Some great info in this article on weather effects on the golf ball, and some equipment changes….
On the first hole of his semifinal match against Matt Kuchar at the WGC-Accenture Match Play, Jason Day had an iron shot from 166 yards into the green. Although Day pulled his approach, it normally would have carried onto the green. On this day, however, it was short, landing in the greenside bunker. Read more
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In the winter time here I don’t get to review a lot of golf gear. Thanks though to a trip to Orlando and some lengthy practice sessions I’ve had the chance to test out the new FootJoy M Project golf shoes. Read more
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Tagged fitness, golf shoes
Lewis guns for golf No. 1 as she leads HSBC Women’s (via AFP)
America’s Stacy Lewis took a step forward in her quest to replace Tseng Yani as women’s world number one as she shot a red-hot six-under-par 66 to seize control of the HSBC Women’s Champions on Friday. The world number four started the day two back from overnight leader Azahara Munoz, but she holed… Read more
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Tagged HSBC Womens Golf
Teen golf sensation Ko says no to turning pro (via AFP)
New Zealand’s teenage golfing sensation Lydia Ko will resist pressure to turn professional following an eye-catching performance at the Women’s Australian Open, her coach said. The 15-year-old, already the world’s number one amateur and the youngest tournament winner in US LPGA history, came close… Read more
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Tagged Lydia Ko, Teen Golf Sensation
Bubba Watson laughs off Masters miracle shot (via AFP)
It was the wonder shot that propelled him to his first major, but Bubba Watson said he’d try and avoid a repeat at this year’s Masters of the astonishing lob that helped him win at Augusta. “Hopefully I hit the fairway from now on so I don’t need to practice that shot anymore,” he said of the high… Read more
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McIlroy, Woods out in first round at WGC Match Play (via AFP)
World number one Rory McIlroy and 14-time major champion Tiger Woods fell in the first round of the World Golf Championships Match Play event in Arizona. Ireland’s Shane Lowry, ranked 68th in the world and the 64th-seed in the 64-man field, on Thursday toppled Northern Ireland’s McIlroy 1-up, while… Read more
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Tagged Woods Mcilroy WGC
Snedeker up to fourth in world golf rankings (via AFP)
On-form American Brandt Snedeker is up to a career-best fourth in the world rankings following his win Sunday in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That triumph came hard on the heels of back-to-back runner-up finishes behind Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on the US PGA circuit. Snedeker’s win edges him ahead… Read more
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Tiger’s ex-coach to polish Obama’s golf game (via AFP)
Once he obsessed over swing states, now he has the luxury of worrying about the state of his own swing. Barack Obama will flee winter this long President’s Day weekend and plans to polish his golf game on a stag weekend in balmy Florida, reportedly enlisting Butch Harmon, the coach who once schooled… Read more
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Tagged Butch Harmon, Obama
Snedeker captures at Pebble Beach Pro-Am (via AFP)
Brandt Snedeker, who finished second each of the last two weeks, busted through for his first win of the year on Sunday, firing a seven-under 65 to capture the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The red-hot Snedeker saved his best round of the week for the final day as he finished with a 19-under par 267… Read more
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Tagged Pebble Beach, Snedeker
Mickelson just misses magical 59 (via AFP)
Phil Mickelson came tantalizingly close to golf’s magic number of 59, a near-miss at his last hole leaving him with a 60 and a four-shot lead in the US PGA Tour Phoenix Open. Mickelson’s 25-foot birdie attempt at his final hole of the day — TPC Scottsdale’s par-four ninth — curled around the rim… Read more
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