Category Archives: The Zone

Rory McIlroy: Getting better mentally

Posted on Saturday, May 16, 2015 11:00 pm by Bill Rand

Rory McIlroy broke his own course record at Quail Hollow in the Wells Fargo Championship shooting an 11-under 61. That is, 11 birdies and no bogeys. Pretty phenomenal on a course that the players universally describe as hard or difficult. … Continue reading →

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Jordan Spieth: On what the zone feels like

Posted on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 11:55 pm by Bill Rand

Here we are coming into the next “Big Deal” tournament of the season, The Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, Florida. It began with the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai back in November, moved on to the WGC-Cadillac Championship … Continue reading →

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Jordan Spieth: Letting my ball striking and putting happen

Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2015 12:11 am by Bill Rand

Jordan Spieth has had two quite amazing days at the Masters shooting 14-under 130 (64, 66) to set a new 36-hole record. He bested Ray Floyd’s 39-year-old record by one shot. He also tied the 36-hole record for a Major … Continue reading →

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Russell Henley: Anatomy of a swing change

Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2015 1:11 am by Bill Rand

Russell Henley came out of the gate swinging his new swing to good effect in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. He looped the Par 73 Plantation Course at the Kapalua Resort in Maui in 8-under 65 with no bogeys. It … Continue reading →

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Rory McIlroy: Still deep into his understanding of how to play the game

Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2014 1:52 am by Bill Rand

Rory McIlroy is playing in his sixth PGA Championship, this year at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. He won it at Kiawah Island in 2012 and he’s had four top‑10 finishes. He’s had a great run-up to this last … Continue reading →

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Sergio Garcia: Playing in The Zone

Posted on Saturday, August 2, 2014 1:55 am by Bill Rand

Sergio Garcia had one of those days…in a good way. In a very good way. His round got off to a solid enough start with a settling par on the 1st and a routine birdie on the short, par-5 2nd. … Continue reading →

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Rory McIlroy: The Curse of Freaky Friday Is Over

Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014 12:35 am by Bill Rand

Rory McIlroy made an emphatic move up the leaderboard, shooting another 6-under 66 at Royal Liverpool to take a 4-shot lead over Dustin Johnson in the Open Championship. McIlroy has been having trouble backing up good rounds on Thursdays by … Continue reading →

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Kevin Streelman: A Deep Venture Into the Zone

Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 12:14 am by Bill Rand

Kevin Streelman had what anybody would call a mediocre start in Sunday’s final round in the Travelers Championship at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell (Hartford), Connecticut. On a day when you need to be moving forward to keep up … Continue reading →

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Paul Casey Shoots 27 on the Back and Talks About the Zone

Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2014 1:08 am by Bill Rand

Paul Casey could use a good tournament. He’s had a bad couple of years due to injuries that included coming back from turf toe, of all things, and a dislocated shoulder while snowboarding, of all things. So now he’s back … Continue reading →

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Billy Horschel: Prescription For Leading The U.S. Open

Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2013 12:06 am by Bill Rand

Billy Horschel was just minding his own business…and ended up the 36-hole co-leader with Phil Mickelson at the U.S. Open at Merion. The day didn’t start out this promising however. Because of the weather delays on Thursday, beginning on the … Continue reading →

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