Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Eat Sleep Golf: Golf Properties For Sale
Eat Sleep Golf: Golf Properties For Sale: Bubba Watsons House
2012 Masters Tournament champion Gerry Lester “Bubba” Watson, Jr., just finished up a great weekend and an exciting month as well. According to Forbes, the 33 year old Masters champion is selling his home. Watson and his wife purchased their waterfront home in North Carolina for $1.1M back in 2009, and recently put the lake house on the market in February for $1.45M. The couple are not only selling the home, but the furnishings are negotiable as well. In addition to listing their home, a few weeks ago Watson and his wife Angie adopted their little one-month-old boy, Caleb.
Watson’s contemporary 3 story waterfront home on High Rock Lake includes roughly 6,500 sq-ft of living space with 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and is located on a private and gated 0.66 acres. The home features 2 indoor kitchens, a private den, Master Suite with huge walk-in closet, custom stonework/slate, steam shower, and a detached 3 car garage with living quarters above it. There’s also an entertaining area outside the main house with a full outdoor kitchen and stainless steel appliances, heated salt water pool and spa, an outdoor fireplace and TV, a floating aluminum pier, boat house, dock, covered boat lift, and double jet ski dock.
Listed by Timothy Taylor of Tim Taylor Realty.
For more information about Sports Relocation, other Athlete Homes, & Seattle real estate, visit my Golf Properties for Sale
2012 Masters Tournament champion Gerry Lester “Bubba” Watson, Jr., just finished up a great weekend and an exciting month as well. According to Forbes, the 33 year old Masters champion is selling his home. Watson and his wife purchased their waterfront home in North Carolina for $1.1M back in 2009, and recently put the lake house on the market in February for $1.45M. The couple are not only selling the home, but the furnishings are negotiable as well. In addition to listing their home, a few weeks ago Watson and his wife Angie adopted their little one-month-old boy, Caleb.
Watson’s contemporary 3 story waterfront home on High Rock Lake includes roughly 6,500 sq-ft of living space with 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and is located on a private and gated 0.66 acres. The home features 2 indoor kitchens, a private den, Master Suite with huge walk-in closet, custom stonework/slate, steam shower, and a detached 3 car garage with living quarters above it. There’s also an entertaining area outside the main house with a full outdoor kitchen and stainless steel appliances, heated salt water pool and spa, an outdoor fireplace and TV, a floating aluminum pier, boat house, dock, covered boat lift, and double jet ski dock.Listed by Timothy Taylor of Tim Taylor Realty.
For more information about Sports Relocation, other Athlete Homes, & Seattle real estate, visit my Golf Properties for Sale
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Why You're to Blame for Slow Play
Why You're to Blame for Slow Play
Ever get stuck golfing behind shanks, hook, skull and slice? Of course you have. It sucks, doesn't it? Well, chew on this: Someone in your foursome is probably to blame, if not yourself.
More on that in a moment. But first, let's state the facts:
Well, because slow play is everywhere. It's not isolated to a select few - I would even venture to say it afflicts about 1 in 4 golfers. Now I don't have any data to backup my statement (not sure any even exists), but think about the foursomes you've played in - probably at least one person in each foursome could be labeled as a "slow player." Sure, sometimes you're able to push this person along gently, but other times you find yourself waiting on them (especially while the group behind you is waiting on the tee).
In any event, slow play is rampant. So much so, the powers that be in golf created the Tee it Forward campaign, which, as we stated in a recent post, was implemented mainly to curb slow play.
So who's to blame?
Well, I say 3 in 4 golfers are to blame. Not the slow player, but the rest of the group (e.g. you). Slow play is a direct result of poor etiquette. Someone, somewhere, at some point introduced the slow player to the game of golf. It was up to that someone to instill the fundamental rules of etiquette in that new golfer - including an emphasis on slow play.
We are all responsible. We must make it a point (right up there with don't step on someone's line) to teach about the poor sportsmanship of slow play. This lesson needs to be learned right at the beginning - DO NOT hold up the group behind you - if you're hitting your 12th shot on one hole, perhaps it's time to pickup and move on to the next hole (your score doesn't matter at that point anyway).
But there has been a lax in teaching proper etiquette to new golfers. It's obvious - poor etiquette and slow play can be found in every foursome - and we have no one to blame but ourselves. Keep this in mind the next time you're introducing golf to someone new.
More on that in a moment. But first, let's state the facts:
That last fact is perhaps the most important. I've played a ton of golf courses and almost every one has a statement on their scorecard (or on a sign) regarding slow play (e.g. "slow play is not tolerated" or "keep up with the group in front of you" or something to that effect). Why?
Slow play is a serious problem in amateur golf
Slow play is a serious problem in professional golf
Slow play is never tolerated, yet is rampant everywhere
Well, because slow play is everywhere. It's not isolated to a select few - I would even venture to say it afflicts about 1 in 4 golfers. Now I don't have any data to backup my statement (not sure any even exists), but think about the foursomes you've played in - probably at least one person in each foursome could be labeled as a "slow player." Sure, sometimes you're able to push this person along gently, but other times you find yourself waiting on them (especially while the group behind you is waiting on the tee).
In any event, slow play is rampant. So much so, the powers that be in golf created the Tee it Forward campaign, which, as we stated in a recent post, was implemented mainly to curb slow play.
So who's to blame?
Well, I say 3 in 4 golfers are to blame. Not the slow player, but the rest of the group (e.g. you). Slow play is a direct result of poor etiquette. Someone, somewhere, at some point introduced the slow player to the game of golf. It was up to that someone to instill the fundamental rules of etiquette in that new golfer - including an emphasis on slow play.
We are all responsible. We must make it a point (right up there with don't step on someone's line) to teach about the poor sportsmanship of slow play. This lesson needs to be learned right at the beginning - DO NOT hold up the group behind you - if you're hitting your 12th shot on one hole, perhaps it's time to pickup and move on to the next hole (your score doesn't matter at that point anyway).
But there has been a lax in teaching proper etiquette to new golfers. It's obvious - poor etiquette and slow play can be found in every foursome - and we have no one to blame but ourselves. Keep this in mind the next time you're introducing golf to someone new.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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