Hello Golfers,
This week we shall be featuring a local young gun, who on his current form should make it all the way to the PGA tour. We will have our usual what's in the bag section featuring Kiwi tour pro player Danny Lee, a review on an excellent golf game app that brings out the PGA Tour star in all of us, and an excellent pro tip for your game.
So get ready for another fun filled, fact finding instalment of our newsletter!
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Sneak Peak
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We are always ready for your custom fitting requirements and our quality and service is second to none, so the next time you need some new grips, additional layers of tape or a re-shaft, pop in and see us or call us on 02 9517 3471 for a great price.
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Young GunShooting for the stars?
Ricky Kato finished 2011 as Australia’s number one junior golfer and now the Balgowlah Boys Campus student has been recognised as one of the world’s top four juniors.
Kato, 17, flew to Texas to receive the award at the PGA Tour’s Byron Nelson Championship event. He is the first Australian to be one of the four annual recipients in the Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Awards’ five-year history.
“It was a pretty big honour,” the 2012 Tasmanian Open winner said.
“It’s good to know that I’m up there and I can actually make it.”
But it was the chance meeting to have lunch with one of Australia’s top young professional golfers that further reassured Kato of what lies ahead if he keeps up his progress.
“I had a chat with Jason Day for about 20 minutes,” the Australian Golf Club member said.
“We just talked about how he progressed when he was turning pro and how when I won the Australian All Schools Championships winner (last year) he did it six years ago.
“He also asked what my plans were.”
Kato, poised to be the next poster boy of Australian golf, hasn’t decided when he intends to turn professional full time but said he feels he will be more than up for the challenge when he does.
“There’s no pressure on me because I’ve played in some pro tournaments,” the 2011 Junior World Championships runner-up said.
“It’s not like it’s my first time being up there on the big stage ... I’ve experienced it.
“If I get another chance I think I can pull it off, I’ve just got to keep doing what I can do.”
And whenever Kato does turn professional, he’s confident his best asset is one all golfers would like.
“My strength is probably my consistency,” he said. “I’m always up there.”
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What's in the bag
Name: Danny Lee
Age: 23 Career Wins: 2 Clubs: Callaway
Driver: X Hot Pro Driver
Fairway Woods: Razr Fit Irons: RAZR X Muscleback Irons
Danny Lee turned professional after playing in the 2009 Masters. As an amateur in February of 2009, Danny won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia, becoming the youngest player ever to win a PGA European Tour sanctioned event. Danny uses an Odyssey putter. In 2011, he earned his first career Nationwide Tour win at the WNB Golf Classic and finished sixth on the Nationwide Tour money list to secure a PGA Tour card for 2012.
In 2008, he won the U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst, becoming the youngest player to win the event and earning a spot in that '09 Masters. He was also the first Korean-born player to win the U.S. Amateur. One week before that victory he competed in the PGA Tour’s Wyndham Championship in North Carolina and finished tied for 20th. Danny was born in Korea and moved to New Zealand with his family at the age of 12.
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Tiger Woods PGA Golf
See how you stack up with real PGA TOUR pros like Tiger Woods, Anthony Kim, Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Paul Casey, Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson, and Camilo Villegas. Even create your own male or female golfer with more custom options than ever.
Play a quick solo round, go head-to-head via Wifi or Bluetooth multiplayer, or enter PGA TOUR Mode. Take on the TIGER CHALLENGE and casually hone your skills with over 20 mini-games and unlock special prizes! Then, shoot it out with Facebook friends in the innovative “Closest to the Pin” challenges featured on selected holes throughout the game.
This game has it all, play the game the way it should be played. Be warned it is very addictive, costs less than a cup of a coffee, and the buzz will keep you going for a long time. Enjoy!
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Mistaken Identity
When playing in competition round, make sure you mark your ball with a unique identification mark, using a permanent marker. The idea is to be able to instantly recognise your ball in any given situation, avoid a penalty stroke for playing someone else's ball.
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PRO TIP:Grip pressure
This is something we all get wrong from time to time. When we are under pressure, feeling tired or lacking in confidence, our grip pressure should remain the same from the first shot in the round to the last.
The ideal amount of pressure you should impart is a similar feeling to holding the steering wheel of a motor vehicle.
Another example would be if you were holding a golf club and I came up to you I should be able to pull the club out of your hands quite easily. If this is not the case you are probably holding on too tight.
By holding the club too tight, you are not allowing the bigger muscles in your back and shoulders to work hard, in order to generate power and thus generate distance.
David Fearns (PGA)
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