McDowell Wins US Open

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell has won the 2010 US Open at Pebble Beach. The 30-year-old shot a three over par 74 to finish on level par, one shot ahead of France's Gregory Havret. McDowell joins famous names Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tom Kite and Tiger Woods on the list of US Open champions at the Californian links.

The drama started early in his round when playing partner and overnight leader, Dustin Johnson squandered his three shot lead at the second hole, to open the door for the Irishman. Johnson never recovered from his horrendous start and finished with an 82, to go from 6 under  at the start of his round to finish on 5 over.

Havret finished second, shooting a final round 72 for a one over par total of 285. Els was third on two over after scoring a 73, and the world's top two ranked golfers finished tied for fourth, Woods scoring 75 and Mickelson 73.

McDowell, starting the tournament as world number 37 but now up to number 13 thanks to his victory, follows fellow Portrush golfer Fred Daly, winner of the 1947 Open, as a major winner. He almost didn't make the field though, after his tie for 28th place at the BMW PGA Championships opened the door for US Tour players Brian Gay, Scott Verplank and Michael Sim to knock him out of the world's top 50 if they could finish high enough in the Byron Nelson Championship. They didn't manage it though, and McDowell was in. He went on to win the Celtic Manor Wales Open two weeks ago, and brought that form in to Pebble Beach.

American Johnson, who up until the last day had shown an unflappable manner, had  outscored him in the third round to take a three-shot lead into the final. But that manner didn't last long with the pressure of a Sunday lead at the majors. He walked off the par-four second hole in a tie with McDowell after a terrible triple-bogey seven and then proceeded to lose his ball off the third tee, which led to a double bogey. lost his ball off the third tee en route to a double bogey. Having to wait for the hapless Johnson, McDowell did well to sink a far from easy par putt, and the Portrush man went to the fourth having taken over the lead again at three under as Johnson slipped to one under.

Johnson was all over the place and after dropping another shot at the fourth, his day was effectively over. But while the American faltered, McDowell did not drop a shot until the par-four ninth, the last player in the field to bogey on the final day. And although he dropped a couple of shots on the back nine, none of his challengers could make any headway, and so the famous trophy was his.

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Callaway Unveil Their New X-24 Irons

Callaway Golf today announced their latest X series irons, the X-24's will be available to buy from May 28th.

These new clubs boast all of the attributes of past X series irons, with some new additions to make the X-24 the longest, most accurate set yet.

“The X-24 Hot Irons are the latest evolution of our award-winning X-Series Irons, which have helped make Callaway the No. 1 Irons company in the game for the last 13 consecutive years,” said Dr. Alan Hocknell, Senior Vice President of Research & Development, Callaway Golf.

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Choosing Golf Equipment.

Buying golf equipment can be like dumping money into a
money pit, but armed with some knowledge you can save
time and money in selecting the right clubs for
yourself. As with most things in life, you can spend a
lot or you can spend a little several times before you
get what you really need.

If you are first starting out and not completely sure
you want to commit to this addictive game, you should
either rent clubs at the golf course, or buy a starter
set of clubs.

Buying a set of starter clubs enables you to become
accustomed to them; enabling you to concentrate on
your swing instead of wondering how this set of
miss-matched clubs you just rented are going to work
out.

As you become better at the game, you should invest in
a better set of clubs, fitted to you.

Generally, a set includes a driver, one or two fairway
woods, 4-9 irons, a wedge or two and perhaps a putter.

As you become more experienced and start thinking
about new clubs, you may want to consider buying your
driver separately. Some players want a driver to give
them more accuracy; some need the distance.

There are numerous balls available and the box will
usually have a chart on the back and direct you to the
right ball for your needs. As you learn the game and
get better at it, you should experiment with different
balls which could improve your accuracy or distance.

Having the right equipment is an important aspect of
the game; buy wisely!

For more information on buying golf clubs and equipment visit www.the-golf-course.com     

Could Golf Schools Be A Thing Of The Past?

Hi All,

Hope you are all well and getting plenty of golfing action. The weather here as been a lot better for playing in recently, so it has been very pleasant to be on the golf course.

Up until this good spell, the weather was so bad that a fair number of players had gone undercover and headed to the driving range. And a lot would be working with a golf pro to try and iron out some faults. Which got me wondering if this was the best way to go.

And then recently, I stumbled across something every golfer is going to want to know about. It's an online golf school. And it's the first, fully featured, personalized golf school online.

Some of the benefits are:

* You don't have to travel.
* You can practice when and where you want.
* You can practice what you want to make the biggest improvement in your golf game instead of being told what to practice.
* It's A LOT cheaper than a regular off-line golf school.

And best of all....you'll only pay if you improve.

So before you pay good money for a golf school, or pay any other money hoping to improve....make sure you go here TheConsistentGolfSchool and check out this online golf school now.

I really don't think you'll be disappointed, and better than saving you money, chances are it will really improve your game. So have a look at the site today. TheConsistentGolfSchool. And your game could take off.

Speak Soon and Happy Golfing,

Gordon.

Free Ebook!

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well and have managed to get some golf in over the weekend. The weather here in Scotland hasn't been too good for golfing this weekend, in fact the last month at least, we've had constant rain. The courses are getting no chance to dry out.

This is just a quick post to let you know about the FREE ebook that is on offer when you sign up for the email tips ( also FREE, of course ). Understanding and Enjoying Golf is a 63 page book crammed with selected tips and tricks to help you to play better golf.

So, all you have to do is leave your name and email in the box at the top right of the page, and your ebook will be on it's way to you. And it won't cost you a penny. Nope. It's FREE. As are the email tips! FREE. So what have you got to lose. NOTHING. Now is the time to send for your FREE stuff. Fill in your name NOW.

Well, I'm off to have a look at the weather forecast to see if we're going to have any rain free days this week.

Speak Soon and Happy Golfing,

Gordon.

1 Hour Golf Practice Plan For Improvement.

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all well, and the golf is good.

Today we have an article from golf professional Nick Bayley, on how we should plan our practice to improve our game.

If you can spend an hour of your time practicing your golf game here is what I suggest you do to get the most benefit out of this time.

When you arrive at the practice area the very first thing you should do is a few stretches to warm up and you should do this for anything up to 5 minutes or until you're warm. Once you're loosened up the next thing you should do is to start off hitting a couple of wedge shots and then slowly go through each club in your bag, hitting a few shots with each one until you reach your driver. This process should take about 20 minutes. When hitting these shots you should treat each one as though it's a real shot on the golf course. In other words, choose a precise target for each shot and then go through your normal pre-shot routine.

Once you've finished the 20 minutes of hitting full shots you should now practice pitching for 15 minutes and you should do this by hitting shots to all different distances.

What I mean be hitting shots different distances is that you should aim to hit one shot 30 yards, the next one 60 yards, one 75 yards, the next 40 yards etc, etc. And remember to treat each shot, as you would on the course i.e. pick a target and do your pre-shot routine.

Now practice your chipping and bunker play for the next 10 minutes and once again pick a target and go through your pre-shot routine for each shot. It's important that you treat each shot as a real one and not some practice shot that doesn't matter.

When practicing get yourself into the mindset that you have on the course. That way when you get to the course you'll be better prepared.

You've now got 10 minutes left to work on your putting. And I suggest you practice putts outside of 10 feet, concentrating on your distance control and then end the practice session with some short putts (e.g. 2-3 footers). Do this so you leave your practice session on a successful note. Here's a summary of your 1 hour practice session ...

1 Hour Weekly Practice Session

* 5 minutes of stretching to get warm.
* 20 minutes of hitting a couple of shots with each club, starting with the wedge and then progressing through your clubs until reaching the driver.
* 15 minutes hitting pitch shots different distances i.e. 20 yards, 45 yards, 60 yards, 30 yards etc. Never attempt to hit a shot the same distance during this 15 minutes period.
* 10 minutes of chipping and bunker shots.

Final 10 minutes of putting, mainly working on distance control on putts outside of 10 feet and then finishing off this time with some successful short putts.

Remember To Approach Each Practice Shot As Though It's a Real Shot On The Golf Course.

Article used with permission from Nick Bayley (Professional golfer) who has discovered just one golf swing fault that could be stopping YOU from ball striking consistency and success. But luckily for you, now you can take a simple 2 minute golf swing test to see if you have this swing fault or not. So don't delay! Go here to take The Golf Swing Test™ now: http://www.yourgolfswingtest.com/

Hope that was of some use to you, and I'll speak to you soon.

Happy Golfing,
Gordon.

Fix Your Swing To Fix Your Game.

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all well and looking forward to getting some golf in over the weekend. This is just a quick heads up on a programme I reckon you should have a look at if you are having problems with your swing.

This is a problem that research shows affects 90% of golfers. It causes the golfer to hit the ball shorter, less accurately, and a lot less consistently than he should.

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If you don't suffer from any of these things, that's great. But if you do, then you'll want to know how to fix it. It'll take less than 2 minutes to discover if you have this swing fault. But it could be a very important 2 minutes for your golf swing.

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That's all for now, so have a great weekend and Happy Golfing.

Gordon.

P.S. You really have nothing to lose with checking this programme out. And you'll never know what you might gain. Check it out today.

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