Tiger Woods
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters – make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag. Woods said Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has “never been a fan” of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest. Read More
It will mark his first appearance since 2002.
“I’m excited to start my PGA Tour season at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am,” Woods said. “AT&T is a great partner to my Foundation, and I’m looking forward to playing in this event. I haven’t been to this tournament lately, but I have a lot of good memories at Pebble. It will be fun going back.”
Woods, who will begin his new season Jan. 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the HSBC Championship, last played at Pebble Beach in the 2010 U.S. Open, where he tied for fourth. Read More
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The Economist
Why golfers get ahead
IN A recent Dilbert cartoon, the pointy-haired boss asks: “Who wants to hear about my golf game?” One of his underlings replies: “Maybe someone with locked-in syndrome who doesn’t get any visitors.”
Golfers must constantly contend with two pernicious, false and yet widespread beliefs. First, that golf is boring. Second, that businesspeople who play it are all weasels who plot fraudulent deals between shots. Read More
By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY
Yes, just one drop of a product from Fuse Science might help your golf game.
The small, Florida-based nutrition company that focuses on energy and body replenishment products in drop form or lotion that can be rubbed into the skin has the technology to change ways to deliver nutrients, vitamins and medications that enter the bloodstream directly. Read More
So what is the Plane Truth? It was devised by leading coach Jim Hardy – who published his first instruction on the new technique in 2005.
Hardy, who has been teaching golf for nearly half a century, came to the conclusion that all golf swings are governed by two fundamentals rather than just one.
“The point of this is not to make your swing pretty, it is to make it work.”
Tom Godwin Quotes of the week
So basically the premise is that every golfer in the world is put into just two categories of swing – a One-planer or Two-planer. Read More
worldgolf.com
While winter may slow down most of the country, visitors to Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head, S.C., can stay active no matter the time of year. With daytime temperatures averaging between 50-60 degrees during the winter, the resort offers everything from fishing and kayaking to tennis and golf for the snowbird or the family on holiday break — all at seasonal rates.
The following packages and activities are available at the resort throughout the winter season:
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By Brandon Tucker: worldgolf.com
Most golf lessons at top schools have had some element of video analysis for awhile now. In the last couple years, I’ve had lessons that include a video component emailed to you afterwards, like at the Kapalua Academy on Maui and most recently at the David Leadbetter Academy at PGA National Resort and Spa.
New technology is helping the “video lesson wherever you go” take another jump. Yesterday, I took my first SwingFix lesson. It’s an online instruction platform that allows you to upload your swing and have it analyzed by an instructor remotely with about a day’s turnaround for $29.99.
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December 2, by Steven Cuce sportsradiointerviews.com
It’s been 26 official events without a win for Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour. This is the same golfer that once went on one stretch of winning 7-of-11 majors. Woods, who is hosting the Chevron World Challenge this weekend in Thousand Oaks, California, shot a three-under 63 and trails first round leader, K.J. Choi, by three shots heading into Friday’s play. Read More
By JOHN PAUL NEWPORT WSJ GOLF JOURNAL
And What Not To—Stores Are Full of Dumb Gifts He or She Will Never Use; Why a Sweater Is Better
Before veering off onto tangents about why most golf gifts fail, let me first affirm that choosing a good golf gift is not hopeless. A nice golf sweater usually works. Who doesn’t want a nice sweater for Christmas, or whatever the winter holiday may be? A series of 40 lessons, near home, with Hank Haney? That’s something any golfer would love. A GPS or laser range-finding device? Check. An all-expenses-paid golf and spa vacation with a loved one to Los Cabos, Mexico? Read More
By Tom McGowan, CNN
(CNN) — In April, a dejected Rory McIlroy slumped away from the well-manicured Augusta National golf course after suffering one of the most dramatic final-round collapses in the sport’s history.
Despite starting the day as the dominant force and with a four-shot lead at the prestigious Masters, nerves and neuroses combined in the Atlanta sunshine to see him drop six strokes in three holes on the back nine on his way to an eight-over-par 80. Read More
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