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The Mind of Tiger Woods

by Rico | Jan 29, 2013 | Rico's Rants

As I was watching Tiger Woods’ post victory press conference at Torry Pines recently, I couldn’t help but think about the dynamics of what was really going on in that press tent. On its face, it was a typical press conference. Reporters were asking...

Golf: The Thinking Man’s Game

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. Thinking about golf. One of the things that...

Is this the end?

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 snow…lots of snow. But now, as I look at the...

2012 Year in Review

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 was dominated once again by the Ryder...

Playing better courses

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 of his last game as a walk-on football...

20 months and counting

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 October of 2012 marks the 20th consecutive...