Thursday, October 27, 2011

Golfers Improve with the Power of Suggestion

Ken Jowdy Review gets scientific.  A new study finds that golfers significantly improved their putting ability when they believed the putter they were using belonged to a celebrity golfer.

For more information read below.

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http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/the-case-of-the-haunted-golf-cl...

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Rory McIlrory Gets Rid of Chubby

Ken Jowdy File brings you this article.  Rory McIlroy dropped his manager, Chubby Chandler, to join his compatriot Graeme McDowell at a smaller agency.

The US Open champion broke the news to Chandler, the founder and managing director of International Sports Management, immediately after this after this week's Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.  Chandler was apparently surprised by the move.

 

Jim Furyk Looks to Rack Up Frequent Flier Miles

Ken Jowdy Review brings you this article.  Jim Furyk is playing in Shanghai before the Nov. 17-20 matches at Royal Melbourne in Australia.  That may seem like a lot of traveling as there will be other Presidents Cup player there.  However, Furyk will go home to Florida in between.

Furyk will be in the air roughly 25,000 miles before getting to Royal Melbourne.

For more on this odyessy see below.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/golf/furyk-going-the-china-f...

Monday, October 24, 2011

Last Man Standing: PGA Golfer Salvages Season

Ken Jowdy Golf brings you this article.  D.J. Trahan retained his full playing status on the PGA by finishing No. 125 on the money list.  Trahan made a 22-foot birdie putt on his final hole at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.  He edged out Bobby Gates by a mere $1,431. For more read here:

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20111023/ARTICLES/111029856/1001/sports02?Title=Former-Dorman-golfer-Trahan-secures-PGA-Tour-card-for-next-season

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Tom Lewis wins tourney in third professional start

Ken Jowdy Golf is following the story of European golf pro 20-year-old =Tom Lewis who won the Portugal Masters in just his third start professional start.  For more read the article below.

http://www.golfonline.co.uk/golf-news/golf-tour/european-golf-tour/tom-lewis-wins-first-title-but-admits-he-has-long-way-to-go-nd-800760934.html

Friday, October 14, 2011

Clinton Sees Golf as Cure for Nation's Ills

Ken Jowdy golf found this interesting.  Former President Bill Clinton stated in an interview that
golf could go a long way from helping Washington partisan gridlock to even helping slash the deficit.  We couldn't agree more.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/65951.html#ixzz1aoCcIOXF