Green Posse

What’s going on in the golf world? Glad you asked! Here’s the latest:

Tiger’s Fitness Regimen (Geoff Shackelford). Intense? Yeah, a little bit.
U.S. Open & Golf courses for women (The Golf Chick). Golf For Women magazine lists its top 50 courses, and the Golf Chick is there to read and critique.
U.S. Women’s Open: Is Annika Sorenstam a Factor? (Armchair Golf Blog). A quick reminder not to forget about Sorenstam. As if anyone could…
New Woods on path (St. Petersburg Times). Tiger’s niece, 16-year-old Cheyenne Woods, is starting to get attention for her golf game.
John Garrity’s Top 50 (Golf.com). Speaking of top courses, …read more

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What’s going on at the Buick Open? The Golf Blogger is there and offers a behind-the-scenes look. Beyond how to pronounce Grand Blanc, we learn a little about the practice routine of Jim Furyk and other pros, as well as the level of skill with which they play:
It was amazing just how far and accurately they hit the ball. I saw only a couple of shots go awry, and those was only a couple of yards off. If the players performed in competition like they did in practice, the winning score would be thirty under. The fact that the scores …read more

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The Players Championship starts this week and there’s been a whole lot of spectacle surrounding it already. After last year’s tournament, the PGA leveled the clubhouse and built a brand new mansion that also doubles as a clubhouse for the world’s best golfers. The PGA also renovated some of the greens and bunkers and generally made changes to the course that will allegedly make it play a little tougher this year.
However, in spite of the PGA blue-suits wanting to make this the 5th major, I just don’t see the point. The title “Grand Slam” implies certain things: …read more

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