Category Archives: Articles

Miscellaneous articles written with golf in mind and possibly a few other items as well. You might even find an article or two with a reference to wine! After all, golf and wine are the perfect pairing!

Scorecard ~ Friend or Foe?

Throughout my golfing career, whether while playing on the mini-tour or teaching amateur golfers of all skill levels, I have found that the SCORECARD seems to loom over golfers everywhere.  I think if we change how we view this seemingly … Continue reading

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The Fatigue Factor During Play

Do you ever play a round of golf where the wheels seem to start falling off around the 14th or 15th hole? Are you starting to hit shots  thin AND heavy? Is your direction off?  Distance shrinking?  You start to … Continue reading

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The Slow Play Delemma

If you watched the LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship over the weekend, you were witness to the slow play “incident.” Morgan Pressel was 2 up in her match against Azahara Munoz when, after winning the 12 hole with a par … Continue reading

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Pull The Trigger! and Other Commands From The Gallery

We all remember watching Nomar Garciaparra at the plate don’t we? Adjust one glove then the other… then again then again then again…tap the toes then again then again. How about the trot to the field? Out of the dugout..one … Continue reading

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Orange You Glad Rickie Fowler Won?

Ok…I apologize, but couldn’t help it… I had to throw the orange in. Rickie always wears orange on the final day of an event. It’s his signature outfit for day 4. It’s his power suit! He loves wearing it, he … Continue reading

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The Fastest Way to Lower Your Score – Improve Your Putting

Putting has been the hot topic lately. It seems as though the recent events on both the PGA and LPGA tours have had drama on the greens. And the reality of putting as it relates to total score is huge! … Continue reading

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The Most Important Thing to Do on Each and Every Shot

It was a very interesting week this week with many questions and comments swirling about.Thanks to Bubba’s stellar performance at the Masters, I too received congratulatory remarks for “another win for the lefties.” There were even high fives between “us … Continue reading

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Build A Solid Foundation With Good Alignment ~ How An Open House Inspired This Post

It just so happened that on the way to the golf course this Sunday, I drove past an Open House sign in front of this charming old Victorian. It’s rich blue exterior with white-painted shutters and well manicured lawn practically … Continue reading

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The Masters ~ Unexpected Win for the Uncoventional Bubba

The Masters Tournament had all its familiar pomp and circumstance. It also had a little bit of politics per usual, but that topic is for another time perhaps. In the end, for those who watched, it turned out to be … Continue reading

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Kraft Nabisco Championship~Epilogue

The Kraft Nabisco is over, but the lessons learned were many. Well, actually, the lessons learned were really just one and it was pretty clear. It all came down to putting! The first round leader, Amy Yang,  fell back to … Continue reading

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