Old Time Athletes, OTA

03/15/2026

A final reminder...Spring dinner is April 23, 5.30 at the Basque Cultural Center. Speaker is San Francisco native Kerry Crowley, doing Giants coverage at KNBR.
New manager, new players, should be a fun year.
RSVP to Don Papa, [email protected]
Be there...

02/27/2026

New podcasts coming soon, but go to hooked ongolf.com or my John Abendroth channel at YouTube.com

02/05/2026

One more retro Hooked on Golf TV show, Poppy Hills from 1995. enjoy and share.

Hooked on Golf, show #2 from Poppy Hills, special guests Paul Porter from the NCGA and Sandy Tatum with great stories. Enjoy the show, rough edit, the blank ...

02/04/2026

Fun...Show number 1 for Hooked on Golf from 1994, taped at Half Moon Bay Golf Course, the edit is a bit rough so be patient, the production is excellent and the co-hosts were pretty good for the first show, and the golf lesson is a good one...Enjoy

Hooked on Golf show number 1 from 1994 at the Half Moon Bay Golf Links, with John Abendroth and Mitch Juricich, and guest Mark Soltau. Fun memories of a uniq...

01/11/2026

Feb 3, exciting golf event at Presidio Golf Course to support youth golf in the East Bay. See link below for all the information.

The Super Bowl Legends Invitational is a premier Super Bowl Week charity golf tournament in San Francisco supporting youth golf, mentorship, and life-skills.

01/01/2026

New blog about getting your golf game ready for spring. Watching too much football?
https://www.hookedongolf.com/blog

12/30/2025

New blog story about the passing of my friend Jumbo Ozaki
https://www.hookedongolf.com/post/rip-jumbo-ozaki

10/15/2025

Great gift item for golfers, $70, Custom made door knocker or for decoration, made from cool vintage clubs. Located in Burlingame, shipping is possible with cost added. Contact me at [email protected]

10/06/2025

Three Old Time Athletes, a reunion zoom with my college teammate and roommate, Brad Masingill along with his Cousin Brad an Idaho golf legend...fun memories.

John abendroth, catches us with college roommate Brad Masingill and his cousin Scott Masingill, both are Idaho golf legends.

10/03/2025

Oct 23rd OTA dinner, Basque Cultural Center.
Speaker will be Lee Hammer, long-time media person with some classic sports calls from his personal library, be there...it will be fun.
Any questions, Don Papa, [email protected]

08/25/2025

Fun to be a part of this, John Abendroth

Most golfers don't know that the iconic Olympic Club actually has two clubhouses. One has been the backdrop for many major championship finishes, tucked betw...