Hello Golfers,
Hope you managed to get some golf time into your long weekend (WA readers, your Queens Birthday long weekend falls on 30th September) the weather was quite kind to us all.
Well it seems that for once in a blue moon, the NSW blues got up in the first game to hold the series advantage. Judging by the reactions in the newspapers and media, relief was a common emotion amongst many fans and supporters.
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Busy (Golfer) Bees
Learn Good Management From Bees, Golfers & Caddies
It seems that from recent studies caddies and golfers alike have good attributes for management at many levels. In the case of the caddy, they seem to have a degree in just about every social science going, or so it seems. Having to manage your star employer around the golf course and even off it at times, must take magnificent social skills that Mark Zuckerberg and many of his cronies could only dream of.
“Caddies don’t just carry around a pro-golfer’s bag. They spend hours doing course research so they can suggest which club to use on each shot,” writes Eric Barton in Leader Board.
Sometimes, the caddie suggests a shot and it goes all wrong. But it’s rare for a golfer to place blame on his caddie or regret delegating such a big decision. That’s largely because the relationship is built on trust and letting go of control of the important tasks.
All too often managers hand out the measly assignments to the people who work for them, keeping the best or key tasks as their own. It’s human nature, we want to be responsible for our own professional fates. But the most effective delegators hand down the good assignments and support employees while they figure out how to complete them.
Develop and hire people you trust. Trust your caddy, as they are handing you the best assignment(s).
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Golf Boom in WA
Western Australia will host three consecutive weeks of golf at the highest level during October 13 with the PGA Tour of Australasia today announcing further schedule details.
Offering total prize money of over $2.1 million, the three week swing will again ensure the spotlight is firmly on the west, with planning now well underway for each of the WA Goldfields PGA Championship, WA Open and previously announcedPerth International.
“Culminating with the Perth International, last year’s West Australian tournaments were an outstanding success, and our players are all looking forward to returning in 2013,” said Brian Thorburn, CEO of the PGA of Australia, which oversees the Tour.
The action will kick off with the $110,000 WA Goldfields PGA Championship to be contested from October 3-6. Kalgoorlie Golf Course will host the championship for the second year of a three year agreement, the tournament set to capitalise on the success of 2012.
From Kalgoorlie, the PGA Tour of Australasia will head to Perth and Mt. Lawley Golf Club for the prestigious WA Open Championship, also to be contested for $110,000.
The tournament will be positioned as a lead in to the Perth International, with Gary Thomas, Chief Executive of Golf WA, saying the scheduling will create additional opportunities for the tournament.
“On behalf of Golf WA, we are delighted to be returning to Mt Lawley Golf Club and also thrilled that the Open will be in the week immediately prior to the Perth International, which we are confident will ensure a very strong field of both Amateurs and Professionals,” said Thomas.
“With the PGA, Open and Perth International all in consecutive weeks, the entire WA golf industry is looking forward to three weeks of quality golf during October.”
The Perth International will be contested at Lake Karrinyup Country Club from October 17-20.
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US OPEN PREVIEW
Merion Golf Club's 6,996-yard East Course in Ardmore, 11 miles west of Philadelphia, will be the shortest US Open layout - and the first below 7,000 yards - for nearly a decade.
But the blend of short and long holes, challenging greens, deep bunkers, penal rough and unique wicker baskets instead of flags have attracted the US Open back for the first time since 1981.
"This place is just magical," said Mike Davis, the USGA executive director.
"In so many ways, it's historical. It's an architectural treasure. From a golf standpoint, I think you could easily say it's a landmark."
But after Australian David Graham won the 1981 US Open at Merion, few thought the championship would be back. Mini Merion was seen as too short for golf's burgeoning power game.
It seems that the locals are responding to the situation and offering their own homes for the duration of the championship to players and officials. Other facilities such as the players' lounge and practice range will be a mile down the road at Merion's West Course.
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What's in the bag
2012
Name: Fredrik Jacobson Age: 38 Professional Wins: 4 Clubs: Callaway
Driver: Callaway Razr Fit Driver
Fairway Wood: Big Bertha Diablo Wedge: X Forged Wedge
Jacobson turned professional in 1994 and was a member of the European Tour in 1995 and from 1997 to 2004.
In 2003 he won his first European Tour title, and went on to claim two more victories that season. His fourth place finish on the Order of Merit that year equalled Anders Forsbrand's Swedish record set in 1992, and was the first Swede to win three official money events in one season on the European Tour. In 2004, he joined the PGA Tour.
Jacobson won his first PGA Tour title in 2011 at the Travelers Championship. He beat Ryan Moore, who missed a short four footer at the 72nd hole which would have gotten him into a playoff with Jacobson, but instead settled for a tie with John Rollins one shot behind. During the week, Jacobson went 63 holes bogey-free until the difficult par four 10th on Sunday where he made a bogey five. He hit 100% of the fairways during rounds three and four.
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Joyning the Senior Tour?Age no barrier for Joyner
PGA Touring Professional, Glenn Joyner visited Kalgoorlie in the early stages of his career to play the then referred to - sand courses. Almost twenty years later, he re-visited Kalgoorlie for the course’s first ever Professional tournament, the WA Goldfields PGA Championship, on a pristine two-year-old Graham Marsh layout.
“It’s amazing. I came here about 20 years ago and played the other golf courses with the sand scrapes, and to see this is just incredible. Graham Marsh has done an absolutely outstanding job,” said Joyner post round.
“It just makes you wonder how they get that green grass to grow on that red dirt.”
At age 48, Joyner is one of the oldest players in the PGA Tour of Australasia field, but yet still one of the best ball strikers you will ever see. Glenn shot a 4-under 68, at the event to set a new course record at the Kalgoorlie Golf Course.
“I’ve been coaching at Yarra Yarra for the last four and a half years, and just this year I decided to get back into playing,” said Joyner.
“I’ve played the Tour for 20 years and I’ve now given myself three years to get back into it and get ready to have a crack at the senior’s tours when I turn 50.”
A win at Kalgoorlie now guarantees the winner some much needed Official World Golf Ranking points.
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PRO TIP:Knock Em In
When you get to the course and you find yourself with little or no time, make sure above all else that you throw 3 or 4 balls onto the putting green and practice those short putts. You know the ones, they spoil the beer after the game and leave you thinking of what could of been, instead of looking towards the next weeks play.
Practice three foot putts to avoid three putting out on the course and save your score from those gremlins that nag you afterwards.
Happy golfing
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