Data Action Golf with Dr. Aaron R. Stewart

It is a historic day in golf, with 75 of the world's top women amateurs starting play at the Augusta National Women's Amateur in Augusta, GA. The players will play the first 36 holes at Champions Retreat Golf Club on the Island and Bluff nines, which were designed by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, which is very cool. Then the field will be cut down to the low 30. On Friday, the entire field will play a "practice round" at Augusta National, with the remaining 30 playing the final 18 holes of stroke play on Augusta National on Saturday, to crown the first champion. All very, very, very cool stuff. What doesn't make sense is why the Augusta National powers that be would schedule this event on the same week as the LPGA's first major, the ANA Inspiration. Are calendars now allowed at Augusta National? Do they not care about women's golf and this is just a way to get the monkey off their collective backs and appease some of the outspoken population? It makes no sense. Let's tee it up.

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In case you didn't know... Kevin Kisner is crazy good at match play. After placing 2nd in the Dell Match Play last year, Kisner comes back in this year's version and wins it all. That makes Kisner 13-1 in the Dell Match Play the last two years! Let's hope he is on the President's Cup team, seems like a no brainer.  In the PGA Tour event in Corales Puntacana, Graeme McDowell makes it to the winner's circle again, in an amazing feel-good story of 2019. Graeme now has qualified for the British Open on his home course, Royal Portrush, the PGA Championship, and a 2-year exemption. That is a big deal. Congratulations are in order for both the champions, let's take a look at their numbers and compare them to our performance benchmarks. Let's tee it up!

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Paul Casey is you back to back Valspar Champion! No one has ever gone back to back on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook before, so that was quite a feat of brilliance. In tough conditions a 1 over par 72 for a 1 stroke victory over Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Kokrak. With the win, Paul takes home a check for a cool $1,206,000 bucks and a matching trophy to balance out his trophy case. Let's look at the data that got the job done for Casey, and compare his 2018 number to our benchmarks to see where Paul might need to work on his game. :)  Let's tee it up!

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Now that Spring has sprung, we are ready to get out and play some golf!! In the spirit of Spring cleaning, let's discuss the proper chip shot. As we come out of our winter nap, we usually aren't as sharp with our short game as we will be mid-Summer. So, what are the best methods for us to keep it simple and avoid the double-bogey number? Which technique is the best when faced with less than perfect conditions, or over trouble? Let's tee it up!

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After a top 10 finish at the Honda, Jim Furyk surprisingly found himself qualified into the field for The Players Championship, he didn't even know that was possible. :)  After a brilliant final round and a second place finish at The Players, Jim Furyk now finds himself ranked 57th in the world, qualified for The PGA Championship and the World Golf Championships - Dell Technologies Match Play. In order for Jim to play again at Augusta, in The Masters, he would need to be inside the World Top 50 by April first, giving him this week at the Valspar and next week at the Match Play to get that done. To play again in the US Open, where his 10-year exemption has expired, he would need to be inside the top 60 on May 1st. Needless to say, it is an interesting time to be Jim Furyk.  Oh, and we will also touch on how to find your best ball position and what to do if you start hitting fat or thin shots. Harvey Penick taught that ball position was the second most important aspect to the setup, next to the grip. Let's tee it up! 

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There are some coaches out there teaching a "process based" type of coaching. Essentially where you only concern yourself with your set up, and focus on a few swings thoughts or mechanics and swing the club. The target is only part of the initial process to determine where you start your process. Is this an effective and efficient method to play golf? In Rory McIlroy's post victory interview at The Players Championship he quoted to have said: "...anytime I have a tough tee shot, I stand up, I pick my target and I swing as hard as I can" so there are also those who focus on targets and keep target a focus of their play. Which is better for you, which is better for amateurs? Let's tee it up!  

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Jim Furyk made it interesting and more than exciting. Charging up the leaderboard with a final round 5 under 67 to get take the lead in the clubhouse. But Rory McIlroy did not falter to the end this week, after a bogey on 14, Rory impressively birdies 15 and 16 to take the lead by one, then with precision plays 17 and 18 with confidence and poise to take The Players Championship. As the crowning jewel of an amazingly consistent run, finishing in the top 10 of his 6 last starts, including a 2nd at the WGC-Mexico Championship. To say Rory is in good form is a bit silly, he is playing as good as he has played in years. Let's dive into the data that got the win. Let's tee it up!

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Phil Mickelson continues to turn his nose up at Father Time and is hitting it further than he ever has! In a recent Instagram video, Phil shares with us how he has been able to find more speed and more power off the tee. We discuss two ways we can implement what Phil is suggesting we try, the hard way, or the easy way... Let's tee it up!

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On this "Whatever Wednesday" episode, we discuss how Justin Thomas has been expressing his opinion and doing it in a way that demands attention. Even at only 25 Justin seems to understand his role and the ability he has to use his platform to encourage positive change to the game. We also discuss the true meaning of a Fred Shoemaker saying we shared early, namely: "Only when you have felt it, can you fix it." The definition of "feel" in this statement goes much deeper than what many assumed. Finally, we discuss how to use Tour Averages to keep our expectations for our golf game where they should be so that we can get maximum enjoyment out of the game. Let's tee it up! 

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Wow, Francesco Molinari burst into the winner's circle on the PGA Tour in 2018 with wins at the British Open and the Quicken Loans National, he then followed that with dominating play at the Ryder Cup, where he and Tommy Fleetwood teamed up to dismantle their American counterparts with relative ease. And now with a win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, it is safe to say Francesco has found something. We dive into the data that got Francesco this win, we discuss the steps he took to improve his game to a new level of performance, and we get ready for another great week of golf, as the Players tees off on Thursday. What a great time to be a golf fan! Let's tee it up!

**GOLF IS THE GREATEST SPORT ON EARTH (and its not even close)** 

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