July 1, 2019

Fourth Of July Golf For You And Me
Let’s Celebrate America The Golf Beautiful
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Like so many hardcore golfers, I’ve teed it up on every major holiday, including Christmas and my personal favorite, Thanksgiving. And, yes, the Fourth of July. Nothing wrong with that, right? Golf is as American a game as any I can think of, including baseball. Some will call that blasphemy, but think about it: Without Read more…
June 26, 2019

Yes, Golf Is Hard, But …
Don’t Make It Harder With A Bad Attitude
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We all face the struggles of golf — golf is hard — and most often place the blame cruelly square on ourselves. “Man, I stink!” “You stupid idiot!” “God, I’m so bad!” I hear folks inflicting this incredibly damaging self-talk upon themselves every day I go to my teaching tee. The noted sports psychologist Dr. Read more…
June 17, 2019

Gary Woodland’s U.S. Open Lessons
Grit, Focus And A Great Putting Performance Key Win
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“Go in!” I half whispered to the image of Gary Woodland from my airplane seat, watching the final moments of the U.S. Open on my iPhone screen as our plane began its descent into Reno, Nevada. And it did — a 30-foot bomb off the face of Woodland’s putter, on the 72nd hole of his Read more…
June 10, 2019

U.S. Open, Father’s Day A Potent Pairing
Why Not Watch The Pebble Beach Action With Your Dad

As both the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and Father’s Day approach this weekend, the following guest column by author Michael Conlon celebrates the bond between father and son — and people and golf — that this annual confluence of championship and familial holiday always creates. Enjoy. Father’s Day annually coincides with the United States Read more…
May 30, 2019

Forget The Golf Score And Just Play

As the tee shots sprayed, the putts lipped out and the double bogeys stacked up after three opening pars — a golf score train wreck — I texted my wife in a fit of pique and frustration.  “Either I need to play more golf or quit.” I knew the moment I hit send that I’d Read more…
May 22, 2019

NBA’s Splash Brothers, Meet Golf’s Smash Brothers
Koepka, DJ, Bethpage Put On Quite a Show
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Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are known as “The Splash Brothers” due to their ability to bury three-pointer after three-pointer from long distance for the Golden State Warriors. As they burn opponents, ripping through the Western Conference on their way to their fifth straight NBA finals, two other athletes, and an old friend of mine, Read more…
May 14, 2019

Bethpage Black: The Vatican Of Golf
PGA Championship Site Wasn’t Always Pristine
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I remember the first time I walked off the Par 3 third hole at Bethpage Black and made my way down the then-very rough rocky path and turned the slight bend to capture my first view of the incredibly dramatic Par 5 fourth hole.  I was either 14 or 15 years old and my jaw Read more…
May 8, 2019

Top 25 Instructor Labritz Prepares For The PGA
New Yorker Gears Up For Another Go At Bethpage Black
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Could a sixth PGA Championship berth be the charm for Rob Labritz, who heads to Bethpage Black as a local favorite? If by “charm” you mean making the cut, you’re too late. Labritz, a Golf Tips Top 25 Instructor and Director of Golf at Glen Arbor Golf Club in Pound Ridge, New York, already accomplished Read more…
May 1, 2019

A National Golf Day Love Affair
A 1-Iron, The Open Road And A Personal Challenge
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Happy National Golf Day! Actually, as far as I’m concerned EVERY day is National Golf Day. If you’re reading this, you probably agree. For us diehards, there are 365 opportunities to tee it up every year, God (and frost delays, and thunderstorms, and snowstorms) willing. Still, this is our day. So, instead of spouting off Read more…
April 29, 2019

Five Ways To Get Ready For Golf Season
Ideas For A Sweet Swinging Summer
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It’s pretty much accepted in the larger world that the Masters marks the unofficial start to the golf year. The weather in the northern reaches of the U.S. is finally trending toward the friendly side, the first men’s major on the calendar gets folks fired up (especially when a Tiger Woods wins), the days are Read more…
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