I was listening to ESPN talk radio yesterday and heard one of the talking heads bring up this subject.  I thought “Wait a minute, are you crazy?”.  But then I listened some more and realized what he was asking.  He wasn’t saying Tiger was underrated;  he was really asking this question  “Can the #1 player in a sport be undervalued?”  In regards to Tiger, it’s actually a great question.

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I love the Majors, those four tournaments that seem to bring out the best in all of the PGA Tour golfers.  Don’t get me wrong, I love all golf, but I especially love the drama that always seems to come with the big tournaments and so I’m excited about this coming weekend.  Fathers Day and the US Open, what could be better. (more…)

I just read an article that John Daly wants to take his golf more seriously.  Here is the article if you want to read it yourself:   John Daly.   But I found the article interesting in part because I am fascinated by the story of John Daly.  (more…)

Golf Nut,   I am a relative beginner at golf.  I shoot between 105 and 113 or so.  But I love the game and am working to get better.  One thing that I am really struggling with is my chips around the green.  I can’t seem to get these short shorts with my pitching or sand wedge to work.  I either end up way short or knock far off the other side of the green.  Any  help would be appreciated.

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I recently saw some numbers about the greens in regulation (GIR) statistics for the pro golfers on the Tour.  The average pro hits twelve green in regulations.  Wow, don’t we wish we could do that? Now I don’t expect us amateur golfers to compete with the pros, but how can you hit more greens?  Read on to find out more. (more…)

Angel Cabrera won the 2009 Masters golf tournament in a two hole playoff today. Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry were tied with Cabrera at the end of 72 holes leading to the playoff on holes number 18 and 10. When I step back and look at this year’s edition of the Masters, it represents one of the things that I love about golf.

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Every amatuer golfer has their favorite pro golfer. And we all tend to have a favorite golf tournament, especially if you are talking about the Majors. I love the Masters. I have been fortunate enough to attend the tournament several times and, for a golfer, there is just nothing like it. I am especially looking forward to this year’s Masters for a variety of reasons.

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I have been asked a number of times from our golf visitors and newsletter subscribers how to control hitting a draw or a fade when it is needed for a particular shot on the golf course. I have hesitated to talk about this because, in my opinion, it is a difficult thing to do for many amateur golfers. But so many people have requested this that I am going to give in with some cautions.

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Dear Golf Nut, please help me. My golf swing seems to have completely fallen apart! In my last three rounds of golf, I can’t hit anything consistently except my putter. Nothing seems to work. Do you have any good golf drills for me to try?

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I was reminded today of a great tip that I got from a caddy about twelve years ago. It’s geared towards the struggle that I believe most golfers have at some point. Missing those short putts between 3 feet and 5 feet out. And I’m not talking about the yips. Just when you keep missing to the left, to the right, not consistently to one side or the other, but just missing way too many of these putts and costing yourself tons of strokes on the golf course. And when I was struggling with this, a great caddy who has since then gone to the great golf course in heaven gave me a great drill to fix this.

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Yes you read that right! Pro golfer Henrik Stenson took his clothes off in the opening round of the CA Championship golf tournament yesterday. He shot a 69 and was only 4 shots off the lead after his “eventful” round of golf. What exactly happened and were golf fans shocked?

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Short game, driver, focus on putting, improve my chipping? I get lots of questions from visitors and subscribers to our newsletter about where they should focus to improve their golf game. I will be doing an article on this shortly, but I wanted to get feedback from all of you other golf nuts out there about what you think the focus should be.

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Are you always wishing that you had a swing like Tiger or Ernie? Well as amateur golfers, I think that we should probably forget about that. But we can learn from watching the pros. And here is an opportunity for you to watch your favorite pro golfer in slow motion and see what he/she does in their full swing and maybe pick up a tip or too. It’s also pretty cool.

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