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Meltdown in Medinah

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 driving home, I started to think that it...

Great Expectations

by Rico | Sep 15, 2012 | Rico's Rants

I think it’s safe to say that golf is one difficult game. Even though we love to play golf , it is hard to not get caught up in its frustrations from time to time. For some it may even be that constant challenge that keeps them coming back, but, for others it...

Member/Guest

by Rico | Aug 25, 2012 | Rico's Rants

This past weekend (8/18&19), I had the wonderful privilege of competing in my third member/guest at my local club. My guest, as it has been for the three years that I have played in it, was my son. My son is a once or twice a year golfer, so we always enter with...

Country Clubbers and the BDGA

by Rico | Aug 20, 2012 | Rico's Rants

Every year about this time, the Buffalo District Golf Association (BDGA) holds their local championship. And every year, as I read about this event in The Buffalo News , it somehow gets me worked up a bit. Let me try and explain. While the BDGA championship is open...

Woulda’, Coulda’, Shoulda’

by Rico | Aug 7, 2012 | Rico's Rants

Is there a golfer alive, this writer included, that does not enter a state of self-lamentation after every round? We all know the drill: ‘I shot 79 with four three putts’; ‘I burned the edge of the cup at least a half-dozen times’;...

Rico’s Chestnut Hill Review

by Mo'Golf | Jul 9, 2012 | Rico's Rants

(Editor’s Note: We’ve done a new 2012 review of Chestnut Hill, but didn’t want to abandon this classic from the April 2011 annals of Rico’s Rants.) Are you looking for a well maintained course with reasonable rates? A course that is well within...