http://www.learngolfwithme.com Easy Golf Tips, Tricks, News, Discussion for Everyone Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:48:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The British Open kicked off the first round at Birkdale.  It is a beautiful course with very challenging golfing conditions.  This is what Birkdale has treated the golfers at the British Open. In the morning, the golfers were greeted with rain and wind.  many notables who teed off early face ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2008-07-18/british-open-at-birkdale/ The coming British Open this week at Royal Birkdale will be the first major without Tiger Woods for the last decade.  Tiger Woods announced on June 18 that he will not be returning to the British Open and will be out for the rest of the season due to ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2008-07-14/british-open-without-tiger-woods/ Young and energetic Anthony Kim wins the AT&T National hosted by Tiger Woods.  He was three shots behind the leaders going into the final round and shot a remarkable 5 under 65 for a two shot victory over Fredrik Jacobson.  Anthony now becomes the youngest player (25) to win two ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2008-07-07/young-anthony-kim-wins-at-att/ Facing long putt shots are challenges in golf that be quite rewarding.  And there is one thing that all golfers who are great putters have in common: they have a natural sense of feel for the speed and distance needed when making a long putt shot. This feel is not ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2007-11-20/golf-putting-for-beginners/ Having confidence in yourself is of utmost importance in golf, and practically everywhere else in life as well. How you feel about yourself as a person will carry over into the quality of your game and the enjoyment you seek, or lack thereof. I have seen dozens of golfers ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2007-11-19/have-confidence-and-enjoy-golf/ The green is right in front of you and what you need to do is to knock the ball onto the green.  When it is time to hit your approach shot, your main objective is to keep the ball on the green. With enough practise (as with all aspects ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2007-11-14/green-condition-to-consider-for-approach/ I am sure you have seen golf pros hit the golf ball onto the green past the pin, and the golf ball just spin back towards the pin. It is a shot commonly used by the pros to control the approach to the green. It is a good ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2007-11-14/how-to-backspin-the-golf-ball/ Golf courses are phenomenally appealing to the eye, loaded with nature's finest landscape of beautiful trees and various bushes.  This is one reason why I like golf.  Relax and enjoy the environment - beautiful.  The only time I do not enjoy as much of the landscape is when my ball lands in ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2007-11-13/playing-a-golf-shot-near-a-tree/ At the end of the final day, there are 3 players with a score of 10 under-par. They are world no. 2 Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood and Ross Fisher. Phil Mickelson eventually emerged the winner of the tournament on the second playoff hole. He takes home $833,330 purse money ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2007-11-11/three-way-playoff-at-hsbc-champions/ After the 3rd day of the HSBC Champions Tournament, world no.2 Phil Mickelson leads the field at 14 under-par heading into the final round tomorrow. Mickelson played a fantastic round comprising of 6 birdies and 2 bogeys for a round of 68.  Two strokes behind Mickelson is a young golfer ... http://www.learngolfwithme.com/2007-11-10/phil-mickelson-leads-the-field/