Danger Zone...

Hello Golfers, Whilst we have been enjoying an early summer across most parts of the Country, bush fires are causing major havoc in some parts of the country, especially in NSW where several large fires have completely wiped out homes and residents have lost their entire life's belongings. We hope that you and your family are not affected by such events and we give praise and support to the NSW Rural Fire Service, who in times of danger do an amazing job under extremely adverse conditions. Survival Irishman Peter Lawrie secured his Euro Tour card for next season with a final round of 70 at the ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup. Lawrie started the weekend in 114th place in the Race to Dubai rankings, only the top 110 guaranteed cards for next the following season, but his final round of 70 saw him finish on three under par, 18th overall, and clinch one of the final spots. “_I’m just glad it’s over to be totally honest with you_,” Lawrie said afterwards. “I’ve never felt so much pressure as the last eight weeks; can’t sleep, can’t eat properly, it’s just horrendous. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy." “I got off to a great start, so it wasn’t that much pressure, but jeepers, just coming down trying to get the job finished without making a mental error or doing something stupid, even finishing bogey, bogey." It seems that we sometimes forget about the guys who are not superstars or don't make regular top ten finishes, but from Lawrie's comments, it would appear that EVERY SHOT he played at the ISPS HANDA Perth International was under pressure. It is extremely tough out there on tour so making cuts and achieving personal goals at any stage is a great result. “Finishing anywhere in the 20s I reckoned was going to get me to keep my card, but it’s not easy, I can tell you that. It is not easy." “Hopefully fly home and probably sleep for a change. Go home and be with the family and stop being grumpy.” Warnie Spins His Magic Warne Shoots 71 @ St Andrews Shane Warne best known for being the king of spin and the world's greatest spin bowler has pulled off a minor miracle at arguably the biggest stage in golf St Andrews Old Course. Former test spinner Warne who took 708 wickets during a 15-year Test career, was a picture of consistency on the front nine holes at St Andrews, making par at every one. He even outplayed three previous major winners including Vijay Singh, David Duval and Louis Oosthuizen to post a score of 71, which is one under the card. Unbelievably Warne and partner Peter O'Malley tied for fourth at the pro-am, with Warne out-scoring his professional partner by three strokes! What's in the bag Name: Freddie Jacobson Age: 39 Professional wins: 4 Clubs: Callaway Driver: Razr Fit Fairway Wood: Diablo Rescue: Versa #7 In 2004 Jacobson he just missed out on a Ryder Cup place, finishing one place short in both the European Tour rankings and the world ranking points rankings, and not being selected as a captain's pick. Jacobson won his first PGA Tour title in 2011 at the Travelers Championship. In November 2011, Jacobson had his best finish ever in a World Golf Championship event when he finished solo 2nd at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. Jacobson had led the tournament after rounds two and three and entered the final round with a two stroke advantage over Louis Oosthuizen. USPGA - Hosted Outside USA? The US PGA is one of golf's four Major golf championships, in recent times has struggled to capture the public's enthusiasm in quite the same way as the three rivals – the Masters, the Open and the US Open. Officials have come to together to think of new ideas for the event and one of them would be to host the event outside the US. "This is an exercise we are going through, an analysis. It is far from a fait accompli that we are going to take the PGA Championship international," said Bevacqua. "It would need to work for the PGA Tour, and it would need to work for the PGA Tour players. Another would be the PGA in the particular area we would consider. We would want the international PGAs to be a part of this and share in this. Many pieces would have to fall in place." The first US PGA was held in 1916 and it soon changed from a match play event to a stroke play tournament in 1958. Old clubs? We'll buy them from you... Golf Traders offer our customers a fantastic service whereby we can purchase, part exchange or swap your equipment. With the golf season in full swing, we all have clubs lying around that are basically redundant. Instead of letting them collect dust in the garage, turn them into cash... or at least let them go some way to buying the new clubs you so desperately want. View all of our stock here or come into our store and have a hit in our brand new practice facility and try before you buy! Golf Traders 02 9517 3471 33 Nelson Street Annandale, NSW 2038 Australia Golf Traders PRO TIP: Distance or Accuracy? I can safely say that distance is not the ultimate goal, it's accuracy. The person who hits their shot closet to the pin first, will pile the pressure onto the opponent who is about to play their shot. History tells us this time and time again. In the 1989 Ryder CupChristy O’Connor had a two-iron in his hand and had to hit over water to the 18th green and American Fred Couples had a nine iron. The rest as they say is history! Happy golfing David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders

Danger Zone...

Hello Golfers, Whilst we have been enjoying an early summer across most parts of the Country, bush fires are causing major havoc in some parts of the country, especially in NSW where several large fires have completely wiped out homes and residents have lost their entire life's belongings. We hope that you and your family are not affected by such events and we give praise and support to the NSW Rural Fire Service, who in times of danger do an amazing job under extremely adverse conditions. Survival Irishman Peter Lawrie secured his Euro Tour card for next season with a final round of 70 at the ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup. Lawrie started the weekend in 114th place in the Race to Dubai rankings, only the top 110 guaranteed cards for next the following season, but his final round of 70 saw him finish on three under par, 18th overall, and clinch one of the final spots. “_I’m just glad it’s over to be totally honest with you_,” Lawrie said afterwards. “I’ve never felt so much pressure as the last eight weeks; can’t sleep, can’t eat properly, it’s just horrendous. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy." “I got off to a great start, so it wasn’t that much pressure, but jeepers, just coming down trying to get the job finished without making a mental error or doing something stupid, even finishing bogey, bogey." It seems that we sometimes forget about the guys who are not superstars or don't make regular top ten finishes, but from Lawrie's comments, it would appear that EVERY SHOT he played at the ISPS HANDA Perth International was under pressure. It is extremely tough out there on tour so making cuts and achieving personal goals at any stage is a great result. “Finishing anywhere in the 20s I reckoned was going to get me to keep my card, but it’s not easy, I can tell you that. It is not easy." “Hopefully fly home and probably sleep for a change. Go home and be with the family and stop being grumpy.” Warnie Spins His Magic Warne Shoots 71 @ St Andrews Shane Warne best known for being the king of spin and the world's greatest spin bowler has pulled off a minor miracle at arguably the biggest stage in golf St Andrews Old Course. Former test spinner Warne who took 708 wickets during a 15-year Test career, was a picture of consistency on the front nine holes at St Andrews, making par at every one. He even outplayed three previous major winners including Vijay Singh, David Duval and Louis Oosthuizen to post a score of 71, which is one under the card. Unbelievably Warne and partner Peter O'Malley tied for fourth at the pro-am, with Warne out-scoring his professional partner by three strokes! What's in the bag Name: Freddie Jacobson Age: 39 Professional wins: 4 Clubs: Callaway Driver: Razr Fit Fairway Wood: Diablo Rescue: Versa #7 In 2004 Jacobson he just missed out on a Ryder Cup place, finishing one place short in both the European Tour rankings and the world ranking points rankings, and not being selected as a captain's pick. Jacobson won his first PGA Tour title in 2011 at the Travelers Championship. In November 2011, Jacobson had his best finish ever in a World Golf Championship event when he finished solo 2nd at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. Jacobson had led the tournament after rounds two and three and entered the final round with a two stroke advantage over Louis Oosthuizen. USPGA - Hosted Outside USA? The US PGA is one of golf's four Major golf championships, in recent times has struggled to capture the public's enthusiasm in quite the same way as the three rivals – the Masters, the Open and the US Open. Officials have come to together to think of new ideas for the event and one of them would be to host the event outside the US. "This is an exercise we are going through, an analysis. It is far from a fait accompli that we are going to take the PGA Championship international," said Bevacqua. "It would need to work for the PGA Tour, and it would need to work for the PGA Tour players. Another would be the PGA in the particular area we would consider. We would want the international PGAs to be a part of this and share in this. Many pieces would have to fall in place." The first US PGA was held in 1916 and it soon changed from a match play event to a stroke play tournament in 1958. Old clubs? We'll buy them from you... Golf Traders offer our customers a fantastic service whereby we can purchase, part exchange or swap your equipment. With the golf season in full swing, we all have clubs lying around that are basically redundant. Instead of letting them collect dust in the garage, turn them into cash... or at least let them go some way to buying the new clubs you so desperately want. View all of our stock here or come into our store and have a hit in our brand new practice facility and try before you buy! Golf Traders 02 9517 3471 33 Nelson Street Annandale, NSW 2038 Australia Golf Traders PRO TIP: Distance or Accuracy? I can safely say that distance is not the ultimate goal, it's accuracy. The person who hits their shot closet to the pin first, will pile the pressure onto the opponent who is about to play their shot. History tells us this time and time again. In the 1989 Ryder CupChristy O’Connor had a two-iron in his hand and had to hit over water to the 18th green and American Fred Couples had a nine iron. The rest as they say is history! Happy golfing David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders

Hello Golfers, Whilst we have been enjoying an early summer across most parts of the Country, bush fires are causing major havoc in some parts of the country, especially in NSW where several large fires have completely wiped out homes and residents have lost their entire life's belongings. We hope that you and your family are not affected by such events and we give praise and support to the NSW Rural Fire Service, who in times of danger do an amazing job under extremely adverse conditions. Survival Irishman Peter Lawrie secured his Euro Tour card for next season with a final round of 70 at the ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup. Lawrie started the weekend in 114th place in the Race to Dubai rankings, only the top 110 guaranteed cards for next the following season, but his final round of 70 saw him finish on three under par, 18th overall, and clinch one of the final spots. “_I’m just glad it’s over to be totally honest with you_,” Lawrie said afterwards. “I’ve never felt so much pressure as the last eight weeks; can’t sleep, can’t eat properly, it’s just horrendous. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy." “I got off to a great start, so it wasn’t that much pressure, but jeepers, just coming down trying to get the job finished without making a mental error or doing something stupid, even finishing bogey, bogey." It seems that we sometimes forget about the guys who are not superstars or don't make regular top ten finishes, but from Lawrie's comments, it would appear that EVERY SHOT he played at the ISPS HANDA Perth International was under pressure. It is extremely tough out there on tour so making cuts and achieving personal goals at any stage is a great result. “Finishing anywhere in the 20s I reckoned was going to get me to keep my card, but it’s not easy, I can tell you that. It is not easy." “Hopefully fly home and probably sleep for a change. Go home and be with the family and stop being grumpy.” Warnie Spins His Magic Warne Shoots 71 @ St Andrews Shane Warne best known for being the king of spin and the world's greatest spin bowler has pulled off a minor miracle at arguably the biggest stage in golf St Andrews Old Course. Former test spinner Warne who took 708 wickets during a 15-year Test career, was a picture of consistency on the front nine holes at St Andrews, making par at every one. He even outplayed three previous major winners including Vijay Singh, David Duval and Louis Oosthuizen to post a score of 71, which is one under the card. Unbelievably Warne and partner Peter O'Malley tied for fourth at the pro-am, with Warne out-scoring his professional partner by three strokes! What's in the bag Name: Freddie Jacobson Age: 39 Professional wins: 4 Clubs: Callaway Driver: Razr Fit Fairway Wood: Diablo Rescue: Versa #7 In 2004 Jacobson he just missed out on a Ryder Cup place, finishing one place short in both the European Tour rankings and the world ranking points rankings, and not being selected as a captain's pick. Jacobson won his first PGA Tour title in 2011 at the Travelers Championship. In November 2011, Jacobson had his best finish ever in a World Golf Championship event when he finished solo 2nd at the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. Jacobson had led the tournament after rounds two and three and entered the final round with a two stroke advantage over Louis Oosthuizen. USPGA - Hosted Outside USA? The US PGA is one of golf's four Major golf championships, in recent times has struggled to capture the public's enthusiasm in quite the same way as the three rivals – the Masters, the Open and the US Open. Officials have come to together to think of new ideas for the event and one of them would be to host the event outside the US. "This is an exercise we are going through, an analysis. It is far from a fait accompli that we are going to take the PGA Championship international," said Bevacqua. "It would need to work for the PGA Tour, and it would need to work for the PGA Tour players. Another would be the PGA in the particular area we would consider. We would want the international PGAs to be a part of this and share in this. Many pieces would have to fall in place." The first US PGA was held in 1916 and it soon changed from a match play event to a stroke play tournament in 1958. Old clubs? We'll buy them from you... Golf Traders offer our customers a fantastic service whereby we can purchase, part exchange or swap your equipment. With the golf season in full swing, we all have clubs lying around that are basically redundant. Instead of letting them collect dust in the garage, turn them into cash... or at least let them go some way to buying the new clubs you so desperately want. View all of our stock here or come into our store and have a hit in our brand new practice facility and try before you buy! Golf Traders 02 9517 3471 33 Nelson Street Annandale, NSW 2038 Australia Golf Traders PRO TIP: Distance or Accuracy? I can safely say that distance is not the ultimate goal, it's accuracy. The person who hits their shot closet to the pin first, will pile the pressure onto the opponent who is about to play their shot. History tells us this time and time again. In the 1989 Ryder CupChristy O’Connor had a two-iron in his hand and had to hit over water to the 18th green and American Fred Couples had a nine iron. The rest as they say is history! Happy golfing David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders

Backwards and Forwards...

Hello Golfers, How good are day light savings? People everywhere appear to be that little bit happier than at other times of the year, the anticipation of summer is a good feeling. Talking about summer, we mentioned in previous weeks about the hot, dry windy spells we are enduring, well unfortunately (for golf courses) they don't appear to be abating. Unless we get some good rain I think we may see the return of the bump and run shot. Too Much Too Young? Lydia Ko New Zealand's Lydia Ko has decided she wants to turn professional as soon as possible and the 16-year-old has asked the LPGA to waive their age limit to allow her to join the tour. Ko the youngest winner of an LPGA Tour event when she won the Canadian Open in 2012 aged just 15. The LPGA Tour has an 18-year-old age minimum for membership but commissioner Mike Whan can waive it as he did in 2011 for Lexi Thompson, then 16. "The commissioner plans to review it," the LPGA Tour said in a statement. "The decision on the petition will be solely up to the commissioner's discretion." Lydia Ko was born in South Korea but her family moved to New Zealand when she was only six years old. Lydia also became the youngest champion on the European Tour by winning the New Zealand Open in February before successfully defending her Canadian Open title. Let's hope it's not too much too soon for Ko. Faldo Walks Off Sir Nick Faldo withdraws from US Champions Tour on his debut. Six-time major winner Sir Nick Faldo failed to finish the first round of his American debut on the Champions Tour. Faldo withdrew after 12 holes in the SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina because of an elbow injury. He tweaked a torn capsule in his left elbow as he made a gesture during a putt on the sixth hole before battling on to the 13th tee. The Englishman was one over at the time when he walked off the course after shaking hands with his playing partners. Nick Faldo's major record Masters: Won in 1989, 1990 & 1996 US Open: 2nd in 1988 The Open: Won in 1987, 1990 & 1992 PGA: Tied for 2nd in 1992 Another rookie in the field is Colin Montgomerie, who can you believe turned 50 in July, and the Scotsman shot a one-under 71 to finish five behind leaders Russ Cochran, Larry Nelson and Welshman Mark Mouland. "I think I'm here to find out how well could I play," said Faldo, who added he has played only 50 rounds since 2010. What's in the bag Name: D.A. Points Age: 36 Professional wins: 6 Clubs: Taylor Made Driver: Taylor Made R11s Fairway Wood: Taylor Made Burner Rescue: Taylor Made Rescue In February 2011, Points won his first PGA Tour title at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. He finished two strokes ahead of American Hunter Mahan. He won his second title on the PGA Tour in 2013 at the Shell Houston Open, sinking a 4 metre) putt on the 72nd hole to save par and win by a stroke. Points has regularly been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Mickelson To Cut Work Load Open champion Phil Mickelson is likely cut his schedule by a quarter in a bid for more consistency. The canny left-hander has already played 21 events worldwide this year. "I don't play at my highest level every single week. I have kind of ups and downs and I'm a very emotional player," said the 43-year-old. Phil Mickelson is currently third in the world rankings and fourth on the money list on the USPGA Tour "I am going to have to factor that into some of my scheduling and maybe cut out 25% of my events in an effort to play at a high level when I do play." Mickelson has triumphed three times this year, including wins at the Open at Muirfield and Scottish Open at Castle Stuart. His comments came after a closing 68 at the PGA Tour's season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta where he finished in a share of 12th place. "I know I'm not able to do it 25 weeks a year," said Mickelson. "Maybe I can do it for 18 or 20, though." Old clubs? We'll buy them from you... Golf Traders offer our customers a fantastic service whereby we can purchase, part exchange or swap your equipment. With the golf season in full swing, we all have clubs lying around that are basically redundant. Instead of letting them collect dust in the garage, turn them into cash... or at least let them go some way to buying the new clubs you so desperately want. View all of our stock here or come into our store and have a hit in our brand new practice facility and try before you buy! Golf Traders 02 9517 3471 33 Nelson Street Annandale, NSW 2038 Australia Golf Traders PRO TIP: Playing into the Wind You rarely want to swing full bore in high winds. Swinging flat out only makes the ball spin more, which causes it to balloon in the air and get caught up in wind, often resulting in a poor shot. Instead think of hitting long chip shots, take more club and grip down on the club, this technique will help reduce backspin so the ball stays lower, where it's less affected by the wind. In gusty conditions, a ball rolling along the ground is generally easier to control than one that flies high through the air. Happy golfing David Fearns (PGA) Golf Traders