Archive for January, 2009


Don’t talk too much, say scientists

Don’t just stand there thinking or talking about your putt … just go ahead and play it! That’s the advice of a group of scientists after they completed a study on golfers who stand there pondering what they are going to do compared with those who prefer to simply step up and tap the ball. […]

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A Great Golf Story – Tiger, Els And Feherty

Everyone loves a good golf story, particularly when it involves Tiger. David Feherty tells a funny story about a spectacular shot Tiger Woods hit at Firestone. David and Ernie Els are left dumbfounded after Tiger blasts a wedge shot 190 yards from a terrible lie – the kind where you can hardly see your ball […]

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4 Decisions On The Rules Of Golf

Here is a recent rules of golf email I replied to. There were 4 parts to the email and I explain the answers in full below. I trust you will enjoy reading these decisions. RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “1. During the rainy season and an almost unplayable course, a greenside bunker is full of water. […]

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Perez heeds advice to break seven-year barren run

Seven years and 197 starts ago, Pat Perez started his career on the PGA Tour with a lot of promise but with an equal dose of attitude. That potential was finally fulfilled with his victory in the Bob Hope Classic at La Quinta, California. The problem with Perez was that he wasn’t good at taking […]

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Super Series tries to muscle in on Asian Tour

The battle lines have been drawn in Asian golf and it appears to be four against one. In one corner there is a the “Super Series” coalition, making up of the professional golf tours of China, Japan, Australia and Korea. On the other side is the Asian Tour, the official governors of the game in […]

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Happy Burns Night

From: Andy Brown Enjoying a Cappuccino at – The Rule, 116 South Street, St Andrews Saturday, 13:01 p.m. Dear Friend, I trust you are having an enjoyable Saturday. Firstly I’m sending you a “Happy Burns Night” – a celebration of the life of the great Scottish Poet Robert Burns. Secondly I have an idea, but […]

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Million-dollar Japanese teen headed for Augusta

Within one week, 17-year-old Japanese golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa was given a million-dollar golf club and a fulfilled wish that could be worth millions more. The schoolboy, who at 15 years old became the youngest winner of a professional tournament, has been given a driver which cost US$1 million to develop by Japanese sports giant […]

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Scott ready for hat-trick of Qatar titles

Australian golfer Adam Scott tries his best to always defend a title no matter where in the world it is. True to his principles, Scott will be hoping for a third title when he lines up for the Qatar Masters this week, which is the second leg of the European Tour’s three-tournament Gulf swing that […]

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Johnson shines under Hawaii sun

Zach Johnson wants to prove himself as more than just a one-off Masters champion. And the 2007 Augusta winner is going about it the right way by simply winning tournaments. Johnson fired a five-under-par 65 in the final round to total 15-under 265 and win the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii by two strokes over […]

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Nigerian twin swing doctors give up practice

Unusual golf-related story time, this one coming from Kaduna in Nigeria. The African country is hardly the centre of the golfing world. Neither is it a leader in medicine, apart from maybe the herbal type. However, the two professions have intertwined in the most bizarre way, if a report by Punch news outlet is to […]

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Catch Natalie Gulbis and me chatting about golf

A short but sweet message to say you can catch me discussing golf on Twitter most days. Just sign up in a few seconds and click “follow” to catch my latest golf news and conversations. Recently Natalie Gulbis joined Twitter and I believe many more professional golfers will also join in 2009. I asked Natalie […]

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14-year-old to tee it up at Waialae

The Sony Open in Honolulu was the stage for a 14-year-old Michelle Wie to tee it up with the men on the PGA Tour in 2004. Five years later and another 14-year-old has been given a chance to shine, but this time the teen is a he. Lorens Chan earned his chance to play on […]

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Thirty Rules Of Golf For The Beginner And Pro

Here are a selection of 30 rules of golf questions and answers I have given over the past couple of months. I thought you would be interested in reading the wide variety of rules questions golfers are currently asking themselves out on the course. I trust you will enjoy reading these 30 rules of golf […]

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European Tour players ready to work on Gulf Swing

The so-called “Gulf Swing” of the European Tour tees off this week with the Abu Dhabi Championship, the first leg of three tournaments being held in the Middle East. The region has taken on crucial importance as far as the European Tour goes, mainly because it is where the season-ending, money-spinning Dubai World Championship takes […]

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Asians claim maiden Royal Trophy victory

The Asian team recorded their first ever victory in the Royal Trophy when they defeated Europe 10-6 to win the third edition of the annual intercontinental team tournament. Japanese player Toru Taniguchi rolled in the winning putt as the Asians ended the European Tour’s players two-year domination of the event in Bangkok, Thailand. For Asian […]

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