Tag Archives: Doug Kelly

The world of professional golf is in upheaval. It has nothing to do with a gizmo that propels a ball 500 yards or a laser-guided putter that never misses. Nope, of all things it’s about competition. I’ll unwind it for...

"Florida's Fishing Legends and Pioneers" systematically chronicles the exploits of the most influential men and women of the sport from the Keys to Jacksonville to Pensacola and back, and everywhere in between. throughout the state. The "Hall of Fame" legends...

By Doug Kelly and Kelly Kelly It's quite inspiring to watch the lady pros crunch 270-yard drives, hit precision iron shots and sink putts with far more regularity than I've ever done it. Kelly and I spent Saturday afternoon as...

The Clearwater Historical Society held its biannual fish fry on May 1, 2021. The event proved to be a resounding success, with long lines of people waiting for tasty plates of fried fish, fries, coleslaw, grits and hushpuppies. Attendees could...

By Doug Kelly Just the other day, one of President Biden’s two German Shepherds bit a White House security agent. The two dogs are being transferred back to Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. It’s upsetting to see things like that...

By Doug Kelly Don’t you just love it when your caller ID shows an unfamiliar name or phone number but you answer anyway in the scant chance it’s not a telemarketing call? Unfortunately, 99 times out of 100 it turns...

By Doug Kelly freestocks on UnSplash Let’s play a little Valentine’s Day game. I’m going to name things that fill my head when thinking of my lovely wife, but one item in each list is a no-no. So, here we...

By Doug Kelly Article reprinted with permission from Golf.com: https://golf.com/instruction/growing-up-around-tour-legends-taught-me There is never a good time to get the shanks, but some occasions are more traumatic than others, like, say, during the pro-am at the 1966 Doral Open. It was...

By Doug Kelly Yes, yes, I know all about the typical promises to lose weight next year. Natasha Spenser on Pixabay Here’s my pattern: It starts with I’m-gonna-do-it-this-time determination followed by aw-to-hell-with-it capitulation the moment I face a chicken parm...

By Doug Kelly There’s a clear image to us all of Santa Claus: Red suit, red-and-white Santa hat, big white beard and black boots. Kelly Kelly The Santa I saw today in a Clearwater department store checked all those boxes,...

By Doug Kelly Okay, okay, “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” heads my list of favorite Yuletide songs. But I live in Florida because of snow. I fully admit that snow can be cool: skiing, sledding, ice skating, building a snowman and...

Needless to say, in the past year masks have been at the top of shopping lists thanks to Xi Jinping, the president for life of China. Suddenly wearing a mask isn’t the domain of bank robbers, trick-or-treaters and partying adults....