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I don’t know what’s bigger: Danny Willett winning the Masters (the first Englishman to do so since Nick Faldo in 1996) or Jordan Spieth losing the Masters because of a quadruple-bogey 7 on No. 12.
Golf Academy Wins 3rd Straight NCCGA
The Golf Academy of America (Phoenix) Club Golf Team overcame windy and rainy conditions Sunday at Oakcreek Country Club in Sedona to win its 3rd consecutive National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA) Desert Regional Tournament. The only difference this time around? Unlike previous showings, the GAA led this two-day weekend tournament wire-to-wire. Dan Bubany set the
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2016 Masters Tournament: By the Numbers
The other day in Financial Management, we were discussing the economic impact of the Masters Tournament, not just to the local economy in Augusta, Georgia but also to the golf industry as a whole. I had to do a little digging, but I found some pretty interesting articles. The one I liked the most was
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Jordan Spieth has birdied 34 of his last 90 holes at Augusta National, has a scoring average of 68.8, and has led after each of his last five rounds. He’s also the first defending champ to hold the outright 18-hole lead since Jack Nicklaus did it all the way back in 1966. What else can
20 Years Later: How Sports Science Tries to Explain Greg Norman’s Epic Masters Collapse
Several weeks ago in Sport Psychology with Dr. Teri Aguiar, we were discussing self-confidence and psychological momentum as it related to Greg Norman’s infamous Masters collapse. It’s been 20 years now since Norman blew a six-shot lead in the final round of the 1996 Masters to lose to Englishman Nick Faldo by five strokes. As
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