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Weekly Ezine April 12/04 |
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The Week on the tours:
Phil Mickelson phinally got his first major, and did it in style. A back nine 5 under 31 was one better than Ernie Els' 67 to take the Masters with an eighteen foot birdie putt on the eighteenth hole. Mickelson was nearly perfect on the back nine, and birdied two of the most difficult holes, the par three 16th and the hardest hole on the course, the 18th. Mickelson continued to make the medium range putts which gave him victory after losing his lead by going 2 over on the front nine. For the 14th year in a row a player from the final group won the tournament.
There were two aces on the famous 16th and they happened in back to back groups from Padraig Harrington and Kirk Triplett. It appeared that Els was in charge after going eagle on the two par fives on the back nine. But Mickelson birdie the more difficult holes to deserve the victory. It was Mickelson's 47th major and he now is just a great champion rather than the best player to never win a major. We remember what happened when David duval got the monkey off his back. Don't be surprised to see Phil contend for every major this year. Either that or he will go flat for the rest of the year.
Another great story was low amatuer Casey Wittenberg. Reminiscent of of Matt Kuchar's run when Tiger won his first in '97, Wittenberg shot 69 on Sunday to finish tied for 13th and qualify for next years Masters.
We picked the winner at Lowerscoregolf this year. Being a lefty myself I have always been a big Mickelson fan. Congratulations Phil, you were far from choking like many others predicted.
Here's how our top five picks for the Masters fared:
- Phil Mickelson -9 won
- Vijay Singh -2 T6
- Padraig Harrington E T13
- Jay Haas +1 T17
- Stuart Appleby +2 T22
PGA Tour:
2004
The Masters:
1 Phil Mickelson
-3 F -9
2 Ernie Els -5 F -8
3 K.J. Choi -3 F -6
4 Sergio Garcia -6 F -3
4 Bernhard Langer E F -3
6 Chris DiMarco +4 F -2
6 Fred Couples -2 F -2
6 Vijay Singh -3 F -2
6 Davis Love III -2 F -2
6 Nick Price -2 F -2
6 Kirk Triplett E F -2
6 Paul Casey +2 F -2
13 Casey Wittenberg -3 F E
13 Retief Goosen -2 F E
13 Padraig Harrington E F E
13 Charles Howell III -2 F E
European
Tour:
2004 The Masters click
here for results
Champion's
Tour:
No event scheduled click
here for results
Nationwide
Tour:
No event scheduled click
here for results
LPGA Tour:
No event scheduled click
here for results
For full field scores and stats on all the tours, go to PGA
Tour.com.
This week:
PGA tour:
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The MCI Heritage presented by Hilton Head Island |
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European Tour:
2004 Open
de Sevilla
Apr. 15 - 18
Real Club de Golf de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Purse: $1,232,100 ($205,349 to winner)
Champion's Tour:
2004 Blue Angels Classic
Apr. 16 - 18
The Moors Golf Club
Milton, Florida
Defending: Bob Gilder
Purse: $1,450,000 ($217,500 to winner)
Nationwide Tour:
2004 First Tee Arkansas Classic
Apr. 15 - 18
Diamante Country Club
Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
Defending: Ted Purdy
Purse: $450,000 ($81,000 to winner)
LPGA Tour:
2004 LPGA Takefuji Classic
Apr. 15 - 17
Las Vegas Country Club
Las Vegas, Nevada
Defending: Candie Kung
Purse: $1,100,000 ($165,000 to winner)
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"I don't say my golf game is bad, but if I grew tomatoes they'd come up sliced." - Miller Barber
Tracking your game
Tracking your game is not only interesting but can also drastically reduce scores. By keeping track of your fairways hit, greens hit, number of putts, up and downs, and sand saves, you can start to see clear patterns that will show you where to focus your attention on the golf course.
Keeping track of these things does not have to distract you from your game. On each hole simply put a check mark above your score to the left for fairway hit, above right for green hit, below right for number of putts. Then put an "s" for whether or not you went into a greenside bunker. At the end of the round you can tally these stats.
For every one putt see if you were on the green in regulation or you chipped and then one putted. This would indicate a successful up and down, or sand save if you were in the sand. A two or three putt where you missed the green indicates a failed up and down.
Your goal (no matter what your handicap) should be to hit between 8-10 fairways, 10-14 greens, 32 or fewer putts, and 40-50% up and down and sand saves. When you do not reach these goals on a regular basis, you can focus your practice on these areas. Anyone can achieve the above if playing the appropriate tees for their ability. Hitting two more fairways and greens, and shedding two putts per round, can lower your scores by up to ten shots!
Our LowerScores Manual will help you do this and more.
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Top Ten PGA Tour money winners:
Through The Masters:
1
Phil Mickelson 9 events $3,488,600
2 Vijay Singh 10 events $2,449,867
3 Stuart Appleby 8 events $2,090,320
4 Adam Scott 7 events $2,030,000
5 Davis Love III 8 events $1,978,104
6 Tiger Woods 7 events $1,930,050
7 Ernie Els 5 events $1,701,800
8 Mike Weir 9 events $1,464,480
9 Jonathan Kaye 10 events $1,371,415
10 Chad Campbell 11 events $1,326,337
Good Golfing,
SEAN HARDER
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