http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog The Bird Golf Academy Schools Weblog Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:09:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Solheim Cup was a riveting spectacle of pure golf. The bi-annual competition between Europe and the USA produced some of the best competitive golf of the year, and the players put on a show for the ages. Perhaps the most poignant aspect of this event is that none of the players ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/a-sensational-solheim-cup.shtml Y.E. Yang did more than just win the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club today, he proved that the invincible Tiger Woods, is a mortal after all. Tiger Woods had up until today, never lost the lead of a Major Championship, after holding the over-night 3rd. round lead. He was ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/the-ying-and-yang.shtml We have known Chris Bassett for 6 years. Chris is a passionate golfer, who is both a student of the game and who represents all that is grand in this maddening pursuit. Courage is an over-used word (like ‘great’). We often call a golfer courageous because they sink a 4 foot ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/courage.shtml Tiger Woods recorded his 70th PGA Tour win today at the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone. It may be that we have come to expect the unimaginable to be the norm, for this incredible athlete, but make no mistake, what he is accomplishing is epic. There are sports records that defy reality. Ones ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/70.shtml The Open Championship at Turnberry was so much more than just a golf tournament. It was magical. A quixotic blend of ecstasy and agony that were simultaneously addictive. Stewart Cink’s name will deservedly be engraved on the Claret Jug; but Tom Watson won our hearts and it is he who will ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/the-greatest-game.shtml ‘Father Time’ stands not still, but is rewound. Tom Watson is continuing to defy every conceivable reason why a 59 year old man “can’t” do something. After 54 holes of the ‘Open” Championship Watson leads golf’s oldest Major Championship. After a superlative opening round of 5-under par, 65, we thought to ourselves ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/turning-back-time-at-turnberry.shtml Congratulations to Bird Golf’s, Craig Waryan, for being named as the #1 Teacher in Minnesota, by Golf Digest magazine. Craig has been a regular member of the Top Ten in Golf Digest’s annual ranking of teachers by state, but this is his first time as #1. Of course, all of the students ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/waryan-tops-golf-digest-list.shtml It would be remiss not to first congratulate, the winner of the 2009 US Open, Lucas Glover. Glover played in the final group for the last 36 holes (over three days) of Golf’s most difficult Major Championship and handled himself and his game perfectly. This quiet, softly spoken, gentlemen from South ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/the-slipper-almost-fit.shtml After 36 holes at the 2009, US Open at Bethpage Black, the annual US Open, “Cinderella Story”, finds itself being written Except that this is no Cinderella. This man is the only player in the last 15 years who has truly challenged the dominance of one, Tiger Woods. He was the ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/cinderella-at-bethpage-black.shtml We have just had the privilege of working with an extraordinary person. Someone who came to our golf school to improve their game, and by doing so, taught and inspired, us. “Twink” Carothers is 85 years young. Mrs. Carothers is a keen golfer who has played for over 20 years, and ... http://www.birdgolf.com/golfschoolblog/golf/you-never-stop-learning.shtml