Monthly Archives: July 2012

The PGA Tour Home Stretch

Did you get caught flatfooted this year again like I did? Last year I was minding my own business when I finally realized that the regular season had but three tournaments left to go. I immediately put out a post … Continue reading

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Russell Martin: Another Sport’s Mastery

A reader sent me a link to this New York Times story about Russell Martin, the New York Yankees’ catcher. In, “For Catcher, Mastering Mind Games Within the Game,” David Walstein, writes about a day in the life of Martin. … Continue reading

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Scott Piercy: Staying in the Zone

There were a lot of good results to chose from Sunday. I could have written about Fred Couples winning the Senior British Open at Turnberry by two strokes over journeyman Gary Hallberg whose career has been resuscitated by his arrival … Continue reading

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On The Majesty of Human Beings

When I write about Tiger, the world beats a path to my blog. When I write about a guy named Scott Piercy leading the Canadian Open, as I did for the last two days, fewer people care. When I write … Continue reading

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Scott Piercy: A Boring 67

Scott Piercy had another good day of golf shooting 67 to maintain a share of the lead at the Canadian Open. The only mild disappointment was that it didn’t match Thursday’s course-tying record 62 at the Hamilton G&CC in Ancaster, … Continue reading

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Scott Piercy: “I get really mad generally”

A couple of interesting things in the transcript of Thursday’s leader at the Canadian Open, Scott Piercy. Speaking after his record-tying 62 at the Hamilton G&CC in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, he responded to a question about his temperament: How would … Continue reading

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Go Ahead: Just Call It Fear

This is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, Going For It!: A Spiritual Adventure on the Champions Tour: I was playing a practice round in Park City, Utah, with another qualifier who could hit the ball prodigious distances. He was … Continue reading

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Scott Stallings Won: Why We Should Care

While most of the world was paying attention to the British Open last week, Scott Stallings was quietly notching his second win on the PGA Tour. The True South Classic at the Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi, was the … Continue reading

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Adam Scott: We Don’t Have to Worry About Him

In the immediate aftermath of his shocking collapse in the British Open at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Adam Scott sat down with the media to discuss what happened. After a birdie on 14, it appeared that the tournament was … Continue reading

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Ernie Els Has a Ben Crenshaw Moment

On the eve of the 1999 Ryder Cup singles matches, with the Americans hopelessly behind 10 – 6, Captain Ben Crenshaw famously predicted that his team would rally for what everyone knew was a highly improbable victory. Inspired by his … Continue reading

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