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The Eighth Hole

Posted on January 6, 2015June 12, 2026

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WHY GOLF IS SO FRUSTRATING

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Why Golf Is So Frustrating
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THE PERILS OF GOLF INSTRUCTION

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A Shrink’s View of Golf Teaching
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The Worst Golf Lesson I’ve Ever Had
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THE GOLFER AT PLAY

The First Hole: Introductions and Illusions
The Second Hole: Could this be the day?
The Third Hole: The sweet spot
The Fourth Hole: Golf homilies
The Fifth Hole: The way it should be
The Sixth Hole: Just don’t look at it!
The Seventh Hole
The Eighth Hole
The Ninth Hole

SHORT SHOTS

CBS’s co-announcers for many years, Ken Venturi and Jim Nance deserve respect. However, there were things they said that irritated me that seemed to happen over and over. Let’s say their booth was stationed over the 17^th hole. Having seen 23 players leave the ball short, when the 24^th would then do the same, Venturi would often complain, “Jimmy, I don’t know why they keep leaving it short.” Well, Ken, it’s because they hadn’t had the benefit of seeing the other 23, don’t you think? Or someone would hit the ball way off line and Venturi would occasionally weigh in with “Jimmy, I don’t know why he would make that type of mistake…now he has to flop the ball over a bush and a bunker to a tight pin.” As if the pro had intended to hit the ball that badly.

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