By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The Hotel Hartness is a fantastic venue that is hard to find. Sure, I went there last year. This time my pickup recommended a course that was blocked by construction. That’s why I go places annoyingly early. I drove by The Real Estate Gallery. Yet it was …
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County Signs: What we can learn from the young
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Friends, are you anxious every time you turn on the TV? Are you developing an emergency aversion, which is to say, an aversion to emergencies? Football starts next. What could go wrong? At the very least, athletes learn how to manage anxiety. Many even excel amidst it. I love so …
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County Signs: Schauffele rides with Captain Kirk
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) Click here. I’m out of big thoughts, so I’ll string together some little ones. The Open is a Russian novel. By the time one gets the names straight, there’s a whole new cast. “The secret is how he looks at the putting line with his eyes.” As opposed to his …
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County Signs: When it rains in Scotland …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The Open is on when America is awakening. It’s cool once a year to get out of bed, fix some breakfast and watch the world’s greatest golfers put their flaws on display. The British royalty is on display. Everything seems to be Royal. Royal Troon, Royal & …
Furmanology: Quips from across the pond
By MONTE DUTTON Garrett Hien (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Myths spread by golf announcers: “The straight putts are always the hard ones.’ No. I never displayed much prowess on the links, but I don’t believe my experience was so radically different. “He has never been better mentally on the golf course.” You should have …
County Signs: Head ’em up! Move ’em out!
By MONTE DUTTON Greg Porter (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, though the streams are swollen, keep them dogies rollin’, Rawhide! All the things I’m missin’, good vittles, love and kissin’, are waiting at the end of my ride. The herds are being assembled. The trail bosses are Steve Englehart, Jolly Doolittle, Corey …
Furmanology: Clay Hendrix and the Furman way
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. On the occasion of Clay Hendrix’s 61st birthday, it’s time to pay homage to one of Furman’s monumental careers. Hendrix played on great Furman football teams and has coached great Paladin elevens. Calling a team an eleven has fallen out of use, but that’s still how many there …
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County Signs: Two Blue go pro
By MONTE DUTTON Daniel Eagen (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Two Presbyterian College baseball players had magnificent springs. Unsurprisingly, the big leagues took notice. Presbyterian College’s fire-balling ace, Daniel Eagen, was selected on Monday in the third round of the MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eagen was the 102th overall pick, making him the …
County Signs: Kids do the darndest things
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Kids are always going to do crazy things. This is because kids enjoy doing crazy things. What prompted this routine observation? I saw a commercial for the snack food Goldfish, and I thought, Why did they ever make a cheesy cracker shaped like goldfish? I remembered when …
Furmanology: Slawson cranks up Pistons
By MONTE DUTTON A Slawson slam (Elena Davidson photo) Click here. I’m looking forward to football. At the moment, I’m learning even more about Caitlin Clark. Nothing wrong with that. I’m a fan, and it’s hard to avoid because the Indiana Fever is on TV three times a week. Plus, what used to be called …
Nightrider's Lament 