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“Phil Mickelson: Secrets of the Short Game” Reviewed(DVD)
After a recent round with two chip-ins for birdies and several other up-and-downs for pars, my playing partners were asking me, “Hey, what’s going on with your short game?” I had to confess, “I...
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Patti Butcher Named the 2010 Golf Professional of the Year by LPGA T & CP
This past month Patti Butcher, Director of Golf and Club Operations for Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich., was named Golf Professional of the Year by the LPGA’s Teaching and Club Professional...
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The Best Highlights of 2010
With my clubs now stored in the basement, it’s the time of year when I reflect on some of the highlights and personal favorites of the past golf year. Best bounce back: You know about “bounce back.”...
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Golf and Life Lessons from Vision54
“Get a notebook!” According to VISION54 founders Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson, heeding that simple piece of advice is at the heart of playing better golf and enjoying the game more, especially among...
View ArticleMasters Notebook
University of Michigan’s Lion Kim didn’t make the cut in the Master after firing rounds of 76-72 but he had a memorable week. Earning a spot in the field due to last summer’s U.S. Public Links title,...
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Snedeker wins The Heritage with assist from PGA Teacher of the Year
Easter Sunday was notable not only for The Heritage winner Brandt Snedeker but also for his instructor, former Michigan resident Todd Anderson, the current PGA National Teacher of the Year from Sea...
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Remembering Seve Ballesteros
My first brush with Seve Ballesteros, the legendary Spanish golfer and five-time major champion who passed away on May 7, occurred during a practice round at the 1985 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills CC....
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Best golf advice I’ve ever received
Glenn Johnson: five-time Michigan Amateur champion It was something shared by five-time Michigan Amateur Glenn Johnson that has stuck with me through the years. I don’t even recall how the subject came...
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Q & A with Dave Stockton, Part I
My pick for the best golf instructional book of 2011 is Unconscious Putting: Dave Stockton’s Guide to Unlocking Your Signature Stroke (Gotham Books.) Two autumns ago, I said Stockton, a two-time PGA...
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Q & A with Dave Stockton, Part II
Dave Stockton My pick for the best golf instructional book of 2011 is Unconscious Putting: Dave Stockton’s Guide to Unlocking Your Signature Stroke (Gotham Books.) Two autumns ago, I said Stockton, a...
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Book review: Moe & Me by Lorne Rubenstein
In Moe & Me: Encounters with Moe Norman, Golf’s Mysterious Genius, author Lorne Rubenstein expertly explores the life and times of one of golf’s most eccentric figures and certainly one of its...
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A golf lesson with Charlie Sorrell, Master PGA Professional
This past winter when my wife and I spent some time in Florida we drove across the lower middle of the state, starting west from Naples to Port St. Lucie. It was a pleasant drive and we saw parts of...
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Drew Preston: self-reliant and self-taught Michigan Amateur champion
Drew Preston This season there’s been chatter about players “owning their swing.” In Lorne Rubenstein’s excellent new book about Canada’s Moe Norman, Moe & Me, the author quotes Tiger Woods as...
View ArticleQuotes and tidbits from Friday’s matches
A few favorite quotes and tidbits from Friday’s competition: A baiting British writer asked Phil Mickelson, who won both of his matches with Keegan Bradley, to comment on BBC commentators wondering how...
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The Best of 2012
Looking back on 2012, here’s an assortment of “bests” from travels near and far. Traverse City G & CC Best in-state golf experience: A threesome of golf cronies played Traverse City Golf &...
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A few suggestions for Father’s Day
So Father’s Day is approaching and you’ve yet to come up with a gift. Well, as the old joke goes about the federal government, I’m here to help. Here are a few considerations: ECCO Golf Shoes: These...
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Q & A with Andrew Chapman, 2013 Michigan Amateur Champion
Andrew Chapman With a 20-foot birdie on the 18th green at Muskegon Country Club, Andrew Chapman beat Mike Ignasiak 1-up in the final match of the 102nd Michigan Amateur Championship conducted by the...
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Q & A with Craig Harmon, PGA Head Pro at Oak Hill
Rory McIIroy with Craig Harmon at Oak Hill during Media Day The long-time head professional at Oak Hill talks about his course, as well as growing up in the ultimate golf family. For the past 40 years,...
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Putter grips: Supersize me!
Who would have ever figured that one of golf’s hottest products this year would be a putting grip? And a fat one at that! But that’s the case of jumbo and oversized putter grips once Tour players...
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Product review: Bettinardi’s Kuchar Model 2
“There’s golf and then there’s tournament golf.” —Bobby Jones Competitive players have always identified with Jones’s truism. One’s typical weekend round with its casual atmosphere and generous gimme...
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