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-by Kevin Ferrarotti

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The PGA Tour needed a tournament over 4th of July weekend, and Tiger Woods came through. Hosting his first ever full field tour event, Tiger brought the tour to Congressional Country Club to host the AT&T National Golf Classic. In the end, Tiger was not the event's top player, it was KJ Choi who stole the show, winning his 2nd event of the season.

At the US Senior Open, Tom Watson's final round collapse proved lucky for Brad Bryant, who won his first ever senior tour major.

This Week's Golf Tip

-by Kevin Ferrarotti Owner of the Premier Golf Academy
The biggest step to achieving a great golf swing is to know what a great golf swing looks like and feels like. Frame by frame, we can learn by watching one of the best swings in golf – Tiger Woods – as we talk about our Checkpoints to Success!

	1) Address: The ball position is two inches off of your leading foot, feet are shoulder width apart for 5i – 7i, and is adjusted accordingly for longer/shorter clubs. The club face is square to the target, and your body is parallel to the line in which you want your ball to travel. Finally, your body is tension free and your body weight is divided in such that more than half of your weight is on the back side.
	2) Hip High: Like Tiger, your shoulders begin to turn, as the rest of your body begins to coil. Make sure to maintain the same knee flex at this point as you had at address. The key to this point is the toe of the club is pointing towards the sky at hip high, and the club head is slightly outside of your hands.
3) 3/4 High: You are near the completion of your backswing! Your leading shoulder should be at or behind your ball, and the majority of the weight is on your back side. Here, your leading arm (left arm for right handed) is parallel with the ground, and forms a right angle with the shaft of the club. The butt end of the club is pointing down to the ground.
4) At The Top: All of your weight is on the back side, shoulders have completed their turn, and the shaft is no further than parallel to the ground. Your “levels” are still in the same position, and beginning your down swing, just relax and let gravity carry the momentum of the club, and the weight will transfer through.
5) Impact: Hands are slightly ahead, most of your weight has been released onto the leading side, and the position of your body and club face should mimic the address position.
6) Follow Through: FULL EXTENSION! You will not hit a high percentage shot if you do not complete the golf swing. Let gravity help, and extend through the ball, and follow through to a nice high finish, with all of your weight onto the front side; JUST LIKE TIGER!

Almost An Aussie

-by Champion Golf Pro Mike Colandro of Colandro Golf

Although there was gold in those hills, there wasn’t any for me as I missed the cut. After a good start in New Mexico in May, I was only able to buy a one-way plane ticket back to Aussie and maybe see Georgia-Lee. When I arrived back, there was a Pro-Am in Melbourne, and I shot 67 to win about $1,500 which came in handy for the start of the tour in Tasmania. We played Tasmania Golf Club which is across the bay from Hobart out on a Peninsula. I finished top ten for another good check and called Georgia a couple times for inspiration. Then I flew to Sydney to play the New South Wales Open at the Lakes Golf Club. I stayed with some great friends, the Phillips family in the Northern Suburbs. I was like one of the boys (the Phillips had three sons), and it was always good fun along with a drop of port after dinner most nights.

I kept in touch with Georgia because next week we were in Melbourne for the PGA. I had another top ten finish in Sydney and, as always, a great time with the Phillips family. Margaret and Reg Phillips treated me like family, and it was good to be at a home versus a hotel room. They had a beautiful home in the northern suburbs of Sydney, we had some great barbecues (cookouts) with the cockatoos eating right out of your hands .

Melbourne is in the Garden State of Victoria on the southeastern part of Australia. The city of Melbourne is at the top end of Port Phillip Bay and the Yarra River meanders through the city.

As you travel into town fro the Tallamarine Airport, you go very close to the Flemington Racecourse, home of the “Melbourne Cup”. The Cup is always the biggest race of the year and in Victoria it is a holiday. It is a two mile long race amongst some of the best horses in the world and a gala event for everyone. When driving south from the airport, the first major road you cross is Victoria Street, site of the famous Victoria Marketplace. For years it was the place to shop for deals, from food to clothing, etc. You then get to the Flinders Station next to the Yarra River and the fabulous new Crown Entertainment Center. In the city and its suburbs, there is a mix of Europeans, especially Greeks and Italians, so there are a multitude of bistros and restaurants to please any taste.

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