Monthly Archives: April 2014

“Breakthrough at Burneyville”

We’ve all heard of Charlie Sifford and Lee Elder, but a family man from Los Angeles, Pete Brown, was the first African-American to win a PGA Tour event. The Waco Turner Open Invitational was an opposite-field event [the Tournament of … Continue reading

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The Current State of Tiger Woods

I get more questions about Tiger Woods than just about anyone else. One of my most enduring posts, “Why Tiger Changed His Swing,” was in response to one such question from a friend. That was in June of 2011 and … Continue reading

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Lydia Ko: No. 2 in the World and Time’s Top 100 Most Influential

Lydia Ko continues to amaze. She just turned 17 this week (“I’ve been 16 for a long time”) and after Sunday’s 1-shot win at the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic at the Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City (San Francisco), … Continue reading

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Ben Martin’s Magical Mystery Round

Ben Martin came out of the chute on Thursday at the Zurich Classic with a course-record by two shots, 62, and I’ve been writing about him ever since. He followed that round up with a 5-under 67, a nice surprise, … Continue reading

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Ben Martin Keeps It Going With a 67 at Zurich Classic

So often when a player shoots 62, the next day he shoots 72. Not always, but no one is surprised. And when the players shoots 67 the next day, everybody is pleasantly surprised…and starts thinking that it might be the … Continue reading

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Ben Martin Leads Zurich Classic After a 62

Ben Martin shot a course-record 62 in the first round of the Zurich Classic. That put him two shots in front of the rest of the field at the TPC Louisiana in Avendale, Louisiana. Andrew Svoboda is the first player … Continue reading

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Mastery Lessons in a Catastrophic Computer Failure

Did you miss me? It’s been five days since my last post but it feels like it’s been forever. Saturday morning I fired up “Old Faithful” and got the dreaded “blue screen.” It’s happened before, but it’s always given me … Continue reading

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RBC Heritage: A Test in Patience

Well, the PGA Tour ought to be getting used to this. Friday afternoon, play was called when heavy afternoon rains made the round unplayable. With temperatures in the low 60s at the Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South … Continue reading

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Scott Langley: Lessons From a Rookie Year

Matt Kuchar, William McGirt and Scott Langley are tied for the lead after the first round of the 2014 RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina. They managed to get around the par 71 Harbour Town Golf Links — a … Continue reading

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Jordan Spieth: Reflections on His Masters

As we all know by now, Jordan Spieth finished T2 with Jonas Blixt at the 2014 Masters and three strokes behind Bubba Watson, Bubba winning his second green jacket. With Tiger out recovering from back surgery and Phil missing the … Continue reading

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