Ok, it’s Contest Time again here at TGB.   One lucky winner will walk away with a $100 gift card from GolfSmith.  Just in time for the holiday season, so you can get yourself that great piece of golf equipment you’ve been wanting, that no one was going to buy you for anyway.
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Week 4 of BB Michigan has come and gone, and the show is one team lighter, literally and figuratively.   We finally got to see the infamous “Glass Breaking” challenge that we’ve all come to love.  Only a couple teams failed to break their glass, and the most impressive shot was from Robby (of the Robby & Amber team).  He put a stinger right through the glass on the first attempt, almost destroying the rear mounted camera in the process.  The glass break challenge was the second of three challenges the …

Let’s face it, there isn’t one golfer alive who would look at a “fried egg” lie in a bunker and say “I’ve got this shot”.  It’s one of the scariest shots you’ll ever have to hit, especially if you have a short sided green, or if there’s trouble behind it.  You’ll generally end up with this lie when the bunkers are full of nice, light, fluffy sand, and while digging yourself out is a challenge, it’s not impossible.  Read on for a few tips to help you escape this situation …

TaylorMade recently announced the opening of their new online pre-owned equipment store,TaylorMadeGolfPreOwned.com! and we’ve partnered up with them to offer you some of the best deals online on preowned TaylorMade gear.
All clubs sold on the site are inspected, come with a new headcover and grip if needed, and they have a 12-month limited warranty. TaylorMade Golf PreOwned even provides a certificate of authenticity.
The site also allows you to trade-in your old clubs, regardless of the manufacturer, to get credit toward your purchases.  With all of the major club manufacturers opening …

Unfortunately, Seve Ballesteros was undergoing a third operation Friday on his cancerous brain tumor.
This latest surgery is aimed at relieving pressure on his brain caused by swelling and bleeding. It will also remove remaining parts of the malignant tumor located in a very deep part of the brain.
The hospital said a statement would be released as soon as doctors report on the operation on the winner of five majors.
Ballesteros’ tumor is an oligoastrocytoma, which affects cells that cover and protect the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.   I’ll …