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Weekly Ezine August 4/03

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In this edition:


Lowerscoregolf.com wants to remind you that each year we rate the top ten public golf courses in various states and provinces. We are always looking for ratings from recreational golfers and pros. This year we will be expanding to include Utah, South Carolina, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and Florida. Please visit the website to rate a course you have played in these or any other areas.


Last Week on the tours:

Davis Love III let the world know that he is ready for the PGA Championship by dominating a star studded leader board at The International in Colorado. Always my favorite tournament, there was little drama this year, though everyone was playing aggressively as usual. Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson and Retief Goosen also looked good going into the final major of the year where Tiger waits to make sure he does not get shut out of the majors this year.

The PGA Championship is wide open this year with so many veteran major winners playing well. This tournament will probably determine player of the year which is up for grabs by many players for the first time in a few years. Don't forget to pick your favorites at the top of the page to win.

Over in Europe Annika Sorenstam was beaten by Sophie Gustafson. Sorenstam finished third at the HP Open where she was defending. On the LPGA tour, Hee-Won Han edged Wendy Ward in a playoff.

Colin Montgomerie also had a good showing in Europe finishing second with 21 under par. Could he be a contender for the PGA?


Tour results:


PGA Tour:
The International: (modified Stableford Scoring)

1 Davis Love III +46 $900,000.00
T2 Vijay Singh +34 $440,000.00
T2 Retief Goosen +34 $440,000.00
4 Chris DiMarco +33 $240,000.00
5 John Rollins +31 $200,000.00
T6 Phil Mickelson +26 $173,750.00
T6 Ernie Els +26 $173,750.00
8 Geoff Ogilvy +25 $155,000.00
9 Charles Howell III +24 $145,000.00
T10 Bob Tway +23 $125,000.00
T10 Robert Allenby +23 $125,000.00
T10 Paul Casey +23 $125,000.00


Champion's Tour:
3M Championship:

1 Wayne Levi -11
T2 Morris Hatalsky -10
T2 Gil Morgan -10
T4 Graham Marsh -9
T4 Bob Murphy -9
T4 Ben Crenshaw -9
T7 Des Smyth -8
T7 Eamonn Darcy -8
T7 Bill Rogers -8
T10 Dana Quigley -7
T10 D.A. Weibring -7



LPGA tour:
Wendy's Championship for Children:

T1 Wendy Ward -17
T1 Hee-Won Han -17 *(won in playoff)
3 Michele Redman -15
4 Juli Inkster -12
5 Candie Kung -11
T6 Michelle Ellis -10
T6 Lorie Kane -10
T8 Tina Barrett -8
T8 Nanci Bowen -8
T8 Emilee Klein -8
T8 Catriona Matthew -8
T8 Jill McGill -8


European tour:

Nordic Open:

1 Ian Poulter -22
2 Colin Montgomerie -21
T3 Stephen Gallacher -20
T3 Soren Hansen -20
T3 Gregory Havret -20
6 Brian Davis -19
7 David Gilford -18
T8 Miguel Angel Jimenez -17
T8 Marten Olander -17
T8 Patrik Sjoland -17
T8 Steve Webster -17


For full field scores and stats on all the tours, go to PGA Tour.com.


This week:

PGA tour: PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, NY; Defending: Rich Beem

Champion’s tour: Long Island Classic, The Red Course, Eisenhower Park, Long Island, NY; Defending: Hubert Green

LPGA tour: Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, Ohio; Defending: Rachel Teske

European tour: BMW Russian Open, Le Meridien Moscow G&CC,
Moscow, Russia


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Quote/Joke of the week:

"I found out that all the important lessons of life are contained in the three rules for achieving a perfect golf swing: 1. Keep your head down; 2. Follow through; 3. Be born with money." - P.J. O'Rourke


Tip of the week:

Course Management:


This week at the PGA Championship, the winner will undoubtedly have done a great job of course management. The key to course management is to get the ball in the proper places to score well on a golf course. For many amateurs this means trying to eliminate getting in trouble. For instance taking an iron off the tee to avoid a penalty in the water is good course management. You have probably heard that it is not your good shots that determine your score, but rather the quality of your bad shots. Good course management is playing the percentages and realizing what may happen if you don't hit the shot you want. Determine how many times out of ten you would make the shot you want to play. Then make a decision about if you don't hit that shot where will you end up. My advice is if you can't successfully make a shot 70% of the time, consider something else, or at least make sure that you will not be leaving yourself with an impossible next shot.

Most of us do not play at Augusta or in the U.S. Open where you can be in impossible spots, but you still want to leave yourself in a position where you will not be penalized too severely.This does not mean playing with no confidence. Rather it is playing percentages and minimizing penalties which will lower your scores.
For more on course management get the LowerScoreGolf Manual and see your scores plummet within weeks.




Equipment:

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Synchron Hot Forged Irons Synchron Hot Forged Irons, affordable tour clubs.


Fit and feel are the most important aspects when looking for golf clubs. Technology can help but not if the clubs do not suit you or your swing. At Pine Meadow Golf you can get custom fit online with their “custom fit wizard”.

Don't necessarily get caught up in thinking you must have name brand clubs. Good quality clones are often made in the same factories with the same materials, can be customized, and are considerably less expensive. At Pine Meadow Golf you can get drivers that only have different printing on them, for $49-$99, steel and titanium. You probably are using a clone computer, which is the same kind of thing. For a good overview of the differences and the best deals on factory-direct golf clubs go to Pine Meadow Golf.

I use a driver from PineMeadow and I could use any equipment I want. Buy a club from them, try it out and if you don't find that it is as good as any name brand club send it back. They don't get many returns, and they offer great service to match the low prices.



Testimonial:

"The service I received after buying the manual was unexpected. Sean was there to answer all my questions at the drop of an email. My handicap went from a 14 to an 8 in three months by learning how to play the golf course instead of being so focussed on how I was hitting the ball. It is amazing how much my scores can get lower even though I hit the ball the ball the same as ever."

Elliot, Great Britain


Training Aids:


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"The Golf Trainer Power Performance Program" - Start playing your best golf now. The founder, Mike Pedersen has helped thousands of golfers all over the world improve their games with his golf-specific strength and stretching exercises. His program provides video demonstrations and step-by-step instructions of over 100 exercises. I have seen a lot of programs that say they are golf-specific, but his really is. He also is available at your request via e-mail to answer any of your questions. Click here to go there now, I highly recommend it."

Click here to see a cool program that let's you view the greatest swings in the world and get great instruction, right on your computer.


Here are some great warm-up exercises for the first tee.



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Subscriber feedback :


Once again for our subscribers, you can pick your five favorites to win the PGA Championship and the person with the most money between their players will win a free LowerScores Manual.

Please send an email with your five picks to sean@lowerscoregolf.com by Midnight, Wednesday Aug. 13 to win.


Do you have relevant questions, comments, or opinions about golf that you would like to be heard? Please email them to the above address and we may post them in the ezine.


Travel:


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There are lots of summer hot spot deals right now! Click Here for the top resorts in Hawaii and Western North America.


Top Ten Money Winners 08/03/03:

1 Tiger Woods $4,810,496
2 Jim Furyk $4,401,313
3 Mike Weir $4,321,722
4 Davis Love III $4,222,038
5 Vijay Singh $4,054,224
6 Kenny Perry $3,955,255
7 David Toms $3,241,140
8 Ernie Els $2,690,622
9 Justin Leonard $2,197,150
10 Nick Price $2,105,341



Good Golfing,

SEAN HARDER

sean@lowerscoregolf.com


P.S. . Click here to learn more about the Lowerscores Manual. By the end of the season you could use the mental and strategic methods in the manual to cut 2 strokes for every 5 on your handicap. You will also learn how to score your mental game and compare it to the pros on tour. You will save at least a sleeve of balls this season if you use the manual, so get it now. It is a great deal.


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