The Golf Slice

Ninety-nine of the most high ranking male golfers of the United States will battle on Sedgefield’s exclusive greens in the Footjoy Invitational.

Recently completed, the historical golf course underwent a $3 million project to restore its Donald Ross design that its well known for.

This exciting battle will be held this year between June 9 and June 13. Many aspiring young teens that are between the ages of 12 and 18 will be bringing their best play to the greens during this event. It is only one highlight of many that are expected to be held during the summer season of the popular American Junior Golf Association.

During the summer season many miles will be covered as more than 5,000 junior golfers make their way across the United States to compete in other events of the American Junior Golf Association. It is a known fact these talented teens will undergo a couple months of highly intense pressure and entertaining action as they go head-to-head in some serious competition.

Later in the year, the historical golf course is planning to host PGA’s Wyndham Championship. There will of course be several well-known names attending.

Tiger Woods has every intention of making a great comeback next week for the US Open. Even though he may not be completely ‘up to par’ yet, he still feels that he will be in good enough shape to attend.

It has been quite a long time since the golf champion has been able to play the game competitively, since he under-went surgery back in April of this year. Rehabilitation and the recovery from surgery has kept him occupied and off the courses.

Many people feel confident that Tiger will have no problems at all in jumping right back in the game and pulling off another win. He has been down this road once before, when he had a previous surgery on his knee back in 2002. He wasted no time after that surgery to come back and win the Buick Invitational.

It is no small surprise to hear that Tiger plans to attend the US Open, many are aware that Torrey Pines is one of his favorite courses.

He has been taking Rehab nice and easy, perhaps he has healed enough to make a big win again on the 12th.

Updates have been lacking a bit lately because I’m actually playing golf now. With the better weather here, I’ve managed to go out a few times this year and I got off to a really rocky start. In a nice bit of irony, I’ve developed a bit of a slice over the winter downtime.

Each nine I played over the last two weeks has been better and better so I’m encouraged that I can get my golf game back on track. I’m hitting my four iron with a lot of improved distance and accuracy so far which I think is much more telling than my temporary slice problem.

I definitely need to hit the driving range more this summer though. I don’t feel like I can get out to play a round consistently enough to maintain a proper swing. I’m going to make an effort over the next few months to hit the range.