Obviously, the quick answer from most avid players is that there is never too much golf. Well, I will admit that I think that golf is very important past time – hobby – lifestyle, there is a time where I find that I need a short break from the game. I need to recharge my batteries, both physically and mentally, and step away to do different things. The challenge is to know when that time is before it becomes a forced rest.
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The Golf Game Roller Coaster
Any golfer who plays more than once in awhile understands that there are times in their game where things just do not make sense. Everything will be going along just fine then ‘BAM’ nothing works. Like some of the players at the US Open (Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott to name a few) I am playing like I own the course, then an anvil drops on my head.
Continue reading2019 US Open – Final Day
Congratulations Gary Woodland on winning the 2019 US Open. This last round was riddled with low scores and players making charges only to fall short. The two players who had the best chance, Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka, struggled through holes 10 through 15. Their approach shots were not as accurate as in previous rounds and as a result could not get were not even the score at anytime during the round.
Continue readingCrazy Things That Happen on the Golf Course!
We all have stories about the crazy things that to us on the golf course. I have plenty and like to tell a few to my friends as we have a libation around the fire pit. I have one that happened yesterday that I thought would be fun to share. It has all the makings for a fantastic story with a tragic ending.
Continue readingGetting Out of Trouble Like Phil Mickelson
As an amateur, we find the most unusual places on the golf course for our ball to hid. We do not intentionally place ourselves in these predicaments, but alas hit happens all to often. Professional golfers do so, but with less frequency. The challenge is how to respond to these wayward shots and to make something out of nothing. Phil Mickelson is one of the best of all time at extracting himself from trouble and I wonder what is secret really is to see the shot and the hazard?
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