Addressing the tennis ball as if playing a golf shot, McIlroy tried surprise tactics on Sharapova by quickly starting a rally with a top-spin forehand.
He would take 300, sometimes 400 swings to get around an 18-hole golf course... he just wanted the feel of one perfect golf shot and if it took 400 swings to do it, he was going to do it.
The analogy he provided was to think of it like a follow-through after a tennis, golf or basketball shot.
Have a quick look online and you'll find Phelps hurling his driver away in disgust after embarrassingly topping his tee shot at the home of golf, St.
The film's plot centers of the fortunes of failed ice-hockey player Happy Gilmore, played by Adam Sandler, who masters a powerful and dangerous slap shot which he converts to golf with devastating effect.
Thompson holed a 50-foot eagle putt on the third hole, relied on a superb short game around the toughest part of the golf course to build a four-shot lead, and hung on for a two-shot win over Geoff Ogilvy that takes him places he always wanted to be.
Donald has now gone 100 holes without dropping a shot at Dubai's Jumeirah Golf Estates' Earth Course following his flawless six-birdie 66.
"And follow through with your shot, just as you do on a golf swing, " he counsels.
"Now I call myself Seve Mulligan, " he added, referring to the golf rule which allows a second chance to play a shot.
The Thin Line: In golf and in life, the difference between a great shot and a lost ball can be merely a few feet.
Watson shot to No. 4 in the World Golf Rankings and his awareness scores in the U.S. jumped 136%, ahead of golf royalty like Ernie Els, Gary Player and Tom Watson.
Some balls had golf-specific names, like Par King, the Sweet Shot and the Play-off.
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At East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, former US Amateur champion Matt Kuchar shot 66 in his second round to nail one of the six Open spots on offer.
Finchem and the PGA Tour shot it down, only to launch their own World Golf Championships in 1999.
That starts off with a "junk shot, " in which material such as rubber tires and golf balls is pumped into the shut-off valve, or blowout preventer, that sits atop the well.
The world number two struggled with his putting as he shot an opening round of two-under 69 at the Victoria Golf Club.
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On the European Tour Friday, England's Chris Wood shot a brilliant 64 to take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club.
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Lowry played immaculate golf as players of the calibre of Lee Westwood, Paul Lawrie and Paul McGinley all shot 77, Rory McIlroy a 76 and Welshman Jamie Donaldson, joint second at halfway, a 78.
Colin Montgomerie shot 22 under par in taking the individual title at the 1997 World Cup of Golf.
DiMarco, making his first appearance in a European Tour event outside the majors and world golf championships, hit back from a double-bogey six at the first to keep within one shot of Stenson.
Those who develop the right habits essentially let those habits take the shot for them when they tee up, says Hank Johnson, a pro who owns a golf school in Destin, Florida.
On the European Tour, Sweden's Christian Nilsson shot a round of 65 to lead the Alstom Open de France after the first round at Le Golf National near Paris -- Ryder Cup host in 2018.
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