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Padraig Harrington Uses the Happy Gilmore Swing for Added Distance

By MoneyNing • Apr 29th, 2009 • Category: Golf Stories

And you thought Golf is boring. Hit them long and far.



How to Grip a Golf Club

By MoneyNing • Mar 9th, 2009 • Category: Golf Tips

After many years of playing golf, I realized that I may be gripping the club incorrectly! Yikes! Here are some things to check to see whether you are gripping the club properly.
Note that this is for right handed golfers.

Check to see if the club is more in the fingers (as opposed to the [...]



Dustin Johnson Wins the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am the Easy Way

By MoneyNing • Feb 16th, 2009 • Category: Golf News, PGA Tour

In the “That was easy” category, Dustin Johnson wins the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro Am by default because of rain delay.  After 3 days of play, Dustin Johnson was leading by 4 strokes when rain delay canceled play on Sunday.  Weather was still not cooperating on Monday so the committee decided “Hey, let’s [...]



What’s in the Bag of Nick Watney - Winner of the 2009 Buick Invitational

By MoneyNing • Feb 8th, 2009 • Category: PGA Tour

Nick Watney certainly took advantage of John Rollins’ total collapse on Sunday, as he birdied 2 of the last 3 holes to win the 2009 Buick Invitational. Those birdie putts weren’t easy either, as the 16th birdie was a 30-foot putt.
Watney outplayed everyone who had a chance to win the tournament, but it was funny [...]