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Special Features • Golf is back!

• Inside the 30m rule with Casey Jarvis • Celebrity golfer profile – Pierre Joubert, CEO Titans Cricket Union • Raising the bar with pigments

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COACH IN YOUR POCKET, KNOW YOUR RULES, CROSSWORD PUZZLE, KNOW YOUR PGA PRO, RESULTS & RANKINGS, KIDS STUFF + + +

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On the Cover:

Golf is back! The statement that we were all so anxiously waiting for was finally released on Friday 12th June; navigate to page 56 for the full story and pics from that time, Casey Jarvis tells us a bit about his background, we interview Titans Cricket Union CEO Pierre Joubert and Sue De Zwart encourages green keepers to raise the bar with pigments.

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REGULARS LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Know your rules

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE Links, Hazards & Fairways

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RESULTS & RANKINGS

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LE T TER TO THE EDITOR

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Send us your letters, giving us your views, opinions or articles of interest (max 500 words). The most interesting letter will be published in the next edition of SA Golf Trader.

Dear ed Woop, woop, woop! Golf courses are open and how wonderful is it to be on the fairways again? This whole Covid-19 affair has been extremely taxing on everyone and heaven alone knows why golf courses were kept closed for so long?

I have been playing at Windsor Golf Course in Durban since the reopening and the numbers of golfers on the course has been hugely encouraging. It is almost as it was before, all the protocols are in place and it’s simply a matter of having your temperature taken, providing your details and off you go.

Dear Brian

Thank you for writing in, your exuberance shines through in your letter and I think you echo the sentiments of all golfers across South Africa.

I doubt we will ever be given a rational reason as to why golf courses were closed for so long; government works in strange ways at times. Yet we are back and the numbers are indeed encouraging.

Those at the coal face of negotiations with government were GolfRSA, the PGA of South Africa and the Club Management Quite honestly being out on the golf Association. Amongst golfers, tempers course must be one of the healthiest spacwere flaring and patience was wearing es to be in and the way I play I’m mostly far, far away from my fellow golfers. To end thin but these guys stuck to their guns and off with I would like to say well done to all made it happen. With hindsight it was a those involved in getting us back on track, herculean effort and their hard work and your hard work is appreciated. efforts must never be forgotten.

Regards Brian Greyling

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Issue 4:

Your Coach in your Pocket Series...

Your Coach in Your Pocket, Andre Louw

Short Game

(Any shot around the green)

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ost people include putting into the “short game” category, however putting is a game within the game its self. This we will cover in the next issue.

Short game in this article refers to the shots around the green.

MYTH: “Short game is the most important; if your short game is good you will score well” TRUTH: The better your ball striking is the less important short game becomes.

You are probably wondering how I can say that the better your ball striking the less important short game becomes. What I have discovered using strokes gained stats to analyse a players true performance is that how short game has a different importance level to different golfers. For you to determine your true strengths and weaknesses you need to monitor your strokes gained stats before spending hours around the green. Check out www.golfstatscoach.com for more info.

Tiger Woods only had one short game shot in his final round of the 2019 Masters, so

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for him the short game was definitely not what made him win. Now the mid to high handicapped player is faced with more short game shots in a round due to either, distance limitations, poor ball striking or is someone that is very new to the game. The key is to place your attention in the areas that will gain you shots and not just generalise.

This being said though, if you have below average to poor skill in the short game department, no matter your skill level, it is worth your while to at least put in the effort to learn to hit a basic chip shot and a basic bunker shot.

Now let’s look at the factors that have an influence on the short game: 1. Strike 2. Club path and face angle 3. Angle of attack and loft of the club 4. Club head speed A good shot is a combination of all these factors working together and also depends on the type of shot you want to play. I will cover the basic bunker and chip shot.

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tuition & instruction Bunker shots Most players I come across that struggle getting out of bunkers do not understand the opposite rule in golf “hit down to get the ball up”. They try and scoop the ball out of the sand instead of using the bounce angle of the club to their advantage.

Tip: Hit the block out of the sand; do not help the ball up.

the green as quickly as possible, in other words playing the shot that requires the least amount of movement as well as the least effort.

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What is the lie?

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How much green is there between the edge of the green and the hole?

As we find ourselves in the winter months, most lies you will be faced with will be firmer than normal and this is what gets under the skin of most players who struggle to chip.

Tip: Maintain the “Y” when chipping.

Have a look at this video for a basic drill on how to perform a chip shot in the winter months. https://vimeo. com/432850394 Hit the block out of the sand Have a look at this video to understand more on the basics of a greenside bunker shot.

Drill: Practice striking the line first as most bad bunker shots are a result of a bad strike. https://vimeo.com/432862250 Chipping I see too many people over complicate the shot and wanting to take the airborne route unnecessarily. Choosing the right shot to play at the right time is a big part in having success with your chipping. The majority of the time it is best to get the ball rolling on

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Should you need more personal assistance with your game do not wait any longer, download the app https://golfcoachapp.com/ Download and create student account using coach code CoachAndre.

Please look out for the next issue of your favourite golf magazine where I will provide you with some insight in improving your putting.

Andre Louw

http://www.bdga.co.za/coachandre

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ACROSS 1. Steve, an American professional golfer, uses his head (4) 3. The first man of Australian golf was a Scott (4) 6. The Big Easy (3) 9. In a drifting or bobbing manner (5) 10. Sonnets for Henrik (7) 11. Japanese Professional golfer, she won 10 times on the JLPGA including the 1978 Mizuno Japan Classic (7,5) 13. Reprehensible (13) 15. South African born, Slovakian professional golfer. Initials and surname (1,1,1, 9) 18. After losing his expensive golf ball, he launched a thorough search (7) 19. Twice the ball’s speed and energy (5) 21. _ _ _ Championship, golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions, played annually at the Prestonwood Country Club (3) 22. Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club’s championship course (4) 23. Should you miss a putt from this distance; take it on the chin (4)

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DOWN 1. Organiser of the main professional golf tours played by men in the U.S. and North America (3) 2. Strikes forcefully with a sharp blow (7) 4. He won the SA Amateur Championship in 1991 at age 16 years, 5 months. 20 days younger than the record set by Ernie Els (8,5) 5. Much loved British TV program for Animal Planet, premiered September 2005 (7,5) 6. Comforted (5) 7. A little ditty about Jennifer (4) 8. Ubiquity (12) 11. Taylor _ _ _ _ American manufacturer of golf clubs etc (4) 12. Wayne _ _ _ _ played on the 1992 Ryder Cup team (4) 14. Warship prison mortal won the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic in 2003 (7) 16. Deep, wide ditches surrounding a castle (5) 17. Chances (4) 20. John! Had his first victory at the 2012 Mayakoba Golf Classic (3)

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John Woudberg Golf Director - Ebotse Links

Craig Stickling, Hardus Maritz and Grant 1. When did you qualify as a PGA Veenstra just to name a few.

Professional?

6. You have been at Ebotse Links for a while I qualified in July 2016. now, what are your biggest challenges at a 2. What made you choose this career? residential golf estate?

I have always enjoyed taking part in sport To ensure that the residents privacy is not be it golf, cricket or tennis. I decided to compromised by our golfers and the rules of choose this career as I have always enjoyed the estate are adhered to by all that frequent being outside (such as on the fairways) the golf club. and amongst people who have a love and 7. Describe a typical work day for a PGA Club respect for the game.

Professional?

3. Has it always been golf for you?

My day starts before sunrise and ends long During my school career I played tennis,golf after sunset. The golf course set up has to be and cricket and was pretty good at all sports in pristine condition to ensure our members generally, but it just so happens that golf and visitors enjoy a flawless game of golf took preference later on. without a hitch. From liaising with members 4. Did you ever play or did you ever want to to special requests and going the extra mile play on tour? is just part of my typical day.

No, sadly I never had the opportunity to 8. During the current lockdown we find tour even though It’s always been a dream ourselves in due to the Covid-19 virus, of mine. how did you keep yourself busy before the 5. Who has been you mentor in the golfing courses opened? industry?

This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to This is a difficult question as I have been fix all the things around the house that I said I mentored by many great PGA members over would get to eventually, so I was a handyman the years such as Brian Prytz who assisted for a while. with the start of my career, Kennith Dube, 9. With the golf courses open now, what are your immediate challenges?

Club health and safety protocols set by Golf

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What I also have found challenging is ensuring that our golfers adhere to the new protocols, its difficult to monitor everyone at all times.

10. How is the golfing public, members and your staff responding to the new rules and regulations?

All is good at the moment but there are times that a little reminder is required.

11. With consumers already being careful on how they spend their money these days (pre Covid-19), what would your plan be to attract people to the club after lockdown?

With the hard lockdown that we have had, avid golfers (and there are many) could not wait to get back to the golf course and away from their four walls. So golf times are really filling up and due to the current restrictions of socializing numbers as set by government we have had to open our course on Mondays which used to be maintenance day.

12. Slow play is one of the biggest problems in golf today, how do you manage slow play at Ebotse Links?

Ebotse Links is known to be a golf cart golf course and this has helped with slow play, but slow play will always be around. As a golfer we should adhere to the rules and always try keep up with the players infront.

A key part of reducing slow play is that there is open communication between marshalls and myself and the Pro Shop.

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13. The members of a golf club always come first. Do you agree with the phrase “The member is always right�?

A members concern is always addressed to the best of our ability and in most cases yes the member is always right as is with most customer relation industries.

14. Does your position require you to be available on weekends, evenings, and holidays, and if so, does this place demands on your personal life?

Being golf director or in any managerial position in the sporting fraternity, your personal time is always halved.

15. What are your short & long term goals?

Short term is to see that Ebotse Links is running smoothly with all the protocols in place, long term is to ensure that the club grows from strength to strength.

16. Covid-19 aside, what is your opinion on the state of golf in South Africa?

Pre Covid-19 I found that the younger generation (young executive) was showing a definite interest in the sport as a business hub and we were lucky enough to be in a well-established area. The state of golf is definitely now on the increase and shall in time become more family-oriented.

17. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

Spend time with friends and family and have a good braai, once permitted by the government.

18. Do you still get time to play?

Yes, I definitely do. A huge perk with my position is that I am able to play with my members and often encouraged to do so, it’s important to build relationships with all my members and what better way to do that than on the course.

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'Bones' returns to Muirfield Village with Fitzpatrick

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aving caddied for Phil Mickelson for more than 25 years, there isn’t much of Muirfield Village that Jim “Bones” Mackay hasn’t seen.

Ballesteros and Lee Westwood, among others.

But with Foster remaining in the UK with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic, adjustments have been made.

So when a text message came into Matthew Fitzpatrick’s phone from the veteran looper turned broadcaster asking if he could be of assistance while the Englishman’s regular caddie was back across the Atlantic, the answer was an emphatic yes.

After using Cayce Kerr as a fill-in for his last three tournaments, Fitzpatrick now turns to Mackay for the Workday Charity Open and then the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Both events will be held at Muirfield Village where Mackay also caddied during the 2013 Presidents Cup. Foster will return for the World Golf Championships–FedEx St. Jude Invitational later in the month.

Fitzpatrick, a former U.S. Amateur winner and five-time champion on the European Tour, usually uses another veteran caddie – fellow Englishman Billy Foster who has had a distinguished career on bags with Seve

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Mackay could yet be a secret weapon for Fitzpatrick based on experience alone. Not only has Mackay seen the course multiple times since 1990, four years before Fitzpatrick was even born, but he’s done so on Mickelson’s bag. In other words, he’s seen every corner of the map and just about every conceivable escape angle as well. With the course being set up differently over the two tournaments, Mackay’s experience could prove invaluable.

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picking Mackay’s brains on the course itself.

With no fans on site in our current COVID-19 climate, Mackay will get his first taste of caddying without throngs of people to navigate.

“The one thing I am lucky to have is a good memory,” Mackay said. “I’ve seen it in an array of different conditions, different winds. It’s a question of me learning Matt’s game as quickly as I can and if he’s got a question for me I’d better be able to answer it. That’s my job as his caddie.”

Since the return, Fitzpatrick finished T32 at the Charles Schwab Challenge and T14 at the RBC Heritage before missing the cut at the Travelers Championship. A T9 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard right before the shutdown and a seventh-place finish last fall at the World Golf Championships–HSBC Champions have seen the 25-year-old sit 83rd in the FedExCup standings.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – INSIDE THE 30M RULE

INSIDE THE 30M RULE WITH CASEY JARVIS

Getting to know Casey •

I was born and grew up in Boksburg.

I started playing tournament golf from the age of 6. My first international tournament was to the USA in 2010.

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My parents have always been my biggest supporters.

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My late Grandad was a huge influence; he encouraged me to never give up.

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My Favourite South African golfer is Ernie Els and internationally is Tiger Woods.

A frustrating time at home

My game needs a bit of work, but I am having fun being back on the course. With the current restrictions, I am fairly sure we won’t be playing tournaments this year.

Eventually things will return to normal and hopefully I can pick up from where I left off.

Being part of the GolfRSA squad has afforded me the opportunity to travel substantially and in turn I have missed a lot of school in the past. Lockdown was a first for us but probably not such a bad thing as I have been able to catch up on school work. I had a few online extra maths lessons etc. As far as practice goes, it is not the same hitting into a net ball after ball.

I tried to stick to a routine, do some school work online, hit a few balls and then onto my gym workouts.

My opinion on strength training I’ve tried to work on my physical strength and get into shape during lockdown; I actually have managed to lose 2 or 3 kgs by just eating correctly and exercising more often as I have had more time. I think everyone is built differently and you must find what best suites you.

A return to Golf I was super excited when GolfRSA announced that we could start playing again. The behind the scenes work they put in to get us back on the course was phenomenal.

I have been practicing and playing pretty much every day since then.

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Hermannsburg Penrose Golf Academy – Preparing Scholars for the Game of Life

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hen Zola Mkumla, entrepreneur, philanthropist and avid golfer, first met PGA professionals Marc Alexander and Ryan Kimber, none of them could predict that this friendship, which revolved around the love and passion for the game of golf, would someday lead to the foundation of a golfing academy for scholars.

Mkumla recently made a significant investment into education by purchasing his alma mater, Hermannsburg School. Founded in 1856, Hermannsburg School, situated near Greytown in the KZN-Midlands, is the oldest independent co-educational boarding school in KwaZulu-Natal.

The school has an impeccable academic track record and offers all the usual South African school team and individual sports; but as a small school, its attention to the individual means that considerable effort is being poured into golf as a school sport - and this has seen the formation of the Hermannsburg Penrose Golf Academy.

Situated on the St Cathryn’s Country Golf Estate, a short distance from the school, the academy is run by Marc Alexander and Ryan Kimber. Scholars are transported to the academy for their coaching sessions in the school’s brand-new bus fleet, and all necessary golfing equipment is available at no cost, making this usually expensive sport, accessible to all.

“Golf is a unique sport which we believe will have a great impact on the scholars if they have the opportunity and exposure to it,” says Mkumla, he himself of humble beginnings, having grown up in a township near Pietermaritzburg. “We believe that golf can

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teach many life lessons, as well as give scholars an advantage when taking on the business world. This is why we have started the academy.

I have great faith that Marc and Ryan will make this work.”

Marc Alexander is a class “AA” PGA professional from Johannesburg. Marc started his golf career at Eye of Africa in 2012; he completed his apprenticeship in two years with the PGA and went from an apprentice to the Head Professional. After five years at Eye of Africa he moved to a more demanding role as the Assistant Golf Director at The Country Club Johannesburg, whilst at CCJ he worked closely with the PGA and soon upgraded to a class “AA” Professional.

Ryan Kimber also started his career in golf at Eye of Africa. Ryan spent a little over two years there and then moved to The Els Club at Copperleaf as a shop assistant. He went on to complete his apprenticeship and became a full member of the PGA. The mission of Hermannsburg Penrose Golf Academy is not only to teach its students the mechanics of the game of golf, but also to teach them golfing etiquette, networking skills and, most importantly, build their confidence to be able to go out into the game of life and play the ball, no matter where it lies.

“Am I any good at golf? Definitely not!” says Mkumla. “It punishes me all the time, but I absolutely love the game. And it keeps me humble.”

For further information, please contact: wecare@hmbschool.co.za

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ustin hasn’t been playing much during the pandemic, by choice. And he says he won’t necessarily pick up his pace before the scheduled restart of PGA TOUR Champions, on July 31 at the Ally Challenge at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

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“I’m sure everybody will find a way to be ready,” Austin said. “Maybe a few will be a little rusty. It depends. It’s like anything. You’ve got guys like me who are just happy to still be playing and I

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AFFORDABLE GOLF - WESTERN CAPE NE WS CLIP continued from page 29... pretty much worry about my game when I get where I’m going. But then you have guys like Bernhard (Langer) and Scott McCarron, who are taking it as seriously as they did when they were 25, grinding every day, playing all the time. I’m not into that.

“I’m sure those guys will be very prepared and ready to go. I think the rest of us or most of us will just be happy to be playing again.”

One thing Austin hopes is on point is his driving. Not off the tee, mind you, though that could stand some improvement (he’s 56th in total driving). No, we’re talking about on the road. The Kansas resident and his wife, Shannon, have responded to the pandemic by buying an RV they plan to use almost exclusively for the rest of the season.

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“We are gonna drive the rest of the year,” said Austin, a four-time winner on the PGA TOUR and on PGA TOUR Champions.

“No hotels, no flying. We’re taking our precautions, but as far as me getting out there and playing and worrying about it …

I’m not gonna do that. I certainly don’t want to become a hermit that doesn’t leave his house.”

Austin’s biggest concern was the amount of driving, but Shannon took a driving class to get comfortable behind the wheel of their 35-foot Thor A.C.E. 33.1. So they’ll split the driving time, and Austin’s caddie will join them for a couple of the longer drives.

“I think we’ll have a blast,”Austin said. “We’re not gonna have to worry about delays or canceled flights or problems with quarantine or planes or hotels.

“I think it’s gonna be pretty cool.”

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE

Pierre Joubert

CEO - Titans Cricket Union

1. Where were you born and what schools did you attend?

Born in Pretoria – Attended L/S Swartkop & H/S Eldoraigne.

2. Did you come from a sporting background?

Yes, very much so. Mom was a double Springbok and dad played Carlton cup rugby for Police.

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career, did you prefer batting or bowling?

I preferred batting because it was less work, but the bowling and especially the battle in the middle got my juices flowing.

8. Soon after retiring you got into coaching, did you always want to get into coaching and the development of cricket and cricketers?

I started coaching while I was playing.

What other sports did you do at school?

I did like the one-on-one coaching and Rugby, Athletics & Tennis. discussions with players. There was never When did you realize that cricket was the thought of doing it for a living at the the sport you want to take further? time.

When I was contracted at the age of 17 to 9.

You have recently taken over from represent the Titans.

Jacques Faul as CEO of Titans Cricket, You played first class cricket for over 15 what were your immediate challenges? years in South Africa as well as England, I’ve only taken over in an acting capacity what are some of your fondest for now, but the COVID is a massive memories? challenge for the union and SuperSport Winning trophies in front of my family Park. at SuperSport Park. I was never one for 10. You have been a cricket commentator personal stats etc, but enjoyed the team as well since retiring from the game, do winning. you still enjoy commentating and how Who has been the most influential perdo you make time for all this? son in your cricket career?

The commentating has been put on hold Too many to mention. for now – I do enjoy this as we get to see Having been a all rounder your whole the best young talent on the circuit.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE We also get to spend some time with ex-players so the banter never stops.

Cricket with a lot of former players getting involved, what are your thoughts on this?

Good to see ex players giving back their experiences and upskilling the youth quicker to prepare them for test cricket.

11. How did this lockdown influence Titans and domestic cricket and how difficult is it to plan ahead?

13. What are your other interests besides We are lucky to an extent, because this is cricket? our off-season. We are affected because our Family, Golf and Manchester United, not partners and sponsors are struggling during necessary in that order, hehehe. this time. The positive to this is the new skills we are learning and finding a way to be 14. What advice would you give to youngsters productive. Planning is very difficult because today as far as sport is concerned? of the unsure future of the macro and micro Make sure you have a plan B. If you can study environments that persist as of now. and get a degree, do it. There is enough time for both.

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GETTING O N T O GOLF • When did you start playing golf?

About 12-13 years ago, after my cricket career.

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13.5.

• Are you a member of a golf club?

Yes, Serengeti Estates.

• Which is your favorite golf course and why?

I’ve been lucky to play many different courses – Leopard Creek, Highland Gate, Pinnacle Point to name a few. Each have it’s own beauty in it’s own way.

• Have you had any embarrassing moments whilst playing golf?

Sometimes I think me playing golf is embarrassing!!!

• What is your favorite club in the bag?

Putter.

• When you play, do you walk or take a cart?

Cart most of the time.

• If you could pick a golf swing, who’s would it be?

Adam Scott.

• Have you ever had a hole-in-one?

Unfortunately not.

• What would be your ideal fourball?

AB de Villiers, Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen and myself.

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ome of Tiger Woods’ most indelible career highlights have come at Pebble Beach.

Now he’s planning on adding another, but with blueprints and bulldozers, not his golf clubs.

and around the greens, which will make them think and channel their creativity. It will also play differently from day to day depending on the tee and hole locations and wind direction. It’s going to be a lot of fun. I can’t wait to play it.”

Woods’ design company, TGR Design, and the Pebble Beach Company have announced plans for a reimagined short-course facility at Pebble, which will include a nine-hole par-3 short course, a putting course, and an indoor/outdoor food and beverage venue.

Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open by 15 strokes at Pebble Beach. Earlier that year he overcame a seven-shot deficit in nine holes to beat Matt Gogel at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He has plenty of fond memories there.

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The new short-course facility on the former site of the Peter Hay Golf Course, located directly between the Pebble Beach Pro Shop and Golf Academy, will feature one of the resort’s most stunning views.

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R E S U LT S & R A N K I N G S Sunshine Tour

PGA Tour order of merit as of 5 July

Date of next tournament to be announced.

PGA TOUR Travelers Championship, 25 - 28 June 2020 TPC River Highlands 1 2 T3 5

Dustin Johnson Kevin Streelman William Gordon Mackenzie Hughes Kevin Na

USA USA USA USA USA

69-64-61-67 66-66-63-67 66-62-71-64 60-68-68-67 66-66-65-67

261 262 263 263 264

(-19) (-18) (-17) (-17) (-16)

$ 1,332,000.00 $ 806,600.00 $ 436,600.00 $ 436,600.00 $ 303,400.00

Other South Africans T46 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 64-70-71-68 273 (-7) $

Rocket Mortgage Classic, 2 - 5 July 2020 Detroit GC 1 2 3 T4

Bryson DeChambeau USA Matthew Wolff USA Kevin Kisner USA Ryan Armour USA Adam Hadwin CAN Tyrrell Hatton ENG Danny Willett ENG

66-67-67-65 69-64-64-71 65-69-70-66 69-64-67-72 67-69-69-67 68-67-69-68 71-68-67-66

265 268 270 272 272 272 272

(-23) (-20) (-18) (-16) (-16) (-16) (-16)

19,869.00

$ 1,350,000.00 $ 817,500.00 $ 517,500.00 $ 300,000.00 $ 300,000.00 $ 300,000.00 $ 300,000.00

No Other South Africans

Dylan Frittelli

1 Justin Thomas USA 2 Bryson DeChambeau USA 3 Webb Simpson USA 4 Sungjae Im KOR 5 Rory McIlroy NIR 6 Patrick Reed USA 7 Tyrrell Hatton ENG 8 Marc Leishman AUS 9 Xander Schauffele USA 10 Daniel Berger USA Other South Africans 52 Dylan Frittelli RSA 91 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 133 Charl Schwartzel RSA 143 Branden Grace RSA

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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

4,582,727.00 4,498,205.00 4,241,175.00 4,078,652.00 4,039,785.00 3,527,908.00 3,179,379.00 3,012,897.00 2,862,738.00 2,827,244.00

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$ 1,156,899.00 $ 706,531.00 $ 405,843.00 $ 354,443.00

Korn Ferry tour Korn Ferry tour order of merit as of 5 July

1 Will Zalatori USA 2 Mito Pereira CHI 3 Davis Riley USA 4 Jared Wolfe USA 5 David Kocher USA 6 Kyle Jones USA 7 Dylan Wu USA 8 Andrew Novak USA 9 John Chin USA 10 Ben Kohles USA Other South Africans 44 Dawie van der Walt RSA

9 8 10 9 10 7 10 9 9 9

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

241,968.00 187,834.00 173,298.00 156,262.00 151,479.00 139,450.00 137,959.00 136,745.00 127,799.00 121,796.00

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R E S U LT S & R A N K I N G S CHAMPIoNS TOUR Next Tournament post Covid-19 lockdown 31st of August.

EUROPEAN TOUR Next Tournament post Covid-19 lockdown 9th of July.

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR Next Tournament post Covid-19 lockdown 9th of July.

EUROPEAN seniors TOUR 2020 Seniors tour schedule cancelled.

LPGA TOUR Next Tournament post Covid-19 lockdown 15th of July.

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR Next Tournament post Covid-19 lockdown 13th of August.

Official golf world rankings as of 5 July 2020

1 Rory McIlroy NIR 2 Jon Rahm SPA 3 Dustin Johnson USA 4 Webb Simpson USA 5 Justin Thomas USA 6 Brooks Koepka USA 7 Bryson DeChambeau USA 8 Patrick Cantla USA 9 Patrick Reed USA 10 Adam Scott AUS Other South Africans 21 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 41 Erik van Rooyen RSA 47 Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA 69 Shaun Norris RSA 76 Branden Grace RSA 108 Dylan Frittelli RSA 116 Justin Hardin RSA 122 JC Ritchie RSA 145 George Coetzee RSA 165 Scott Vincent ZIM 175 Brandon Stone RSA 178 Dean Burmester RSA 185 Richard Sterne RSA 188 Jaco Ahlers RSA 194 Garrick Higgo RSA

8.89 8.07 7.63 7.23 7.16 7.04 7.03 5.87 5.87 5.77

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4.03 2.49 2.36 1.93 1.76 1.41 1.33 1.26 1.09 0.98 0.93 0.92 0.87 0.86 0.83

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Thorbjørn Olesen on tour again

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ue to the unprecedented delay in court proceedings in the UK caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, and following discussions with his legal team, the European Tour confirmed that the suspension on Danish golfer Thorbjørn Olesen has been lifted.

Olesen’s suspension began on Tuesday August 6, 2019 after he was arrested and charged on three counts following an alleged incident on a flight from Nashville to London on Monday July 29, 2019. He has pleaded not guilty to all three charges. It was initially mutually agreed between the European Tour and Olesen that it would be inappropriate for him to continue to participate in Tour events until the conclusion of his trial, which was originally fixed for Monday May 11, 2020.

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not now take place until Monday December 6, 2021 at the earliest, a total of 854 days from August 6, 2019.

Due to this significant and unparalleled delay in the legal process, the European Tour has agreed that his suspension be lifted with immediate effect, allowing him to compete while he continues to contest the case. This will be reviewed following the conclusion of the legal process, but as this is an on-going legal matter the European Tour will be making no further comment at this time.

Olesen said: “While my team and I initially agreed that I would not participate in Tour events while the legal proceedings were outstanding, I am naturally grateful to the European Tour for allowing me to continue my career following the lengthy adjournment of my trial. Obviously, the case itself is still on-going so I will continue to make no comment about it.”

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PGA Championship to be played at TPC Harding Park without spectators

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he City of San Francisco and the PGA of America have announced that the 2020 PGA Championship, in which two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka aims for a historic three-peat, will be contested without spectators on-site, August 3-9 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.

The decision to play golf’s first men’s major championship of 2020 without spectators was made in coordination with the state of California and city and county of San Francisco, with the health and well-being of all involved as the top priority.

The PGA of America will continue to monitor COVID-19 developments and work in concert with the state of California and San Francisco

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city and county public health authorities and the Centres for Disease Control & Prevention through Championship Week.

Many of golf’s greatest champions, from Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan, to Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, have had their names inscribed on the famed Wanamaker Trophy.

In the coming days, those who purchased tickets directly from the PGA of America will be contacted to facilitate refunds. Updates will be posted at pgachampionship.com and on social media @PGAChampionship.

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Those who purchased tickets from a secondary market platform other than pgachampionship. com should contact that site directly. The PGA of America will be unable to process refunds for those tickets.

The 2020 PGA Championship – the first in the PGA of America’s landmark 11-year media rights agreement with CBS and ESPN – will feature CBS Sports, ESPN and ESPN+ combining to deliver an unprecedented amount of broadcast and digital coverage.

Globally, the PGA Championship will be broadcast in 164 countries and territories reaching more than a half-billion households.

TPC Harding Park, which is managed by the City’s Recreation and Park Department, is the fourth municipal golf course to host the PGA Championship.

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Seven of the past 10 winners of the PGA Championship went on to become No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, including Koepka, who won his second consecutive PGA Championship in May 2019 at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. The two-time defending PGA Champion will use the season’s initial men’s major championship to bid for history, as he’ll seek to become the first player to win the same major three consecutive times since Australia’s Peter Thomson claimed three straight Open Championships from 1954-56.

The field also will once again include the top 20 PGA Club Professionals, who will qualify during the PGA Professional Championship to be played in late July at Omni Barton Creek Resort in Austin, Texas.

Prior to its postponement on March 17, the PGA Championship was originally scheduled for play May 14-17.

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JOHN COLLIER 2020

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL

John Collier Survey

THE 2019-2020 TOP CLUB AWARD ST FRANCIS LINKS COURSE

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orld Environment Day is celebrated on 5 June each year and is a day that stimulates awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and public action. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. In South Africa at this time, the TOP CLUB is recognised for exceptional Environmental Compliance and Good Governance.

The winner for 2019-2020 is the St Francis Links Golf Club in St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

What St Francis Links does well is to link the importance of biodiversity in a practical way, and demonstrating the Club is committed to good land stewardship principles and taking positive steps towards addressing biodiversity loss. This includes assessing their relationship with nature and putting in place stronger environmental policies and accountability measures to help drive changes in behaviour

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to protect nature and acting now to increase ambition and accountability for its protection.

Furthermore, in its small way, the St Francis Links is contributing to the mitigation of the five main drivers of biodiversity loss within the St Francis Links area, these include, land use change, prevention over exploitation of plants and animals, awareness of climate change, the management of pollution and the management of alien invasive species. There is no doubt that It is the appklication of these principles that form part of the club’s ethical foundation which underpins its licence to operate.

The John Collier reviewers were really impressed with the work that is being done at St Francis Links Course and it is fitting that on World Environment Day the club should be appropriately recognised. Special congratulations must go the St Francis Links Members, their Management team including but not limited to the General Manager Jeff Clause, the Course Superintendent Charl Blaauw and his staff, and the St Francis Links Environmental Committee.

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lf is back!

ot to sound melodramatic but just as many remember where they were when the Springbok rugby team won their first World Cup in 95’ (Note to New Zealand - we have won three), I can remember exactly where I was when I received the news that golf courses were reopening after being closed for over two

month due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Having just finished lunch, I was sitting despondently at my desk in our Durban North office when someone we have known for many years (Lali Stander media liaison for GolfRSA) sent through the following email;

Announcement on the return to Golf 12 June 2020 GolfRSA and the Golf bodies welcome the efforts of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture that have allowed for the safe return of golf.

The Golf bodies wish to thank the Minister, Director General and their team of staff for their commitment to helping Golf to begin exercise and training for members of a federation, agency, club or body.

Golf acknowledges and recognises that the safety of human life is of paramount importance. We appreciate the challenge presented to government to ensure an appropriate response to the threats presented by the global Corona Virus pandemic.

As a result, we sought to ensure compliance with unfolding regulations and directives.

Over the past few weeks, GolfRSA has equipped all clubs with Risk Mitigation Strategies and training of Compliance Officers. In addition to this, GolfRSA has provided all facilities with a state-of-the-art Application that allows for the scanning and monitoring of all golfers and staff.

Clubs need to complete the Confirmation of Compliance Document and submit it to GolfRSA before they can open their facilities.

We wish to thank the golfing public and industry for their support of the collaborative process undertaken by the golf bodies.

Sincerely Grant Hepburn CEO

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Ivano Ficalbi Chief Executive PGA of South Africa

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S P E C I A L F E AT U R E – golf is back !

We put this out on social media and the word spread like wild fire, shortly thereafter we were receiving dozens of calls from the public wanting to know when and where they could tee it up.

We would like to thank all those involved for their tireless efforts in what must have been a very exasperating process. Days before this announcement, tempers were beginning to flare and there was talk of clubs taking matters into their own hands. One could understand the frustration and the reopening could not have come soon enough.

I would like to point out that the golf clubs have been under enormous strain and it will take time for them to fully recover (some sadly may not). In light of this, pay your membership fees, adhere to the regulations, be kind and considerate to the staff and most importantly enjoy every minute of your golf.

When you curse a bad shot and want to throw your clubs in the water just remember what it felt like to NOT play for two months.

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he Staysure Tour, Europe’s professional golf Tour for players aged 50 and older, has announced the cancellation of its 2020 season.

with the age demographic of the Staysure Tour membership, alongside the challenges of implementing the requisite health strategy across the multiple territories we play in.

The decision was taken following consultation with the Tour’s membership and the Tour’s Medical Advisers based on the additional risk associated with the age demographic of the players and the complexities of staging events across multiple territories. It was ratified by the Staysure Tour Tournament Committee following earlier approval by the European Tour Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team. All 2020 playing exemption categories will be extended to the 2021 season.

“I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Ryan Howsam and Staysure who have been incredibly supportive throughout this process, allowing us to arrive at this difficult decision. We look forward to working together, and with our other partners, across the 2021 season.”

Mark Aspland, Head of the Staysure Tour, said: “This decision was not taken lightly but we feel it is the most responsible course of action following consultation with all of our stakeholders, and taking into account feedback from our players around the complexities of international travel at the current time.

“While professional golf is slowly returning with the necessary safety protocols, we have to recognise the additional risk associated

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David J Russell, Chairman of the Staysure Tour Tournament Committee and a member of the European Tour’s Board of Directors, said: “As professional golfers, we all want to be out on the golf course competing again. However, these are truly unique circumstances caused by a global pandemic.

“We had to acknowledge the age demographic of the Staysure Tour players presents additional associated risks. We are therefore supportive of this difficult but responsible decision to cancel the 2020 Staysure Tour season and we look forward to working together with Mark, Ryan Howsam, Staysure and all our other partners on planning for 2021.”

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Meticulous Frittelli eyes Major success

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hen good preparation meets opportunity, success is imminent, so goes an old saying.

Sunshine Tour player, now plying his trade on the PGA Tour in the United States, Dylan Frittelli, knows more about this than, perhaps, most of us.

A meticulous planner with attention to every detail of his game, Frittelli has always been a sportsman. As a child, he played soccer and cricket among other sports, with his father his number one hype man. In junior golf, he swiftly moved through to be recognised as his regions best and in no time, he was in the national junior teams.

In 2007, he claimed the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships and the following year, the South African Boys’ Championship.

College beckoned and he went to the University of Texas, where he won the decisive match to lead his team to victory at the 2012 NCAA Championship. Ever so patient. Ever so meticulous.

“I pride myself in getting better every step of the way,” he said, speaking on the Sunshine Tour’s Out of Bounds. “I don’t believe in skipping steps, you have to go through your own process.”

His process earned him two Challenge Tour titles, a Sunshine Tour tri-sanctioned title and most recently, his maiden PGA Tour title, the John Deere Classic.

“Something needs to take a bit of time,” he says, “there have been tons of guys who became overnight sensations; won once or twice, and then they just didn’t have the staying power. I’ve always prided myself on being meticulous and not rushing things. I think that’s the sustainable way, I don’t know.

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Maybe I’m wrong but I like stability in my golf and life in general.”

The stability of having full PGA Tour status, thanks to a win, and ability to compete at major international events is what Frittelli has always worked for. From junior to the professional athlete. And now, among the elite in the game on nothing but merit, Frittelli’s next mission is clear.

“The majors and the WGC events, that’s where my focus is now,” he says, “the John Deere Classic was huge but the crazy thing is that confidence which came after that. People talk about different stages and levels of a professional athlete’s career and I’m like “hey, I’ve won” and I had that trip to The Open, right after. So, I know the next platform for to me to shine is the majors and the WGCs.” With success on the Sunshine Tour, the Asian Tour, the European and Challenge Tours, and now on the PGA Tour, it is not a ridiculous idea to tout Frittelli as a future winner of major events. And having seen the fruits of his process, doubting its efficiency borders on the ignorant. Be so as it may, when he returns to golf following his positive test for the Covid-19 and is cleared to play, Frittelli will challenge for titles everywhere he plays.

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onsecutive Events To Be Played In Scotland From August 13-23.

LET Season Will Resume At Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open On August 13-16.

The 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open is on track to take place next month, Aug 13 – 16 at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, marking a return of professional women’s golf to Scotland for the first time since Europe’s remarkable triumph in the 2019 Solheim Cup last September.

The tournament is set to go ahead without spectators as a made for TV event following close consultation and collaboration with the Scottish Government, Aberdeen Standard Investments, VisitScotland, the LPGA and the LET, fully adhering to internationally recognised COVID-19

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protocol and subject to necessary formal approvals of athlete quarantine exemptions.

The decision to move forward with the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open has been taken only once organisers and stakeholders could ensure delivery of an event with all relevant safeguarding and protocols in place. The tournament has a robust operational plan, which has been established with medical and health and safety specialists to make sure that all appropriate measures are in place that meet the high standards required by the Scottish Government as well as adhering to all WHO guidelines.

The R&A has also confirmed that it intends to play the AIG Women’s British Open at Royal Troon from 20-23 August without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour players will be able to play their way into the field at the 120th U.S. Open at Winged Foot, Sept.

17-20, the United States Golf Association has announced.

Not only will top-five finishers in the FedExCup earn spots for Winged Foot, so, too, will the top finishers at select Tour events this summer. There will be 10 spots for Korn Ferry Tour members, too. Oh, and Phil Mickelson, whose tie for second at the 2006 U.S. Open at Winged Foot was perhaps the most agonizing moment of his career, will also be there.

include 144 and not 156 players, for reasons of daylight, and will be made up of entirely exempt players – no more local and sectional qualifiers.

Mostly the USGA will use the Official World Golf Ranking – top 70 and ties as of March 15, when the rankings froze for the pandemic, instead of the usual top 60. At the time, perennial U.S. Open bridesmaid Mickelson was ranked 61st. He had previously said he didn’t want to be given a special exemption, but now he’s in with the rules change. Mickelson needs a U.S. Open win to complete the career slam.

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The USGA will also invite the hottest players on various tours, which will thicken the already substantial plot for PGA Tour players. The top two players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 and ties of The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, 3M Open, World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, Barracuda Championship and Wyndham Championship will earn spots in the field at the U.S. Open.

The top three not otherwise exempt in the top 10 and ties of the 2020 PGA Championship will make it to Mamaroneck, New York. And in another twist, so will the top five on the Korn Ferry Tour regular season

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The 2019 Order of Merit for the Japan Golf Tour, Sunshine Tour, Asian Tour and Australasia Tour will help to round out the field of 144 players, as will the World Amateur Golf Ranking, from which the top seven point leaders who are not otherwise exempt as of Aug. 19 will be added to the six amateurs who are currently exempt.

Exemptions for finishes in recent USGA championships, including the U.S. Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Senior Open, will remain unchanged, as will exemptions for winners of THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters, Open Championship, PGA Championship, T and BMW PGA Championship.

Remaining spots in the championship will be filled using the OWGR, as of Aug. 23.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - turf maintenance

Raising the bar with pigments By: Sue De Zwart

Skukuza Golf Club – Bermuda greens

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s we are always striving to raise the bar on turf maintenance is it fantastic when new tools come onto the market.

I have been blown away by the results on cool & warm season turf. Pigments are definitely a very important part of increased turf health.

Pigments have been widely used in the USA for the past few years.

This wonderful tool has a few key functions

Dr. Dannenberger from Ohio State University was quite right when he told me these would be game changers in turf maintenance.

A. To increase the cold tolerance of turf from April to August/September on warm season turf e.g. Bermuda, Paspalum, Kikuyu. It is best to start these applications prior to the first frost, however it is never too late to start – you can also spray dormant turf.

B. Heat tolerance of plants is greatly increased with pigments. UV rays are very harmful to turf & this protection makes a noticeable difference to the plant health.

C. Improve the efficacy of fungicides by 20-25%.

D. Speed up seed germination.

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Why becoming a dad improves your game whom fatherhood seemed to have been a springboard. His first son, Jack II, was born in September of 1961. Of course, the elder Nicklaus already was a can’t-miss star, but he also already was a father at the age of just 22 when he prevailed at the U.S. Open in 1962. It was his first career PGA Tour victory and one of three that season.

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atherhood changes a man. It should.

It’s supposed to. Yet, for all of the unprecedented emotion and intimacy the father feels because of and for his newborn child, it takes time for the evidence to emerge.

If it is noticeable right away, it’s in contrast to what has been known about the man ahead of it. Too rapid, and a cynic -- even the man himself -- could question it.

But what if it could be measured quantitatively? It’s possible for professional golfers and there’s been a theory linked to it for nearly 25 years. Call it the Diaper Dimension.

In “The Golf Form Book 1996,” Keith Elliott cites numerous circumstances of athletes in multiple sports who benefited from the Diaper Dimension. Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, Nick Price, Steve Elkington and Larry Mize were among those listed, and they represent notables only on the PGA Tour dating back generations.

Jack Nicklaus also was included in Elliott’s original grouping of U.S.-based golfers for

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Despite his promise, the 18-time major champion-in-the-making hadn’t yet developed the kind of grit that seasoned competitors require to understand how to win and keep winning. It’d come in time and as he and his wife, Barbara, kept having kids – five to be exact – the patriarch was on his way to 73 career titles.

In 2017, Tommy Fleetwood was enjoying a career year on the European Tour, in part with the knowledge that he was going to be a first-time father. On Sept. 28, Franklin was born. A week later and in advance of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, the Englishman with the flowing locks legitimized Elliott’s long-time theory while acknowledging how Danny Willett won the 2016 Masters just 12 days after his first son, Zachariah, was born.

“I can’t believe after going through that, you can win the Masters the next week, ”Fleetwood said. “It’s an unbelievable couple of weeks. Those things do happen. When you’re on a high, I think when your mind’s not fully on golf, it might work in your favour.”

“It’s happened to other players, hasn’t it? So, why can’t it happen to me?”

Fleetwood finished T25 that week, but he went on to win the Race to Dubai in November and joined the PGA Tour that fall.

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He was born in Austin, Texas on January 11th 1952.

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He was introduced to the game by his father, Charlie, a schoolteacher and at the age of 8 placed under the guidance of Harvey Penick.

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He won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two Major Championships: the Masters in 1984 and 1995.

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In 1973, he became the second player in Tour history to win the first event of his career.

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He was selected as captain of the United States Ryder Cup team in 1999.

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At 0-8 he has the worst playoff record in the history of the PGA Tour.

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He is widely regarded as one of the best putters in the history of golf.

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