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Archive for October 2007

October 27th, 2007

Canadian golfer Danny King advances to second stage Q-School

Congrats to Danny King of Milton Ontario as he advances to the second stage of Q- School qualifying after posting a 4 under 284 at the CypressWood GC in Spring TX. After opening with a shaky round of 73 and and a presumably not so fun 76, he finished strong with rounds of […]

By Michael Stramba -- 0 comments

October 27th, 2007

Second last chance for top 125 at Ginn sur Mer Classic

Heading into the weekend play for the Ginn sur Mer Classic, a number of players are in position to possibly “save their year”, and gain coveted exempt status for the 2008 season.
The Leaders Bob Estes, and Tommy Armour don’t have too much to worry about, with Estes at #118 and Armour at #113, but Steve […]

By Michael Stramba -- 0 comments

October 22nd, 2007

Mike Weir Wins Frys’ Electronics Open

Congratulations to Mike Weir for winning the Frys’ Electronics Open, after he shot a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Australia’s Mark Hensby.
It’s  great to see Mike back on his game, and hopefully his  success will continue in 2008.
It was Mike’s first victory since he won the 2004 Nissan Open.
He finished at […]

By Michael Stramba -- 1 comment

October 20th, 2007

On Golf-Course Urination Protocol

I was just cyber-visiting one of the golf forums, where a very important (in the micro-world of the “recreational golf universe”) was raised :
The question was posed :
“What is the etiquette on relieving yourself on the course when playing in a
mixed foursome? With people you know, its obviously no problem. But today,
playing as a single, […]

By Michael Stramba -- 13 comments

October 17th, 2007

Why isn’t the average golfer improving ?

Mike Pedersen wrote an article last month about the Top 5 Reasons Golfers Don’t Improve and he listed some good reasons why the average golfer is not improving.
As I wrote in my comment on Mike’s site :
The “lack of improvement statistic” story, seems to have been around forever, and while it may in fact […]

By Michael Stramba -- 3 comments

October 15th, 2007

Everybody’s a nice guy until …

.. they have a problem”
That phrase was uttered to me many years ago, by the head pro at the club I was working at.
Even though the club was private, they did have a limited number of “outside/company” tournaments each year, to generate revenue.
I was working in the pro-shop during one of those tournaments, when one […]

By Michael Stramba -- 5 comments

October 15th, 2007

Frys.com Open - One good week is all it takes

After a disapointing year that included 6 missed cuts, tour rookie George McNiell won his first P.G.A. tour event, Sunday, at the Frys.com open.
The 32 year old 2007 Q-school medalist, fired a solid final round 67, with only one bogey, that coming on the last hole which he was playing with a 5 stroke lead.
Mike […]

By Michael Stramba -- 1 comment

October 12th, 2007

Birdie Fest at Frys.com open in Las Vegas

After the second round of the Frys.com Open Garrett Willis, D.J. Trahan and
George McNeill, are tied for the lead at 13-under.
Further evidence of the “birdifest” is that the next ten players on the leader board are all each at least -10.
The amazing thing is that these thirteen players average position on the money list is […]

By Michael Stramba -- 0 comments

October 11th, 2007

Golf Beginner - Keep Your Head Down

The most common reason I see golfers not able to keep their “head down” (i.e. stable spine angle), is that their body motion is often almost non-existent, the motion being “all arms”, the cause usually being “dead legs” , i.e. “flat footed” or “locked up” knees.
If a (relatively) forceful swing of the arms […]

By Michael Stramba -- 0 comments

October 10th, 2007

The Masters brand

Today on the Masters web site :
“Billy Payne, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament,announced today three new strategic relationships as part of a worldwide initiative to utilize the Masters brand to further promote the game of golf.”
The Masters “brand” ?
What the heck is that?
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