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Virus hits Rory McIlroy Dubai World Championship hopes

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

Rory McIlroy is suffering from the effects of a virus as he seeks to top the European Tour’s money list.

McIlroy triumphed at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday to keep alive his hopes of winning the Tour’s Race to Dubai.

He now needs to win this week’s season-ending Dubai World Championship and hope Race leader Luke Donald finishes outside the top nine.

“I visited the doctor yesterday,” McIlroy revealed. “I won’t get the results back until later in the week.”

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Tiger Woods ends two-year title drought

Posted on December 5, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

Last night saw the return of the greatest player to ever play the game…..Tiger Woods!

Any other golf tournament with two guys battling it out coming down the stretch I probably would have gone to bed as I was really tired, but not this one.

There’s just something about watching Tiger play the game of golf that makes it so hard to stop watching, his love and passion for the game is so contagious that despite what his done in his personal life we all still love him.

Tiger was by no-means at his best in the final round and the lead was changing regularly between him and Zach Johnson but he kept himself in with a chance coming down the final few holes.

It was in true Tiger style when the first fist pump came on the 17th green after hitting an 8 iron to 12 foot and managing to drain the putt to tie Johnson once again.

Both hit the 18th fairway, Johnson went first and hit it to 20 feet from the flag, then Tiger hit it right over the flag to about 8 feet.

Johnson missed, and Tiger was never going to miss.

Tigers first victory since 2009, 2012 should be a great year for golf!

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Great Golf Courses | Number 6 | TPC Sawgrass

Posted on December 2, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

TPC Sawgrass is one of the finest golf courses in the world and was only opened in 1980. It hosts golf’s ‘5th major’ The Players Championship every year, and every year produces some dramatic finishes, mainly to one of the most famous holes in golf, the 17th!

As you can see from the picture above it’s a scary looking prospect although only measuring around 135 yards there is no room for error.

The course itself measures well over 7,000 yards from the back tees.

The last winner of this championship was K.J. Choi

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A reminder of my teaching hours and price list

Posted on December 1, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

Monday: 8.00am -9.00pm
Tuesday: 4.00pm-9.00pm
Wednesday: 8.00am-9.00pm
Thursday: 2.00pm-8.00pm
Friday: Off
Saturday: 8.00am-4.00pm
Sunday: 8.00am-5.00pm

Price List:
1/2 Hour Golf Lesson On Driving Range:£23

1 Hour Golf Lesson On Driving Range:£46
Package Of 3 x 1 Hour Lessons: £120

Prices for Driving Range lessons do not include balls.

For On-Course Lessons, the cost of a green fee at current rates will also apply.

I am currently offering Christmas gift vouchers for lessons if you wanted to treat a loved one to a great Christmas present!

Please click here to contact me with any questions, or to book a lesson.

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Start To Learn Golf On The Driving Range

Posted on November 30, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

The best place to start in terms of learning to play golf is on the driving range.

Dukes Meadows Golf offers a high-standard 50-bay floodlit range which is perfect for all standards of golfer to practice on.

All you need to do is purchase a bucket of balls from the Pro Shop (you can also rent clubs if you don’t have your own as yet) and then go and hit them out onto the range.

There are yard markers positioned right across the range so you can easily see how far you are hitting the ball. There are also handy greens and flags to aim at too – vital for learning what it’s like out on a proper golf course.

Please click here for my teaching hours and price list.

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The World Cup of golf that fails to inspire

Posted on November 29, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

In most other sports a World Cup is the pinnacle but in golf it is merely another lucrative week for those able to shoe-horn playing for their country into their busy schedules.

At the weekend the United States claimed victory in China having sent a team comprising their fifth and 17th ranked players.

Matt Kuchar, at number 11 in the world, was the highest placed American willing to make the trip in the week of Thanksgiving and had managed to persuade Gary Woodland to be his partner for an event that should command far more prestige than it does.

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Adult Group Golf Tuition Dates Coming Soon For 2012

Posted on November 28, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

Group Lessons are a great way for beginners and intermediate players to give golf a try and see how they like it.

Playing with up to five other golfers of a similar standard to yourself, I give six lessons across six weeks, with each lesson focused on a different aspect of the game. It’s cheaper than taking individual lessons and also enables you to build friendships within the sport, ready to play a friendly match against each other when you’re ready to get out onto the course for the first time.

Before that there’s always the opportunity to get to know each other better in the bar, preferably after the lesson though!

Keep an eye out for the forthcoming dates at the start of 2012 soon to be published here on James Irons Golf.

Please click here to contact me for more details about group coaching for 2012 or for any information about learning to play golf.

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SA players battle to read lines at the 2011 Mission Hills World Cup of Golf in China

Posted on November 25, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

Twice the South Africans nearly holed monstrous approach shots on Friday, but it was their putting which prevented them making a bigger move in the second round of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup.

Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen nevertheless carded a four-under-par 68 in the difficult foursomes format, one of five countries who managed to do so hitting alternate shots, and it took them to eight-under-par for the tournament, five off the pace set by first round leaders Australia and now shared at halfway by Ireland.

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Holing Out From 10 Feet Or Less by James Irons

Posted on November 24, 2011 by mattd | Comments Off

In the recent 2011 US Masters, Lee Westwood hit virtually every single green in regulation but struggled with the putter from close in – had he been on any sort of putting form he would have almost certainly won the tournament.

Here’s how to make those short putts count:

Holing Out From Ten Feet Or Less