Hello Golfers
Bad news…..no Aussie wins this week.
First up I would like to say there is no real bad news, it’s just that we did not see an aussie win this week… after last week’s highs of the Australian Masters celebrations, it feels a bit flat to be honest. The only real bad news is that we have to wait until June for the next major championship to roll around.
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On Your Broom - Stick
Users of the broomstick putter celebrated the completion of the grand slam when Adam Scott won the Masters.
The Masters was the last of the four major championships to be claimed by users of belly or broomstick putters.
Previously Keegan Bradley won the 2011 PGA Championship for the first major title won by a player anchoring a long putter against his body, four of the last six major championships have been claimed by those wielding them.
Webb Simpson triumphed at last year's U.S. Open and South African Ernie Els followed with a victory in the British Open.
The spate of victories in the sport's biggest tournaments comes with golf's rules-making bodies poised to act on their proposed rules change that would ban from 2016 the practice of anchoring a putter to steady the stroke.
The U.S. PGA Tour and the PGA of America, comprised of teaching professionals, have come out against the proposed ban with the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient governing bodies expected to make a final ruling later this year.
Successful Run
Scott said the recent run of success by players using long putters did not settle the debate.
"We are all waiting to hear what's going to happen," Scott said. "I don't know that this is going to impact any decisions at all.
"You know my feeling on it all; that it was inevitable that big tournaments would be won with this equipment, because these are the best players in the world and they practise thousands of hours. They are going to get good with whatever they are using. It's inevitable.
"I don't know that is going to have any impact on any decisions upcoming," Scott said about the possible impact of his Masters victory.
Masters runner-up Cabrera scoffed at the suggestion that the long putter was a key to Scott's triumph.
"I don't think there is any advantage," said Cabrera, who used a putter that was belly length when he won the 2009 Masters, but did not anchor the club.
"If it really is an advantage, why don't everybody play it? So, you know, I'm just happy for him."
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What's in the bag
2011
Name: Lee Westwood Age: 39 European Wins: 22 Clubs: Ping
Driver: Ping G20
Fairway Wood: Ping Rapture V2 Wedges: Ping Tour-W Putter: Ping Redwood Anser
Westwood is an English professional golfer, noted for his consistency, Lee is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on every major continent, including victories on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He was named player of the year for the 1998, 2000 and 2009 seasons. He has won the 2000 European Tour Order of Merit, and the renamed 2009 Race to Dubai.
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World Rankings
Top 10 Australians
1 Adam Scott (3 in world rankings) 2 Jason Day (25) 3 John Senden (51) 4 Geoff Ogilvy (55) 5 Greg Chalmers (65) 6 Marc Leishman (68) 7 Marcus Fraser (70) 8 Aaron Baddeley (93) 9 Brendan Jones (101) 10 Brad Kennedy (167) Top 5 World Rankings 1 Tiger Woods (averaged points 12.17) 2 Rory McIlroy (10.88) 3 Adam Scott (7.92) 4 Justin Rose (6.91) 5 Brandt Snedeker (6.48) |
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Facts and Trivia about Augusta
Given that you have to take out a second mortgage just to buy a few hot dogs, a couple of boxes of peanuts and some beers to wash it all down with at a major league baseball game, you’d think the fairway fare served at one of the most exclusive golf clubs in the country would be prohibitively priced. Au contraire, mon frère — the grub up for grabs at Augusta National during the Masters is outrageously affordable, idiosyncratic (pimento cheese sandwich, anyone?) and stuck in some kind of bizarro time warp much like the entire tournament itself. The most pricey selections on the “Patrons' Menu,” aside from imported beer ($3.75), are the club sandwich, barbecue sandwich and the chicken breast sandwich — they’ll set you back $2.50 each, Georgia sales tax included. For mayo-lovers on a budget, the tuna salad on wheat, egg salad or the signature pimento cheese on white bread cost a buck fifty.
It’s all rather unbelievable — the fact that you can eat so well and so cheaply ($15 will get you two ham and cheeses on rye, two domestic beers, two bags of chips, an iced tea and, of course, a pimento cheese sandwich provided that there’s no freak shortages) at a major — and majorly prestigious — sporting tournament. Noting that most of the chow can be consumed with one hand and that none really requires a napkin (save for the BBQ sandwich) which cuts back on concessionary waste, ATL Food Snob describes the food situation at the Masters as being “simple in a good way.” Click here to view the full 2011 menu.
Who is Rae?
Well, Rae's Creek is named after former property owner John Rae, who passed away in 1789.
The creek was named long before Americans even know what golf was, and now plays a leading role in just about every Masters.
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PRO TIP:Putting in the rain
As we saw last week in the final round at Augusta, putting in the rain can affect the amount of speed and break the ball needs to find the cup. When the greens are wet or damp, the amount of break required tends to be less and as a result, the ball tends to skid off the surface a little more than usual.
So when putting in the rain, don't allow for as much borrow or break and try not to force your putts aggressively at the cup, as when the edges of the hole are wet, the ball will not catch the edge of the cup as easily when in dry conditions.
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David Fearns (PGA)
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