On Par - All about golf in Australia » General http://www.on-par.com/blog My thoughts and rants on golf Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:06:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Steve Williams is the Kardashian of Golf http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2011/11/07/steve-williams-is-the-kardashian-of-golf/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2011/11/07/steve-williams-is-the-kardashian-of-golf/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:47:47 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/?p=1050 Steve Williams is the Kim Kardashian of Golf, both have used the media to build a high profile that should never have existed. A good Golf Caddy can be Sherpa, Mentor, Coach, Doctor and more to a professional golfer.  But the best caddy also keeps out of the media spotlight and lets the player go [...]

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Steve Williams is the Kim Kardashian of Golf, both have used the media to build a high profile that should never have existed.

A good Golf Caddy can be Sherpa, Mentor, Coach, Doctor and more to a professional golfer.  But the best caddy also keeps out of the media spotlight and lets the player go about their business.  Only a true golf tragic would be able to tell you who caddied for Nicklaus, Palmer or Watson.  And who is currently Tiger Woods caddy?

The caddy’s to the Worlds top players generally “turn up, keep up and shut up”.  Which brings us to Steve Williams, no doubt one of the best caddy’s and bag-man until recently to Tiger Woods.   Carrying Tiger’s clubs allowed Williams to become the highest paid “sportsman” in New Zealand.  However Williams wasn’t content with sitting in Tigers shadows and built up his own media profile.  This included quotes in media and public on other players such as Phil Mickelson.

His move away from Tiger was always going to happen, and he has definitely helped Adam Scotts game.  However he hasnt been content to carry Scotts clubs, and his mouth has put him onto the backpages of Newspapers, and the front pages of blogs.  He claimed he’d just had “the greatest week of my life” after Scott won recently, having caddied for Woods in many Majors, this was an open handed slap in Woods face.

And onto this weekend, when Williams referred to Woods as a “black a*hole” causing media hysterics on the eve of the biggest 3 weeks in Australian golf.  Many golfers past and present have called on Scott to dismiss Williams, to have the PGA ban him.  It looks like none of this will happen and the media will have a frenzy anytime Scott gets within 5 iron distance of Woods.

Ideally Williams keeps his mouth shut and allows Scott to play to his best ability.

 

]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2011/11/07/steve-williams-is-the-kardashian-of-golf/feed/ 1 Puregolf. 216 consecutive rounds of golf, 149 to go! http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/09/puregolf-216-consecutive-rounds-of-golf-149-to-go/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/09/puregolf-216-consecutive-rounds-of-golf-149-to-go/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:26:04 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/?p=703 Jamie and Mike, the legendary kiwi golfers who are playing a round of golf every day for the whole year are currently working their way through Scotland on their epic adventure. The lads have played 216 rounds through New Zealand, Australia, North America and now UK. Their blog – is a must read documenting every [...]

]]> Jamie and Mike, the legendary kiwi golfers who are playing a round of golf every day for the whole year are currently working their way through Scotland on their epic adventure. The lads have played 216 rounds through New Zealand, Australia, North America and now UK. Their blog – is a must read documenting every round, the highs, lows and the characters they meet along the way. The guys mentioned that a book could be on the cards, I hope so, it would be a great read.

Not surprisingly, they have been able to generate a lot of media exposure along the way, this recent article in the New York Post is a good one, documenting their travels and the great courses they have played. It also quotes John Sabino, the Top 100 Golfer who I was lucky to play Kingston Links with earlier in the year, and was able to introduce to Jamie and Mike. John hosted the guys in New York, sharing a common bond of the love of golf, and the slightly crazy aspirations and dreams that golfers have worldwide.

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Great article on Jamie and Mikes odyssey

]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/09/puregolf-216-consecutive-rounds-of-golf-149-to-go/feed/ 0 Hey NY Times – Get your own name for a golf blog http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/28/hey-ny-times-get-your-own-name-for-a-golf-blog/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/28/hey-ny-times-get-your-own-name-for-a-golf-blog/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:07:53 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/?p=689 My On Par Golf Blog has been strolling the internets virtual fairways for almost five years. In that time Ive posted almost 350 posts, predominantly about golf. The blog is a hobby about a sport that Im passionate about. Now there is a rival On Par Golf Blog, published by none other than the New [...]

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My On Par Golf Blog has been strolling the internets virtual fairways for almost five years. In that time Ive posted almost 350 posts, predominantly about golf. The blog is a hobby about a sport that Im passionate about.

Now there is a rival On Par Golf Blog, published by none other than the New York Times. The NY Times first published on their ‘On Par” blog on April 5, 2010, so I am well and truly the first and the original On Par! I will drop them a line to let them know about the On Par from Down Under! Fore!!!!

]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/28/hey-ny-times-get-your-own-name-for-a-golf-blog/feed/ 2 Gotta love ‘Where the hell is Matt?’ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/22/gotta-love-where-the-hell-is-matt/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/22/gotta-love-where-the-hell-is-matt/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:13:48 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/22/gotta-love-where-the-hell-is-matt/ The world really is a wonderful place…..

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]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/22/gotta-love-where-the-hell-is-matt/feed/ 0 Becca wins Easter mini golf Invitational http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/22/becca-wins-easter-mini-golf-invitational/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/22/becca-wins-easter-mini-golf-invitational/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:27:21 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/22/becca-wins-easter-mini-golf-invitational/ The Easter Mini Golf Invitational was held at the Maroondah Adventure Park earlier today.  Sam, Becca (complete with easter bunny ears), Mum and Dad played a closely contested round on the Lakes Course, a tough Par 56 layout including water hazards, bunkers, multileveled greens, and some pretty funky tubes and channels.  Sam started the strongest, [...]

]]> The Easter Mini Golf Invitational was held at the Maroondah Adventure Park earlier today.  Sam, Becca (complete with easter bunny ears), Mum and Dad played a closely contested round on the Lakes Course, a tough Par 56 layout including water hazards, bunkers, multileveled greens, and some pretty funky tubes and channels.  Sam started the strongest, whilst Mum and Dad traded putts, and Becca tried to come to grips with the tricky greens.  But a hole in one on the 8th got Becca back in the game.  Sam led by 2 shots from Mum and Becca after 8 holes, Dad was struggling after disaster on the 9th!

By the time we got to the final hole, Becca and Sam were leading Mum and Dad by a single shot.  The final hole is a long par 5 (quite rare on a mini golf course!), over multiple levels, the ball is carried along tubes and down tunnels.  Becca played the hole the best and finished in first place with a score of 62, Sam finished second with 63, followed by Dad on 65 and Mum on 66.  Congratulations Becca !

]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/22/becca-wins-easter-mini-golf-invitational/feed/ 0 Golf, the most popular sport on the interweb http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/21/golf-the-most-popular-sport-on-the-interweb/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/21/golf-the-most-popular-sport-on-the-interweb/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:53:01 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/21/golf-the-most-popular-sport-on-the-interweb/ Its official, Golf is the most popular sport on the web.  Well, thats according to the five minute survey that I have just completed on Google.  Run a Google search for “golf” and it coughs out 371 million results!!  Closest sporting rival is “football” with 220 million. golf – 371 million football – 220 million [...]

]]> Its official, Golf is the most popular sport on the web.  Well, thats according to the five minute survey that I have just completed on Google.  Run a Google search for “golf” and it coughs out 371 million results!!  Closest sporting rival is “football” with 220 million.

golf – 371 million football – 220 million tennis – 172 million baseball – 120 million cricket – 56 million darts – 15 million croquet – 3.9 million

]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/21/golf-the-most-popular-sport-on-the-interweb/feed/ 1 Robin Williams on golf http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/14/robin-williams-on-golf/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/14/robin-williams-on-golf/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:08:37 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/14/robin-williams-on-golf/ Robin Williams discusses the derivation of golf, very funny. NB: Gratuitious use of the F word!

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]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/14/robin-williams-on-golf/feed/ 1 Movember 2006 – Its a wrap http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2006/12/04/movember-2006-its-a-wrap/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2006/12/04/movember-2006-its-a-wrap/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:15:15 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2006/12/04/movember-2006-its-a-wrap/ Movember 2006 finished last Thursday night with the Movember Gala, a massive party to celebrate the month of Movember, and the very impressive $4 million plus raised by the 50,000 Mo-bro’s for Prostate cancer research and mae depression. A worthy cause worth the steel wool embedded in the upper lip. Our Team Cobra Bro’s raised [...]

]]> Movember 2006 finished last Thursday night with the Movember Gala, a massive party to celebrate the month of Movember, and the very impressive $4 million plus raised by the 50,000 Mo-bro’s for Prostate cancer research and mae depression. A worthy cause worth the steel wool embedded in the upper lip.

Our Team Cobra Bro’s raised about $4,000, a noble effort. Wookie, Barracuda and myself (Magnum), have documented our Movember on film…..

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]]> Tiger Mo Yes, its on again. Ive joined fellow Mo-bro’s again to grow the Mo for Movember. Its all about promoting awareness and raising money for Prostate Cancer research and Male depression. From tommorow, the upper lip will be left unshaved for the entire month. Last years effort was pretty lame so not expecting much!

]]> http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/31/movember-2006/feed/ 0 Happy Blogday – 1 year old today http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/23/happy-blogday-1-year-old-today/ http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/23/happy-blogday-1-year-old-today/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:15:44 +0000 Doogs http://www.on-par.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/23/happy-blogday-1-year-old-today/ My on-par blog is one year old today!!!! In the first year, there have been 72 posts and about 4 comments hahaha!

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Golf Cake

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