Shivas on the Silver Screen

Here is an interesting article about the "Golf in the Kingdom" movie. Apparently Clint Eastwood was scared off by the transcendental nature of the movie. Mindy Affrime and Susan Streitfeld have picked up the ball and are currently casting the show.

This is a site dedicated to the movie, including a 10-minute sneak preview.

Hole of the Week 6: The Preserve - #9

I can feel myself needing to take a shit as I write this. I don't know if it this hole or just the timing that I associate with this hole but I always need to "send the Browns to the Super Bowl" after playing this hole. That is possibly related to the manner in which I usually play this hole. Fortunately the clubhouse is right there.

It is always better to be in the first Cahoona group though. If you aren't, you'll probably have to wait for another Cahoona to make a seat available, sit in a massive green cloud and make do with the final 10 inches of TP.

Better hit a decent drive on this hole if you want a shot for a birdie. It is a huge green that just screams three-putt; especially when the Cahoonas are in town. More than one Cahoona par has come from a chip in the woods on the left.

The setup of this hole has always reminded me of #6 on Pine Beach East with the cabin behind the 150-yard par 3. I remember Cahoonas chipping out of the woods for pars on that hole too - just after setting off the "small dick alert" on the teebox!!

Ryder Cup Analysis

Dan Jenkins: "When the Europeans start making as much money as our guys, maybe we'll beat them."

New Gear for the Potato (Wine) Heads

www.icejacket.com

Very COOL

Hole of the Week 5: The Pines - Woods #4

From the teebox, this looks like a simple enough hole - straight and 365 yards. But when you hit your drive, you realize that it is very narrow. It also plays much longer than the card reads as the green is elevated. The green is not very deep and has a subtle but significant slope which makes putting quite difficult.

I love the yardage book comments: "This tight par-4 driving hole is best played down the middle." No shit! The fairway is about 10 yards wide! It can only be played with a drive down the middle!

The "Cahoona Canyon of Death" lies right in front of the green. It doesn't look so bad on the picture but Cahoonas have been know to be lost for hours there. If I had a quarter for every time thatI had to chip of the little mound on the back of the green I could pay for Cahoona '07.

CahoonaZone Sports Update

TWINS 8
RED SOX 2

Hole of the Week 4: Deacon's Lodge #7

This year we got to play the front right green (2 days) for perhaps the first time since the very first year Deacon's Lodge was open. This green presents a "made for Cahoonas"-type shot and causes certain Cahoonas to take a hit of testosterone before coming to the teebox.

This year I made a trip into the trees on the right of the front green and there were more balls than trees. I came out with 13-14 balls and could see dozens more but didn't have the pocket space to haul them out. At least a half dozen of the balls I found had the initials "BKK"; whoever that is!

It seems that all the "good" Cahoona drives end up down below on the left side of the cart path. We seem to have a tendancy to make this hole tougher than it should be.

Divot

Deacon's #5

FIgured out how to pull images off the Wong site. Enjoy

Old Head at Kinsale

Saw this on eBay over the weekend and I'm tempted. I am trying to figure out where to put it to do it justice.

According to the description on the auction: "The 16th hole is a 195 yard par 3. Named 'Coosgorm', it is one of the most striking on the course."

I think that might be "Bump Mama" holing out to put the final dagger in the heart of Kirby.

Sutton's Bay Tuesday

I am looking forward to a trip to Sutton's Bay on Tuesday. I was invited by the bank to with I pay an incredible amount of interest. It reminds me that we really should be looking at that Bully Pulpit trip.

Hole of the Week 3: The Preserve - #5

Ah yes - a shotmaker's hole. I usually claim to appreciate this type of hole but I don't know that I've ever scored less than double bogey on this hole. It is a well designed hole and perhaps it would be easier if one would play it a bit more often but it kicks my ass every year.

It's not like you have it made if you reach the green in regulation. It is a severely sloped two-tier green - a very easy three or four putt for any Cahoona not taking a very generous gimme. But we all know that's what Cahoonas do best!

Hole of the Week 2: The Pines - Lakes #6

This week's hole is not done justice by the accompanying map photo. It does not show the wood carvings on the right. It doesn't show the towering Scotch pine tree on the left as you approach the green. It doesn't show Kirby looking for balls in the swamp on the right in front of the green.

The view from the dogleg to the green is one of the best holes we play. The severe slope on the left side of the green is forgiving but the lower tier on the back left of the green is not. This is the second of three great holes in a row on the Lakes course.

The Cahoonas have had their share of birdies on this hole and a few eagles have been scared. This year found new construction on the right off the teebox in the trees.

Cahoona logo cigars

hey, here's another company that will private label stogies for us: http://www.victorycigars.com/. They allow you to order some samples, so, we might want to see if they're worth smoking. Prices aren't bad. We'd just email the logo file.