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Jun
Fri

What's In My Bag: Phil Mickelson

The four-time major-championship winner has won 40 PGA Tour events and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in May. From driver to putter find out what Phil carries in his bag.

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Jun
Thu

Photos: Top golf, $55 or less

What are the 10 best deals in golf? We solicited input from editors, writers and readers and came up with this list, shown in alphabetical order. The green fee at each course, in peak season, is less than $55.

28

Jun
Thu

Sean Foley: The Right-Arm Drill

Improve your chip shots with this simple drill from top-ranked teacher Sean Foley. Hold the angle you set in your right wrist well past impact.

28

Jun
Thu

Hank Haney: Check Your Left Wrist

Cupping it can lead to a slice; bowing it can cause a hook. Here's Hank Haney's advice.

28

Jun
Thu

David Leadbetter: Swing Mantras

David Leadbetter explains how swing mantra -- two-word combination -- can help you improve various facets of your swing.

28

Jun
Thu

Jonathan Byrd: Spin The Ball

Jonathan Byrd's set-up trick can help you get it close.

27

Jun
Wed

Sam Snead's record falls in PGA Professional Championship

SEASIDE, Calif. -- Matt Dobyns was conflicted. The head professional at Fresh Meadow Country Club on Long Island, N.Y., Dobyns felt an obligation to supervise the women's member-guest. He also had qualified for the PGA Professional National Championship. The member-guest and the second round of the PNC would fall on the same day. What to do? The club gave its blessing for Dobyns to play in his organization's showcase event, and he showed his appreciation in the most impressive way possible: He won the PNC by eight shots on the Bayonet Course here, the largest margin of victory in the history of an event that began in 1968. The previous record was five, held by Sam Snead, who at 59 won the tournament in 1971. "Luckily my assistants are great and they put on a great event for our members," he said. "I can't explain how magical this is for me." Dobyns' reward (along with 19 others) is an invitation to play in the PGA Championship on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, S.C., in August. He also earned $75,000 for the victory. It was a remarkable performance for Dobyns, 34, who in the third round shot a three-under par 69 that included a hole-in-one on the 200-yard par-3 14th hole. He opened with consecutive rounds of 68 and took a six-stroke lead into the final round, then closed with a two-under par 70. "Things like this aren't worth doing unless there are people worth sharing it with," he said, citing wife Laurie and daughter Kaitlyn. Meanwhile, Marty Jertson, senior design engineer for Ping Golf, shot a three-under par 69, equalling the best round of the day to qualify for the PGA Championship for a second consecutive year. "I pretty much pured it the whole day," Jertson, who tied for seventh, said. "I didn't putt particularly well, but when setup is tough like this it comes down to ball striking, in my opinion." -- John Strege

27

Jun
Wed

Love announces two assistants, other Ryder Cup plans

Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III confirmed what Fred Couples let slip at the Memorial Tournament, that he and Mike Hulbert would be the first two of Love's four assistants when they face the Europeans at Medinah CC in September. "I talked to Fred all the way back in January, so he did pretty well to keep it under his hat all the way to Memorial," said Love jokingly. "But talking to Fred about how we were going to do this, working with them on picking the other two, I think staging this is different than we've done in the past, but I am waiting on a couple guys to see how they play, where they fit in the mix of the points list." Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty ImagesLove is leaning toward active PGA Tour players to round out his assistants, along with getting help from his brother, Mark. If veterans like Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker fall down the points list, they might well fill that role, just as Love did in Wales. "My next two are going to be harder," said Love. "I'm going to need to fill those gaps with guys that are out here playing -- like Corey (Pavin) did with Paul Goydos and myself. That's what Fred and Mike and I are doing right now is trying to figure out who's the best fit for the next two." Of more interest was what Love had to say about the actual playing of the matches. "The three of us and a lot of other players, we've gotten together and decided that we think we'll go with the alternate shot format first in the mornings on Friday and Saturday," said Love. "We feel like with our team, the way it's shaping up, the way it's played in the past, that's a good thing for us to do right off the bat in the morning. We feel like across the board, the players that I've talked to were either for it or heavily for it. So, I think we have a lot of confidence that we're better at that format than people think we are, and we're going to go with that in the mornings and it'll give us more flexibility for having to make pairings in the afternoon for best ball." Related: The all-time best Ryder Cup captains Love also gave some indications on how he was leaning in course set-up. "We really haven't made any hard-and-fast decisions yet," he said. "It's hard to have a short-hitting team these days, so we're probably going to be a long-hitting team. I would think that the shorter rough, more creative shot making, firm, fast greens like we've been playing. That's what we're used to over here. We're used to making a lot of birdies, too. I think we want to at least tie or win holes with birdies because that gets the fans excited. But Medinah is Medinah. It's going to be a big, hard, long golf course no matter what we do." -- Jim Moriarty Follow @GWMoriarty !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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Jun
Wed

Trending: Naked man finds new use for putter

Much to my dismay, there is no video or photographic evidence of the following, but it's still worth sharing. This past Sunday, a 57-year-old Holiday, Fla. man was seen attacking an abandoned pizza delivery car that was left in the rising floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Debby. According to the Miami Herald, neighbors told deputies they saw Larry Norman Hill of Cape Cod Drive, "completely naked" and "smashing the stranded vehicle with a golf club." The side mirror was knocked off. The headlight ripped out. The roof caved in. The doors were opened, letting floodwater inside. Now, if you're like me, after reading that you immediately assumed he was the next house on the delivery route before the car was left stranded. But it seems like ol' Larry was after a little more than just pizza. After a witness confronted Hill and asked him "how would he like it if someone did that to his car," the police report states, Hill "told him it was his car now." When the pizza delivery woman went back to retrieve her 1999 Pontiac Grand Am on Monday, she saw the damage and called the Sheriff's Office. Apparently it didn't take long for neighbors to point out Hill, who was found walking -- clothed -- with a putter. When questioned about the incident, Hill told a deputy he was on the car's roof because he thought a baby was inside "and wanted to save it," the report says. "I asked him why he opened the doors to the vehicle and he told me he wanted to air it out." Hill was charged with criminal mischief and held on $1,000 bail. No word yet on the make or model of the putter. -- Derek Evers Follow @derekevers !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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Jun
Tue

Medicus introduces Pure Strike, 5 keys to a better swing

The Medicus, contrary to those hopelessly unable to keep the hinge or hinges from breaking down, was not designed to flummox anyone, but in the event this popular and best-selling training has, the company...