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Power Testing with at last summer. Have seen worse views for assessment.

Happy Birthday Mr. Nicklaus — here’s looking forward to many more.

If you've neglected mobility work, start today.
Ten minutes a day will pay off

Now, this is disassociation!

Still don’t think elite golfers are exceptional athletes? The ability to achieve this position then deliver a club at ~120 mph sounds pretty athletic to us.

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🏌️: Rory

What if I told you I start my morning with a glass of lemon water? Maybe you’d think: ‘Who cares?! Why does it matter what Berardi drinks first thing in the morning?’ You wouldn’t be wrong.

But if you’re a certain type of person—the kind who loves to geek out on nutrition science—it might spark your curiosity (and maybe a little FOMO). Perhaps you’d ask: “Why add lemon? For digestion? Liver detoxification? Antioxidant protection?”

In other words: “Does lemon contain some sort of biochemical superpower I haven’t yet learned about? And, if so, should I be including it myself?”

If you’re another type of person—more skeptical in nature—you might be less curious and more annoyed: “Ugh—more detoxing BS?!? Detoxing isn’t even a thing. I thought you were evidence-based!”

If you’re super up-to-date on the latest research, you might even say: “Lemons, really? Haven’t you done your research? Don’t you know that [enter nutrient/supplement du jour] has proven to be more effective?”

So, just in case you’re wondering, here’s the real reason I drink lemon water in the morning: I wake up thirsty. And I like the taste of lemon in my water.

(Cue anti-climactic music.)

That’s the big secret behind my beverage choice.

I’m not trying to support liver detoxification or digestion. Nor am I trying to add antioxidant power or alter my body’s pH. (I’m also not an industry shill for Big Lemon. Promise.)

Once upon a time someone served me water with lemon in it. I thought it tasted good. Now, I drink it that way when I can.

Yet every time I show a meal with a glass of water with lemon, people are deeply concerned with the “health value” of the lemon.

Everything the nutritionist eats MUST have a scientific reason for its inclusion.

Similarly, if I don’t include a particular food on a given day, folks get wrapped up in whether the missing food is somehow “bad for you.”

Everything the nutritionist doesn’t eat MUST ALSO have a scientific reason for its exclusion.

But sometimes I eat foods because I like them and they make me feel good. Likewise, I often avoid foods that I don’t like and make me feel bad.

You can too.

Regardless of what "science" or the gurus say.

“When people ask what’s driven me all these years, I always give the same answer: It’s you, the fans.”

I could not be more delighted with the decision by Chairman Ridley to invite Tom Watson to join Gary Player and me as Honorary Starters for the Masters Tournament. Tom, along with Gary, is not only one of my closest friends in or out of the game of golf, but Tom has a storied history at Augusta National. Trust me, I know—and the hard way. Tom is so deserving to be on that first tee Thursday morning of the Masters, and I am excited for him. —Jack