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(nee Torluemke; born February 18, 1945) A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, she joined the LPGA tour in 1962 at age 17 and won 26...
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Bill Knowles
- Apr 5
- 3 min
Eamon Darcy-Big Foot
Eamon Darcy- Born 7 August 1952 A swing for the anti-lesson brigade. When former famous Tour Star Miller Barber was asked why he did not...
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Bill Knowles
- Mar 29
- 3 min
A.J.Lacy- Power swinger of the thirties.
Before their time 2. Born 20 May 1904 – Died 6 August 1979 Apart from being a popular confident character who featured in two Ryder cups,...
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Bill Knowles
- Jan 23
- 7 min
Early Ladies swing stories 1920-1940
100 years before the cell phone - swing studies of champion women from between the wars. Marion Hollins Simone De La Chaume (later...
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Bill Knowles
- Jan 21
- 5 min
Swings of the distant past - Jack Graham.
The second in a series that brings the swings of the great players of the past to life. "The best player who never won a championship."...
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Bill Knowles
- Jan 15
- 4 min
Tommy Morris-The first superstar and his swing.
Swings of the distant past. Bringing young Tommy`s swing to life. 120x160cm"The first Superstar"-Acrylic on canvas painting from 2015....
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Bill Knowles
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Jay Herbert-an intensive swing study of a truly excellent ball striker.
Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert (February 14, 1923 – May 25, 1997) Winner of seven PGA Tour events including the 1960 PGA Championship. Jay...
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Bill Knowles
- Dec 22, 2022
- 5 min
The trick shot stars
The first of three articles is about the men who specialized in entertaining the crowds with their uniquely trained skills. Paul...
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Bill Knowles
- Dec 1, 2022
- 5 min
Irv Schloss-the dynamics. Part 4
Fifty years ago two prominent teachers, Irv Schloss and Don Fischessor joined together and produced a wonderful series on the golf swing....
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Bill Knowles
- Nov 21, 2022
- 9 min
Peter Oosterhuis-Star from the early seventies
A game and swing built on rhythm and tempo. One of Europe's greatest players of the early seventies. In a small elite group of Ryder cup...
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Bill Knowles
- Oct 22, 2022
- 3 min
The dance genius who showed the golfing world how to swing
It may have only lasted 2 minutes and 45 seconds but the stunning dancing scene performed by the brilliant Fred Astaire in 1938 is now...
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Bill Knowles
- Oct 11, 2022
- 6 min
Nick Faldo-searching for perfection-part 2
Weathering the choppy sea-but land was in sight. Continuing the swing change process that had been started in 1985 With the first year...
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Bill Knowles
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
A teaching session with Irv Schloss and Don Fischessor-Part 3
Two award-winning teachers got together and made a short film that set out to simplify the swing into as few words as possible. Text from...
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Bill Knowles
- Oct 5, 2022
- 6 min
The art of teaching.
Joining art, film, and photography to help describe the Golf swing 05.10.2022- article 1 The first weeks are devoted to my mentor Bernard...
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Bill Knowles
- Oct 3, 2022
- 6 min
Nick Faldo-Searching for perfection.
The first of a short series whereby I travel with Nick Faldo through some of his early golfing life and take it to the last years of his...
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Bill Knowles
- Sep 28, 2022
- 6 min
A few Snead thoughts.
Sam Snead has left the golfing world with a lot of wonderful quotes as he broke the swing and its mechanics down using his wonderful...
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Bill Knowles
- Sep 15, 2022
- 5 min
Paul Runyan -great short game teachers 2
Continuing the series on players who became popular teachers after their careers as a player came to a close. Born 1908 in Arkansas The...
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Bill Knowles
- Sep 3, 2022
- 4 min
The German Tour players` recent history-part 3
The third of the German Tour Player series takes a short look at the two greatest players Germany has produced. Martin Kaymer- Born 1984...
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