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Day 1 at the CPC (With Video)

I got a bit lucky today that at least 2 (and almost 4) of my tee shots didn’t go out of bounds left, and with a decent short game and putting round I managed to shoot 1 over 72. After the round I went right over to the range and filmed a couple of driver swings just to see what I already knew I would see. I guess the point here is that even though you know what you want to do and try like crazy to do it you may not be physically able to. And where do you…

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Hope Springs Eternal

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Playing golf is a pain (literally) in the ass. Every time I enter myself into another event (they are all major at this point) I inevitably start wondering why the hell I keep putting myself through this. This week I’m out at the CPC in Oregon where I won in 2001 and am trying to put together a game that won’t post embarrassing scores. I have continued to struggle with my pivot as my back just won’t really loosen up anymore and the attempt to lower as I get to the top of the swing would require far more practice…

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Heading to the 2013 CPC (With Video)

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The PGA of America decided to change the name of our national championship to the PGA PNC (PGA Professional National Championship), but when I won the thing it was called the CPC (Club Professional Championship). I don’t know about you, but I think that CPC is much more memorable than PGA PNC, so I’m going to keep calling it that. Anyway, we play again this year at the Crosswater Club in Bend, Oregon, which happens to be where I won, so there will be some great memories as I make my way around the course again. I have not…

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My Week at Merion

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Two questions bring back my memories of this week in June 32 years ago: the first is “have you ever played in the U.S. Open, and the second is “have you ever played Merion?” The answer to both is “yes”, and I am always happy to inform the asker that I played in the U.S. Open at Merion back in 1981. As it turned out it would be the only Open I would qualify for (I was local qualifying medalist 5 times and missed playing in 2 more Opens in qualifying playoffs at the course at which I now work),…

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Update on Ben Silverman: Ready for his First Web.Com Event

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Some great news for my young professional student Ben Silverman: he survived a playoff to qualify for this week’s Web.Com Tour event in Athens, Georgia after shooting 68 in the qualifier. This is a welcome success after narrowly missing (1 shot) the Canadian Tour qualifying event held in California last month. We are all excited for Ben and want to wish him the best of luck. He has been working hard on some pretty major swing changes and is feeling good about his swing and his overall game. Go get ‘em Ben! Click here track him during the tournament…

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The Masters: Why We Watch

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I was thinking about why the Masters is such a must-see event, and I came up with this huge list of compelling reasons, which made me realize that hey, that is precisely the reason we can’t miss it. It literally has everything that makes golf the great game that it is, plus the familiarity that can only come by holding the event on the same course every year. It is the first major of the year, and after a long cold winter the anticipation has grown. We want to see the great ones go head to head and we have…

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Approaching the Game: Charles Howell and his New Outlook (with swing analysis video)

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I like to read articles about players who have just played well, especially if their good play has followed a period of not so good play. The fascinating thing to me is the variety of perceived reasons for the turnaround. Most players, if asked, would rather not talk about a slump, other than to say that they are “working on it” and that they see “positive signs” that things are “coming around”. However, players are far more effusive in their discussions of how good play arises out of bad play. The list of reasons is all over the map. …

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Why a Website?

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I am often asked why I chose to start the website, and I can honestly say that it just occurred to me one day that it would be a cool thing to do. I had been using the V1 to send video summaries of lessons to students, and it seemed like it would nice to have a bigger repository for those and for the information I had been coming up with over the years as a player and a teacher. I feel that a lot of what I do is original (seeking to be original is the main reason I…

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TaylorMade Invitational: Cabo San Lucas: Tournament Report

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I had two goals heading to Cabo to play 6 straight days (2 practice rounds, 4 tournament rounds): first, I wanted to be able to play without ending up gimping around and being miserable because my back didn’t hold up, and second, I wanted to play well and earn some extra cash. I ended up feeling pretty decent after it was all over, which is a victory of sorts, and I shot 71-71-73-73 – 288, which is even par, not so bad until you consider that the winner was 24 under and the leading senior was 15 under. What you…

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Wayne D. in Cabo San Lucas for the TaylorMade Invitational Day 1 and 2

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Not much to say about this one except that this is a seriously nice place with two excellent courses and perfect weather. I played much better today (Tuesday) on the Desert Course than I did yesterday on the Ocean, and I show you a swing from each day. And after the round Valerie is there to serve up the ice cold Corona. With lime.

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