Monthly Archives: April 2011

People Have No Idea

About three years into my Monday qualifying days on the Champions Tour, I got some insight on the cluelessness that many amateurs have about the competitive abilities of professional golfers. I was on the practice putting green at the White Columns … Continue reading

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Panicking From The Present

As the once proud owner of a private pilot license, I know a little bit about operating in a complex environment where a simple mistake can kill you. I learned to fly in Miami out over the swamps of the … Continue reading

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Even The Best Quake

One of the best parts about winning a tournament on the PGA Tour is that, even if you haven’t won in four years, everybody wants you to keep reflecting back on your victory. And so a week after his three-hole … Continue reading

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New Orleans Dartboard Picks

This is the sixth week of our little experiment to test the depth of field in PGA Tour events: how would a randomly selected slate of ten players match up against the ten experts at pgatour.com who attempt to pick … Continue reading

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Commitment

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and endless plans: That the moment one definitely commits … Continue reading

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Champions In Full Flight

From a fan’s point of view, we couldn’t have had a much better final round at The Heritage played at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina. There was first, a three-hole playoff between Brandt Snedeker and Luke … Continue reading

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Mastering The Game

Mastery is a process, not an end state. The work, alas, is never done. It’s like peeling the proverbial onion, you peel back one layer only to get to the next layer. It’s why people like Jack Nicklaus say that … Continue reading

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Being Prepared

Ever run to the first tee and wish that you had just another ten minutes on the range? Ever get to the first green and wish you’d hit more than just six putts? Ever enter a weekend tournament at the club and … Continue reading

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Mastery at the Margin

Two disparate things came together yesterday as the inspiration for today’s post. One of the things that happens to you as you invest yourself in trying to get better at the game of golf is that, even with a modest level … Continue reading

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Cherry Pickers

This is the week that the ball strikers come out. The ball strikers are the PGA Tour players who don’t necessarily hit the ball a long way, but they hit it very solidly and they hit it “where they’re looking.” … Continue reading

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