Archive for October, 2009


You Cannot Declare Your Ball Lost

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

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

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

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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Seve Trophy Shows Its Value

The debate over its merits often overshadows the actual event itself but the the Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros (more commonly know by a slightly more romantic name: The Seve Trophy) did provide us with some talking points the weekend before last. Great Britain and Ireland won again, a fifth triumph on the bounce after […]

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The Most Important 48 Shots in Golf…

Okay — so you want to be a scratch golfer. I for one believe you can reach that goal — if of course, you have the requisite time and talent. And if you have access to the correct information through instruction or books/DVDs. And if…and this is a big IF…you learn that great play, which […]

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Pakistani pair put themselves in world spotlight

When it comes to Pakistan and sport, one would instantly mention cricket. Hockey and squash are other sports in which the sub-continental country has boasted world-class athletes. Golf-wise, Pakistan are still among the minnows. However, a significant breakthrough was made by two Pakistani golfers on the Asian stage that could lead to world recognition. Muhammad […]

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Retired 64-year-old widow aces twice in the same round

There are certain holes in a golf course where you don’t even need a putter. At least that was the case in two holes for 64-year-old retiree Ruth Day. Day had plenty of reasons to celebrate earlier this month at the Whitley Bay Golf Club in England, shooting two holes-in-one in a single round. In […]

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Fighting Green wants Tour return after losing leg in accident

In 1990, Ken Green was the star attraction at the Hong Kong Open golf tournament, which I covered as a reporter for the South China Morning Post newspaper. From a strictly media-to-player point of view, I found Green slightly cocky and arrogant. He could afford to be. After all, he was the main drawcard, having […]

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