On September 2, 2011 a Red Shouldered Hawk was brought to the hospital at Save Our Seabirds (SOS) after being severely singed by a methane gas burner.

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com A suggestion was made to me the other day to elaborate on the difference between a friendly game of golf and one that maintains strict adherence to the Rules of the game. From personal experience, there is a huge contrast between the two forms. Let’s assume the friendly game, or […]

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com Professional baseball prohibits the use of “corked” and aluminum bats. The National Football League does not permit the use of kicking tees for extra points or field goals, while it does allow their use on kick-offs. What do the Rules of golf approve of in the matter of the use […]

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com The questions keep coming and that makes me happy. Here are some more inquiries from readers:   In a mixed foursome in which the men play from the back tees and the women play from the forward tees, a man hits a tee shot out of bounds. Does his partner […]

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com I want to catch up by answering a few questions that were sent to me.   After hitting my drive into the rough, I walloped my second shot and lost my ball out of bounds. At least I thought it was my ball. After dropping (taking stroke and distance) and […]

How many times have you seen a replay or read about the round of golf played in 1984 featuring Fuzzy Zoeller and Greg Norman? That round featured the waving of a towel as the day neared its conclusion.

Golf is competitive in nature…

This is the week of the U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. One thought seems to pervade a great deal of thought and that is the following: Is Tiger Woods back?

Recently, both Ryder Cup captains had a tough…

It’s time I answered a few questions…