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Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shattered the Zurich Classic three-round record at 29 under and stretched their lead to five strokes.

Jin Young Ko had five back-nine birdies in a 7-under 64 at demanding Wilshire Country Club for a share of the second-round lead Friday with Nasa Hataoka in the DIO Implant LA Open.

Jerry Kelly had a hole-in-one on the par-3 sixth hole and shot a 5-under 66 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' ClubCorp Classic.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a 4-under 68 in alternate-shot play Friday at windswept TPC of Louisiana to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Zurich Classic.

You can say many things about LAB Golf putters, and we have doubt that you will. But you certainly can’t say they’re boring.

Or conventional.

Or even unoriginal.

Heck, you can’t even say they’re a copy of this or the same as that. If a LAB Golf putter bears any resemblance whatsoever to an Anser, Spider or any other putter living or dead, I certainly can’t see it.

Hell, even the owner of the company calls his putters “absurd.”

COBRA Golf adds new necks and new models to their KING 3D and KING Vintage putter lines.New black versions of existing KING 3D putters unveiled.All putters available at retail and at cobragolf.com on May 6.

COBRA Golf is expanding the KING 3D and KING Vintage putter lines. Granted, you could easily dismiss that sentence as “per the usual” in putter company protocol. And, in most cases, you wouldn’t be wrong. Through the years, I’ve made the same observation about Odyssey, Bettinardi, Scotty Cameron, TaylorMade and numerous other putter companies. With COBRA Golf, it seems a little different.

Why? Historically, COBRA Golf is not a putter company.

Sure, there have been isolated sightings of COBRA putters in the past. However, COBRA has never consistently produced something I would call a “putter line”—and most definitely not a recurring and expanding putter line or, in this situation, putter lines. Should our resident historian John Barba dig into the COBRA catalog, nary a putter glut will he find. The only COBRA putters  I remember are the blades and mallets that came in the COBRA Golf boxed sets.

That’s the cool thing about where COBRA is going with these putters. The KING 3D and KING Vintage putter lines are not intended to be putters that get tossed in a box to complete a set. These putters are made to compete on the course—and in the marketplace.

Former UCLA star Alison Lee shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday afternoon at breezy Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead in the DIO Implant LA Open.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a tournament record 13-under 59 in fourballs Thursday to lead the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

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Whew, busy week. Part catch-up after the Masters and plenty of other fresh stuff too.

Starting with Mickelson's Ryder Cup captaincy in doubt, and then a bunch of notes on the Final Dinah.

The PGA Club Pro has sent 20 to Tulsa and I have their names!

Pebble Beach gets more USGA events, the Tiger Slam irons sell for millions, plus a bunch of links to good reads both inside and outside the world of golf.

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Aging Golfers tend to slow down their swing and that can lead to more missed shots. (1) A slower wrist release for your heavier driver tends to create more shots that fade or slice. (2) Your irons are lighter, but your hip release gets out of sync with your swing and that results in more topped balls or miss-hits. If you are experiencing these two problems, I have some wonderful news for you.

Realizing what my aging body was slowing down, with a driver swing speed at about 80 mph, I decided to experiment by setting up for my driver and my irons to compensate for my slower swing. Yes, I decided to “Cheat” my swing so that I am now saving about 10 strokes per round. My golfing buddies are amazed at my game. Last week while playing in the Men’s Golf Association, I won the top prize money at $211 by winning my flight in Best of 2 Ball, a Closest to the Hole on a Par 3 and 2 Skins.

Of course, I am calling my new swing setup “Cheating” but I am really setting up with a slight modification to compensate for my AGING LAZY BODY. It’s not really cheating but I wanted to get your attention with this blog.

“Cheating” Setup for your Driver
I am definitely losing power in my arms and wrists, so I tend to hit more fades or when I try to swing faster I get more slices than distance. I know that I am getting more distance when I shallow my down swing at the top (with my flat wrist) but that is only making my fade or slice even worse. My solution is to setup with an open stance, with my leading foot back a few inches from my target line. [My swing from the inside to out is like throwing an underhand softball pitch with the wrist releasing close to my hip.]

Surprisingly, after my first 6 to 9 holes when my body is really loosened up, I minimize my open stance for my drive to avoid pulling my drives. Our bodies tend to loosen up as we play so it is up to you to sort out how much of an open stance your need for your drives as your game progresses.