July 11th in News, Short Game.
My buddy Seth used to say his swing looked a lot like Fred Couples — silky smooth. In reality, I thought he was less Couples and more John Daly — fast, sure, but about as smooth as a bull in a china shop.
The fact is, few golfers have any idea what their own swing looks like. You may try to take it back like Tiger, or bring it through impact like Ernie Els, but how close do you actually come …
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July 11th in News, Short Game.
An event so nice, we’ll do it twice.
That’s the thinking behind the 2008 BMW Northwest Skins Game, which will take place in part at The Classic Golf Club in Spanaway the weekend of Sept. 12-13.
Tournament host and PGA Tour star Ryan Moore, a Puyallup native who calls The Classic home, will be joined by fellow touring pros and 2008 Skins Game participants Aaron Baddeley and Bubba Watson, with a fourth expected to be announced soon. Last year, Moore, Baddeley, …
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July 11th in News, Short Game.
Ryan, we couldn’t believe it.
We knew you wouldn’t be bothered by a wet course on the final day at April’s Byron Nelson Classic — heck, you learned your game in the rain … it’s the sunny days that you have to adjust for. And after those amazing par saves in the playoff, at 18 and 17, we thought for sure fate had decided this would be your day.
Then Adam Scott sent a 48-foot dagger into our hearts. It took us …
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July 11th in News, Short Game.
With Lorena Ochoa having temporarily claimed the mantle of the world’s best golfer in 2008, it’s worth noting that women have been at the center of the golf world for more than half a century — a fact the Greater Seattle Women’s Public Golf Association is proud to trumpet. Founded in 1950, the GSWPGA has been providing competitive playing opportunities for women in the Puget Sound region for more than 50 years.
“The main function of the Seattle Women’s Public …
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July 11th in News, Short Game.
One of these days, either a friend or family member are going to ask you to teach them how to play
golf, or to help them with their swing.
Now listen, because this may be the most important lesson you ever receive from this magazine: Do not, under any circumstances, accept this request. Teaching golf — like installing plumbing, or feeding a lion — is best left to a professional. Let’s face it, do we want our loved ones cursing us …
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