Ken Igawa was a high profile signing for the Yankees costing them
$46M. He played 16 games in the majors and has spent the last 4
years in the minor leagues. It's and intriguing and well told
story. The question is where does Ken end up next year? This is
a terrific in detph profile of Ken Igawa by Bill Pennington of
the NY Times. It's a bit unusual because he's really the NYT's
main golf personality. ...
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The atmosphere at any golf major like The Masters, PGA
Championship, The British Open and the US Open are very similar.
You know you're going to be part of something special. Someone
is going to leave a very special mark on the game of golf by
climbing a very high mountain. It is the same at the 2010 US
Senior Open at the Sahalee Country Club. From the moment I
stepped out of my car I could tell this is going to be something
special. As I walked along the golf course parking lot you could
see from the state of the fairways that the Pacific Northwest is
made for golf. The grass naturally grows thick and green which
makes sense given the mix of rain and occasional sun in the Se...
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Having Dustin Johnson watch us today as we played Shadow Creek, the
week after we followed his play at Whistling Straits, was just a
little bit of added pressure. But for my colleague Jeff Wallach,
playing the out of the bunker on the 17th hole, executing an almost
perfect sand shot looked like a walk in the park. It was
merely enhanced by the presence of Johnson, on the adjacent tee,
giving Jeff's shot an admiring look. Jeff executed an almost
perfect bunker shot that carried the perfect distance and rolled
to within 5 feet of the pin. We also watched Dustin and Rickie
Fowler as they drove the greens with 3 woods on the 290 yard par 4
15th. Shadow Creek...
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Before attending the PGA Fall Expo, Jeff Wallach, TheAPosition
founder, told his Mom that he’d play one dollar in a slot machine
in Las Vegas for her. So at The Venetian Casino Jeff and I
stopped by a 'Play 4' machine and loaded in a dollar. As a
venture capitalist, I had negotiated putting up all of the capital
in exchange for a 50% split of proceeds for my Mom. Not one of my
best betting negotiations, but it was fine given the capital at
risk. The plan was agreed to and sealed with our word along with a
handshake. With the formalities seen to, Jeff stepped up to the
machine bet half of our bank on our first pull. We ended up a
winner with a bit more than $3. After a couple eve...
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As you approach the gate to Chambers Bay you see posters of Arnie,
Jack, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson holding their trophies from
winning the USGA Amateur. The young faces of these great golfers
remind me of Field of Dreams when Ray sees his father on the field
for the first time
“It’s my father…My God! I’d only
seen him years later when he was worn down by life. Look at him.
He’s got his whole life in front of him and I’m not even a
glint in his eye. What do I say to him?” -Ray But the effect
is not lost. These future greats were forged here. The USGA
Amateur at Chambers Bay is a worthy test. The type of test that
commands respect and that creates a ...
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With a the huge gallery watching Freddie Couples on Bear Canyon -
the 431 yd, par 4, 14th hole - Freddie went for it. The 14th is a
a horseshoe hole, bending from right to left around a canyon. But
you can cut the fairway and fire straight at the green. Or hit a
provisional if you fall short. So first up Nick Price takes the
easy route and drives it straight down the fairway. Then Freddie
steps up. It'd be easy to put it where Price did and take the
safe route. But Freddie had the hometown crowd rooting for him.
Just like when your buddies tell you to go for the green in two
on a par 5, Freddie did the same. Playing two strokes behind
Price and one ahead of Langer, I'm su...
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Copyright Bob Senoff
It was chilly Sunday morning when I walked up to the driving range
at Chambers Bay for the final round of the US Amateur. Peter
Uihlein was warming up and his dad was sitting on a bench watching.
We were the first three folks there. David Chung was over on
the putting/pitching range and had not showed up yet. A few
minutes later Peter's mom showed up and talked about the
possibility that she might need some warmer clothes before we
started. As I watched Peter I tried to think what it must feel like
to be warming up for a chance at winning your first major. Is it
hard to calm yourself? To stay focused? Is your stomach tight?
What do you do to maintain your concentratio...
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There are a lot of lessons in golf to learn. I've watched my
friends who used to play college sports get ready to hit. They
have a completely different approach to getting ready. So I asked
Jeff Ritter
one of our top instructors "What are the pieces of a good set up
routine? He focused on three main elements: eyes, blade and feet.
Eyes "...
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In my last post about beginner golf I was being guided through the Interbay Golf Center pro shop by PGA professional Issac Henry-Cano. I covered the basics of how to learn about golf and the golf equipment you need to learn how to swing a golf club and to play golf. Once you have a taken some lessons and Full Story
