The Memorial Tournament Wrapup

6 players coached by Bann Lynch Golf coaches competed at The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio which concluded on Sunday.
It was a case of what might have been for Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy who shared the lead after the 1st round thanks to a blistering 7 under par 65 which could [...]

Choi, Ogilvy show positive signs at Crowne Plaza Invitational

Bann Lynch Golf players K.J Choi of South Korea and Geoff Ogilvy of Australia can both take plenty of positives from their respective performances in the US PGA Tour’s Crowne Plaza Invitational which concluded today at the Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
Choi and Ogilvy both finished in a tie for 13th along with [...]

New Year brings many changes for Geoff Ogilvy

Geoff Ogilvy is the only player in the field at the SBS Championship this week who has previously won this event at Kapalua. One would imagine Ogilvy would be looking at familiarity with the course and fond memories as advantages in the defense of his title.
That may well be true but there are still quite [...]

Glover leads SBS, Green & Ogilvy start well

One of the most interesting stats that the PGA Tour keeps is the “bounce back ability” stat. Basically, it measures the average number of times a player makes a birdie or better after a bogey or worse.
Lucas Glover would probably do quite well in a category that measures recovery from a horrible start after the [...]

Ogilvy ready for title defense at Kapalua

Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy is in a unique position this week at the US PGA Tour’s season opening SBS Championship at Kapalua. The 2009 Champion is the only player in this year’s 28 man field who has previously won this event.
When asked about what this stat means to him, Ogilvy said:
“Well, I learned that then actually [...]

Han the surprise leader at Aussie PGA

December 11| South Korean Han Min-kyu was the surprise first round leader at the Australian PGA Championship on Thursday, shooting a blistering 9-under-par 62 to take a four-shot lead over Australian Ryan Haller.
Teeing off at 6:25 in the morning, Han made full use of the mild conditions at the revamped Hyatt Regency resort course, firing [...]

Delahoussaye makes it onto PGA Tour thanks to Aussie connection

Brent Delahoussaye has gone from having no playing status at the start of 2009 to becoming a PGA Tour Member in 2010.
After playing his way to a Nationwide Tour membership during the year, the Greenville, S.C resident set his sights on pro golf’s ultimate stage. With rounds of 74, 71, 66, 68 ,75 and 69, [...]

Steve Bann provides Daily Skype Updates from The Masters

Steve Bann, coach to Stuart Appleby, K.J Choi and Nick Flanagan has done a world first by agreeing to conduct daily Skype interviews straight from Augusta. Steve is staying with Stuart Appleby and his family this week and has been very generous with his time during what is always a very busy week.
In this series [...]

Geoff Ogilvy Forgets His Razor

When an unshaven Geoff Ogilvy (he forgot to bring his razor to Hawaii) strolled to victory in the Tour opener on Sunday he made it all look so easy.
But it should come as no surprise that a lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes under the watchful eye of Geoff’s coach – [...]

Geoff Ogilvy Wins at Home

A smiling and relaxed Geoff Ogilvy finally put some of his critics to rest by winning a big one on home soil – the Schweppes PGA Championship at Coolum in Queensland. Geoff outplayed overnight leader, Matthew Goggin on the final day to take out the Championship.
Congratulations also Geoff Ogilvy’s coach – our own Dale Lynch.