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This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2007 series Fixing Your Game Article 13: The Playoffs – Golf’s Marathon As we grow up in the game of golf, we all have to learn how to prepare our game for competition. Whether it be a one-day junior tournament, the club championship, an extended golf vacation [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2007 series Fixing Your Game Article 14: Short Game Magic As I sign off for the 2007 summer golf season, my fifth of writing this column for The Record, let’s talk about the importance of what we refer to as the short game. To me, the chipping/pitching and [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Article 4: Title: Putting Wins and Loses Tournaments We saw it again this week at the US Open. The player who wins, putts well. The player who misses coming down the stretch returns to try again another day. And yet tour players, [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Article 5: Title: The most important shot in the game The six foot putt – the most important shot in the game – once again determined the outcome of the US Open. During the course of the week we constantly saw the [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Article 6: Title: Mental Toughness – The extra Club in Tiger’s Bag Last week in the US Open we were treated to an epic playoff battle between two very determined, never give up, players – one coming off debilitating back surgery [...] This article, written by Ozzzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Article 7: Title: Good Speed Putters Make More Putts The debate continues: When putting, which is more important: line or speed? Let’s think of it this way: in order to determine your line, you must first determine your speed. Why? Because a [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Title – The Demands of Royal Birkdale So what makes a links course special? And what kinds of shots are needed to beat the course? Host, this week, to the British Open for an historic ninth time, Royal Birkdale has been [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Article 9: Title: The Great White vs. The Best of Ireland As I write this article following Saturday’s round of the British Open at Royal Birkdale, the whole golf world is caught up in 53 year old Greg Norman’s unprecedented lead after [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Article 10: Title: Acceleration – The Key to Accuracy AND Power How often have you heard your playing partner say, “I’d gladly give up distance off the tee if I could just drive it in the fairway?” Which obviously begs the question, [...] This article, written by Ozzie Carlson, appeared in the Bergen Record 2008 series The Winners Circle Article 11: Title: Conquering Oakland Hills “The Monster” In 1951 Ben Hogan, returning to championship golf following a crippling and near life threatening head-on collision with a bus, conquered the course he termed “the monster” to win the US Open at Oakland [...] |
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