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Weekly Ezine March 15/04 |
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The Week on the tours:
Dreams do come true on the PGA Tour. Todd Hamilton got his first PGA Tour win after 17 years of professional golf by winning the Honda Classic by one stroke over Davis Love III. He birdied the 18th hole after losing a four shot lead to win with a 2 over 74. Hamilton had toiled for twelve years in japan and the far east, before be3coming a PGA Tour rookie at 38 years old. Notably, nobody in the final three groups broke par on the gusty Day in Florida.
Gil Morgan got his 23rd win on the Champion's tour this week at the SBC Classic with a two shot victory over Larry Nelson. The tour is getting more and more PGA Tour names as Peter Jacobson finished third and Craig Stadler notched another top ten.
The LPGA Tour started with a bang as Karen Stupples broke the 72 hole scoring record with a 22 under 258. This score gave her a five stroke victory over Grace Park and Jung Yeon Lee at the Welch's/Fry's Championship in Tucson. This was the Englishwoman's first victory in five years on tour. This week Annika Sorenstam begins her LPGA season at the Safeway International and 14 year old Michelle Wie is also in the field.
PGA Tour:
2004
Honda Classic:
1 Todd Hamilton
-12
2 Davis Love III -11
3 Brian Bateman -10
T4 Kevin Na -9
T4 Woody Austin -9
T4 Robert Allenby -9
T4 Fredrik Jacobson -9
8 Brad Faxon -8
T9 Chad Campbell -7
T9 Tommy Armour III -7
T9 Lee Janzen -7
T9 Rory Sabbatini -7
European
Tour:
2004 Qatar Masters click
here for results
Champion's
Tour:
2004 SBC Classic click
here for results
Nationwide
Tour:
No event scheduled click
here for results
LPGA Tour:
2004 Welch's/Fry's Championship 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
Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard |
TV
Coverage: |
European Tour:
2004 Caltex
Masters Presented by Carlsberg
Mar. 18 - 21
Laguna National Golf and Country Club
Shanghi, Singapore
Defending Champ: Lian-Wei Zhang
Purse: $899,725 ($149,950 to winner)
Champion's Tour:
2004 Toshiba Senior Classic
Mar. 19 - 21
Newport Beach Country Club
Newport Beach, California
Defending: Rodger Davis
Purse: $1,550,000 ($232,500 to winner)
Nationwide Tour:
No event scheduled
LPGA Tour:
2004 Safeway International Presented by Coca-Cola
Mar. 18 - 21
Superstition Mountain G&CC
Superstition Mountain, Arizona
Defending: Se Ri Pak
Purse: $1,000,000 ($150,000 to winner)
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Staying focussed and present on the golf course:
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.
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Top Ten PGA Tour money winners:
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1
Vijay Singh 7 events $2,078,140
2 Phil Mickelson 6 events $1,781,100
3 Tiger Woods 4 events $1,731,000
4 Stuart Appleby 5 events $1,480,120
5 Mike Weir 6 events $1,446,867
6 Jonathan Kaye 7 events $1,356,470
7 Davis Love III 4 events $1,181,400
8 John Daly 5 events $1,139,646
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10 Ernie Els 2 events $943,000
Good Golfing,
SEAN HARDER
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