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What a loss we all felt this week. Arnold Palmer was a giant in the world of sport and a true gentleman in life. In this newsletter, Nancy Berkley's thoughts on the King and some brief highlights from the last month in Women's Golf.
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Jane
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Notes From Nancy Berkley
 I had planned to begin my September "Notes from Nancy" with news of who won the Evian Championship -- the last "major" of the LPGA season. (The winner was In Gee Chun of Korea). And then I was going to follow up with who won the Rolex Annika Major Award (Lydia Ko won that award). And then I was going to mention how the Race to the CME Globe Tournament which caps off the LPGA season was stacking up (Lydia Ko leads in CME points). And then I was going to mention that the men's Ryder Cup begins next week and I was going to compare the men's Ryder Cup to the women's Solheim Cup in 2017.
And then... Arnold Palmer died. "Forget one-time awards," I said to myself. Let's talk about Arnold and a lifetime of victories and gifts to the game of golf.
Many tributes have been written but I like this one from the USGA and am passing it along:
"Arnold touched every corner of the golf community. We loved the way he played the game - daring and bold; always with confidence. In the 1950s, through a perfect combination of the new medium of television, the energy of post-war prosperity, and his unique combination of talent and charisma, he made golf cool and accessible, put the game on a global stage and propelled it to new heights." Arnold was the perfect person in the perfect time and place to make the world aware of the game of golf."
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I was part of "Arnie's Army" and watched his play. What I remember most about Arnold is his unique golf swing. Arnold made it okay to be different.
 Arnold's swing has been referred to as a rocket launch and the most efficient golf swing of any professional golfer. In this photo, note that on the downswing the shaft is just a blur -- moving too fast for the camera to catch -- and the last movement of his swing as he fired at the ball.
BE HAPPY, BE HEALTHY. LIVE LONGER, PLAY GOLF
NANCY
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Women's Golf Highlights This Month
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Dottie Pepper, with the help of Sports Psychologist, Dr. Nick Molinaro explained the 3 types of mental imagery used by the best players in the world. Which one do you use in your pre-shot routine?
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How does 18-year-old Brooke Henderson generate such fast clubhead speed? Jeff Ivall and Frank Cossio did a really instructive video analysis of Brooke's amazing swing. Don't miss it.
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Watch this swing! Ladies European Tour player, Daisy Neilsen's classic action went viral this month when we posted it on Facebook and it was seen by over 550,000 people.
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Click on the photo or follow this link to see the video of Daisy's perfect swing.
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