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By GBB Staff Introduction 2020 has been a strange year both on and off the golf course. The PGA tour was operating as normal until the week in March whenever everything stopped. One round of the Players Championship was played, and the tour was halted while we figured out the COVID-19 pandemic. It took a few months, but safety protocols were established, and professional golf returned in June. What did it look like? The same, but different. A withdrawal or two each week due to a positive test and no fans in attendance, but the TV product was still high...

By GBB Staff Introduction We knew it would be different. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Masters was moved from April to November. We traded azaleas for fall foliage. We traded a brutally firm course for a soft track. We traded roars echoing through the pines for almost total silence. We didn’t mind the trade-offs, did you? It is amazing how one course consistently delivers magic, drama, euphoria, and sadness. We suspect a January Masters would be great – have you ever tried to putt those greens with a mild frost? Thrilling Sub-Plots We will get to Dustin’s new green jacket...

By Amber Gazzolo, GBB Contributor, Grip it Girl Golf Introduction We have heard this great line many times before from the hilariously entertaining movie Happy Gilmore. Humor aside, this could not be more accurate and less understood when it comes to the golf swing. Let's break down this ever so famous quote to extricate the true advice that is there.  The hips are effectively the most utilized, yet most underrated, part of the golf swing. That being, the hips are the most essential part of hitting a golf ball but the least practiced or focused part of the swing. Hips,...