PGA Tour 2010 Kicks Off In Familiar Fashion

January 12, 2010

It may be a new year, but so far 2010 looks exactly the same as 2009. Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy fired a stellar final-round -6, 67 to hold off a hard-charging Rory Sabbatini and successfully defend the SBS Championship in Hawaii, Sunday. Although it was not in the same dominating fashion as last season when Ogilvy [...]

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Smash Through Your Comfort Zone in 2010

January 7, 2010

When I discuss playing in pressure-packed situations with my professional students, I’ll always try and remind them that… all great things are accomplished outside their comfort zones. Or, I might say to them — rarely does anything exceptional happen if you’re afraid to get a little uncomfortable. And then, we actually prepare for that uncomfort [...]

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A Decade Of Memories In The Majors.

January 4, 2010

The 00’s have officially passed us by and with it goes one of the most memorable decades in major championship golf history. The dominance of Tiger Woods was a hallmark of the past ten years and while the great man did produce some of the most impressive golf in major history there were other players [...]

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What Golf Needs in 2010…

January 4, 2010

I’ve refrained from writing about Tiger Woods over the last month for a couple reasons. First, I’m genuinely disappointed with the whole mess and don’t feel ready to share my thoughts until I can see it less emotionally. And second, I don’t think anyone really knows the true story…and won’t until either Tiger or Elin [...]

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Year-End Awards Highlight Stars On All Tours.

December 23, 2009

The Hollywood Foreign Press announced their nominations for the Golden Globe Awards this week and the Academy of Arts and Sciences will be doing the same in a month or so. And while December is a hot month for movies, it is a decidedly slow one for golf. That being said it’s a great opportunity [...]

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Great Gift Ideas For The Golfers

December 16, 2009

Happy holidays my fellow golf aficionados! Seeing as how Christmas is poking it’s head around the corner I thought I might do something a little different and provide you last-minute shoppers out there with a a few ideas for the golfer on their list. The main rule I would recommend if you are buying for [...]

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School’s Out

December 12, 2009

They call it the toughest week in all of golf, which is actually an understatement – It actually runs about a week and a half end to end. After two preliminary stages, six final stage rounds and a total of 252 holes, 25 players earned their PGA Tour playing rights for 2010 on Monday at Bear’s [...]

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Furyk Claims Chevron World Challenge

December 10, 2009

Both players in contention for victory at the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club wore red during the final round. And while that look was made famous by Tiger Woods, the tournament host was nowhere in sight when it came to presenting a red-and-black clad Jim Furyk with the winner’s trophy Sunday. It took [...]

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What do Stewart Cink, Lucas Glover & Zach Johnson have in common?

November 30, 2009

Quick Question for you. What do Stewart Cink, Lucas Glover & Zach Johnson have in common? The answer is Dr Morris Pickens. He was responsible for getting their mind games in shape prior to winning a Major Championship! Infact he has provided sports psychology consulting for many PGA, LPGA, Nationwide, and Champions Tour players over [...]

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Do you know these 2 Rules of Golf?

November 29, 2009

Here are a couple of recent golf rule questions I received in the past week. Thankfully golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes was on hand to give an accurate answer to each one. GOLF BALL – RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Hi Andy, Thank you for all [...]

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Be Realistic When Overcoming Weaknesses, Don’t Kid Yourself…

November 2, 2009

One of my students, Angela Won, is playing the Futures Tour Qualifying School this coming week in Lakeland, Florida. Angela is a talented girl, with a great golf swing and owner of, perhaps, the best putting stroke on Earth. But unfortunately, she has an issue — an issue that has scared her to death and [...]

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You Cannot Declare Your Ball Lost

October 31, 2009

Here is an interesting question that I recently received on my blog site: RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “Hi Barry, I’m confused over you saying that you cannot declare your ball lost. If it is reasonable to assume that it is not in a hazard or out of bounds, I was under the assumption that you [...]

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Hitting the Ball Sideways? Check Your Alignment

October 13, 2009

After a couple of recent horrendous ball striking adventures, I returned to my hometown over the weekend to attend a friend’s wedding. It couldn’t have come at a better time for my golf game, because this enabled me to fit in a much needed lesson with an old instructor of mine who has known my [...]

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Learning To Go With The Flow

October 10, 2009

The great martial arts instructors talk often about pulling as your opponent is pushing. What does this mean? Basically, it’s a simple way of maintaining balance. Think of it this way… If your opponent pushes you in the chest with all of his force…and you resist…it won’t take long before you lose balance. But if [...]

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The Billion Dollar Man

October 8, 2009

According to Forbes magazine 2009 will be remembered as the year that Tiger Woods became the first dollar billionaire in sport. That’s not bad going,is it? I don’t pretend for a moment – and at this point my bank manager would nod forlornly – to have any understanding of such things. Except to whistle quietly [...]

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