Check out iFitGolf TV hosted by Bobby Siravo who reviews golf equipment, talks about hot golf news, and more! iFitGolf TV is just getting started with their video episodes, but you find them on Twitter, and You Tube. Bobby Siravo is a PGA Professional who has been in the golf industry for 15 years. Bobby has worked with and studied under some of the country’s best golf professionals and worked at some of the finest golf facilities in the country. Bobby is a professional teaching pro who trained several college and professional golfers – Bobby also caddied on the PGA Tour.

Bobby Siravo from iFitGolftv tests the TaylorMade R11 vs the Callaway RAZR Hawk driver. Callaway claims their driver is 6 yards longer and Bobby puts this claim to test on the Trackman launch monitor.

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“Girls Golf, Get Over It”

LPGA week of 2/21/11:  HSBC Women’s Champions

Defending Champ:  Ai Miyazato

The fourth HSBC Women’s Champions event will be staged once again on the Garden Course at Tanah Merah Country Club, Singapore from 24th – 27th February 2011.

Official website: hsbcgolf.com/womens/

Jiyai Shin and Ai Miyazato, previous winners of the HSBC Women’s Champions, signaled the start of the HSBC Women’s Champions 2011 by dressing up two of their biggest rivals in their respective national costumes. Defending champion Miyazato, the 25-year-old Japanese star, was tasked with helping America’s Paula Creamer into a furisode (a type of kimono). Shin, the 2009 winner, at just over 5’1”, wrestled with getting the 6’0” Michelle Wie into a hanbok, Korea’s distinctive costume. Meanwhile, Rolex Rankings No. 1 Yani Tseng, who has dominated the start of the year with four wins in her first four tournaments, watched on approvingly.

“The HSBC Women’s Champions came to Singapore because we knew this wonderful new generation of Asian stars was coming. While the golf is going to be as serious as it gets, it seemed like a nice idea to let them share some of their culture and remind the golf world of how rich their cultures are,” said Giles Morgan, HSBC’s Group Head of Sponsorship.

“There’s always something different here [at the HSBC Women’s Champions] and dressing Paula up in the furisode was great fun,” Miyazato said. “Paula looked great, too, like she always does!”

The HSBC Women’s Champions 2011 will see 63 of the world’s top female golfers, including all of the 2010 major champions and all of last year’s LPGA tournament winners, battle it out over 72 holes of individual stroke play.

(Reprinted article and photos are courtesy of LPGA.com).

Photo courtesy of attpbgolf.com

I’ll be attending the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Saturday!  Yippee!

Tickets courtesy of: AT&T Interactive’s YP 3.0 mobile app – Navigate, search, find, share with friends and save money, all with one FREE app!

During the tournament, fans are invited to stop by the AT&T Fan Zone tent located on the 18th hole, where they can use YP.com and demo the newly updated YP app to explore businesses and other events on the Monterey Peninsula – as well as local deals to save money along the way.  And, at the Grand Entrance, fans can participate in golf-related games and trivia at the AT&T Fan Zone Tour Truck.

Check out iFitGolf TV hosted by Bobby Siravo who reviews golf equipment, talks about hot golf news, and more! iFitGolf TV is just getting started with their video episodes, but you find them on Twitter, and You Tube. Bobby Siravo is a PGA Professional who has been in the golf industry for 15 years. Bobby has worked with and studied under some of the country’s best golf professionals and worked at some of the finest golf facilities in the country. Bobby is a professional teaching pro who trained several college and professional golfers – Bobby also caddied on the PGA Tour.
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Feb. 24-27: HSBC Women’s Champions $1,400,000 Singapore, Tanah Merah Country Club, Garden Course

March 18-20: RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup Phoenix, Ariz., Wildfire Golf Club at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

March 24-27: Kia Classic $1,700,000 City of Industry, Calif., Pacific Palms Resort

March 31-April 3: Kraft Nabisco Championship $2,000,000 Rancho Mirage, Calif., Mission Hills Country Club, Dinah Shore Tournament Course

April 21-24: Tres Marias Championship $1,300,000 Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, Tres Marias Golf Club
(removed from scheduled as of 2/2011)

April 28-May 1: Avnet LPGA Classic $1,300,000 Mobile, Ala., RTJ Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, The Crossings

May 19-22: Sybase Match Play Championship $1,500,000 Gladstone, N.J., Hamilton Farm Golf Club

May 28-29: HSBC Brazil Cup $720,000* Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Itanhanga Golf Club

June 3-5: ShopRite LPGA Classic $1,500,000 Galloway, N.J., A Dolce Resort, Bay Course

June 9-12: LPGA State Farm Classic $1,700,000 Springfield, Ill., Panther Creek Country Club

June 23-26: Wegmans LPGA Championship $2,500,000 Pittsford, N.Y., Locust Hill Country Club

July 7-10: U.S. Women’s Open $3,250,000 Colorado Springs, Colo., The Broadmoor, East Course

July 21-24: Evian Masters Presented by Société Générale $3,250,000 Evian-les-Bains, France, Evian Masters Golf Club

July 28-31: Ricoh Women’s British Open $2,500,000 Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland Carnoustie Golf Links

Aug. 4-7: Imperial Springs LPGA $2,000,000 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China Imperial Springs Golf Club

Aug. 19-21: Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola $1,500,000 North Plains, Ore., Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Golf Course

Aug. 25-28: CN Canadian Women’s Open $2,250,000 Mirabel, Quebec, Canada Hillsdale Golf and Country Club

Sept. 9-11: Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Presented by P&G $2,000,000 Rogers, Ark., Pinnacle Country Club

Sept. 15-18: Navistar LPGA Classic $1,300,000 Prattville, Ala., RTJ Golf Trail, Capitol Hill, The Senator

Sept. 23-25: The Solheim Cup Dunsany, Ireland Killeen Castle

Oct. 6-9: LPGA Hana Bank Championship $1,800,000 Incheon, South Korea SKY 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course

Oct. 14-16: Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia $1,800,000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club

Oct. 20-23: LPGA Taiwan Championship $2,000,000 Yang Mei, Taoyuan, Taiwan Sunrise Golf & Country Club

Nov. 4-6: Mizuno Classic $1,200,000 Shima-shi, Mie, Japan Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club

Nov. 10-13: Lorena Ochoa Invitational Presented by Banamex and Corona Light $1,100,000 Guadalajara, Mexico Guadalajara Country Club

Nov. 17-20: Titleholders $1,500,000 Orlando, Fla., Grand Cypress Golf Club

Dec. 9: Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge $1,000,000* Henderson, Nev., Rio Secco Golf Club

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LPGA event at Blackhawk not on 2011 schedule

“V” is for Victory and Vindication! Congratulations to Michelle Wie for winning the Canadian Women’s Open!

Photo from Michelle Wie's Facebook Page!! With the caption underneath I WON!!!!! Congrats Michelle!

Upon Michelle’s victory at the Canadian Women’s Open  – Christina Kim does the typical spraying of the victory champagne!

MICHELLE WIE Interview – Reprinted from the LPGA.com website:

THE MODERATOR:  All right, Michelle, congratulations.
MICHELLE WIE:  Thank you.
THE MODERATOR:  You’re the winner of the 2010 CN Canadian Women’s Open, your second career victory, held off Jiyai Shin in the final round, four players behind you, three strokes behind you.  I think it might have been those three consecutive birdies on the back nine that did it.  What do you think?
MICHELLE WIE:  Yeah.  For sure.  You know, that was a really great putt, really good confidence booster for me on 13 to make that putt going onto 14.  Haven’t been making a lot of putts the entire week, so it was good to make that; and then the chip was great.  Everything kind of worked for me, and it was awesome.

Q.  Michelle, can you tell us a little bit more about the chip-in on 15, what the lie was like?  It looked from television and down there that you tried to maybe put the wedge in the ground to make sure the ball wouldn’t stay short.
MICHELLE WIE:  Yeah, the lie was actually quite horrible.  I was right up against the fringe.  I never thought that 7-iron would go past, I guess the adrenaline and everything.  It flew about like 20 yards from what I usually carry it.

You know, I kind of went up to that, I kind of had the same mentality on 17 when I was in the bunker and felt like it was going to go in.  Just made sure I made good contact on it, landed right there and it went in, so it was awesome.

Q.  Michelle, when did it feel like you knew you had this tournament?
MICHELLE WIE:  I think — I didn’t know until like, you know, 17 really, because you know, a lot can happen.  It’s tough holes coming in.  So you never know. But you know, I felt that after I chipped in on 15 that, you know, it would be more probable.

Q.  On 8 and 14 you made a couple of big putts.  You know, yesterday you talked about your putting needing to be better.  How big was that for you?
MICHELLE WIE:  It was very big.  I made a lot of crucial putts out there today.  I made a lot of putts, but at the same time I made a lot of really crucial putts.  And you know, I think it was my ball striking that really kept me above water today.  David and I have been working really hard at it, and you know, it’s really nice to see that it pays off.

Q.  What was the reception like on 18 when you got the champagne shower there?
MICHELLE WIE:  I was trying to run away from her.  All I was thinking in my mind was I’m wearing white pants.

Q.  What does it mean to get the second win for your career?
MICHELLE WIE:  It feels awesome.  It feels absolutely fantastic.  You know, I just — it’s been a long time since November, and it feels great.  You know, I just feel like I haven’t been playing as well as I wanted to the last couple of months, and just really makes me more motivated for the rest of the season.

Q.  Do you think it’s more special that you went wire to wire as well?
MICHELLE WIE:  Um, wire to wire.  You know, I think so.  I think that like from the beginning it just felt like a good week, but then yesterday I, you know, struggled a little bit.  But you know, I was just kind of going out there and really focusing and really believing in myself, and it meant a lot to me.

Q.  What’s your relationship, your friendship with Christina that she was able to give you that champagne shower?
MICHELLE WIE:  Yeah, Tina and I are very close.  I’ve known her for a very long time.  She’s always been there for me, really good friend out here on Tour and even off Tour we hang out a lot.  So she’s a very special person to me.

Q.  You talked yesterday about just playing your own game, but does it mean a little something beating the person that they call the Final Round Queen?
MICHELLE WIE:  It does.  I think that she played great today.  And you know, yesterday she made a really big charge, and she’s an awesome player.  I mean I played with her a lot of times, and every single time she amazes me about how well she plays.  And I played with her, I feel like every player out here just brought their game to a whole new level, and I really had to work hard today to keep her off.

Q.  Michelle, what’s on the horizon for you now?  What future plans do you have, participation, long-range goals, perhaps the Solheim in Ireland next September?
MICHELLE WIE:  I mean I can’t really think that far in advance.  That doesn’t really work.  I’m just going to go back to the States, have a good week off, work on my body and get ready for Arkansas.

Q.  You had mentioned you’re also going back to school in the fall.
MICHELLE WIE:  Yes, I am.  I’m going back right after Arkansas.

Q.  Michelle, can you just summarize the week for us, both on the course, off the course, what it was like for you?
MICHELLE WIE:  You know, it was a little tough this week.  You know, there wasn’t really a shot that didn’t hurt this week, but you know, I fought through it.  And you know, just keeping me healthy.

And you know, it was fun out there today and the rest of the week playing with Kristy, and you know, she had an awesome round, and it was a lot of fun.  And definitely the hole-in-one helped a lot, I think, and it was a fun week overall.

Q.  Did you get a chance to get away from the course?  Did you see any of the city at all?
MICHELLE WIE:  No, not really.  I didn’t really have a chance to.  I didn’t really have a chance to go “out and about.”

Congrats to Kristy McPherson to taking 2nd place at the Canadian Women's Open. Kristy shot a 66 on the final round.

Where to golf in Hilton Head?  A friend of mine raved about the Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island – breathtaking views right on the ocean!  Check out the details here along with tee times for all Hilton Head courses.

With an endless array of recreational activities, Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort on Hilton Head Island, S.C. proudly offers the ultimate golf vacation experience on three championship courses for players of every skill level.

Tee off on the famous Robert Trent Jones Oceanfront Golf Course, which features spectacular oceanfront views. Test your mettle on the legendary Arthur Hills Golf Course, which was recently named the South Carolina Golf Course of the Year for 2009. Experience the challenging George Fazio Golf Course, Hilton Head Island’s only par 70 layout. All three courses have been rated 4 stars or better by Fodor’s Golf Digest Places to Play.

With a special new package, you can stay in a private resort villa and play all three championship courses at Palmetto Dunes. Plus, enjoy complimentary Palmetto Dunes golf balls, food and beverage credits and more. Prices start at just $124 per person per night.

Voted one of the “World’s Best Golf Resorts” by Travel + Leisure Golf’s annual reader survey, Palmetto Dunes features more golf, more amenities and more fun than any other resort in the Southeast. At this premier full-service resort, guests enjoy championship golf plus outstanding tennis, kayaking, biking, nature cruises, dolphin tours, surfing, fishing, shopping, dining and much more.

Stay at Palmetto Dunes – a true mecca for golfers with a temperate climate and lush evergreen environment – and discover why Golf magazine awarded Palmetto Dunes a Silver Medal, honoring this vacation destination as of the country’s “Top 75 Resorts.”

Nestled along three miles of pristine beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, Palmetto Dunes also has the distinction of being the only Hilton Head Island resort to offer Segway X2 personal transporters and Coolwell air-conditioned golf carts, two innovative alternatives for getting around the green.

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Hilton Head Golf

Ever since the Big Break Mesquite was played at the The Oasis Golf Club in Mesquite, Nevada I’ve always wanted to golf at this course.  I may have to improve my game a bit more – as I’m not a big fan of snakes and I can imagine hitting my favorite pink golf balls in the desert canyons and ravines!  The website arizonagolf.com features this course and many more!

As an ex-Disney cast member I have to pick a course in Orlando, Florida that has a Disney connection to put on my dream golf vacation list.  Yes, that means the course that I’m adding to my list has “Mickey Mouse” tee box markers.  The Big Break 12 was shot mainly at the Magnolia and Palm Courses at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. According to the website orlandogolf.com the Palm Course has  the natural beauty of the Florida woodlands makes Disney’s Palm Golf Course one of America’s premier resort destinations. One of Disney’s toughest golf courses, the Joe Lee design features sparkling lakes and tropical sand in a scenic golf landscape populated with strategically placed palms.

The golf course features many tree-lined fairways, plus elevated greens and tees. It has more than its share of water and sand hazards, with nine water holes and 94 bunkers strategically placed around the course. Disney’s Palm Course measures 6,957 yards from the blue tees and carries a course rating of 73.0 and a slope rating of 133.

The par-4 18th hole has been rated the fourth-toughest hole on the PGA Tour, and Disney’s Palm course has been ranked as one of America’s Top 75 Resort Courses.

If they have Mickey Mouse golf carts – I’m in and add it to my list!

Next up Arizona Golf!

I tend to golf in my local area and haven’t traveled much to different golf locations – but was thinking the other day about creating a list of dream golf vacations!  With a little help from the website Hawaiigolf.com that provides an extensive list of courses, accommodations, tee times, golf packages, and restaurants.

Ahhh golfing in Hawaii that has to be at the top of my list!  The Arnold Palmer-designed Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort is an awesome championship course and the course from The Big Break V – from 2006.  Ashley Prange was the show’s eventual winner, defeating Jeanne Cho in the matchplay final.  This would be my #1 pick for my Hawaii destination! Here’s a bit of background on the Turtle Bay Resort course:

Site of the LPGA Tour SBS Open at Turtle Bay and until 2008, the home of the Champions Tour Turtle Bay Championship, The Arnold Palmer Course is a distinctive 18-hole championship golf course. Designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, it offers something for golfers of every skill level. Played from the Palmer (black) tees, the course offers a stern challenge to the best players in the world. However, a total of five tees on each hole allows for all abilites to enjoy the Arnold Palmer Course.

Enjoy varied breathtaking scenery at the Arnold Palmer Course. The front nine reminds golfers of true Scottish Links with its sand, water, wind and rolling terrain. The back nine takes a dramatic shift as it meanders through a jungle forest of ironwood pine and a wetlands bird sanctuary. The 17th hole is unquestionably the signature hole on the course with no less than nine craggy bunkers surrounding the landing area and extending all the way up to the green. The 17th green sits on a plateau only 100 feet from the ocean.

The Palmer Course surrounds a beautiful wetland preserve known as the Punaho’olapa Marsh. This 100-acre preserve is home to many endangered species of Hawaiian birds. A man-made moat separates the wetlands from the golf course.

Next up golfing in Orlando, Florida!