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Amazon Buys PGA
Amazon announced today that it has purchased the PGA of America — the organization that represents over 23,000 golf professionals — for an undisclosed sum. Amazon’s Sr. VP of Global Acquisitions, Bea Heamith, said “we are always looking for ... Read more
Teaching Pros With Big Ones
Golf Lampoon has learned that some golf instructors charge $10,000, $15,000, even 20,000 BIG ONES a day. These hefty sums prompted us to email a $15,000/day teaching pro with the following questions: Golf Lampoon: I’m curious: what does a ... Read more
Desperadoes Digest
A new golf magazine will be launched in September: Desperadoes Digest. Publisher T.I. Bergmann explains that DD will “target a demographic that advertisers find particularly attractive: lousy players who are trying to buy a golf game with expensive clubs, ... Read more
The 7-Iron/Lob Wedge Flaw
According to Golf Gurus of America, many of its members are now specializing in helping students differentiate between a 7-iron and a lob wedge. GGOA President Tom “Double-Wrap” McCauley says that “players who’ve had a few beers often mistake ... Read more
Golf Shaming At MNY Golf Academy
“Golf shaming” has reached epic numbers at MNY Golf Academy in Yeehaw Junction, Florida. Parents from around the world send their children to MNYGA — where the tuition exceeds $90,000 per year — to give them expert golf instruction ... Read more
Confused Golfer Digest
Lowest Common Denominator Publishing, LLC, announced today the launching of a new golf magazine, Confused Golfer Digest. Publisher James Lawson, III made the following statement at a press conference held at Pine Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York: ... Read more
Hank Haney & Kim Jong Un
Hank Haney’s recent controversial remarks about Korean golfers on the LPGA Tour caught the attention of the Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un. His father, the late Kim Jong-Il, once carded a 38-under-par score of 34 at ... Read more
Butch Harmon: “Hands Off!”
Legendary/iconic/venerable golf instructor Butch Harmon agreed to appear in a Golf Digest article in which the latest teaching guru, George Gankas, gave him some “tips.” Harmon was a good sport about the whole thing until Gankas started putting his ... Read more
