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Golfing Dads…

June 14, 2013 | By Pete Girotto | 3 Comments

Can golf be as American as...
Can golf be as American as…

Once a year we take a day to thank our dads. They’re the ones, in most cases, who took us to our first ball game. They showed us how to throw a ball, swing a golf club, and spit (indirectly and more by example). Thinking back, what could be more American? Well, in my case none of this sounds familiar, except for the spitting. 🙂

The baseball and apple pie stereotype of growing up American were substituted for football (a.k.a. soccer) and sfogliatelle. See, my dad came to the U.S. in his late 20’s via a few year stay in England after leaving his home in Italy. Oddly enough this not so stereotypical upbringing is also very American. The diversity is why I love this country.

After a recent conversation with my dad, I walked away laughing. My father wants to start golfing and asked me to take him. Normally, it’s our dads who show us how to golf and swing a club. Now the roles are reversed. This should be interesting. Should I get revenge for the times he’s embarassed me as a kid? Tempting, but karma can be a mother.

Well, it’s off to the old track with the old man. Since we got the spitting down pat, I’ll start with the fundamentals…proper use of four letter words. Happy Father’s Day!

Hit’em long…yell FORE!!!

Filed Under: Stinky Golfer Paradise Tagged With: America, dad, diversity, father's day

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightening…

November 8, 2012 | By Greg D'Andrea | 4 Comments

This is the view out my window as I pen this post on November 7th. Stupid Nor’easter. I was hoping that, along with the rest of the east coast, golf courses too would recover after Hurricane Sandy. And indeed I received emails this week from a few of them touting they were open again. But now, who knows?

You see, while I typically complete my 18-hole golf schedule by the end of October, November (and sometimes even December) usually means weekend 9-hole rounds with my dad. But if this mess keeps up, there’ll be no rounds to be had.

Last year, he and I were still playing on November 20th. Most years we play at least till (or just after) Thanksgiving. One year we even played in early December – a pretty amazing feat here in Connecticut.

My dad, now in his mid 70’s, doesn’t play most of the year. In fact, he looks forward to the cooler temps in the fall – he only plays 9, takes a cart and doesn’t worry about his swing or what his score is going to end up being – He’s out there to enjoy himself.

But this snow is threatening his entire season! Perhaps things will get better – Perhaps temps will get back up in the 40’s and 50’s (typical of this time of year); Perhaps the snow will melt; Perhaps the courses will re-open; and perhaps…just perhaps we’ll be able to get back out and play a few more holes in what’s left of 2012’s golf season.

Here’s an updated pic from this morning:

Hmmm – perhaps not.

Filed Under: Golf Life Tagged With: cold, dad, nor'easter, snow, storm, weather

What’s Your Favorite Golf Experience with Dad?

June 20, 2010 | By Golf Stinks | 1 Comment

The dads of Stinky Golfer's Tom (left) and Greg (right).
The dads of Stinky Golfer’s Tom (left) and Greg (right).

With all the wisdom of being an adult, it’s so easy to see what golf and Father’s Day have in common. Take a second and think back to the days when you were little; Remember the times you spent with your father? Did you feel a closeness to him? Did he engage you with that fatherly camaraderie? I hope the answer is yes.

When I was young, dad introduced me to the game of golf in style: I got my own 30-year-old clubs with a 50-year-old bag that smelled like moth balls, exhaust and mildew (fairly typically, no)?

I would proudly pack my ancient tools in his trunk and he’d drive us to the local golf range. We’d split a bucket of balls and I would make a game out of it; seeing how many I could hit in a row, or how far I could hit them. I would run up to the ball and swing as hard as my little body could swing the club…only to see the ball bounce five feet in front of me! But that wouldn’t faze me – with a smile on my face I would look up at him and say, “Hey dad, I hit the ball!” and his response was nothing but pride; “At ‘a boy son.”

When I got a little older, dad would help me with my swing, and teach me all the rules and etiquette. I remember one Father’s Day in particular, when I asked dad to go golfing with me. It was a warm, sunny day – probably around 80 degrees with a slight breeze and (can you believe this?) no one on the course! When is there ever no one on the course? On a Sunday? On Father’s Day no less???

Well, it truly was my father’s day that day – he shot par; knocked in a shot from 50 yards; and sunk putts from 20 and 30 feet like he was a pro! Needless to say, he beat me by multiple strokes. After that, he took me out for food and ice cream. I may have been young, but I realized that day my dad was someone special – regardless of the fact he played so well. It’s a realization that’s never left me, and I’m glad golf was able help reveal it to me.

Happy Father’s Day, and please share with us your favorite golf experience with dad.

– Tom Treloar, Co-founder: Golfstinks, LLC

Filed Under: Golf Life Tagged With: dad, father's day

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