Category Archives: Transformation

Xander Schauffele: The Real Deal at WMPO

Posted on Saturday, February 3, 2018 10:23 pm by Bill Rand

Last year’s PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, Xander Schauffele (ZAN-der SHAW-fa-lay), attracted my attention in Thursday’s first round in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. First of all, I was reminded that he won the 2017 PGA Tour Championship (first … Continue reading →

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The greatest day in my writing career…so far

Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:00 pm by Bill Rand

Dear Readers, The greatest day in my writing career — so far — is finally upon me, the first edit of my soon to be published book has just arrived from the publisher. For those who haven’t guessed it, Generating Miracles: A Spiritual … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: Memorial Exit Interview

Posted on Sunday, June 7, 2015 11:50 pm by Bill Rand

Not to beat a dead horse — I’ve been writing about him all week long — but Tiger Woods had interesting things to say about the golf mastery process on his way to the parking lot. More on that in a moment. … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: Stays faithful to the mastery process

Posted on Friday, June 5, 2015 11:49 pm by Bill Rand

Tiger Woods remained faithful to the transformation of his swing at The Memorial Tournament on Friday and made the cut on the number. He had to make a 5½-footer on 18 to do it though. That said, he made that … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods: On commitment and the need for tournament rounds

Posted on Friday, June 5, 2015 12:05 am by Bill Rand

When I began my weekly, 20-minute radio segment Thursday morning (NBC Sports Radio, AM 1060, Phoenix, 7:32 PT), Tiger Woods was 3-over par right out of the gate in the first round of The Memorial Tournament and had then birdied 13 … Continue reading →

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Justin Thomas: “You have to put yourself there”

Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 11:34 pm by Bill Rand

Justin Thomas has had a pretty good first year in his PGA Tour career. He’s played in 19 events, had 5 top-10s and locked up his card for next year with $1.4 million in winnings. I interviewed him on the … Continue reading →

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Jordan Spieth: Not on a run

Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2015 1:05 am by Bill Rand

Jordan Spieth has a one-shot lead at the 54-hole mark of the Shell Houston Open. Ever since his unofficial win in Tiger’s Hero World Championship, he’s been on quite a run. Except he doesn’t think of it that way: Honestly, … Continue reading →

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Golf mastery snippets from the Shell Houston Open

Posted on Friday, April 3, 2015 11:34 pm by Bill Rand

So often we listen to or read the transcripts of Tour players and our eyes glaze over with the banality of the comments about yardages and clubs and the like. And even when there’s good mastery content in their comments, … Continue reading →

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The mellowing of Sergio Garcia

Posted on Thursday, April 2, 2015 1:05 am by Bill Rand

The 2015 Shell Houston Open begins on Thursday and as was true last year, it’s as much about the field preparing for next week’s Masters as it is about winning the championship of Houston. And because of that, the Golf … Continue reading →

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Hyo Joo Kim wins jtbc Founders Cup with humility

Posted on Sunday, March 22, 2015 11:51 pm by Bill Rand

LPGA rookie, Hyo Joo Kim won the jtbc Founders Cup at the Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona, by three shots against the toughest kind of test she could have had: Stacy Lewis. Always a threat to win any tournament … Continue reading →

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