When Legends are Legends: Brier beats Youngsters and Kingston 57 SwingScore...

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Graz, Austria with Stephane Barras

As we say the golf ball doesn't know our age and the score doesn't show how but how many.

Welcome to Austria where the landscape is green and the houses all the other colors. From Salzburg to Graz passing through St Wolfgang by the lake. If you like romance this is where you need to stop over and if you have energy walk up the 3 hours trail to Schafberg highest Austrian's Hotel.

Strange enough walking up the Schafberg trail, which I did, I crossed more seniors that juniors probably because it was a week day. Still seniors these days are in good shape and the LegendsTour can be a good exemple to look up too.

At 59 this is were I get my inspiration from and what Markus Brier (53) and James Kingston (57)  achieved in Austria is something to remember.

First, James Kingston a two times winner on the European Tour playing the Riegler and Partner Legends at Murhof Golf Club Saturday's round reaching 16 greens in regulations among them tree par5's in two for a stunning SwingScore of 57! James playing last group on Sunday to finish runner up to cool caddie less, Euan Mcintosh.   

Golf Club Murhof (Murhof Gruppe) has been fundamental in providing a successful journey in the development of Austrian golf; it is one of the only clubs in the country that has been able to build up an international reputation. 

Then came the Gosser open 30th edition a Alps Tour "Raising Golf Star" event where futur generation are hoping to finish the season top 5 to graduate for the Challenge tour, the door way to the top of golf.

At the Gosser playing at Maria Lankowitz golf club I followed some rockies when in the clubhouse having lunch pumped into Markus Brier with a 66 to congratulate him and as a joke said: "Tomorrow you win to show the jungsters that the seniors are still around" he laugh at me with another 66 and history was made...

"This is probably the most surprising victory that I celebrated in my professional career." Markus Brier

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 Crossing generations: LegendTour Player Gogele Caddied by a Murhof Club Junior

 

CADDIEPLAYER BY HELLO BIRDIE Thinking like pros for amateurs.

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The world of statistics solutions is growing fast. At CaddiePlayer we believe the way forward is creating added value and ressources by alliances. 

With their moto: "GOLF IS BETTER WHEN PLAYED SMARTER!" Hello Birdie (The Smartest Golf App) is the first data intelligence system allowing golfers to perform better by planning their game in details. Hello Birdie helps golfers of all skills to score better.

"CaddiePlayer by Hello Birdie is our respond to the next generation of Data assistance combining performance automatisation with a eye of an expert."

The service is 100% digital and relies on the Hello Birdie app to record your golf performances from any golf course in the world. The follow-up is 100% real and carried out by CaddiePlayer founder Stephane Barras who is also the 2020 best International Teachers Award. 

With CaddiePlayer by Hello Birdie, follow Stephane's instructions and lower your HCP, up to 5 strokes over the year! 

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Spotify #42 Being a Professional Golf Player (André Bossert) by Laura Leoncini

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Listen to CaddiePlayer André Bossert speaking about his career and more. Podcast by Laura Leoncini.

As you may know, becoming a fully paid sports professional can be difficult, although not impossible. As a golf player, unlike other sports, you can play for a long time. CaddiePlayer André Bossert is a professional golf player and he tell us about his career path and what, in his personal view, is the key to a successful sport career.

"Its alway exciting to speak about what I have done in my life and my passion I have as a golfer. Either you so talented and you turn pro immediately or you go to University and you compete against amateur to build up. You need to be realistic you need to know where you stand. Follow your dream and be 100% in it otherwise you've got no chance." André Bossert

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Ryan and Matti, new era from the Desert Swing... from Dubai to St-Moritz a new era of Data.

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From Dubai to St-Moritz

I just ended my 2 months Dubai lifestyle with a flight to St-Moritz, Switzerland where I have been appointed by a CaddiePlayer.

I could write a book about all the peoples, the stories I was involve with in Dubai. I never saw Dubai so busy! Expo2020...? Not sure as many decided to make it their permanent home. From celebreties Tour Pros to Cyber Billionaires, Dubai has become the place to be, to live as we say in French "Le monde attire le monde" and Dubai is the King of marketing.

And then there was Covid... the last thing you want to meet!

"Mid-December it was like Dubai was Covid free then by New year eve it's like every one I knew caught it!"

Despite spending Christmas and New Year festive avoiding crowed, Covid did not care, found me and with it my "home alone" 10 days quarantine journey began. It was a interesting challenge that I had to wait 58 years to experiment. Not stepping out for 10 days with no TV limited internet access and YOU AND ONLY YOU to face with. Welcome to Tom Hanks "Kast Away" in 70 square meters flat. 

My Covid good news was the timing, early January its always the best time to reflect.

For me it was about CaddiePlayer & PuttZones, revising lots of data and thanks to the "New Era" of the DPWorld Tour, data have never been so accessible! 

Once I was Covid release, I was ready for the Desert Swing: 4 events > Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, Ras al Khaimah Championship and Ras al Khaimah Classic.

"To make the experience even more live, I went on to follow two players I believe belongs to the "New Era" of Golf: Ryan Fox and Matti Schmid."

I was not disappointed as they both play to another league. Should we name it the "Power League"? Meaning massive drives, most Pars5 in two and wedges into Pars4. Statistically this leads to more times putting from Zone3 = The Birdie Zone.

Ryan Fox went on to win the Rak al Khaimah Classic (See below PuttZones breakdown, Ryan was the Desert Swing Most Zone3 versus Zone4 (25-21) attempts winners), Matti shall win pretty soon. THE MASTERS is not far away. 

Cheers from St-Moritz - Switzerland, skiing is like putting (Slope, Speed, Control) until next time #IamCaddiePlayer Stephane PuttZones Founder.

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  1. https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship-2022/
  2. https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/slync-io-dubai-desert-classic-2022/
  3. https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/ras-al-khaimah-championship-presented-by-phoenix-capital-2022/
  4. https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/the-ras-al-khaimah-classic-2022/
  5. https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/the-desert-swing-by-the-numbers/

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 Thanks to Matt @sgtee2green, we gather all the PuttZones breakdown from the field and the winners 

 

CaddiePlayer Founder Stephane Barras’s slalom journey to the top of Golf wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

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CaddiePlayer up and down here we come for “More”….. 2021 was to be the first “CaddiePlayer Invitational Festival” in France, instead Covid19 restriction bust it slaloming's Stéphane journey through England two Opens apparence (Royal Saint Georges & Sunningdale) promoting JackWhite’s legacy and CaddiePlayer Foxy & Bossy.   

CaddiePlayer founder’s Stephane is over New Year in Dubai also visiting the Swiss pavilion WorldExpo2020 reflecting about 2021’s golf booming with announcements: DPWorld Tour, Asian Tour, LET, LPGA all throwing big money to attract big attention with Tiger Woods comes back and the Ladies Open at Muirfield why not!

Quote from Stephane:

"2021 has been unbelievable golf positive showing  big interest from the audience taking up #TheBestGameEverPlayed thousands of new golfers are on “Smacking” the ball.

Surely social media had a big impact on it: Bryson “The Brute” DeChambeau PGA TOUR US Open winner driving average 323.7 yard, Bri Teresi “Making Sports Sexy Again” 1,2 Millions followers and Golf Instructor Manolo Vega “Waggle  dat shit…Smack dat shit!” are some we must thanks and #Dassit!"

From CaddiePlayer’s Family Office, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  

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 Stephane Barras at the Dubai WorldExpo2020 Swiss Pavilion

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