This Weeks PGA Tour Stop – The Players Championship!

Written by Mel Sole on May 8, 2015. Posted in PGA Tour

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I love doing articles that have a future. By that, I mean a “Series” like the “My Best Shot” or the “Pair your Golf and Wine.”

There is a comforting continuity to these types of articles. My newest series is called “This Weeks Tour Stop,” where I will bring you interesting facts and features about the current week’s PGA Tour (or LPGA Tour) golf course. The first one out of the box – TPC Sawgrass, brought to you by golfvacationinsider.com.

Rory McIlroy put notions that Jordan Spieth was about to supplant him as the best player in the world to bed with a commanding march through the WGC – Cadillac Match Play field last weekend in San Francisco. Will he keep the momentum going at yet another heralded, public-accessible track this week?

The PLAYERS Championship

Where? TPC Sawgrass (PLAYERS Stadium Course)

Few holes in golf inspire heart-pounding anticipation like the iconic 17th at the Stadium Course.

The Pete Dye-designed PLAYERS Stadium Course probably needs less of an introduction than any PGA Tour stop not named Augusta or Pebble Beach, and part of that is owed to the fact that the course’s primary reason for being is to test the best players in the world. That it also serves as the centerpiece of a golf resort is, frankly, secondary.

Not that that should be seen as a strike against the course. Indeed, it is the quintessential “professional golf experience” course, providing as stern a test as possible to visitors and the Tour. Its closing trio of holes, anchored by the famous island-green par-3 17th, is the stuff golf dreams (and nightmares) are made of.

Source: golfvacationinsider.com

Pictures: Golf Odyssey Ungaio

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Rickie Fowler could beat you left-handed – Check this out!

Written by Mel Sole on May 7, 2015. Posted in Fun Golf Video's

Rickie Fowler could beat you left-handed – Check this out!

Most right-handed professional golfers (including myself) can hit a ball left-handed. (as I am sure left-handers can hit righty.)

But to stand on the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass and hit a shot on the green left-handed – now that takes some talent! Rickie Fowler ( the most overrated PGA Tour member, according to a recent survey) did it with ease. Guess it shows just how much surveys are worth!

Here is a video from Coleman McDowell of GOLF.com taken recently during a practice round before the 2015 Players Championship This is fun to watch!

Rickie Fowler is good at golf. He might be better than any of us even when he’s playing left-handed.

In a practice round at TPC Sawgrass on Tuesday before the Players Championship, Fowler’s ball landed near the water and he wasn’t able to take a right-handed swing. Luckily, he borrowed one of playing-partner Phil Mickelson’s left-handed irons and took a cut. Not bad!

About a year ago, Fowler played an entire round lefty and posted his swing and scorecard on Instagram. The swing wasn’t too great, but he finished with a round of 110. Not too shabby.

So for all of those Tour pros who voted him the most overrated player on Tour (along with Ian Poulter): Take that!

Source: GOLF.com Coleman McDowell

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This Weeks PGA Tour Stop – The Players Championship!

I love doing articles that have a future. By that, I mean a “Series” like the “My Best Shot” or the “Pair your Golf and Wine.”

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Rickie Fowler could beat you left-handed – Check this out!

Most right-handed professional golfers (including myself) can hit a ball left-handed. (as I am sure left-handers can hit righty.)

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