Quote of the Day: July 16
”I haven’t grown up any. I’m still 30. I may feel 50 or 60 but inside I’m still 30.” – Champions Tour newcomer Mark Calcavecchia after an impressive 67 Friday on the Old Course.
Quote of the Day: July 15
”It’s my favorite course all over the world. When you’ve got that going for you, you don’t feel disappointed when you don’t play so well, but you feel even better when you do play well.” – John Daly after an opening 66 on the Old Course at St. Andrews.
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Zeno-Link is a hit Champions Tour debut
Endicott, N.Y. – Proving you can teach seasoned golfers new tricks, ZenoLink was a hot topic at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.
The Champions Tour event at En-Joie Golf Club was the first professional golf event to offer contestants and pro-am participants complimentary testing by ZenoLink™, a 3-D Motion Analysis Technology that’s the cutting edge in golf swing evaluation and injury prevention.
“People just ate it up,” said Chris Welch, founder and CEO of ZenoLink.
More than 70 pros and 300-plus amateur golfers were tested, a process that began with players being videotaped from two angles hitting their tee shots on the 11th hole at En-Joie, a 441-yard par 4.
But this wasn’t your standard video analysis of a golf swing. Rather, ZenoLink’s experts in functional movement used the video images to make highly sophisticated, research level biomechanical measurements and turned that data into digital models of each player’s motion. The models were used to assess exactly how each player performed his or her golf swing, their risk of possible injury, and the possibilities for improved performance.
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2013 Mich Amateur goes to Muskegon CC
Farmington Hills – The Golf Association of Michigan has awarded the 2013 Michigan Amateur Championship to Muskegon Country Club.
“We are thrilled to bring the 2013 Michigan Amateur Championship, Michigan’s premiere golf event, to this outstanding golf course,” said Lee Juett, GAM President. “Muskegon CC offers a spectacular setting and boasts a long tradition of hosting major championships in the state of Michigan.”
Muskegon Country Club was founded in 1908 on 130 acres of dunes. It still sits on the original acreage and continues to thrive as an integral part of the community. The golf course was designed by Donald Ross and has had the honor of hosting the regional qualifying rounds for the US Amateur, as well as the US Open and was the site of the 2005 Michigan Amateur Championship.
“I’m deeply honored that Muskegon CC was selected to host the 102nd Michigan Amateur Championship,” said Fred Bleakley, President of Muskegon CC. “I thank the Golf Association of Michigan for its confidence in our ability to produce an outstanding championship. We look forward to working with their tournament officials, staff and volunteers as preparation begins for this major championship in Michigan.”
“As a state association, the GAM takes pride in moving our major championships around the state and supporting the clubs and players that make up the backbone of the GAM,” said Executive Director David Graham. “The community volunteer support for this major state championship was outstanding in 2005 and we look for another great championship at Muskegon CC in 2013.”
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Quote of the Day: July 14
From the Open Championship at St. Andrews:
“My form is not as good as it was last year, to be frank with you. I’m puting pretty well but my ball-striking isn’t quite where it was last year.” – Tom Watson
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Quote of the Day: July 13
From the Open Championship at St. Andrews
“I’m trying to become a better player and a better person.” – Tiger Woods.
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Quote of the Day: July 12
From the Open Championship at St. Andrews:
“Beware the injured golfer.” – Lee Westwood, who will be hobbled at the Open Championship by a ruptured plantaris muscle.
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Straight-shooter Stricker on Tiger
DUBLIN, Ohio – They are bosom buddies. In today’s world, that means they exchange text messages and their mobile phone numbers are on speed dial. Fast, efficient.
That’s Steve Stricker’s golf game, too. After a long, sad downturn in his career, Stricker took it upon himself to sort out his game. He relied on himself – nobody else – to find out what was wrong and find a way to fix it. It didn’t take as long as people might think.
Now his pal, Tiger Woods, is looking for solutions. Woods said at the Memorial Tournament that he’ll do without a swing guru now that Hank Haney no longer is on the Team Tiger roster. Woods will use the available video technology to study his swing and, like Stricker, find a way to dig it out.
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A Trip Through St. Andrews
It is on my short list of greatest movies ever and I’m sure that has something to do with the venue for the opening scenes of Chariots of Fire.
The British film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1981. It is the fact-based story of Olympic champions Eric Liddell, a Scot, and Englishman Harold Abrahams.
The famous beach scenes which accompany the inspirational theme music were filmed at West Sands, the beach alongside the Old Course at St. Andrews. The very last scene of the opening credits crosses the first and 18th holes of the Old Course at St. Andrews, with the Royal and Ancient as a backdrop. A plaque commemorates the film. Continue Reading…
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Quote of the Day: March 3
“I’ve never played with Drew. I’m looking forward to that. Brees has had a great year, even if he was a Purdue guy, but he was a Big Ten guy, so that’s good. We’ll have fun with that.” – Jack Nicklaus on Honda Classic Pro-Am playing partner Drew Brees, Super Bowl-winning QB.
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