Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
About to turn a corner? First, give that dogleg some thought
STRATEGY FOR DOGLEGS
You say you can drive it 300 yards, but the last time you did it the hole was downhill, downwind and the ball caromed off the cartpath. You say you shoot in the low 80s, but you haven’t carded an 85 or better without two mulligans and a few generous gimme putts in about four years. When the question about what tees to play is asked, you’re already walking back to the blues or blacks. See where this is going? When it comes to this game, many golfers aren’t exactly honest about their current abilities—especially when assessing their next shot.
A common mental block is how best to play a dogleg hole with real trouble on either side of the fairway, says instructor Sean Foley.
“The ball tails off to the right for most of the golfers I see, so does it make any sense for them to stand on the tee box of a dogleg-left hole and try to curve their drive in that direction? No, but a lot of times they still try,” says Foley, a Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher. “What they should be doing is thinking of how to play the hole to the best of their abilities. In many cases, that means taking a shorter club, one that doesn’t peel off to the right as much, and just getting something out in the fairway.
“The reality is, sometimes the best you can do is give yourself a chance at a one-putt par. You have to accept that your game isn’t designed for certain holes, so your planning should change from How do I get home in regulation? to How do I avoid making double bogey?“
That’s good advice, says sport psychologist Bob Rotella. Too often a visually intimidating hole, one that looks like it necessitates a specific type of drive, can cause golfers to divert from their strengths. Bad move.
“Mentally, you’ve got to stick with your game. Don’t let the shape of a hole solely dictate your strategy,” he says. “I wouldn’t try to hit a shot I didn’t know or usually play. If a driver doesn’t fit the hole, hit a 3-wood. If a 3-wood doesn’t fit, hit a hybrid, and so on. Do whatever it takes to put the ball in play. But be clear and commit to whatever shot you decide.”
If you can’t curve the ball to match the hole’s shape, another option is to use driver, but play for the “best miss,” says Hall of Fame golfer Tom Watson. If you analyze a hole carefully, that miss should be evident.
“When curving the ball away from the dogleg, the fairway becomes a smaller target,” Watson says. “The golfer must then think about where it’s best to miss the fairway, and this involves a lot of criteria such as length of the rough, where the flagstick is located, etc. For example, shortening the hole by missing in the interior rough sometimes can be a good option when planning your tee shot, but not on Pine Valley’s par-4 sixth, the hole you see here.”
If you’re skilled enough to be able to shape your tee shot with the dogleg, then consider how much of it you want to take on, Watson says. An accurate distance measurement to the part of the fairway you want to hit is key, but so is that whole thing about being honest with yourself.
“Knowing how far you have to carry the ball to clear a dogleg’s interior rough or interior bunker is not usually thought about by most golfers, but it’s critical,” Watson says. “That being said, most golfers don’t know how far they carry the ball with a driver, which is important in deciding the line to take when cutting the corner on a dogleg.”
That’s why it’s best to be generous with your target line, Foley says.
“If it’s a 200-yard carry and your best drives carry about 210 yards, you probably want to take a less risky route,” Foley says. “Better to be farther back in the fairway than trying to recover from being too aggressive with your line. The penalty for not making it on a dogleg is usually pretty severe.”
SOURCE: Golfdigest
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Open Interviews for upcoming season – Wed. March 20th
Shaker Run is Hiring for our Upcoming Season!
Shaker Run Golf Club will be holding open interviews next Wednesday, March 20th from 10 am – 4 pm in the clubhouse. 1320 Golf Club Dr. Lebanon, Oh 45036 | (513)727-0007
Here is your chance to join our team at one of the premier golf courses in Ohio. We take pride in providing top quality service to all our patrons and we are looking for talented individuals to fill the following positions…
- Outside Services
- Golf Shop Attendant
- Line Cook
- Dish Washer
- Servers
- Event Lead
- Event Staff
For immediate consideration send you resume to Jamie Grant at jgrant@shakerrungolfclub.com or stop by the clubhouse to complete an application.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The golf course plays so much shorter in May than it does in March.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A year ago, Tiger Woods hit 3-iron, 9-iron into the 18th green at TPC Sawgrass during the final round of the Players Championship. Tuesday morning, it was 3-wood, 3-iron.
He wasn’t the only one to notice a significant difference.
On the 450-yard seventh, Billy Horschel used to attack the par 4 with a driver or 3-wood and a wedge. This year, he’s hitting 5-iron into the green.
It has been more than a decade—2006 to be precise—since the Players Championship has been contested in March. Woods’ club choice on the final hole (as well as area resident Horschel’s) perhaps best sums up the biggest difference between the PGA Tour’s flagship event being played later in the spring versus now.
“The ball doesn’t fly as far and the golf course just plays slower,” said Woods, one of just 24 players in the 144-man field this week to have experienced the tournament in each month, and the only one to have won it in both, too. “The golf course plays so much shorter in May than it does in March. That’s probably the biggest difference. We’re going to have to hit more clubs off the tees, have a little bit longer clubs into the greens, but the difference is the greens are much slower and much more receptive.”
Those aren’t the only differences, however.
For one, the appearance of Pete Dye’s masterpiece is vastly different, with a heavy rye overseed giving the 7,189-yard track a lush, dark green look. It’s more than just an aesthetic. There’s a benefit for a venue that demands target golf.
“It sharpens the course,” said 2004 Players winner Adam Scott. “It suits it better. It gives it more definition for us.”
And about that grass, the rough off the fairway is also only about 2½-inches long. Thick, yes, but with the tightness of a hair brush, meaning there should be far fewer hack-it-out-and-hope second shots and more creativity and playability. Translation: Potential for better scoring opportunities.
On the flip side, wayward tee shots are more likely to run off into the pine straw and scrub rather than getting snagged by deep rough.
Around the green, things are even more telling.
“I’m surprised that even though the rough isn’t the same difficulty level because of the type of grass it still plays just as challenging around greens, where it’s super thick,” Jordan Spieth said. “Hitting into greens from this rough is easier but around the greens it plays different. Typically with overseed we don’t see a lot of rough. But It plays closer to bluegrass than bermuda.”
Then there’s the weather.
In May, temperatures routinely reached into the 90s and in some years the greens were burnt to the extent of being nearly unplayable. The course played firm, fast and bouncy.
This week, the forecast is calling for highs in the mid-70s for the first two rounds, with that number dipping into the mid 60s on the weekend.
Wind will also be a factor—breezes out of the north will make the course play that much longer, something that could be particularly impactful on the final two holes, the par-3 17th over water and the 462-yard 18th that features water up the entire left side.
“The 17th and 18th are dicey now,” Spieth said. “When the weather was warm and with less wind [in May], 17 was a pitching wedge. Now it could be an 8-iron. That’s a big difference.”
“In years past [on 17] the wind was behind you off the right, it was an easy club,” added Horschel. “You just had to worry about hitting it too good or too far. Now, you have to hit it the perfect height. The 18th is the same way. Guys used to be able to hit 3-wood and have a short iron in. Now it’s driver and a mid-iron or a 3-wood and a long iron.”
What will it all mean?
“They’re very different to play,” Scott said of the tournament being held in March instead of May. “I mean, it’s hard.”
SOURCE: Golfworld
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Monday, March 11, 2019
Employment Opportunities
Shaker Run is Hiring for our Upcoming Season!
Here is your chance to join our team at one of the premier golf courses in Ohio. We take pride in providing top quality service to all our patrons and we are looking for talented individuals to fill the following positions…
- Outside Services
- Golf Shop Attendant
- Line Cook
- Dish Washer
- Servers
- Event Lead
- Event Staff
For immediate consideration send you resume to Jamie Grant at jgrant@shakerrungolfclub.com or stop by the clubhouse to complete an application.
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Employment Opportunities
Shaker Run is Hiring for our Upcoming Season!
Here is your chance to join our team at one of the premier golf courses in Ohio. We take pride in providing top quality service to all our patrons and we are looking for talented individuals to fill the following positions…
- Outside Services
- Golf Shop Attendant
- Line Cook
- Dish Washer
- Servers
- Event Lead
- Event Staff
For immediate consideration send you resume to Jamie Grant at jgrant@shakerrungolfclub.com or stop by the clubhouse to complete an application.
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Stay up to date on all upcoming events this week
EVERY THURSDAY IN MARCH • 4 pm – 8 pm
ALL YOU CAN EAT • TACO BUFFET
Just $12 for Adults and $6 for Children
EVERY FRIDAY IN MARCH • 4 pm – 8 pm
It’s a Fish Fry!
Battered fried cod | french fries | coleslaw | hushpuppies
Wine Down Wednesday | Every Wednesday • 5 pm – 8 pm
Sign n’ Wine | Wednesday, March 20th at 6 pm
Date Night with Wine Tasting | Saturday, March 23rd at 5 pm
For a full description of these Upcoming events visit the website
Make your reservations by calling 513-727-0007 option 3
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Friday, March 8, 2019
Employment Opportunities
Shaker Run is Hiring for our Upcoming Season!
Here is your chance to join our team at one of the premier golf courses in Ohio. We take pride in providing top quality service to all our patrons and we are looking for talented individuals to fill the following positions…
- Outside Services
- Golf Shop Attendant
- Line Cook
- Dish Washer
- Servers
- Event Lead
- Event Staff
For immediate consideration send you resume to Jamie Grant at jgrant@shakerrungolfclub.com or stop by the clubhouse to complete an application.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
No need to cook – we’ve got you covered this week!
THURSDAYS IN MARCH
TACO BUFFET — ALL YOU CAN EAT!
FRIDAYS IN MARCH
FISH FRY with all the fixin”s
Serving from 4 pm – 8 pm both days
Make your reservations by calling
513-727-0007 opt. 3
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Upcoming events for March…
Euchre Tournament | Saturday, Mar. 9th at 6:30 pm
St. Patty’s Day Celebration | Saturday, Mar. 16th at 5:00 pm
Sign n’ Wine | Wednesday, Mar. 20th at 6:00 pm
Date Night with your Sweetie | Saturday, Mar. 23rd at 5:00 pm
Hops n’ Shops | Saturday, Mar. 30th at 5:00 pm
Something for everyone at Shaker Run!
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Arnold Palmer Invitational predictions
The 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational begins on Thursday from Bay Hill Club & Lounge, and many of golf’s elite will be on-hand. Weather won’t be a factor early, with the latest Orlando forecast calling for sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s for the first two rounds. Last year, Rory McIlroy won this tournament by three strokes and, this time out, he won’t have to content with Tiger Woods, who withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2019 with a neck strain. Woods hopes to return for the Players Championship next week. In the meantime, McIlroy is the favorite in the latest 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds at 8-1, while Justin Rose, who finished third in this tournament last year, is hot on his heels at 12-1. Before you make any 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational picks or enter any PGA DFS tournaments or cash games on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, make sure to see the latest PGA predictions from the team at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s prediction model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has nailed four of the past eight majors entering the weekend and called Tiger Woods’ deep run in the PGA Championship despite being a 25-1 long shot. The model has been spot-on early in the 2018-19 season. It was high on champion Dustin Johnson at the 2019 WGC-Mexico Championship, projecting him as one of the top two contenders from the start. It also correctly predicted Brooks Koepka’s (9-1) victory at the CJ Cup earlier this season. Additionally, it correctly called Bryson DeChambeau’s (9-1) seven-shot victory at the 2019 Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Anyone who has followed the model is up huge.
Now that the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational field is locked, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times and the results were surprising. One huge shocker the model is calling for: McIlroy, the defending champion and top Vegas favorite on the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds board, makes a strong run but falls short of winning the title.
Thus far in the 2018-19 PGA schedule, McIlroy has already racked up four top-10 finishes. And although he has 14 career PGA Tour victories, he’s only finished on top of the leaderboard once since 2016.
Despite his red-hot start to the new season, McIlroy enters the 2019 Arnold Palmer Classic ranked 171st on the PGA Tour in driving accuracy percentage (57.39), which could cause major trouble at Bay Hill. His inability to keep the ball in the fairway off the tee will leave McIlroy scrambling around Palmer’s famed Championship Course. He’s not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in this loaded field than the 8-1 premium he’s commanding.
Another surprise: Tommy Fleetwood, a 33-1 long shot, makes a strong run at the title. He’s a target for anyone looking for a big payday.
Fleetwood is an emerging star who divides his time between the European and PGA Tour. He has yet to win a tournament on the PGA Tour, but has five international victories under his belt, including the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship a year ago. He also turned in back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Turkish Airlines Open and WGC-HSBC Champions in late 2018.
Despite not winning on the PGA Tour, Fleetwood has proven he can play with the top golfers in the world. In fact, he was the runner-up to Brooks Koepka last year at the U.S. Open despite shooting a 78 in his third round. Plus, he earned a top-10 finish at this event in 2017, which bodes well for Fleetwood’s chances this week at Bay Hill. He has an Official World Golf Ranking of 14 and possesses all the skills needed to shoot up the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational leaderboard in a hurry.
Also, the model says three other golfers with 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds of 18-1 or longer make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these underdogs could hit it big.
So who wins the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational? And which long shots stun the golfing world?
Rory McIlroy 8-1
Justin Rose 12-1
Brooks Koepka 12-1
Rickie Fowler 14-1
Jason Day 16-1
Bryson DeChambeau 18-1
Hideki Matsuyama 28-1
Marc Leishman
Francesco Molinari 33-1
Tommy Fleetwood 33-1
Patrick Reed 40-1
Phil Mickelson 40-1
SOURCE: CBSsports
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
A timely fix to the dreaded slice
Watch The Face
A timely fix to the dreaded slice
Most players who slice only have a vague idea of why they do so. Some think it’s due to their swing path or their release, and some even blame their equipment. The angle of the clubface is an element they often overlook. However, the simple fact is that if a shot moves left to right, you can be sure the clubface is open at impact. A great way to make sure the clubface isn’t open at the moment of truth is to get your left forearm to rotate through impact.
To see the correct rotation, try this simple drill using your watch. Turn your watch so the face is on the underside of the wrist of your lead arm (the left arm for right-handed golfers, the right arm for left-handed golfers).
Keep your lead elbow a couple of inches from your side and rotate your forearm so you can see the entire face of the watch. The left wrist should be flat. This should help you visualize the proper rotation in your swing and also prevent you from flipping the club with your wrists at impact.
If you don’t rotate the clubface at all, the face of the watch remains pointed at the ground. During your swing, this incorrect movement results in the open clubface that causes a slice. If you try to rotate with your wrist and not your forearm, you won’t see the entire face.
Do this drill with your lead arm alone before practicing with both hands on the club. Continue to work on this movement until you see the watch face consistently, and your slicing woes will disappear for good.
SOURCE: Golftipsmag
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Events to “WINE” about — pop some corks with us!
Uncork and Unwind with us every Wednesday in March..a fun time to gather with friends!
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY • Every Wednesday – 5 pm to 8 pm
Are you creative?? Come on over and design something new for your home or create a gift for someone special.
SIGN N’ WINE • Wednesday, March 20th – 6:00 pm
Enjoy Dinner for Two, Dessert, Wine Tasting and Live Music
DATE NIGHT WITH YOUR SWEETIE • Saturday, March 23rd at 5 pm
Reservations are preferred
Please Call 513-727-0007 opt. 3
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