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FURYK HELPS USA WIN PRESIDENTS CUP
Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods attended to some unfinished business when they won at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, taking home the much coveted President’s Cup. The victory was made sweeter due to the fact that it was at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club where they lost the same tournament in the year 1998.
Tiger Woods was named as the captain of the American team and this was viewed with much doubt and criticism in the golfing world. But it was Jim Furyk who stole the show. He was the most important member of the team and contributed towards the American victory the most.
MCDOWELL HAS A YEAR TO FORGET
Graeme McDowell became the first Northern Irishmen to win the US Open in June 2010. With the win, his life changed for the better - he soon joined the PGA Tour, which had previously exempted him from playing in some of the the majors for the last five-years.
2010 also saw him make the final putt and help Europe to secure the Ryder Cup victory, with his 5 foot putt in the last match against Hunter Mahan finishing the tournament.
DONALD PULLS OUT OF SHANGHAI
Luke Donald, the World number one golfer, has pulled out of the HSBC championship in Shanghai so that he can be with his wife who is giving birth to the couple’s second child.
The organizers of this HSBC tournament earlier released a statement which said that Luke Donald was hoping that his baby would arrive early but in the end he chose to cancel his trip reluctantly.
SERGIO IS BACK
Everyone's favourite attacking golers is back! After winning his first tournament in over four years, Sergio Garcia has announced his return to the upper echelons of the game!
garcia has fallen out of love with golf in 2009, and struggled to put his game together. A few months spent on the sidelines left him uninspired, and it was only when he helped out Colin Montgomerie as an Assistant Captain at the Ryder Cup that he began to regain his spark. Since then progress has been steady.
HARRINGTON PROVIDES TIPS TO YOUTH
Padraig Harrington provided various tips for the youth in the world to succeed in golf. Twelve pupils from Harmans Water Primary School and 12 children from Ascot Heath Junior School attended Sunningdale Golf Club on Tuesday, May 24, for the visit.
Matthew Whittle, PE co-ordinator at Harmans Water Primary School in Wellington Drive, said: “We took 12 children from Year Six to the visit and Padraig gave a talk to them about the swing and how to stand and gave them tips for their position.
PUTTING: GOLF TIPS
Putting is one of the important aspects of golf and there are many tips for it. This week's guest pro is Thea Davis, who has been the pro at Hermon Meadow Golf Club for 10 years.
Putting accounts for about half of a player's strokes during a round. In the accompanying video, Davis explains the basics of putting.
To get more individualized or advanced instruction, check with a local pro.
GETTING FIT HELPS YOUR GOLF
Beth Daniel won 33 golf titles and is in the World Golf Hall of Fame. She was the 1990 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year, and in 2003 became the oldest winner of an LPGA Tour event. Today, she keeps fit to maintain her performance in charity outings (such as Bethesda Hospital Foundation's Pro-Am recently in Lake Worth) and to be healthy in general.
Why do you keep fit?
PRACTICE YOUR PUTTING
Putting: I hear so many people’s ideas about putting that it wouldn’t leave me any space if I wrote them all down here. However, this one I rarely hear anyone talk about and it is essential that you do it. You must stand still as you putt. Believe it or not, a putter has about 5° of loft, which is there for a purpose. If your body moves, so many things can go wrong.
Remember: All the things you know about the long game, including long-iron shots and rescue clubs, make up only about 50% of the game. The other 50% is short game, including putting, and the mental side of golf.
DREAM: GIRL PLAYS WITH TIGER WOODS
A TEENAGE golfer has rubbed shoulders with the likes of Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia thousands of miles away from home.
Amy Boulden, 17 from Llandudno returns from Dubai next week where she played alongside some of the golf world’s top names whilst also being a caddy.
The amateur golfer chatted to, and got tips from Tiger Woods and caddied for Abu Dhabi’s third richest man at the Omega Dubai Desert classic Pro Am tournament.
PRACTICE YOUR OVERSWING
Did you know that you can't make a change in your swing until you know what it feels like? As an instructor I can either show you on swing analysis software, verbally explain it or get you to feel it. I think the latter is by far the most advantageous for the student of golf.
Let's talk about over-swinging. I have seen a lot of golfers take a swing and a half when they’re swinging the golf club. Maybe trying to get more distance or it just really feels normal. The over-swing can cause a series of complications that can render the swing powerless and encourage a loss of direction.
