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Tour Results, Schedules, and News:
Vijay was at it again at the Chrysler Championship. His easy ninth win of the year has tied Tiger's year of 2000 and put Vijay into the record books with over ten million dollars. He is now the odds on favorite to win the Tour Championship this week and get his tenth win, making it the most prolific year in this golf era. He has almost doubled the earnings of the second place money winner Phil Mickelson.
Nick Watney had two late birdies to win the Nationwide Tour Championship this past weekend. Watney will be joined on the PGA Tour next year by Jimmy Walker, D.A. Points, Ryuji Imada, Franklin Langham, Euan Walters, Brendan Jones, James Driscoll, Charles Warren, Justin Bolli, Paul Gow, Bradley Hughes, Kevin Stadler, Darron Stiles, Hunter Haas, Scott Gutschewski, Michael Long, Gavin Coles, Chris Anderson and Brett Wetterich.
Grace Park topped Annika Sorenstam and Carin Koch by five shots in her home of South Korea at the CJ Nine Bridges Classic.
PGA Tour:
2004 Chrysler Championship:
1.
Singh, V. -18
2. Armour III, T. -13
2. Parnevik, J. -13
4. Durant, J. -12
5. Triplett, K. -11
6. Allenby, R. -10
6. Toms, D. -10
8. McRoy, S. -9
8. Perry, K. -9
8. Pettersson, C. -9
11. Clark, T. -8
11. Ridings, T. -8
European
Tour:
2004 Volvo
Masters Andalucia click
here for results
Champion's
Tour:
No Event
Scheduled click
here for results
Nationwide
Tour:
2004 Nationwide
Tour Championship click
here for results
LPGA Tour:
2004 CJ Nine Bridges Classic Presented by Sports Today 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
The Tour Championship Presented by Coca-Cola |
TV
Coverage: |
European Tour:
2004 Seve
Trophy
Nov 4-7
Champion's Tour:
No Event Scheduled
Nationwide
Tour:
Seaon Complete
LPGA Tour:
2004 Mizuno Classic
Nov 5-7
Seta Golf Course
Otsu-Shiga, Japan
Defending: Annika Sorenstam
Purse: $1,130,000
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Tips for Winter Golf Fitness:
Obviously, getting out to the driving range will help you keep your golfing muscles in some kind of shape, but many people do not get to the range over the winter often enough. Also be careful not to overdo it at the range, especially if hitting off artificial mats. You hit about 35 to 75 shots in a round of golf, and if you practice effectively, you really don't need to hit too many more than this at the range after you have warmed up, which you should always do with a wedge for at least ten shots. In addition, there is much more to being "golf fit" than having your swinging muscles conditioned. The PowerStik is a great tool for swinging indoors to keep your strength and flexibility up.
An average walk on the golf course is about four miles, so your conditioning is extremely important. I strongly recommend that you walk this distance (taking a few breaks is fine) at least once a week during the winter. If it is difficult because of the weather, get access to a treadmill so you can walk indoors.
Strength is also important as you see with the tour pros who are paying much more attention to this. Work on your back strength and thigh strength, in addition to arms, shoulders and wrists. A rubber tubing with handles on both ends is great for working some of the muscles that you use in the golf swing because it allows a fluid motion and works on flexibilty as well. A piece of broom handle with a three to five pound weight tied to it by a three foot string is excellent for working your forearms and wrists. Simply roll the weight up and down with both hands holding the broom handle with your hands straight out in front of you.
Flexibility is the most overlooked. Your hamstrings (back of the thighs) need to be very flexible to allow you to hold your spine angle throughout the swing. Loose hamstrings also contribute to a loose lower back. To stretch your hamstrings you should warm the muscles up first by doing a few minutes of walking or jogging (or in a warm bathtub is great). Sit with your legs straight out in front of you, toes pulled toward you, and bend from the waist with your arms extended foreward. See how close you can get your fingers to your toes. Your goal for the winter should be to get at least two inches farther than you are now. Ideally you will be able to hold your feet confortably. Hold the stretch for at least ten seconds and try to do it several times a day.
Mike Pederson is the foremost authority on Golf Fitness. He has been featured on the Golf Channel and is the golf fitness expert at Golf Magazine and PGA.com. He has just released a comprehensive ebook and also has a membership website where you can access a complete program and coaching from Mike himself for a full year. If you are serious about golf, you need to be serious about golf specific fitness, and Mike is the best.
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Please email them to sean@lowerscoregolf.com
2004 PGA Tour Money Leaders Through Chrysler Championship: (Final field for season ending Tour Championship)
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Vijay Singh $10,725,167 |
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Good Golfing,
SEAN HARDER