PHOTO PROVIDED Even putting requires a tension-free motion. I have written thousands of golf tips, but there is only one that applies to all golfers regardless of their handicap: relaxation and rotation. Their golf game will improve immediately if a golfer relaxes their hands and arms while rotating their shoulders. …
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He called on Mickelson to “be a man, step up, accept the truth of who you’re getting in bed with.”The Saudi government has long denied any involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sept. 11 Commission, in its 2004 report, found “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution …
Read More »LIV Golf Is Drawing Big Names and Heavy Criticism in Oregon
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — The Saudi government-backed LIV Golf Invitational series arrives in the United States on Thursday as it continues to roil a genteel sport with a slogan that promises, “Golf, but louder.” Except this is probably not the kind of noise its supporters had in mind.There is vehement …
Read More »Schauffele Holds Off Theegala to Win Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. — Before the first round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday, Sahith Theegala, a PGA Tour rookie, was asked if young players in the field were worried about the cluster of veterans spurning the tour to join the rival, Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.“Actually, there’s a next man up …
Read More »In Gee Chun Wins Women’s P.G.A. Championship
BETHESDA, Md. — In Gee Chun of South Korea rallied after losing the rest of her once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled front nine to win the Women’s P.G.A. Championship on Sunday when Lexi Thompson faltered with her putter.Chun shot a three-over-par 75 for the second consecutive day at Congressional Country …
Read More »Will LIV Golf Diminish PGA Tour Events Like the Travelers Championship?
CROMWELL, Conn. — The Travelers Championship in central Connecticut, contested on a golf course beside cornfields, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this week, which makes it one of the oldest continuously operated PGA Tour events. Through the decades, the tournament has changed names and venues, but in a small state …
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