Philip Rowe

Coach ~ Cal Poly Men's Golf. Hails from Cornwall in South-West UK. 〓〓 Favorite golf expression: 'Twas just a fluking iron!

[Mike Roberts 〓〓 @CornishGolfer]

Hail, King Harry.
A Cornish Golfer view of Harry Hall’s year

https://t.co/m6xPupmI78

@WestCornwallGC #TheMasters

[Mike Roberts 〓〓 @CornishGolfer]

West Cornwall and Prestwick Golf Clubs celebrate Jim Barnes.

Cornish Golf Union spread my story published in the September issue of Through the Green, the quarterly publication of the British Golf Collectors’ Society

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@WestCornwallGC @HarryHall

[PGA TOUR @PGATOUR]

Executing perfectly when he needed it most 🙌

Harry Hall all but locked up his spot in the @TOURChamp after his chip-in birdie on 17.

[Kyle Porter @KylePorterNS]

The boys club is closed.

[The Walker Cup @WalkerCup]

Every day it gets more real.

Cypress Point Club. Will you be watching?

[Burnham & Berrow @BurnhamBerrow]

Cornwall’s @HarryHall smoking it down the first fairway.

#TheOpen #BurnhamOnSea

[Don Oberhelman @DonOberhelman]

Cal Poly released admissions data for next year's incoming class:
- 82,899 applications.
- Average applicant GPA 4.06.
- 6420 enrolling new students
Offering some of the best degrees in the world in the best and most beautiful location you can find. #CalPoly #RideHIgh

[Philip Rowe @CPcoachRowe]

@CalPolyMensGolf Check out this par putt with the sleat coming in sideways on par3 h17! #GreatPutter

[Cal Poly Men's Golf @CalPolyMensGolf]

Breaking into the lineup with three top-20 finishes and Cal Poly's second best stroke average, freshman Nolan Kuszyk was named to the All-Big West second team Tuesday!
#RideHigh

[Cal Poly Men's Golf @CalPolyMensGolf]

2⃣Tournament titles
6⃣Top-10 finishes
1⃣4⃣Rounds in the 60s
1⃣9⃣Rounds under par
7⃣0⃣.2⃣Stroke average
And now a four-time All-Big West honoree.
Congratulations, Baron!
#RideHigh

[Cal Poly Men's Golf @CalPolyMensGolf]

Senior Baron Szeto, playing his final regular season tournament, captured Ohio State's Kepler Invitational by six strokes! Mustangs back in action at the April 27-29 Big West Championship, hosted at La Quinta Country Club.
#RideHigh
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[Kenny Reid @penandniblick]

Was lucky enough to play with Peter last year. Despite being compelled by medical advice to ride a buggy, he still had it: his bunker play, chipping action and putting stroke were things of beauty. A lifetime of world class golfing skills were easy to see, a treat to witness.

[Amateur Golf Bible @GolfBible]

Followers will be saddened to learn of the death of Peter McEvoy OBE, one of GB&I’s most distinguished amateur golfers and team captains, at the age of 72. Peter had battled illness in recent years and will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.
Obituary: https://t.co/R3uXV13x5f

[Sean Martin @PGATOURSMartin]

Wanted to kick off the week from the Washington Road Starbucks with some thoughts on Rory and his comments about how he’s trying to emulate Scottie Scheffler's course management. It was a rare admission from a professional golfer, especially one of Rory’s caliber. These two are the story entering this week, and these comments form a connection between the two.

Reflecting on these comments made me think about the definition of strength, and how it is displayed.

“I'm a big admirer of Scottie's for a lot of different reasons, but every time I play with him and I watch how he plays and how disciplined he is, it's a really cool thing to watch,” Rory told me after his win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Strength can be demonstrated by performing feats that no one else can. That is sport and competition distilled to their most basic essence. You win Olympic gold by running faster, jumping higher and lifting more than your competitor.

For so long, this is how Rory displayed his strength. He flexed his advantage with his peerless ability off the tee, and by launching iron shots at a height that few could match.

But there is an inverse application of strength. Strength is displayed in self-control, in what you choose not to do. This is applicable in all of life, and this is what Rory saw in Scottie’s game. Just because you can hit the shot doesn’t mean you need to, or should.

Jack Nicklaus once wrote, “course management, like self-management – the two are inseparable – is mostly a learned quality.” Scottie's discipline extends to the quiet life he leads away from the course and even what he says in press conferences.

He gave an interesting quote in a great profile in this month's Texas Monthly. "In those moments where I can be really honest, I'm happy to be," he said. He picks his moments because, I believe, his biggest goal in a press conference is to avoid saying anything that could become a controversy and thus a distraction.

Self-control is defined as “the ability to regulate impulses and behaviors to achieve long-term goals.” There’s only one long-term goal remaining for Rory, and that’s a win at the Masters. Will this approach pay off? That remains to be seen.

But it’s interesting that he even used the word ‘impulses’ when discussing his own course management, saying, “There's impulses that I have on the golf course that it looks like Scottie doesn't have and I have to rein those in.”

You saw some of the fruits of this at THE PLAYERS, where McIlroy won on a week where he wasn’t swinging his best. His target selection was key on such a penal course.

In the playoff, Rory had just a wedge remaining into the par-5 16th. After J.J. Spaun laid up, Rory could have aimed for the flag and attempted to step on his throat with an eagle. He aimed 30 feet left instead, ensuring birdie and eliminating risk.

But it’s about more than aiming away from trouble. There may not be a player today who hits a wider array of iron shots than Scheffler. This year, Rory has been talking a lot about hitting those lower, flighted short-irons that offer more control. He even switched into a golf ball that flies lower. Those shots may not be as gratifying visually as the golf ball sent into orbit to attack a tucked pin, but they are often the right play.

Some of this was inspired by his struggles in the wind during the second round of last year’s Masters, when he shot 77 in wind gusts that reached 40 mph.

“I maybe didn't have all the shots that were required to go out and shoot something under par that day,” McIlroy said after winning this year’s PLAYERS.

His playing partner that Friday at Augusta? Scottie Scheffler, who shot 72 and went on to win his second Masters. They were paired for the first two rounds at last year’s Masters and Scottie beat Rory by 10 over those two windy days. That had to have an impact on Rory, which is why he brought it up almost a year later.

In a game where the slimmest margins can make the biggest difference, players are always looking for an edge. But you won’t often hear a player concede that his opponent’s superiority caused him to rethink his own approach. It is paying off for Rory, though.

He arrives at Augusta National with 3 wins in his last 7 worldwide starts. This week will be the biggest test, though.

[Sean Martin @PGATOURSMartin]

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that J.J. Spaun is playing arguably the best golf of his career less than a year after he thought it may be over.

There’s a good lesson there. Sometimes we think we need something to be happy. Then, when we face the prospect of losing it, we realize that life would still go on and happiness still be attainable. And then we find freedom to pursue success without the pressure.

[Philip Rowe @CPcoachRowe]

Flashback on #PalmerUmbrella day to this group of #WinnersAtWalton @waltonheath_gc 2014. Congrats to @tomdetry on his maiden @PGATOUR Win @WMPhoenixOpen and @JonRahmOfficial T2 on @livgolf_league

[PGA TOUR @PGATOUR]

History for @TomDetry 🇧🇪🏆

[Southwest PGA @SWSectionPGA]

On Wednesday Jackson Parrish needed an eagle on the final hole of the pre-q to get thru. He made an albatross (his caddie told me on the tee he tried to talk him into a 5-iron but failed)
Today he hit the opening tee shot at the last WM Monday Q.

[Monday Q Info @acaseofthegolf1]

Jackson Parrish came to the last hole needing an eagle to get thru the waste management pre-q.

He made an albatross. Good lord.

[Stanford Men's Golf @StanfordMGolf]

A winner on TOUR! 💪🌲

Congrats to Cardinal alum Maverick McNealy for his first career @PGATOUR title at the RSM Classic!

#GoStanford

[The Big West @BigWestSports]

⛳MGOLF | Baron Szeto of @CalPolyMensGolf Goes Back-to-Back for Golfer of the Month Honors
#𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗱 x #NCAAgol#NCAAgolf

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