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June 9/03 Vol.1 #17
Rain plagued all the US tours this Saturday so there was a lot of golf on Sunday. The PGA tour decided not to play 36 holes on Sunday, and instead have the final round on Monday. This may mean less exposure to a course that few players know for the US Open next week. Annika Sorenstam was once again the story as she captured her first LPGA Championship in a playoff over Grace Park who shot 67 in her afternoon round after having to play of her third round in the morning. Annika only needed a 72 in her final round, then raised her playoff record to 12 and 4 with a par on the first playoff hole. Annika was very emotional as she is focussed on winning majors this year. She has had a less than stellar major's record given her dominance in women's golf. She is also undefeated since competing on the men's tour three weeks ago. On
the Champion's Tour John Jacobs took the Senior PGA Championship
by two shots over Bobby Wadkins.
FBR Capital Open (after 3 rounds)
2. Niclas Fasth -10 3. Duffy Waldorf -8 T4. Fred Funk -7 T4. Padraig Harrington -7 T4. Rich Beem -7 *Three others tied for 4th at 7 under
1. John Jacobs -4 2. Bobby Wadkins -2 T3. Bruce Lietzke -1 T3. Fuzzy Zoeller -1 T5. Des Smyth E T5. Doug Tewell E
McDonalds LPGA Championship 1. Annika Sorenstam -6* (won in playoff) 2. Grace Park -6 T3. Rosie Jones E T3. Rachel Teske E T3. Beth Daniel E
European
tour: British Masters
T2. Ian Poulter -11 T2. Christian Cevaer -11 T4. Robert Rock -8 T4. Anthony Wall -8 T4. Darren Clarke -8
PGA tour: US Open, Olympia Fields C.C., Olympia Fields IL; Defending: Tiger Woods. Champion’s tour: No event scheduled LPGA tour: Giant Eagle LPGA Classic; Defending: Mi Hyun Kim European tour: US Open as above Save up to 90% on all your favorite Magazine Subscriptions including Golf Digest!
You have heard time and time again how important it is to stay in the present when playing golf. Here are some suggestions to help you do this. Like in the rest of life, the present moment is the only place you can take any kind of action, so it is important to ensure that your mind is focussed there. On the golf course the two main things that get in the way of staying focussed in the present are thinking about past shots, and thinking about your score. You want to be totally involved in the shot at hand. The first tip that can help is to focus only on your breathing. I would suggest silently counting your breaths as you are setting up to and taking your shot. This comes from Zen and is a very effective way of being present and keeping your mind from being distracted. Focus on nothing else but your breath and allow your senses and body to take over as you prepare for and execute your shot. This is especially effective when putting. A strategy to use in between shots in addition to counting your breaths is to focus on your footsteps while walking to your next shot. Even if you are riding in a cart you can do this by stopping your cart at least a few steps from your ball. Just pay attention to the feel of the ground beneath your feet and imagine that your are very solidly connected to the ground. Of course you need to do some mental work prior to your shot like choosing your club and visualizing the shot you want to play, but make sure that this is all you are doing with your mind. Be totally focussed on what you are doing with the shot in front of you. If you find your mind wandering to your score, a previous shot, or any other mental distraction, go back to focussing on your breath and footsteps before setting up to your shot. You will be amazed how good you can play when you get your mind out of the way and treat each shot as a new game. Equipment:
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. Testimonial: "I was very sceptical about the possibility of a short manual making a difference in my golf game. I thought you needed to physically work with a teacher to improve. My friend suggested I get the manual and I tried only two of the strategies in it. What I learned was that scoring is not only physical, and by making two small strategic changes I was able to lower my scores immediately by four strokes. The first round I played was four shots better than my average, and every round since then has been at least four shots better. I am going to start using some of the other eight strategies right away." Chris, Arizona
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Question of the week: Win a free Lowerscores Manual
Please send an email with your five players to sean@lowerscoregolf.com. Entries must be in by Wednesday, June 11 at midnight pacific time. For what it is worth here are my picks: 1. Padraig Harrington; 2. Tiger Woods; 3. Davis Love III; 4. David Toms; 5. Mike Weir
Travel:
There are lots of summer hot spot deals right now! Top Ten Men's World Rankings 06/09/03: 1. Tiger Woods; 2. Ernie Els; 3. Davis Love III; 4. Vijay Singh; 5. Mike Weir; 6. Phil Mickelson; 7. Padraig Harrington; 8. David Toms; 9. Retief Goosen; 10. Jim Furyk
Regards, SEAN HARDER
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