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• The missing link: Advice from successful tour pros

  19-01-2018 21:36
  
  Today’s topic is significant in that it underscores the direction golf is headed, a direction that has me a little concerned.
  Now, more than ever, it has become the norm for PGA Tour players to put together a team to assist in all aspects of their career. These teams can typically include the player’s swing coach, mental coach, manager, workout specialist, dietician, physical therapist, short-game guru, doctor, accountant, nanny and wife. Though it often concerns me the player may be
  
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• Woods, Rahm, Rickie, J-Day headline Torrey field

  19-01-2018 21:07
  
  Tiger Woods is set to make his 2018 debut.
  Woods is still part of the final field list for next week’s Farmers Insurance Open, the headliner of a tournament that includes defending champion Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson and Jason Day.
  In all, 12 of the top 26 players in the world are teeing it up at Torrey Pines.
  Though Woods has won eight times at Torrey Pines, he hasn’t broken 71 in his past seven rounds there and hasn’t played all fou
  
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• Even on 'off' day, Rahm shoots 67 at CareerBuilder

  19-01-2018 21:00
  
  Jon Rahm didn’t strike the ball as purely Friday as he did during his opening round at the CareerBuilder Challenge.
  He still managed a 5-under 67 that put him just one shot off the lead heading into the weekend.
  “I expected myself to go to the range (this morning) and keep flushing everything like I did yesterday,” said Rahm, who shot a career-low 62 at La Quinta on Thursday. “Everything was just a little bit off. It was just one of those days.”
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• Mickelson 'displeased' with iron play; 10 back

  19-01-2018 20:30
  
  All of Phil Mickelson’s offseason work on his driver has paid off through two rounds of the CareerBuilder Challenge.
  His iron play? Not as sharp, and it’s the reason why he heads into the weekend 10 shots off the lead.
  “I’ve been pretty pleased, overall, with the way I’ve been driving the ball, and very displeased with the way my iron game has been,” said Mickelson, who shot 68 Friday on PGA West’s Nicklaus course. He has hit only 21 of 36 greens so far
  
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• On #NationalPopcornDay, make a bowl of 🍿 and stream "Golf's Newest Star." youtu.be/Oi6JNeenifE https://t.co/8JoR94bDJe

  19-01-2018 20:02 via twitter.com
  
  On #NationalPopcornDay, make a bowl of 🍿 and stream "Golf's Newest Star."youtu.be/Oi6JNeenifE https://t.co/8JoR94bDJe
  
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• Watch: Daly makes birdie from 18-foot-deep bunker

  19-01-2018 19:22
  
  More impressive, the birdie or the pants?#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/NXCw0Ih1y9— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 19, 2018John Daly on Friday somehow got up and down for birdie from the deepest bunker on the PGA Tour.
  The sand to the left of the green on the 16th hole at the Stadium Course at PGA West sits 18 feet below the surface of the green.
  That proved no problem for Daly, who cleared the lip three times taller than he is and then rolled in a 26-footer.
  He fared just slightly better than fo
  
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• Koepka (wrist) likely out until the Masters

  19-01-2018 17:31
  
  Defending U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka is expected to miss at least the next two months because of a torn tendon in his left wrist.
  Koepka, who suffered a partially torn Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is hoping to return in time for the Masters.
  In a statement released by his management company, Koepka said that doctors are unsure when the injury occurred but that he first felt discomfort at the Hero World Challenge, where he finished last in the 18-man event. Playing through pain, he also fi
  
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• Cut Line: Color Rory unafraid of the Ryder Cup

  19-01-2018 16:56
  
  In this week’s edition, Rory McIlroy gets things rolling with some early Ryder Cup banter, Dustin Johnson changes his tune on a possible golf ball roll-back, and the PGA Tour rolls ahead with integrity training.Made Cut
  Paris or bust. Rory McIlroy, who made his 2018 debut this week on the European Tour, can be one of the game’s most affable athletes. He can also be pointed, particularly when discussing the Ryder Cup.
  Asked this week in Abu Dhabi about the U.S. team, which won the las
  
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• Dexter – the scary baby

  19-01-2018 15:37 via sanwildsite.wordpress.com
  One of Africa’s most ferocious animals, Honey Badgers have been known to attack Lions and Buffalo when threatened. They will also attack humans when in real danger. They have a powerful bite and loose skin which enables them to wriggle out of any grasp. Honey Badgers feed on a wide variety of foods including eggs, fruit, honey, reptiles, insects, larvae and grubs. They have a relationship with the Honey-guide, a bird that leads them to beehives for a return of the spoils.On Thursday the 17
  
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• Who wouldn't want to start their Friday off with an eagle at @ErinHillsGolf? #FridayFeeling https://t.co/4aXmkyhAn5

  19-01-2018 15:21 via twitter.com
  
  Who wouldn't want to start their Friday off with an eagle at @ErinHillsGolf? #FridayFeeling https://t.co/4aXmkyhAn5
  
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• Watch: McIlroy gives Fleetwood a birthday cake

  19-01-2018 11:27
  
  Tommy Fleetwood turned 27 on Friday. He celebrated with some good golf – a 4-under 68 in Abu Dhabi, leaving him only two shots back in his title defense – and a birthday cake, courtesy of Rory Mcllroy.
  While giving a post-round interview, Fleetwood was surprised to see McIlroy approaching with a cake in hand.
  “I actually baked this before we teed off,” McIlroy joked.
  Fleetwood blew out the three candles – “three wishes!” – and offered McIlroy
  
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• DJ shoots 64 to surge up leaderboard in Abu Dhabi

  19-01-2018 11:08
  
  Dustin Johnson stood out among a star-studded three-ball that combined to shoot 18 under par with just one bogey Friday at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
  Shaking off a sloppy first round at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Johnson matched the low round of the day with a 64 that put him within four shots of Thomas Pieters’ lead.
  “I did everything really well,” Johnson said. “It was a pretty easy 64.”
  Johnson made four bogeys during an even-par 72 on Thursday and needed a soli
  
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• Closing eagle moves Rory within 3 in Abu Dhabi

  19-01-2018 10:01
  
  What rust? Rory McIlroy appears to be in midseason form.
  Playing competitively for the first time since Oct. 8, McIlroy completed 36 holes without a bogey Friday, closing with an eagle to shoot 6-under 66 to sit just three shots back at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
  “I’m right in the mix after two days and I’m really happy in that position,” he told reporters afterward.
  McIlroy took a 3 ½-month break to heal his body, clear his mind and work on his game after h
  
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• Duke to fill in for injured Pavin at CareerBuilder

  19-01-2018 08:28
  
  Ken Duke will fill in for Corey Pavin for the next two rounds of the CareerBuilder Challenge – with nothing at stake but his amateur partner’s position on the leaderboard.
  Pavin was 4 over par when he withdrew after 17 holes Thursday because of a neck injury. Tournament officials phoned Duke, the first alternate, and asked if he would take Pavin’s spot and partner with Luis Lopez for the next two rounds, even though he would not receive any official money.
  Duke accepted and exp
  
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