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The last five major winners have all been first-timers. In the Masters era, first-timers have won all four majors in the same calendar year only five times: 1959, 1969, 2003, 2011, and now 2016.
July 2016
Diary of a USGA Rules Official: Friendly Reminders
It’s been a rough couple of months for the USGA. After-the-fact rulings nearly derailed an otherwise exciting couple of majors in both the Men’s and Women’s U.S. Open Championships. The good news is that Dr. Robin Farran had nothing to do with the USGA’s unfortunate ruling procedure. Dr. Farran is widely regarded as one of …
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I don’t blame that bladed bunker shot on Steve Wheatcroft. There was no sand in the bunker! Are they running low on sand in Canada? C’mon.
Book Review: Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect
One of the very first golf “instructional” books anyone told me I should read after taking up the game in college in the late 90s/early 2000s was Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect by Dr. Bob Rotella. It’s about the mental side of the game, it’s the best-selling sport psychology book of all-time, and it’s …
Night Putting… Putting at Night!
The Westin La Paloma and La Paloma Country Club are excited to announce a Summer Night Putting Series! On Friday nights this month from 8:00-9:30p, the Country Club putting green, located directly below the Golf Shop, will feature a glow-in-the-dark, five-hole miniature golf course complete with lighted tee markers, fairways, flagsticks, holes, and light up golf …