I just ran across a new (to me) golf blog: The Khaki Crusader. It’s about golf fashion without being tuti-fruti.

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New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra said: “Baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical.”

A similar thing could also be said about the game of golf. While having great physical skills can certainly take you a long way on the course, the mental game can be just as vital. You can see the effects of this in many tournaments where players inexplicably start spraying shots all over the course. Their skills haven’t suddenly abandoned them; their mental focus has. The poster child for this might be Phil Mickelson; his signature breakdown being the 2006 US Open.

For amateurs, I’ve always had a sense that the mental game may be even more important than it is to professionals. Given my limited set of physical skills, I’ve found that having the discipline to make good decisions; the fortitude to stay on an even keel; and the focus to maintain swing consistency makes as much as a ten stroke difference in any given round.

There’s also this: in spite of all of the improvements in club and ball design, and in swing coaching, the average score remains today what it was forty years ago: 100.

I just discovered the Chapeau Noir Golf Blog, which focuses on golf fashion. It’s an interesting read that I’ve added to my RSS list.

No, it’s not a golf porn site. Awesome Racks is a blog that takes quotes from hunting shows out of context, and posts them for all their hilarity. An example:

“There was a time when I was caught up in how big the rack was, but now I just want to go to new places and make new friends and just enjoy the experience.”

Awesome Racks is edited by my college buddy and close friend David C. Give it a visit.

Golf Tips Review is a new blog with ... golf tips! It’s off to a pretty good start.

Beer Golf: play a flash mini golf game where beer bottles are obstacles. The page looks a little seedy, but it didn’t bring up any warning alarms on my security software.

Forelinksters is a site that offers user-generated reviews of courses that can be searched by city, state, country, and so on. It’s also got a touch of the social network going, with users being able to contact other members to inquire about their reviews and courses in their area. It’s a good idea.