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Blog postWinner: Will Zalatoris
Around the wider world of golf: Maja Stark and Ewen Ferguson won their respective fields at the ISPS Handa World Invitational, co-sponsored by the DP World Tour, LET and LPGA; Miguel Ángel Jiménez won the Boeing Classic on the Champions Tour; Robby Shelton won the Pinnacle Bank Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour; Yan Liu won the Four Winds Invitational on the Epson Tour; Saki Baba won the US Women's Amateur; Nitithorn Thippong won the International -
Blog postThis short video from Russell Heritage talks about something that's hard for many players -- that is, learning when something you're taught as a fundamental really doesn't work with your body. How do you determine whether you should change or not? Russell talks about three 'fundamentals' that don't always help a player, and how to find out (through practice) if you need to 'relax your fundamentals' a bit.
Note that Russell isn't talking about ignoring fundamentals, just not being quite -
Blog postGolf ball comparisons yesterday, drivers today. Paige is at Club Champion in New York City comparing a number of drivers. It's not just watching Paige hit drivers though; one of the Club Champion techs gives you details on each of the drivers before she tests them, including some of the unique features of each driver; and since Paige is testing them in the same mic'd bay, you can hear how each driver sounds. You may find some helpful info here.
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Blog postNeil Tappin from Golf Monthly tested 15 different golf balls that are in the mid-range of prices -- some from big name manufacturers, some not -- and gave his reviews in this video. But if you want full specs on all of the balls, just check out the info at this link.
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Blog postNot only two different events in one, but co-sanctioned by three different tours. Welcome to the ISPS Handa World Invitational.
Co-sponsored by the LPGA, the DP World Tour and the LET, the ISPS Handa World Invitational puts the men and women out on the same course at the same time. They're separate events rather than team events, but both genders are playing for equal purses of $1.5mil over two venues -- the Galgorm Castle Golf Club and Massereene Golf Club in Ireland.
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Blog postIf you know anything about baseball, you know the first strike doesn't really mean anything. It doesn't tell you that the player at bat will strike out. For those of you who aren't familiar with American baseball, there are several things that could happen after a first strike.
Just for your information:
The player could get on base with a walk, which is where the pitcher throws four poor pitches and the player goes to first base for free.The player could get three strikes a -
Blog postTwofer Tuesday head to Memphis TN for some blues, some BBQ and some FedEx cash at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Just to eliminate some confusion, last year this event was the Northern Trust and was held at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey. This year FedEx themselves take over this first Playoff event, holding it at TPC Southwind where they originally held their WGC event. Of course that's not the only change.
Seems this year the purse has risen a bit... t -
Blog postWinner: Joohyung “Tom” Kim
Around the wider world of golf: Ashleigh Buhai became the first female winner at Muirfield when she won the AIG Women's Open on the LPGA/LET (Rose Shang was the low am); Callum Shinkwin won the Cazoo Open on the DP World Tour; Andrew Kozan won the Utah Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour; Jerry Kelly won the Shaw Charity Classic on the Champions Tour; Xiaowen Yin won the French Lick Charity Classic on the Epson Tour; Ryan Gerard won the Quebec Open on the Mac -
Blog postIf you've followed my blog for any length of time, you know I think ball position is possibly the most important aspect of your golf swing. No matter how good your swing is, if you have your ball in the wrong position for that swing then you won't hit the ball very well.
In this short video Russell Heritage shows you how to practice your ball position. (Yes, you read that right -- practice your ball position.) By practicing hitting the ball from various positions you can find the one w -
Blog postYesterday shoes, today fairway woods. Matthew Moore at Golf Monthly tested 16 new fairway woods and ranked the best in different categories. This video is from late June so it's pretty up-to-date.
Added bonus: Around the 4:05 mark there's an onscreen chart with the major measurements for all 16 clubs. Just 'blow it up' fullscreen and you can get the stats on each club.
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Blog postDan Parker from Golf Monthly has put together reviews of ten different golf shoes -- five spiked styles and five spikeless styles. They cover a wide variety of materials and technologies, so if you're looking for new golf shoes it's possible you might find something you'll want to try out.
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Blog postThe Champions are back from Scotland and headed for Canada and the Shaw Charity Classic.
Calgary hosts this week's event at the Canyon Meadows Golf & Country Club. The most interesting thing about this course is its elevation -- it's 4000 feet above sea level. That means the ball is gonna travel, folks. And since the course is only 7086 yards and par-70, and the event is only 54 holes, that means scores will probably be low.
At least as long as the guys can allow for -
Blog postAnd the AIG Women's Open is truly going to be a major one, as the women make their first-ever appearance at Muirfield.
It wasn't all that long ago when women were effectively banned from the legendary links of Muirfield. But thanks to the R&A, that's all ancient history and the ladies get to tee it up at one of the grandest venues in Open golf.
Last year at Carnoustie, Anna Nordqvist beat Georgia Hall, Lizette Salas and Madelene Sagstrom in a playoff to claim her thi -
Blog postTwofer Tuesday makes a trip home to NC, where the Wyndham Championship is only about a half-hour away.
Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro NC really is only a half-hour or so from my home. and I always look forward to this longstanding event which, back in the day, used to be known as the GGO (Greater Greensboro Open). Sam Snead won here 8 times in his career, the last just short of his 53rd birthday. It's a Donald Ross course -- par 70, 7131 yards -- with a lot of history. -
Blog postWinner: Tony Finau
Around the wider world of golf: Ayaka Furue became the first Japanese player to win the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open on the LPGA/LET; Sean Crocker got his first DP World Tour win at the Hero Open; Noah Goodwin won the Sothebys International Realty Canada Ontario Open on the Mackenzie Tour; Xiaowen Yin won the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Epson Tour; Jaco Prinsloo won the FNB Eswatini Nkonyeni Challenge on the Sunshine Tour; Wenyi Ding won the U.S. -
Blog postIn this short video Mike Malaska explains exactly what it means to "feel" your swing. It's all a function of loading the shaft, and he shows you (with a flexible shafted practice club) how it works. Once you understand this, you'll understand why the proper shaft flex is important -- if the shaft is too stiff, it won't load and you won't feel it; if the shaft is too soft, it loads too much and you can't control it -- and how it affects your sequencing.
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Blog postMaybe the video calls these "swing tips" but PGA pro Alex Elliott is giving you 5 strategy tips to help you make better shot choices out on the course. Sometimes you don't need better technique... you just need to think better.
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Blog postChances are you've seen this approach to practicing your swing before, but Chris Ryan does a good job of helping you understand -- and feel -- the sense of a flowing golf swing that was particularly noticeable back in the age of hickory. It still works today but most of us swing too hard too fast to feel it. Give these drills a try and see if they don't help your tempo!
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Blog postMichael Newton is testing two clubs -- one a rescue club (think utility wood), the other a hybrid (think utility iron) -- but both have the same loft, 19°. Do they travel the same distance? How do the ball flights and general behavior differ? Does one suit your game better than the other? These are things you should know when you're choosing to add a new club to your bag.
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Blog postThe men (old and young) did it, now it's the ladies' turn. Welcome to the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open.
The ladies will hit the links at Dumbarnie Links at Ayrshire, Scotland. And leading the charge will be defending champion Ryann O’Toole, who made this event her first LPGA win last year.
This will, of course, be the warmup for the final women's championship of 2022, the AIG Women's Open at Muirfield. I imagine it will be hard to get their minds off that upcoming ev -
Blog postTwofer Tuesday motors into Detroit, because the highway to the Playoffs runs through the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
The North Course of the Detroit Golf Club is a par-72 measuring 7370 yards... and it's a Donald Ross design that's over 100 years old. It was updated before the Tour started teeing it up in 2019 and it's proven to be a great track for first time winners. Just ask defending champion Cam Davis.
Rickie Fowler will be an interesting watch this week. Although he m -
Blog postWinner: Tony Finau
Around the wider world of golf: Brooke Henderson became the first Canadian, male or female, to win multiple majors with her victory at the Amundi Evian Championship on the LPGA; Darren Clarke became only the fourth man to win both the regular and senior OPENs at the Senior OPEN Championship on the Champions Tour; after years of rivalry, Karrie Webb beat Annika by four at the Senior LPGA Championship on the Legends Tour; Richie Ramsay won the Cazoo Classic on the DP W -
Blog postEver wondered why some of the longest hitters look like they're not swinging hard at all? In this short video Peter Finch does a pretty good job of explaining why sequencing, not necessarily power, is the key to clubhead speed... and distance.
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Blog postThere's a bit of humor to this video in that Ali Taylor can't seem to make a putt. (Give him credit though, he keeps missing on the same line so it may just be that this style doesn't suit him.) But he does give a good explanation of Cam Smith's putting technique.
And just for the record, here's Cam using that putting style back at THE PLAYERS. It does make you notice the details better after hearing Ali describe the technique, doesn't it?
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Blog postI wanted to make sure I did a post about the US Adaptive Open, the first USGA event of its type which was held this week at Pinehurst #6 here in North Carolina.
Here are the overall winners, Kim Moore (female) and Simon Lee (male).
HISTORY MADE!
Kim Moore and Simon Lee are the inaugural #USAdaptiveOpen champions! pic.twitter.com/RRCznIKg8s
— USGA (@USGA) July 20, 2022 And here's the list of all the winners in all the different categories:
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