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Tom Lewis Wins British Boy Championship At Royal St George’s

Tom Lewis Adds British Boy Championship to His English Title. Tom Lewis continues in magnificent form as he has added the British Boys Championship to his English title by beating his international team-mate Eddie Pepperell 5&4 in the 36-hole final at Royal St George’s. The English Boys Stroke Play Champion now adds his name to a list of champions which includes Sir Michael Bonallack, two-time Masters winner, Jose Maria Olazabal, Sergio Garcia and David Howell; a fact that the 18-year-old England International struggled to take in. “It hasn’t sunk in yet. It’s hard ...

The Benefits Of A Golf Travel Case On Holiday

Looking for a way to keep your golf clubs safe on Holiday? Golf travel cases are the answer. Cases come hard sided or soft and there’s a design to suit every traveler looking to take his golf clubs on the road. Golf travel cases can be the difference between a great golf vacation…and one lost to damaged clubs. Over the last several years, as golf vacation destinations have grown in popularity, more and more people are traveling with their golf clubs. There are a number of different types of golf travel cases. ...

Tiger Woods Is Human After All!

Did Tiger Fart On The 18th Green At The Final Of The Buick Open? The hullabaloo was initiated by a CBS telecast of last Sunday’s final round of the final Buick Open that captured Tiger waiting to play his approach to the green at the 18th on his way to his rousing victory. Woods is seen moving around, a little impatiently, then lifting his right leg in a rather unusual way before an over-loud blast of what sounds like a fart is captured by the TV sound recorder. Woods and his caddy ...

The European Tour Race To Dubai

The Race To Dubai Leading to the Dubai World Championship • Replaces European Tour Order of Merit from the 2009 season • The number 1 to 60 Tour players at the end of the season vie for US$10,000,000 prize fund at the Dubai World Championship • The Race to Dubai delivers additional Bonus Pool of US$10,000,000 to the15 top-ranked players after the Dubai World Championship A new, exhilarating era in world golf was launched on November 6, 2008, when The Race to Dubai – a season long competition on The European Tour International Schedule – ...

What’s In Tiger Woods Golf Bag?

What Golf Equipment Is In Tiger Woods Golf Bag? A question most of you will be interested to know, “What’s in Tiger Woods golf bag?”. Well the answer is as follows:- Golf Driver – Nike SasQuatch Tour 460cc driver, 7.5 degree loft Fairway Wood – Nike Sq 11 3 Wood, 15 degrees loft and Nike Sq 11 5 Wood, 19 degrees loft * Tiger will put his two iron or 5 wood in his bag subject to course set-up Golf Irons – Nike Forged Irons 2-PW, all irons are 1 degree upright, have D4 ...

Why Do We 3-Putt? And How Can We Fix It

Image by Two Roses via Flickr How To Fix Your Three-Putts And Help Lower Your Scores Did you know that you probably take an average of eight more putts per round than a Tour golf player! That’s a lot of extra shots with one club! But the main reason for this is that your first putt is farther away from the hole. From six feet and shorter your actually not that much worse than the Tour Golf player, but, it’s when it’s six feet and over that we really start to struggle. Did ...

A Successful Putting Routine, Do you have one?

Make Your Putting Routine And Watch Your Scores Drop The use of preshot routines by professional athletes is not new. Look at a tennis player before he/she serves. They do they same routine every time and the reason for this is that it becomes a habit. We are creatures of habit and a good habitual putting routine helps us in two ways. The first is the physical side – holding the grip, taking your stance, making your practice swing etc. The second, and most important component is the mental side – ...

Short Game Tips

Short Game Tips And Advice From Golf Geeks Whether you are playing a bunker shot or trying to hold a vital putt in your monthly medal, we all need some short- game tips and advice when the pressure is on. Here are a few to remember. When you hit a flop shot over a bunker, focus your aim on the top of the pin to ensure that you avoid the sand. Two great drills that give you feel both for your stroke and distance is 1. Putt with your eyes closed and 2. Putt ...

British Girl Lands Top Job at Montgomerie’s Home Golf Club

Amateur golfer Georgina Snow has beaten more than 100 applicants, including her own boyfriend, to a top job at Colin Montgomerie’s home club. On July 1, the 18-year-old from Devon will start work as an assistant professional at Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland, where the Open Championship will be held just over two weeks later. Snow will work with Montgomerie, one of her golfing heroes, at his Academy, developing her interest in sports science and swing technology. It is a plumb job at one of the most prestigious courses in the country. “It’s a dream ...

Can A Solid Short Game Save Me 8 Shots Per Round?

A good short game can save you over 8 shots per round… this can turn your average 90 into a round that will probably win you your monthly medal or Sunday morning friendly. As in all aspects of life, there is no short cut to success. But once you have learn’t the solid fundamentals, confidence and good imagination this will happen and the shots you would normally drop will be saved.. To get to this point will take a lot of creative practice in every situation, with every club you ...