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Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Unforgiven
Back in October of last year, I wrote a post about Hunter Mahan “losing” the Ryder Cup because of an inopportune tee shot and subsequent chip shot. They allowed Graeme McDowell to famously win the hole and lock up the … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Ego, Failure, Love, Mastery, Self Realization, Spirituality
Tagged Byron Nelson Championship, Consciousness, Ego, Golf, Hunter Mahan, Spiritual Essence
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The Underdog
Rookie, Keegan Bradley won the HP Byron Nelson Classic in Irving, Texas, in a one-hole playoff with Ryan Palmer. He wasn’t supposed to. Palmer was the star playing at home in Dallas. Palmer had the better story going: “I’ve given … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Confidence, Doubt, Fear, Improbability, Mastery Sunday, Possiblity, Trust
Tagged Arjun Atwal, Byron Nelson Championship, Golf, Harrison Frazar, Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Mastery, Ryan Palmer, Ryuji Imada, Sergio Garcia, Underdog
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What and Why to Watch Today
Today is unusual because the finish of the tournaments on all four of the major tours have tightly-packed leaderboards and compelling reasons to watch the finishes. The European Tour The BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth offers a classic, 3-way race. … Continue reading
Posted in LPGA Tour, Mastery Sunday, Tournament Previews, Women In Golf
Tagged Byron Nelson Championship, Champions Tour, Hale Irwin, Lee Westwood, LPGA Tour, Luke Donald, Matteo Manassero, Ryan Palmer, Sergio Garcia, Wentworth, Women In Golf
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Celebrating Accomplishment
There was this report this morning from AP: Woman Earns Status on the Canadian Tour PARKSVILLE, British Columbia (AP) — Isabelle Beisiegel became the first female player to earn a playing card on a men’s professional golf tour, tying for … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Courage, LPGA Tour, Mastery, Q-School, Women In Golf
Tagged Canadian Tour, Golf, Isabelle Beisiegel, Mastery, Q-School, Women In Golf
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Fragility
I was looking over the first round leaderboard for this week’s European Tour event, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club, in Surrey, England. This tournament is a big deal. At €4.5 million ($6.4 million), it has the biggest purse … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Expectations, Failure, Mastery, Spirituality
Tagged BMW PGA Championship, Golf, Ian Poulter, Luke Donald, Mastery, Matteo Manassero, Wentworth
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The Education of a PGA Tour Player
Even though you work the better part of your life for it, there’s a certain amount of surprise when you finally wind up on the PGA Tour. All of the junior tournaments, all of the high school tournaments, all of … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Confidence, Courage, Doubt, Inside The Ropes, Mastery, Possiblity, Self Realization, Transformation
Tagged Byron Nelson Championship, Gary Woodland, Golf, Jason Day, Mastery
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Byron Nelson Dartboard Picks
Our ongoing little experiment to test the depth of the fields in PGA Tour events continues: how would a randomly selected slate of ten players match up against the ten experts at pgatour.com who attempt to pick the winner each week? … Continue reading
Posted in Mastery, Possiblity, Tournament Previews
Tagged Byron Nelson, Dartboard Picks, Golf, Mastery
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The Face of Golf
I came across a post on GOLF.com written by Damon Hack, Senior Writer, Sports Illustrated, titled “Young Americans seem content to be faces in crowd, rather than face of golf.” In it, he worries that today’s young players just don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Awareness, Consciousness, Failure, Fun, Mastery, Self Realization, Trust
Tagged Bubba Watson, Damon Hack, Golf, International dominance, Mastery, Spirituality
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The Tide Goes Both Ways
On Saturday, as David Toms watched his artfully accumulated 7-shot lead run out with the tide to a 1-shot deficit at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial C.C. in Fort Worth Texas, he had to be asking himself what he … Continue reading
Posted in LPGA Tour, Mastery, Mastery Sunday, The Zone, Trust, Women In Golf
Tagged Charlie Wi, Colonial, David Toms, European Tour, Golf, Ian Poulter, LPGA Tour, Mastery, Match Play, Suzanne Pettersen, Women In Golf
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Kryptonite
It’s an old story. A story as old as golf itself. A guy shoots a really low score one day and the next day can’t seem to find the clubface. Superman is dying. Except David Toms’ story is a little … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Confidence, Doubt, Expectations, Mastery, Possiblity, Trust
Tagged Charlie Wi, Colonial, David Toms, Fear, Golf, Mastery
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