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Tee to Green: Phil Mickelson
Feb 6th
2013
Mickelson rallied from 6-strokes back to defeat Tiger Woods in the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Lefty was 3rd in GIR and 1st in strokes gained putting for the week.
Curiosities of Golf I
Jan 22nd
2013
1. 125,000 golf balls a year are hit into the water at the famous 17th hole of the Stadium Course at Sawgrass.
2. The longest drive ever is 515 yards. The longest putt ever is a monstrous 375 feet
3. Phil Mickelson, who plays left-handed, is actually right handed. He learned to play golf by mirroring his father’s golf swing, and he has used left handed golf clubs ever since.
4. The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.
5. Tiger Woods snagged his first ace at the tender age of eight years old.
6. Balls travel significantly further on hot days. A golfer swinging a club at around 100 mph will carry the driver up to eight yards longer for each increase in air temperature of 25°F.
7. The longest golf course in the world is the par 77 International Golf Club in Massachusetts which measures a fearsome 8325 yards
8. The highest golf course in the world is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha , Peru , which sits 14,335 feet above sea level at its lowest point.
9. The longest golf hole in the world is the 7th hole (par 7) of the Sano Course at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan . It measures an incredible 909 yards.
10. The largest bunker in the world is Hell’s Half Acre on the 585-yard 7th hole of the Pine Valley Course in New Jersey .
Golf Books #92 (18 in America)
Jan 21st
2013
An exhilarating account of one remarkable teenager’s solo trek to play golf in each of the lower forty-eight states—a compelling coming-of-age story and a surprising look at the equalizing power of the sport in America.
At seventeen, Dylan Dethier couldn’t help but think he’d never really done anything with his life. So, two months before his freshman year was set to begin, he deferred admission to Williams College. With the reluctant blessing of his parents, Dylan set out on his idea of the Great American Road Trip: play a round of golf in each of the forty-eight contiguous states. What began as the teenage wanderlust of a sheltered New England kid soon became a journey to find America’s heart and soul, “to figure out where—and why—golf fit in,” and to explore what it means to be a young man today.
From a three-dollar nine-holer in rural West Virginia to a municipal course amid the failing factories of Flint, Michigan, and to the manicured greens of Pebble Beach, Dylan explored the variety of the nation’s golf courses, the multiplicity of its towns and cities, and, most strikingly of all, the diversity of its people. But wait, there´s more
Top 10: Shots from TOUR Championship since 2007
Sep 18th
2012
Check out the top 10 shots from the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola since the inception of the FedExCup Playoffs, featuring Luke Donald, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
2012 BMWChampionship: First to last round recap
Sep 12th
2012
The 2012 BMW Championship kicks off as Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods go head to head for the second week in a row while Indiana native Jeff Overton looks to work his way to the top 30 in the FedExCup standings in front of a home crowd.
The race to the TOUR Championship kicks into gear at Indianapolis Motor Speedway while Vijay Singh, the oldest player in the BMW Championship, works his way to the top of the leaderboard heading into the weekend. But wait, there’s more
Performers of the Week: Deutsche Bank Championship
Sep 4th
2012
Dustin Johnson, Chris Kirk, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson and Seung-Yul Noh hit amazing shots last week at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Watch and choose your favorite for the Performers of the Week, then vote for it at http://www.pgatour.com/performance/.
Memorable Moments: Deutsche Bank Championship
Aug 28th
2012
Watch Tiger Woods’ win in 2006, Mickelson and Woods duel in 2007, Vijay Singh’s masterful putting in 2008, Steve Stricker’s win in 2009, Charley Hoffman’s in 2010 and Webb Simpson in 2011.
Shots of the Week ending May 20, 2012
May 22nd
2012
Check out the top five shots of the week from the 2012 HP Byron Nelson Championship and the BMW Charity Pro-Am featuring highlights from Jason Dufner, Nick Flanagan, JJ Henry, Phil Mickelson and Dicky Pride.
Golf Books #67 (The 100 Greatest Ever Golfers)
Mar 29th
2012
Walter Hagen to Tiger Woods, a fascinating and knowledgeable history of golf through the most talented men and women to have ever played the game.
Covering the early amateur masters of the game, starting with Old Tom Morris, to the maestros of the Open era, this collection features biographies and career statistics of players from all over the world, including the U.S., UK, South Africa, Europe, and Australia. From Ben Hogan and legendary figures such as Jack Nicklaus, to contemporary greats including Phil Mickelson, this history recounts the lives and achievements of the sport’s leading lights through fascinating anecdotes and insights into the development of the game across the decades.
Arranged alphabetically and with additional sections on the greatest ever drivers, bunker players, and putters, this is the ideal pick-up-and-dip-in book for all golfing aficionados, whatever their handicap.
About the Authors -Andy Farrell is the author of The Open Championship. Padraig Harrington is a professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He has won the Open Championship twice and the PGA Championship.
(source) To be released on May 1, 2012.
