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Weekend Tip: For a Fried Egg, Leave the Clubhead in the Sand

By Roger SchiffmanManaging EditorGolf DigestIn the November issue of Golf Digest, just out on newsstands today (Ernie Els on the cover), Golf Digest Teaching Professional Rick Smith presents a very effective tip for that horrible...

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Oct
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Video: Did Michael Phelps make the longest putt ever?

By Alex Myers Michael Phelps may just be getting serious about golf, but he's already created a highlight that most players will never match. Playing in the Dunhill Links at Kingsbarns in Scotland, the most-decorated Olympian of all time drained a putt the length of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Here's proof: The only thing that makes the putt -- estimated at 159 feet on the par-4, 337-yard sixth hole -- better is the fact that it was caught on tape with commentators marveling at it. "Pros would die to get that judgement of distance!" Phelps, who attended his first Ryder Cup last week, was equally excited. Shortly after making the improbable putt, he tweeted "First ever net hole in one!!!! Weeeeee." Let's just call it an eagle, shall we? It was all part of a wild day for Phelps' group. Earlier in the round, pro partner Paul Casey had a dog pick up his ball off the green and run away with it as he was sizing up an eagle putt on the third hole. Related: Other golf-crazed athletes So where does this putt rank? As an accomplishment, it obviously pales in comparison to his 18 shiny golf medals, but it may just be the longest putt ever televised. Who said this guy was done breaking records? Follow @AlexMyers3 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

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Oct
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Fitness Friday: 10 Worst Things to Eat and Drink for Golf

Every week my colleague @RonKaspriske, Golf Digest Fitness Editor, presents Fitness Friday on the Instruction Blog. This week he talks about nutrition and the 10 worst things you can eat before a round or at...

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Oct
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Take It Deep

Ryan Moore ranked seventh in total driving in 2010, hitting 68 percent of fairways. Follow his tips to max out your power and still find the fairway.

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Oct
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Ryan Moore: Take It Deep

Ryan Moore ranked seventh in total driving in 2010, hitting 68 percent of fairways. Follow his tips to max out your power and still find the fairway.

05

Oct
Fri

Article Preview: A Glimpse Inside The Soul Of Pro Golf

From the November issue: How religion has emerged in a world where the meek don't inherit the money title.

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Oct
Thu

Mickelson to attempt $1-million shot on Monday Night Football

By Alex Myers Every shot Phil Mickelson takes in a tournament has big bucks riding on it. Heck, so do all the ones he attempts during his famous early-week money matches with fellow PGA Tour players. But this time, it's not his money. Mickelson will hit a 100-yard shot for charity during halftime of the NFL's Oct. 15 Monday Night Football game between his hometown San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos. The lefty will take aim from one of Qualcomm Stadium's end zones and fire at targets in the other. Based on which target he's able to hit (we're assuming there won't be a Webb Simpson-like Ryder Cup shank), that's how much his sponsor KPMG will donate to First Book, a non-profit organization which provides new books for children in need.  Related: The best NFL cities for golf Dubbed the "KPMG Chip4Charity" on the company's website, the shot could be worth as much as $1 million or 400,000 books. Phil, we hope you are practicing. . . Follow @AlexMyers3(Photo by Getty Images) !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

04

Oct
Thu

Golf pioneer Lee Elder remains an inspiration

By Alex Myers FAR HILLS, N.J. -- From the back of the room came a familiar question for Lee Elder. The man best known as the first African American to play in the Masters has been answering it in some form or another for more than 37 years: What are your recollections from your first trip to Augusta? "I was scared to death," Elder said without hesitation. Nearly four decades after that historic event, Elder's chilling words are just as meaningful -- if not even more important. To a younger generation of golfers, some of whom were in the crowd Wednesday at the USGA's headquarters, it was a reminder that it wasn't too long ago that a black man could feel fear on a golf course that went well beyond a daunting tee shot. Photo courtesy of the USGAElder addressed the 1975 Masters along with plenty of other aspects of his storied career during a talk and Q&A with a crowd ranging from children in the First Tee program to older fans familiar with his record. The 78-year-old's best days on the golf course are well behind him, but that doesn't mean he's finished doing what he can for the sport he loves. "I think you should give back until you're not longer here. I would never walk away from the game," said Elder, who splits his time between homes in Fort Lauderdale and San Diego. "Golf has been so good to me. Golf gave me my livelihood. Golf made it possible for me to enjoy a lot of things I probably wouldn't have enjoyed had I not been involved in the game of golf. And I think once you do that, you should keep on trying to improve the game of golf and how you do that is by helping the younger people that are going to come after you." Related: A collection of Masters memories His message was well received by those listening, including the younger portion with whom he took photographs and signed autographs for afterward. "It was encouraging to me to hear about his life in golf because I want to be a golfer," Sebastian Gonell, 8, of Jersey City, said. Speaking in the shadow of the USGA museum, Elder represents a living piece of history. It's for this reason that he was sought out by the museum's director, Robert Williams, to help improve the building's exhibit on minorities in golf. "He is a real pioneer, along with (Charlie) Sifford and others, and that pioneering spirit, that ability to stand up in the face of all adversity and succeed is a uniquely American story," Williams said. "It's not just inspirational to the minority community, I think it's inspirational to us all." The exhibit includes material on Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson and Joe Louis, all pioneers in their own sports who used their influence to help open golf's doors as well. Elder had close relationships with all three and noted that "It's really important to me that I carry on that legacy that they started." Elder's groundbreaking appearance at Augusta -- for which he says he received up to 100 death threats -- rightfully gets a lot of attention, but his career also included four PGA Tour titles and eight wins on the Champions Tour. After dominating the United Golf Association (a professional tour for African Americans), he earned his PGA Tour card through qualifying school in 1967. His best year came in 1978 when he won twice, including a playoff victory over Lee Trevino at the Greater Milwaukee Open. That led to what he described as the only "tear-jerking" moment of his career: Representing the U.S. at the 1979 Ryder Cup. "To be sitting in that chair and to have them announce your name. And you stand up as a member of the team, and to have the U.S. flag behind you . . . that was so significant for me," said Elder, who also became the first African American to play in the biennial event that week at the Greenbrier. "I'd never experienced anything like that." Related: How the U.S. lost the Ryder Cup at Medinah Speaking to reporters before his talk, Elder also recalled his most frightening experience on a golf course. That came at a 1970 tournament in Memphis when someone in the crowd on Saturday picked up his ball out of the left side of the fairway and threw it onto a road. No one in the gallery spoke on Elder's behalf, but playing partner Terry Dill vouched for Elder and he received a free drop. "They really didn't want me to win the tournament," Elder said. "After that, it led to a lot of hollering and name calling, so I had to play in the rest of the way with a police escort." The on-course atmosphere is a lot different now for Elder, who still plays from time to time in the "Grand Champions" division of the Champions Tour. He is also currently working on a book and is in the process of trying to set up clinics for young, minority golfers in his name -- something he wishes Tiger Woods did more of. "I'm surprised because I felt he'd be a little more involved. I thought he'd be more outspoken," Elder said of Woods, who he is still friends with, but with whom he acknowledges his relationship is not as close as it once was. Elder still keeps close tabs on the world of golf. He attended last week's Ryder Cup at Medinah (If he were captain, he wouldn't have sent Tiger Woods off last on Sunday), and he was thrilled when Augusta National was in the news earlier this year for breaking down another barrier and finally opening its doors for women by admitting its first two female members: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore. "I thought that was fantastic and I thought they selected great people," Elder said. Follow @AlexMyers3 !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

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Oct
Thu

The Syllabus: Just peachy

By Ryan HerringtonRegretfully I will not be in attendance when the Liz Murphey Fall Preview begins tomorrow at the University of Georgia GC. It's hard not to think that this will be the best tournament...

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Oct
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Ryder Cup Fashion Review

Golf Digest's Mr. Style, Marty Hackel, weighs in on the fashion statements made at Medinah.