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Between then and now, however, golf has been anything but easy for the 54-year-old. Hallberg fought apartments for sale in los angeles ca injuries last season and finished 48th on the tour money list. He had to take part in the Champions Tour's National Qualifying Tournament to earn back his exempt status for this season. This year, he's already guaranteed a top-30 money spot, earning him full status for the 2013 tour.
Trusting his ability to belong with his best competition, practicing the power of positive thought, has been the cornerstone of Hallberg's resurgence. He's also become apartments for sale in los angeles ca more adept at putting a bad shot behind him and looking ahead to the next swing.
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"I've been working on the same thing for about two years," he said. That has included working closely with Mike McGetrick, widely regarded apartments for sale in los angeles ca as one of the game's top teachers and who often caddies for Hallberg. "We've stuck to a one-swing theory for me."
"The big thing is to back it up. It doesn't mean anything if you do it once," said Hallberg, who shot 73 and 66 in the final two rounds to finish two shots behind Fred Couples. "I went out in the pro-am today and made a bunch of birdies and hit the ball nice. I feel like I'm playing decent."
Three of the top six players in the season-long Charles Schwab Cup standings will miss the tournament: apartments for sale in los angeles ca No. 2 Roger Chapman, who won the U.S. Senior Open and Senior PGA Championship, No. 4 Couples and No. 6 John Cook, who withdrew Tuesday because of the death of a close friend.
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Tournament officials said they'll reach $20 million in charitable donations this year, something no other tour event has achieved during the same two-decade timeframe. And for the fourth straight year, tournament admission is free.