Monthly Archives: June 2012

AT&T National: The Ghost Town Invitational

What if you gave a golf tournament and nobody came? That’s basically what happened to Saturday’s third round in the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. But in one of the strangest twists ever on the PGA … Continue reading

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AT&T National at Congressional: Smokin’ Hot

Hunter Mahan had a manly round in the stifling heat at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. The boys expected Friday’s second round of the AT&T National to be oppressive, but it was worse than that. And in that heat, … Continue reading

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Vijay Singh: Finally Figured It Out

I don’t know what it was that attracted me to Vijay Singh’s name when I was looking at the list of the field Wednesday for the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. I take that back, I … Continue reading

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Congressional: The U.S. Open All Over Again

Tiger Wood’s AT&T National kicks off Thursday at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. This was the same course last year where Rory McIlroy won the U.S. Open by eight strokes over Australia’s Jason Day. It’s almost as if … Continue reading

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Letting Go

The key factor in playing high-quality golf, no matter your level, is to play in a state of equanimity. e·qua·nim·i·ty (noun) mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. That state is fostered and enhanced … Continue reading

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Golf as a Right-Brain Work of Art

As my own golf education has progressed, I have been making the case that the less a player thinks about his swing and the more he things about his target, the better the outcome will be. But this is counterintuitive … Continue reading

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Brittany Lang: Winner…and Duke too

If you didn’t catch the finish of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic at the Gray Silo Golf Course in Waterloo, Canada, you missed a good one. There was a four-way playoff with: Brittany Lang, Hee Kyung Seo, Inbee Park and … Continue reading

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Nicole Hage: Can She Keep Believing?

Nicole Hage has been on the LPGA Tour since 2008 when she got through the 2007 Q-School on her first try. Not much has gone right since. It’s not that she’s a bad player; you get through Q-School and you’re … Continue reading

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The Quality of the Present Moment

Deepak Chopra got Retweeted by someone I follow on Twitter: The quality of the present moment is all that matters so make it joyous. Yeah, sure, Deepak. But then I got to thinking about it and I remembered all those … Continue reading

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Davis Love III on Harvey Penick

The 20th Anniversary Edition of the golf instruction classic, Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book, has just been published and Davis Love was invited to write the Introduction. It is a fascinating insight into golf connections most of us never knew … Continue reading

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