Lydia Ko become World N.1 CaddiePlayer was there
What an intense 2 weeks it was here in Florida USA, first as #IamCaddiePlayer promoting "Science Findings", second as #IamConsultant at the PGA Show Orlando launching “FrankiegoestoHollyGolf” ladies fashion brand and third at the inaugural LPGA Coates Championship Ocala as #IamCorrespondent reporting for Swiss Mag “Golf and Country”, at last I had to run to the Dentist for an emergency Tooth extraction N.19. Thanks God they had good Anesthesia! Did you know that in the USA they do not use same Teeth numbers measurement as in Europe? Now you know.
Speaking about the PGAShow my Highlight was certainly my Public Intervention on the GameGolf presentation with Guest Speaker Graeme McDowell when CEO publicly said that Putting recording was their biggest Challenge… then I had 10 minutes to explain to their Mathematical Engineer how they could solve it using CaddiePlayer Putting Zones System Research findings. The PGAShow was a total success! On the side line they hosted as well: The #PGASummit where they presented the most experiences Panel of Golf Master Coaches ever, I Tweeted @stephanebarras : Best of the Best Coach combine 400 years of Knowledge #Leadbetter #McLean #Harmon #Hardy #Adams #Cook and the #DemoDay where I could introduce CaddiePlayer to Blair O Neal the Most Beautiful Golfer in the World now aiming to play LPGA.
Highlight is one things making history is another… I would never imagine that Golf History would have been made in OCALA Florida. OCALA is more famous for Horse and Equestrian Club with beautiful farms than Golf, but History rarely decide time and places, it just happen and then you will remember for the rest of your life where you were that day. Actually history was not made in one day but over two! It all started on Friday with Tiger Woods scoring 82 finishing last at the Waste Management and ended on Saturday with Lydia Ko becoming World Youngest Number One. Thanks to the Golf Channel, on Friday I could witness the 82 shots of Tiger nightmare followed by probably the biggest controversial TV Golf Channel Debate of all time: “Tiger Woods need to re-learn to play golf”
But now let’s finish in style and style shocking it was for Lydia Ko who went from Eden (after sinking a 60 footer on 15th ) and lead by one to Hell (after making double on 17th )to finally lose by one over Choi. More interestingly all that happen within the footstep of David Leadbetter her coach who was following at Golden Ocala… and me just behind.
If you thought Tiger was too technical I can testimony that Lydia was too and Thanks to her impressive long putts performance she could save her Score and Leadbetter his one more time fame. Lydia SwingGame was not what you would expect from a new comer Golf World Number One, but As we say: GOLF IS A NOT A GAME OF PERFECTION!
Cheers #IamCaddiePlayer #IamStéphaneBarras on my way to eat a soup! I never eat so many soups since last week tooth extraction… the good part you find great soup out there! Next time have a soup too :-)
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On Lydia Ko, T2 at -15 and becoming the youngest player – male or female – to claim World. No. 1 ranking
Rankin – “She didn’t meet one challenge, but she met the other.” Gannon – “There it is Judy, a new number one and there has never been one this young.” Rankin – “To be a player to be able to do this at such a young age, you have to have the desire and the demeanor. She has both. Nothing seems to faze her.”
On Ko’s 60-foot birdie putt on 15 that moved her into the lead to -17 for the championship with two holes to play
Tom Abbott (@TomAbbottGC) – “It’s game on for young Ko.” Terry Gannon – What a turn of events at 15. Just when you think she is slipping away, she moves back on top. Unbelievable.” Rankin – “Slam Dunk.” Rankin – “She hasn’t had any bad times, down times or a slump. For the most part she has stayed well and always has played well.”
Lydia Ko’s double bogey on 17 to move her to -15
Abbott – “This is a huge turn of events.” Rankin – “I don’t care who you are, you are rattled at this moment.” Rankin – “If you drive the ball well, it is a hole you can manage. If you don’t drive the ball well on this hole, it is very difficult to get the ball on the green. It proved very difficult for this final group today.”