The Golf Page: Enjoying 'the good land' (The Salt Lake Tribune)EFFECTIVE PRACTICE Most of us lead very busy lives and usually don't have the time to put a lot into practicing golf. We are part-time players. Here's what I suggest: Practice in small increments of time. Try to give all areas of your game attention. The fundamentals are especially important. Spend 15 minutes on grip, setup, routine, alignment and ball position. Much of this can be done
Korns is a wealth of golf knowledge (Deseret Morning News)Billy Korns moves a little slower than he used to, but his golf mind remains a computer hard drive. The six-time Utah State Amateur champion (1941, '42, '46, '48, '50, '51) showed up this past weekend at the 108th affair at Soldier Hollow.
Wie takes swing at history in PGA Tour (AP via Yahoo! News)Michelle Wie feels all grown up now. She looked like she belonged on the PGA Tour, one shot better than the cut line with momentum on her side last year at the John Deere Classic. Then came a double bogey on her 15th hole with two shots into a bunker and three putts from 20 feet. Her next shot sailed far right of the green, smacking off a cart path. And after missing the cut by two shots, it was
Beck is the doctor' of golf (The Farmington Daily Times)FARMINGTON — Bob Beck didn't swing a golf club for the first time until he was 40 years old. And while he admits to not getting out on the course as much as he'd like, Beck spends plenty of time these days building, repairing and fitting golf clubs.
2006 U.S. Open: A Signing with Claude Harmon (Sports Illustrated)I was walking past Powell's Books in Portland when a sidewalk sign caught my eye: BOOK SIGNING! THE PRO BY CLAUDE (BUTCH) HARMON JR. 7 P.M. It was 7:15, and the movie I planned to see -- Mission Impossible III -- didn't start until 10. Besides, how often do you get to trade literary gossip with the man Golf Digest has named the No. 1 swing coach in the world?
Golf takes to the launch pad (Baltimore Sun)Radar technology, computer software can give an average player the right fit Bobby Jones - perhaps the greatest golfer of all time - has been dead for nearly 35 years, so it's impossible to know for certain. But it's probably safe to assume that Jones never foresaw a day when golfers from all around the world would be using missile defense technology to help them hit a golf ball farther at
5-year-old already a golf champ (The Cincinnati Post)WINCHESTER - Jansen Preston isn't even in school yet. The 5-year-old will be entering kindergarten this fall, but for now, he's enjoying his life as a young amateur on the golf course. He's playing with the best players within his age group.
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