Archive | June, 2007

Cabrera wins US Open

So the Argentinean, Angel Cabrera, held off the late challenge from Woods and Furyk, to win the 107th US Open at Oakmont, by one stroke. The players struggled with challenging conditions, and with shades of Augusta, the best, ‘worst golfer’, won. That’s a bit unfair, but as a spectator, it doesn’t seem as satisfying to [...]

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Deja Vu

Today I received an unsolicited email that went as follows.. This is going to sound like a joke. Why? Because in just a moment you’ll discover how to improve your general well being by 68%… simply by carrying around a tiny piece of ‘clever metal’ I’m also going to tell you how this device is [...]

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Drivers

Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton for winning his first F1 Motor GP at Montreal this weekend. In his first season, Lewis has had six, straight podium finishes and now sits at the top of the tree in the championship standings. It’s difficult to ignore this early success and what he could potentially go on to achieve [...]

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Ditch the Buggy

My standard of Golf may still be poor, but according to new research, my fitness might be better. In the first study of it’s kind, a sports medicine doctor has established that a golfer playing 18 holes, will, on average, stride approx 12,000 steps. This compares to the daily recommended number of steps of 10,000. [...]

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Fancy $1,000,000?

Golf ball manufacturer, Top-Flite, gives new meaning to the expression,’Puttin for Dough’, with their ‘You vs Vegas’, putting challenge. Top-Flite has put one million bucks on the line for the ‘ultimate high pressure shot’. If putting for the money wasn’t enough pressure, the lucky challenger will compete on the strip, with all the razzmattazz Vegas [...]

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Scotty Cameron

I like Scotty Cameron Putters. I’ve never tried one, but instinctively I know that I want one. My Putting game is coming on quite nicely and I’m pleased with the progress I’m making. My Odyssey Putter does the job it was intended for, so there is no justification for changing. But for me there’s something [...]

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