Archive for March, 2010

Blaketree National Golf Tourney

April Event! Sunday April 25, 1:00pm shotgun start. 2-man teams with 6-holes best ball, 6-holes scramble and 6-holes alternate shot. This is a great format! $100 per TEAM includes green fee, golf cart, range balls and prizes! Call 936-449-4907 today!

Blaketree National Golf Club offers great Membership opportunities!

Blaketree National GC is now an Authorized Ping Fitter!

Harvey Penick Golf Academy April 7-9! There are a few spots still available. Go to www.harveypenickgolfacademy.com for more information and to register.

Did you know that Blaketree could be the perfect place to host your next bachelor party, wedding reception or even your wedding! Call 936-449-4907 for details!

WE NOW HAVE PING AND TAYLOR MADE DEMO CLUBS!! TEST DRIVE ONE TODAY!

Named #2 on the Dallas Morning News’ list of the “Top 25 Mid-Priced Courses” AND #25 on the Dallas Morning News’ list of the “Top 50 Courses You Can Play”!

Call the Pro Shop today at 936-449-4907 to book your time! Or book it online at www.blaketreegolf.com

Shell Houston Open – It’s Here!

You can’t believe how excited I am about the Shell Houston Open.  I’ve never been to a PGA event before, so this will be my first time.  I’m going with my buddy on Friday morning (after we squeeze in a round ourselves).

My friend recently went to another PGA event last year and said it’s amazing how far the PGA professionals hit the ball.

I’m super lucky this year because there are some big names playing, like:

• Mr. Super Hot (not how he looks, but how he’s been playing the last two weeks) Ernie Els
• A not so hot Phil (I think his nickname used to be FIGJAM)
• An on-fire Fred Couples (3 in a row, hello Champions Tour!)
• Padraig (distant relative to former NFL QB Joey) Harrington
• Y.E. Yang – the Tiger Tamer [insert other Tiger joke here]

The only thing I’m bummed out about is, according to the website rules, I can’t bring my camera to take any pictures.  I’d love to have pictures for my site.  Guess I’ll have to wait until I can qualify for a legitimate media pass (maybe next year).

Trivia Contest Winners Are…

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Houston Golf Nut Trivia Contest. In total, 37 Houston golfers got the answer right. The right answer is Corey Pavin in 1984. From this page  http://shellhoustonopen.com/SHO_Factoids.cfm:

“Youngest player to win the Houston Open: 1984 winner Corey Pavin — 24 years, 4 months and 13 days (he was six days younger than 1971 winner Hubert Green).”

Based on the rules, the winners chosen at random from the correct entries are:

Randy Schawe (Two Free Tickets to the Shell Houston Open – Champions Pavilion)

Andy Brown (One Round of Golf with Cart For 4 Players at Houston National Golf Club Mon-Thurs)

Thanks again to Moses Robles, CEO of Oak Interactive, for donating the Shell Houston Open Tickets.  Thanks to Ken Jack and Kate Anawaty (GM and Marketing Director, respectively) at Houston National Golf Club for donating their prize.

Congrats to Randy and Andy!  I’d like to remind everyone to join the notification list because I’ll be queuing up the next Guess That Hole contest at the end of this week! Thanks again everyone!

First Tee Sustainability Program

Last  Saturday, more than 100 golfers from The First Tee of Greater Houston made environmental improvements at Redstone Golf Club with help from FedEx and Shell volunteers and Audubon International. The course improvements are part of the FedExCup® Fore!Ever sustainability program that aims to teach local kids of The First Tee about sustainable golf practices in communities that host PGA TOUR FedExCup® tournaments.

Breana Smith (left) holds on to her brother, Garrett Smith (center) as they plant Irises near the 18th green at Redstone Golf Club. (Photo/Steve Campbell)

Eric Bassett, 12 (front left) and his sister, Lauren Bassett, 8 (front right), both from First Tee are assisted by Yugo Morita (back left, yellow shirt), a Shell volunteer, and Charise Hardcastle (back right, green shirt) a FedEx volunteer, as they plant Texas Bluebonnets at The First Tee’s David Shindeldecker Campus at Redstone Golf Club.   (Photo/Steve Campbell)

Caddy For A Cure – Lee Westwood

CADDY FOR A CURE RETURNS TO THE 2010 SHELL HOUSTON OPEN WITH EUROPEAN AND PGA TOUR SUPERSTAR LEE WESTWOOD

Caddy For A Cure, Inc., the program that offers golf fans a chance to be inside the ropes to caddie for the world’s best golfers, is returning to the 2010 Shell Houston Open with world ranked #4, Englishman Lee Westwood. The tournament will be held again at the Redstone Golf Course in Humble, TX, March 29th – April 4th.

Caddy For A Cure offers its caddie opportunities from its website, www.caddyforacure.com and eBay auction links for each player. 100% of auction proceeds go to charity and caddie participation is fully tax deductible as allowed by law.

For the Shell Houston Open, the auction winner will spend the day with Lee Westwood and his TOUR caddie on the driving range, putting green and golf course, experiencing each shot first-hand and being in the middle of the action of a professional golf event. They will be shoulder to shoulder among the world’s best players as they prepare to compete in an official Tour event.

Caddy For A Cure supports Fanconi anemia and the Wounded Warrior Project, as well as many charities selected by each tournament and participating player. For the Shell Houston Open, Caddy For A Cure will donate a portion of the auction proceeds to the greater Houston community through the Houston Golf Association.

For more information, download the Caddy For A Cure press release or visit the Caddy For A Cure website.

Win Free Tickets and Free Golf

Houston Golf Nut officially opens up the Trivia Contest today.  There will be 2 winners selected from the pool of correct entrants.  The prizes are:

• Two Free Tickets to the Shell Houston Open – Champions Pavilion
• One Round of Golf with Cart For 4 Players at Houston National Golf Club (Mon-Thurs)

Thanks to Moses Robles, CEO of Oak Interactive, for donating the Shell Houston Open Tickets.  Thanks to Ken Jack and Kate Anawaty (GM and Marketing Director, respectively) at Houston National Golf Club for donating their prize.

Enter on this page: http://www.houstongolfnut.com/trivia-contest/

Read all the rules and regulations there too!

HOPE On The Green Golf Tournament

I recently found out about a very special event to raise money for the Will Herndon Fund for Juvenile Batten Research.  Will is the son of Wayne and Missy Herndon and in June 2009 he was diagnosed with a fatal, rare, genetic neurological-degenerative disorder called Juvenile Batten Disease.

The “HOPE On The Green” Golf Tournament benefiting the Will Herndon Fund for Juvenile Batten Disease Research is being held on May 6th, 2010 at Woodforest Golf Club at Fish Creek in Montgomery, Texas.

There are many open opportunities for sponsorship and players, so please spread the word.

You can download the Will Herndon Batten Golf Packet here or visit the site at http://www.willherndon.org/hopeonthegreen.html

Tiger Woods on South Park

So, South Park featured Tiger Woods on their season premiere tonight and poked fun at the notion of a male sex addict among rich celebrities.  Maybe you’re not a fan of South Park, but tonight’s episode was hilarious!  Here’s a short clip from this episode.

Join the Party!

Gotta give a warm welcome to the two newest featured Houston golf courses on our site: Bear Creek and Longwood.  Houston Golf Nut is excited to have them on board.  Thanks to Neil Sherrod and Jason Kargel for their help.

And the Guess That Hole Winner is…

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guess That Hole contest. In total, 13 Houston golfers got the answer right. The right answer is Hole 4 at Blaketree National Golf Club.  Special thanks to Scott Cory, the Director of Golf at Blaketree, for increasing the prize from a single round to an entire foursome!

Based on the rules, the winner was chosen at random from the correct entries, and the winner is:

Jules Damiani

Congrats to Jules and his 3 lucky friends who’ll be joining him. I’d like to remind everyone to join the notification list because I’ll be queuing up the next contest at the end of this week! Thanks again everyone!