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Kelly Slater Vows to Land the Shark
After winning the Volcom Pro in Fiji and stamping his dominance on yet another surfing world title race, Kelly Slater looked down the camera of the live broadcast and laid down a challenge ... to Greg Norman.
"Greg Norman, you better be watching," he said.
Slater, a keen part-time golfer with a reportedly single-figure handicap, was referring to an exchange in which Norman said Slater was too "scared" to play a round with him, and that he planned to "kick Slater's ass" on the course.
"Shit talk is my favourite, especially to Aussie convicts. Keep practising, Norman. If I beat you like I did Brett Ogle, it'll be embarrassing."
 Norman and Slater are said to be similar in many ways. In his youth, Norman was as serious about surfing as Slater is now about golf, often skipping school on the Sunshine Coast to dive into the ocean when the waves called.
He said he owed a lot of his later success to those early free days out on the waves, testing himself.
"I was a bit of a bad boy, and surfing was a catalyst to it," he said.
"Some of the best education you can get is being street smart and on your own. Surfing gives you that.
It tests your internal skills, it tests your courage, and you can be as good as you want to be at it."
Could he do it? Yes and no, Norman said.
"I've seen him play at Pebble Beach. He's got a pretty good swing. He's a natural to be a golfer. But there's a big difference between a guy with a two or three handicap and a guy who can go out there and win golf tournaments on the world stage".
And who will be the winner when they finally go head to head on the fairways?
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Coming Home
Adam Scott will end his 2013 season by playing at the Australian Open in Sydney later on in the year
World number four Adam Scott will make his final appearance of the year at the Australian Open in November, organisers have announced.
The reigning US Masters champion has set himself a gruelling home schedule, having already agreed to play the Australian PGA Championship and defend his Australian Masters title. He is also widely expected to play the World Cup in Melbourne, making it four tournaments in four weeks.
“Winning the national Open is the title every Australian golfer wants,” Scott said in a statement.
“I am sure the Sydney sporting public will come in great numbers to support the event. I look forward to competing and celebrating with them during the week.”
The Australian Open will be held at the Royal Sydney Golf Club from November 28-December 1.
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Kiwi Golf
Golf in New Zealand is now recognised as one of the best in the world and the ideal place for a golf tour or golf holiday.
Blessed with one of the world’s most beautiful landscapes, there are endless attractions to New Zealand including its coastline, canyons, alpine mountain ranges,lush forests, friendly locals and unhurried pace of life.
The nation is said to have more courses per capita than any other country on earth.
In recent years, golf in New Zealand has increased in both popularity and exposure, and there are a number of key drivers (pardon the pun) in this continued emergence. Kauri Cliffs, Cape Kidnappers and Gulf Harbour are three of the world's truly amazing golfing destinations, and must be seen to be believed.
So if you are venturing to New Zealand for Golf and Food or seriously thinking about it,it will be worth the journey.
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What's in the bag
Name: Martin Laird
Age: 30 Professional Wins: 5 Clubs: Taylor Made
Driver: RBZ Stage 2 Tour
Irons: RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ghost Tour DA-12
Martin Laird is a Scottish professional golfer, playing on the PGA Tour.
His most recent win was at the Valero Texas Open, earning the first PGA Tour victory for the new TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Tour driver.
He has won three PGA Tour events in his career, most notably the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2011. Until Russell Knox earned his card via the 2011 Nationwide Tour, Laird was the only Scottish player on the PGA Tour.
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PRO TIP:Meticulous Routine
The pre-shot routine is probably the most important part of a good mental game, over time it creates positive habits and a place of comfort in tough situations.
There are 3 parts: The pre-shot routine, the shot, and the post-shot routine.
1: No matter how you prepare for each shot, make sure you REPEAT the same routine EVERY time.
2: When you are about to hit have a trigger point, a forward press of the hands, a nod of the head, or the wink of an eye, whatever it is, this action will set the wheels in motion.
3: After a good or bad shot, try not to get too emotional. Keep that inner calm and self belief at all times.
Happy golfing
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