Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 31st Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read…..
Golf News:
Louis Oosthuizen fired a sizling 8 under par 63 to lead the field at this week's Deutsche Bank Championship.
Oosthuizen ran off seven straight birdies, a streak that began after he nearly three-putted from 5 feet. He shot 29 on the front nine of the TPC Boston. He didn't miss a green until the 17th hole. That's all it took to race by PGA champion Rory McIlroy, leave Tiger Woods behind and seize control going into the Labor Day finish in the second leg of the FedExCup Playoffs.
In the process, Oosthuizen established tournament records for consecutive birdies, low front nine and a 54-hole score of 19-under 194.
"Probably the start anyone would dream of on that front nine," Oosthuizen said. "I made everything, so you get those days where you just look at a putt and you hole it. That was my first nine holes."
The back nine wasn't bad, and it included one brief scare when he felt a twinge in his back when he went after a 9-iron on the 16th. The ache was gone on the 18th, and he rolled in one last birdie to keep McIlroy from getting even closer.
McIlroy, trying to match Woods with his third PGA TOUR win this year, did well just to stay in range.
This Week's Golf Tip:
This week's golf tip is from US Open Champion and Aussie Touring Pro Geoff Ogilvy, as seen in Golf Digest.
When I'm warming up before a round or working on my game early in the week, I hit only two distances of putts: those I think I'm going to make and really long ones.
First, I practice a lot of short putts--probably more than most players on tour. I'd say I spend about 95 percent of my putting-practice time from inside eight feet. I pick short putts that break and hit them in different ways. I'll hit some firm, banging them against the back of the cup, and others soft, slowly dying them in, side-door. After a while, this helps me get a sense of which approach works best for the kind of greens I'm playing that day. You'll save yourself from a few lipouts if you pay attention.
When it's possible, I usually try to find the practice hole with the most slope (within reason--I want this to be a useful exercise) and set up around it. It's good for my feel to see the ball breaking toward the cup, and it's helpful for my confidence to hear the ball going in all the time. I wouldn't really get this if I spent the majority of my practice session on mid-range putts that just glance the hole, so I rarely practice those.
I'm able to get my speed down for lag putting on the long tries. So I practice some of those until my distance control is pretty well ingrained for the day.
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