Comments for Larry Olmsted

Comment on For Traveling Golfers, iPhone is a Terrible Choice by Blake

Blake — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:05:21 +0000

I just sent my iphone 4 back to Apple and went back to my 3G. Why? The phone would ping-pong between edge and 3G constantly, dropping calls when it switched. I’ve noticed my service getting progressively worse. My data connection is useless both at home and at work. Last Friday, I was meeting friends for dinner. I tried using my phone to locate the restaurant. Couldn’t connect. I don’t really care what the excuses are anymore. Going to Android and another carrier.

Comment on Playing Golf Abroad? Do NOT Bring Your iPhone! by Best Reason for Not Winning A Big One This Year – Sleeping Late « Larry Olmsted

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:36:16 +0000

[...] you seem to plug it in but it never charges. That certainly happens with my iPhone, but then again, a lot of really crappy stuff happens when I use my iPhone and I have rattled on about that enough in recent [...]

Comment on For Traveling Golfers, iPhone is a Terrible Choice by Best Reason for Not Winning A Big One This Year – Sleeping Late « Larry Olmsted

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:33:28 +0000

[...] alarm clock. Sometimes you seem to plug it in but it never charges. That certainly happens with my iPhone, but then again, a lot of really crappy stuff happens when I use my iPhone and I have rattled on [...]

Comment on Finally A Champion to Challenge Tiger Woods by Best Reason for Not Winning A Big One This Year – Sleeping Late « Larry Olmsted

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:31:08 +0000

[...] his very good chance at his first career Major at the recent PGA Championship and pave the way for Martin Kaymer’s [...]

Comment on Best Reason for Not Winning A Big One This Year – Sleeping Late by GolfGirl

GolfGirl — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:35:20 +0000

The fact that it was the straight and serious Jim Furyk made it seem like a lighthearted mistake. Now imagine the reaction if it had been John Daly. 0

Comment on Don’t Let “Bunkergate” Stop You From Rushing to Play Whistling Straits by Best Reason for Not Winning A Big One This Year – Sleeping Late « Larry Olmsted

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:07:57 +0000

[...] famously we have “bunkergate” and Bubba Watson, who made a crucial mistake, even if an innocent mistake, to throw way his very [...]

Comment on The Essential Golf Travel Library: 10 Books that Will Make Your Trips Better! by The World’s Top Golf Book? « Larry Olmsted

The World’s Top Golf Book? « Larry Olmsted — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:09:41 +0000

[...] other bit of info you could need). I mentioned this book high on my list in a previous post on the Essential Golf Library, the top 10 books for the traveling golfer. I’d add the Rolex Top 1000 to that [...]

Comment on Is Sports Illustrated Golf Group Smoking Dope in the Office? by Don’t Let “Bunkergate” Stop You From Rushing to Play Whistling Straits « Larry Olmsted

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:09:22 +0000

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Comment on The Summer of 59 by Golf’s Rarest Feat Finally Happens – a 17 Million to One Shot « Larry Olmsted

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:17:22 +0000

[...] only five men and one woman have ever done on the PGA and LPGA Tours, and something about which I have rambled about extensively given that after a decade-plus hiatus, it happened twice already this [...]

Comment on Is Sports Illustrated Golf Group Smoking Dope in the Office? by Congratulations A-Rod on Your 600th Homer! Not As Impressive as Shooting 59 Though « Larry Olmsted

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:36:56 +0000

[...] Stuart Appleby shot the lowest score in PGA Tour history, he was upstaged by Yani Tseng. (Who is Yani Tseng you might ask? Great question. Among the people I play golf with, the number [...]