tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133579002011-12-14T19:02:46.441-08:00Big Golf Buddy will be finding and sourcing all things golf for all golfers across the globe. Tips, Drills, Articles, Product recommendations and a lot more.Richie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689539391027596038noreply@blogger.comBlogger771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13357900.post-91016484144960340832007-07-30T09:04:00.000-07:002007-07-30T09:19:29.785-07:00

Hi Guys,Well not a great golfing weekend for me but definately a golfing lesson learned.This past weekend I was playing in the Armada Deutsche Bank Pro Am here in Poland and had managed to make the cut for the final round.I was one of the early starters on Day 2 and was teeing off on the tenth. After bogeying my first hole I then pulled my tee shot on my second hole into rough.My ball was sitting

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Hi Guys,Just wanted to put up a short post to congratulate young Rory McIlroy on his exploits so far in the Open Championship (Currently two over par) and of course on the achievement of winning the Silver Medal for the highest ranking amateur at the Open Championship.We should also mention Drew Weaver from the US who yesterday fired a great round of 72 and finished just two shots outside the cut

Richie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689539391027596038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13357900.post-69110142465533539652007-07-16T14:21:00.000-07:002007-07-16T14:27:57.129-07:00

Hi Guys,As we go into Open week, today we heard the sad but probably not totally unexpected news that the great Seve Ballesteros is retiring from the game of competitive golf.I for one want to remember Seve for his truly swashbuckling style of play and his pure magic at conjuring shots only the golf gods can bestow.I think that many a young golfer has been touched by Seve, a few older ones as

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Hi Guys,And here we go with THE greatest major of them all, THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.I am really looking forward to this years event as it is taking place once again at Carnoustie or more infamously called "Carnasty" after the 1999 championship won by Paul Lawrie.And "Lawrie" is back at the place of his finest hour where he triumphed in a play off after the enigmatic Frenchman Jean Van De Velde let

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Hi Guys,Not had a chance to post over the last 10 days but just wanted to try and get afew of you involved in helping me get some questions together for a set of GOLF PRO interviews i am doing for the blog.I need you guys to leave your comments on any golfing question or problem you are facing right now and we will try to get them answered during the interviews we do with the golf pros.I cannot

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Hi Guys,You will not believe this video, just take a look at something i found on You Tube and thought you should see this for yourself.I hope you try this out because i sure am next time i am on the course.Go get em Tiger....... Oops I meant PhilAll the best Richard

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Hi Guys, Following on from yesterday with Tiger Woods. Today I am bringing you a video lesson from Phill Mickelson which will really show you that this guy really does play golf for fun.I hope you enjoy the video and please post your comments and questions on the blogAll the BestRichard

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This is the infamous chip shot from Tiger Woods at the 2005 Masters........Take a look, I have added my own instructional and fun comments to the videoEnjoy and please post any comments you have on the blogAll the BestRichard

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Hi Guys,And just like the Masters it looks like the US Open is going to give us another cracking finish.The Tiger is lurking just two off the pace but if you read my post just a few days ago before the first round started I mentioned that my tip for glory was the young Brit Justin Rose.Justin has had a real good season and i think hat his experience of getting close in the Masters might just give

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"Today at the US Open, newcomer and amateur Richard Smith shot an outstanding 64 to claim a six shot lead after the first round of arguably the toughest of the four majors.................."Ok, so who is this Richard Smith? Well it's me. Yes I know i am not really at the top of the leaderboard but we can all dream can't we!!!As the first round of the US open gets underway today everbody will be

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Hi Guys,I am not sure if you have seen many interesting golf articles lately but i have just upddated my website Big Golf Lesson with a number of new articles and fresh design.The articles are covering a number of different areas of the game and I am sure their is something of interest on the site for most of you golfing fanatics.Please pop over to Big Golf Lesson and check it out. I would love

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Hi Guys, Hope you all had a great Easter Holiday and did not eat too many Choccie Easter Eggs or Golf Balls for that matter. So how about that for a "CRACKING" (no pun intended) golf tournament. This Masters will live long in the memory for being a total rollercoaster ride for all involved. The players and the fans However at the end of the day it went to the guy who drove the ball well and

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Hi Guys, What a great first day at Augusta National. Just 9 players under par and the halfway leader from a few seasons back, young Brit Justin Rose tied for the lead. Well yesterday we had great days golf at The Masters, don't you just love to see the top guys having to really grind it out, it just makes for much better viewing, even Tiger had his share of it on the last two holes where the "

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Hi Guys,At last the first golf major of the season The Masters is upon us and as usual Tiger Woods is a strong favourite to claim victory on Sunday evening. And he will be hoping to add another notch in his quest to overhaul the record of the great Jack Nicklaus.Will he do it?Please add your comments to the blog and tell us who you think will win and why. I always look forward to other golfers

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Hi Guys,I have some very exciting news for you today and i also want to ask for your help.I have just agreed to do a series of audio interviews with the founders of Instinctive Golf, Kendal McWade, Paul Affleck and Paul Eales.Kendal McWade has now worked with 1000’s of golfers of all standards, from the complete novice through to Ryder Cup stars like Paul McGinley.. Kendal now delivers his

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Now I have a question for you: Can Golf Be A Simple Game? I have just finished reading a golf book titled "Golf Can Be A Simple Game" When I first saw the website for this book I thought it would be a bunch of garbage like so many other golf products out there, however I decided to get the book as I do like to read different teachings on golf to see if there is anything new or different.

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Hi Guys,And first off we would like to offer our congratulations to Adam Scott and Morgan Pressel for their wins this weekend. What a victory for the young 18 year old, the youngest ever winner of a major title in the women's golf realm.But going back to the title on the post. Did Adam or Morgan play "Instinctive Golf"I was sitting with a friend of mine on Friday, his name is Andy and he is a

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Hi Guys, Just wanted to let you in on a great set of putting drills which will help you with your short putts within 10 feet. This set of putting drills is just one from the 21 Days to Better Golf instruction course. With the new season upon us we all get alittle rusty with our game. This golf lesson will have you saving some strokes once you hit the green. Hole Em There is an old saying in

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Hi Guys,Well the first round of the Shell Houston Open got underway yesterday and if you have been following the blog you will know a few days ago I wrote a post about John Daly talking about his current form.Well yesterday was a pretty middling round for Big John as he had 3 bogeys and 2 Birdies to leave himself in the middle of the pack at one over (+1) parJust looking at the stats from

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Hi Guys,Today I want to ask you if the mental part of the golf game is important and maybe at the end of the post you could leave your comments and tips for other readers of the blog.Today i want to give you a mental golf practice routine that you can use on your home course to more or less guarantee a par on the long holes.I want you to visualise the first Par 5 at your course and write down the

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Hi Guys, (and Girls)I hope we are looking forward to this weekends PGA and LPGA events, and talking about the LPGA i have been searching the web for stories for our lady readers out there and spotted this one about American Express supporting the game of golf for women.For the third year in a row American Express will be the title sponsor for American Express Women's Golf Week.How good it is to

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Hi Guys,This week sees the PGA tour move to the Shell Houston Open where it will be party time for many golf revellers and here is one golf writer who is hoping that we might see the atmosphere at the Houston Open spark up a revival in everyones favourite Big John Daly.Daly has only played 7 events this season and has only made two cuts of which one ended in a top 25 finish.Even so, there is no

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Hi Guys, Just wanted to write this post this morning before the final round get's underway for the CA World Championship and it looks like young Mr Woods is turning the whole affiar into a procession. After starting the third round with an Eagle it was clear pretty early that Tiger was on fire and now as we head into the final round today he looks a cetainty to pick up his 14th World

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Hi Guys,As you are probably aware I have not posted for some time now but just wanted to let you all know that I have just completed my new golf learning product which has been released this week.You can check it out at www.21daystobettergolf.comSo here we are again, a new season nearly upon us and The Masters just around the corner to get us excited and primed to do our own version of Tiger

Richie Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07689539391027596038noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13357900.post-1155485568948820402006-08-13T09:06:00.000-07:002006-08-13T09:16:23.026-07:00

Hi Everyone,A sad day as the sad news was received this morning about the passing of Darren Clarke's wife Heather after a prolonged battle with Cancer.Heather Clarke had been fighting for two years to try and get well and put up one hell of a fight.At a time like this we can only pass on our thoughts and condolences to the Clarke family and hope to see Darren Clarke on the course at some time in

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Well Guys,A true champion in every sense of the word. Tiger Woods has shown everyone what it means to be superhuman with a flawless round of golf, but more importantly what it means to win whilst thinking of his father.We all have to take our hats off to Chris Di Marco as well who has also played magnificently under the same type of emotions.Watching Woods during this week has been both a

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Hi Guys,We're through 13 and Tiger is just starting to show a few signs of cracking.Will he won't he??Let's see

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Guys,Are you watching this? Four of the worlds top players sitting on -11 with a whole host behind queueing up to have a go.Who is going to win it?Leave your comment belowRichard

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......... and he aint letting go.What a fantastic day we had at the 135th Open Championship on Friday. First off Chris Di Marco goes and blitzes the course in a -7 round to set the course record. Then to top that one certain young cool orange and black stripey cat (Especially Cool on the 14th Hole) fires in the same -7 score to lead the open by three shots at a combined -12 at the halfway mark.At

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Hi Guys, I finished work this evening around 7.30 and managed to catch the last few holes of the three ball with Tiger Woods. I was watching the TV coverage from the UK and after Tiger had hit a majestic 4 iron on his second shot into the Par 5 18th the cameras followed him all the way to the green. All the way up to the green you could see the pure determination in his eyes and his face.

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Ok, I am sure that everyone would like to join me in wishing all the players the very best of luck in the 135th Open Championship which starts tomorrow.Let's hope it's a really windy four days and we see some real shotmaking taking place. I am particularly intetested to see if Ben Curtis or Todd Hamilton can win it for a second time or if Monty can finally break his duck in a Major.Make sure you

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OK Guys, I am not sure if the title of this blog post is correct. The title is meant to be tongue in cheek.But what about this for a story and fantastic article On July 11, 2006 a Flight Safety Certificate was signed by Mr. Michael T. Suffredini of NASA for jettisoning a golf ball into orbit around the earth during a Russian Extravehicular Activity (EVA) this November. The International Space

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Here are the first round tee times for the Open Championship which starts on Thursday 0630 Steve Elkington (Aus), Peter Hedblom (Swe), Jerry Kelly (USA) 0641 Barry Lane, Billy Andrade (USA), Marcus Fraser (Aus) 0652 Sk Ho (Kor), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), John Senden (Aus) 0703 Mark Calcavecchia (USA), Angel Cabrera (Arg), Kenneth Ferrie 0714 Bradley Dredge, Ben Curtis (USA), KJ Choi (Kor) 0725

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Hi Guys, I found this article which gives us a flavour of yesteryear when Roberto de Vicenzo the Argentinian won the Open Championship with a shot which some would say is the "ballsiest" shot ever played in a major championship A Flashback to 1967 - and a famous Hoylake victoryJul 18 2006By Mike Torpey, Daily PostRoberto de Vicenzo lifts the Claret Jug after winning the 1967 Open at Royal

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Can Sergio Garcia finally get the major his golfing skills so clearly deserve. He has every shot in the book and can play shots even Seve would be proud of.Success so young has made a victim of Sergio Garcia. He has achieved more in seven years as a professional than many a player old enough to be his father, but it doesn’t satisfy those who demand a major title from him. He has seen and done

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Hi Guys and Girls, Just wanted to give you a quick round up on this weekends tournaments as we head into the last day of the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond and the John Deere Classic. Up in Scotland Johan Edfors has put in a sparkling round of 63 today and now sits in the clubhouse as leader on -13 as Thomas Bjorn and Darren Clarke try to match him. They have 4 holes left to play.

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Hi All,I don't really follow womens golf too much, just the odd bit of news. But this article is a real eye opener and focusses on The Futures Tour, the equivalent of the Nationwide Tour but for ladies. Please read the article as it puts some important things into perspective. Your vehicle is your life. There are no courtesy cars on the developmental minor league for the LPGA, no wide-eyed

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Hi Everyone, As we head into the weekend at the John Deere, the scoring is very low. We have a good mixture of players at the top of the leaderboard and anyone can win it. With the BIG NAMES out of the field we have 39 players within 5 shots of the lead and it promises to be a great finish Unfortunately Miss Wie had to pull out due to heat exhaustion and will undoubtedly try her luck again on

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Open field an indictment on the state of Scottish Golf.Can you believe that only four Scottish Golfers are playing in this years Open Championship at Hoylake. Of the four golfers only Colin Montgomerie is their on merit. Sandy Lyle and Paul Lawrie are their because of their exemptions for being previous winners.It makes you wonder why Scotland 'The Home of Golf" only has four representatives.Read

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What do you think about Michelle Wie competing in a mens PGA Tour Event. On one hand she adds an extra dimension for the companies that sponsor these events and this will always bring added money to the events. She also has the effect of attracting more people to the game. Men Women and Children alike, and this can only be a good thing.The question however begs to be asked "Is she really good

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Hi, If you are one of our younger readers in the UK and want to start a career in Golf then this might be an opportunity for you Customer Service Assistant Location: Silvermere Golf Club, CobhamJob Type: Full TimeSalary: Competitive rates according to experienceContact: Ben Barr 01932 584321 or send CV to Doug McClelland Golf Stores Ltd., Silvermere Golf Club, Redhill Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11

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I wanted to find some information for our lady readers and thought this article hit the spot.Enjoy Ladies!!!! This past spring at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, LPGA star and Precept Tour Team standout Paula Creamer kicked off a season long promotion in which birdies she makes with Precept’s new pink Tour SIII golf ball result in equipment donations for the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program.

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Hi Guys,I know that technology in golf equipment is advancing all the time but had to reprint this article i found on World Golf News.Imagine never losing another golf ball!!!!RadarGolf technology can help locate lost golf balls in secondsWhile Father Knows Best, he often doesn’t know where his golf balls went. But times are changing thanks to RadarGolf, an innovative findable golf ball system

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So Italy have won the Worrld Cup in Dramatic fashion in a penalty shoot out. Amazingly Zidane is sent off with 10 minutes to go after an awful headbutt to the chest on one of the Italian players.What a game, one of the best world cup finals for many a year.....................Now for the golf.... Stephen Dodd won the European Open at the K Club earlier this afternoon and it looks like Trevor

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Hi Guys, Heres an article i found about mental golf. Take a look St. Paul Pioneer Press | 07/09/2006 | Good golf starts between the ears If you have been a struggling golfer for some time, it is in your best interest to view players who shoot lower scores than you as different, not better. Those players use different mental thoughts, practice habits, levels of dedication, concentration skills

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Hi Guys and Girls, Just wanted to give you a quick round up on this weekends tournaments as we head into the weekend. Over in Ireland Bradley Dredge the Welshman was in what seemed like an unassailable lead only to shoot a 75 and leave himself three shots off the lead whilst Tom Lehman who we fetured earlier in the week shot another 70 to finish on -5 and only 4 shots off the lead. Get the

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No! we are not playing poker, but it would be a good hand to start with if we were.No! this pair of aces belong to a novice golfer from Wisconsin in the US. I know this is hard to believe but.Sanjay Kuttemperoor shot two holes-in-one in a five-hole teaching lesson stint at the Treetops Resort in Michigan last month. He was taking a golf lesson at the time. But Sanjay said despite the double aces

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Do Long Hitters Get an Unfair Benefit?This is a real burning issue at the moment with the development of the golf ball still seeing no sign of stopping. I am aware that the USGA and R&A have asked for prototype balls which will fly around 20 yards less than the current balls. Will it happen though? I have found this research article and thought you would like to read it. The research is from

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http://www.golftec.com/newsletter/tip_of_month.html?golftec_members=c415a75ff8b5faa81cc3c3bd7dba21fcHi Guys, Sometimes we are very committed to try and make a nice backswing and I was reading the above article from Doug Strawbridge at GolfTEC and his idea is that the finish of the swing is vitally important. Some people say, “Who cares what my finish looks like if the ball is going where I want

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Counterfeit Golf Equipment An Epidemic In US - WCBS-TV New YorkI just found this article and thought I would share it with you. To be honest if you are buying cheap imitation golf clubs you are literally risking hurting yourself or others on the golf course. This article outlines the dangers of buying cheap imitation clubs. There are plenty of good golf retailers that now offer equipment on Ebay

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Hi Guys, I was looking at a news story and thought it might be interesting for you. It's about the upcoming Ryder Cup in Ireland. Tom Lehman who is skippering the US Team this time around will be in Ireland in the near future to take part in a tournament at the K Club as well as to check on the set up for the Ryder Cup. Lehman has come out in defence of critics who say that a number of the

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Hi,Today i just want to do a little survey on what is your favourite driver or "Big Dog" as they are affectionately known.Just post a comment on the comments box letting everyone know what is your favourite driver and why you would recommend it to other golfers.CheersRichard

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So as we head into the back 9 of the US Open it really is anybody's tournament. Big Phil has just slipped a great birdie in to go 3 under and it's now game on. Whoever gets crowned champ at the end of the day will really deserve to be crowned a major champion. I'm in the pub watching this one on TV and will stay till the end (2am Polish time) To keep updated with the news from this and all

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Wow!!! what an amazing tournament the US Open is. If you read my previous post then you know that we were hoping for a cracking tournament and that is exactly what we have got. The leaderboard is a who's who of world golf with lots of players in contention going into the third round on Saturday. Although Tiger didn't make the cut, we have a great mix of top Americans, top Europeans and a

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So today see's the start of what I believe will be one of the best US Opens in many years for all of us nutty golfers.Tiger is back after a couple of months out and I am sure their would be no more popular winner on Sunday (Fathers Day) to pick up the prize. In our hearts we would all love to see that happen.However, I feel that again Phil Mickelson will emerge victorious on Sunday. Mickelson has

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Everybody who knows golf knows Darren Clarke, and everybody who knows Darren Clarke knows what a down to earth guy he is. Clarke is currently going through a tough time with his golf due to the fact that his wife is still very seriously ill and of course that is forgiveable. However, today at the final hole of the third round of the Irish Open, Clarke missed a short putt for birdie which would

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As we head into the last 12 holes of the Dunhill British Masters at the Belfry, Brit Paul Casey is holding a two stroke lead over Michael Campbell. Both players have had a birdie in their opening five holes and it would be a surprise if the winner did not come from these two. To keep up with the latest scores and golf news pop over to www.biggolflesson.com All the best Richard

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So at last Michelle Wie makes the cut at a mens tour event. Yes the world famous SK Telecom Open tournament where all the big players go and play.............. is it really an achievement? Or is it just to put on a show for the media and get some more of the Wie branding out on the market, not to forget that small company NIKE. Now before I go sounding like a moaning male chauvinist, nothing

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Yesterday the golf world received the news that Earl Woods (Mentor, Pusher, Prodder and most importantly Father) of Tiger had passed away after his long battle with illness.At this time our thoughts go out to the Woods family and we send our sincere condolences from all of our members and subscribers at The Big Golf Buddy blog and www.biggolflesson.comWe hope to see you soon Tiger, prowling the

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I suppose this post is a little away from golf and the general purpose of this page but it is still important to sometimes take stock and think about family, friends and the ones you love. Tiger Woods and Darren Clarke have recently withdrawn from tournaments because two of the people they love most in the world are battling with illness. Maybe we should just take a moment every day to tell the

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As the leaders move into the back nine of the final round at this European Tour/Asian Tour co sanctioned event the field could not be tighter. Englishman David Lynn is leading on -10 being hotly pursued by a host of other players on the 9 under and 8 under mark. And Paul Lawrie, former Open Championship winner has completed his tournament with an excellent -5 round of 67 to leave him as the

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Well, I dont know about you, but I finished watching The Masters at 2am this morning (I am in Poland after all) and congratulations to Phil Mickelson on winning his second US Masters, what a great performance it was too.This tournament has to be one of the best majors for some time with the top players in the world all within a few strokes of each other before the start of the final

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Well, here we go into the weekend of the Masters and up at the top of the leaderboard we see the usual suspects.But this post is not about the leaders, or whoever wins the tornament, they will get all the plaudits on Sunday evening. It is about one David Duval.When Duval was at the top of his game he was a joy to watch and even though his persona was a bit straight I liked watching him because he

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Well, it certainly looks like a cracking first Major of the season. With the early form of Tiger Woods and also the current form this weekend of Phil Mickelson it looks like a cracker. WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN? I'd love to hear your opinion so leave your comment on who will win and why. All the best Richard

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Here in Poland winter has finally subsided and the final bits of snow have now melted away.For some people that might not mean much, but after 4 months of snow and ice i can finally start planning for a game of golf.To celebrate i have put together a great drill which will help you straighten out those iron shots.Just pop over to Big Golf Lesson and check out Tee Peg GatewayAll the bestRichardP.S

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Well OK, I am only joking here, not really lucky, just great play from Luke Donald and a fantastic birdie on the last to wrap up the Honda Classic. As I mentioned in my post earlier in the week, I would be looking for one of my fellow Brits to do well and Luke cetainly turned in a performance which will more likely mean automatic qualification for the European Ryder Cup team.This is great as it

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If you are struggling with short putts their is a nice simple routine you can practice which will help you quickly and easily. The width of a golf hole is standardised at 4.25" inches wide and the golf ball is no smaller than 1.62" inches wide So why do so many golfers miss or struggle with short putts? They do not hit the ball with enough pace, their is not enough conviction in their putting

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After another great round on Friday, David Toms posted a second consecutive -5 score to move to 10 under par after the first two rounds of the Honda Classic. Following on from his second to Tiger Woods last week it would be deserved consolation to win this one over the weekend. It is also pertinent to remind everyone that at last years OPEN David Toms called a two stroke penalty on himself

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Sorry, but this post might upset a few people and to be honest I don't really care. I have just got home and it is 12.20am here in Poland on Saturday morning and i thought i would check out the latest scores for the Honda Classic and see what was happening. When I got to the bottom of the scoreboard I see that no less than 5 players have WITHDRAWN. Three of them without playing even a shot in

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"Podge" Harrington started his defence of the Honda with an opening round of -1 par.Read all todays golf news and stories at the homepage of www.biggolflesson.com

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Hi, Richard here from www.biggolflesson.com with information about our new free golf instruction lessons online.I have just completed a new e mail course which is focussed on using mental techniques and practical golf drills to improve your golf game and lower your golfing handicap.We have put 24 drills in this e mail series and subscribers receive one drill every three days.I have attached the

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Well young Mr Woods has gone and anihalated a top class field of golfers AGAIN and done it with an awsome show of grinding it out when things are not necessarily going well.You have to take your hat off to him. Whilst others around could not find the consistency, Tiger kept on coming back for more that the course could throw at him. Was very unlucky with two approach shots. One that hit the pin

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The big guns tee off at 2.30pm GMT or 9.30am EST.As a native Brit I would love to see Monty claim his first Major although I know that is unlikely with Tiger absolutely pulverising the Old Course yet again.Please post a comment and let me know who you think will win and who you would like to see come out on top on Sunday Evening.I'm off to the pub to watch the closing action on Sunday.All the

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To be honest I am fed up of searching for golf keywords on Google and Yahoo and coming up with web pages that have nothing at all to do with what i am looking for. These pages use keywords just to get you to their site.So I thought i will put my own version of a directory on my site. You can get to this directory which i call "The Clubhouse" by visiting the link www.biggolflesson/

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Today’s drill is entitled……Splish SplashSometime ago my bunker play was certainly not what it should have been and I needed to address this part of the game somehow. I knew how to set up for the different types of Bunker shot but just could not seem to execute them properly.You probably know how it goes, one minute you thin one, the next minute you leave it in the sand and the next you put it

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There is an old saying in golf which I am sure you know and have heard many times "Drive for show,Putt for dough"Well that is one golfing term that no player can get away from however good they may be or howeverbad they may be.In Putting there is definitely always room to improve, so,lets get started.You first of all need to start practising your putting, and I have come up with a drill which I

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Have you ever won a hole in one prize? Probably not!!!Well under the rules of golf an amateur golfer cannot accept a prize which is valued at GBP 300 or USD 500 if you are outside the UK. The R&A says that a hole in one is acheived as a direct result of skill, so a prize therefore should be covered by the amounts above.So next time you play in an event and there is a nice prize on offer just

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