Kathryn's Favorite Golfer

Natalie GulbisGolfer / Model
Born: 7 January 1983
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Best known as: The LPGA golfer with her own swimsuit calendar
Natalie Gulbis leapt into the media spotlight in 2005 as one of the most popular woman golfers in the United States. She distinguished herself not with victories but with swimsuit calendars and a TV show on the Golf Channel. In 1997, at age 14, she had become the youngest player to qualify for a Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) event. (That record was later broken by Michelle Wie.) Gulbis played golf in high school (on the boys' team) and spent one year playing collegiate golf at the University of Arizona before turning pro in 2002. Gulbis proved herself to be a strong golfer, if not a tournament winner -- by 2005 she had become the first player in the LPGA to win more than a million dollars without a victory. (She finally bagged her first win at the 2007 Evian Masters tournament in France.) Long-legged and blonde, Gulbis has been called "the Anna Kournikova of golf," both for her good looks and for the pressure to match the hype with athletic success.
Extra credit: Gulbis is 5'9" tall, according to her LPGA profile.

Short Game Tips

What You Should Learn About Your Putting Grip
Until you have a correct putting grip, you are not going to have success on the golf course. Most golf professionals agree that the grip is the single most important aspect of your game. Others feel that some aspects of the game are more important than grip – like stability, ball position and alignment.
Once you have a solid putting grip, you will be able to develop a successful short game, which is the most important part of the game. No one grip will work for everyone, but you can develop a grip that works for you, whether it be driving or putting.
When developing a solid putting grip, you need to keep your hands in a square position, so that you don't have extra power where you don't need it. Your palms should be parallel to each other, and also parallel to the face of the putter.
Many professional players prove the point that your putting grip needs to be fundamentally different from the grip you use when driving. A stronger grip may bring more power, but to be an accurate putter, you need a more controlled approach.
Actually, for your complete game, you need three solid grips: One for the power game, one for the short game (getting on the green) and one for putting. You'll need to practice your new putting grip if you've been golfing for a long time. You'll need many hours of practice for your new grips to feel comfortable.
As compared with the grip you use for your power game, your short game demands a grip that is more neutral, and less powerful. In putting and your short-distance game, you don't want extra power – you need to use finesse to put the ball in the hole. To do this, you need to keep your hand and wrist muscles quiet.
The short game grip is a bit different from your putting grip. For the finesse shots, which include chips, wedges and pitches, it's better to begin with the hands in a position that is square, with both of the V's of your hands aimed nearer to the target. Most people would consider this a weak grip, but with a smooth release, the face of the club will reach its impact point with the ball without any rolling over. In this way, by keeping your hands quiet, like they are in your putting grip, it will breed more consistency in your short game.
Your putting grip, then, is very similar to the grip for your short game. Your hands must stay quiet and square, meaning they are both in line with each other and with the face of the club. The exact grasp – overlapping, or with one hand lower – is not as important to your putting grip as is making sure that your hands mimic the position of your face. In this way, you can keep your eye on the prize, and ensure that more of your putts will be successful.

Favorite Golf Course

Kathryn's favorite golf course is Lajitas. I got to play on it before the major fluid that happened on the Rio Grande this year. What I loved most about it that it had a PAR 1 hole. Because its on the river they made a hole on the Mexico side and since you can't cross the river there you can try to make a HOLE-N-ONE. Not many places I know of had a 19 hole golf course. Lajitas golf course should be done renovating in December 2009. I would love to go back and see what's new there. In the future I would like to play at Pebble Beach in California.

Logan's favorite golf course is Lone Tree Golf Club in Chandler, AZ. The reason it's my favorite is because it was so long, and wide open! It was a beautiful course with believe it or not lots of water and beautiful houses surrounding every hole and fairway! A course I would like to play in the future would have to be Turtle Bay Golf Resort in Hawaii. My brother who hates golf by the way went there to get a brochure for me to rub it in my face that he had been there. Lol.

Your Favorite Courses

What are ya'lls favorite golf courses that you have played? What makes them a great course? What courses would you like to play if you had a chance? Why?

Back in the Day

I have played some golf in my day, but it has been a while. I need to get back to it because it is good exercise and relieves stress. You can imagine a face on that little white ball and WHACK it good! LOL!

I have mostly played the Alpine course, but we did play Lajitas many years ago when it was reasonably priced to do so. I have played at Marfa, too. The neatest golf course I have been on is at The Lodge at Cloudcroft (NM). That first tee is awesome as is one on the backside, where you can't see the green below...you ring a large bell at the tee box to let others below know you are tee'ing off. Cool.

Kathryn & Logan's Blog.

Welcome to Kathryn & Logan's Blog.
We have created a blog those people who have a great interest in the sport of golf. We spend a lot of time at the golf course, if people need to get a hold of us, we're probably studying or playing golf. You'd be surprised how many interesting people you can meet out on the golf course.