Golfers Improve with the Power of Suggestion

Ken Jowdy Review gets scientific.  A new study finds that golfers significantly improved their putting ability when they believed the putter they were using belonged to a celebrity golfer.

For more information read below.

 

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/the-case-of-the-haunted-golf-cl...

Rory McIlrory Gets Rid of Chubby

Ken Jowdy File brings you this article.  Rory McIlroy dropped his manager, Chubby Chandler, to join his compatriot Graeme McDowell at a smaller agency.

The US Open champion broke the news to Chandler, the founder and managing director of International Sports Management, immediately after this after this week's Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.  Chandler was apparently surprised by the move.

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/rory-mcilroy-shows-ruthless-streak-as-he-leaves-chubby-in-cold-16067442.html#ixzz1bqt5LxHU

 

Jim Furyk Looks to Rack Up Frequent Flier Miles

Ken Jowdy Review brings you this article.  Jim Furyk is playing in Shanghai before the Nov. 17-20 matches at Royal Melbourne in Australia.  That may seem like a lot of traveling as there will be other Presidents Cup player there.  However, Furyk will go home to Florida in between.

Furyk will be in the air roughly 25,000 miles before getting to Royal Melbourne.

For more on this odyessy see below.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/golf/furyk-going-the-china-f...

Luke Donald Wins Season's Final Tourney and Captures PGA Money Title

Ken Jowdy Journal delivers this news about the final tournament of the year. Luke Donald entered the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic trailing Webb Simpson by $363,029. He entered the tourney's final day five shots off the lead.

For more read here:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/golf/2016592758_golf24.html?prmid=head_main

IMG's Shanghai Draws the Ire of the PGA

Ken Jowdy Journal is following the story about a non-sanctioned golf tournament put on by IMG. The Shanghai Master's is offering a $5 million purse with $2 million going to the winner. That's attracted some big name golfers. Problem is the PGA has its Asia Pacific Classic in Malaysia the same week. The PGA event has a bigger purse but is giving $1 million to the winner.

For more read below.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/story/2011-10-18/tours-try-to-build-in-Far-East/50816946/1

President Clinton Sees Golf as Healthy

Ken Jowdy Journal found this article in the New York Times. Seems the former President is touting golf as a key to healthy living.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/sports/golf/president-clinton-sees-golf-as-a-path-to-fitness-for-all.html

Paul Casey has one-shot lead at Frys.com Open