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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
Posted in Consciousness, Failure, Mastery
Tagged Failure, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, Kyle Stanley, Mastery, Recovery, Waste Management Phoenix Open
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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
Posted in Consciousness, Mastery, Tournament Previews
Tagged 16th hole, Birds Nest, Golf, Mastery, TPC Scottsdale, Waste Management Phoenix Open
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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
Posted in Mastery, Mastery Sunday
Tagged Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Classic, Brandt Snedeker, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, Graeme McDowell, Kyle Stanley, La Jolla, Mastery, Robert Rock, Rory McIlroy, Thomas Bjorn, Tiger Woods
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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
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery
Tagged Ben Hogan, Consciousness, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, La Jolla, Mastery, Phil Mickelson
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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
Posted in Mastery, Tournament Previews
Tagged Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Classic, Brandt Snedeker, Camilo Villegas, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, Jhonattan Vegas, Keegan Bradley, Kyle Stanley, La Jolla, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Mastery, Nick Watney, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
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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
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Mastery, Possiblity, The Zone
Tagged Consciousness, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, Kyle Stanley, La Jolla, Mastery, Spencer Levin, The Zone
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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
Posted in Mastery, Tournament Previews
Tagged Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Classic, Farmers Insurance Open, Golf, J.B. Holmes, La Jolla, Mastery, Tiger Woods
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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
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Ego, Fear, Love, Mastery, The Zone
Tagged Consciousness, Ego, Golf, Mastery, Spiritual Essence, Spirituality
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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
Posted in Consciousness, Mastery, Self Realization, Tournament Previews
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Brandel Chamblee, Golf, Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, Martin Kaymer, Mastery, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
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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
Posted in Mastery, Mastery Sunday, Trust
Tagged Golf, Humana Challenge, Jeff Maggert, John Mallinger, Johnson Wagner, La Quinta, Mark Wilson, Mastery, Robert Garrigus, Zach Johnson
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