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Monthly Archives: November 2012
The Virtue in Struggle
A reader sent me a transcript from NPR’s Morning Edition. The feature, “Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning,” is a very interesting portrait of the counterintuitive and fundamental differences in each culture’s approach to learning. She … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Consciousness, LPGA Tour, Mastery, PGA Tour, Q-School
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, K.J. Choi, LPGA Tour, Mastery, Meen Whee Kim, Na Yeon Choi, NPR, PGA Tour, Q-School, Se Ri Pak
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Tiger’s World Challenge: The Bandits of Sherwood Forest
It’s that time of the year again when Tiger Woods beckons the elite players on the PGA Tour and almost all of them answer the call. Why? Well, not only because it’s Tiger Woods doing the asking, a distinction most … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Mastery
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Mastery, Sherwood Country Club, Tiger Woods, World Challenge
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Q-School: The Last Best Hope
One last time, it’s that time of the year. One last time for the “Fall Classic.” One last time for the “Direct to the Tour” Q-School. After this year, the Q-School goes the way of the buggy whip to be … Continue reading
Posted in Mastery, PGA Tour, Q-School
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Mastery, Nicklaus Tournament Course, PGA West, Q-School, TPC Stadium Course
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Anchored Putters II
Well, the USGA and R&A’s long awaited decision on whether they are going to ban the long putter (i.e. anchored putters) is upon us. They have feinted — or maybe it was just golf gossips fainting — that the announcement … Continue reading
Posted in Mastery, Putting
Tagged Anchored Putters, Consciousness, Golf, John Paul Newport, Mastery, Wall Street Journal
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Rory McIlroy: Master of All He Surveys
Justin Rose had a great week at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. He shot 68, 68, 69, 62 for the four days. The 62 on the last day was 10-under and set a new course record by two shots. … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, European Tour, Mastery, Patience
Tagged Consciousness, DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Golf, Justin Rose, Mastery, Nick Faldo, Payne Stewart, Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
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Rory and Luke: Dual in the Desert
Two masterful performances came out of the third round of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai…otherwise known as the European Tour Championship. The first would have to be Rory McIlroy’s. He and Luke Donald started the day tied for the … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Consciousness, European Tour, Mastery, Mastery Sunday
Tagged Branden Grace, Charl Schwartzel, Consciousness, DP World Tour Championship, Golf, Louis Oosthuizen, Luke Donald, Marc Warren, Mastery, Rory McIlroy
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Sergio Garcia: An Enigma Wrapped in a Golf Pro
The headline coming out of the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, is that Rory McIlroy, Scot Marc Warren and Luke Donald are all tied for the lead at the halfway point. McIlroy overcame a bout of what he self-diagnosed as … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Anger, Consciousness, Ego, Expectations, Mastery, Ryder Cup, Self Realization
Tagged Consciousness, DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Golf, Luke Donald, Marc Warren, Mastery, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia, Tiger Woods
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Dubai Time Warp
Okay, see if you can follow this: Graeme McDowell tweets that he’s catching the Patriots/Jets game in Dubai over breakfast…while I’m watching it after dinner in Arizona as I’m getting ready to write about what he did Thursday…as he’s getting … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, European Tour, Mastery
Tagged Consciousness, DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, European Tour, Golf, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Luke Donald, Mastery, Rory McIlroy
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Thanksgiving at Desert Mountain
I walked out onto the back patio of my cottage in shorts and a golf shirt. The concrete was warm under my bare feet, the Arizona sun warm on my legs. It was seventy degrees, windless and twenty percent humidity. … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Coaching, Mastery, Thanksgiving
Tagged Consciousness, Desert Mountain Club, Golf, Golf Performance Center, Mastery, Sonoran Fitness Center
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Adam Scott Interview at Golf.com
Here is an excellent interview with Aussie, Adam Scott, by Alan Bastable at Golf.com. Until his stellar play in this year’s British Open, Scott had fallen from “next best player” status to lazy pretty boy who liked his time off … Continue reading
Posted in Commitment, Expectations, Mastery, Self Realization
Tagged Adam Scott, Consciousness, Golf, Mastery, Steve Williams, Tiger Woods
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