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How Billy Horschel Turned Pressure Into Pleasure

How Billy Horschel Turned Pressure Into Pleasure

  • September 15, 2014
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
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What an amazing display of handling pressure Billy Horschel showed us yesterday to win both the Tour Championship and Fed Ex Cup. He always looked in control of his swing and he made the game look easy despite the obvious…

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How Phil Mickelson Won The Open Championship

How Phil Mickelson Won The Open Championship

  • July 21, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
  • 4 Comments

What an amazing day to be a golf fan. The Open Championship is by far my favorite tournament to watch. Being a Brit myself, I’ve played a lot of links golf and for me it’s the most exciting type of…

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Rory Admits To His Mental Mistake

Rory Admits To His Mental Mistake

  • March 7, 2013
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
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When Rory McIlroy withdrew after 9 holes of the Honda Classic, blaming a painful sore wisdom tooth as the reason, he made golfing “mental” mistake on many levels. A lot of speculation as to why he walked off the course…

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What Tiger Needs To Do To Win More Majors

What Tiger Needs To Do To Win More Majors

  • September 11, 2012
  • Steven Yellin
  • PGA Tour
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Tiger Woods could not only end up as the best golfer of all-time, he could also be the best athlete who has ever competed in any sport. His career has been phenomenal—71 wins, 14 Majors. But in order to be…

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How Did Tiger Hit That Memorial Flop Shot???

How Did Tiger Hit That Memorial Flop Shot???

  • June 4, 2012
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
  • 2 Comments

When Jack Nicklaus describes a shot as "The most unbelievable, gutsy shot I've ever seen,", you know you're looking at something very, very special. I don't think there's anyone out there who has hit as many of those "gutsy shots",…

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New Suggested Rules For The Recreational Golfer: On Bifurcation

New Suggested Rules for the Recreational Golfer: On Bifurcation

  • December 17, 2011
  • Stephen Altschuler
  • PGA Tour
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Competitive or Recreational? So what is golf for you: a competitive sport or a recreational game? Golf as sport is competitive, such as the professional tours, such as your weekend money match, such as your club championship. Ken Venturi’s father…

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2012 a great year for Rory McIlroy

  • December 14, 2011
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
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2012 has been a memorable year in golf for so many reasons. The epic comeback from Europe at the Ryder Cup which saw them win from a seemingly impossible position on the Sunday, two new players entering the winners’ circle…

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What We Can Learn From A PGA Tour Champion

What We Can Learn From a PGA Tour Champion

  • August 16, 2011
  • Dr. Rob Bell
  • PGA Tour
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Scott Stallings, winner of the 2011 Greenbrier Classic, did not accomplish this feat by accident or luck. He did so by maximizing his potential through many, many hours of hard work and sacrifice. For instance, in 2011 alone, he and…

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New Video: Inside The Mental Game Of Tiger Woods

New Video: Inside the Mental Game of Tiger Woods

  • November 19, 2010
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
  • 1 Comment

In golf, the mental game has been determined to be anywhere from 50-90% a factor in determining your performance. Knowing the right techniques for utilizing its power will have a huge impact on your scores. Having a good process in…

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Why The Ryder Cup Is The Ultimate Pressure Cooker In Golf

Why The Ryder Cup is the Ultimate Pressure Cooker in Golf

  • September 29, 2010
  • David MacKenzie
  • PGA Tour
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As professional golfers, we are all faced with pressure situations from time to time but, believe me, the pressure facing the first shot in a Ryder Cup is as intense as it gets. ~ Colin Montgomerie The Ryder Cup is…

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