2012年4月28日星期六
the Northwest can produce great golfers
Record numbers of Northwest players have been on the major golf tours the past couple of years, the University of Washington men's golf team has become a national powerhouse and the UW women's team is re-emerging.
No longer is the Northwest a distant outpost, looked down upon by the golfing world. You can become great playing in the Northwest. Just ask the people who would know.
"I always thought it was a huge advantage to grow up in Seattle," he said.
Ten players from the Northwest have been playing on the PGA Tour the past couple of years. They include Ryan Moore, the Mizuno MP-58 irons Puyallup player who had one of the greatest amateur careers in history before finding success on the PGA Tour, and Jimin Kang, the King's High School of Shoreline graduate who is a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour.
"Ryan had success and now there are others, like Kyle Stanley, who saw that and are now doing great," Mike Moore said. "Success begets success."
"You can still live here and play on the Tour," Bies said. "I don't think it's a disadvantage at all. I don't believe you need to play every day, especially after you develop your game. It's good to get away. Look at Steve Stricker, who lives in Wisconsin. Living in a place where you can't play every day — it gives you a break."
Couples said the conditions he faced at Jefferson Park Golf Course in Seattle served him well.
Tree-lined courses in the area? That made him improve his driving accuracy. It's no wonder that Riviera Country Mizuno MP-68 Irons Club in Los Angeles is one of his favorite courses on the PGA Tour.
Ryan Moore became a superstar at UNLV, forging one of the greatest amateur records in history. Moore said the lessons he learned playing in the Northwest stayed with him.
"I am sure if I had gone to Washington, I would have become the same player," he said.
Tree-lined courses in the area? That made him improve his driving accuracy. It's no wonder that Riviera Country Club discount golf clubs in Los Angeles is one of his favorite courses on the PGA Tour.
"It reminds me of (Seattle's) Broadmoor Country Club," he said.
Ryan Moore became a superstar at UNLV, forging one of the greatest amateur records in history. Moore said the lessons he learned playing in the Northwest stayed with him.
Thurmond said great junior players have always been in the area, but that in the past couple of decades they have traveled out of the area more and have tested themselves against other top players in the nation.
"I don't just follow the Huskies and the Seattle pro teams," Couples said. "I also follow the golfers from the area, and I hope there are more."
2012年4月20日星期五
history about We-Ko-Pa Golf Club
The second is a monster of a par-five at 588 yards from the tournament tees. The hole bends to the right and finishes left at the green. A big drive over the right corner of the scrub will leave 270-300 yards from pay dirt. After a sensible lay up on the right side of the fairway, you are left with a gentle pitch to a narrow green. Missing left will leave a difficult uphill pitch to a very undulating surface.
The difficulty on the fifth is not just the distance of 207 yards, but the narrow green, which is just 21 feet across and 37 feet deep. Toss in a quartet of bunkers right and long and a steep rise left and this hole adds up to trouble with a capital "T." To further complicate matters, the deep bunker that parallels the green on the right is a disaster waiting to happen.
One of the most picturesque and challenging holes on the course, the eighth awaits those carrying cameras as well as clubs ... and it is long, so let it rip and have the telephoto lens attached. At 605 yards, you're a candidate for frequent flyer mileage, so just pull out the big dog and let it rip. The challenge on this dogleg right is your second shot. The problem here is that you are forced to lay up at the 150-yard spot as the fairway ends as rough and a dry creek bed take over. Yes, John Daly can get home, but us mortal folks need a better area for an approach. The downward slope from tee to green is, in a word, grand, leaving the player with a beautiful vista of the surrounding mountains.
No. 12 is just 390 yards, and features a very wide fairway, although it narrows the further down you try to take it. Your approach shot plays right to a green that features a spine running down the center and a pair of bunkers guarding the entrance. An easy hole, but be careful because, as with most holes at We-Ko-Pa, rugged desert scrub awaits the errant shot.
The 15th is a blast ... literally. Only 327 yards, the back tee is situated 50 yards to the right of the cart path. Your drive is forced to carry 200 yards over desert and scrub to a narrow fairway protected by a pair of bunkers on the right. The other option is to let it rip and try and drive the green. Not only does the fairway open up closer to the green, the putting surface is the largest on the course at 54 yards deep and 36 yards wide - not a bad target. Go for it!
Coore and Crenshaw wasted little time getting the player involved on the Saguaro course, as it opens with a wicked, 469-yard par-four. This dogleg left features a fairly wide landing area, but even with a successful tee ball, you'll still be left with a medium-to-long iron to a decent-sized putting surface. Sand guards the right, while desert looms left. Laying up short of the green is not a bad play, as this will leave a simple pitch and run for par. Make sure you clear the 20-yard desert wash that starts at the 90-yard mark or you'll have a rude awakening to start your round.
The longest hole at We-Ko-Pa, the fourth is a massive, 631-yard par-five that will hardly be reached in two, let alone three by some of us. The tee shot is critical, as fairway bunkers guard the left, as well as the right-center. If successful, fairway metal should be enough to put you in proper position to attach the hole. The green is circular in design and quite small at just 29 paces in depth. Anywhere on this putting surface and you have a shot at birdie.
The closing hole on the outward nine is also the easiest and shortest on the Saguaro course. Just 137 yards from the back tees, so figure a deuce on the card ... right? Well, not so fast. Although it's a short iron, you'll have to negotiate one of the quirkiest greens. Three bunkers guard the putting surface, front and both sides. The front section of the green is quite narrow, so a close pin will be tough to hit. The back portion opens up at bit, so go for it when the flag is deep.
Not much of a respite on the 13th, another lengthy par-four. Another carry over the desert to a fairly wide landing area, but beware of the diabolical bunker in the middle of the zone. Left fairway, although tighter, is the best side to play from. Again, a long iron or hybrid will be required to reach another long putting surface. A front bunker and chipping areas surround this green, making your attempt at par very difficult.
The difficulty on the fifth is not just the distance of 207 yards, but the narrow green, which is just 21 feet across and 37 feet deep. Toss in a quartet of bunkers right and long and a steep rise left and this hole adds up to trouble with a capital "T." To further complicate matters, the deep bunker that parallels the green on the right is a disaster waiting to happen.
One of the most picturesque and challenging holes on the course, the eighth awaits those carrying cameras as well as clubs ... and it is long, so let it rip and have the telephoto lens attached. At 605 yards, you're a candidate for frequent flyer mileage, so just pull out the big dog and let it rip. The challenge on this dogleg right is your second shot. The problem here is that you are forced to lay up at the 150-yard spot as the fairway ends as rough and a dry creek bed take over. Yes, John Daly can get home, but us mortal folks need a better area for an approach. The downward slope from tee to green is, in a word, grand, leaving the player with a beautiful vista of the surrounding mountains.
No. 12 is just 390 yards, and features a very wide fairway, although it narrows the further down you try to take it. Your approach shot plays right to a green that features a spine running down the center and a pair of bunkers guarding the entrance. An easy hole, but be careful because, as with most holes at We-Ko-Pa, rugged desert scrub awaits the errant shot.
The 15th is a blast ... literally. Only 327 yards, the back tee is situated 50 yards to the right of the cart path. Your drive is forced to carry 200 yards over desert and scrub to a narrow fairway protected by a pair of bunkers on the right. The other option is to let it rip and try and drive the green. Not only does the fairway open up closer to the green, the putting surface is the largest on the course at 54 yards deep and 36 yards wide - not a bad target. Go for it!
Coore and Crenshaw wasted little time getting the player involved on the Saguaro course, as it opens with a wicked, 469-yard par-four. This dogleg left features a fairly wide landing area, but even with a successful tee ball, you'll still be left with a medium-to-long iron to a decent-sized putting surface. Sand guards the right, while desert looms left. Laying up short of the green is not a bad play, as this will leave a simple pitch and run for par. Make sure you clear the 20-yard desert wash that starts at the 90-yard mark or you'll have a rude awakening to start your round.
The longest hole at We-Ko-Pa, the fourth is a massive, 631-yard par-five that will hardly be reached in two, let alone three by some of us. The tee shot is critical, as fairway bunkers guard the left, as well as the right-center. If successful, fairway metal should be enough to put you in proper position to attach the hole. The green is circular in design and quite small at just 29 paces in depth. Anywhere on this putting surface and you have a shot at birdie.
The closing hole on the outward nine is also the easiest and shortest on the Saguaro course. Just 137 yards from the back tees, so figure a deuce on the card ... right? Well, not so fast. Although it's a short iron, you'll have to negotiate one of the quirkiest greens. Three bunkers guard the putting surface, front and both sides. The front section of the green is quite narrow, so a close pin will be tough to hit. The back portion opens up at bit, so go for it when the flag is deep.
Not much of a respite on the 13th, another lengthy par-four. Another carry over the desert to a fairly wide landing area, but beware of the diabolical bunker in the middle of the zone. Left fairway, although tighter, is the best side to play from. Again, a long iron or hybrid will be required to reach another long putting surface. A front bunker and chipping areas surround this green, making your attempt at par very difficult.
2012年4月5日星期四
Lee Westwood is your first-round leader
For bookkeeping purposes, Lee Westwood is your first-round leader after shooting a 5-under-par 67 on Thursday. He achieved it over a day in the event the predicted thunderstorms never attained Augusta National, though the nuttiness did.
Westwood will be the No. 3-ranked player in the world. His humorousness is drier than cotton mouth and I'd pay money to attend his news conferences. But he's never won a serious.
He's come near. A lot. A Masters ping g15 irons second-place finish. A second place and T-3 on the Open Championship. 1 / 3 place and T-3 in the U.S. Open. A T-3 on the PGA Championship.
Now Westwood has his first-ever 18-hole lead with a major. But can he ensure that it stays?
"Just wanting to cruise my distance to the tournament today and acquire inside a good position and then hopefully stay there," he explained.
It's actually a cool story, however it will need to stay at home line after a Thursday round of craziness. Compared to any devices that happened inside land of pimento cheese sandwiches, Westwood's 67 was Yawnsville.
Go through the top nine on this Masters leaderboard:
There's six international players, two Golf Boys and something guy from Auburn who's going to marry a Bama girl. And I haven't even mentioned the large Three yet -- Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy -- or even the guy who placed a Big Eight on his scorecard.
Anyway, we have Westwood (England), who's one stroke ahead of former Open Championship winner Louis Oosthuizen (South African) and Peter Hanson (Sweden). Then another British Open champion, Paul Lawrie (Scotland), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) and Francesco Taylormade Rocketballz Irons Molinari (Italy) join video sensations Ben Crane (USA) and Bubba Watson (Mars), as well as Jason Dufner (War Eagle) at 3-under.
I watched the pony-tailed Jimenez, otherwise known as "The Mechanic," for the driving range and putting green Thursday morning. He'd a cigar in their mouth the dimensions of a flashlight. Jimenez continues to be No. 1 argument against Golfers As Athletes, but he's just goofy enough to generate a run.
The past time anyone saw the 43-year old Lawrie, he was finishing T-60 at Doral. That is his sixth Masters anf the husband has three missed cuts. So nobody was exactly alerting a tailor to measure him to get a green jacket.
Crane and Watson were section of the four-man "Golf Boys" video that set humankind back decades. Watson can be a gas to view, but he's never done much here. He did Thursday.
And Dufner, who took part in his only other discount golf clubs Masters this season, is a proponent of War Eagle/Roll Tide marriages. Some inside the SEC will dsicover that unsettling.
Fundamental essentials men attempting to each win their first green jacket. Yet it's early.
Westwood will be the No. 3-ranked player in the world. His humorousness is drier than cotton mouth and I'd pay money to attend his news conferences. But he's never won a serious.
He's come near. A lot. A Masters ping g15 irons second-place finish. A second place and T-3 on the Open Championship. 1 / 3 place and T-3 in the U.S. Open. A T-3 on the PGA Championship.
Now Westwood has his first-ever 18-hole lead with a major. But can he ensure that it stays?
"Just wanting to cruise my distance to the tournament today and acquire inside a good position and then hopefully stay there," he explained.
It's actually a cool story, however it will need to stay at home line after a Thursday round of craziness. Compared to any devices that happened inside land of pimento cheese sandwiches, Westwood's 67 was Yawnsville.
Go through the top nine on this Masters leaderboard:
There's six international players, two Golf Boys and something guy from Auburn who's going to marry a Bama girl. And I haven't even mentioned the large Three yet -- Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy -- or even the guy who placed a Big Eight on his scorecard.
Anyway, we have Westwood (England), who's one stroke ahead of former Open Championship winner Louis Oosthuizen (South African) and Peter Hanson (Sweden). Then another British Open champion, Paul Lawrie (Scotland), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) and Francesco Taylormade Rocketballz Irons Molinari (Italy) join video sensations Ben Crane (USA) and Bubba Watson (Mars), as well as Jason Dufner (War Eagle) at 3-under.
I watched the pony-tailed Jimenez, otherwise known as "The Mechanic," for the driving range and putting green Thursday morning. He'd a cigar in their mouth the dimensions of a flashlight. Jimenez continues to be No. 1 argument against Golfers As Athletes, but he's just goofy enough to generate a run.
The past time anyone saw the 43-year old Lawrie, he was finishing T-60 at Doral. That is his sixth Masters anf the husband has three missed cuts. So nobody was exactly alerting a tailor to measure him to get a green jacket.
Crane and Watson were section of the four-man "Golf Boys" video that set humankind back decades. Watson can be a gas to view, but he's never done much here. He did Thursday.
And Dufner, who took part in his only other discount golf clubs Masters this season, is a proponent of War Eagle/Roll Tide marriages. Some inside the SEC will dsicover that unsettling.
Fundamental essentials men attempting to each win their first green jacket. Yet it's early.
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