A succinct observation:
Comparing the Tour to LIV
What’s the Tour to LIV?
Maybe a mink to a skunk?
Or if that’s a bit too harsh for you,
Try Classical to Punk.
Leon S White, PhD
What do you think?
October 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Vaccine for a Duffer
December 3, 2020 by Leave a Comment
I woke up early this morning with a poem idea. The result is below:
A Vaccine for a Duffer
2020, golf’s crazy year
When Covid made its call.
The Masters played in November
And the Open, not at all.
Quarantine closed the courses;
The return in fits and starts.
Partners socially distancing,
Riding in separate carts.
Now optimism’s in the air,
A vaccine’s on the way.
Though winter will be difficult,
We have hopes for a better day.
And as long as we are hopeful,
A second vaccine would be nice.
This, a duffers dream come true,
One to prevent a slice.
Leon S White, PhD
New Year’s Greetings
December 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
New Year’s Greetings
Greetings my golfing friends
From capable to bad,
Next season remember
To smile not get mad –
When a putt rings the cup
Or a drive goes way wide,
It’s the work of the golf Gods –
You’re along for the ride.
Leon S White, PhD
Too Many
November 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
My own experience. How about yours?
TOO MANY
Guitars or putters,
If you’ve ever bought any;
Chances are good
That you’ve bought too many.
Leon S White, PhD
Note: My book Golf Course of Rhymes is currently selling for $7.28 on Amazon (a 25% discount). Haven’t seen that before. Stories of golf and golf history illustrated with poetry going back to 1638. Put in two years of research; an interesting read if the link between golf and poetry is of interest.
Wood$
August 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
My last Blog post looked at Tiger’s impressive return from the true golf fan’s point of view. Below is a more cynical view of Tiger’s latest comeback.
Wood$
Tiger’s play –
The best in years;
Golf’s retailers –
Leading the cheers.
Leon S White, PhD
Hooks and Slices
May 8, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Two years ago I published a group of poems under the title, Opposites in Golf. All of the the book’s poems focus on golf terms and their opposites. The fun is in the poetic path I take to get from one to the other. In order to give my poems wider availability, I have decided to share them my Blog. So here is the first with more to come.
HOOKS AND SLICES
What is the opposite of hook?
Eye you say with a fishy look.
Fish reminds of hook and line,
Then bait’s the answer to assign.
A hook is also a cager’s shot;
A jumper might oppose or not.
But with golf, what the duffer fears –
Get rid of a hook and a slice appears.
( Note: For non-basketball fans, a “cager” is a basketball player and “hooks” and “jumpers” are descriptive of two kinds of basketball shots.)
If you need an inexpensive present for an avid golfer, the book is available on Amazon for $4.50. (https://www.amazon.com/Opposites-Golf-Portrayed-Poetry-Opposed/dp/0983213712/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525799821&sr=1-1&keywords=Opposites+in+golf)
What’s Hot
February 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been away from the New England cold. Now I’m back and still focused on temperature.
What’s Hot that Matters
Golf Digest is out with its “hot list,” clubs that will not lag.
A list of drivers, irons and such, the hottest swinging sticks.
But my concern, at 82, is not with the heat of my bag;
It’s my internal heat that needs to remain at 98.6!
Leon S White, PhD
He’s Back
January 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
With all the pointless talk about what Tiger might or might not do now that he’s completed one tournament, I couldn’t resist chiming in.
He’s Back
The new golf season,
Starting kind of strange.
That incoming Hawaiian missile –
A Tiger launch from his driving range.
Leon S White, PhD
With Thanks to Richard Wilber
October 17, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Last year I published a book called Opposites in Golf. The 32 poems in the book were all based on the idea of taking a word (in my book the word was related to golf) and then going on a poetic search for its opposite. The idea was originated by the great American poet, Richard Wilber. Wilber passed away a few days ago at age 96.
One of Wilber’s shortest opposites poem may also be one of his best,
What is the opposite of two?
A lonely me, a lonely you.
In my book, I also included a two line poem,
What’s the opposite of flub?
To hit it flush with any club.
When I first began to write opposites poems, I sent a few to Mr. Wilber. He wrote back, “Tennis has always been my game …but I see enough golf … to understand you very well, and to know that a number of words like putt and tee are waiting to claim your attention.” And they did and here’s one of them,
What is the opposite of tea?
It’s coffee we would all agree.
But avid golfers might start yelling,
Insisting on a different spelling.
For them,
A tee is wooden; its top is round
To place a golf ball above ground.
Remove the tee and then alas,
A tee’s opposite must be grass.
May Mr. Wilber’s memory be an abiding blessing.
Cost of Putters
September 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Periodically, you hear the story about a pro who sours on his/her putter. Before the tournament begins, the pro goes to the pro-shop, picks a putter out of a barrel of used putters, and then goes on to win the event. It does happen.
But most pros and the rest of us add to our collection of putters, from time to time, by buying a new one … that feels just right. New putters today seem to be getting more expensive. Hence my observation:
The Cost of Putters
Have you noticed the price of putters?
Many $200 and more;
They could be considered a bargain
If only they lowered your score.
Leon S White, Phd
Golf Course of Rhymes 
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