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News coverage, at the professional level, is non-stop... and thanks to niche golf bloggers with eclectic passions, it goes way beyond the top-tier tours.
Any kind of golf product or service you can imagine... and a few you probably never imagined... can also be found; presented and reviewed on myriad sites and blogs and discussed (in sometimes heated exchanges) on forums or via Twitter.
Of course there's plenty of less-than-stellar golf content out there... spam-y sites with tons of garish ads and no original anything... but there's much more that's remarkably good, and I keep telling myself I'm going to create a directory of the good places... but I never quite get around to it. Someday... maybe. In the meantime let me tell you about one site... a relatively new one... that combines a lot of the best elements of a good golf place.
Golf Pigeon, which launched earlier this year. describes itself as a kind of "all-you-can-eat buffet for anything golf" and that seems pretty accurate to me; it's a high quality golf buffet... with lots of variety. You'll find news and reviews, training tips and videos and... just a week out of BETA testing they have users in 122 countries. So it's more than a little global.
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After all when a site is social it's the users that make the difference and The Golf Pigeon population is very diverse, but collectively fun, and easy-going to the max... which is a really good way to be when you're talking about golf. They're also passionate about the game.
Oh, one more thing: Golf Pigeon has a partnership with Rickie Fowler and they're currently doing a rather awesome contest with truly excellent prizes.
Hats Back tests one's ability to wear a PUMA hat... backwards... like the fabulous Mr. Fowler does.
So check out Golf Pigeon, I think you'll be glad you did.
I think they'll be more tolerant of the backwards cap over in the UK. Did I hear Rickie was playing with Rory on Thursday?
ReplyDeleteRickie looks sooo cute with the backwards hat, but then again I imagine he'd look cute in just about anything. :)
ReplyDeleteMy buddy was "reprimanded" the other day when he flipped his cap around for two minutes. We saw these guys signaling at us and we couldn't figure out what was going on, then when they came driving up to us in their cart we thought something was really wrong. We couldn't believe it when one guy shouted, The hat! Turn it around! We were relieved that there wasn't some kind of disaster happening, and I guess shocked that they seemed so panicked about a backwards hat. My friend turned it around immediately and we were totally non-confrontational and almost apologetic, but the other guy still felt like he had to loudly add "some people have no respect for anything".
ReplyDeleteWe just laughed in amazement. This wasn't a fancy private club by the way, just a nice semi-private/daily fee course that seemed to have a pretty casual vibe. Later we found out that these two guys see themselves as the last holdouts from a time when golf was "exclusive, as it should be".
What a joke, I wish I had their email addresses so I could send them a link to Golf Pigeon.
I doubt those guys even have email addresses Alstr.
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad there are still some folks who like to emphasize the exclusionary side of things. Fortunately those types are becoming increasingly rare. One good thing about the economic downturn is that it doesn't allow for much of that.
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ReplyDeletei don't think i've ever tasted pigeon
goose, yes, i enjoy goose, mostly on or near christmas, but i've never had pigeon
i once tried for about an hour to run a pigeon over in NYC but it was simply too nimble (i'm glad i didn't get it but yes i really was trying)
duck, yes, on long island, i forget the exit on the LIE, but on trips to montauk this place sold them, to go, in insulated paper bags
i am not very partial to buffets of any kind, but i do make exceptions
what wine goes with pigeon ?
otherwise, what is this pigeon and why pigeon and not capon or other poultry ? (is pigeon poultry ?)
i'm not sure i'm getting this
frankD
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I had pigeon in Istanbul Frank. Roasted, with pomegranate sauce. It was quite wonderful. We drank a Pinot Noir with it, if I remember correctly and that was perfect too. :D
ReplyDeleteGolf-wise I think "pigeon" has something do do with a betting game.
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ReplyDeletethe golfshark,
i looked, but all i can come up with is clay pigeon GOLF, which i don't understand either
i've never heard of the bet called pigeon either
how did GOLF get so confusing ?
frankD
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Have you seen their latest contest? http://golfpigeon.com/vote4rickie
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