I regularly get press releases about various events and products and I like to share the ones I think will be of interest to you. Here’s a couple that caught my eye recently. Golf in 2016 There has been talk of trying to get golf into the Olympic games for quite a while now.  ForeFront, a supplier of golf accessories has started an effort to get golf into the 2016 games.  Here’s the detail from the release: With the International Golf Federation lobbying the International Olympic Committee for one of two open spots on the sports calendar for 2016, and with a decision on the 2016 sports roster to be made in October of 2009, golfers are being encouraged to cast their vote for Golf in 2016. There are two spots open for 2016, with seven sports applying, including golf, baseball, softball, karate, rugby sevens, squash and roller sports. Sponsored by ForeFront, the industry’s leading supplier of premium golf accessories, they have established a website, www.golfin2016.org, where interested individuals can visit to cast their vote.

No, it’s not me that I’m talking about.  I wanted to let you know about someone else trying to live the dream like me, but with a much loftier goal.  Stop by and say “Hi!” to Phil Bundy, who is on a quest to play on the PGA Tour. Here’s some information from his bio: I started playing golf at age 9, becoming a junior golfer champion and competing in tournaments across the country. After starting my high school golf team, I won the 1984 Maryland State High School Championship by 10 strokes — a record margin of victory. At Wake Forest University, I practiced under legendary golf coach Jesse Haddock and was a member of the 1986 NCAA Championship Team that included current PGA Tour players Billy Andrade and Len Mattiace. After college, Phil took a different path, getting an MBA and taking on a variety of challenges in the golf industry.  Now, he’s taking a new challenge on and it’s a big one.  Phil is trying to make his way to the PGA

Last year, I promised myself I was going to attend the PGA merchandise show this year.  Unfortunately, it didn’t happen, but I’m really resolved to go next year.  Seriously.  No, really.  I mean it. Luckily, many of my favorite golf bloggers made the trip and I’ve been following their coverage since the show started on the 27th.  I thought it would be a good idea to summarize it all so you can get an idea of what’s coming down the pipe in the world of golf for 2009. Here are some of my favorite highlights. Rob from Golf Views really put a lot of effort into covering this year’s show.  He twittered a ton from the show to let everyone know what was going on.  Check out his tweets from the week here.  In addition, he covered the new Bushnell PinPro laser range finder, interviewed LPGA Tour player Sandra Gal, and covered the outdoor demo day. The Armchair Golfer spent a couple of days at the show and gave a great summary.  You can read

A while back, I put a poll in the sidebar meant to gauge your overall winter golf habits. It was an interesting exercise. As of today, here’s how you responded to the question, “Which best describes your winter golf habits?“: I play when I can in winter, if the temperature is above a certain level (38%, 54 Votes) If the course is open, I play, no matter how cold it is (28%, 40 Votes) I live in a warm/mild climate so winter is not a factor (11%, 16 Votes) When cold weather comes, I’m done until spring (11%, 16 Votes) Snow comes early and stays around so I can’t play even if I want to (11%, 15 Votes) It’s not the cold so much, but the wind will keep me off the course (1%, 1 Votes) At first, I was surprised as the results took shape, but as I thought about it more, I came to the conclusion that it all makes perfect sense.  I half expected to find that most players hang up the

It’s that time of year again.  The Christmas holiday shopping season is upon us.  Don’t know what to get for the golfer on your list?  Well, it just so happens, I have a bunch of suggestions for you!  Here are some golf gift ideas to make Christmas shopping easier this year. Swing Reminders Does your favorite golfer struggle with the mental game?  Trying to keep a certain swing thought in mind?  Well, Swing Reminders might be able to help.  This set of 25 tokens provides 50 different swing thoughts that a player can pick from and keep close at hand during a round to provide a constant reminder about keeping better tempo or any of 49 other thoughts. Swing Reminders retails for $16.99.  Click here for more information from the Swing Reminders website or click here for my full review. Stack and Tilt Instructional DVD Set Is your favorite golfer trying the Stack and Tilt golf swing?  Is he or she struggling with a “conventional” swing and is looking for a change?  Medicus might be