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• Top 5 Scariest Shots In Golf

  

  We all have been in situations on the golf course when disaster strikes.  Be it a bad lie in a bunker, a complete and total swing breakdown, or a well struck ball that ends up in the drink, it is tough to get those bad shots out of your head.  We may be

  by rtbecker - August 27, 2012

• Carl Petterson: A Man Without A Ryder Cup Team

  

  Associated Press/Stephen Morton Few golfers have garnered as much attention over the last couple of weeks as has Swede Carl Petterson.  He is playing some of the best golf of his life right now, and for much of this past weekend was in the hunt for hi

  by rtbecker - August 16, 2012

• Understanding "Sandy Areas" At The PGA Championship

  Two words that you will hear ad nauseum this week at The PGA Championship:  sandy areas.  The PGA has (wisely) decided to play all of the bunkers as "sandy areas" instead of hazards this week.  Meaning?  None of the sand on the course will be consider

  by rtbecker - August 08, 2012

• Feherty Lets John Daly Tee Off On A Ball In His Mouth!

  This one falls squarely into the "You have to see this to believe it category."  This also seems to be the kind of thing that the admonition "Do not try this at home" was made for.  In the season finale of Golf Channel's Feherty, the show's colorful and

  by rtbecker - July 30, 2012

• Loving The Bunkers At The Open Championship

  One of my favorite things about watching the Open Championship is seeing the bunkers over there, and the havoc it wreaks on the pro's games when they unfortunately find themselves on the business end of one of these harrowing holes.  Bunkers are supposed

  by rtbecker - July 19, 2012

• It's The Short Game, Stupid

  When I was in high school, I was really struggling through a geometry class, and I went to get tutored by my fifth grade teacher, a wonderful nun named Sr. Teresa.  When I explained my troubles, she went to the board and wrote "KISS" in big block letters

  by rtbecker - July 14, 2012

• Love Names Two Ryder Cup Assistant Captains

  Today, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III named two of his assistant captains for this year's team:  Fred Couples and Mike Hulbert.  No big surprises - Couples and Hulbert are both great friends of Love.  Couples is fresh off a second successful sti

  by rtbecker - June 28, 2012

• Mid-Season Look at U.S. Ryder Cup Standings

  With less than two months to go until the top eight points spot for the Ryder Cup are set, here is an update on where things stand for the U.S. squad. To quickly recap the qualification process for the U.S. side:  The top eight point leaders automatica

  by rtbecker - June 21, 2012

• Don't Talk Yourself Out Of A Good Round Before It Starts (Like Bubba Did)

  We all know that so much of success in golf is based on confidence, and the belief that you can go out and execute the shot that you want to hit under pressure.  That is why it is so critical to do your best to keep negative thoughts from creeping into y

  by rtbecker - June 15, 2012

• US Open Moments: Hogan Wins 1950 Open at Merion

  Photo by Hy Peskin It is the most famous picture in all of golf - Hogan's legendary one iron into the 18th green at Merion.  Hogan was at the top of his game as the decade of 1940 came to a close.  He won 10 times in 1948, including his first U.S. Op

  by rtbecker - June 14, 2012