By Ben Alberstadt ([email protected]; @benalberstadt on Instagram) August 5, 2019 Good Monday morning, golf fans. 1. “Smiling Cinderella” Ron Sirak for LPGA.com on the appropriately nicknamed Hinako Shibuno, who captured the Women’s British Open in improbable fashion (250-1 odds!). “The clock never struck midnight for Smiling Cinderella. Playing in her first LPGA event, 20-year-old Hinako Shibuno,…
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Read moreUsufruct: Rethinking our national inheritance
The Green New Deal has reignited old debates between the left and right in countries around the world. Setting aside climate deniers (if only it were that easy!), the argument is between those who believe a radical large-scale spending program to combat climate change will stimulate economic growth and those who fear it will inflate…
Read moreWRX Spotlight: Linksoul golf apparel
Product: Linksoul golf apparel Pitch: From Linksoul “Linksoul is more a philosophy than a brand. More of an experience than a clothing company. Linksoul is the collective life’s work of people who care about each other and enjoy collaborating. We believe in creating products we value, with the people we love, for the good of…
Read moreSecurity wins the day over privacy: High Court rules Snoopers’ Charter is not a breach of human rights
The failure of the latest legal challenge to the UK government’s snooping powers will be bitterly disappointing for privacy campaigners who, buoyed by shock revelations of long-standing unlawful behaviour by MI5, were hopeful the ruling would be in their favour. More importantly, it sends a clear message to both the government and those whose data…
Read moreTG2: Watching slow play at a junior golf tournament is brutal!
Knudson and Rob talk about the slow play that happened at a recent junior tournament. Is that slow play something learned or what? We also discuss the latest issue with illegal drivers at The Open Championship. Check out the full podcast on SoundCloud below, or click here to listen on iTunes or here to listen on Spotify. Click…
Read moreForum Thread of the Day: “Best looking driver of all time?”
Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from JD3 who has asked WRXers for their opinion on what is the best looking driver of all time. Plenty of our members have gotten involved in the discussion, with a multitude of models getting plenty of praise for their appearance. Here are a few posts from the…
Read moreWhy we need publicly owned energy for a Green New Deal
Whether it’s 11 years or 18 months, we haven't got long to make the big, bold changes needed to prevent global climate catastrophe. Click Here: bape jacket cheap If we're going to have a chance of preventing widespread disaster, we can't keep waiting for the private sector to deliver our clean, green energy future. Public…
Read moreClement: Golf’s pendulum chaos theory
Understanding the dual pendulums of the golf swing is a very important visual to get you to the next level of play. So many of you interfere with the natural unwinding of the golf motion for fear of missing the ball and sabotage your actions needlessly: this will help put your mind in a better…
Read moreTG2: Watching slow play at a junior golf tournament is brutal!
Knudson and Rob talk about the slow play that happened at a recent junior tournament. Is that slow play something learned or what? We also discuss the latest issue with illegal drivers at The Open Championship. Check out the full podcast on SoundCloud below, or click here to listen on iTunes or here to listen on Spotify. Want…
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