Archive for June, 2009

Two For The Road

June 24, 2009

Over the past decade, two of the best, most consistent professional long drivers have been David Mobley and Vince Howell. Despite displaying distinctively different styles – Mobley is a smooth-swinging tempomeister,  Howell a free-swinging basher — they have achieved comparable results at LDA-sanctioned tournaments. In fact, they rank sixth and seventh in LDA tour career money. Mobley [...]

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Dear Old Dad

June 17, 2009

A Father’s Day salute to all the dads who journey along the long drive highway with their offspring. A few that come immediately to mind (there are others, no doubt) include: David (Simon) Gourno Fred (Fred Jr.) Hooter Marty (Lisa) Joyce Corey (CJ) Morley David (Dave Jr.) Rowles George (Tyler) Schmidt Jerry (Joe, Stefanie) Shuba Rick [...]

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Rock Solid Roskos

June 16, 2009

Not to be overlooked or ignored in the aftermath of LDA’s 2009 Texas Shootout Presented by Toyota of Lewisville is the consistency of Tom Roskos. The high launcher from western Pennsylvania made his fourth straight appearance in the Texas Shootout top eight, grabbing the spotlight in qualifying rounds with mighty blasts of 450 and 435 yards. The [...]

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