The Joy of Golfing: A Golf Blog

Almost Breaking 80 with Joy & Learning

Jon Leland — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:50:29 +0000

I’m back. This golf blog lives. Yesterday I had such a rich learning experience on the golf course that it inspired me to get back to posting. On the heels of playing Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand, one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world (post coming soon), and a winter where my [...]

Online Interactions with PGA & LPGA Tour Golf Pros

Jon Leland — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:57:10 +0000

I continue to be fascinated by the virtual and sometimes very personal ways that top athletes, especially PGA and LPGA Tour golf pros, are available and share themselves online. I’ve been remiss in sharing an article that I wrote for Sierra Golfer that featured my Golf Twitter List and the Twitter exchange that I had [...]

British Open Winner, Louis Oosthuizen: A True Champion of the Inner Game

Jon Leland — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:20:32 +0000

Some thought it was boring to see a little known pro win The Open Championship by seven strokes. I thought it was brilliant. Two things: First, he epitomized the one thing all golfers want… consistency. Second, he does what most of us know we should do, but which very few of us actually practice. He [...]

Phil Mickelson’s Masters “Go For It” Shot

Jon Leland — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:46:42 +0000

Just a quick post to point you to an excellent SI Mobile commentary by Joe Posnanski who offers what is to me an exquisite perspective on that “go for it” or “lay up” decision we all have to make on the course (and in life) as demostrated with remarkable confidence and pizazz by Phil Mickelson [...]

Life is Like a Round of Golf | Golf Poem

Jon Leland — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:45:47 +0000

Life is like a Round of Golf Life is like a round of golf With many a turn and twist. But the game is much too sweet and short To curse the shots you’ve missed. Sometimes you’ll hit it straight and far Sometimes the putts roll true. But each round has it’s errant shots And [...]