Monthly Archives: January 2011

Falling Into Place

Posted on Monday, January 31, 2011 6:08 am by Bill Rand

There is a phenomenon in life where everything just suddenly falls into place. You’re working very hard, you’re enduring stress, you maybe even have significant financial rewards as your goal. As you creep closer to your goal, there is a … Continue reading →

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Even Tiger Is Afraid

Posted on Sunday, January 30, 2011 9:40 am by Bill Rand

The following quotes from Tiger’s post-round interview after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, may well be the best example of why Tiger was always so reticent to … Continue reading →

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They Get Excited Too

Posted on Saturday, January 29, 2011 10:55 am by Bill Rand

There are interesting leaderboards and then there are exciting leaderboards. The leaderboard heading into the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open at the Torrey Pines South Course in La Jolla, California, is an exciting leaderboard. First of all, it’s … Continue reading →

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Eyes In The Back of Your Head

Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 12:07 pm by Bill Rand

Normally when you get into your playing mode, the goal is to stay focused on the matter at hand, golfing your ball. Some guys around the cut line—low 70 players and ties—will peek at the leaderboard to see where they … Continue reading →

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Media Mogul

Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:41 pm by Bill Rand

Eye On The Tour is about to grow a little bit in stature. I have spent the last two weeks working through the process with the PGA Tour of obtaining media credentials for two, big-time professional golf tournaments. The first … Continue reading →

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Out Of The Lair

Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:36 pm by Bill Rand

The biggest story of the week, by far, is the return of Tiger Woods to the fray in his first outing of 2011. The benefactors of this event are the citizen’s of the greater San Diego, California, area and specifically … Continue reading →

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The Other Winners

Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 11:45 am by Bill Rand

There was so much attention last week on the popular win of newcomer, Jhonattan Vegas, at the Bob Hope Classic, a couple other guys got short shrift. Some quick thoughts on Abu Dhabi and Kona. Eight Stroke Guarantee As everyone … Continue reading →

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Super Duper Floperoo

Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 7:51 am by Bill Rand

We have a new star on the PGA Tour, thanks to a “super duper floperoo.” On the first playoff hole at the Bob Hope Classic, Jhonattan Vegas hit his second shot on the par 5, 18th hole right of the … Continue reading →

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Padraig’s Wisdom

Posted on Sunday, January 23, 2011 12:47 pm by Bill Rand

As we all know by now, Padraig Harrington was disqualified from this week’s European Tour event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He inadvertently rolled his ball “3 … Continue reading →

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The German Machine

Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:58 am by Bill Rand

During last year’s Ryder Cup in Wales, German, Martin Kaymer, was asked if Bernhard Langer, Germany’s most successful PGA Tour player, had given him any words of wisdom. He said that Langer told him, “You have to tell yourself that … Continue reading →

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