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Bart Potter is an Olympia freelance writer and golf enthusiast. His column on the local and regional golf scenes will appear on Tuesdays. He can be reached at: greygoatee06@msn.com.
That azimuth can cross you up in a light breeze in Scotland
When I played the Old Course St. Andrews a couple of days ago, I caught some weather: partly sunny skies and light winds variable at 8-10 mph.
And finally, No. 1 reason to join USGA is ... the hat
The envelope in the mailbox last week was not overly large, but it was substantial. The return address showed the United States Golf Association.
Time to let Tiger be Tiger; he doesn't have to answer to us
Hubris: Not a named party among the Seven Deadly Sins, but it's definitely guilty by association.
Cassidy hopes step back yields big leap forward
John Cassidy looks back at his 2009 golf season as a blessing.
When e-buying clubs, watch out for the shaft
It's a scary story, a cautionary tale, and unfortunately it's not all that rare.
Weather aside, Northwest is in middle of U.S. golf interests
Right about now, the state of Washington, right up there in the upper left corner of your map, is as close to being the nerve center of United States golf as anywhere.
The club-seeking odyssey of an equipment-obsessed golfer
He's working on his third driver this year and his second or third 3-wood, with an eye on a new one. He's hot after the perfect wedge. He's apparently OK with his putter - he never talks about it.
Rumors of Chambers Bay's shortcomings short on facts
UNIVERSITY PLACE - On a golf course, the superintendent is the lead agronomist, the groundskeeper par excellence, the guy who reads the greens in a wholly different way from an average golfer lining up a putt.
First Tee reels from lost funding
First Tee of Olympia has long had to rely on the kindness of community and corporations to survive in a small and tight fundraising market.
Seasoned pro has watched Mint Valley grow
The new trees on the new golf course, that day in August 1976, didn’t reach higher than Mahlon Moe’s head.
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