Westchester PGA Championship

It started out rainy and foggy. I won my second match in the round of 32 and was defeated in the round of 16 by Jim Wahl, the Head Professional at Whiprowill 1 up. I think he definitely had some local knowledge. It was a good battle. The quarterfinals start today. You can check out the action at www.met.pga.com.

Next up is the US Open Local qualifying at the Country Club of Darien in Darien, CT on May 15th. Until Next time.......fairways and greens.

Rob

Westchester PGA Championship

The Metropolitan PGA kicked off today with the Westchester PGA Championship at Whiporwill Country Club in Armonk, NY.  Sixty four PGA Professionals will tee it up to vie for the title in this match play event.

The course conditions are hard and fast as Whiporwill is in fantastic shape. I won my first match and will be playing Kevin Ausserlechner tomorrow at 8:36am. You can follow the live action at www.met.pga.com.  Updates from the players will be available on twitter.

By the way RobLabritz.com has been updated with new videos to help you improve. Until tomorrow....fairways and greens!

Rob

Just Perfect

Get out there and play some golf! It is absolutely PERFECT weather! Remember to take your allergy medicines, however, the pollen is here!

Polo RLX has some great spring time gear thats really cool. Don't forget to stretch. When warming up, start out slowly if you haven't played all winter by chipping, pitching and making half swings for the first 30 mins. This is way better for your body.

Look for the results of my tournament calendar starting up soon. Play well and talk soon.

Rob

PGA National Stroke Play Championship Final

Congratulations to Danny Balin of Greenwich, CT for claiming his first PGA National Stroke Play title.  The wind layed down on the final day to produce optimal scoring conditions.  I shot 74 and finished tied for 17th. You can see the results at http://www.pgatournaments.com/. 

Next up on the schedule is the Emerald Dunes Pro-Pro tournament in West Palm Beach February 28 and 29, 2012. My partner is an old time friend, Carl Alexander.  The following week is the Kiawah Island Pro - Member tournament.

Who does everybody like fopr the Super Bowl? Talk soon.....

Rob

PGA National Stroke Play Championship Rd 3

The Wannamaker was gritting her teeth today as the third round was under way in Pt. St. Lucie. Bob Sowards kept up his solid play and is leading the tournament at 206. I had an up and down round of 73 to enter the final day at even par 216. The wind was swirling which was making club selection difficult and the greens kept their firmness.

My tee time tomorrow is 8:40. You can follow the action at www.pgatournaments.com. Thanks for all of your posts and well wishes.

Until tomorrow.......fairways and greens.

Rob

PGA National Stroke Play Championship Rd 2

So second round results.... The wind was down a touch but still blowing. You needed to control the flight. The greens on the Ryder are a little softer from the ones on the Wannamaker which makes scoring a little easier.

I shot 70 and climbed from 31st to 10th at 143. Seventy golfers made the cut which was at 151. Bob Sowards leads the event at 138. My tee time tomorrow is 12:15 on the Wannamaker. You can follow the action at www.pgatournaments.com. How about the finish at Torrey Pines last week?

Til tomorrow......

Rob

PGA National Stroke Play Championship

Well hello- I know it has been too long! After a nice December rest, the 2012 tournament season has started. This is also the same week as the PGA Show in Orlando, FL. 174 PGA Professionals from around the country come to the PGA Golf Club in Port Saint Lucie, FL to get compete for the title of the PGA National Stroke Play Champion. Last year Frank Bensel claimed the title. It is played on both the Ryder and Wannamaker courses.

I shot 73 on the Wannamaker course which puts me in a tie for 31st in the 174 player field. There are 4 tied for the lead at 68 with three days left including Mark Brown, Bob Sowards, Rod Perry and Sam Arnold.

The wind was blowing up to 20 MPH and three greens were really firm on the Wannamaker making the course play very difficult. With three days left, it is really anybody's ball game. There will be a cut to the low 70 and ties after tomorrow. Check out the complete results at www.pgatournaments.com.

Look for some blogs in the upcoming weeks with the latest tournament results an some cool things happening in 2012. I am totally looking forward to the 2012 season. And for all of my students, I will be back at GlenArbor this Friday. Until tomorrow......get out there and practice.

Rob