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by GolfIsland:: Sat 15 Aug 2009:: 12:46 pm
Some golfers use mental golf techniques every time they hit the links to help them play a better game, but others just can’t seem to get any benefit from the practice. What do you do when mental golf practices don’t seem to be helping your game?
The Positive Golf blog listed four questions to ask [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Fri 3 Jul 2009:: 12:36 pm
Martin Catalioto, part-time Hilton Head Island resident, made his PGA Tour debut at the Travelers Championship tournament over the weekend. Catalioto earned his spot in the tournament, which is held at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., by finishing six under par at Monday’s qualifier at Bull’s Bridge Golf Club in South Kent, Conn.
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by GolfIsland:: Wed 1 Jul 2009:: 12:36 pm
Aaron Stewart, son of the late Payne Stewart, is playing in the North and South Amateur tournament this week at Pinehurst. This will be the 20-year-old’s first tournament at the famous course. Aaron, who is a sophomore at SMU, is making a rare trip to the course in south-central North Carolina. This is the same [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Fri 26 Jun 2009:: 12:46 pm
The PGA Championship History Exhibit, “A History of the Season’s Final Major,” is now open in Edina, Minnesota. The exhibit, which officially opened on June 9, pays tribute to past winners (all the way back to 1916) and to its newest Champion , Padraig Harrington.
Some of Harrington’s memorabilia is already featured in the [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Wed 24 Jun 2009:: 12:46 pm
Twenty years ago, Doug Weaver, a Hilton Head Island resident, made history at the 1989 U.S. Open, becoming one of four golfers known as the “Four Aces.”
Weaver finished the tournament in a tie for 69th and only pocketed a meager $4,099, but he became part of US Open history that day when he [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Thu 28 May 2009:: 11:26 am
Your cell phone is not just a phone anymore, and now with the many “apps” on the Apple iPhone, your phone can help you do almost anything, but can it help you get a better score in golf? Maybe!
Now you can use your iPhone to read the wind velocity with the Wind Meter application. It [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Thu 14 May 2009:: 7:29 am
What’s a golf “bucket list”? Well, the film The Bucket List, starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, told the story of two men who made a list of things they wanted to do before they “kicked the bucket.” Now, a “bucket list” stands for any list of must-do things before you die.
What golf course is [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Wed 18 Feb 2009:: 1:12 pm
A recent article in the British Medical Journal suggests that the use of the new titanium driver golf clubs can cause temporary or permanent hearing loss. The study looked at a professional golfer who used titanium clubs and stainless steel-headed golf drivers. They found that all the titanium clubs made a much louder sound than the stainless steel clubs.
So [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Wed 28 Jan 2009:: 9:15 pm
Chef Leonard Giarratano, chef at the Long Cove Club, and Teresa Brandow, pastry specialist at Long Cove, are featured in a new golf cook book. Golf a la Carte, with a forward written by Arnold Palmer, is the first in a series focusing on golf club chefs.
The book provides recipes, like Chive Roasted Spot-tail Bass with White Truffle Risotto and Crab [...]
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by GolfIsland:: Fri 9 Jan 2009:: 11:39 am
Last year had its fair share of stellar golf moments, but keep your eyes on these 30 golfers for even more excitement in 2009.
GolfDigest.com lists the top 30 golfers to watch in its pre-season PGA rankings, and yes, Tiger is still No. 1, despite not returning to play until March 2009.
Do you think Tiger can [...]
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