The WNY PGA ANAdeeds junior tour rolled into Youngstown on Saturday the 11th. Niagara Frontier country club hosted the senior boys, junior boys and senior girls in an 18-hole event. Danny Kelly made a hole-in-one on the 11th Hole and Molly Balbierz posted the best round of the day with an 84, winning the girls event in the process.
May 11
Chipping Thoughts
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY.
I just saw a tip on chipping that inspired me to reinforce my views on chipping to my readers. My chipping method may be a little non-traditional, but it works very well.
The video tip I saw was one with a young assistant pro demonstrating a “ladder drill” with his chipping stroke. First thing I want to say is that this kid had good intentions, he was simply parrotting a drill that he had been taught and was passing it along. The problem is that very few of these kids have the temerity to question anything they’re taught, they just pass it along.
May 10
Birdie & Bogies In Bavaria~Saginaw, Michigan
“Am I in a holodeck on Star Trek’s Voyager?” - because suddenly I had been transported into the quaint Bavarian-style tourist town of Frankenmuth which could very well have been transplanted from the German Alps. Frankenmuth, “Michigan’s Little Bavaria,” is billed as Michigan’s number one tourist destination hosting over 3 million visitors each year. It hosts several festivals throughout the year and is known the world over for their fabulous chicken dinners.
Frankenmuth
May 10
WNY PGA Make-A-Wish Pro-Am
Friday, May 10th- Webster GC, Webster, NY- WNYPGA Assistant Professional Eric Mabee (Oak Hill CC) placed first in the Pro-Am and Professional portion of the Make-A-Wish Pro-Am. Eric shot a 68 (-4) and his team of Jeff Lowenguth, Bob Stevenson, and Mark Peterson shot a 130 (best 2 of 4) to win the Pro-Am portion of the competition. Thank you Host PGA Professional Scott Chambers and his staff at Webster GC.
May 10
Wacky Week In Golf
If you were to ask the average person to give a short description of golf, I’m sure they might say things like country club, sedate, slow, boring, difficult, time consuming or any number of other similar phrases. What I’m guessing you would probably not hear are rules controversy, doping scandal or gambling problem. Yet recently all three of these issues have cropped up in the serene, gentlemanly world of amateur and professional golf.
May 08
Press Release: ECCO Women’s Life Street Bootie
For women who are serious about upgrading their style on the golf course this season, enter ECCO Golf shoes – offering the game’s latest styles for the fashion-savvy golfer. The Life Street Bootie features luxurious metallic uppers that take inspiration from the world’s fashion capitals and sit atop ECCO’s patented outsole featuring more than 800 traction angles. This combination of style and function will keep you looking good on or off the course, and offers the perfect exclamation point to any outfit.
May 06
WNYPGA Titleist Scratch Pro-Am Results
Monday, May 6th, 2013 – Brook-Lea CC, Rochester, NY - WNYPGA Assistant Professional Mark Kirk (Crag Burn GC) and his amateur partner Raman Luthra post a team score of 64 (-8) to win the Titleist Scratch Pro-Am. Thank you to host PGA Professional Jon Hoecker and his staff at Brook-Lea CC & a special thank you to Jeff Beaver & Titleist for their support of the event and the WNYPGA Section.
May 06
BuffaloGolfer Weekly Report #18: 5/6/2013
By now, if your favorite course isn’t open, it converted into farm or a zoological garden over the winter. Check out this week’s newsletter, now called “Weekly Report.” Why? We’ve gone with “News” for a while and decided that a change was in order. You’ll still find winners from all the big amateur and professional events in the left column, news and features in the right column, and links to our generous sponsors in the header and footer. If you’re not a subscriber, read the newsletter here and click the “subscribe” link when you find it. It’s a pretty tranquil ordeal.
May 05
Willowbrook Debuts New Website
Jim U’Ren the vice-president of marketing at Willowbrook golf course, the 27-hole complex in Lockport, made us aware of the course’s new website. We took a look, came away impressed and decided to run a few questions by him. He acquiesced and gave us the following answers on why now for a new Willowbrook website.
May 05
Are You Ready For? ~ The Players Championship
Just about the only photo I’ve seen gain traction this week is the one with the disappearing bridge. It shows the effect that days of rain can have on the island-green 17th at TPC Sawgrass, home to the unofficial 5th men’s major, the Players Championship. 5 inches of rain fell during a 36-hour period, inundating the course and raising the levels of Pete’s Pond (does it have a name?) that abuts the 16th fairway and putting surface and completely surround the 17th green.
May 04
Positive Self Talk
Tom Tucker is a World Golf Teachers and United States Golf Teacher Federation-certified golf instructor. He may be contacted via his website or at the Plum Creek driving range in Batavia, NY.
Every golfer carries on some sort of internal dialogue when they play, and the best players say the best things to themselves.
Absolutely nothing is gained by saying to yourself (or even worse – out loud) “you idiot, how can you hit it there” or “how can you leave that putt short” or “how can you blow that putt by the hole”.
Apr 30
Belly Putting
For anyone who has ever seen me putt, you would probably agree that my putting is inconsistent at best. I usually run the gamut from days when my putting is mediocre to days when it is downright ugly. If American Idol had a reality show where amateurs compete to be the best putter in the country, I would be William Hung (She Bangs! She Bangs!). To say my frustration level was high would be like saying that LeBron James can play a little basketball.
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