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By Greg Sampson I have always wanted to video every shot I hit on the golf course to analyze my pre shot routine, alignment and swing mechanics. One afternoon I was chatting on the phone with a friend of mine, Tom Conway, an Indiana golf professional/sales rep, and the subject of on course video analysis came up. He told me that he just picked up a new line called the Pro Play Golf Performance System that might be the answer to what I was looking for. Tom told me that the all-in-one video analysis system was more than an answer to on course video analysis; it was an innovation like no other. I immediately had to know more…

First I visited their website, ProPlayGPS.com where I became familiar with the product and watched a brief introductory video. According to the website the system is the only of its kind featuring: • Near HD Quality Video • Unrivaled Shutter Speed.

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The features that truly intrigued me to purchase the system are the ability to view a shot right away on the OLED display screen located on the top of the unit using one button for playback. The moment I had time to reach a computer I could plug in the six foot USB cable that comes with the Pro Play, trim the video into different clips and analyze the video on Pro Play Scratch, a full featured swing analysis program that also comes with the system. But wait, it gets better. Because Pro Play Scratch downsizes each clip to less than 1 MB I could email some swings to any golf instructor in the world for a second opinion. At this point I was sold. I made the decision to purchase the system, which was very affordable and received my unit just a few days before this article was written.

After a couple days of use I can confidently say that the Pro Play Golf Performance System met all my expectations and is the answer to my need for on course video capture/analysis. I definitely recommend the system to any golfer as it is more affordable than any other golf video analysis product and arrives as a complete turn key system along with providing the tool to play the great game of golf while learning about ones swing at the same time. Finally a way to analyze and capture every shot.

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IN THIS ISSUE

I Call Him Coach David Adamonis October 11, 1946 - October 10, 2009 It brings sadness to my heart to say goodbye to a great friend and a person who has changed the lives of so many. I am proud to be on that list and I shall never forget the lessons learned or the teacher who taught them.

It was 2004 only five years ago that I first met “Coach� just a speck of time in the universe compared to so many others who knew him. When I met David I was at a point in my life where I felt like I had done it all, and I was thinking about what’s next. Like so many others I needed to be told the words that will live on forever in my mind. “It’s not how you start but how you finish,� and it was David who said to me one day, your work is not close to be finished, there is so much more to do. Those words have rung true every day since and given me a renewed feeling to get back in the game.

David had a way of making us all look at ourselves, and our lives, and see what was truly possible. There are few people that I have ever met that have had that kind of impact on so many. He handled diversity with determination and strength and remained steady through it all. His focus was always on the game, the game called life. His accomplishments will live on long after we are all gone, because what he created was opportunity for many who have not yet been born into the game of golf or life.

In 1980 David Adamonis founded The U.S. Challenge Cup. Junior Golf Foundation, which is one of the most successful junior golf programs in the country. In 2000 he developed the golf program at Johnson & Wales University in Miami, Florida. As Coach and Director of Golf at the University he lead his team to 8 straight NAIA Championships. He founded golf publications in New England, was a teacher, a writer, an athlete but most of all David was a coach. Like Lombardi, Rockne, Wooden and Belichick he had a plan and a special wisdom that only the best have.

David had a unique ability to allow us all to see who we were and who we could be. As a father, a husband a son and a friend he lived and celebrated life with a passion for each and every day. He was a competitor with fire in his eyes and a smile that could light a room.

His words and his laughter will live on inside us all each and every day ahead. I will miss David, I will miss our talks, our golf, but most of all like so many I will miss his guidance as a friend and mentor.

I will always call him “Coach� one that instructs and leads, a teacher of fundamentals and techniques. He was a believer in what is possible that had the vision to see why.

For all of you who think his game is over, think again, he has only played through and will be waiting at the turn.

Student Timothy R. Branco Editor/ Publisher New England Golf Monthly tbranco@newenglandgolfmonthly.com

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Fore Thought Mental Tips To Improve Your Game Modesty Doesn't Cut It Ernie Els and Mike Weir teamed up in the Four Ball of the 2009 President’s Cup matches to win a point for

By Bob Skura the International side. In his post-round interview Ernie said, “I was just along for the ride. Mike made all the clutch putts and really won the match for us.” Weir, speaking more objectively about Ernie than Ernie could about himself had a different evaluation. He said, “Ernie’s being modest. In reality the two of us hammed and egged it perfectly and his birdie on #17 turned out to be the difference.”

Ernie’s modesty is fine for on-air interviews, but isn’t suitable for a person trying to improve his golf game. Edward de Bono, the world’s leading expert on thinking techniques, says that if our objective is to improve performance we should conduct an evaluation after every activity. The proper process is to reinforce what we did well and replay our failures as we would have liked them to have played out. That sets a pattern for success in our brain even if we didn't experience it.

Tiger Woods has hit his share of practice balls during his career but he has also practiced de Bono’s evaluation technique to perfection.

Countless times while riding home from junior tournaments Tiger and his father would conduct post-game evaluations of Tiger’s performance. This wasn’t lecturing or cheerleading. It was an objective exchange of ideas about what went well and what to do better. For those who tend to think that Tiger is some oddity born with talent oozing out of his pores this is one more illustration of how many things he did correctly before his talent rose to the surface.

So how can you, the average or aspiring golfer, incorporate de Bono’s evaluation technique into your development program? Well, you could do it with a family member or your coach. If you’re on a college team and your coach is too busy to help everyone, create a buddy system with a teammate. The two of you can take turns being a sounding board for each other and you’ll both benefit.Of course finding another person to work with isn’t all that easy which is one reason most golfers don’t do it.

The best players on tour do it though by enlisting the help of their swing instructor, caddy or mental coach. If you aren’t able to find a person to work with on a consistent basis the next best thing is to talk yourself through the evaluation from the first hole all the way to the eighteenth. However, you’ll need to talk out loud if you want to maximize the effect.

Young people are more likely to take this advice seriously than older people. In fact older people are more likely to mentor players on their way up rather than pay attention to their own development. But a person in his 40’s, 50’s, or 60’s who wants to continue to improve must make use of every technique available. So no matter what your stage in life or handicap level you would do well to establish an evaluation process for yourself if you’re really serious about becoming a better player.

Bob Skura is the author of the award-winning book, How Great Golfers Think – Perfecting Your Mental Game. For more information visit: www.howgreatgolfersthink.com

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New England Golf News Team Massachusetts Captures Record Sixth TriState Match Title at Pleasant Valley Country Club

Bay State Super Senior Standout Del Kinney, Jr. Comes Through With a Big Win on National Stage

It was a performance that was befitting of a record-breaking day.

The 12-person team from Massachusetts capped off a magical two days of competition by winning a record sixth title at the 76th Tri-State Matches which were held this week at Pleasant Valley Country Club.

Facing off against formidable foes in teams from Connecticut and Rhode Island, the Bay State contingent defended its title in memorable fashion as they collected a total of 71 ½ points to defeat Connecticut by 18 ½ points and Rhode Island by 34 points.

The championship golf season here in Massachusetts may be winding down, but some competitors have taken their game south to compete against some of the top talent in the country.

One golfer – Del Kinney, Jr. (Wyantenuck CC) – recently traveled to Chattanooga to participate in the John Owens Division (age 65-74) of the In what has continued to be a sensational fall season of golf, the 68-year-old Kinney posted a three-round total score of 225 to best a field of top super senior competitors at the event which was held at Lookout Mountain Golf Club and The Honors Course.

Kinney began the event by posting a 1-over par 73 and then followed that up with scores of 5-over par 77 and 3-over par 75 to defeat 1999 U.S Senior Amateur Champion Bill Ploeger (Columbus, GA), Gus Kozina (Beach Park, IL) an Jack Vardaman (Washington, DC) by one stroke.

Veteran Champion Paul Murphy Claims 2009 Massachusetts Senior Amateur Championship at Salem CC It's hard to believe that it has been more than two decades since Paul Murphy (Charles River CC) has won an MGA title.

However, 21 years after winning the Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Championship, Murphy was victorious once again… this time at the 2009 Massachusetts Senior Amateur Championship at Salem Country Club.

2009 Southeastern Amateur...

Steve Tasho Collects Fifth Title Rain may have shortened the event, but the inclement weather could not take away from the playing of a very special 2009 Southeastern Amateur.

One of the regional events that are part of the Richard D. Haskell MGA Player of the year Points System, the Southeastern Amateur is annually a three-round tournament featuring some of the state's top amateur competitors from the the South Shore.

Rain forced the shortening of the event to 36 holes contested at South Shore Country Club and Easton Country Club.

Steve Tasho shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday at South Shore Country Club en route to his fifth victory in the Southeastern Amateur. Photo courtesy of Gary Higgins/The Patriot Ledger.

Local Amateurs... and Professionals Battle Against Each Other at the Annual Cape Cod Cup in Hyannisport The MGA championship season may be over, but the high-caliber golf is continuing on in the Bay State.

In addition to a handful of club-level and regional tournaments, a field of professional and amateur golfers came together this past weekend to take part in the annual Cape Cod Cup match. This 23-year-old event was held in Hyannisport pits local professionals against amateurs.

This year the outcome came down to the final pairing where the professional tandem of Rusty Gunnarson of Rochester Golf Club and reigning Cape Cod Chapter of the New England PGA champion Allan Menne of Hyannis Golf Club pulled out a 2 & 1 victory over the amateur duo of Herb Aikens (Pinehills GC) and Jim Horvath (Dennis Pines GC).

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Record Number of Participants Take Part in 3rd Annual MGA Junior Golf Fund Golf Tournament at TPC of Boston Despite cool temperatures and scattered showers, a record number of golfers took part in the 3rd Annual MGA Junior Golf Fund Golf Tournament at TPC of Boston in Norton.

All monies raised will go directly to The First Tee of Massachusetts which provides junior golf programming to thousands of children from across the Bay State.

"We were amazed at the spirit and enthusiasm displayed by all of the participants," said Joe McCabe, executive director of The First Tee of Massachusetts. "No one let the weather get them down and in the end everyone had a great time and we were able to raise important funds and awareness for The First Tee program."

Brian Higgins Captures 2009 Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Championship in Dominating Fashion It wasn't a question of whether he would win… it was more about how much would he distance himself from the field.

Brian Higgins (Franklin CC) took care of business on Thursday by calming posting a 5-under par 65 and claiming his second straight Massachusetts Mid-Amateur Championship title by an astounding 12 strokes. He finished with a three-day total of 14under par 196.

Team Massachusetts Finishes in a Tie for Sixth Place at the 2009 USGA Men's State Team Championship They may not have won the title, but the three-man team from Massachusetts came home with a record.

Following three days of stroke play against a field of 51 three-man teams representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, Team Massachusetts – which included Frank Vana, Jr. (Marlborough CC), John Hadges (Thorny Lea GC) and Brian Higgins (Franklin CC) – finished in a tie for sixth place at the 2009 USGA Men's State Team Championship which was held this week at The Lewis and Clark Course at The Country Club of St. Albans in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Womens Golf News 2009 The Fall Cup

Gross Winner Cohasset Golf Club

Junior Golf Tournament SCHEDULE

Net Winner New Bedford Country Club

2009 Eleanor LaBonte

Low Gross Winner (tie) Laurajean McDonald & Penny Locke

Low Gross Winner (tie) Carol Dulude & Laura Kennedy

2009 Curtis Bowl

Low Net Winners (tie) Joyce Labonte & Chris Coughlin with OIC

Low Net Winners (tie) Deb McHugh & Kathy Otterson

Senior Championship

Karen Richardson, Bradford Country Club. Final score 75.

Low Gross Winners Penny Locke & Christine Cunniff

Tri-State Matches

Tara Joy Connelly, Cohasset Golf Club. Final score 153.

2009 Stone Cup Championship Leigh MacKay & Victoria MacKay

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Fall/Winter Golf

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Swing Till Spring Some Suggestions For Your Winter Golf

By Jim Hammond Every year it’s the same thing, I have played golf on a weekly basis for the last six months and my game has developed into a regular plethora of pars. I can’t afford to follow the snowbirds to balmier climates, yet there is an alternative for golfers who are trapped in New England during the winter months.

Many outstanding courses in southern New England are open for play so you can keep your game in shape when the days are cold and the nights are long. Some courses are closed when the first snow falls, while others are open for play during major holidays.

Bass River in West Yarmouth, Mass is even open on Thanksgiving. “The guys like be able to get out of the house and play a quick round before the relatives arrive” said a member of the pro shop.” The ladies seem to appreciate the fact that the men are out of the kitchen and out of the way.” Call them at 508 398-9079. Here are some other outstanding courses that are open for hardy golfers.

Chemawa Golf Course in North Attleboro, Mass. They are open only until the first snowfalls so don’t delay . Get details on this finely groomed course at www.ChemawaGolf.com Bay Pointe Country Club is close to the Cape Cod Canal and has been recognized as one of the best courses by Cape Cod Life Magazine. Bay Pointe is open all winter long and there are no temporary greens so you get to play the entire course. Log onto www.BayPointeCC.net for details about fees and course condition.

Lakeville Country Club has a number of winter specials available. In 2008 $40.00 would get you a cart and all the golf you can play in a day. For the specifics on 2009 specials call (508) 947-6630 New England Country Club in Bellingham closes at the first snow, but there are membership specials available now. Contact the pro shop at www.newenglandcountryclub.com Olde Scotland Links in Bridgewater, Mass is a true links style course and is open during the winter but for walkers only.

Get updates at www.oldescotlandlinks.com Poquoy Brook Golf Course in Lakeville is a very challenging course and is ready for play all winter with a change of rates at the end of November. Contact www.poquoybrook.com River Bend in West Bridgewater is a flat course that will be welcoming golfers until the first flakes fall out of the sky so do not delay. Find out details at www.riverbendcc.com Another fine course in Lakeville is the Back Nine Club, where $18.00 will get you 18 holes of play. See what they are offering at their web site www.TheBackNineClub.com.com Bayberry Hills Golf Course is also located in Yarmouth and is open until the end of 2009. Give them a call at 508 394-5597 for tee times.

Cranberry Valley in Harwich is open for the remainder of 2009, but play is on temporary greens. Get details at www.cranberrygolfcourse.com Holly Ridge in Sandwich Mass is a championship par 3 course that is open to help keep your short game sharp. www.hollyridgegolf.com Hyannis Golf Course is another fine course that is open during the winter months. Call 508 362-2606 for more information In Rhode Island there are a number of courses that are open for winter play.

Triggs Memorial Golf Course in Providence is a classic Ross course that will be available until the first snowfall. See www.triggs.us for more information.

Newport National, a course that has received a number of accolades will also be open until those first flakes hit the fairways. Check out their site for more information at www.newportnational.com Montaup Country Club in Portsmouth, R.I. is a popular course that will be open during those wintry days. www.montaupcc.com Green Valley Golf Club in Portsmouth wants to be sure you enjoy the holidays. They close on Christmas Eve. www.greenvalleyccofri.com Crystal Lake in Harrisville is a true target golf course overlooking a beautiful lake. Rates go down after November so call for their reduced green fees www.crystallakegolfclub.com Beaver River in Richmond is open and also offers discounted winter rates. www.beaverrivergolf.com.

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Adams a 70S Hybrids Hybrids & Hybrid Irons In August of 2009 Adams golf introduced its new a70S set of clubs to the market. Our team tested and reviewed the clubs at two Partner facilities in Southern New England, The SNE Golf Academy at Crystal Lake Golf Club in R.I. and at Swansea Country Club in Massachusetts.

The set consisted of Three Hybrids (3,4,5,), Two Mid Hybrid Irons (6,7,) and three Short Irons (8,9, and Pitching Wedge) The shafts on the set were Grafalloy Pro Launch Graphite / Stiff.

Over a 6-week period the clubs were hit on range conditions. Many different levels of players had the opportunity to hit the players of clubs both off range mats and grass at the facility. During the testing period full range of low, mid and high handicap level players had the opportunity to play a full 18 hole round of golf with the Adams a70S Clubs and provided our staff with feedback on the overall playability of the clubs and forgiveness and feel. Here are the Results by Handicap Level.

The Low Handicap Player 0-5 USGA Index The Pros- Clubs were easy to play with high launch and greater distance over traditionally designed clubs. Feel and playability was overall very good with noticeable forgiveness on all clubs in set. The hybrid and mid hybrid clubs provided a great feel for long iron shots with a high launch angle. Easy to draw and fade the hybrids, good workability.

The Cons- Scoring Irons had a heavy top line, which was uncomfortable compared to blades and smaller cavity back irons. The stiff flex shafts on the scoring irons had a little too much draw tendency and less workability as compared to the Hybrids in the set.

The Mid Handicap Player 6-12 USGA Index The Pros- Overall playability rating was very good. The clubs were more forgiving and provided better ball flight with a softer landing. Players noticed increased distance on the hybrids and better accuracy on scoring irons.

The Con’s- Mid handicap players found it difficult to work the ball at all, they also felt the shafts for stiff flex were too light on the short irons.

The High Handicap Player 13 -25 USGA Index The Pro’s- The clubs played very well with improved shot making ability by almost all the high handicap players. They liked the feel, the distance, and the ball flight with all the clubs. They especially like the scoring irons and found there misses were much better.

The Cons- there were almost none.

GOLF TRAVEL The Great Southwest

Spectacular High & Low Desert Golf

High in Northern New Mexico I never thought I’d be fond of desert golf. Some people say that desert golf is boring…too flat, too many arroyos, too many cacti. I may have agreed until my recent golf trips to Northern New Mexico and Scottsdale where I found courses that were

By Pam Borges far from boring.

Northern New Mexico

Expecting New Mexico to be similar to Arizona, I found it uniquely different.

Higher altitude and dry, thinner air makes everything look clearer/brighter…you can literally see for miles and miles. From verdant mountains to sculpted red cliffs to the Rio Grande chasm, NM offers a diverse topography that’s far from boring.

Striking are the ever-changing sky shows…rolling billowy clouds low enough that you can reach up and grab…and sunsets in colors so dazzling they’re almost surreal.

New Mexico isn’t the golf Mecca that Arizona is, but with recent increase in course development and partnerships with hotel-casinos, it has become a more affordable golf destination. With four distinct seasons, an average of 300 days of sunshine annually, it’s perfect for outdoor activities.

Accommodations during my stay were at The Lodge at Santa Fe…a comfortable, affordable, conveniently located hotel overlooking Santa Fe’s historic Plaza. This culturally-rich area is saturated with many historical landmarks such as the Puye Cliff Dwellings (www.puyecliffs.org), the ancient ancestral home of the Santa Clara Pueblo people.

The highlight of my trip was golf at Black Mesa Golf Club (www.blackmesagolfclub.com). An astounding high desert layout, located in La Mesilla, was thrilling, humbling and far from boring! Owned by the Santa Clara Pueblo Nation, Black Mesa lies at an altitude of 5400 feet with elevation changes of 125 feet. The 7307-yard, par-72 layout, designed by Baxter Spann in conjunction with general manager Eddie Peck and Superintendent Pat Brockwell, was built with a degree of visual intimidation on every hole to challenge a player’s skill, courage and problem-solving ability.

A snakelike dirt road whisks you high above the hustle-n-bustle of civilization and an AeroMotor windmill greets you behind the clubhouse, giving you a glimpse to the past of this land. Black Mesa’s spectacular site is surrounded by vistas of the sprawling valley climbing to distant mountains. Each hole has five tee areas which are not only different distances, but completely different angles and elevations. By playing from different tees it feels like you’re playing an entirely different course. Severely sloped fairways, contoured to flow with the sandstone foothills and arroyos, appear tighter than they are. Hidden target areas and blind tee shots on some holes require use of an aiming flag. The pot bunkers are rugged and ragged with native grasses growing into the edges. The greens are not your usual boring, flat, round greens. The large sloping green complexes have many humps, bumps and bowls, which make them a blast, but difficult to read!

Every hole at Black Mesa has memorable features, but the Par-5, 16th, dubbed “Stairway to Seven,” is a design masterpiece. Maybe it should be called “Stairway to Heaven” due to the severe uphill climb to the climatic hidden green.

The reason for the ominous tag is because the slightest miss means a quick double bogey or worse!

Familiarity with this course prior to playing is helpful (see “Tom’s Tips”). A playing lesson with Tom Velarde, golf pro at Black Mesa, makes playing the course less intimidating. At first glance, Black Mesa appears more intimidating than it actually is. Playing from the front tees is definitely an advantage on this course. Construction of a new course, designed by Tom Doak, will soon compliment Black Mesa. They will be partnering with the soon-to-open Santa Claran Hotel Casino, which is joined to the relocated Big Rock Casino and home of the Black Mesa Steakhouse, a superb fine-dining restaurant…a must try!

Take It Low In Scottsdale, AZ Set against a breathtaking Sonoran Desert backdrop, Scottsdale, Arizona is the perfect place to stay, play and explore. With its 330 days of sunshine annually, 200 area golf courses, no other destination can boast of such diversity.

Xona Resort Suites (www.xonaresort.com), where I had the pleasure of staying during my golf trip, offers one-two-or four-bedroom suites and multiple pools/courtyards. Partnerships with many of the area courses allow guests preferred tee times, reduced rates and complimentary breakfast.

Scottsdale’s diverse course layouts include the traditional parkland-style, desert target-style and the hybrid design. I found these target-style courses most memorable: The Saguaro course at We-Ko-Pa Golf Club is unlike any I’ve played that fit the low desert variety. Located on land owned by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and designed by Coore and Crenshaw, it was named the #1 Public Access Course in Arizona-2008 by Golfweek and #16 Best Resort Course in the US. Embracing a back-to-nature theme, with green ribbons of fairways framed by arroyos and giant Saguaro cacti, the high elevation of this course offers spectacular views of Four Peaks Wilderness Area--pure serenity-not a car or home in sight! This par-71, 6,966yard course appears to play longer due to the several risk-reward shots. There are plenty of intimidating forced carries, even from the forward tees, that require getting your tee shots to fly quite a distance. Tough course, but the views will bring you back.

Troon North Golf Club’s Monument and Pinnacle courses are Arizona’s two top-ranked daily-fee courses. Stunning views of Pinnacle Peak, arroyos, rock outcroppings and cacti spice play at the Weiskopf/Morrish-designed Monument Course. Lush, undulating fairways with a smattering of bunkers and water hazards that is relatively easy to avoid, make it enjoyable for the average golfer. The more challenging back-nine is prettier--more severe elevation changes and gorgeous views. A series of memorable holes include the par-5 3rd with its “monument” boulder dominating the fairway and the par-5 14th, called “Cross Country” for obvious reasons.

Heralded as one of the finest golf courses worldwide, The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa features two courses designed by Jay Morrish, the North and South. Nestled in the Sonoran Desert foothills, the courses snake through ancient, gigantic, balanced boulders that dot the landscape. Golf magazine recently awarded The Boulders with a “Platinum Medal”…an elite award bestowed upon 10 courses in the country that excel in design and playability while providing luxurious accommodations. It was also voted the #1 Woman-Friendly Golf Course by Golf for Women magazine. The signature hole #5 on the South Course is carved from the desert and is characterized by an enormous rock outcropping that shelters the green. The unique scenery, wide fairways, large undulating greens and manageable forced carries contribute to its playerfriendliness, making this an enjoyable course to play.

Pam Borges, a RI-based golf travel writer, is a regular contributor to New England Golf Monthly and freelance writer for the Golf Reporter and Golf Insider. A member of the International Network of Golf and Golf Writers Association of America since 2000.

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NEGM Best of 2009

New England Golf Monthly’s Top 25 For 2009 #1 TIGER WOODS - Tiger Wood tops our list for 2009 as the first Sportsman to reach the one billion dollar mark in career earnings. Despite contrary reports from Tiger himself in the last week it is clear that sometime before the end of 2009 Tiger Woods will become the first in history to reach this milestone. In 13 years as a professional golfer Tiger has set a new mark for not only wins at his young age of 34 years old, but also for income from endorsements and golf course design. Despite not winning a major in 2009 Woods still won 6 times on the PGA Tour and led the Tour with a stroke average of 68.05. Tiger in his words proclaims that Golf is merely a vehicle for him to gain awareness for his charitable foundation.

He has set the mark since 2002 in earnings when he overtook Formula One Driver Michael Schumacher. In 1996 he created The Tiger Woods Foundation with his dad paving the way for a lifelong legacy of giving back to society. Through his foundation Tiger has been able to reach millions of children worldwide empowering change in their lives.

Brett Quigley #2

Tim Petrovic #3

Tom Watson #4

Brett Quigley has unmistakably been Team New England’s most solid performer in 2009. Three-second place finishes on the tour this year vaulted Brett to over $1,4000.000 in winnings. At the Deutsche Bank Championship this year we asked Brett what more could he do. He responded: I could win.

Talk about a great year Tim made 17 of 30 cuts this year and carded 10 top 25 finishes in doing so. His third place finish at Turning Stone was his best of the year earning him almost $350,000. Tim in his last three events has had two top 10 finishes.

Tom was the Honoree at this years 60th Francis Ouimet Banquet held in Boston on April 27th. Watson was awarded the 14th Lifelong Contribution to Golf Award by the Ouimet Fund. During his speech Tom talked of having just one more chance at a major and how much it would mean to him. He got his wish at this years British Open.

Fran Quinn #6

James Driscoll #7

After years on the Nationwide Tour 42 year old Kevin Johnson from Plymouth, Massachusetts graduates to the PGA Tour rookie class with victories at The Rex Hospital Open and Knoxville open and 9 other top 25 finishes. Kevin finished 13th on the Nationwide Tour money list.

Fran, who is from the Worcester area, has played in over 325 events on various tours. In 2009 he cracked into the PGA tour by finishing under the bubble at 25 on the money list.

At age 44 he will be a rookie next year on the PGA Tour. His win at the Albertsons Boise Open in September put him in position.

Jim, from Brookline, Massachusetts, has been a steady performer on the tour since 2002. His 2nd place finish in Valero, Texas insured his card for 2010. With that finish Jim had the opportunity this year to play in the British Open. He is at 112 on the money list for 2009 with just a few events to play.

Anna Grzebien #8

Truly an icon in New England golf is lost. For our youth of New England David was to golf what Bobby Orr was to hockey. He gave so many the desire to get out and play competitive golf and learn the meaning of the game.

We all shall never forget.

Kevin Johnson #5

Anna has had a great year and currently sits at 63 on the LPGA money list at over $160,000 in earnings. In her second year on the tour she has broken out. In 18 events she made 13 cuts and carded a tie for 17th in the U.S. Women’s Open. She will have full status in 2010.

David Adamonis #9

The U. S. Challenge Cup #10 Trevor Murphy, Mike Welch, and Kevin Silva, all alumni of the U.S. Challenge Cup, play in the 2009 U.S. Open in Beth Page on Long Island. In addition, many others Monday qualified for PGA Tour or Nationwide Tour events throughout the year.

Michael Sim #11

Matt Paraziale # 12

Rob Oppenheim #13

With 3 wins Mike get a bye to the PGA Tour. He finished #1 on the Nationwide Tour money list and finished second in the Tour Championship. He was known to travel to Rhode Island for the Northeast Amateur and U.S.G.A. Amateur Qualifiers.

Matt, who plays out of Thorne Lea in Brocton, went on in 2009 to win the New England Amateur. The last two Bay State golfers who won the event were Mike Welch in 2003 and 2004 and James Renner in 2005.

Rob of Andover, Ma becomes the 5th player in the 100 years of MGA history to win both the Massachusetts Open and The Massachusetts Amateur Championship.

Dan Woltman #14

Jim Remy # 15

Jennifer Song #16

Dan suffered from the Swine Flu for three weeks prior to the Northeast Amateur and shattered the tournament record firing a 4day total of 11 under par for the victory.

For the first time in their history, The PGA of America choose New Englander Jim Remy as their President. Jim is the General Manager at Okemo Valley Golf Club in Ludlow, Vermont.

Jennifer, a Business major at USC, won the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship in match play at Red Tail Golf Club in Devens, Massachusetts.

Brittany Altomare #17

The U.S Amateur #18

Dana Harrity # 19

Brittany, an 18-year-old graduate of Shrewsbury High School, earned a spot in the 2009 U.S. Women’s Public Links Championship and was eventually defeated

by Jennifer Song, the 2009 Champion.

Matt Broome, R.I., Cameron Wilson, CT., and Peter Uihlein, MA representing New England all compete in The U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla.

Dana, who plays out of North Hamptons Abenaqui Country Club, made it to the quarter final matches of the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur in Hot Springs, Va..

Ken Greene #20

Del Kenny # 21

Despite a tragic car wreck in June where Ken lost his girlfriend, brother, dog, and his right leg he has vowed to return to competitive golf and is working hard to get there.

Del, from Great Barrington, Ma, won the Super Senior division title of the MGA Amateur Championship at Salem CC in June then went on to win on the national stage at the Society of Seniors Championship in Chattanooga.

Cameron Wilson #22 Cameron, from Rowayton, Ct., ranked 11th in the nation. He is star in the U.S. Challenge Cup and is in his senior year in high school and will be attending Stanford on a Golf Scholarship.

Dustin Cone #23

Team New England Juniors #24

Patrick Sheehan#25

Dustin fires a course record 12 under par 60 at the 1st Annual Celebrity Pro Veteran Tournament at Granite Links in Quincy, Ma. It was his first time playing the course.

at this years Deutsche Bank Championship Camilo Villegas and a team of New England Junior’s won the Deutsche Bank Championship Pro- Am.

Patrick scored his first win in seven years at The Nationwide Tour Athens Regional Foundation Classic in Georgia in an exciting playoff.

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TEAM NEW ENGLAND ON THE TOURS

Billy Andrade

Billy Andrade Billy has played in 17 events this season on the tour. He has not played since August at the Wyndham Championship. In 2009 he has made only two cuts on the PGA tour and less than $20,000 in earnings. Rumor has it that Billy is seeking a position in golf broadcasting with one of the networks. The last three years have been a challenge and it is becoming more difficult to get into events for the 46 year old from R.I.

Brad Adamonis Brad had a good start, for 2009 season and up to mid June he had made 10 of 16 cuts. Its Brads second year on the Tour and 2009 has been difficult with the loss of his dad this fall and some health issues. He only has one event left to try to move up in the standings to improve his rank and position of 157 as of now Brad has $333,971 in earnings in 2009.

Brad Adamonis Brad Faxon It has been slow coming back from two nagging injuries for Brad over the last two seasons. He still has one of the best short games on the tour. At 48 Brad is still a few years from the Champions Tour and has very limited status for 2010 on the on the PGA Tour.

He made only 5 cuts in 22 events in 2009 earning $57,21 dollars.

Brad Faxon

James Driscoll Jim has had a solid year, he played in only 17 events but made them count making 8 cuts and finishing second in Valero Texas. His driving has improved putting him at number 8 on the tour in distance.

He will play a few more events in 2009 and is in good position to hold his card; he currently sits at 112 on the money list at $807,578.

James Driscoll J.J. Henry In 28 events played in 2009 J.J. has been sharp, making 22 cuts and posting 3 top ten finishes, and 7 in the top 25. In March at the Honda Classic, J.J. placed 2nd and earned almost $400,000 for the effort. He has been solid and one of the best on the tour at cuts for events played. He is at 83rd on the money list at $1,161,641 and is ranked 39th in PGA Tour scoring average.

Brett Quigley TEAM NEW ENGLAND CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR Brett turned 40 in August of this year and shows no signs of slowing down. His game is sharp and he has been closer than any Team New England player this year to a win with 3-second place finishes.

He played in 27 events, made 16 cuts, and earned over $1.4 million for his efforts. His last five years on the Tour have been solid.

Brett Quigley

J.J. Henry Tim Petrovic TEAM NEW ENGLAND CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tim has been a consistent player on the PGA Tour since 2002. This year by far is his best performance with 30 events played Tim has made 17 cuts and carded 10 top 25 finishes in doing so. His best performance of the year came at Turning Stone where he finished 3rd and earned over $350,000 to secure his card for 2010.

Tim Petrovic

Patrick Sheehan Patrick has played in just 14 events so far in 2009 and made 9 cuts on the PGA Tour, and played in 13 Nationwide Tour events making 9 cuts there. Patrick picked up a win in Athens, Georgia in April on the Nationwide Tour. Earning on both tours totaled over $400,000. He is at 165 on the money list on the PGA Tour with 1 event left.

Patrick Sheehan Ken Green Tragically Ken Green was involved in a terrible auto accident in June and lost his brother, girlfriend and dog in the crash. Shortly after the accident Ken had his lower right leg amputated. Ken has vowed to come back to play competitive golf in the not too distant future on the Champions tour. He is rehabbing and working hard to get his game back. He has shown us all what real courage is. Good luck from all us at New England Golf Monthly.

Dana Quigley In 2009 Dana has played in 12 events. His 8-year streak came to an end this year at the Senior British Open when a nagging hip injury forced him out. His streak of 264 in a row may be hard to ever reach again for anyone in the game. He has made $228,572 on the year and sits at 62 on the money list.

Ken Green

Dana Quigley

Anna Grzebien In 2009 thus far she has played in 18 events in which she has made 13 cuts. She has been playing solid golf and made her last 3 cuts, and had 3 top 20 finishes. At the U.S. Women’s Open she finished T17 and it earned her over $40,000 dollars, and a lot of respect from her peers on the tour. This has been a breakout year for Anna.

She is at 63 on the money list with earnings of $161,174.

Allen Doyle Allen has played in 21 events on the Champion Tour in 2009, he has had 4 top 25 finishes and his best for the year was t20 at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf. He has had over 13 Million in earnings in his career and is a solid player. He sits at 71 on the Champions Tour Money list at $172,137 in earnings.

Allen Doyle

Anna Grzebien

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New England Golf Monthly / 11

Effective Practice – On Course To become the best player you can be you will need to spend some time practicing on the course, what you have improved on the range. It is possible to simulate many on course situations on the range but nothing will build confidence like executing good shots on the Derek Hooper golf course.

I see too many players that treat their practice time on the course as an opportunity to simply wander around the course hitting shots with no specific purpose. There is a time when we all should simply go out and play for pure enjoyment, having a few laughs with friends and maybe even a few beverages. But if you are serious about getting better at this game, there must be time spent on the course focusing on improving your game.

Good golf is not necessarily exciting golf.

Good golf is about being steady, repeatedly making smart decisions and backing up those decisions with solid shots. I have even heard players call it boring golf to watch someone hit every fairway, followed by every green and then two putt for par. I have met other players who would love nothing more than to play “boring golf.”

Whether you describe steady golf as boring or not, it is this style of play that will allow you to shoot lower scores and win a few bets from your playing partners. This style of play leads you away from the big numbers that can ruin your round, and allows you to work steadily towards a lower score.

A great game to play that encourages this steady style of play is Points. I have used this with many players, and all have seen value in that it forces you to focus only on the shot you are about to play. As points are awarded based on the result of each shot, it gets you away from score and invites you to focus on every single shot right up until the ball finishes in the hole.

Points are awarded as follows: 1 point for – Fairway hit from the tee, fairway hit with second shot on a par 5, green hit, for making a par and for an up and down regardless of what it’s for.

2 points for – Birdies and a chip in.

4 points for - Eagles Minus 2 points for – Bogeys and three putts Minus 4 points for – Double bogey Minus 5 points for –Triple bogey or worse If you believe that bogey is a good score for you or that birdies are difficult to make on your home course, you may adjust the scoring accordingly. The key is to record you score each time you play and try to improve upon it the next time you tee it up.

Derek Hooper is the Director of Instruction at Lake of Isles Golf Academy. Derek has a college degree in teaching and over 14 years experience conducting lesson programs in Australia, Japan and Taiwan. Before moving to the United Sates Derek was the Director of Instruction at the David Duval Golf Academy in Miyazaki, Japan. Derek can be contacted at 1.888.475.3746 or dhooper@troongolf.com

THE N.E.P.G.A. PRO FILE Jeff Martin Repeats in 2009 Skip Wagon Memorial Trophy When Jeff Martin received the Skip Wogan Memorial Trophy as the NEPGA Player of the Year in 2008, he felt a proud sense of accomplishment to be included among some of the greatest names in local golf to receive the award. Guys like Dana Quigley, Charlie Volpone, and Paul Parajeckas just to name a few.

However, when Martin recently repeated as the Wogan Trophy winner in 2009, the feeling was twice as nice.

"It validated what I did the year before," said Martin, 35, an assistant professional at Point Judith Country Club in Narragansett, R.I. "The first one felt great, but the second one means a little more.

And I also improved my scoring average this year by more than a full shot (from 72 to 70.5)."

Martin also amassed more points this season (781) playing in 16 NEPGA events than he did last year in taking top honors. He clinched it by finishing joint fifth in the final event at the NEPGA Ahead Stroke Play Championship with an even-par 140 (69-71) to edge Jim Burke of Leo J. Martin GC in Weston, MA, by 58 points in the final standings.

Martin's best showing this season was a first-place finish in the NEPGA Assistants Championship at Tedesco CC in Marblehead, MA. He fired a competitive, course- record six-under-par 64 in the first round and then added an even-par 70 (134 total ) in the final round to seal the deal.

The score of 64 broke a 35-year-old record at Tedesco.

Other 2009 highlights include winning a one-day NEPGA Ahead tournament at Warwick CC in May with a 68, and then shooting another 68 to win a second NEPGA Ahead event at Granite Links GC in Quincy, MA in June.

Nationally, Martin placed 16th at the PGA Club Pro Championship at Twin Warriors GC in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

What's even more amazing is that Martin put up some good numbers despite the fact that he actually played and practiced less because a couple of departures at Point Judith meant more time spent in the pro shop and teaching.

"I spent most of what little practice time I had on the putting green," said Martin, who is married (wife Susan) and has two children, eight-year-old Cameron and five-year-old Brooke.

A Portland, Maine native, Martin didn't have the kind of competitive golf background like many of his colleagues. He had always been around the game as a teenager working the bag room at Riverside GC in Portland, but he was an average high school golfer who could shoot 80 one day and then follow with a 90. He attended the University of Maine at Orono, but became disinterested with the golf team after just two practice sessions.

He earned his degree in chemical engineering, but knew almost immediately after graduation that engineering wasn't his world. So, he followed his heart and pursued a career in golf.

Martin worked at Biddeford & Sacco CC in Maine before working the circuit in Rhode Island at Warwick CC, Shelter Harbor CC in Westerly, and at Alpine CC, before landing at Point Judith.

In 2004, Martin's golf game took an all-around better turn. He became more mentally focused, worked hard to improve his putting, and eliminated a lot of petty mistakes.

His dedication paid dividends in 2005 when he made it to the final stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School and earned conditional status on the Nationwide Tour in 2006.

"If you're putting well, then you're most likely playing well," said Martin.

Martin has only one goal in mind right now. He has exempt status into the second stage of this year's PGA Tour Qualifying School in mid-November, and hopes his good fortune on the golf course continues.

"I'm playing as well as I ever have," said Martin. "I'm driving the ball well, my irons have been consistent, and I've improved my putting. All the pieces are there."

"It's all about making the most of your moment," added Martin. "You have to make it happen for four days."

Bob DiCesare is the golf writer for The Enterprise in Brockton, MA, and he is also a member of the International Network of Golf.

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Indoor Golf

The Indoor Golf Model Is Dead Solid In New England If you build it, they will come

By Greg Sampson Everywhere you look in today’s technologically advanced world of golf new innovations are surfacing, as are the owners and golfers who are adapting to the indoor golf model in New England. Not only does the business model work, it provides golfers of all skill levels the ability to, “Swing Till Spring.”

We all know that playing the game of golf is ultimately how you improve your score and the practice area is how you improve your mechanics. As New Englanders we only really have about 30 weeks to do so outdoors but what if the weather doesn’t cooperate or the change of season doesn’t allow it? The answer is the indoor golf model.

Indoor golf allows a golfer to practice the essential aspects of golf that they tend to not pay attention to: posture, alignment, balance, tempo, etc. because ball flight is taken away. The indoor golf model also allows for a golfer to train the golf muscles and practice afterward. The progression in indoor turf has come a long way allowing for huge indoor short game areas for practicing shots from pitch to putt with amazing grass like ball spin and roll.

The final and most important piece of the indoor golf model is the technology golf simulators.

Not only have they become more affordable, with most featuring attractive financing plans, but they have become all inclusive. On most simulators you can know play 100’s of golf courses, which means your league or weekend foursome can play year round regardless of weather. They all feature a driving range mode that provides you with precise feedback on distance, spin, launch, contact, etc. allowing a golf professional to fit you for clubs in the off season when the 2010 models come out. Golf simulators are great for golf lessons as you can be analyzed from many different camera angles while still utilizing the feedback of the simulator pad.

Every course/facility owner should tryto find some space for some sort of indoor facility as it provides the avenue for increased revenue by staying open year round and definitely improves the games of your golfers.

If it is warm enough by all means go out to ranges or courses that are open and play some golf. There is still nothing like real golf. But the moral of the story is that indoor golf facilities are opening all over New England with great instructors and some of the best technology available in today’s market.

Never been to an indoor facility? I encourage you to check a facility out as many offer: public play, leagues, lessons, club fitting, etc. Some feature unique memberships that include learn, practice and play for a monthly fee. I know of a few that have golf fitness trainers on staff to help you with your stability and flexibility.

Play golf year round in New England!

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Spain – Homeland of the NCAA Women’s Golf Champion leaders As Azahara Munoz and Carlotta Ciganda, led the ASU team to its NCAA championship and Maria Hernandez of Purdue became the individual NCAA champion, we toured their country’s region of Andalucia, Spain playing the very courses they played as juniors to become the successful collegiate golfers they are. Everywhere we went, people recognized their names just as well as their famous countrymen, Ballesteros and Danny & Alice Scott Garcia. You may never have thought of Spain as a golfing destination , but we discovered that it is a beautiful place to play.

We flew from New York City to Malaga Spain, via Madrid. It is a small airport, fairly easy to maneuver and the rental car company had us quickly on the road to our timeshare where we met a couple from England at the pool, had a nice dinner with them and called it an early night.

Rising too early for anything to be open locally, we set off for Gibraltar. The higher we drove, the more dangerous it felt as dawn approached. The sun had risen as we reached the top. We snapped pictures by the cannon, admiring the multiple coasts and countries’ view, The old town of Mijas was the next destination up the coast. Paved with cobblestone streets on a mountainside, it has a magnificent view of the sea and terrific shops to explore.

We were drawn by a sign on the road above, for the golf course Alhaurin, and were happy to play it as it was different than any other. A natural mountain setting with a distant old castle, reminds you of Don Quixote with only a few new townhomes, pleasantly placed in groupings distant enough from immediate fairways. Pines mix with figs and olive trees. Flowers were in abundance and ranged from the sweet Alhaurin Golf Club smelling honeysuckles to Queen Annes’ lace the size of dinner plates. Metric conversion is tricky when you are trying to focus on the rest of golfing details. Tee boxes note the difference in yards, but in the fairway, a GPS unit is desirable.

A visit to Valderrama is first class from the moment you pass through the gate until you load the clubs back in your car. The course is lined with a lush forest of trees that was unexpected after touring much of southern Spain. The signature hole is number 4. Robert Trent Jones calls this one of his favorite par 5’s in the world. The 11th green offers an ocean view to the east and the rock of Gibraltar to the west. Valderrama is home to the Volvo Classic as well as the 1997 Ryder Cup. It’s a peaceful course with the only sound being the wind through the trees. Todo es tranquilo.

Returning to Matalascenas , via Tarifa, we discovered a very turquoise sea. We zoomed through Cadiz, Europe’s oldest inhabited city, way too fast, marveling at the architecture and so many students on View From The Rock! mopeds. We will definitely return to spend more time there as well as in Jerez where we arrived too late for the sherry tours and in the middle of the bull fight, but had a great dinner with Flamenco costumes surrounding us. As we left the city, we discovered why so many gals had their authentic dresses as the horse fair was in full swing. If we had do-overs, we would have spent the night, bought the attire and joined in.

Nuevo Portil , en route to the Portugal border, is Plaza of Seville a course with long blue winged birds, a crazy cart path with crazy buggies to match. The first green is surrounded by a wet cattail marsh. It’s a gated course and between holes, we somehow managed to get locked out. Other golfers came to our rescue. Houses and apartments line the fairway purchased by mostly Canadians, Swiss and other Europeans. Hole 16 from the tips offers no visible fairway, but the fragrance of honey suckle calms the nerves.

We crossed over to Portugal, where huge storks nest on the light posts. We stopped at various sea ports to shop for linens and eat the seafood. Losing our way on the dark ride home, we spotted an old eighth century castle in Las Nieblas, Spain. We returned the next day for a tour and were thoroughly amazed by the low ceilinged, gruesome torture chambers.

We traveled to Torre Molinos the last day to be close to the Malaga airport where 3 hours is recommended for a sure departure. It turned into another delightful opportunity to soak up the Spanish sun on a 17th Hole Valderrama different beach just a short walk down a zillion steps from the city. The central part is a shopping mecca, especially if you love high fashion purses at low prices. In between the shops are restaurants where, in the evening you can sit and watch the locals promenade with family, friends and dogs. We had a room across from a local tavern that called to us for a night cap. There was nothing touristy about it. We had oysters on the half shell and our last Spanish wine before our journey home. We could have stayed a month or more. We believe the native golf gals will always be happy to return home, believe that we will revisit and believe that Don Quixote must be real after all!

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My Heart Will Rest at Ballybunion Old

By Matthew E. Adams

Ballybunion Old, an apt moniker, indeed For this masterpiece was not built, not shaped, never put to seed It is as God left it, a natural beauty, something to amaze, Deep valleys, plummeting cliffs and heather shrouded dunes, bathed in ethereal haze Upon the First Tee, heart racing and senses acute and ablaze, Remiss the ball sliced too soon, for awaits an eternal entombed gaze To each, these links whisper an individual refrain Of humor, perspective and joy, in sunshine or in rain For here, one’s soul is set free to soar, Like a spinning orb of light chasing an elusive score Starting down wind, to each a snickering grin, But upon the Seventh Tee, reality sets in Hard by the Atlantic, a ferocious tempus gale, A low drive, squarely struck, is rapture to prevail Imagination is perhaps the most important club of all, For links golf is quirky and sincere, a maiden siren’s call The Eleventh Hole, the “best in the world,” so Tom did decide, While the Fifteenth awaits another to abide The Sixteenth is soaring and majestic, surely not the least, The Seventeenth awaits, an ancient Celtic feast Embraced by dunes, the Eighteenth offers the putt one will sink, Moments aloft from the Guinness one will drink Thank you, Ballybunion Old for memories never forgotten, For here my heart will rest, a links-love begotten

Golf Instruction

The Scoring Center Now Is Not The Time To Put Your Clubs Away

By Skip Guss & Brandon Smith It’s getting colder, the leaves are falling, kids are in school, football season is upon us, the holidays are coming, time to put the clubs away. NOT! I want to change your habit because I want you to become a better golfer!

As a former member of the PGA TOUR, I know how important off-season training is for golfers eager to prepare & improve for next season. I was curious, though, to learn what other professional athletes do during the offseason. Here is what Brandon Smith, GolfRite’s fitness expert and former strength & conditioning staff member of the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians, had to say: “At the conclusion of the season, most players will take one or two weeks off and do nothing but rest. Many will play golf or go fishing and hunting, letting their bodies and mind completely rest. Players will go back to square one and review fundamentals they learned in Little League. One player, notably Derek Jeter, lives in Tampa, Florida, which is close to the Yankees’ spring training home. Jeter will begin his preparation for the upcoming season by standing on the infield grass and fiddle hundreds of ground balls hit softly and directly at him.

He is not worried about moving right or left, only focusing on the basic mechanics and fundamentals of fielding ground balls. This routine will go on for a month or so, then begin work on moving laterally and throwing to first base. The point of the story is: Jeter went right back to basics after the season to prepare for the next season!”

What have we learned? You can see that professional athletes actually work harder during the off-season than they do during the season. In the case of professional golfers, they, too, work hard from October thru December (golf’s off-season), improving their fundamentals, making all necessary changes, giving themselves enough time for the changes to become habit. The first few tournaments are used for fine-tuning and getting in tip-top shape for the first major tournament of the year: the Masters. From that point forward, pro golfers are only focused on maintaining good habits, working on their short game, and keeping mentally sharp.

So, my friends, do NOT put your clubs away! Take a little break to rest your mind and body. After this break, meet with a highly-qualified golf instructor to review your swing and your goals for next season (There are a number of indoor golf facilities, such as the GolfRite Learning Center, where you can go during the winter months.) Slowly, but surely, work on improving your fundamentals, taking time to get it “rite”! When the snow melts next Spring, you will be ready to finetune your new habits, taking them onto the golf course. When April comes around, you will be ready to go, and far, far ahead of your golfing buddies who didn’t follow your lead!

So…be smart…devise a precise & achievable improvement plan… and work on that plan during the off-season. Come next golfing season, you will be thrilled with the results!

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My Biggest Pet Peeves in Golf A little consideration goes a long way on a golf course

By Jeff Sinkiewicz I figured this would be a fun article to write but I must warn you, although I mean no disrespect to anybody what so ever, this will probably still offend a few of you so if you can't take constructive criticism with a little bit of sarcasm, I suggest that if you are reading this on line, click the little "x" on the top right page of your browser or turn the page in the magazine.

If you are a frequent reader of Sink the Putts, you already know by reading my articles what gets under my skin. These are in no particular order so I will start with the one the gets me the most. Enjoy.

Slow Play If you haven't read my article "Pace of play on the golf course," then you haven't figured out that this drives me nuts.

You’re not playing on the PGA, you’re not playing for millions of dollars, that 3 foot putt for five dollar Nassau does not justify backing up a golf course by three holes. I encourage new golfers; we need new players and what better way to break you in. If you see golfers with their hands on their hips behind you and don’t see anything but Mother Nature in front of you.....guess what, you’re playing slow. Barter for some mully's and know when it is time to just pick up and move to the next hole.

Rake the Bunkers This is basic housekeeping in the golf world. If you play out of a sand bunker, be considerate...rake the bunker with a rake, not your foot, not the face of your wedge, the rake. It's just like being at home, clean up after yourself. For those of you that do not like to rake, stay out of the beach. Raking a bunker or two is still better than the whole yard at home, don’t you think?

Fix your ball marks Ever wonder why your greens look like a fifteen year olds face in dying need of acne cream? Well that's because either you’re not fixing your ball marks (you know, that little dimple in the green when your ball lands on it) or you do not know how to properly repair a ball mark. You’re not pulling up a shrub here, simply use the divot tool and make a little hill then tap it down with your putter.

Replace your divots Nothing worse than ripping one down the middle of a fairway and when you get to your ball, it is sitting in a Rodney Dangerfield crater. Now I know it's a long 5 yard walk to the piece of turf you carved out of the fairway and bending over to get the toupee will just put you over the top but seriously go get it and put it back and you know what? It will fit perfectly in the divot you have made.

Sand-Baggers I covered this topic in an article "Dealing with Sand-Baggers" and what more can I say. It is too bad that GHIN couldn't come up with a way that would prevent people from having multiple handicaps from multiple courses but then again golf is supposed to be a sport of "honor" but has turned into "honor my wallet." My best advice has always been, have a handicap committee and don't be afraid to confront the cheaters. Remember, the ones doing all the accusing in your clubhouse are probably the biggest offenders.

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MOLORI UNPLUGGED

Off-Season Golf

By John Molori

By Rob Martin

Cusick Always On Cue

So you're looking at your clubs in the trunk of your car or your living room and you're not ready to give up on the relationship as of yet.

Below I have provided you the holy grail of surviving fall/winter golf in New England. You might have to be a little picky in what weather conditions you play this time of year or you may be like me and tee it up as the Mrs. allows.

The courses are in phenomenal shape with cooler weather and less play has allowed the course to heal from the foot traffic of the season.

Expect frost delays until the ground is frozen – this means that tee times may not commence until 9:00-9:30am or until the sun has had enough time to hit the grass.

If there is a frost delay this also means that the putting green and driving range are off your radar screen as well. You'd be amazed at the number of players that when informed that there is a frost delay immediately ask if the driving range and putting green are open. (I roll my eyes here) 1) Call the Course and ask if they have any temporary tees or greens.

2) Don't expect all the amenities that the course has to offer in season - this includes but not limited to driving range, grill/bar and pro shop.

3) Prepare for the weather – this means layers from thermals, fleece and a wind barrier. Overdress in layers and you can peel off the layers as the weather allows.

4) Foot Joy makes some fantastic outerwear that will provide a great wind and weather barrier and I am partial to Under Armor gear for thermals.

5) Bring enough ammunition as while many courses are constantly addressing the leaf situation there is no way to keep up. Expect to lose some balls.

6) Do not expect your game to be in mid season form! You're playing in layers, in the cold and playing conditions that are not overly conducive to a low round.

But above all have a great time, enjoy the walk and camaraderie with your buddies and be thankful you're not spending the day shoveling the driveway!

As we bask in the glow of another holiday season, carefully deciding which golf items to add to our shopping and wish lists, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on one of golf’s most passionate boosters who left us with a host of lasting gifts.

Longtime Bruins play-by-play man Fred Cusick passed away on September 15. In addition to his hockey legacy, CuFred Cusick sick hosted a variety golf programs on NESN. He was to be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame the day after he passed at the age of 90.

It is tough for the average fan to comprehend the immense pressure of high stakes PGA golf or Stanley Cup playoff hockey, but in a 2002 interview, Cusick expounded on the latter.

He began calling Boston Bruins games in 1952, and was the television voice of the longest game in Stanley Cup Finals history, the now infamous 1990 triple-overtime Game 1 thriller between Boston and Edmonton.

Cusick remembered the matchup on a very intimate level. “I remember that Derek Sanderson and I couldn’t be excused to go to the bathroom for a long while,” Cusick joked from his beloved home in golf heaven, Cape Cod. “When Glen Wesley missed an open net shot late in the game, my heart sank. Then, Petr Klima came in with fresh legs and scored the winner for Edmonton.”

Cusick’s NHL broadcasting career ended in 1997, but he continued to showcase the game of golf on NESN and did play-by-play for the Lowell Lock Monsters. That 1990 Bruins-Edmonton game was marked by a power outage that doused the Boston Garden electrical system causing a twentyfive minute delay during the third OT. Ever the trouper, Cusick persevered. “You just keep going,” he said. “We had poor audio and it was over 90 degrees in the rink that night, but people don’t want to hear your problems.”

The infamous Boston Garden heat brought out the best in players and announcers alike. “I kept asking myself how the players could keep going,” marveled Cusick. “As for me, there can be no letdown. You have to stay on top of it. I mean, damn it, one goal decides the game! You don’t want to miss it.”

The legendary Cusick fondly remembers that 1990 Bruins bunch. “It was a veteran team with the likes of Brian Propp and Dave Christian,” he recalled.

“Goalie Andy Moog always gave you consistency. This was Cusick was born in Boston and was a three-sport athlete at Northeastern University. He won the Lester Patrick Award, and was inducted into the Media Hall of Fame in Toronto. On September 16, he was to join the likes of John Henning, Charles Laquidara, Dave Maynard and Gil Santos in the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Cusick was the ultimate sports host and announcer, having broadcast Patriots games as While it was his work on the ice that made him a legend, Cusick featured some of New England’s best courses and golfers in several NESN productions. His transition from defensemen to duffers was seamless. In all of his work, Cusick consistently put the game ahead of any personal fame or showcase. He was an announcer’s announcer, one-half of two legendary Boston broadcast teams.

He and partner John Pierson gave life to those immensely popular Bruins teams of the 1970s. The pair had two of the most distinctive voices in the game. When Pierson left the booth for the studio, Cusick made a smooth transition to the outspoken Derek Sanderson. The constant, of course, was Cusick.

Like a perfect putt, he was always direct, consistent and true.

Cusick’s love of golf was apparent in his on-air work in the sport. He fought to have New England golf-related programming produced and aired.

His Tucker Anthony Golf Classic programs on NESN featured the likes of Bobby Orr, Carlton Fisk and Ray Bourque. In any venue, Cusick’s talent added to the drama. Such was the case when he did radio play-by-play for Game 4 of the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals between Boston and St. Louis. That game ended on Orr’s incredible belly-flop goal.

“Orr represents hockey for the century,” said Cusick, who penned the book, Fred Cusick: Voice of the Bruins. “New England is a tremendous hockey area because of Bobby. He didn’t wear a helmet, so people could see him and TV ratings were incredible. I told Orr that he could spend the rest of his life traveling in New England and he couldn’t possibly meet all the people who love him.”

The same can be said for a broadcasting icon who, for more than half a century, made media history in Boston.

Syndicated columnist John Molori writes for numerous publications and websites. Email John at MoloriMedia@aol.com.

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Golf Fashion

Good Looks on the Course

By Elle Brec

Looking Smart FromThe Start - Golf Travel

Traveling and looking good when we get there has always been a challenge for most of us. Packing cloths tightly together in a small bag has never been a perfect science. And traveling with golf clubs makes it even more difficult and cumbersome under any circumstances, getting through airports with clubs and bags is a back breaker.

Over the years luggage manufactures have come up with all sorts of designs that for one reason or another never seem to make it all easier. What we are often left with when we arrive at our destination, is a bag of wrinkled cloths that look like we slept in that require ironing and or steaming when we are ready to wear them.

Fortunately in the last decade clothing manufactures have found away to create new styles and fabrics that pack well, wear well, and look great with little care, and oh my, how luggage has finally got it right.

Two companies that are top of there game create a perfect match for golf travel today. Club Glove, who is the most innovating luggage manufacturer in the world, and The Antigua Group, who has 30 years experience in creating some of the most functional and innovating designs in golf clothing. Both companies are leading edge and performance driven to provide products that are functional, durable, and fashionable, at the same time.

The Antigua Group has for decades have been a leader in not only golf apparel, but also licensed sportswear, corporate, and specialty lines of clothing. There award-winning designs provide the consumer with a wide range of colors, textures and fabrics that offer optimum performance and durability. The recently introduced the 2010 Women’s Performance collection featuring their Chic Collection, Lux Collection, and Elegance Collection creates a new expression in golf fashion matching mood and color with their new Desert Dry Xtra- Light fabric technology.

The new fabrics are colorful and performance designed, and not only look good, but offer the perfect balance of comfort, warmth and flexability for your game or casual night out. For men and women Antigua offers and array of color and styles for all taste in golf clothing. The new designs pack better, travel better and always look great right out of the bag with minimal care.

The target audience for Antigua’s product line is the weekend golfer. These are golfers that are dedicated to performing on the course and expect their apparel to perform and move with them. From business casual to a round on Saturday, Antigua makes it happen.

If you are going to travel and be comfortable in doing so then your luggage has to work. Those who travel for a living like airline pilots, flight attendants and professional athletes know what works, and for many of them, it’s Club Glove.

Club Glove a U.S. made product has been the clear choice for PGA Tour Players for years. The innovating design and durable construction have made Club Glove the Rolls Royce of Golf luggage. The golf and professional travel line of luggage is engineered and built to withstand even the toughest travel abuse while protecting the contents.

High quality nylon construction paired with durable zippers and clasps and quality in line skate wheels make Club Glove the last golf luggage you will buy.

Getting from place to place with Club Glove is a breeze and our new Train Reaction system makes it so easy to travel with multiple bags. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it," says company President Jeff Herold. "We call it 'outsmarting the Smarte Carte®,' because even petite people can move heavy gear in any direction with very little effort."

A uniquely connected three-piece luggage system called Train Reaction is already being heralded as the easiest way on the planet to haul multiple pieces of luggage. It drastically reduces the amount of effort needed to pull or push gear by creating a perfect center of gravity, which makes bags feel weightless. Available in six different threepiece luggage set combinations, with 17 different color options and unlimited embroidery possibilities, the system retails from $600.00.

That may seem pricy but for one, I can tell you that I have had 5 sets of $150.00- $200.00 luggage in the last 7 years and most end up torn, ripped or damaged after just a few trips, not to mention the zipper issues.

So here it is we are in a new age of fashion and mobility with golf travel. Quality and functionality have come together to allow us to travel with ease, look better and have choices in style and performance. Before your next golf trip get it right and arrive in comfort and style and look smart from the start.

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GORMAN VS. GEARY ~ Should Golf be an Olympic Sport? ~ Golf’s Gold Medal Drives Olympic Decision No way should the world’s most pampered professional golfers be allowed to participate at the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro in 2016!

The impact of professional athletes on the Olympic Games has been a disaster since 1986 when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) overBy Tom Gorman turned the amateur requirement permitting professional athletes to compete.

The results of many team competitions are a forgone conclusion when millionaire superstars from their respective sport play. Also, it defeats the purpose of the Olympic motto which is “faster, higher, stronger.”

Not only are the world’s best golfers not interested in this proposition, but their agents, whose sole function is to market and make their client millions, are going bonkers. This two-week extravaganza, scheduled for the summer of 2016, will be another week of golf without pay. Every fall the top America players compete for free in the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup. Did anyone tell the IOC these are millionaires who don’t work for free?

Sports purists predicted that professional athletes would ruin the Olympics if they were allowed to compete. The 1992 NBA Dream Team, featuring Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordon and Patrick Ewing, peaked peoples curiosity and jolted TV ratings en route to the gold medal, but certainly did not provide a stage allowing athletes to compete on an even playing field.

Today, the Olympic Games are the world’s largest pageant of athletic skill and competitive spirit. The ancient Olympics were once the biggest event in the world and the scene of several controversies, political boasts, public announcements and humiliation. After a 105 year hiatus, the IOC is “going green” and returning golf to its program, not because they think golfers are superior athletes, but because they believe the world’s best golfers will spike TV audience and profits.

In fact, the IOC doesn’t want you to know that they don’t consider golfers athletes, because they don’t run and exemplify model physical specimens.

The truth of the matter is that when the 2016 Summer Games begin with four-days of 72-hole stroke play, and a 60-player field based on the official world rankings, it will be identical to many events on the PGA Tour schedule. The Olympic golf tournament will be nothing more than a gold-medal version of the WGC-World Cup. Are we naïve to believe that a Tour golfer would want an Olympic gold medal over a green jacket or any of the other three major Championships? What advice would you give a Tour player in the twilight years of his career in 2016? Go for the gold or go for the first place check of $1million or any derivative of a tournament with a $6 million purse?

One thing is certain in 2016. It will be interesting to see what pros will be eligible to play for the United States, but instead decide to play for the big money opposite a Tour event. By its decision to allow golf onto the Olympic agenda, the IOC is clearly going for the money, which could attract a large TV audience translating in huge revenue for the Games. The tournament will not be a meaningful event. The IOC is blackmailing the best golfers in the world to play in the Olympics so that they can profit. Players not ready, willing and able to play might be considered unpatriotic.

The Olympic Games are not what they used to be and neither are the competitors. Controversies, ranging from drugs, sex and corporate sponsorship deals gone sour, have prevailed for decades.

The greatest athlete of all time, Jim Thorpe, was stripped of his Olympic golf medals for playing professional baseball. He competed in 15 events in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and finished in the top-10 in all events against world class competition in four days.

Russian athletes always drew ire since they got around the “professional” label by putting all their athletes in the Army. That way all support, training and medical resources could be provided without actually calling them pros.

And who can forget one of the most indelible moments in the history of sports? The unbelievable “Miracle on Ice” United States hockey team of 1980, who beat the Russians in the semifinals and went on to win solid gold. I’m old school and much preferred the Olympics when professional athletes were not permitted to play. Local rags-to-riches Olympic heroes from that team included Jim Craig (Easton) and Mike Eruzione (Winthrop) will never be possible. Both winning athletes were considered heroes who put their home towns on the map, despite some public personal transgressions along the way.

Sure, golf’s popularity will grow by leaps and bounds around the world with Olympic exposure, but it’s still an elitist, expensive sport. Golf’s acceptance into the 2016 Olympic Games will serve as the sports’ own economic stimulus package for the IOC as well as equipment manufacturers, clothing companies, shoe companies and course design companies.

Where’s the money? Just hours after the IOC announcement in October that golf would be included in the 2016 games, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo and a slew of prominent course designers expressed interest in designed or redesigning a course in Rio De Janeiro. None offered free or discounted services. Think they were driven by patriotism or money?

I have no interest in watching NBA or NHL players compete for a gold medal. And I have no interest in watching the world’s best players compete for a golf medal? They compete every week anyway for bigger stakes. Did you know that Steffi Graf won a gold medal to go along with her Grand Slam in tennis? Every four years we get to watch “athletes” participate in situations that we never could dream up.

Who knew squash, karate, table tennis, archery, rowing, curling, fencing, volleyball, badminton, wrestling, weightlifting, diving and of course, one of my all-time favorites, synchronized swimming, were so mesmerizing? Tuning into one these events every four years is one of life’s rare pleasantries!

Tom Gorman, a member of the Golf Writers Association of America, International Network of Golf and Golf Travel Writers of America, is a Boston-based freelance golf writer.

Golf Is A Worldwide Sport That Belongs In The Olympics The NFL has attempted to introduce Europe to our brand of football for several years and it hasn’t gotten much traction. NFL Europe was a total failure and finally

By Tim Geary collapsed.

And each year, while the NFL plays a regular season game in London (this year it featured our Patriots against the Tampa Bay Bucs), it’s never really taken root. The annual game always sells out but it’s more a novelty than a trend.

Baseball has done very well in expanding its horizons, but nowhere has there been a more dramatic global sports explosion than golf.

Over the past decade golf has burst onto the scene in the most bizarre of locations (Mongolia?).

It has become a world wide sport, so why not include it in the Olympics?

In 2016 Rio de Janeiro will host the summer (even though it’ll be winter in the southern hemisphere) games and golf will be on the docket.

Great. Why not golf? If they can include ball room dancing in the Olympics they can certainly find room for golf, which in essence is nothing more than a more physical and extended version of archery (in fact most bulls eyes are larger in size than the 4.25 inches of a cup).

I’m sure there are arguments against golf (one of which sits just to the left of this column) being in The Games, but I can’t come up with any.

We already know that the world’s best players hold international competition in the highest regard and many would love to be able to compete for an Olympic golf medal.

For all of his success and his huge bank account Tiger Woods does not have an Olympic medal in his trophy case. Think he’d like one?

The obvious argument against having golf in The Games is timing.

The Summer Olympics are held right smack dab in the middle of the golf season, when the various tours are very involved.

Sponsors (and they are dwindling right now) may take exception to the game’s best players leaving to head down to Rio for a couple of weeks but that’s just too bad.

Woods, who will be almost 40 when he gets a shot at a gold medal, doesn’t play in too many regular events now.

The key will be timing. There will have to be some coordination between the pro tours and the International Olympic Committee.

For example, they could not go head-to-head with any of golf’s majors nor the Ryder Cup matches, but other than that it should not be difficult to work out.

How the competition is set up could be the major sticking point.

Would it be match or medal play? Would it be team play or individual?

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m old school. I don’t like the idea of professionals competing in the Olympics. An Olympic medal should be the highlight of any athlete’s career, but let’s be realistic; no professional golfer would trade a major title for an Olympic gold.

In my lifetime there has been no greater moment than the U.S. hockey team, made up of a bunch of college kids, shocking the Soviet Union at Lake Placid, and winning the gold.

But I’m also pragmatic and understand that nobody is going to get excited about watching the 2006 Walker and Curtis Cup teams play in the Olympics.

So it’ll be pros from the various countries taking part and while it won’t be in keeping with the ideals that the Baron de Coubertin set forth when he reintroduced The Games early in the 20th century, it’s still going to be wonderful competition.

There is much to be worked out, but with so many countries producing so many outstanding players, it just makes sense to include golf in the Olympics.

Tim Geary is a freelance writer based in Rhode Island. He has been a sportswriter for over 33 years and is a former member of both the Golf Writers of America and the International Network of Golf.

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