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IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

In 1957, Ben Hogan wrote what would become the most influential golf instruction book ever: "Five Lessons." Three keys to the Hogan swing were (1) keeping the elbows pointing down to the ground; (2) keeping them the same distance apart during the swing; and (3) keeping the top of the arms in contact with the chest so they move with it and not independent of it. It's a swing p...

Golf | 2017-05-24 16:55

Jang Ha-na to leave LPGA to be with family

Korean golfer Jang Ha-na said Tuesday she has given up her membership of the U.S. LPGA Tour as she needs more time with her family. The 25-year-old, who already announced a move to the Korea LPGA (KLPGA) Tour through her agency Monday, held a press conference in Seoul, Tuesday, and said she wanted to have more time with her aging parents. “There was a void that couldn’t be fi...

Golf | 2017-05-23 18:21

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

During your swing, there’s a noticeable rotation of the forearms which, if done correctly, is coupled with the unhinging of the wrists to allow the toe of the club to catch up with the heel, thereby squaring your clubface at impact. Since good players have already committed these mechanics (the “what”) to memory, when they go wrong, the problem is usually the “when.” Timing c...

Golf | 2017-05-17 16:55

Purge your swing of the nasty over-the-top move

You are coming over the top if your club approaches the ball from outside your target line. Swinging your club back on a faulty path causes you to come over the top. You will incur a pull-slice if your clubhead stays open to the swing path when you hit your ball. You will have a straight pull thrust on you if your clubhead rests square to your swing path. Similarly, you will ...

Golf | 2017-05-17 16:43

LPGA legend Pak Se-ri to begin new career as TV commentator

Retired golf legend Pak Se-ri will soon begin her new career as a television commentator.

Golf | 2017-05-16 10:03

Kim Si-woo, new face of Korean golf

Korean golfer Kim Si-woo has emerged as one of the top young guns in the PGA Tour as the 21-year-old captured the coveted Players Championship title, Sunday. At TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the world’s No. 75 fired a three-under par 69 in the final round to notch one of the biggest tournaments on the PGA Tour at 10-under 278. Launched in 1974, The Players Champ...

Golf | 2017-05-15 18:14

Korean golfer Kim Si-woo wins The Players Championship

South Korean Kim Si-woo has rallied to capture The Players Championship, one of the biggest tournaments on the PGA Tour. Kim fired a bogey-free final round of three-under 69 to snatch the title at 10-under 278 at TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Sunday (local time).

Golf | 2017-05-15 11:26

KLPGA Tour winner

Kim Ji-young holds the trophy after clinching the 2017 NH Investment & Securities Ladies Championship title at the Suwon golf club in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. This is Kim’s first career win. ./ Courtesy of KLPGA

Golf | 2017-05-14 20:32

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

If you lack power, you’re probably releasing the club too early. By “too early” I mean that you’re losing the 90-degree angle between your lead wrist and the club shaft during your downswing long before you should. Notice that the butt of the player’s shaft is pointing at the target line in the left-hand photo below, so that his lead wrist and the shaft form a V _ the Power V...

Golf | 2017-05-10 17:21

Emulate a baseball swing when swinging a club

Taking your club back too straight along the target line, you will come down on too steep a plane. That pushes you to swing your club on an out-to-in path, inflicting pulls and slices on you. Also, you will dig deep divots pointing left of your target. The golf swing is a circle going around your body. To swing your club in a circle, you’d better copy a baseball swing. You wi...

Golf | 2017-05-10 16:35

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