Rico, Author at BuffaloGolfer.com

Golf: The Thinking Man’s Game

Posted by Rico | Jan 18, 2013 | Rico's Rants |

With a white blanket of snow on the ground and temperatures better suited to ice fishing than golf, this is a time made for thinking about golf rather than actual playing. So, that’s what I’ve been doing lately....

Is this the end?

Posted by Rico | Dec 20, 2012 | Rico's Rants |

This past weekend I played golf for the 22nd consecutive month in WNY. That’s right. Almost two straight years of playing golf in an area that is primarily known for chicken wings, losing football teams and...

2012 Year in Review

Posted by Rico | Nov 27, 2012 | Rico's Rants |

Now that the 2012 golf season is officially over (I think), it is time to do a look-back at the year that was. It was surely an interesting year on both the male and female side of the ledger, but, not surprisingly, the year...

Playing better courses

Posted by Rico | Oct 30, 2012 | Rico's Rants |

By nature I am as far removed from snobbery as possible and I historically associate with the underdog. I root for the servants in Downton Abbey and I still get misty-eyed every time Rudy takes the field in the waning seconds...

20 months and counting

Posted by Rico | Oct 10, 2012 | Rico's Rants |

It is cold, windy and raining outside as I sit at my computer typing in this article. But, the adverse weather somehow doesn’t faze me in the least. And why is that, one might ask? The only answer I can give is that...

Meltdown in Medinah

Posted by Rico | Oct 1, 2012 | Rico's Rants |

I’m sure that everyone is familiar with the old saying ‘Be careful what you wish for, you might get it.’ Man, oh man, did I get bit big time on Sunday I had just finished playing golf on Sunday and as I was...