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Tiger Woods' escape from deep rough, Zagat Golf Course Guide and Stan Utley's chipping drill

Monday May 14, 2007 | 15:57:58 295 words, 11934 views

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Tiger Woods may not have had a stellar performance at the Players Championship (his putting let him down once again), but at least he came away with a smile on his face on Sunday after redeeming himself with a five-under-par 67.

Although Tiger might have difficulty putting, rest assured that Woods is one of the best putters around. He is also terrific out of deep rough. We give you a Tiger tip to assist you when the rough is as deep as it was at Winged Foot during the 2006 U.S. Open.

Also on Golf for Beginners, Barry and I look at the new Zagat guide:America’s Top Golf Courses. With input from over 6,000 golfers (most were men) and a rating system similar to their popular nightlife and restaurant guides, this Zagat Guide is an interesting addition to their lineup.

Stan Utley is a professional advisor to Golf Digest. In this month’s magazine he gives us a very easy-to-learn chipping drill. We pass it along to you.

Finally, congratulations to Phil Mickelson! Lefty is now second only to Tiger Woods in FedEx Cup points. The race for PGA Tour dominance is on!

With Butch Harmon on his team, is Mickelson now feeling confident enough to take on Tiger Woods head-to-head?

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Comment from: George [Visitor]

I like your site...lots of good information

Permalink 2007-05-14 @ 18:06

Comment from: Steve Katz [Visitor] · http://www.onlinegolfer.net

Lots of good tips in here. Lets hope we can learn more from what Phil has learnt from Butch in the next few months.

Permalink 2007-05-15 @ 15:32

Comment from: Oliver Sudden [Visitor]

I love it when you parrot Tiger's BS "his putting him down once again". He had several penalty strokes at The Players and except for the last 14 holes hit it sideways all week. He's got big problems with his long game and is in denial. And it's not just fore right anymore. At Bayhill on 6 and again at The Players he hit duck hooks into the lake. So get ready to write "Is Tiger in a slump ?" articles after he misses the cut at Oakmont. And I'm not a Tiger hater, quite the opposite but I calls 'em like I sees 'em.

Permalink 2007-05-20 @ 22:41

Comment from: Stacy Solomon [Member] · http://www.worldgolf.com/blogs/golf-for-beginners

Tiger Woods is still leader in the FedEx Cup points race and number one in the world on the PGA Tour. He makes fewer mistakes than anyone else on tour. His "slump" still keeps him in contention for most tournaments.

Permalink 2007-05-21 @ 13:18

Comment from: fianchetto [Visitor]

Miss the cut- You wish. Prepare for a lot of
egg on your face, Oakmont will be a long, long
weekend for you and TW!

Permalink 2007-05-23 @ 06:22

Comment from: Amit [Visitor]

Great website and tips. I think that Mickelson has no chance head to head with Tiger.

Permalink 2008-02-21 @ 20:45

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