2018 was blessed with some of the nicest Northern California weather ever. So we layered up and hit the coast for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Jordan Spieth was defending his 2017 title, and as an AT&T sponsored player, his likeness was everywhere. The giant Spieth sign, where you could stand in the middle as the … Continue reading Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2018
Well, it’s official, the Shankster and Shankstress are heading to Pebble Beach for the 2018 Pro-Am. Got the week passes confirmed, hotel booked, should be fun as always. Continue reading Got Our Tickets for Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2018
If you are new to Shank City Golf, you might have missed my Kindle books, two on golf, one on Photoshop, all just $.99 each! Yes, I have iBooks too! Continue reading If you like my blog, check out my books!
I thought I would change gears for a bit and discuss a topic that I have not really touched upon in my blog so far, where to play. I have a couple of favorite courses I like to play when I just need to get out and shake off the rust off or just to … Continue reading One of those underrated golf courses in the Central Valley
OK, this is one of the most bizarre headlines I have ever published on a golf blog but hang in there with me and I will explain. Like most golfers I am a bit superstitious but not to obsession. Sure I like to mark my ball with a gold dollar with President Buchanan on it … Continue reading How I helped the 49ers beat the Saints
Last weekend I managed to talk my 12 year-old daughter to play golf with Dad. Of course the bribe of letting her drive the golf cart tipped the balance in my favor. It doesn’t hurt that she is 5’8” and looks like she is old enough to drive already. We had a great time and … Continue reading Playing Golf with My Daughter
Just like most weekend warriors I have suffered for my putting for quite some time. It was not that I had the yips or anything like that, I was just lost. I knew the basics of how to strike the ball and the basics of reading a green, but my pace and consistency was shot. … Continue reading Putting improvement 2011
Golf is an amazing sport, it is so difficult and the number of things that can go wrong in a swing are endless. However, when you overcome one of those flaws and feel yourself evolve as a golfer it can bring a great deal of joy. Imagine my surprise when I was out golfing with … Continue reading There’s no sliding in golf
Well, it is vacation time again and this year we decided to take a trip to South Carolina to help my father-in-law celebrate his 75th birthday. I did something that I haven’t done since our vacation to Kuai in 2009, I took my golf clubs. So the plan is to sneak off every chance I … Continue reading Golfing East Coast Style
Well it had to happen some time, I finally had a par score for a round, OK 9 holes, but that is all I could play after work. It happened at one of my favorite courses near home, Jack Tone golf. I had a rare day of light traffic and managed to make it out … Continue reading Shooting Par
