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With the coming of the new decade and the Holidays upon us, I think now is the perfect time to relish and enjoy the gifts we already have such as family, friends and loved ones. This time of year also offers a perfect opportunity to reflect on our own lives, both personal and professionally. We may think back at our successes and failures over the last year and even the decade that is closing, and yet we are thankful for both as they equally warm and humble us as well. Personally, I have made a long journey over the past ten years, and not without a few bumps in the road that have made me stronger despite them. One thing I do know for sure, though, and that is yesterday is gone and tomorrow’s promise is yet uncertain. But today, my friends, I do have a handle on; and today I will enjoy to the best of my ability with my family, friends and colleagues. I may even call up an old buddy to see how he is doing. Then I’ll give my family a call and pass on some nice words to them as time allows. Just like on the golf course, however, I know the last shot is over and there is nothing I can do about it. There is no telling what kind of shot I will have in a couple of strokes from now. So I think I’ll concentrate with all my heart on this next one. As in golf, therefore, such is life. This very day is worthy of all my attention. I hope yours is as well. Best wishes to all in the coming year.
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Table of Contents Features Kickin’ it in Kauai
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Powered Hang Gliding On Kauai
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Columns Tweeting with the Ambassador
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10 Biggest Stories Of the Decade
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A Real Smart Glove
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No Sympathy for the Yips
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Uncorking With The Wine Guy
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10 ways to improve your Game for 2010
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Contributors
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David Wood is an avid golfer and golf historian with an astonishing record for attendance at Major Golf Tournaments and other events, including 14 Open Championships, 7 Masters Championships, 16 U.S. Opens, 2 PGA Championships and 5 Ryder Cups. He has played in numerous Pro-Ams (even the Mercedes in Maui, the lucky so & so!), and has been paired with tour pros Tom Watson, Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Scott McCarron, Scott Simpson, Bernhard Langer, Gary Player, Chip Beck, John Cook and David Graham among others. He was Leaderboard Chairman for the 1999 U.S. Senior Open and Senior Marshal at the 2006 Ryder Cup. The retired CEO of Wells Fargo Financial makes his primary residence in West Des Moines, Iowa, and plays to an 11.9 Index. David can be reached at davidwoodlaw@aol.com. Ben Kline is a sport psychology consultant based in Mill Valley, Ca., and is passionate about helping people improve performance on and off the sporting field. A former collegiate track athlete, avid golfer, classically trained musician, and veteran of 23 years in the competitive high technology industry, Ben holds a Masters degree in Sport Psychology. He enjoys working with amateur and professional athletes who desire to overcome impediments to peak performance or just want to increase enjoyment of their sport. Ben believes that our bodies have their own genius and that our thought patterns, beliefs and personal histories can interfere with the manifestation of that brilliance on the sporting field. Information on Ben’s practice can be found at clarityperformance.com.
Jon Leland is a pioneer in communications and media and has helped companies grow their businesses for three decades. Articles about Jon and his work have been published in Business Week, Presentations, Electronic Media, MPC World, PC Today, and San Francisco Business Times magazines. Jon is now a keynote speaker on the subject of “Winning with Ease: The power of stress-free performance as illustrated by life lessons learned from golf.” He plays to a 15.1 index. Jon blogs at http://www.TheJoyofGolfing.com. More info on his work and his speaking can be found at http://www.ComBridges.com Brian Oar is a highly regarded travel writer and photographer. A longtime Salt Lake City resident who lives there with his wife and family, Brian’s work has been published in many leading North American magazines. Brian can be reached at brian.oar@fairwaysphotography.com. Ian Lenton is a freelance graphic designer and marketing executive. After closing his advertising agency in Sydney, Australia, Ian made his way to Asia making his home in Phuket, Thailand. Here Ian produces a wide range of marketing material and activites for customers around the world with a high percentage of clients being from the golfing industry. Ian can be reached at ianlenton@hotmail.com
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Brian Vanderbeek is a Sportswriter and is currently nursing his 5.9 handicap index at Stevinson Ranch, but Brian’s a Dutchman so don’t ask him to play for money . Brian Klassen a wine connoisseur, markets and sells fine wines from Australia and New Zealand as well as from his home region, the Sierra Foothills. Brian hand selects wine properties representing the finest in winemaking skill and creativity. The owners and winemakers of all brands in his portfolio have worked closely with Brian through the years with the goal of sharing with customers the distinct flare for life found both Down Under and in the Sierra’s. Brian can be reached at brian@ klassenwines.com and his web address is www.klassenwines.com. www.sierragolfer.com
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Laid-back ‘Garden Isle’ offers one of the most enticing destinations in the world for the mind, body & soul. Page 6
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Heading to a “fantasy island” golf destination like Kauai for the first time conjures curious thoughts and giddy anticipation of the tropical treats to come. This small island with a big soul delivers from the moment you step off an airplane. Wide smiles, friendly alohas, sweet smelling leis, and warm, caressing trade winds greet visitors – as does a soothing vibe which quickly replaces stress. Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club, Kauai Lagoons Golf Club The airport in Lihue – on the south side of the island – is literally next door to the Jack Nicklaus-designed Kauai Lagoons Golf Club, the beautiful Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club and the planned Ritz-Carlton Residences. Lush acreage filled with tropical foliage
and namesake lagoons proliferate throughout the grounds, and local building codes dictate structures be “no higher than the tallest coconut tree”. This ensures unobstructed views of panoramic mountain scenery and the turquoise and blue Pacific. A convenient 5-minute shuttle ride to the resort is a welcome amenity. Originally 36 holes, Kauai Lagoons currently consists of 12 holes from the former Kiele Golf Course, ranked among the Top 100 courses in the U.S. by several national golf magazines,
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and 6 holes from the former Maile Course. Albeit a hybrid of the two, the quality of golf remains superb while the remaining holes are being renovated. Top-notch service and immaculate course conditions are the norm, and the golf experience is highlighted by hole nos. 5 and 6, which traverse through a mango forest. The signature 16th hole hugs the coastline
few holes into the round you realize you’re on an outstanding design. And for good reason. Puakea was a 10hole, truncated oddity for nearly 10 years after Hurricane Iniki wreaked havoc on Kauai in 1992. Between then and when AOL co-founder Steve Case purchased the course and had Nelson complete his design, Nelson played the course roughly 20 times.
and has a green that sits on lava rock near a famous lighthouse overlooking Nawiliwili Harbor. The spectacular scenery and natural beauty of Kauai are on full display while playing golf at Kauai Lagoons.
He became intimately acquainted with the prevailing trade winds and used this insight when completing Puakea. As a result the wind is a significant factor to be reckoned with, making for a delightful, demanding round. The back nine of Puakea is perhaps the “hidden gem” of Kauai, each hole Puakea Golf Course flowing seamlessly with the land, This Robin Nelson-designed layout offering up-close mountain views is located mere minutes from the adjacent to where many Hollywood Marriott. While the cover of this “book” films were shot (including “Jurassic doesn’t impress when pulling into the Park”). Nelson offers numerous risk“clubhouse” (a double-wide trailer), a reward shots throughout, keeping www.sierragolfer.com
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concentration high throughout the last surrounded by interiors reflecting Kauai’s rich abundance, cuisine that putt on 18 is a must. celebrates local flavors and an array of activities as thrillingly diverse as the The St. Regis Princeville island itself. Experiencing Princeville Resort, was unforgettable for me – never Princeville Golf Courses before had a hotel room taken my Perched on the northern shore of breath. But the view – of Hanalei the “Garden Isle”, this glorious new Bay and the towering, iconic cliffs of resort (formerly the Princeville Hotel) famed “Bali Hai” (from the 1957 movie underwent a stunning metamorphosis classic “South Pacific”, also called Mt. before reopening in October 2009. Makana) – rendered me speechless. Located in the 9,000-acre resort And the accommodations are elegant community of Princeville at Hanalei, with all the modern conveniences this ocean side enclave provides – overhead bed lamps activated by residents and visitors all the amenities touch anyone? you would expect from a St. Regis, one Two excellent Robert Trent Jones of only 18 in the elite Starwood brand Jr.-designed courses await golfers worldwide. at Princeville – the Prince (18 holes) Guests of The St. Regis Princeville and Makai Golf Club (27). While Resort reside in tropical sophistication, starkly different they prove remarkably Page 8
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complementary. Eighteen of the 27 Makai holes are nearing renovation completion by RTJ Jr., who has a home on the beach which you can see from the Prince Course. The third nine (Woods Course) offers another fun golf option. Tee time reservations will be accepted beginning mid-December 2009, and opening day of the renovated 18 is set for January 16, 2010. A highlight of the course renovation includes installing Seashore Paspalum turf on tees, fairways and greens. This is a salt- and drought-tolerant turf variety, hence, eco-friendly given that less water and chemicals are required to maintain excellent conditions. Other renovation hallmarks include lengthening the course; adding some new, strategic bunkers; and crafting an enhanced practice area. Sierra Golfer - Holiday Edition 2009
The Prince Course garners a king’s share of the attention at Princeville. This famous layout – known for its jungle golf brilliance – consistently ranks among the top 100 golf courses nationally and No. 1 in Hawaii. As mind-bending and mesmerizing as it is, Makai arguably boasts the best hole of the 45 at Princeville. The signature 7th hole is a par 3 which stretches to 213 yards from the back tees and requires tee shots carry an ocean cove lush with vegetation. Fortunately for less-skilled players there are enough tee boxes such that mid-irons can be plenty of club.
on 210 beach and cliff front acres, the golf course is nothing short of a living “painting”. It’s so gorgeous as to be distracting. And the golf ain’t bad either! In fact, it’s so good that the PGA Grand Slam of Golf was played here from 1994-2006. The closing stretch of holes, which run parallel to the Pacific atop 150-foot-high cliffs, are particularly memorable. As an admitted golf junkie, I am not usually one for exchanging worldclass golf for a trip to the spa. However, the Grand Hyatt’s Anara Spa, with the treatments and amenities offered, is worth it. Testament to its quality
lavish pampering, combined they make for a very different atmosphere for a massage. Light breezes, an ambient running waterfall, and top-notch service complete one of the finest spa amenities I have ever seen. As if the courses and resorts previously described aren’t enough, consider the destination in general! Kauai is colored by lush, numerous shades of green – flora and fauna blanket the mountains and juxtapose brilliantly with the turquoise Pacific Ocean, white clouds and blue skies. Buffeted by entrancing trade winds, the island offers more than 50 miles
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can be found via Travel & Leisure magazine, which ranks it the No. 3 spa in the country. Anara offers a host of Hawaiian treatments, including the signature massage “Lomi Lomi” meaning “to touch with loving hands”. The Lomi Lomi can be experienced in the new outdoor garden spa, consisting of lush tropical foliage and five thatched roof huts all with calming treatment rooms. The secluded huts are equipped with their own private lavarock showers and baths for additional
of white sand beaches – more beach per mile than any other island in Hawaii. Only four percent of the island is developed for commercial and residential use.
In 1990, RTJ Jr. added to his Kauai collection at Poipu Bay Golf Course on the island’s south “sunny” side. In conjunction with the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, they created one of the world’s best golf resorts. Numerous accolades, awards and “best-of” titles have propelled the resort to international acclaim with numerous travel publications. Situated Sierra Golfer - Holiday Edition 2009
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The Ambassador of Ease by Jon Leland
While few of us will ever get “inside the ropes” on the PGA Tour (or the LPGA for that matter), there is a new way to get unprecedented access to many of the top pros and their lives both on and off the course. Surprisingly, this new communication channel is opening 140 characters at a time via the latest Internet social media rage, Twitter. The One-Question Interview I’ll offer you a who’s who Tour Twitter List to the right, but first I want to share my wonderful initiation into golf celebrity tweeting, and that came in the form of a one-question interview with the LPGA’s fun-loving Christina Kim. Christina, or @TheChristinaKim as she is known on Twitter, was one of the first PGA/LPGA touring pros that I discovered who were clearly being themselves on Twitter. I found myself wanting to ask her something and also wondering if I would get a response. So, with nothing to lose, I asked a question relevant to this column, “How do you keep it so light? I’m a total hacker focusing on fun & ease, and I still find myself takin golf way too seriously.” Low and behold, she responded in less than 24 hours with as authentic and uplifting an answer as I can imagine. Her answer was addressed as a direct message to my Twitter account, @ joncombridges. She said, “Life is far too grand and short to not enjoy it and relish in every swing, good or bad. Every moment, really!!!” For me, following golf and the Tours had instantaneously become more fun. Sierra Golfer - Holiday Edition 2009
Twitter Opens a New Channel for Golf... & Fun My Golf Twitter List Now, several months later, I’m pretty impressed with the A-list assortment of pro golfers and others that I’ve developed into my own Golf Twitter List, which you too can follow if you’d like. As you might imagine it’s a mixed bag. I wonder things like, “Does Ian Poulter really need to tweet in pink colored type?” and “Does Corey Pavin’s Ryder Cup oriented handle, @RC_CAPTAIN_2010, really need to be all caps?” While @booweekley looks like a PR agent’s work and @TigerWoods is worse than that, @Tadd_Fujikawa and @Y_E_Yang feel real. You just never know what kind of personal stuff is going to pop up, but there’s no question that there’s a behind the scenes view of these guys and gals that we never had before and which I do enjoy. From Davis Love III’s (@Love3d) Bible references to posted pics of @ThePCreamer’s new hairdo. From where @PGA_JohnDaly had dinner to @themichellewie’s ecstasy over passing her Stats Final at Stanford. From @ANNIKA59 saying “GREAT to be home!” to mentions of where almost all of them are teeing it up on any given day. You can check the current state of these golf peeps’ tweets (without even needing a Twitter account) by visiting my Golf Twitter List at: http://twitter. com/joncombridges/golf I’m following only the PGA and LPGA pros who I find interesting. Unlike other lists, my list is not “Everything Golf” (which is an actually someone else’s list). In addition to touring pros, my selections to follow on this list also include @ The_Masters, ESPN golf columnist @JasonSobel and @TweetPGA who seems to be a fan just full of PGA News. But on the other hand, I skipped @PGATOUR because it’s just too much PR noise, but kept in this magazine’s editor @Rick_ Rider for obvious reasons. Enjoy.
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Biggest Stories of the Decade The first decade of the 21st Century was a big one in professional golf. And that statement might be the understatement of the decade. And while the decade that is about to close might arguably be known as the Decade of the Tiger, there were many stories that were compelling and captivating…surprising and not so surprising, and some that were heartwarming and others heartbreaking. A few were downright embarrassing. So let’s get to it. My 10 biggest golf stories of the decade. 10. Asian ladies dominate the LPGA…then sent to Grammar school As the Asian ladies began dominating the LPGA Tour in the mid-point of the decade, it became apparent that there was no end to the talent coming over from Asia and absolutely dominating the ladies tour. In fact, since 2004, seven women’s major championships have been won by seven different Korean women, and that is a heck of an accomplishment. Three of the four majors in 2008 were won by Asian players and by 2009, 47 Koreans played on the LPGA and on any given week, half of the top 30 players on the Rolex World Rankings are Asian. But what the heck possessed the LPGA to announce a new rule in August of 2008 that would have required LPGA players to pass English proficiency tests in order to compete on the LPGA Tour? I couldn’t believe what I was hearing at the time and knew that this wasn’t right. Well, sure enough the oncoming storm didn’t take long in protest, deservedly so I might add, and the policy was immediately rescinded by the LPGA and not without plenty of embarrassment they so deserved. Page 12
9. Americans win back the Cup, in Hollywood-style fashion
ized the USA teams fun approach as he galloped off the first tee on the last day of the event riding his driver like a pony. Great stuff. In the end, Team USA won the 2008 After losing the Ryder Cup to the Ryder Cup with a team full of relative Europeans in 2004 and 2006, by wide unknown but gritty and gutsy players margins, and also having won only by a comfy 5 point margin. one of the last 6 events, a lot of golf All was certainly well in the golfing fans didn’t give the Americans much world on that Ryder Cup Sunday. of a chance to bring the 2008 Ryder Cup back to the States. After all, the Americans were Tiger- 8. 59 year old Tom Watson falls short in 6th British less due to injury, and had a team full of relative no-names and Cup rookies. Open bid Players like J.B. Holmes, Boo Weekley and an aging, dare I say, Kenny Perry My #8 story of the decade might did not seem to indicate that the Amer- just be the #1 story of 2009…or the icans had a powerhouse of a team. story that should have been. Captain Paul Azinger had a few The Ailsa Course at Turnberry has tricks up his sleeve, however. Actually, been the site of many historic golf tricks do not do Mr. Azinger justice, as battles through the years including he formulated a strategy that included the great duel between Jack Nicklaus drawing up a new point system and and a young but tough as nails golfer grouping his players in four-man pods named Tom Watson in 1977. If memaccording to personality type, which ory serves me, Watson beat Nicklaus built familiarity during practice rounds. by one stroke after he finished 65-65 Brilliant! in his last two rounds. Nicklaus shot But when it was all said and done, 65-66 in his last two rounds that culthe Americans simply outplayed the minated in making par from a bush on Euros at every opportunity, and had a the last hole and holing out a 35 foot lot of fun doing it. Boo Weekley, who putt, thus forcing Watson to make a 4 was unbeaten in the event, symbol- foot tester to win the Championship. www.sierragolfer.com
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Watson would go on to win 5 British Opens through the years; one short of the record six Open victories by the great Harry Vardon. Coming to the 2009 Open at Turnberry, a 59 year old Tom Watson had great memories and very few expectations. After shooting 65 in the first round, however, stories of a swansong victory by Watson began circulating rapidly. Could this miracle really be possible? After all, Tom Watson is one of the greats of the game and liked by all. But could he really recreate the magic of his victory here over 30 years ago? I can tell you as a huge fan of Tom Watson that he was within one swing of what would have been one of the great golf stories of all time. Tom Watson stood on his 72nd tee of his favorite Championship, needing only a par to win a record tying 6th British Open. I remember it like it was yesterday. He smoked his drive right down the middle and long on his last hole, and I thought, Ok, he’s going to do it. The he hit his 8 iron approach right on line but just through the green to the fringe just off the back. Uh-oh I thought. If he doesn’t pitch his third stone-dead, we have a problem. Stewart Cink, the cagey American journeyman who would love to win the Open Championship and his first major, had some time earlier made a brilliant birdie on the 18th to finish at -2. Watson was -3 when he semiflubbed his approach pitch from the fringe on 18 to about 8 feet past the hole. Uh-oh I said to myself again. Still, 8 feet to his victory…and a story that no one in the golfing world could have predicted prior to this Open. And, Watson had putted fabulously all week. Sierra Golfer - Holiday Edition 2009
Still, I knew we had a problem. As Watson hurried his par putt and made probably his worst stroke of the week, however, I knew he still had a chance to pull this thing off, as he and Cink headed off to their 4-hole playoff. But alas, this story was not to be as Tom hit nothing but poor shots by his standard on every hole in the playoff, the worst of which was a pulled tee ball on the second playoff hole and ultimately a lost ball. By then it was over. Cink cruised to victory, and a great victory it was for him. But as I watched Tom congratulate Stewart at the awards ceremony, I couldn’t help but see the disappointment in Tom’s eyes. That look was in my eyes as well. One or two swings would have created a far different outcome. Sometimes the story doesn’t end the way we’d like.
7. Phil Mickelson finally wins his first major…and throws another away Phil Mickelson had been a stellar collegiate and Amateur Champion. He won his first professional tournament as an amateur and joined the Tour in 1992 as the second coming of Jack Nicklaus. The victories came as expected, but it wasn’t long before we started asking ourselves, ‘when is Phil going to win a major?’ By Masters time in 2004, Phil had been on tour for over ten years, had more than his share of wins, but no majors still by that point. Well, after draining a tricky 18 foot putt on the last hole of the 2004 Masters, giving us his patented George Costanza victory jump and defeating Ernie Els by one stroke, Phil had his first green jacket and first major. And
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he got his ‘majors monkey’ off his back finally. Mickelson would win another major in 2005 at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol GC, and another Masters win in 2006. 2006 however would deal Phil with his biggest major blunder at the Winged Foot Club in New York where Phil was a fan favorite in this year’s US Open. Several US Opens have gotten away from Phil in the past, and after playing well all week, he was poised to capture his 4th major of his career as he stepped onto the 18th tee and his 72nd hole needing a par to win, and a bogey to get into a playoff. As tragic comedies go, this one ranked right up there as Phil pushed his driver into a hospitality tent, then tried to hit a miracle recovery right into a tree and ended up making 6 to give the Championship away. It was painful to watch. I think Phil summed the disaster up very succinctly by admitting, “I still am in shock that I did that. I just can’t believe I did that. I’m such an idiot.” It happens.
6. Michele Wie wins first tournament as a pro Michele Wie burst onto the professional golf scene with much hype and plenty of endorsements. She became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA Amateur Championship at the age of 10 and the youngest winner of a US Public Links Championship, as well as the youngest to qualify for an LPGA tour event. Unfortunately, Michele was not without controversy in her young career as well. Most notably were her disastrous efforts in her attempts at playing with the men on the PGA Tour
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and other men’s professional events around the world before her 20th birthday. There were plenty of other stories of poor decision-making by this talented golfer. Whether or not these poor decisions were hers or made by her team is really irrelevant at this point. The fact is Michele persisted in trying to play with the men while never winning on the ladies tour, and by and large her performance with the men were far from impressive. 2009 was a different story as Michele finally qualified herself into the LPGA for the first time, after turning pro 4 year earlier. She also left her Hollywood Talent Agency who had represented her since turning pro and joined the IMG sports agency. Maybe she was growing up a bit, as 2009 was the year that Michele Wie would win her first professional tournament at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. It was Wie’s 81st professional tournament and her 66th LPGA Tour event, and the collective sigh of relief by her and the LPGA could be heard ‘round the world.
5. Tiger achieves the TigerSlam By the start of the 2000 golf season, Tiger Woods had shown the golfing world that he was the real deal. He hadn’t quite shown all his cards yet though. Despite his own prediction of a grand slam in his future, the 2000 majors season did not start out the way Tiger had planned as Vijay Singh won at the Masters. Tiger knew the rest of the major
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venues were to his liking, and when he won by an unprecedented 15 shots at Pebble beach at the 2000 US Open with a record score of 12 under par, something special was in the golfing air. Then Tiger won the British Open by 8 shots with a record score of 19 under par. Then he edged out Bob May in a 3 hole playoff to win the PGA Championship. That win capped off the year with 3 majors to Tiger’s credit, a feat only he and the great Ben Hogan had achieved. Tiger wasn’t finished in his majors march as the Masters rolled around the next year in April of 2001. It was a secret to no one that had Tiger won there last year, he would have completed the calendar Slam. Tiger knew in his mind that if he won the Masters in 2001, he would hold all 4 majors at the same time, which is exactly what he did, and thus achieving the Tiger Slam. As one writer summed it up…”His 2000 was the greatest year ever in golf. He changed golf, the way we feel about golf and the entire golf industry.”
Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas, she had established herself as one of the premier lady golfer of our time. Having won more golf tournaments than any other lady in the 1990’s, Annika had already qualified for the World Golf Hall of Fame in only her 7th year on the LPGA Tour, though her induction was to be in 2003 because of the ten-year rule. So when she was invited to play in the 2003 men’s Colonial tournament, the news was neither surprising nor without controversy aplenty. Most fans loved the prospect of watching the greatest lady player of the time playing against the men. Some of the players had a problem though. Most notable was a very vocal Vijay Singh, who stated that she had no business playing and that he hoped she missed the cut. Singh later apologized. Ultimately Annika would miss the cut due to a balky putter, but proved she could play with the men as she led the field in driving accuracy, was in the top 20 in greens in regulation, and was 84th out of 111 in driving distance in the first round while shooting a 71, on a long course I might add. Once was enough for Annika on the men’s tour, and she would go on to 4. Annika Sorenstam plays dominate the ladies tour right up to her in the 2003 Colonial announcement in 2008 that she would Invitational step away from competitive golf at the end of the season. She would win 72 The last time a woman played in a professional tournaments, most ever men’s PGA Tour event had been nearly on the LPGA Tour. 60 years prior, when Babe Zaharias, the greatest woman athlete of her 3. Tiger wins 2000 US Open time and a great golfer as well, qualiby 15 shots fied and played in the 1945 Los Angeles Open. Tiger Woods had a remarkable year By the time Annika Sorenstam was invited to play in the 2003 Colonial of golf in 1999, including He completwww.sierragolfer.com
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Biggest Stories of the Decade ed his 1999 campaign by winning his last four starts—including the PGA Championship and finished the season with eight wins, a feat not achieved in the past 25 years. He was voted PGA Tour Player of the Year and Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the second time in three years. Tiger started the 2000 season with his 5th consecutive win on Tour, and began a record-setting season, where he would win three consecutive majors, nine PGA Tour events, and set or tie 27 Tour records. He went on to capture his sixth consecutive victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm with an unbelievable comeback. Trailing by seven strokes with seven holes to play, he finished eagle-birdiepar-birdie for a 64 and a two-stroke victory. His six consecutive wins were the most since Ben Hogan in 1948 and only five behind Byron Nelson’s record of eleven in a row. But it was Tiger’s 2000 US Open win at Pebble Beach that stunned and amazed the golfing world when he broke or tied a total of nine U.S. Open records with his 15-shot win, including Old Tom Morris’s record for the largest victory margin ever in a major championship, which had stood since 1862, and became the Tour’s all-time career money leader. He led by a record 10 strokes going into the final round, and Sports Illustrated called it “the greatest performance in golf history.”
him, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott, the top three golfers in the world. Woods struggled the first day on the course, notching a double bogey on his first hole. He would end the round at +1 (72), four shots off the lead. He shot -3 (68) his second day, still paired with Mickelson, managing 5 birdies, 1 eagle and 4 bogeys. On the third day of the tournament, he started off with a double bogey once again and was trailing by 5 shots with six holes to play. However, he finished the round by making 2 eagle putts, a combined 100 feet in length, and a chip-in birdie to take a one shot lead into the final round. His final putt assured that he would be in the final group for the sixth time in the last eight major championships. On Sunday, June 15, Woods began the day with another double bogey, and trailed Rocco Mediate by one stroke after 71 holes. He winced after several of his tee shots, and sometimes made an effort to keep weight off of his left foot. Woods was behind by one stroke when he reached the final hole. Left with a 12-foot putt for birdie, he made the putt to force an 18-hole playoff with Mediate on Monday. Despite leading by as many as three strokes at one point in the playoff, Woods again dropped back and needed to birdie the 18th to force sudden death with Mediate, and did so. Woods made par on the first sudden death hole; Mediate subsequently missed his par putt, giving Woods his 14th major champion2. Tiger defeats Rocco ship. After the tournament, Mediate Mediate on a broken leg said “This guy does things that are just not normal by any stretch of the Woods returned for the 2008 U.S. imagination,” and Kenny Perry added, Open in one of the most anticipated “…he beat everybody on one leg.” golfing groupings in history between
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1. Tiger named “Athlete of the Decade”…then drives into a tree Actually the chronology of the biggest story of the golfing decade is somewhat in the opposite order, but actually the award of “Athlete of the Decade” given to Tiger Woods by the Associated Press was decided before the fateful Thanksgiving Day past. Friday morning after Thanksgiving Day I got a call from my great golfing buddy in Texas and was told that Tiger had been in a car accident the night before…and was in serious condition. Little did I know at that point what was to follow. My first reaction when I heard that Tiger was indeed OK, was simply a sigh of relief that he was not mortally injured or injured that bad at all, physically that is. In retrospect, I know that Tiger will deal with his issues, and will repair his family as best he can, and that ultimately the jury of public opinion will decide how they and all golf fans feel about the fiasco in their own minds. And that’s life. I personally will not judge Tiger or his family on what happens off the course. It is none of my business. I am a fan of Tiger on the course, and always will be. In the end, how Tiger comes back from this ordeal is how he will truly be judged in my mind. Prediction? Sure. Tiger will play one event prior to the 2010 Masters Tournament, and will win the Masters… then the US Open, then the British and finally the PGA Championship. He’ll play in 5 tournaments in 2010 and have 4 wins…all majors. Somebody give me odds please. And of course, Tiger is the Athlete of the Decade. Page 15
First, a story.
One of the great things about covering golf for a daily newspaper in Central New Jersey was that the U.S. Open was going to be in our neck of the woods on a frequent basis. In June, 1993, the best came to play at Baltusrol Golf Club, exactly 22 miles driveway-to-gate from where I was living at the time. As is the case with all major golf tournaments, someone _ generally from a large metropolitan paper _ walks around the press tent to collect writers’ predictions on who is going to win the tournament. The week before, I had taken a golf vacation to Northern Michigan, with one of the stops the Treetops Resort, one of the homes of noted teaching pro Rick Smith. With that trip fresh in my mind and with the Buick Westchester Classic having taken place the previous week, I chose Westchester runner-up and Smith pupil Lee Janzen to win The Open. As it turned out, I was the only writer to do so. That Saturday, with Janzen high on the leaderboard, I ran into Smith on the practice range at Baltusrol, which actually was set up on the first tee of the upper course since Baltusrol didn’t have a formal range at the time. I had a nice chat with Smith, mentioning both the hospitality my foursome had received at Treetops and that I picked Janzen to win. At the end of the conversation, I asked Smith why I wasn’t seeing his name on any new golf training aids, since that seemed like a good way for a teaching pro to make a buck. “I haven’t seen one I believe enough in to put my name on it,” Smith said. With Janzen long since fallen in the golf world, I hadn’t thought about Smith in some time, except for seeing him pop up occasionally on Golf Channel. That changed a couple months ago Page 16
The Smart Glove By Brian VanderBeek when I received a training aid in the mail – one endorsed by Smith. It was the SKLZ Smart Glove, which looks like a regular glove with an extended sleeve, but that sleeve is home to a hard plastic splint that keeps your wrist from breaking down during the swing. It’s a simple, effective tool, which I discovered immediately upon using it at the range. There is one caveat: the edge of the plastic sleeve will rub hard against the back of your hand if you swing incorrectly, causing a blister or a bruise. But if you warm up first, then slip on this glove for 8-10 full swings with any club, you’ll notice how well if works in giving you the solid wrist feel all the best players seem to achieve naturally. The glove retails for $34.95, but can be found cheaper online. I tried to reach Smith for this piece to see if he remembered our conversation all those years ago and to ask him why he lifted his boycott on endorsing products, but the best we were able to do was to exchange emails between his trips across country and around the globe. I’ll make sure he sees this story and perhaps I’ll get his comments for another issue. I’m not a big swing training aid guy, but this one certainly gave me added confidence, especially with the mid-iron swing. www.sierragolfer.com
ANTIGUA INTRODUCES NEW HOT WEATHER FABRIC Antigua is based in Arizona, so it’s a company that should and does know something about keeping cool and dry in extreme heat _ yes, temperatures even greater than the Lake Don Pedro golf course in late August. (And, as an aside, let’s all welcome back Lake Don Pedro!) Long a company on the leading edge of hot-weather sweat-wicking materials, Antigua moves to the front of the pack with their new proprietary Desert Dry Xtra-Lite (D2XL) fabrics in their 2010 line. It’s a new ultra-light fabric that helps wicking and reduces trapped body heat without restricting movement. The polo shirts, in various pattern weaves, are available in both men’s and women’s styles and feature warm tones, including Henna Red, Sienna Rust, Bayou Olive and Capri Blue, and are complimented by a natural shade of Natural Birch and accented with a Granite Charcoal. With all the colors, styles and weights out there, including the new Antigua line, there’s never any excuse for playing golf in a bad shirt. After a great fall season, Salidabased journalist Brian VanderBeek has his handicap down to a ridiculously and artificially low number. Now’s the time to play him for money. Sierra Golfer - Holiday Edition 2009
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By Ben Kline
No Sympathy For the Yips
A two-foot putt. Your body mounts an indefensible attack. Tension crescendos from your gut to your throat down your arms into hands of stone spasming in an earthquake of fear. If only your playing partner would utter your new favorite phrase, ‘that’s good.’ You have the yips or more to the point, the yips have you. If you are suffering from the yips, you already know that you are going to miss that short putt well before you draw back the club. You have no confidence. Your body sadistically conspires against you, forcing you to miss. The shorter the putt, the greater your fear. Questions abound with this terror. How did this happen? Why me? Will they ever go away? Do I have a neurological disorder? And with this haranguing negative self-chatter, it is impossible to focus on the task at hand. You can blame your body’s sympathetic nervous system. The nervous system is comprised of the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. The former is the body’s control for fight, freeze, or flight. It is of great value when a mugger is about to attack. Blood travels to your arms and legs preparing
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you to take down your attacker, or to run like a sprint champion. However, while standing over a putt, it is not the part of your body that you want taking control of your actions. When experiencing the yips, the sympathetic nervous system is in charge. The parasympathetic system is responsible for the body’s relaxation response. It is this counter-balancing part of the human nervous system that needs to engage. How do you turn one off and the other one on? Easier said than done. The nervous system is automatic. Taking slow deep breaths can help let your body know that you are not in a dangerous situation even though standing over a perceived critical putt can seem like life or death, but it is usually not that simple. Although the yips can show up during any part of the game, the most common are those that happen with
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the putter. Where do they come from? How can we get rid of them? Trying only seems to make conquering the yips worse. It may help to acknowledge that the yips are about fear. We need to quiet the body and the mind and convince ourselves that we are not in danger. Only then can we quiet and silence the dystonia, the involuntary jerking and twisting of the hands that golfers know as the yips. I think playing fearless golf is about how we are more than what we do. In other words, tips and swing thoughts are fine, but it is our levels of awareness and confidence in our stroke that determine learning, improvement, and performance in the golf game. Rebuild your confidence and the yips can and will melt away. Basically, you need to break the cycle or routine reinforcing the yipping experience. The yips can become crippling and a self-reinforcing negative habit. To break free from the habit, change things in your routine. Alter your putter grip, even for just a little while; putt with the opposite hand low, or use the saw grip like Chris DiMarco and Mark O’Meara. Changing things up breaks the pattern. We are creatures of habit. Build some new ones and make them habits of confidence. Feel what happens in your body while just imagining being the confident golfer that you can be. That is the golfer that you truly are.
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Helpful Yip Tips!
• Try practicing away from the course --putting indoors and even without a ball at first. Then, add the ball. Notice what changes. • Practice first thing in the morning. Notice any differences. Practice incredibly short putts. Then move back, inch by inch and notice when the jerkiness of the stroke takes hold. Or start from far away and inch closer. • Take a break from caffeine and sugar if you can. • Appreciate any progress you are making in your struggle. Focus on the positive. Take notice when things start to get better. • Practice visualizing a smooth putting stroke. In your mind, see yourself confidently knocking in short putts. Take some time to do this daily. If you can’t imagine yourself doing it, imagine your favorite player sinking putt after putt. • Ignore the ball. Focus on the path of the putter to the target. Intentionally don’t see the ball. • Talk through what happened to cause them in the first place? A crucial missed putt in a friendly competition? What beliefs coincided with the first appearance of the yips? Challenge those beliefs. • Practice relaxation techniques such as abdominal breathing and meditation away from the course. Taking a couple slow deep breaths can help when preparing to putt. Even if it helps just a little bit, that is progress.
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Powered Hang Gliding Flights On Kauai By Lynn Nilsen
The introductory lesson allows each person to fly with their own instructor There is so much that tantalizes and take off at the same time to chase your senses on Kauai. Besides playing each other around Kauai’s skies. The rounds of golf at the most spectacular trike, as it is called, has been described courses imaginable, kicking back on as a jet-powered hang glider. remote beaches and snorkeling with the unbelievably colorful sea life, what Birds of Paradise uses the latest else could you ask for? Oh, hiking state-of-the art aircraft equipped with to waterfalls and visiting ancient a backup rocket-propelled parachute gardens, winding up mountain sides system, a GPS emergency location and overlooking the bluest ocean in transmitter and transponder, and each the Pacific. student wears a flotation device. In the
After many trips to this Island, there is something that is even more alluring and adventurous for only the bravest of the brave. Are you ready to soar over the rugged Na Pali coastline, Waimea Canyon, white sand beaches and the lush valleys of the Garden Island? Birds in Paradise will help you make this dream come true, they operate up to four aircrafts to include, your friends and family on this scenic trip
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event that the engine fails, no need to worry because each trike is powered by a four-stoke Rotax aircraft engine that is extremely reliable. Plus, engine failures are very rare. But in the case of an engine failure, you are essentially flying a glider that has a 10-to-1 glide ratio. At 2000 feet in zero wind, you will glide forward 20,000 feet. If you choose this exciting adventure, plan on meeting at the Port Allen Airport, 3666 Kuiloko Road, Hanapepe, www.sierragolfer.com
Hawaii 96716. You can still get in 9 holes up the road at Kukuiolono Park Golf Course. Take Highway 50 east from Hanapepe toward Po’ipu. The town is between Mile Marker #12 and #11. The park and golf course is just after the only traffic light in town. To book a trip or find out more information go to : www.birdsinparadise.com or call 808-822-5309.
Where to Stay: Kiahuna Plantation & The Beach Bungalows, Koloa, Hawaii Where to Eat: The Beach House Restaurant, Koloa, Hawaii Where to Play Golf: Po’ipu Bay Resort Golf Course, Koloa, Hawaii, USA 96756
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Uncorking with the Wine Guy
By Brian Klassen
Festive Wines Christmas is a great time of the year to enjoy and experiment with new wine styles. The party atmosphere and the different foods offered at parties and dinners give us a great opportunity to enjoy a wide array of wine styles. Champagne or Sparkling Wine is not only a festive wine but also very versatile. From Champagne I would suggest trying something from a “Grower�. These Grower Champagnes are from very small grower/producers in the Champagne region. Ask your favorite wine retailer for a suggestion. For domestic sparkling wines I suggest a fantastic bargain from
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New Mexico. Yes I said New Mexico. The brand is Gruet and it can be found for around 10.00 retail. The Holiday season is also a time to enjoy matching wine styles with foods. For appetizers that focus on smoked meats and cheeses I like to offer an Australian Sparklking Shiraz. For seafood it is always fun to serve an ice cold Gewurztraminer from Alsace. Fiannly for the Christmas roast it is always great to serve something from California. A great match is anything from the Stags Leap district. A great time ahead for great food and wine and time with friends and family.
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Ways to improve your Golf in 2010
Top 10
By Rick Rider Ok golfers. Maybe you didn’t have a great year on the course in 2009. Maybe you worried about the economy or finances too much, or just maybe you just didn’t have a clue as to how to get your game in shape. Well I promise to help your game in 2010, if you just save this page and work on some things that I think will help your games in 2010. Call it my humble gift to you and yours.
10. Get in shape for the coming golf season
and work on that one thing. If you round. But be more creative around can improve on the one thing over the the greens to help shoot better scores Winter, you’ll have more fun in 2010. and better your chances of turning 3 This one is a natural and generally shots into 2. under every golfer’s tree or pillow on New Year’s Day. You have to be 8. Work on parts of your 6. Vow never to hit a shot game that needs the help in good shape to play good golf. I on the course you haven’t don’t mean all buffed up, just in good Most golfers tend to practice on parts practiced walking shape if physically possible. of the game that they already do well Hey, if your condition won’t allow more at. It’s human nature. Stop it. walking exercise, no sweat…just keep Figure out what your real weaknesses Ever try to hit a low punch fade around are and tackle them first. My bet is it a tree to a green with the pin tucked playing. If you can, do it. What I mean is that most golf is your short game, and that can be behind a bunker? Most of us have tried…but have we ever practiced this rounds start to fade on the back nine practiced indoors, by the way. Whatever it is that you feel is your shot? because of either one of two things. Probably not. Well, I’m not saying Our legs get tired or we have too weakest area, though, identify it, write we should all go out to the range and many beers and not enough food. The it down, do some research online, and second part I cannot fix, aside from set a goal to improve this area in the start hitting low punch fades till we get it right. But what I would like you maybe more protein snacks, but the coming year. to do is practice some tough shots first one we all can fix. more often than not. Maybe not a Walking not only improves our 7. Learn a new shot around lowpunchfade, but at least try some cardiovascular health, but will most the green low punch shots before a round of certainly help us finish off those good rounds easier than if we don’t exercise Most golfers have very little imagination golf. That one shot is the most common trouble shot we will encounter during at all. around the green. By that I mean when a round of golf. Practice it. Get good at faced with a short chip or pitch shot it…and use it. 9. Take a couple of lessons around the green, most golfer pull out over the Winter the pitching or sand wedge and hit the If you are able to fly south and same shot over and over, despite the 5. Learn to hit only one shot participate in a golf school over the nature of the situation. at a time Winter, well then cheers to you. Do Try another club like a 7 or 8 iron it. If you are like most of the rest of and learn to pitch and run a shot up _This one is a biggie so let me us, just find your local golf pro and tell to the hole. Now there is a shot that explain… him you need to improve in one area, can save you some strokes off your Most great golfers know one thing. Page 24
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The only shot you have control over is the next one. The last shot is history and you have no idea what shot you’ll have two shots from now, so play the next one with all your heart. Forget the last one and don’t worry about what’s to come. This theory is useful in life also, by the way, and leads to my next tip…
4. Play every shot with conviction A buddy once said after a rather indifferent shot this puzzling blurb… ’well, there’s another IBM shot…’ My apologies to the company by the same name. What? ‘Yeah, another indecision will get you bogey in a minute’ shot. Ahhh… He is a good golfer and knows the value of never drawing the club back without a plan, and he is so right. Swinging with conviction is another way of putting it. If you listen to caddies on the tour just before their golfers swing, they will invariably say something like this…’commit to the shot’. Almost every time! So the lesson here is don’t just get up there and take a whack at the ball. Have a plan. Have a target. Have a swingthought. And go and do it.
your round. Again, this one is closely related to the last as you cannot swing with conviction if you cannot visualize the flight or intended flight of your ball. See the intended direction of takeoff, the trajectory of the ball as it flies through the air, and how and where it will land at its target. The more detail here the better. This will eliminate any negative thoughts that might creep in and wreck a good golf swing or ultimately a good score.
2. Practice more on your short game Face it; you are going to miss greens in every round of golf. Even great golfers miss 4 to 6 greens during a typical round. The difference between them and the average golfer is great golfers convert those misses most of the time. Spend more time around the chipping green and work on those short shots. Get good at them. Feel comfortable with these shots. Try to pitch the ball close enough to the hole that the next putt is a gimme. Watch your scores drop!
1. Practice your putting plenty
No more missed 3-footers, or heaven-forbid less. Ok, now not you Tiger. Even the 5-7 footers that we so often face have got to have a chance to go in the hole to keep our rounds going. I would recommend getting and reading Dave Stockton’s book, …’Putt to Win…’ that you can get from Amazon books and just practice your #$% off.
And this goes for you too Tiger. You have got to practice the one shot that will definitely improve your score in Again, watch the great players. They 2010. Your putting. will stand behind their balls gazing at both their ball and the target. I promise you they are not just killing time here. What they are doing is tracing their Ok, there is my ‘Top Ten golfing resolutions’ for the shots in their mind’s eye. new year. Figure more than one of these out and I Visualization is the key to pulling guarantee you’ll have a great golfing year. Cheers. off any golf shot during the round of golf and if you’re not doing it, you are throwing away many shots during
3. Visualize every shot from start to finish
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