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Four Golf Rules Involving The Golf Ball

Golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes answers four questions relating to the golf ball and the rules of golf below. GOLF BALL – RULES OF GOLF QUESTION 1 : I have a golf question about the Rules. My golf partner on the tee box was just […]

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A Decade Of Memories In The Majors.

The 00’s have officially passed us by and with it goes one of the most memorable decades in major championship golf history. The dominance of Tiger Woods was a hallmark of the past ten years and while the great man did produce some of the most impressive golf in major history there were other players […]

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Do you know these 2 Rules of Golf?

Here are a couple of recent golf rule questions I received in the past week. Thankfully golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes was on hand to give an accurate answer to each one. GOLF BALL – RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Hi Andy, Thank you for all […]

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Golf Needs Tiger’s Roar

The obituaries were being penned the minute Tiger let go of his club in disgust. Cutting a forlorn figure at Turnberry Tiger Woods huffed, puffed and ultimately slumped to a missed cut. Suddenly the press were circling like sharks. The subtext is clearly that great sections of the golfing media feel excluded from Tiger’s inner […]

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Download Free 90th US PGA Factsheet Now

Following on from the success of these factsheets: 2007 Open Championship Factsheet 2008 US Masters Factsheet 2008 US Open Factsheet 2008 Open Champioinship I have produce this 2008 US PGA Championship Factsheet This 2008 US PGA Championship Factsheet is perfect for bringing you right up to speed for the event starting on Thursday 7th August. […]

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Time to Phil his Boots

I’m not a sports psychologist. So, I suppose, my opinion on this isn’t worth a damn. But here goes. I would argue that Tiger’s enforced absence (the rehabilitation of the knee has begun – could the superman of world sport return quicker than we expected?) represents an opportunity for the rest of the field. An […]

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Nicklaus’ Legacy Helps Make Tiger What He Is

With so much talk about Tiger Woods – whether we love him or hate him, whether or not swearing on the fairways is okay because athletes in other sports do it, whether or not he will win the Grand Slam in 2008 – it’s good to sometimes sit back, collect our thoughts and consider why […]

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Tiger’s Major Passion Fails to Diminish His Appetite for ‘Regular’ Success

Recently, several readers commented on Tiger Woods’ mental approach to his game. They wrote about how his mental strength, more than his physical skills, is what separates him from the other players. If that is the case, then Woods’ recent comments makes his performances on a weekly basis even more amazing. According to a Reuters […]

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Greg Norman: What Could Have Been…

Those who watched the Shark Shootout presented by Merrill Lynch this weekend were treated with a rare glimpse of Greg Norman. A blast from the past if you will – or a return to competition of one of the game’s all-time dynamic figures. Granted, The Shark Shootout is a team event with a format that […]

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Another Major Season Ends With A Minor

And so the major season ends for another year. 2007’s big four will be remembered for a variety of reasons. Zach Johnson, Angel Cabrera and Padraig Harrington clinched their first major wins. If they are to be breakthrough wins only time will tell. But at the USPGA it was a return to form. Tiger was […]

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Can Justin Rose Top Nick Faldo’s Major Record?

For years, the golf world has been waiting for Justin Rose’s follow up to his thrilling debut at the 1998 British Open. The then 17 year old amateur made his splash with a solid 4th place finish – but more memorably, with a remarkable holed birdie pitch on the 72nd hole. “The shot” wasn’t enough […]

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Masters Imitating U.S. Open?

It has always been the USGA’s mission to protect par in all its championships. To that end, they set up golf courses to play extremely difficult – so difficult in fact, that only once (Tiger Woods in 2000) in its long history, has a player finished a Men’s U.S. Open at -10 or lower. In […]

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