Golf November
Golf
Tournaments WGC – HSBC Championship, Mission Hills G C, Shenzhen, China
01-04 Nov
The final WGC of 2012 will take place at Mission Hills for the first time after seven very successful editions at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai. England’s Justin Rose heads the list of in-form 2012 Ryder Cup stars to enter the World Golf Championships which holds a prize fund of US$7,000,000.
Barclays Singapore Open Golf , Sentosa Golf Club Scott believes that the US$6 million Barclays Singapore 10 Nov – 13 Nov Adam Open stands up as one of the pinnacles of Asian golf as he this year attempts to win the respected title for a fourth time.
UBS Hong Kong Open Hong Kong G C, Fanling 15 Nov – 18 Nov
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Rory McIlroy will seek to make history by successfully defending his UBS Hong Kong Open title as a prelude to bringing down the curtain on the most successful season of his golfing career. McIlroy could have laid to claim to more than one UBS Hong Kong Open in his short career. He lost a thrilling sudden-death play-off to Lin Wen-tang in 2009, and then finished second to Frenchman Grégory Bourdy and sixth to Ian Poulter before his glorious victory last year.
SA Open Championship Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate, Ekurhuleni, South Africa
15 Nov – 18 Nov
South Africa’s leading lights are tipped to shine brightly as they attempt to follow in the footsteps of Bobby Locke, Gary Player, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen in pursuit of the 102nd South African Open Championship title this November. Top international golfers will join South Africa’s rising stars when the country’s flagship event tees off for a second successive year at the Jack Nicklaus signature course at Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate in Ekurhuleni.
Chevron World Challenge 29 Nov – 02 Dec Sherwood C C, Thousand Oaks, California
Brandt Snedeker, the reigning FedExCup champion, and Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, who won last year’s Masters and U.S. Open, respectively, are among the 18 players who will join Tiger Woods in the field for the 14th annual World Challenge. The event, which will be presented by Northwestern Mutual, will be played Nov. 28-Dec. 2 at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The winner receives $1 million and all proceeds benefit the college-access programmes of the Tiger Woods Foundation.
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Race to Dubai DP World Tour Championship 22-25 November Jose Maria Olazabal’s triumphant European Ryder Cup team will round off the season in style by starring at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai being held on the Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates from 22-25 November.
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Europe’s stunning 14½-13½ win over the USA at Medinah secured the famous trophy for the Spaniard’s team and with it gave a massive boost to the $8 million DP World Tour Championship, Dubai – the final event on The European Tour’s Race to Dubai. With the top 60 in The Race to Dubai guaranteed a place at Jumeirah Golf Estates, the line up is always going to be impressive but it certainly adds extra sparkle to know we will have all of the winning Ryder Cup team in attendance. Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy will be joined on the Earth course by team-mates Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Justin Rose, Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia, Peter Hanson, Ian Poulter, Paul Lawrie, Francesco Molinari, Martin Kaymer and Nicolas Colsaerts, accounting for one fifth of the players in a starting line-up brimming with talent and star names. As well as current US PGA Champion McIlroy, also there will be 2012 Open Champion Ernie Els, former Major winners Retief Goosen, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, and of course Lawrie, McDowell and Kaymer.
The tournament is the final event in the year-long Race to Dubai and will see the top 60 ranked players competing for $8 million in prize money as well as a share of The Race to Dubai Bonus Pool of $3.75 million awarded to the top ten in The Race to Dubai at the end of the season.
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Playing in the wind 1
Tee it up with at least half of the ball obove the top of the club face.
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The ball position is inside your left heel. Don’t get your head too far behind the ball.
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Place the ball slightly forward, position your right shoulder down, so that your head is behind the ball, for a higher launch.
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This is the normal height for teeing up an iron tee shot.
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For lower drives, tee lower. You can even hit it from the ground with enough practice!
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Into the wind, play from the ground.
Golf is a game of opposites! When playing into the wind, swing it easy, about 80%. Downwind, you need to swing full! Why? You ask. Well, into the wind you don’t want to impart too much spin – too much spin makes it fly higher and thus lose distance and control. Downwind, you need to hit it full so as to get the ball up and flying, with the wind carrying the ball. The main thing is to always complete your swing. Deceleration is a killer, and in the wind it will result in loss of control. When hitting the low or punch shot, make sure your follow through matches your backswing length.
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For longer running shots use the same set up and action, just a longer club.
Ball position should be slightly back, with your weight favouring the left side.
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For a long, low shot, the ball should be back.
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When playing the half pitch shot, the ball position is in the middle.
With your weight and hands forward. It is important to finish the swing.
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It is important to reduce the backswing.
But not the follow-through.
Bradley Smith A PGA qualified professional for 36 years. Qualified for the senior open championship at Carnoustie 2010. Available for individual, group and playing lessons.
Email: Bradleygolf882@yahoo.com Mobile: 0034 600 345 882
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