Las Cruces, NM
Saturday, July 31, 2021
Partly Cloudy, 87°Wind: 9.2 mph, E
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Las Cruces, NM
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Cool, calm and collected. That’s how Collin Morikawa appeared on Sunday, July 18, as he dissected the field at Royal St. George’s on his way to winning the 149th Open Championship.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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7/30/21
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When you watch PGA Tour golf on television you might hear the distinct sound of clicking on concrete paths as golfers walk between holes or near the clubhouse.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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7/23/21
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Balance is a critical element if you are to play your best golf. Of course, a balanced golf swing includes a balanced stance, weight shift, tempo and finishing position.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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7/15/21
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The buzz surrounding the proposed alternative professional golf league has not gone away.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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7/7/21
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Prevention is the key with regards to sunburn, sun poisoning, heat exhaustion, heat stroke or other sun-related health matters.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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6/30/21
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The summer heat is upon us. Nighttime temperatures in the 70s are all right for sleeping but the steady 100-plus daytime heat is wilting.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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6/23/21
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It’s time to talk about golf etiquette. Etiquette is a nice word that translates as “stop doing stupid thigs to annoy others and make you look like a fool.”
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By Charlie Blanchard
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6/16/21
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Play a round with a buddy using only one, two or at the most three clubs. Its’s fun. You’d be surprised how you can invent and create shots when you don’t have a full bag.
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By Charlie Blancard
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6/10/21
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In the most amazing sports story of the year, a nearly 51-year-old Phil Mickelson won the 103rd PGA Championship on a truly brutal Kiawah Island golf course on Sunday, May 23.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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6/4/21
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Years ago, Yogi Berra offered us this piece of wisdom: “Half of the game is 90 percent mental.”
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By Charlie Blanchard
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5/27/21
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As I see it, golf has a lot to do with touch and feel. The two talents are closely related, but let’s not confuse the two.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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5/21/21
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It has been just over a year since the pandemic turned the world upside down.
In March last year, the PGA Tour canceled the Players Championship after one round.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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4/29/21
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Today we’re going to talk about the relationship between playing golf and the lessons of life. But first, let me be perfectly clear: golf is a game; life is not a game.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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4/23/21
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Ever wonder how quickly you could take your golf game to the next level? How about 30 seconds. Let’s take a look at some of the ways you can use to improve your results, just by doing certain things that take less than a minute.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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4/14/21
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Herb Wimberly served as the Aggie men’s head golf coach for 31 years, retiring in 1994. Some of the notable golfers who played for Herb “back in the day” are Rich Beem, Larry Beem (Rich’s late dad), Bart Bryant, Steve Haskins, Tom Byrum and Tom’s brother, Curt Byrum.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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4/8/21
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One of my all-time favorite business books is “The Ten Commandments for Business Failure,” by former Coca Cola President Donald R. Keough. Rumor has it Keough was asked to write about keys to success, but he said to his publisher, “Can’t do it. But I can tell how you can surely fail.”
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By Charlie Blanchard
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4/1/21
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Can a new administrator of a major golf association significantly change the game? In mid-February, Mike Whan was named CEO of the United States Golf Association (USGA), replacing Mike Davis, who is retiring this summer.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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3/25/21
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On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 23, the sports world -- the whole world for that matter -- was jarred by the breaking news that Tiger Woods had been critically injured in a single-vehicle rollover car crash in suburban Los Angeles.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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3/19/21
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Max Homa, one of the highly talented young guns on the PGA Tour, was the winner of the Genesis Invitational tournament in greater Los Angeles a few weeks ago. TV viewers thought his victory was a mere formality, as Homa stepped over a three-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole for the win.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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3/11/21
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We have officially entered the windy season in the high desert. For the next three months, when we head to the golf course in late morning, we are thinking, “Will this wind never end?” It will, just as the daytime temperatures soar.
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By Charlie Blanchard
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3/3/21
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