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Tag Archives: Tom Watson
The continuing furor over Tom Watson’s Ryder Cup captaincy
The furor over Tom Watson’s imperial Ryder Cup captaincy rages on. No less that three very detailed articles have come out with insider details that paint a fairly dismal picture of Watson’s “Gut” management system. Much of it begins with … Continue reading
Posted in Consciousness, Expectations, Failure, Inside The Ropes, Mastery, Ryder Cup
Tagged Jim McCabe, Paul Azinger, Phil Mickelson, Rex Hoggard, Ryder Cup, Shane Ryan, Tom Watson
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Who lost the Ryder Cup for the Americans, dammit!!
So now the recrimination begins. Who lost the Ryder Cup for the Americans? Was it Phil and Keegan because they weren’t that sharp on Friday? Was it Tom Watson for deciding to sit them for both Saturday session? Was it … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Awareness, Consciousness, Expectations, Failure, Fear, Mastery, Practice, Putting, Ryder Cup, Self Realization
Tagged Bubba Watson, Consciousness, Golf, Graeme McDowell, Hunter Mahan, Jim Furyk, Jordan Spieth, Justin Rose, Keegan Bradley, Mastery, Paul Azinger, Ryder Cup, Tom Watson, Webb Simpson
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Were Brookline and Medina miracles or just proof of the power of possibility?
Well, the Americans have managed to back themselves into the same corner they did back in the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline, down 10-6 and needing 8½ points (of 12) on Sunday to win back the Cup. It’s necessary to … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Commitment, Consciousness, Expectations, Improbability, Mastery, Possiblity, Ryder Cup
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Jimmy Walker, Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Mastery, Patrick Reed, Phil Mickelson, Ryder Cup, Tom Watson
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Spieth and Reed: The best story of Ryder Cup Friday
The biggest Friday story of the 2014 Ryder Cup is that the European team won a two-point lead at the end of the day. They were down a point, 2½ to 1½, after the morning Four-Ball matches, but came back … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Confidence, Consciousness, Improbability, Mastery, Possiblity, Ryder Cup
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, Ian Poulter, Jordan Spieth, Mastery, Patrick Reed, Tom Watson
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The Captains on Ryder Cup pressure
There are all manner of narratives about the pressure the players experience in the Ryder Cup. But I thought that the descriptions by Tom Watson and Paul McGinley in their Monday joint media session at Gleneagles Golf Club in Perthshire, … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Consciousness, Expectations, Inside The Ropes, Mastery, Ryder Cup
Tagged Consciousness, Gleneagles Golf Club, Golf, Mastery, Paul McGinley, Ryder Cup, Sam Torrance, Tom Watson
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Chris Kirk: Going through life centered
Like most people, I didn’t pay much attention to Chris Kirk as the season unfolded. He had already won the Viking Classic in 2011, an opposite field event to the British Open. It was played in Madison, Mississippi, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Accomplishment, Awareness, Commitment, Consciousness, Expectations, Mastery, Ryder Cup, Self Realization, The Playoffs
Tagged BMW Championship, Chris Kirk, Consciousness, Deutsche Bank, Golf, Mastery, Ryder Cup, Tom Watson
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Chris Kirk: “I’m not really a big goals guy, just process”
Early in the final-round broadcast of the Deutsche Bank Championship, the NBC announce crew was observing the way that eventual winner, Chris Kirk, carried himself. They were struck by the way that Kirk sort of glides around the course in … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Coaching, Consciousness, Expectations, Inside The Ropes, Mastery, Practice, Ryder Cup, Self Realization, The Playoffs
Tagged Chris Kirk, Consciousness, Deutsche Bank, Golf, Keegan Bradley, Mastery, Rory McIlroy, Ryder Cup, Scott Hamilton, Tom Watson
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Stewart Cink: A Long Way From the British Open
Stewart Cink was the guy who beat the revered Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open. Had Watson won, he would have been the oldest player to win a major at 59 years old. Taking out Watson in the four-hole … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Doubt, Mastery, Self Realization, Trust
Tagged 2009 British Open, Consciousness, Golf, Humana Challenge, La Quita, Mastery, PGA West, Stewart Cink, Tom Watson
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Captain Tom Watson: The Correct View
The Ryder Cup is a little less than two years away, but it’s significance in the game of golf can be measured by all the hoopla generated by the naming of Tom Watson as the U.S. captain for the 2014 … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Coaching, Mastery, Ryder Cup
Tagged Consciousness, Golf, John Feinstein, Mastery, Paul Azinger, PGA, Ryder Cup, Tom Watson
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Masterful Performances
The first round of the Greenbrair Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is in the books and some very interesting performances came out of it. The first would have to be Trevor Immelman who leads by one at 6-under … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishment, Awareness, Confidence, Consciousness, Courage, Mastery
Tagged Billy Mayfair, Derek Lamely, Gary Woodland, Golf, Greenbriar, Mastery, Steven Bowditch, Tom Watson, Trevor Immelman, Webb Simpson
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