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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
Posted in Accomplishment, Mastery
Tagged Andy Williams Open, Consciousness, Golf, Jack Nicklaus, Mastery, Pete Brown, Tom Wieskopf, Tony Jacklin, Waco Turner Open Invitational
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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
Posted in Commitment, Expectations, Mastery, Patience, Possiblity
Tagged Bob Carney, Consciousness, Golf, Golf Digest, Mastery, Tiger Woods
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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
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Expectations, LPGA Tour, Mastery, Self Realization, Women In Golf
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Lake Merced, LPGA Tour, Lydia Ko, Mastery, Stacy Lewis, Swinging Skirts, Women In Golf
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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
Posted in Acceptance, Accomplishment, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Doubt, Expectations, Freedom, Mastery, Self Realization
Tagged Andrew Svoboda, Ben Martin, Consciousness, Golf, Jeff Overton, Keegan Bradley, Mastery, Robert Streb, Seung-Yul Noh, Zurich Classic
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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
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Consciousness, Expectations, Freedom, Intention, Mastery, Patience, Self Realization, Transformation
Tagged Andrew Svoboda, Ben Martin, Consciousness, Golf, Mastery, Robert Streb, Seung-Yul Noh
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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
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Expectations, Failure, Mastery, Patience, Self Realization, Transformation
Tagged Ben Martin, Consciousness, Golf, Jim Furyk, K.J. Choi, Mastery, New Orleans, Zurich Classic
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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
Posted in Acceptance, Awareness, Consciousness, Freedom, Mastery, Patience, Self Realization, Transformation, Trust
Tagged Computer Problems, Consciousness, Golf, Golf-as-Life, Mastery
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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
Posted in Acceptance, Awareness, Consciousness, Expectations, Mastery, Patience, Weather
Tagged Billy Hurley III, Consciousness, Golf, Harbour Town, Hilton Head, K.J. Choi, Luke Donald, Mastery, RBC Heritage, Robert Allenby, Scott Langley
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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
Posted in Acceptance, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Expectations, Mastery, Self Realization
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Harbour Town, Harris English, Hilton Head, Mastery, Matt Kuchar, RBC Heritage, Scott Langley, William McGirt
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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
Posted in Acceptance, Accomplishment, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Fun, Mastery, Patience, Self Realization
Tagged Bubba Watson, Consciousness, Golf, Jonas Blixt, Jordan Spieth, Mastery, The Masters
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