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Synchronized Golfing with Ryan Moore & Jarrod Lyle

Ryan Moore & Jarrod Lyle at the 2009 Travelers Championship                                                           @Golf Girl Media


Synchronized Golfing is a hybrid form of golf and dance, consisting of golfers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves on fairways and greens, accompanied by music.

Once known as Golf Ballet, this rarefied discipline demands advanced golf skills, and requires great strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry and precise timing.

Here Ryan Moore and Jarrod Lyle demonstrate the difficult "Ball-Marking Crane" move at the 2009 Travelers Championship.
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13 comments:

  1. golf growl7/02/2009 12:32 PM

    Great Photo!! It really does look like they synchronized that move. :D

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  2. TXQ7/02/2009 12:33 PM

    On your mark ... get set ... mark!

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  3. Nada Klu7/02/2009 12:37 PM

    This is really eerie. If you look close, even their shadows are in sync.

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  4. TXQ7/02/2009 12:43 PM

    Ryan was actually about to putt first but had to mark his ball to be interviewed by Stephanie Wei, who said it was urgent.

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  5. Heather Kerrigan7/02/2009 1:04 PM

    I think I might be good at this. Combines my love of golf with the artistry of figure skating.

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  6. The Khaki Crusader7/02/2009 1:33 PM

    they don't call it the dance floor for nothin'

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  7. Naria Klu7/02/2009 4:15 PM

    "I'm not overly impressed. I bet my sister Nada and I could do that with one leg tied behind our backs.

    To be clear, I meant one of "my" legs behind one of "my" backs.

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  8. Anonymous7/02/2009 4:54 PM

    that is so funny. Let's see if Ryan comments...

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  9. Chief Plays-With-Words7/02/2009 6:25 PM

    For Jarrod Lyle to be graceful he'd have to say grace before each and every full meal.

    So, graceful he is.

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  10. ashgolf7/02/2009 6:25 PM

    Love the photo. Ryan is great, a really fun player to watch and Jarrod...his story (as a cancer survivor) is one of the most inspiring of any player. I'm sure they would both get a laugh out of this picture.

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  11. Nada Klu7/02/2009 6:28 PM

    For this to qualify as "golf ballet" wouldn't they have to be using those long ballet putters?

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  12. Anonymous7/02/2009 9:18 PM

    If you notice, both Ryan's right arm and left leg are straighter than Jarrod's. His pre-mark routine puts him in position to make that move. In college, Ryan did not have that move. That is definitely something he learned on tour. It still appears he has a little too much weight leaning on his putter.

    I doubt Jarrod is around for the weekend with that form.

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  13. Anonymous7/06/2009 10:34 AM

    Here's another one.

    http://img.timeinc.net/golf/i/tours/2007/08/tigergarcia_600x397.jpg

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