Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Resiliency Of The Human Spirit

While many on the internet were writing off Kyle Stanley after his flaming, quite public loss at the Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, last week, he is learning that a lot of people have more than a little sympathy … Continue reading

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The Coliseum of Scottsdale

If it’s Super Bowl weekend, it must be time for the Super Bowl of golf, the Waste Management Phoenix Open. If you haven’t been to this thing yet, it’s time to get it off your bucket list and get yourself … Continue reading

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Two Big Surprises

The two big surprises were Tiger Woods going flat on the back nine in Abu Dhabi, unable to make a birdie and Kyle Stanley blowing a five-stroke lead coming down the strectch in La Jolla. Mysteriously, all of Tiger’s consistency … Continue reading

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Taking It From The Range To The Course

There was a very interesting thing that happened in Thursday’s first round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California. Phil Mickelson shot 77. Shocking right? It was just as shocking to him. I don’t feel like … Continue reading

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A Round Is Never Ruined Until It’s Ruined

Very intesting stuff going on on both sides of the world. In the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club in the United Arab Emerites, the beginning of the week was filled with anticipation. They had the … Continue reading

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How To Shoot A 62

It’s not what you think, some treatise on the swing mechanics necessary to bring a golf course to its knees. No. Instead its an oft-repeated treatise on the mental state necessary to bring your ego to its knees, although it … Continue reading

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Clash of the Titans

This week’s tournaments provide a rare occasion where the PGA Tour and the European Tour have equally significant events at the same time. The PGA Tour is in La Jolla, California for the Farmers Insurance Open. It’s played on the iconic … Continue reading

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Living A Life In Love

One of the things the ego is chronically engaged in is evaluation. In golf, it could be, “Am I better than him?” or, “That guy’s a serious threat to me.” In these two instances, on the one hand, we lead a life seeking … Continue reading

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Sneakin’ Into Abu Dhabi

The European Tour’s three warm-up tournaments in Africa are in the books and the Tour now rolls into Abu Dhabi. And this is relevant why? It’s relevant for two reasons: The Abu Dhabi event is top-heavy with players at the … Continue reading

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Sometimes Steady Is Good Enough

This is this week’s face of elite golf on the PGA Tour and, unless you follow the PGA Tour fairly closely, you probably never heard of him. He’s Mark Wilson, all 5′ 8″ and 145 pounds of him. He won the Humana … Continue reading

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