Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 32nd Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read…..
Golf News:
Congratulations to Rory McIlroy for his win in the BMW Championship this morning (Australian time).
With his win, McIlroy became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to win in consecutive weeks on the PGA TOUR, and with his sixth career tour win, he joined Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win that many at age 23.
"The more you put yourself in this position, and the more you win and the more you pick up trophies, it becomes normal," McIlroy said after his two-shot win over Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood. "And it feels like this is what you're supposed to do."
For the longest time, this was what Woods used to do.
"I don't think I'm quite there yet," McIlroy said. "But I'm getting to that stage where I'm thinking, `This is what I should be doing. I should be lifting a trophy at the end of the week.' It's been great. The last four, five weeks have been incredible, some of the best golf that I've ever played. I'm going to try and keep the run going for as long as possible."
The Tour now heads onto the Tour Championship for the final event of the Fed Ex Cup.
This Week’s Golf Tip::
This week’s golf tip is from the man himself, Jack Nicklaus, as seen in Golf Digest.
‘How To Make The Big Putt’
JACK NICKLAUS: To be honest, I didn't always make the big putt at the big moment. But I did make my share. Two that were especially sweet came back-to-back—on the last two holes of the 1980 U.S. Open at Baltusrol. Playing head-to-head with Isao Aoki, I made a 25-footer for birdie on 17, then an eight-footer for birdie on 18 (right) to win by two.
Here was my thought process when I was over a big putt like those two at Baltusrol: First, I know I have to make the putt. There is no alternative. It has to go in. I made sure that was my focus. And then I devoted all my concentration to making a good, positive, smooth stroke. I see players today with a very set, timed routine.
They lay the putter down behind the ball, take one look, and hit it. I don't know how they can even think about what they're doing. I wasn't so concerned how long I was over the ball; I was concerned that I was ready to hit the putt, that I was comfortable with my read, my aim, my feel for the speed.
If you don't have the stroke, you won't find it here, so work hard on it before you get into a must-make situation. Over the ball, I thought of my fundamentals—eyes over the line of the putt, or light grip pressure to feel the weight of the putterhead. My last thought: Keep your head still. If I had done all the other things right, then moved my head, it wasn't going in.
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Have a good week,
David Fearns (PGA)
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