Golf Traders Newsletter, November 1st, 2012

G’day Golfers,

Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 39th Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read....

Golf News:

Twenty-five members of the Web.com Tour were awarded 2013 PGA TOUR cards today at the Web.com Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch near Dallas based on their season-ending finish on the money list. Let’s take a look at the 2012 Web.com Tour graduating Class: Pos. Player Age Country College Starts Money Wins

1 Casey Wittenberg

2 Luke Guthrie*

3 Russell Henley*

4 Luke List*

5 James Hahn*

6 Shawn Stefani*

7 Robert Streb*

8 Ben Kohles*

9 Justin Bolli

10 David Lingmerth*

11 Justin Hicks

12 Paul Haley II*

13 Cameron Percy

14 Andres Gonzales

15 Scott Gardiner*

16 Lee Williams*

17 Darron Stiles

18 Brad Fritsch*

19 Morgan Hoffmann*

Brian Stuard

21 Andrew Svoboda*

22 Nicholas Thompson

23 Alistair Presnell*

24 Doug LaBelle II

25 Jim Herman

And now for some history....as new players will commence on the PGA tour next year, let's take a moment to reflect on how it all started: Here's a bit about the History of US PGA Tour:

With an increase of revenue in the late 1960s due to expanded television coverage, a dispute arose between the touring professionals and the PGA of America on how to distribute the windfall. The tour players wanted larger purses, where the PGA desired the money to go to the general fund to help grow the game at the local level. Following the final major in July 1968 at the PGA Championship, several leading tour pros voiced their dissatisfaction with the venue and the abundance of club pros in the field. The increased friction resulted in a new entity in August, what would eventually become the PGA Tour. Tournament players formed their own organization, American Professional Golfers, Inc. (APG), independent of the PGA of America.

After several months, a compromise was reached in December: the tour players agreed to abolish the APG and form the PGA "Tournament Players Division," a fully autonomous division under the supervision of a new 10-member Tournament Policy Board. The board consisted of four tour players, three PGA of America executives, and three outside members, initially business executives.

Joseph Dey, the recently retired USGA executive director, was selected by the board as the tour's first commissioner in January 1969 and agreed to a five-year contract. He was succeeded by tour player Deane Beman in early 1974, who served for twenty years. The name officially changed to the "PGA Tour" in 1975.

In late August 1981, the PGA Tour had a marketing dispute with the PGA of America and officially changed its name to the "TPA Tour," for the "Tournament Players Association." The disputed issues were resolved within seven months and the tour's name was changed back to the "PGA Tour" in March 1982.

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Golf Traders Newsletter, 22nd October, 2012

G’day Golfers,

Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 38th Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read....

Golf News:

Congratulations to Tommy Gainey for his win in the McGladrey Classic this week. Gainey shot a final round 60 that included 8 birdies and an eagle to breakthrough for his maiden PGA Tour win.

"It feels like I'm in a dream," Gainey said from Sea Island Golf Club, where he finished at 16-under 264, one shot ahead of David Toms and two in front of Jim Furyk. "I'm just waiting for somebody to slap me up side the head or pinch me or something to wake me up."

Interestingly, Gainey wears two golf gloves, one on each hand, which has earned him the nickname Tommy ‘2 gloves’ Gainey.

This Week's Golf Tip:

This week’s golf tip is from Bill Haas, as seen in golf digest, here are Bill’s tips for hitting your driver far and straight:

GET SET, GO

You can control so much about the shot before you swing. Things such as gripping it lightly, making sure your alignment is correct and that the ball is forward in your stance so you don't get ahead of it at impact. These points matter, so don't take them for granted. Go ahead and check off each thing before you pull the trigger.

√ STAND TALL

I think posture is key. When I stand taller, I feel like I can get my arms swinging through better. The last thing you want is to have to stand up during the downswing to create room for the club to hit the ball. If you do, you'll make it a lot harder to hit it flush.

√ TAKE YOUR TIME GOING BACK

I like to feel my swing is slow and languid. Luke Donald is definitely one to try to emulate in this department. The key to having good tempo is to take more time getting to the top of the backswing. You really have to let it finish before you start down. Turn until you can't turn anymore. You'll produce effortless power.

√ SWING THROUGH IT

I consider myself a swinger as opposed to a hitter. With irons I'm not a picker; I definitely take a divot after I hit the ball. But when I'm hitting driver, my goal is to swing through the ball like it's not even there. I don't want to just hit the ball, I want to hit the ball with the clubface aiming down the fairway and keep the clubface closing all the way until the follow-through. Sometimes I use the thought of hitting the far outside of the ball to do this.

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Golf Traders Newsletter, 15th October, 2012

G’day Golfers,

Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 37th Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read....

Golf News:

Congratulations to Swede Jonas Blixt for wining this weeks PGA Tour Fall Series event at CordeValle.

In true Happy Gilmore fashin, Blixt decided to play professional golf after becoming overly frustrated with Ice Hockey.

"I was more interested in hockey. I wanted to be a hockey player," the Swede said Sunday after his breakthrough victory in the Frys.com Open. "I never really got big enough or good enough to play. Golf kind of suited me pretty well." Blixt was a defenseman and played hockey well into his teens.

"It's the greatest sport ever," he said. "The lockout just kills me." The third PGA TOUR rookie to win this season, Blixt holed a 4-foot par putt on the final hole for a 3-under 68 and a one-stroke victory over Tim Petrovic and Jason Kokrak. It is unclear in what place ‘Shooter McGavin’ finished the round nor whether he was even in the event, but Blixt’s Happy Gilmore like performance would even gain the praise of Bob Barker this week.

This Week's Golf Tip:

This week’s golf tip is from Adam Scott, as seen in Golf Digest. Here is how Adam plays a fade shot:

'I naturally draw the ball, but I can get the hooks going if I'm not careful. So it's important that I reduce the amount of right-to-left curve by trying to fade it. To pull it off, I feel as if I'm making a more deliberate move through the ball and really keeping my arms from rolling over. I call it "holding off the shot." I'm keeping my arms quiet with far less forearm rotation and delaying the closing of the clubface. You can see here my hips have turned significantly toward the target before the club has reached the ball. That's a good fade feel for me'

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Golf Traders Newsletter, 8th October 2012

G’day Golfers,

Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 36th Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read…..

Golf News:

With only four events left in the season, plenty of players are jockeying to finish inside the top 125 on the money list to secure a PGA TOUR card for the 2013 season. Some of the notables include Brian Gay, # 116; Boo Weekley # 118; Jeff Maggert, #123; John Daly, # 132 and Aussies Rod Pampling #126 and Nick O’Hern #140.

On the Web.com Tour, it’s all about finishing in the top 25, which means the player progresses to the PGA Tour in 2013. With just 4 events remaining, things are looking exciting for Aussies Cameron Percy, currently #9 and Scott Gardiner currently #13.

While Nick Flanagan is currently sitting at # 39, Allister Presnell # 55, Aaron Price # 68 and Peter Lonard # 70. Wishing all of the Aussies in the running for 2013 PGA Tour cards the best of luck!

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"You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work." Lee Trevino

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This Week's Golf Tip:

Just like you, when I tee it up, I try to clear my mind of swing mechanics as much as possible. But I've played in enough pro-ams to know that my amateur partners really have a tough time doing that. If that sounds like you, and you're struggling to consistently hit the ball solid, allow yourself just one swing thought when you play--and stick with it.

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Golf Traders Newsletter, October 1st, 2012.

G’day Golfers,

Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 35th Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read…..

Golf News:

‘Epic’ was one word a journalist used to describe Europe’s win today in the Ryder Cup.

Erasing some of their worst Ryder Cup memories, the Europeans wore the image of Seve Ballesteros on their sleeves and played their hearts out Sunday at Medinah, to match the greatest comeback in history and head home with that precious gold trophy. Jose Maria Olazabal squeezed his eyes and fought back tears when Kaymer holed a 6-foot par putt to beat Steve Stricker and give Europe the point it needed to keep the cup.

This was the first Ryder Cup since Ballesteros, the soul of European golf in this event, died last May of a brain tumor. Olazabal wanted his team to wear navy blue, Seve's favorite color, and added a clever touch -- his iconic silhouette on the sleeves of their shirts.

"This one is for all of Europe," Olazabal said. "Seve will always be present with this team. He was a big factor for this event for the European side, and last night when we were having that meeting, I think the boys understood that believing was the most important thing. And I think they did."

It was Poulter who gave Europe hope Saturday evening when he made five straight birdies to turn a loss into a win and swing momentum in Europe's favor. Poulter was up to his fist-pumping, eye-bulging tricks again on the final day, winning the last two holes in his match against U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson.

And he had plenty of help. Europe's top five players in the lineup all won, including Rory McIlroy, who was lucky to be playing. McIlroy thought his match was at 12:25 p.m. -- it was listed in Eastern time, not Central -- and needed a police escort to get to the course with 10 minutes to spare. Then, he came up with key birdies to hand Keegan Bradley his first loss of the week.

The biggest match might have belonged to Justin Rose. He was on the verge of losing to Phil Mickelson when Rose holed a 12-foot par putt to halve the 16th, made a 35-foot birdie putt from the back of the 17th green to win the hole, and then closed out Mickelson with a 12-foot birdie on the last hole.

Six of the 12 matches went to the 18th hole on Sunday. The Americans won only one of them.

News Courtesy of pgatour.com

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The Irish Blues Brothers?:

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How Europe Won The Ryder Cup:

For those who missed the excitement, here's a recap of how Europe's final day comeback unfolded (courtesy of pgatour.com):

Luke Donald beat Bubba Watson 2 & 1 to win the opening singles and make the score Europe 7, USA 10.

Paul Lawrie wins 5 & 3 over Brandt Snedeker to close the gap to Europe 8, USA 10.

Rory McIlroy beat Keegan Bradley to get Europe within one point, Europe 9, USA 10.

Ian Poulter finishes The Ryder Cup with a 100% winning record after defeating Webb Simpson by two holes to tie the match 10 all.

Dustin Johnson claims the first singles win for the USA, beating Nicolas Colsaerts, 3 & 2 to make his record, played three, won three.This makes the score USA 11, Europe 10.

Justin Rose defeats Phil Mickelson by one hole to tie up the score at Europe 11, USA 11.

Zach Johnson edges out Graeme McDowell, 2 & 1 to take the USA into a one point lead, 12-11.

Lee Westwood defeats Matt Kuchar 3 & 2 to make the score of Europe 12-USA 12.

Sergio Garcia beat Jim Furyk by one hole to get Europe within one point of retaining the Cup. The score, Europe 13-USA 12.

Jason Dufner triumphed over Peter Hanson by two holes to tie up the score at Europe 13, USA 13.

Martin Kaymer defeats Steve Stricker by one hole to make the score Europe 14, USA 13. Europe retain The Ryder Cup.

Francesco Molinari and Tiger Woods provided the only halved match in The Ryder Cup to make the score Europe 14½- USA 13½.

Congratulations to Europe for their win in this year's Ryder Cup.

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Golf Traders Newsletter, 24th September, 2012

G’day Golfers,

Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 34th Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read…..

Golf News:

Congratulations to Brandt Snedeker for winning the Tour Championship, and as a result, the Fed Ex Cup.

Snedeker was the only player in the last 5 groups to break par. For his efforts, he was awarded a three-shot victory over Justin Rose (71) to win the TOUR Championship, his second win this year and a trophy that came with $1.44 million. Add the $10 million bonus from the FedExCup, and it's the richest payoff in golf.

The 31-year-old from Nashville, Tenn., calls that kind of money "crazy talk ... like winning the lottery." Far greater perspective came from a 30-minute hospital visit Sunday morning with Tucker Anderson, the son of his swing coach who was critically injured in a car accident and is in a responsive coma.

"I asked him if he thought I was going to beat Rory McIlroy, and he gave me a wink," Snedeker said.

He beat McIlroy out of the FedExCup, and everyone else in his way at East Lake. Ryan Moore was tied for the lead with birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, only to make bogey on the last three holes for a 70 to tie for third with Luke Donald (67).

McIlroy had won the last two Playoff events and three of his last four tournaments dating to his record eight-shot win at the PGA Championship. He still is virtually a lock to be voted PGA TOUR Player of the Year, but he had to settle for second place -- and a $3 million bonus -- in the FedExCup.

This Week's Golf Tip:

This week's golf tip is from Tiger Woods, as seen in Golf Digest.

Golf's best short-game players possess great instincts, soft hands and an understanding that short shots are simply miniature full swings. Most of the same fundamentals apply, including keeping your body turning toward the target through impact. You need to stay connected -- upper body and lower body turning in sync -- especially when pitching.

Most poor pitchers are totally out of sync during the downswing. They freeze the upper body and overuse the lower body, or they get handsy in their delivery of the club to the ball. Both moves make consistently solid contact a problem.

I like to feel fluid and unhurried on my pitch shots, my tempo as smooth as Freddie Couples' full swing. That helps me synchronize my upper body with my lower body. I want to feel as if I'm pitching the ball with my big muscles -- shoulders, chest, hips and thighs.

I regulate distance with the length of my backswing and trajectory through club selection and ball position. I don't think of swinging my hands and arms slower or faster. And, above all, I try to keep my torso turning through the shot.

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Golf Traders Newsletter, 17th September 2012

G’day Golfers,

Hope you’ve had a good week. This is the 33rd Golf Traders Newsletter, enjoy the read…..

Golf News:

Each of the 30 players in the field at next week's TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola has a chance to win the FedExCup.

Any of the top five players will win the FedExCup with a win at the TOUR Championship. The remaining 25 players can still win, but must get help from players at the top of the standings.

Here are the Scenarios of the current top 5 players in the race for the Fed Ed Cup, heading into the Tour Championship next week:

No. 1 Rory McIlroy • If he wins the TOUR Championship he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-5 finish • Can finish as low as 29th and still have a mathematical chance of winning

No. 2 Tiger Woods • If he wins the TOUR Championship he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-3 finish • Can finish as low as a 5-way tie for 5th and still have a mathematical chance of winning

No. 3 Nick Watney • If he wins the TOUR Championship he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a 2nd place finish • Can finish as low as 4th and still have a mathematical chance of winning

No. 4 Phil Mickelson • If he wins the TOUR Championship he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a 2nd place finish • Can finish as low as 3rd and still have a mathematical chance of winning

No. 5 Brandt Snedeker • If he wins the TOUR Championship he wins the Cup • Can finish as low as T-2 and still have a mathematical chance of winning

This Week’s Golf Tip:

According to Golf Digest Teaching Professional David Leadbetter, "Your driver is the most important club in the bag (except maybe your putter) because it sets up so many shots." If you don't have the big stick under control, your confidence in the rest of your game will inevitably decline. Work on hitting the longest club in your bag well.

If you can, all of the other clubs in your bag can't be too far off.

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Have a good week,
David Fearns (PGA)
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