a long time. I am like this too. I have 7 or 8 different putters [...]

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Northdale Golf and Tennis Club is a Convenient Community Golf Course

ericrodgers — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:29:39 +0000

Northdale Golf and Tennis Club is a community golf course that winds you through the adjacent neighborhood. There are houses on both sides of the fairway on almost every hole. Most courses in Florida are like this and it’s more uncommon to play a course with no houses. There is a good mixture of open fairways, like hole six, and some [...]

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Looking Forward to the PGA Tour’s Tampa Bay Championship

ericrodgers — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:36:49 +0000

This week the PGA Tour comes to one of the Tampa Bay area’s best golf courses, the Copperhead at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor. Year in and year out this tournament draws a lot of big name golfers - not named Tiger, Phil or Rory. Regardless, every year the Tampa Bay Championship features a solid field. Matt [...]

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What’s New from the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show — Part 3

ericrodgers — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:50:44 +0000

Here’s another post about some of the newest golf-related products that I spotted at the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. There were over 100 new items this year and quite a few caught my eye. While always looking for gadgets that might help me with my golf swing and game, I came across two items that [...]

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Plantation Palms Golf Club is a Good Choice for Weekend Play

ericrodgers — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:51:07 +0000

Last weekend was my first visit to Plantation Palms Golf Club since October of 2012. Once again, Plantation Palms did not disappoint. The course was in good shape from the tees and on the fairways. The greens also were in fine condition along with all the sand, and Plantation Palms has a lot of [...]

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Golfer’s Grail Provides A State-of-the-Art Indoor Golf Experience

ericrodgers — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:23:05 +0000

Last week I had the chance through a Paradise Golf outing to visit the new Golfer’s Grail Indoor Golf & Tap in Carrollwood, Florida. I had heard about the place, but never visited. Serial entrepreneurs Jeff and Brenda Sproat decided to open a place were you could golf, rain or shine, by combining first-class golf simulators with beer and wine. [...]

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What’s New from the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show – Part 2

ericrodgers — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:51:04 +0000

Last month I attended the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. This is my second post about some of the newest golf-related products and there will be more. There were over 100 new items this year and quite a few caught my eye. I’ll keep posting about some of the most interesting over the next few weeks. Spotless [...]

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Heritage Harbor Golf and Country Club Can Test Your Patience

ericrodgers — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:02:21 +0000

Getting to back to Heritage Harbor Golf and Country Club for the first time in over a year, I wasn’t sure what to expect. My biggest problem with this course is the pace-of-play and sand trap conditions so I was eager to see if these had improved. For this visit, most of the course was [...]

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Cheval Golf and Country Club has Reversal of Fortune

ericrodgers — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:04:02 +0000

I recently got back to play Cheval Golf and Country Club. I last played here at the end of October and found the course in good shape. The same holds true for this time around also, however I did notice that they changed the nines. The back-side is now the front and front-side is now the back. When we asked [...]

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What’s New from the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show – Part 1

ericrodgers — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Last week I attended the 2013 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. It’s such a huge show. With so many things to see, I always go straight to the new product area to check out the latest golf-related products. There were over 100 new items this year and quite a few caught my eye. I’ll be posting about some of the most [...]

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