News From Terre Haute, Indiana Rub of the Green

RUB OF THE GREEN: Young players should match course to skills

2011-11-06T05:00:00-05:00

One of the biggest mistakes a beginning golfer can make is to keep playing a golf course that is far too difficult for the ability demonstrated by that player.

RUB OF THE GREEN: On the lanes or links, Davis is competitive

2011-10-23T05:00:00-04:00

Darrell Davis carries a 240 bowling average which obviously puts him in some strong company on the alleys, but he feels that golf is a much more difficult sport than keggling.

RUB OF THE GREEN: Loquacious golfers can provide priceless quotes

2011-10-09T05:00:00-04:00

Golfers always seem to have a great deal to say, but determining who said what and who said it first can be a problem.

RUB OF THE GREEN: Rick Fernandes can look back on a great golf career

2011-09-25T05:00:01-04:00

What does an outstanding golfer have left when an accident has robbed him of the consummate skills he once possessed? The answer most assuredly would be one word, “Memories.”

RUB OF THE GREEN: Feherty’s humor good for golf

2011-09-11T04:59:00-04:00

David Feherty is an extremely funny man. If you have read his book written a few years ago, you might have guessed what to expect from him. The book, entitled “Somewhere in Ireland a Village is Missing an Idiot,” set the stage for his far out brand of humor, most of which is directed at himself.

RUB OF THE GREEN: It's all in your head

2011-08-28T05:00:00-04:00

A pair of divot diggers had been discussing their favorite sport when one could be heard saying, “You know, I think this game is 90 percent mental.” After a short pause his friend replied, “Well, I think you’re about 10 percent short in your estimation.”

Golf: ‘The Game You Love to Hate’

2011-07-31T05:00:00-04:00

Golf has been called “The Game You Love to Hate.” In addition, love-hate relationships have been around since the beginning of time.

RUB OF THE GREEN: Golf is only sport that offers both hilarity, pathos

2011-07-03T05:00:00-04:00

It’s been stated more than once that “golf is a microcosm for life itself.”
This writer would heartily agree. No sport or game can offer combinations of happiness and sadness, hilarity and pathos as evidenced by an activity called “cow pasture pool” by some of its practitioners.

RUB OF THE GREEN: Even golfers say there is drug problem on Tour

2011-06-19T05:00:00-04:00

Are professional golfers using performance-enhancing drugs? This writer wouldn’t have the foggiest, but if you asked Gary Player, one of the game’s greatest, the answer would be a resounding, “Yes.”

RUB OF THE GREEN: Not all golfers display their trophies

2011-06-05T05:00:00-04:00

Back in the “old days,” let’s say the 1940s, most of the time when you won something in a golf tournament your prize came in the form of a trophy. That was it, just a dust catcher. Later, merchandise prizes were added.