Archive | October, 2007

The 2007 Volvo Masters

Colin Montgomerie has criticised Ernie Els and Lee Westwood for missing the European Tour season-ending, Volvo Masters at Valderrama. Els and Westwood have instead opted to play in this week’s Singapore Open.  This seems a bit odd given that Westwood has already gone on record in accusing the European Tour of “mismanagement” in the scheduling, [...]

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Majorca Tour Card scramble

Sergio Garcia is the star attraction at this week’s Majorca Classic – but the battle to stay alive on the European Tour could steal the show at Pula Golf Club. Garcia, runner-up in the Open at Carnoustie in July, is seeking his second win in four appearances in the event and will start as a [...]

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Reduce your Golf Handicap with EFT

Discover how a revolutionary tool called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), originally used to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in war veterans, can reduce your golf handicap – without additional practice. In the mid 1990’s Stanford – trained engineer Gary Craig turned the psychology world on its head with the introduction of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). [...]

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Barbie Golf Set

Mattel is launching a Barbie golf club set, aimed at girls aged 4-6.  Their research indicates that, “a big part of a little girl’s life is about being active”, which seems to contradict popular thinking that kids are getting obese in front of Playstations and XBoxes. However, the  move has been welcomed by golfing organizations which [...]

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Do Golf Lessons work?

………yes they do, but with a caveat – not straight away, so be prepared for your form to take a dip…and your pride a slide.  My wife recently bought me 3 lessons for my birthday of which I have now availed myself of two. I felt I needed help with my long-iron, game so this [...]

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1 Hour Golf Practice Plan for Improvement

If you can spend an hour of your time practicing your golf game here is what I suggest you do to get the most benefit out of this time. When you arrive at the practice area the very first thing you should do is a few stretches to warm up and you should do this [...]

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Webster wins inaugural Portugal Masters

Englishman Steve Webster hit a stunning final round of 8-under-par, 64 to clinch the inaugural Portugal Masters, only his second Tour title since picking up the Italian Open in 2005.  His 25-under-par, total was the lowest of the season’s Tour. This was Webster’s first win since the death of his mother from cancer, just 5 [...]

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Cabrera triumphs in Bermuda

Angel Cabrera is back in the news again having just won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which this year was held in, golf mad, Bermuda.  The event brings together the winners of Golf’s four Majors, who play off against one another over two rounds.  This year’s Major winners were Angel Cabrera (US Open), Padraig Harrington (British [...]

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South Africa Double Delight

Ernie Els won the HSBC World Match Play Championship, for the seventh time, and landed the richest prize in Golf of £1million.  Over the four days Angel Cabrera had looked a more likely winner, but Ernie’s continuing good form saw him through a final day of 36 holes, which petered out in a bit of an anti [...]

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Nice Guys sometimes Win

Nick Dougherty won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and picked up prize money of £400,000 After a nervous, bogey-bogey, start on the final day at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Dougherty finished with a final round of 71 and an 18 under par aggregate score. This was enough to leave him two shots clear of [...]

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