July 2, 2010
A laser rangefinder is a gadget which has become very popular amongst amateur golfers from all over the world. This is a device that is used for finding the distance to a certain object/point. Although they were used more in the army or geology, lately they have become a very helpful device for golfers.
Golfers use rangefinders for different purposes, like finding out distances to sand traps or even how far the pin is, and the results are quite accurate due to the technology maturation. The gadget projects a laser to the object and calculates the time needed for the laser to return. With a rangefinder, amateur golfers have drastically improved their skills over the last 10 years.
And this is not even an expensive device, with prices as low as ~£180 for an entry-level rangefinder, there are not many people that cannot afford it. And when it comes to sports enthusiasts, nothing is too expensive to try out when it comes to skill improvement, right ?
Although the benefits of using a rangefinder are obvious, there are two teams among golfers that do not share the same thoughts on using a device like this : on first team, there are the ones that believe using this gadget will never allow them to step from amateurs to great golfers while it is always better to learn how to calculate the distances without any tech-help. On the other hand, there are the golfers that enjoy using a rangefinder and lately find it a device that cannot miss from the field when playing golf.
And you ? What team are you playing in?
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June 7, 2010
The crop of young British golfing talent continues to shin as Justin Rose records his firs major win. Justin Rose won the Memorial Tournament at Muirhead Village, Ohio, USA. Playing the 162nd event of his PGA Tour career, Rose came from four behind Rickie Fowler to triumph by three with a magnificent closing 66, the low round of the day, and 18 under par total of 270. Commenators who has followed Rose career said he play the finest game of golf he has ever played in his life to win.
The win at Ohio makes Rose the third European to win in the USA this season after his Ryder Cup partner Ian Poulter’s success at the WGC-Accenture Match Play and Rory McIlroy’s Quail Hollow Championship victory.
The win help Rose move from 66th to 33rd in the world rankings, and a rise from 27th to eighth on the European Ryder Cup world points list.
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April 8, 2010
Yesterday on ESPN and Golf Channel Nike revealed a new Tiger Woods commercial. The advert lasts 33 seconds and was shot in black and white, but here comes the creepy part: a detached Tiger Woods stares at the camera while his deceased father’s voice is being used as a voice-over.
For all the duration of this advert, the recorded voice of his father, Earl Woody, who died in 2006, speaks about taking responsibility:
“Tiger, I am more prone to be inquisitive, to promote discussion,” his father says.
“I want to find out what your thinking was; I want to find out what your feelings are.
“Did you learn anything?”
This ad is the first one for Woods since the scandal about his infidelities erupted in November and was aired just one day before the Masters starts.
During Tiger Wood’s latest scandal, the famous sports clothing company, Nike Inc., was one of the few sponsor that supported him all throughout that period. However, as the scandal widely spread, Woods has lost sponsors like Accenture LLP and AT&T, while Gillette stopped using him in its commercials.
Nike Inc. has not made any comment regarding this newly broadcast commercial.
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March 18, 2010
This Tuesday Tiger Woods said that the four-month break will be over while participating to next month’s Masters, starting on April 8.
His last participation to a sport event took place on November 15 when he won the Australian Masters, heading for his 82nd victory in golf tournaments. On November 27 he suffered a crash while driving his car near his house followed by outrageous leaks about his extra-marital affairs.Rumors about what happened that night started to rise and finally he confessed that he was cheating his wife in a public speak on December 11.
Although he said a lot of work is to be done in his personal life, the returning to competitions it is the next step after almost two hard months of inpatient therapy. Even though rumors said that he will return to golf at Tavistock Cup next week followed by the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, he denied and said that the Masters is the earliest competition he can play.
The next Masters competition has the highest TV ratings, however Tiger Woods’ return will definitely boost the ratings off the chart while all eyes will be on the champion: media, other players and fans. It is not the first time when Woods comes back after a long break from playing golf; first it was after his father passed away and second time he won the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines with a shattered knee.
Woods first became a Masters winner in 1997, when he was 21 and he continued winning this tournament three times also. In 1997 he became the youngest tournament’s champion and broke the Masters’ scoring record with a 12-shot win.
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September 19, 2009
Ruth Day, a 64-year-old retiree from northern England, had the day of her life on the golf course last week.
Day shot two holes-in-one in the same round at Whitley Bay Golf Club, where she is a member.
“A hole in one in itself is usually pretty amazing,” Day said in Friday’s edition of The Journal, a newspaper in northeast England. “But I couldn’t believe it when I did the same thing 10 holes further on.”
The feat is rare. Golf Digest estimates the odds against a golfer having two holes-in-one in the same round at 67 million to 1.
But just last week, former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steve Blass made two holes-in-one in a span of 11 holes during the team’s annual alumni golf outing.
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