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The Week on the tours:
I know I said not to expect too much from Mickelson this week, and that Tom Lehman would possibly win. Well I was wrong, but to be fair I was expecting much worse weather. It was Ernie Els and Todd Hamilton that stole the show in spite of Mickelson's 3-under final round. Els had a very real chance to make three birdies in a row on the final holes to claim the victory, but showed that even he has nerves when he gagged a six footer on the 18th. It ended up costing him as Hamilton parred all four playoff holes to win his first major, and claim his second PGA Tour win of the season. The 38 year old said he wouldn't be nervous because of his age and how long he has been playing.
Retief Goosen surprisingly had a terrible day while Davis Love III as unexpectedly had a low final round to finish in the top five. The top European was Lee Westwood who came out of recent obscurity to finish fourth, one shot ahead of Thomas Levet who was the only other European in the top ten.
PGA Tour:
2004 133rd Open Golf Championship
*Final
won in 4 hole playoff
1. Hamilton, T. -10 *
1. Els, E. -10
3. Mickelson, P. -9
4. Westwood, L. -6
5. Levet, T. -5
5. Love III, D. -5
7. Goosen, R. -4
7. Verplank, S. -4
9. Weir, M. -3
9. Woods, T. -3
11. Calcavecchia, M. -2
11. Clarke, D. -2
11. Kendall, S. -2
2004 B.C. Open
European
Tour:
2004
133rd Open Golf Championship
click
here for results
Champion's
Tour:
No event
scheduled click
here for results
Nationwide
Tour:
2004 Pete
Dye West Virginia Classic click
here for results
LPGA Tour:
2004 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic click
here for results
For full field scores and stats on all the tours, go to PGA
Tour.com.
This week:
PGA tour:
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2004
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee |
TV
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European Tour:
2004 Nissan
Irish Open
Jul 22-25
Co. Louth Golf Course
Baltray, Ireland
Defending: Michael Campbell
Purse: $2,055,750
Champion's Tour:
2004 Senior British Open
Jul 22-25
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Portrush, Northern Ireland
Defending: Tom Watson
Purse: $1,590,377 ($250,961 to winner)
Nationwide Tour:
2004 Samsung Canadian PGA Championship
Jul 22-25
Whistle Bear Golf Club
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Defending: Tom Carter
Purse: $450,000 ($81,000 to winner)
LPGA Tour:
2004 Evian Masters
Jul 21-24
Evian Masters Golf Club
Evian-les-Bains, France
Defending: Juli Inkster
Purse: $2,500,000
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Blondes And Golf Balls
A man entered the bus with both of his front pockets full of golf balls, and sat down next to a beautiful (you guessed it) blonde.
The puzzled blonde kept looking at him and his bulging pockets.
Finally, after many such glances from her, he said, "It's golf balls".
Nevertheless, the blonde continued to look at him thoughtfully and finally, not being able to contain her curiosity any longer, asked ...
"Does
it hurt as much as tennis elbow?"
Simulating a round at the driving range
The truth is, hitting a lot of balls range can actually hurt your game on the course if you are practicing wrong technique and don't have goals.
The goal of range practice is to be able to hit the course and score well. Good practice on technique is helpful but I suggest simulating games on the range.
To do this you simply need a scorecard of a familiar course, or if you want, a scorecard with hole descriptions (yardage books are even better) for famous courses that you may not get to play all the time. After warming up like you would before playing a round, Play the course on your scorecard. For your tee shots pick a target area that would be similar width to a fairway. Hit your tee shot and keep track of the distance so you know how many yards you have left. For your approach to the green, imagine the size of the green and be honest about whether you would have hit it or not. If you miss, practice your chip shots by choosing a target and trying to get your chip within five feet of the target.
To finish give yourself a two putt unless you know you have hit it within three feet. You can keep track of penalties, and how many balls you had to hit from the rough and judge your game accordingly. At the end you can keep a score, or just keep track of fairways and greens hit.
This will not only help you concentrate better, but will help you focus on target and strategy. It also slows you down between shots so you don't get into smacking one ball after the other. Get a partner to do this with you and get some competitive pressure as well. Some of your friends will love this as an alternative to beating balls. When finished you can then immediately work on shots you had trouble with during your simulated game.
For more
golf tips click
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Do you have relevant questions, comments, or opinions about golf that
you would like to be heard? Have any suggestions to improve this ezine?
Please email them to sean@lowerscoregolf.com
Top Ten PGA Tour money leaders:
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Through The British Open: 1
Phil Mickelson 16 events $5,423,287 |
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Good Golfing,
SEAN HARDER