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2008 Golf Majors Top 10 Finishers

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:57:25 +0000

170 golfers participated in golf’s four Major tournaments during 2008. 101 golfers played in more than one major during 2008. I thought it would be interesting to see the 2008 Golf Majors Top 10 Finishers by event and how much prize earnings they won.

Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA
Position	Masters April 10-13	Prize
1	Trevor Immelman	$1,350,000
2	Tiger Woods	$810,000
T3	Brandt Snedeker	$435,000
T3	Stewart Cink	$435,000
T5	Padraig Harrington	$273,750
T5	Steve Flesch	$273,750
T5	Phil Mickelson	$273,750
T8	Miguel Angel Jimenez	$217,500
T8	Robert Karlsson	$217,500
T8	Andres Romero	$217,500

Torrey Pines GC, La Jolla, CA
Position	U.S. OpenJune 12-15	Prize
1	Tiger Woods	$1,350,000
2	Rocco Mediate	$810,000
3	Lee Westwood	$491,995
T4	D.J. Trahan	$307,303
T4	Robert Karlsson	$307,303
T6	Miguel Angel Jimenez	$220,686
T6	Carl Pettersson	$220,686
T6	John Merrick	$220,686
T9	Eric Axley	$160,769
T9	Geoff Ogilvy	$160,769
T9	Camilo Villagas	$160,769
T9	Heath Slocum	$160,769
T9	Brandt Snedeker	$160,769

Royal Birkdale, Southport, England
Position	British Open July 17-20	Prize
1	Padraig Harrington	$1,498,875
2	Ian Poulter	$899,325
T3	Greg Norman	$509,617
T3	Henrik Stenson	$509,617
T5	Jim Furyk	$359,730
T5	Chris Wood	Amateur
T7	Stephen Ames	$193,743
T7	Ernie Els	$193,743
T7	Steve Stricker	$193,743
T7	Robert Allenby	$193,743
T7	Robert Karlsson	$193,743
T7	David Howell	$193,743
T7	Ben Curtis	$193,743
T7	Paul Casey	$193,743
T7	Anthony Kim	$193,743

Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Township, MI
Position	PGA August 7-10	Prize
1	Padraig Harrington	$1,350,000
T2	Sergio Garcia	$660,000
T2	Ben Curtis	$660,000
T4	Henrik Stenson	$330,000
T4	Camilo Villagas	$330,000
6	Steve Flesch	$270,000
T7	Phil Mickelson	$231,250
T7	Andres Romero	$231,250
T9	Charlie Wi	$176,725
T9	Jeev Milkha Singh	$176,725
T9	Justin Rose	$176,725
T9	Alastair Forsyth	$176,725

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Becoming A Better Driver

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:32:14 +0000

Becoming a better driver is what all golfers are striving for. Although this is only one shot used in reaching the green, a good drive off the tee sets the tone for the entire hole. As you become a better driver you will hit the ball longer and straighter.

This video by director of training Steve Dahlby shows you how to accomplish both as you continue your quest of becoming a better driver.

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Making A Par Five

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:13:27 +0000

Making a par five in regulation seems easy enough for most amateur golfers. After all, aren’t we striving for a birdie on all par fives? Good preparation and the right positive mental attitude will go a long way in making a par five each and every time.

Taking the average amateur golfer through the important things required to improve their golf game is an important thing to watch. Mike Pedersen continues his excellent teaching method on this par five hole as he watches and comments on the necessary warm up exercises.

Getting the golfer on the green in regulation three strokes is essential in making a par five every time. Watch the video a see for yourself.

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Golf | In The News Today

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:55:16 +0000

Daly show to make it a memorable Masters

FORMER US PGA and British Open champion John Daly has been given a late invite to next week’s 30th anniversary Australian Masters - but will he remember his one previous visit to Melbourne’s Huntingdale layout?

Daly, who is playing this week’s Hong Kong Open, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian and European tours, contacted Masters organizers at the weekend seeking a start at the tournament.

IMG Australasian vice-president David Rollo said yesterday: “I had no hesitation in giving John a sponsor invite. He is a major winner and will add to our field.”

Daly has expressed an interest in joining the European Tour, which started its 2009 schedule with last week’s Singapore Open, and is looking for a swift start in the Race to Dubai, the Tour’s season-long, $US10 million ($15.5m) competition which concludes with the Dubai World Championship next November.

“I’ve enjoyed all my previous trips to Australia,” Daly said in a statement.

Choosing The Right Golf Clubs

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:26:22 +0000

Choosing the right golf clubs is critical to improving your golf game score. If you are a true beginner and haven’t really decided whether or not you will be pursuing golf as a sport, then buying a medium priced set of off-the-shelf golf clubs will do just fine. This will supplement the need for choosing the right golf clubs while you are learning how to play.

After playing a few rounds though, you will know if you will be someone that will want to learn how to play golf well or that it just isn’t the game for you.

If your trips to the driving range and the gold course proved to be encouraging, then choosing the right golf clubs will be the next step for you.

Learn more about choosing the right golf clubs. Click here.

Good Golf Practice Makes For A Good Golf Game

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:16:40 +0000

Many golfers can’t be bothered with the preparation necessary to have a good round of golf. After all, Good Golf Practice Makes For A Good Golf Game. Every practice session or golf round must be started with a specific exercise regime designed to loosen the muscles used in swinging a golf club.

Because of the effects that stretching can have on your muscle conditioning, it will most likely be necessary to make some adjustments in your swing to compensate for your new found physical condition. If we think about this, the reverse is actuall true. Becasue of your lack of muscle conditioning before a practice session or game, you have been compensating for the lack of looseness in your body. Once you routinely perform some warm up exercises your swing will become more fluid and therefor more consistent.

In this latest video lesson, Mike Pedersen explains just how this happens and how you can become more consistent with your golf game. Remember that good golf practice makes for a good golf game.

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Golf Readiness

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:30:44 +0000

Golf readiness is a lot easier then you may think. Whether you’re on the driving range or the golf course, golf readiness is a critical step to playing better golf.

In the continuing saga of getting Morrie to a better game of golf, Mike Pedersen reminds Morrie about the key stretching elements for golf readiness. Mike is a true teacher as he takes Morrie through the various exercise tips that allow his body to prepare properly for the golf swing.

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Golf Driving Power Drills

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:56:54 +0000

Golf Driving Power Drills will help you learn to balance and drive the ball further. This is a video lesson that is easy to learn all about golf driving power drills. I’ve always been looking for a good way to practice balance and this lesson does a good job with just that.

After just a few hours of practice I was able to perform the balancing techniques shown. I highly recommend reviewing these golf driving power drills for anyone looking to improve balance and driving distance.

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Choosing The Right Competition Level

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:42:00 +0000

Choosing the right competition level in golf is very important yet some golfers have difficulty recognizing their proper level. It’s too easy to say you play better then you actually do, yet the proof is usually in the actual way you play (your score).

Bob Skura has written a good article that does a good job explaining this golf phenomenon by using Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods as two examples of choosing the right competition level.

I enjoyed reading this article and how Bob suggests peeing into your future to get mentally prepared.

Read the entire article here.

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Golf Swing Exercises

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:08:27 +0000

Golf swing exercises can add power and help you improve the naturally awkward movements the golf swing put on your body and muscles.

Here is a great article that will help you to use golf swing exercises to improve your overall golf game.

Read the full article here.