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Who’s Going To Win The Race?

Posted on November 13, 2013 by | Comments Off on Who’s Going To Win The Race?

With the DP World Tour Championship looming Justin Rose hopes he is strong enough to become European number 1 for the second time in his career.

He is 214,000 euros behind leader Henrik Stenson but has to finish in the top 5 to have any chance of overtaking the Swede who has been on top form this year.

Graeme McDowell also has a chance of winning the Race To Dubai if he can muster up a victory regardless of where Stenson finishes. You really get the feeling McDowell will be in the mix come Sunday afternoon, he’s just that type of player.

But is Rose is determined to finish the season off on another high to go with his historic major win at Merion back in June.

Rose last won the Order of Merit back in 2007 and feels like it’s his time to shine again.

There’s a lot of money at stake here for a lot of players, which can sometimes bring out the best in them, let’s hope for a terrific week of golf and an exciting finish!

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Lewis Inspired By Rose

Posted on October 10, 2013 by | Comments Off on Lewis Inspired By Rose

Tom Lewis’ self doubt has been helped by what he has seen Justin Rose do over the last 6 months.

Lewis found himself in the limelight back in 2011 when he shot an opening round of 65 in the British Open giving him a share of the lead. He ended up finishing 30th and won the silver medal as leading amateur.

Since then he has lost form and found himself 117th on the Race to Dubai in 2012 and was 155th a few weeks ago. But a strong finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links has moved him up the ranks and he can now focus on trying to win for a second time at the Oceanico Victoria Golf Course and get himself into the top 110 to keep his card next year.

He is a strong talent and will no doubt make his card for next year.

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Europe End 13 Year Wait As They Beat GB&I In France

Posted on October 7, 2013 by | Comments Off on Europe End 13 Year Wait As They Beat GB&I In France

Europe regained the Seve Trophy for the first time since 2000 as the singles went down to the final match in France.

The side captained by José María Olazábal’s side have lost the last six contests to Great Britain & Ireland, and after leading for the first two days found themselves tied going into the final days singles after Sam Torrance’s team made a great fightback in the foursomes.

It was all very reminiscent of the Ryder Cup in Medinah last year as Francesco Molinari played the anchor role and took victory by beating Chris Wood 3&2.

This event has started to gain some momentum now in the last few years, it would do so even faster if the top players would stop being so precious about their schedules, maybe they will see sense next year.

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The Golfing Season Is Never Over

Posted on October 1, 2013 by | Comments Off on The Golfing Season Is Never Over

The golfing season is coming to end but that doesn’t mean that mean that you have to stop practising!

Here at Dukes Meadows we have some wonderful facilities for you to use during the winter months, we have dedicated short game area for you to hone your skills on. We have  an academy course for complete beginners to use to get ready to out on the main course and we of course have the driving range for you to come and use until 10pm in the evening for those of you that have normal jobs!

So no excuses to be putting the clubs away over the winter, this is your chance to be getting ready for next season and get your handicap down even further.

If you have a particular part of your game that you want to work on then why not book a golf lesson with myself and get your game fixed!

You can contact me directly here

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Donald Changes Coach To Compete In Majors

Posted on August 29, 2013 by | Comments Off on Donald Changes Coach To Compete In Majors

Luke Donald has not had the best of times recently on the golf course especially in the majors. It wasn’t that long ago he was he was totally in control of his game and topped the money list on both side of the Atlantic but that is now a distant memory.

All of this has brought a change in his approach and he has decided to seek out the services of American coach Chuck Cook to try and get his long game back into shape.

Cook has coached players such as Payne Stewart and Tom Kite and has recent major success with Jason Dufner.

He will still be going to his long time coach Pat Goss for advice on his short game but feels he needs a different approach and point of view on his long game.

Donald also believes that he needs a change in philosophy if he is going to claim one of the four majors next year.

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Fitzpatrick Named In Walker Cup Squad

Posted on August 20, 2013 by | Comments Off on Fitzpatrick Named In Walker Cup Squad

US Amateur Champion Matt Fitzpatrick continues his dream season by being named in the Great Britain & Ireland squad for the Walker Cup at the National Golf Links of America.

The youngster from Sheffield was top amateur at The Open in July which is an achievement in itself, but he went one better last weekend when he became US Amateur Champion, the first time an Englishman has won it for over a century.

Fitzpatrick has decided not to turn professional just yet though, he is going to go to college in America and finish his education first, which I think is a very wise move. He is only 18 and has plenty of time to make his game even better before teeing it up against the big boys on tour!

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Donald Up To Sixth In The World

Posted on June 10, 2013 by | Comments Off on Donald Up To Sixth In The World

As we head into this weeks US Open which is to be held at Merion Golf Club, Luke Donald finds himself moving up to sixth place in the world rankings.

The top five remain unchanged as Brandt  Snedeker drops to seventh and the winner of the PGA Championship Matteo Mannassero moves up to 25th place.  Also moves upwards for Thomas Bjorn and Harris English. 

I wonder who is going to do the business this week? Will it be a walk in the park for Tiger, will McIlroy find some form and tear the field apart like he did back in 2011 or will we see a new major winner come from the pack? Who knows?

I can’t wait to find out!

 

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Tiger Having It All His Own Way Again

Posted on March 25, 2013 by | Comments Off on Tiger Having It All His Own Way Again

The Bay Hill Invitational final round is  back underway after severe rain and tornado warnings  stopped play yesterday. Like you, I was ready to settle down yesterday evening to hopefully watch Tiger romp to victory for the third time this season but unfortunately the weather won that battle.

As it currently stands Tiger is three shots clear of Keegan Bradley  (who is nine under par) going into the sixth hole and looks pretty comfortable at the moment. The wind is up a bit today and it’s hard to see many players shooting low scores in these conditions, and you feel that all Tiger will have to do is shoot a 72 to win here and take the No.1 spot from McIlroy. 

 

 

 

 

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Chinnarat Phadungsil Plays Best Round Of His Life

Posted on March 14, 2013 by | Comments Off on Chinnarat Phadungsil Plays Best Round Of His Life

Something happened today that we don’t see that often. No not a round of 58 but a back nine of 28 from Thailand’s Chinnarat Phadungsil who produced some scintillating golf in the opening round the Avantha Masters.

The 25 year old who won his maiden event at the age of 17 ended up carding a round of 61 and leads the tournament by five shots and said that it was the best round of golf he has ever played.

He managed seven successive birdies in a round of eleven birdies in total and with no dropped shots.

There are five players tied for second at the end of today’s play who will be hoping Phadungsil won’t have such a good day tomorrow!

 

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McIlroy Continues To Get Frustrated By Current Form

Posted on March 4, 2013 by | Comments Off on McIlroy Continues To Get Frustrated By Current Form

The story on everyone’s lips ( apart from the ongoing putter row ) is that of Rory McIlroy, and his sudden loss of form since the equipment change at the start of the season.

It certainly didn’t get any better at the Honda Classic for McIlroy after he withdrew from the tournament in his second round after finding himself seven over par through eight holes.

He said it was because of pain in his ‘wisdom teeth’ that caused him to walk off the golf course, but only he will know the real reason why. Was it just the frustration of  playing awful golf? Was it petulance? Or was it more ‘I’m not going to win this golf tournament so I might as well call it a day and stop the embarrassment”?

Eighteen time major winner Jack Nicklaus believes that McIlroy is frustrated with his current form but will come good for the first major of the year at Augusta.

The Northern Irishman has had it pretty easy since he turned professional, so it will be interesting to see how things develop over the next few tournaments and whether he will get some more wisdom tooth pain if things don’t go his own way over the course of the next couple of months.

 

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