The CSGA Links Volume 5 Issue 1 April 2017 | Page 6

IN THIS ISSUE
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April, 2017 Issue
Features
12 Golf & Travel: Las Vegas, Nevada
Nestled away in the southwest corner of Oregon sits Bandon
Dunes Golf Resort, and in this month’s Golf & Travel edition, we
show you why its one of the best golf resorts in the country!
14 Links Lessons: More Distance? It’s a Stretch
“Make a big turn in the back swing to hit it far.” You hear that all
the time. As we get going into another season let’s change the
goal of the back swing to gather as much power as possible in
the backswing and transform that power into more distance.
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Get Golf Fit: Spring in your Step
Learn why playing golf can actually improve a player’s general
health and wellness.
21 An Inside Look at the 2017 Masters Tournament
For the third year in a row, Raymond Floyd, Jr., former CSGA
Mid-Amateur Champion and the son of Hall of Famer, Ray Floyd
provided the CSGA website with a daily blog from Augusta
National each day of The Masters week.
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USGA Proposed Rules Changes
The USGA recently announced a list of proposed
rules changes aimed at simplifying the Rules of Golf,
which would take effect on January 1st, 2019.
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28 A Year for a First
Tashua Knolls Golf Course in Trumbull will make history when it
becomes the first public course to host the Connecticut Amateur
in the 115-year history of the tournament.
48 What’s the Ruling? Hatton’s Headache in Austin
On the putting green of the first extra hole, Hatton was preparing
to putt for par when he grounded his putter behind his ball and
caused it to move.
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