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TaylorMade Performance Lab in Bolton, Massachusetts

6. May 2010

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TaylorMade Performance Lab in Bolton, Massachusetts

This writer had a chance to see a MATT (Motion-Analysis-Technology-by TaylorMade) System at the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in January. We were part of a media tour and didn’t get a chance to actually try it out. How fortunate it was a month later to have a call from Steve Tolpa, manager of [...]

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North Kingstown Muni Underrated

21. April 2010

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North Kingstown Muni Underrated

North Kingstown Municipal Golf Course, what my family refers to as “Quonnie,” is an underrated track with one of the finest links-style par-4s in the state, 13, a sweeping dogleg with beautiful views of Narragansett Bay. Underrated for aesthetic reasons, but the course is challenging, requires shot making and is eminently fair and interesting [...]

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Your Favorite Par-3 at Triggs?

31. March 2010

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Your Favorite Par-3 at Triggs?

What’s your favorite par-3 at Triggs Memorial Golf Course in Providence?

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Sharper Focus — Reduced Stress — More Energy = Improved Performance

4. December 2009

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Sharper Focus — Reduced Stress — More Energy = Improved Performance

Today more than 300 professional golfers on the world’s major tours wear Q-Links. They’ve won more than 100 tournaments on the PGA, Champions, LPGA and European tours. At least 20 of those tournaments were won by players who first put on a Q-Link within the previous 5 to 10 days. [...]

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Rhode Island Golf – Wood River Review

1. December 2009

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Rhode Island Golf – Wood River Review

Ocean State Golf Reviews Wood River Golf Club, one of Rhode Island Golf Courses that is family run and owned. Wes Thompson was an admitted golf addict. He was a homebuilder designing and building early-colonial post and beam homes. In 1998 he said to his wife, Kate, a native of East Providence who had taught elementary school [...]

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Golf Ball Reviews

1. December 2009

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Golf Ball Reviews

Golf ball reviews? Hmmm. I remember reading an issue of Consumer Reports once that had an extensive article and rating report for golf balls. It was the first time I had ever seen a ratings report and it got me to wondering. What ball should you use? Is there really a difference? Can my game get [...]

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Connecticut Golf Courses – Lake of Isles

20. June 2007

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Lake of Isles-Isle of Paradise NORTH STONINGTON, CT.-Folks now have another great reason to drive to Foxwoods Resort Casino. Besides bringing all your quarters, it would be a great idea to bring along your golf clubs and venture across the street to one of the top Connecticut Golf Courses you will ever have the chance to [...]

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Rhode Island Golf Course – Beaver River

20. June 2006

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Rhode Island Golf Course – Beaver River Beaver River Golf Club, the scenic Rhode Island Golf Course on Route 138 in Kingston which went into bankruptcy last fall, was going to be converted into housing. In stepped John Gale, a native of Ellington, Ct. who already owns two other courses in Connecticut. “I was looking to [...]

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Connecticut Golf Courses – Fox Hopyard Golf Course

20. July 2005

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Fox Hopyard Golf Course is worth the ride When thinking of Connecticut Golf Courses, is it worth traveling an hour and fifteen minutes from Rhode Island to play golf? In the case of Fox Hopyard Golf Club in East Haddam, Connecticut, the answer is a resounding YES. This six-year-old Connecticut golf course is a treasure not [...]

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Massachusetts Golf Courses – Wentworth Hills

20. June 2005

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Wentworth Hills Wentworth Hills is one of many Massachusetts Golf Courses that proves that golf and nature can co-exist. It’s been over a decade since Lee Trevino made his plea to golf course architects to stop building courses designed to challenge solely the PGA Tour players and start creating tracks that both the average and accomplished golfer [...]

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