http://www.golflifecoach.com Navigating life, one hole at a time. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:01:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been several months since I last posted.  I recently started a new job, and I remember now how work can get in the way of golf and life.  Still, I wanted to make sure that the saga of the Partner-Partner was shared, as it was quite a day. We luckily ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-club-partner-partner-finals-recap/ The Solheim Cup was a great success...amazing energy, 2 evenly matched teams, and all full of people that truly appreciated the opportunity to play in such a prestigious event. - Christie Kerr has an amazing putting stroke.  If Sergio or Vijay had that stroke, both would have more tournaments and majors. ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-tournament-2009-solheim-cup-observations/ Y. E. Yang won the PGA, doing what no other professional golfer has ever done in taking the lead from Tiger.  Amazing accomplishment to hit those shots in that situation.  His English may not be great, but you better believe that he was well aware of the situation, time, and ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-tournament-2009-pga-championship/ Well, the next round, which was the semi-final round or Final 4, was even more interesting than the great escape of round 1.  My partner, Tom, actually got a full night of sleep, so already I figured we'd be better off than the previous round.  I was worried about this ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-club-partner-partner-semi-final-recap/ Not too tasteless...funny.  Apologies in advance to Mr. Woods and Mr. Wonder. *** Stevie Wonder and Tiger Woods are in a bar. Tiger turns to Stevie and says, 'How's the singing career going?'  Stevie replies, 'Not too bad. How's the golf?'  Woods replies, 'Not too bad, I've had some problems with my swing, but ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-joke-playing-golf-with-stevie-wonder/ Well, my partner, Tom, and I competed in our club's Member:Member tournament.  This was a team competition, best ball, with full handicaps as of the beginning of July handicaps.  It is in a single elimination bracket format, seeded by team aggregate course handicaps. What a stressful tournament.  After working all night ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-thoughts-results-from-round-1-of-the-membermember-tournament/ Well, the storybook ending of Tom Watson winning at 59 years of age did not come to be.  I wish it did.  It did not, and we should focus on what happened, as with any golf tournament.  For Cink, he made birdies on the back 9 on a major championship ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-tournaments-british-open-thoughts/ The new BMW Z4 is for real.  My wife had attended the 2009 Northeast Bimmerfest @ Paul Miller BMW.  She is a BMW enthusiast with an award winning 2001 BMW 330ci.  I can barely drive manual.  Her car is one of her passions, and I support her in this.  It's ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/random-thoughts-bmw-z4-is-for-real/ Tempo, rhythm, sequencing.  Whatever you call it, it is the most important thing in playing good golf.  I recently had an annual tournament at my club, where my friend Tom and I were defending champions.  The tournament format is great; it's 2 days, and each 9 is played in a ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-swing-thoughts-tempo-is-everything/ What do you get when you put a ton of natural talent, a 64 degree wedge, and great golf creativity?  I guess you get Phil Mickelson with a shot that you'd never think was possible, you'd never try, and you'd never hit as close as this guy.  Amazing, this guy ... http://www.golflifecoach.com/golf-video-phils-backwards-out-of-the-bunker-shot/