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Great Golf Apps: Number 3

Posted on June 1, 2011 by | Comments Off on Great Golf Apps: Number 3

Welcome to the third part of my feature on the best apps out there for golfers.

Today I’m looking at SwingPlane, which captures video using the built in video camera on your device. You can easily analyze your swing with its playback and drawing tools, allowing you to see if your swing is on plane, check your set up angles and monitor head movement, shoulders dipping, etc.

SwingPlaneSample videos of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and others are included. Additional purchases of videos featuring Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and others are available.

Frame by frame advance and rewind is available, as well as slow-motion playback and repeat playback. You can export videos to Facebook, Twitter or email.

Available for the iPhone at the App Store.

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Donald Is World Number One After PGA Win

Posted on May 30, 2011 by | Comments Off on Donald Is World Number One After PGA Win

Luke Donald beat Lee Westwood in a play-off to win the PGA Championship at Wentworth and overtake him as the world number one.

Donald won at the first play-off hole when Westwood found the water in front of the 18th green.

Donald hit 70 to Westwood’s 68 to tie on six under, while Englishman Simon Dyson (69) was third at four under.

On climbing one spot to the top of the rankings, England’s Donald said: “Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it?”

The American-based golfer added: “It’s something I’ll be very proud of. Obviously, there’s a lot of work still to do and hopefully there’ll be much more to come, but I’ll savour this.

“It’s a lot of responsibility and I’m looking forward to the challenge of being number one and hopefully I can hold onto it for a few more weeks. I know Lee and Martin [Kaymer] will be chasing me hard.

“To come through in these circumstances in one of the biggest tournaments in the world, going head-to-head with Lee is pretty special. It doesn’t get much better.

“To win here with the top three in the world, top six out of seven, all of the Ryder Cuppers, all four major champions, and to beat them in stroke play feels pretty good.”

 

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Poulter Beats Donald In World Match Play Final

Posted on May 23, 2011 by | Comments Off on Poulter Beats Donald In World Match Play Final

Ian Poulter beat Luke Donald 2&1 to win the World Match Play Championship in Spain on Sunday.

Had Donald won, he could have replaced Lee Westwood as world number one, but was unable to find form at the crucial times.

Poulter took the lead at the 14th and held his nerve to become the first player to win both world match play titles on either side of the Atlantic.

It was the 14th trophy of Poulter’s career but the first since the Hong Kong Open in November of last year. He moves up seven places in the world rankings as a result, from 22nd to 15th.

“I thought it would be pretty special to win this,” said Poulter.

“I finally started holing some putts. I’ve been frustrated for a few months and you have to hole putts to win.

“It’s a nice boost. Questions have been asked of me over the last five months.”

Poulter knocked out Westwood on his way to the final, and in a thrilling semi-final, he trailed Nicolas Colsaerts by two with four to play but fought back to take the match to sudden death. He then secured the win when the Belgian missed a par putt on the 19th hole.

 

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Westwood and Donald Record Early Wins

Posted on May 20, 2011 by | Comments Off on Westwood and Donald Record Early Wins

(From www.bbc.co.uk)

Lee Westwood and Luke Donald both recorded comprehensive victories in their opening games at the World Match Play Championship in Casares.

Englishman Westwood beat Denmark’s Anders Hansen 6&5, while countryman Donald defeated American Ryan Moore 4&3 in the first round of group matches.

Northern Ireland duo Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell also won but Paul Casey lost 3&1 to Alvaro Quiros of Spain.

Ian Poulter birdied the last to force a half with Italy’s Francesco Molinari.

McIlroy defeated South African Retief Goosen on the last hole and US Open holder McDowell beat Open champion Louis Oosthuizen 3&1.

Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez trounced Masters champion Charl Schwartzel 6&5, while former world number one Martin Kaymer beat 2009 US PGA champion YE Yang 2&1.

The format sees 24 players divided into eight groups of three based on world rankings, with two points for a win and one for a halved match.

The top two from each group will progress to the last 16 knockout stages.

 

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Donald Looks To Claim Number One Slot Back From Westwood

Posted on May 19, 2011 by | Comments Off on Donald Looks To Claim Number One Slot Back From Westwood

Luke Donald has another opportunity to claim the world number one slot from Lee Westwood at the World Match Play Championship in Marbella, which started earlier on today.

Westwood leads the field for the new format, with 24 players in eight groups of three and the top two progressing to the knock-out phase which will take place across the weekend.

Should Donald win, he will become the first player to win two match play titles on both sides of the Atlantic.

“I enjoy the challenge of one against one over 18 holes,” he said.

Donald beat Martin Kaymer in the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play in February and has since been in decent form.

The Englishman has made 12 top-10 finishes in his previous 13 tournaments, surging up the world rankings to second behind Ryder Cup team-mate Lee Westwood, who goes into the tournament at the Finca Cortesin course on the back of successive titles in Indonesia and Korea.

The match play event is returning to the European Tour after a 12-month absence.

“I think my records in the Ryder Cup, Walker Cup, the Match Play this year speak for themselves,” said Donald.

Westwood is in fine form himself,  after winning the recent Ballantine’s Championship.

“We play a lot of individual stroke play and match play is a different feel and mindset. It’s certainly nice to break it up.”

World number one Westwood will be up against Dane Anders Hansen and Australian Aaron Baddeley, while Donald faces holder Ross Fisher and Ryan Moore.

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Major Question Getting On Westwood’s Nerves

Posted on April 26, 2011 by | Comments Off on Major Question Getting On Westwood’s Nerves

(From Reuters.com)

World number one Lee Westwood is growing increasingly weary with being asked about his failure to win a first major title and told reporters in Seoul on Tuesday the question was getting on his nerves.

The Briton, speaking to reporters in Seoul ahead of the $2.8 million (£1.6 million) Ballantines Championship, said becoming world number one and winning a major were separate issues and that his only focus was to keep playing good golf.

“The amount of times I have to answer it gets on my nerves,” Westwood said. “This might be the very last time I could be answering this question. It could be no comment after this.

“The world rankings and major championships are two completely separate things,” added Westwood, who celebrated his 38th birthday by winning the Indonesian Masters in Jakarta at the weekend.

That victory, combined with fellow Englishman Luke Donald’s failure to win The Heritage, moved him back above Germany’s Martin Kaymer into top spot.

“I haven’t won a major yet but hope to do so soon. I’ve had a lot of good chances to win majors but it just hasn’t happened.

“But the world rankings are all about consistency and playing well week-in and week-out, which I tend to do. The secret to being world number one is having the consistency, and all parts of your game have to be good to do that.”

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Lee Westwood Is Number 1 Again

Posted on April 25, 2011 by | Comments Off on Lee Westwood Is Number 1 Again

Lee Westwood has regained the top spot in golf’s world rankings after clinching victory by three strokes at the Indonesia Masters on Sunday.

His compatriot Luke Donald failed by the narrowest of margins to claim the No.1 spot for himself after losing the PGA Tour Heritage tournament in a sudden-death playoff to American Brandt Snedeker.

Victory at the PGA Tour event — which had more ranking points on offer than the tournament in Indonesia — would have seen Donald leapfrog Westwood and Germany’s Martin Kaymer, who has been the world’s highest ranked player since February.

Donald took a one-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round at the Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina and posted a one-under par 70 to finish on 12-under par.

But Snedeker shot the round of the day — posting a seven-under par 64 — to tie the lead with Donald, who almost holed his bunker shot at the 72nd hole to win the tournament.

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