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The Shag Bag is a weekly compilation of news and comments on what’s happening on the local golf scene and in the wider world of golf.
Peter Mumford
Peter Mumford is the Editor and Publisher of Fairways Magazine. He's played over 500 different courses in 22 countries and met some fascinating people along the way. He's also a long-suffering Toronto Maple Leafs fan.
J.T. Poston goes wire-to-wire to win John Deere Classic
Poston, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Emiliano Grillo also earn entry to 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews.
Charles Fitzsimmons (St. Thomas) repeats at Ontario Men’s Match Play; Dave Greenaway (Barrie) takes Senior title
The championship was conducted at Taboo Resort in Gravenhurst.
Get a “running start” by generating power from position 1
Martin Chuck at Tour Striker has a great drill for generating more power and demonstrating the proper position you need to set up your swing.
Gain power, speed and distance with Byron Nelson’s lower body move
Tour Striker’s Martin Chuck explains how greats like Byron Nelson, Sam Snead and Tiger Woods used a certain move to add power and distance to their game.
Max Homa nabs second win of the season at Wells Fargo Championship
With his win last September in Napa, California, Homa joins Scottie Scheffler (four), Hideki Matsuyama (two), Sam Burns (two) and Cameron Smith (two) as multiple winners on TOUR this season.
What do you do for a Boomer that’s lost his Boom?
A lot of golfers are struggling with distance loss, decreased flexibility and more frustration in their game as they get older. There’s help on the way.
Get creative to find your go-to shot around the greens
Martin Chuck at Tour Striker is one of the best at making the golf swing simple. Here’s a little tip on chipping that he created after watching Scottie Scheffler’s amazing performance at this year’s Masters.
How to fix your slice by squaring the club
In this week’s instruction video, Shawn Clement of Wisdom in Golf provides an easy breakdown about squaring the clubface and how it will improve your results.
