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| Caddy: Par 4 og det er driver - wedge. OK sier Moe... Han tar wedgen, slår 120 m og slår så driver 210 m inn på greenen - 2 m fra hullet! Sam Snead: Ikke bruk driveren for da går den i bekken, legg opp! Moe: Jeg bruker driveren og går for brua. - Ballen traff rett før brua, ruller over den og la seg kort av greenen. Les disse gripende beretning om autisten Moe Norman. (pdf 9 sider) Aktuelle linker: Natural Golf - Moe Norman Rekordene |
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| Killer Drive In 1934 at St Margaret's-at-Cliffe Golf Club, Kent, WJ Robinson, the club professional, hit a drive on the 18th hole which resulted in hitting a cow in the back of the head. When Robinson and his playing partners reached the heffer, she was, amazingly, dead. Opps! In the 1932 Walker Cup, legendary Cambridge Blue Leonard Crawley hit a wayward shot into the 18th green which resulted in hitting the actual Walker Cup trophy, putting a dent into it. Big Hitter In the 1992 Texas Open, at San Antonio's Oak Hills C.C., journeyman pro Carl Hooper ripped a drive that wound up hitting a cart path and continuing on for 787 yards. After returning to the fairway by hitting a 4 iron and then an 8 iron, Cooper took a double bogey 6, and missed the cut. Slow Down Boys! Mark Calcavecchia and John Daly were both fined by the US Tour for playing too quickly. They completed the final round in the Tournament Players' Championship in 2 hours and 3 minutes. Daly fired an 80 and Calcavecchia an 81. Only 1 Hole in 1! Legendary professional Harry Vardon, the greatest Open Champion of all-time, had only one hole-in-one during his long career. Expensive Lake Balls! Scotland's Raymond Russell had high hopes of a top-10 position going into the last round of the 2001 Compass English Open at the Marriott Forest of Arden course. However, these hopes were ruined at the 17th green when he threw his ball to the caddie for cleaning. The caddie took his eye off the ball, missed it and watched in horror as the little round fella rolled into the lake. Unfortunately it couldn't be found in the murky depths, the result was a two-stroke penalty and £4,500 in prize money! Watson Did What? The sets of clubs with which Tom Watson won the 1975 Open Championship, 1977 USPGA Championship, and 1977 Open Championship were later deemed not to conform to R&A and USGA rules and regulations. Fortunately, for Watson, no disciplinary action was taken Unusual Tactics Standing on the final tee in a professional event, legendary Canadian ball-striker Moe Norman was informed by his caddy that all he needed to do to break the course record was to hit a driver, a 9 iron and take two putts. After informing his caddy of his intended tactics, he proceeded to hit a 9 iron off the tee, a driver off the fairway to the green, and took two putts to successfully break the course record. Consistent Play In the final round of the 1987 Open Championship at Muirfield, Nick Faldo took a par on every hole to take the title. How Many? The biggest number ever posted in a professional event is a staggering 23 by Tommy Armour in the 1927 Shawnee Open. The previous week Armour won the American Open Championship. Missed the fairway? 1995 a local member at a Lancashire Club sadly passed away. He was famous throughout the region as a wonderful straight hitter and won more club tournaments than anyone else in its history. His dying wish was for his ashes to be scattered on his beloved first fairway and his fellow members planned to honour this wish. However, as the ashes were scattered on the day of the ceremony a gust of wind blew them out of bounds where they came to rest in a raspberry bush - the only time he had ever visited the spot! |
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| PGA Tourens første Hole-In-One par 4 Andrew Magee På det 333 yards lange hull 17 i Phoenix Open klart Andrew Magee det helt utrolige. Men han var ikke sikker på om den kunne godkjennes. Hele historien |
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| Da jeg fikk min PGA-utdannelse i USA traff jeg helt tilfeldig Moe Norman på drivingrangen i Mateland. Det var i 1995 og Moe skulle trene der før han skulle ha et show en annen plass i Florida. Sammen med Freddie Ullestad fikk jeg se noe jeg aldri kommer til å glemme. Historiene dere har hørt og lest er ikke overdrevne. Han slo slag etter slag, snorbeint og de landet på samme plassen. Tre-peggen han brukte sto urørlig etter hvert slag. Jeg har sammen med bl.a. Freddie og Rune Håversen utdannelse i Natural Golfsving og hvis det er noen som har lyst til å prøve seg er det bare og bestille protime. Jeg har til og med natural sving køller som er noe lengre enn vanlige og med et tykkere grep. Her er en artikkel jeg skrev i Fairway 2001 om Natural Golfsvingen. |
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