Putting

Putting, we all struggle with it. Reading greens, judging speed, knowing distances. Putting is a game in itself. Putting is so hard it could break away from golf and become it's own sport. Putting wins and loses championship's gives you a lower and higher score. People always talk about training aids tweaking there swings. Well if you really want to lower your score, start getting out to the practice green and work on your putting. If you can control your putting with consistency you will become a much better golfer. I always say practice the club you use the most, your putter.

Tour driving stats

This is the top 5 lists of pga tour driving distances during this Pga season. 3 out of the top 5 players are sponsored by titleist which says alot about the Titleist 910 D2 driver.

1. J.B. Holmes (Titleist)
2. Bubba Watson (Ping_
3. Dustin Johnson (Taylormade)
4. Robert Garrigus (Titleist)
5. Gary Woodland (Titleist)

This is a video of how the best driver's in golf Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson, get so much length off the tee.



Rickie Fowler wins first tournament as a pro.

      Former Oklahoma state golfer Rickie Fowler won his first tournament as a professional last week at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club. Rickie's first win wasn't any big name tournament like the masters or the players. But it was certainly a win to be proud of. Rickie came in against a very skilled oponent, Rory Mcilroy. Rory Mcilroy former winner of the U.S. Open was looking to add another title to his name in the Kolon Korea Open. With the golf season winding down there is not much left to the golf season until the president's cup. Which begins in the 2nd week in November. That is the last major tournament for this year, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to win a few smaller tournaments to boost your confidence.
       That must of been what most golfers had in mind about coming into this tournament. But Rickie had nothing to worry about pulling this one out over Rory. With a final score of -16 under, -3 under in the final round, Rickie had a 6 stroke cushion over Mcilroy to pull this one out. This is Rickie's first win since his college days at oklahoma state. While Kim-Ween Meen finished 3rd in the tournament behind Rory, the events defending champion Y.E. Yang finished in 4th place with a final round score of 279 behind Fowler's 268. Not only did Rickie win the tournament he tied the course record with a 63 on saturday, to pull 4 shots ahead of Yang and never looked back. "It was alot of fun. I played well early on in the final round and then I was comfortable over the last few holes. Overall, I enjoyed the whole weekend." Fowler said. "It Feels great to have the first win. I had good control of my ball, I drove well, and I made some putts."



      

Rory's swing

Tiger back in action

Tiger Woods is finally back in action ever since he missed the cut at the PGA Championship. Tiger Woods competed this week in the Fry's.com championship. I myself watched a little bit of the tournament, and you can tell that his swing has changed since the PGA Championship a few months ago. His swing still needs work from missing the fairway and greens multiple times through the weekend. Although Tigers first round wasn't solid at all shooting 3 over 73. He responded with back to back to back 68's through the final three rounds. Tiger finished the tournament at -7 under, 10 off the lead from Bryce Molder. But Tiger can look to the future for next season. Learning from his mistakes this year, he can hopefully bounce back for the next pga tour season.



Bill Haas wins Tour Championship

Bill Haas won the tour championship....barely. Haas win was truly earned as he battled Hunter Mahan through 3 long playoff holes that were the harder holes on the course. His shot on 17 out of the water saved him from elimination of Hunter Mahan. What started the crazy hole for Haas was poor club selection off the tee. Haas who in past rounds and shots hasn't had luck hitting the fairway with his driver, but he decided to go for it and suffered for it. Hitting out of the fairway bunker cost him dearly by putting him in the water, but managed to save himself by stopping a pitch shot 5 ft from the hole. If Haas had not made that incredible water shot he wouldn't have that trophy in his trophy case right now. Hunter fought a good battle but one slip up with his bunker shot on 18 cost him the tournament. Haas made many rescue shots like on the 1st playoff hole on 18 kept him in the playoff with Hunter. Both pulled off crazy shots, but Haas managed to pull this one out. The pressure got to Hunter on the bunker on 18, the blown bunker shot costed hunter the tournament. Hunter's short game has never been his strong suit, and it showed in the playoff with Haas.

Tour Championship 2nd Round

In the second round of the Tour Championship, Jason Day is currently leading the field at -6 under par. He is currently on number six and having a terrific round at -3 under for the day. But Jason is not the only one having a good round. There is a bundle of players at the top like hunter mahan, keegan bradely, and Bubba Watson who is currently 4 under for the day, -3 under for the tournament. On the other hand Keegan Bradely who shot a 64 at East Lake is struggling today with a +1 today. Meanwhile Dustin Johnson ranked second in the Fedex Cup, is having some struggles in the second round. After a first round of 70 has dug himself a hole of +2 through 13 holes. Dustin was one of the favored to win going into this tournament but has not shown any stand out performance. If Dustin or anyone wants a chance at this tournament they need to catch Jason Day. Jason is tied at -5 under par. Jason has played impressively through both round and continues to do well. Jason has had many runs like this in the past. Sometimes he holds them, other times he breaks down in either the 3rd or 4th round. He will half to battle with K.J. Choi and Keegan Bradely through the rest of the second round, and the third and fourth rounds.





Justin Rose wins BMW Championship!

Justin Rose has won the BMW Championship. This put Rose in 3rd place in the Fedex Cup. Trailing Webb Simpson and Dustin Johnson. Johnson who failed to make the cut manages to maintain his rank in the Fedexcup. On the other hand Webb Simpson who won the Deutsche Bank Championship, finish  in the top 10 in the BMW Championship placed good enough to maintain his top rank on the Fedex Cup. Tentions are high now that the Tour Championship is approaching. There are many contenders in the postition to win the Championship. It's anywhere from Webb Simpson to Tomny Gainey, it's really anyone's game for the Championship, but for now Rose will enjoy his win and

prepair for the Tour Championship.



2nd round of BMW Championship

Justin Rose and Mark Wilson are currently tied for the lead at -10 under. Followed up by Webb Simpson at -7 under, the winner of the Deustche Bank Championship. This is the last event in the Fedex Cup and probably the biggest. Whoever comes out on top in this tournament (if there rank is high) will take the Fedex Cup title. Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson could be in trouble. In the second round Dustin is currently 5 over through 9 in the second round. Phil Mickelson on the other hand is 3 over through 15. If Dustin and Phil can't make the cut they will not move on, and worse they will drop in the Fedex Cup rankings. But they are not the only ones struggling. Jason Day is 3 over through 13 in the second round.
Along with Steve Stricker who is also 3 over through 10. They are both ranked high in the Fedex Cup tow (Stricker especially) if they can't make the cup either they won't move on alon with Dustin and Phil.

But not everyone is doing bad. Rickie Fowler is maintaning a steady pace of -3 under through 12. He is one under for the day. Many people have confidence Rickie will win some day. But nobody is sure when he will win one. Some people say it's his inconsistant swing, or it's a case of the Sunday nerves. Rickie has been know to have a strong lead going into Sunday, but then breaking down half way through the round. He's 7 shots back and needs to make a run if he wants to get in this.

Rickie Fowler

Justin Rose

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Rickie Fowler golf blog



A piece of Rickie Fowlers life on and off the golf course.

Golf Trivia, How much do you know?!

1. How many majors has Tiger Woods won?

     2. Why does Rickie Fowler where all orange on sunday?

     3. What school did Tiger Woods attend?

     4. Who is the oldest player on the PGA Tour?

     5. Name the 4 majors on tour.
 
     6. Who is Tiger chasing for most major wins in his career?

     7. How many tournaments has Rickie Fowler won?
  
     8. Who caddied for Jack Nicklaus at the 1986 masters?

     9. What 2 people started the masters tournament?
 
    10. How old is the British Open Championship?

                                                     Comment your answer! Good Luck!

This weeks official world golf ranking

1.    Luke Donald
2.    Lee Westwood
3.    Rory Mcilroy
4.    Steve Stricker
5.    Dustin Johnson
6.    Martin Kaymer
7.    Jason Day
8.    Matt Kuchar
9.    Phil Mickelson
10.    Adam Scott  

            Notables
  
   13. Bubba Watson
   15. Webb Simpson
   21. Hunter Mahan
   34. Rickie Fowler
   46. Tiger Woods

Golf can be used in different ways

Golf can be used for life lessons, exercise, or just having a good time. Golf can be used in math to solve story problems or equations. Golf can teach you patience, perserverance, and control. My bible teacher marc stomprud teaches bible, and you would be suprised that the lessons are taught in the bible, can also be learned on the golf course. There are things you learn from this game, I can't tell you what it is. You have to discover it.

Hunter vs Punter

Hunter Mahan stopped dallas stadium to have a friendly competion against Mike Saxon. Who was a punter for the Cowboys from 1985-1992. Hunter, who entered the BMW Championship next week participated in Golf Channels "Hunter vs The Punter" Challenge. He had multiple challenges against Saxon and won most of them. Hunter is having fun now, but he still has to prepare for the tournament with only two tournaments left in the Fedex Cup.



Famous Golf Quotes

Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course, the distance between your ears
-Bobby Jones

Forget your opponents; play against par.
-Sam Snead

Golf isn't like any other sport where you can take any player out if he's having a bad day. You have to play the whole game. -Phil Blackmar

Golf is a game where you yell "fore", shoot six, and right down five.
-Paul Harvey

My top 10 greates golfers of all time

1. Jack Nicklaus
2. Tiger Woods
3. Byron Nelson
4. Ben Hogan
5. Bobby Jones
6. Sam Snead
7. Arnold Palmer
8. Seve Ballesteros
9. Tom Watson
10. Gary Player

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Simpson wins in playoff

      Congratulations to Webb Simpson for winning in a playoff against Rreavie. For nailing a 25 footer to tie Reavie to go into the playoff. On the 3rd hole ebb nailed another 20 footer to win the sudden death match. This win will move Webb Simpson up significantly in the Fedex Cup Standings.

Best pga Tour highlights and moments

Woods must stay in Top 50 to play own event

The next tournament in America for tiger is his own event. Tiger hosts the Chevron world challenge Dec. 1-4 in thousand oaks golf club California. Two years ago they started giving out world ranking points to players in the top 50. Tiger started out the year at no.2 but has dropped to no.38 this week. The cutoff to be in the top 50 in the tournament is Sept. 20 after the BMW Championship Tournament. Director Greg Mclaughlin in confident woods will make to cut. But it still depends on which U.S. PGA Tour players do well during the next two tour events.

- PGA Tour.com

Congrats Dustin!

  Congratulations for Dustin Johnson for winning the Barclays with a score of -19 under par.



This weeks Fedex cup standings

1. Nick Watney
2. Steve Stricker
3. Webb Simpson
4. Luke Donald
5. Keegan Bradely
6. Phil Mickelson
7. K.J. Choi
8. Bubba Watson
9. David Toms
10. Gary Woodland

The Barclays Tournament news

     Currently in the Barclays tournament, Matt Kuchar is leading by one stroke at -14 under par. But Dustin Johnson is only one stroke behind at -13 with a birdie at no.11. Followed by Justin Rose at -10 under par in the second round of the Barclays Tournament. All in the race for the Fedex Cup!

Introducing the new R11 Irons.

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