I just discovered “Outside the Ropes”, a series of interviews with various PGA players on the PGA YouTube-Channel. I found them quite entertaining:

Anthony Kim sounds like a fun guy:

Link: www.youtube.com

Boo Weekley definitely is a redneck:

Link: www.youtube.com

Camilo Villegas tells about his superstitiousness:

Link: www.youtube.com

and Sergio Garcia is - rather boring:

Link: www.youtube.com

(via OttawaGolfBlog’s Tweet)

Apparently, it is really him!

Ok, so everybody of us has seen the movie “Happy Gilmore” with Adam Sandler performing this hilarious hockey swing at the golf ball.

Well, Padraig Harrington actually agreed on testing, wether or not this technique works and adds more yardage to his tee shots. But see for yourself:

Link: www.youtube.com

(via Linksgolfer)

Today marks the fourth anniversary of this golf blog. Over these years I made rellay nice contacts, shared great experiences and received great feedback from you. Makes me look forward to the next four years!

What better way to practice your golf swing than to just step outside in your own backyard and practice some chipping.

All you need is a target:

I dont use normal balls, but some air flow plastic golf balls. You can hit them with your full swing, but they only fly about 10% of the distance. I just hit my first shots and had the neighbours cheering with every shot. Very funny.

Wednesday, 22. April 2009

19:25 Eurosport, Golf
19:35 Eurosport, European Tour, China Open
20:05 Eurosport, Golf Club

Für alle Berliner und Brandenburger Golfer gibt es wohl derzeit keine günstigere Möglichkeit, 18 Loch zu spielen als bis Ende April im Golfclub Stolper Heide. Für 22,50 € gibts die volle Runde auf dem Westplatz (Bernhard Langer Design) oder Ostplatz (Kurt Rossknecht Design).

Ich konnte mich gestern abend vom excellenten Platzzustand überzeugen, für die Jahreszeit ein hervorragender Pflegezustand, makellose und schnelle Grüns, blühende Natur ringsum, ein Traum.

Winstongolf is a relatively new course near Schwerin, now seven years old and currently featuring 27 holes. The course was recommended to me numerous times by friends so I took the occasion as the GC St. Pauli hosted their Masters tournament there this year to play the course.

Getting there is rather simple, take the autobahn from Berlin or Hamburg and between 1,5 to 2 hours of driving will get you there. You’ll be surprised as I was when entering the premises: currently the club is adding some extra 18 holes and is amidst the earth movement, so it looks more like a moon surface and instead of John Deere machines the brand you’ll see more is Caterpillar. But as soon as you’re getting nearer to the clubhouse, you’ll get the right impression of the course.

The clubhouse is of modern design and from the terrace you oversee wide parts of the course. Staff is very friendly and helpful. With the building of the second 18 hole course, the club will get new practice facilities. Momentarily, it features driving range, two putting greens and chipping green with a practice bunker, good standard.

The end moraine landscape gives the course a nice undulation, playing downhill or uphill or sidehill lies is standard here. In my opinion there isn’t a boring hole on this course. Every single one has its own character and difficulty. Elevated teeboxes on #4 and #16 give you a) a really nice view of the course and b) the opportunity for a precise or long tee shot. Interesting layouts like #6 with a stone wall 180 meters away from the teebox, you need to have the length and the precision.

Greens are very undulated and fast. This is where I left most of my shots. Imagine a green the shape of Africa. My ball lies in South Africa, but the pin location is in Ghana. It was the first time I thought about chipping on the green. I didn’t, but the one time was rewarded with a five putt.

Playing the course was really interesting and is a challenge for every player. Greenfees are between 51,00 and 61,00 Euros for 18 holes and you need a minimum handicap of -45 to play the course. I’ll definitely return to the club, the new 18 holes also promise a nice experience.

WINSTONgolf GmbH
Kranichweg 1
19065 Vorbeck

Tel: 03860 - 5020
Fax: 03860 - 50 22 22
E-Mail: info@winstongolf.de

Wednesday, 15. April 2009
21:05 Eurosport, US PGA Tour , The Masters Tournament
22:00 Eurosport, US PGA Tour, Shell Houston Open
23:05 Eurosport, European Tour, Open de Portugal
23:35 Eurosport, Golf Club

“Football has always been the biggest sport in my country. I won the Masters but that’s not going to change what football means.” Angel Cabrera after his Masters win.