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LynnBlakeGolf: Passed 36-hole leader Alex Cejka in the hotel lobby this morning. These guys sure look different in tee shirts, cargo pants and flip-flops.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Passed on the golf today. Now with Mrs. Yoda at Marriott's beach front Cabana Club enjoying a gentle breeze and watching the waves roll in!
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LynnBlakeGolf: Also enjoying a 'Dark and Stormy', advertised as Bermuda's national drink: Gosling's dark rum and ginger beer with an orange garnish. I ...
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LynnBlakeGolf: From the resort's Activities List: 1/ Beach volleyball and 2/ Body surfing. Alas, we've been reduced to 3/ Romantic walks on nature trails.
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LynnBlakeGolf: OK, couldn't stand it. Had to come back to TPC Sawgrass and watch the golf. Which I am . . . from the grill room on TV! :-)
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LynnBlakeGolf: Henrik Stenson is in the hunt. Peter Cowen (UK) is his instructor. There may be a joint PC/LBG Academy experience pre- or post-The Briti ...
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LynnBlakeGolf: In the Short Game area now watching Harrington, Chopra, Wilson and Allen hit the shots that turn bogeys to pars and pars to birdies. It ...
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LynnBlakeGolf: Padraig's very obviously working on maintaining his Head position through the shot. At every finish, low pitch or flop, his right eye is ...
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LynnBlakeGolf: Also, in full Acquired Motion, PH uses Zero #2. It's how you win Major Championships.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Chopra's throwing up hi flops. Max #2 wristcock and PAUSE (10-3-J) Minor Basic Stroke with full Finish..
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LynnBlakeGolf: In the greenside rough (or otherwise) for 'max soft', they all use PAUSE, i.e., deliberate Throwaway. The Clubshaft Finish position varies.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Back in the Marriott's 100th Hole Bar&Grill, across a small lagoon from 13. Cejka just hit safely onto 17. Meanwhile . . .
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LynnBlakeGolf: . . . A drunk just swam the lagoon to the cheers of the assembled crowd. He was met by security. Better them than the resident alligator!
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LynnBlakeGolf: Headed down the walkway from 100th Hole to hotel. Passed between two pools with sign PONTOON BOATS --> The 'O' and the 'A' seriously need
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LynnBlakeGolf: . . .Kerning. The curse of detail. Am I anal or what?
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LynnBlakeGolf: Okay, now on Patio #471 -- :-) -- the cigar is lit and the dinner reservations made. What's wrong with this picture?
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LynnBlakeGolf: Margaritaville: Steel drums playing, damsels swaying. In walks Island Boy: dark tan, long sleeves rolled and 3 buttons undone. -->
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LynnBlakeGolf: James Bond in 'corporate casual'. Oh, there is a god: He wants to take our picture!
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LynnBlakeGolf: A full moon pierces the black sky over Sawgrass. Five gas lanterns surround and illuminate the deserted main pool. -->
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LynnBlakeGolf: Chatter from the nearby party crowd is fading. Day -- and night -- is done.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Drove back to Atlanta for full day tomorrow on the tee. Tuned into TPC coverage. Big turnaround in the making! Go Henrik!
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LynnBlakeGolf: Watched Henrik's bunker practice Wed. Said he was having "a little difficulty". Introduced by coach Pete Cowen at last year's PGA.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Sitting on the veranda at Atlanta CC watching the evening shadows fall over the 1st and 9th fairways. Magical time. Magical place.
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LynnBlakeGolf: It's the end of a long but happy week teaching the game we love. Got some down time tomorrow, then it all cranks up again Monday. Yay!
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LynnBlakeGolf: In a sought alcove . . . Mrs. Yoda visited the grandbabies this Sunday pm. I did not. Guilt X 2. The gentle horn blows, and so do I.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Time for a.m. workout with trainer Vickie Lake. We go M-W-F when I'm in town. I call her my 'external influence'!
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LynnBlakeGolf: Don't see this often: golf instructor getting a cortizone injection in his #1 pressure pt by his triple-board certified student in pro shop.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Just leaving the lesson tee after another busy week. Got to pack for an early a.m. flight and 5 days teaching in Canada!
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LynnBlakeGolf: Singled out at Canadian customs. They're thinking I might need a WORK permit. I tell them I teach GOLF. Say they: "Go on through!"
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LynnBlakeGolf: With Mrs. Yoda, terrace of renowned Roof Lounge, 18th floor of the Park Hyatt overlooking Toronto and the distant Lake Ontario. Jazz. Fun!
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LynnBlakeGolf: Did I mention the sunshine, 70* temp, no humidity and gentle breeze? Directly ahead, CN Tower, world's tallest, soars skyward 1,800 feet.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Our terrace lunch done, it's off to the upscale Yorkville shopping district. AAAHH-OOO--GA! Wallet alert! Dive! Dive!
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Meanwhile in Atlanta. After seven innings.......Braves 7 , Blue Jays 2.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Up one block from Hyatt Park Hotel, the Village of Yorkville (inc. 1853). Narrow streets, old buildings restored, countless shops. Also --->
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LynnBlakeGolf: Young women in halter tops and short shorts sunning atop a constructed domed rock about 60' X 12' X 150'. Aaah . . . The Rites of Spring!
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LynnBlakeGolf: Street Scene: Mature Canadian in pinstriped suit, dress shirt and tie staring longingly -- up close and personal -- at a parked Harley.
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LynnBlakeGolf: Passed the Hog's owner: Bandana, shades, embroidered black leather jacket, jeans and boots. 3-day stubble / cigarette. Appears happy. :-)
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LynnBlakeGolf: Wonderful in-home dinner tonight with our Canadian hosts, their family and friends. A special experience that won't be repeated soon.
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LynnBlakeGolf: A stop at the local Starbucks, then it's off to Glen Abbey!
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