http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog The Latest Golf News From Around The World Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:30:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I’m not a sports psychologist. So, I suppose, my opinion on this isn’t worth a damn. But here goes. I would argue that Tiger’s enforced absence (the rehabilitation of the knee has begun – could the superman of world sport return quicker than we expected?) represents an opportunity for the rest ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/07/03/time-to-phil-his-boots/ Success in sport can be a fickle mistress. Whatever the record books say there is very rarely an undisputed champion. Allan Wells won the 1980 100m gold at the Olympics. But the Americans weren’t there so, for some, it is an achievement forever diminished (that Wells went on to beat ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/07/02/open-returns-to-thompsons-great-stage/ Inspired by Pak Se-ri’s triumph 10 years ago, Park In-bee became the youngest winner of the US Women’s Open title when she triumphed by four strokes at Interlachen in Edina, Minnesota. Just short of her 20th birthday, Park replaced Pak as the youngest winner, having first been introduced to the game ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/30/park-emulates-pak-to-become-youngest-us-open-champ/ A friend of mine emailed me with the question below regarding a golfer having 15 clubs in a stableford fourball match: RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: "If you have time I have a question on the rules... I was playing a fourball stableford competition yesterday, on the first green my playing partner discovered ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/27/the-penalty-for-15-clubs-in-a-stableford-fourball-match/ Tiger Woods is recovering from his second knee operation in 10 weeks, having gone under the knife to repair torn ligaments. The world number one was forced to have another operation only days after winning the US Open earlier this month, when his grueling 91 holes, including 19 holes of play-off ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/26/woods-goes-under-the-knife-2/ Ever since the launch of TaylorMade's revolutionary r7 quad driver with Movable Weight Technology (MWT™) back in 2004 the following question has been a common one: RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: "You seem to be helping everybody out with your golf rulings, I learn something every time I log onto your sites, now ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/26/adjustable-golf-driver-rules-question/ Every week I see a limited knowledge of the Rules of Golf leading to incorrect decisions, here is one recent example: RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: "How are you? I have a question regarding a rules decision. In our social club competion the winner was penalized 2 shots for testing the green. What he ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/25/understanding-golf-rule-decision-16-1d5/ Stewart Cink ended a four year title drought when he lifted the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. Cink shot a three-under-par 67 to finish at 18-under-par 262, a career best effort for him. It was also only the second time out of 10 tournaments in which he actually ended up winning ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/24/cink-ends-four-years-in-the-wilderness/ When Tiger Woods first burst on to the scene, now more than a decade ago, he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show with his father, Earl. The famous host asked Earl, in his son’s presence, if Tiger was bigger than the game. His answer was an emphatic “absolutely not!” Indeed, we would ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/21/golf-tries-to-assess-impact-of-tiger%e2%80%99s-absence/ Tiger Woods’ strength-sapping victory at the US Open on Monday has come at a heavy cost. The world number one will need to have further surgery on his left knee and is out for the rest of the season. This means he will miss the final two majors of the year, ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/18/injured-tiger-out-for-the-year/ At times during Monday’s US Open play-off between world number one Tiger Woods and veteran Rocco Mediate, it was difficult to determine who was mentally bullying whom. Woods’ standing as world number has been due in no small part to his ability to psyche out his opponents. But that didn’t seem ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/17/tiger-prevails-after-epic-play-off-with-mediate/ “I’ll never be as good as Tiger Woods. I don’t want to be as good as Tiger Woods.” These are the words of Rocco Mediate, several years ago, when Woods was enjoying one of the best periods of his career. For much of Sunday’s fourth round of the US Open at ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/16/tiger-nails-last-gasp-putt-to-take-mediate-into-play-off/ The golf rules questions continue to hit my mailbox and as ever it is a pleasure to answer them. Here's one relating to Tiger Woods on the 13th tee at the 2007 US Masters: RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: "Please can take a look at this YouTube clip of Tiger Woods at the ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/15/the-official-definition-of-a-golf-stroke/ With Alistair Forsyth and Colin Montgomerie slugging it out over the gargantuan Torrey Pines South layout this week it is easy to forget the early dominance Scotland enjoyed as golf developed into a transatlantic obsession. Scottish golfers won 12 of the first 16 US Opens and Willie McFarlane added another in ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/13/armours-immortal-memory-sustains-scots/ All eyes will be on Tiger Woods, yet again, this week as he tries to overcome a lack of match fitness and the effects of knee surgery and win his 14th major title at this week's US Open. The last time Woods came off a long break was when his father ... http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2008/06/11/woods-ready-to-rock-after-recovering-from-surgery/