28% more putts?

I certainly would and I'm sure most are in the same position of wanting to hole more putts than they currently do, so here goes. I read recently in a leading golf magazine that golfers would hole 28% more putts if instead of looking at the ball when they putt they looked at the hole from set up right until the ball stops rolling. This does not involve moving your head during the stroke but keeping it still just looking at a different point. I have tried this out with a few putts on the practice putting green and did not seem to get a feel for it but I'm sure that if I persevered it may work.... give it a go and tell me what you think!

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News

Sarah Herd and her brother George won the Sarah Herd invitational foursomes tournament on the New Course at Walton Heath at the weekend.

Chris Kelly was leading after the first round of the 54 hole Scottish Wateraid tournament at St Andrews Bay.

The semi finals for the Stirling and Clackmannanshire County Championship have been decided and will be played on Wednesday, the 2 matches are Linda Robertson against Elaine Alison and Margaret Tough against Vicki Stevenson.

Faiz bin Abdul Halim has been named the most promising Malaysian golfer of 18 years of age who studies in Britain. Good luck to him in the future! He has a rather unorthodox swing, however.

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Congratulations

Well done to Francesco Molinari who won his first european tour tournament in his second year on tour this weekend. He also ended the wait for an Italian winner of the Telecom Italia Open which has spanned 26 years.

Congratulations are also due to Kelsey MacDonald who shot an 8 under 64 in the qualifying of the Northern Counties Championship at Forrest Golf Club and went on to win the title in the match play stages. For a 15 year old this is quite impressive.

Gail Mollison of Dunbraken Ladies won the Coronation Foursomes round the PGA centenary course which is hosting the Ryder Cup in 2014.... you never know maybe we will see here if ladies are allowed to play in the Ryder Cup by then!

Heather Macrae was top scot at tied 11th in the Wales Open championship after rounds of 75 79 and 76. England's Naomi Edwards was victorious in this event.

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Hootie Johnson has stepped down as Chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters tournament on May 21st 2006. He will be replaced by William Porter Payne.

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club host of the 2005 Senior's British Open is to host the 2011 Walker Cup which will be a great event on a fantastic golf course and help to promote the many links golf courses in the Northern of Scotland which are of supreme quality.

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thought for the day:
“Many a golfer prefers a golf cart to a caddy because the cart cannot count, criticize or laugh”

News... Sorry

Sorry for the lack of posting this week I have been busy.

I would like to congratulate Sir Michael Lunt on being appointed Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club for 2006-2007; he was last year's captain of Walton Heath Golf Club where he did a fantastic job and is a former Eisenhower Cup winner.

The European tour is in Italy this week at Tolcinasco Golf and Country Club. Rocha is leading at 10 under after completing his second round which is currently under way. Europe's Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam is currently tied 8th at 7 under.

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p.s. more news later.