Ryder Cup Spanish Armada Sets Team Benchmark
The enduring partnership of Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal defined Ryder Cup greatness with 11-2-2 through 1993 and 1994 high points, their synergy fueling victories and mentor dynamic. With Seve gone and Sergio Garcia rising, anticipation asks if a new Invincible pairing can emerge this year.
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Sergio Garcia
Henry Holt
Tee or Ground Play on Par 3s Pro Tip
Pro tip favors using a tee on par 3s to avoid fat hits and grass interference. Teeing gives true club distance and solid contact, reducing jumpers. Tour players often tee, but some use ground for grooved swings or special shots. Email TJ Insider with questions.
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Golf Magazine September Issue Preview
Don’t miss the September issue featuring Hank Kuehne, last year’s amateur champion, noted for longer drives than Tiger Woods. Profiles include Top 100 Courses in the US and the World, gear article Simplifying the Science of Golf, Curtis Strange on caddies and John Daly, and Ryder Cupper Peter Alliss now a broadcaster.
Fixing Your Chicken Wing in the Golf Downswing
The article explains the coming over the top move in golf, its link to a bad downswing path, and how it causes pulls and slices. It emphasizes staying patient at the top, preventing the trail shoulder and hands from racing down, and using a drill to hold the extended position past impact to remove the chicken wing.
Quote of the Week from Will Rogers
A Will Rogers maxim notes that people never feel low enough to take up golf yet can become so angry with themselves they forget to hate their enemies. The line reflects Rogers humorous philosophy on self awareness and rivalries.
Viagra prize dropped from Chequers Golf Classic event
Pfizer withdraws a one year Viagra prize for the Chequers Golf Classic and will replace it with cash. Organizers had offered the impotence drug to the first two players who ace the course but switched to cash. University of Texas sophomore David Gossett won the 99th U S Amateur at Pebble Beach defeating Sung Yoon Kim 9 and 8.
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David Gossett
U.S
Pebble Beach
Sung Yoon Kim
Nathaniel Crosby
Palm Beach PGA Teacher Dr. Tomasi Honored in Top 100
Dr. T J Tomasi, director of the Players School at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, is named a member of Golf Magazine's Top 100 Teachers for 1999 and is listed as a Class A PGA teaching professional.
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Palm Beach
Golf Lever Mechanics and Wrist Setting
A historical note explains how the body and golf club form a lever to increase power. It cites keeping the left arm at about 90 degrees to the shaft and cocking the wrists as key techniques, also referred to as setting the wrists.
Ryder Cup money row fuels PGA debate among stars
Golf fans and top players weigh in as controversy over how Ryder Cup funds are distributed grows. Tom Kite Lee Janzen Tiger Woods Mark O'Meara David Duval Jack Nicklaus Scott Hoch join readers voicing opinions on player pay and charity allocation.
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Lee Janzen
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Mark O'Meara
David Duval
Jack Nicklaus
Scott Hoch
Mitch
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