This week the final leg of the FedEx Cup will be played at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta, GA. One of the true legends of the game, Bobby Jones grew up and learned to play golf at East Lake Country Club. His accomplishments will stand the test of time. No one, and I mean no other Golfer, Professional or Amateur will surpass his contributions and accomplishments.

There are numerous blogs doing a tribute to Bobby Jones this week. Take some time to learn more about the time honored traditions of the game of Golf and about Bobby Jones.

Vince Spence over at The One- Eyed Golfer has posted – East Lake Golf Course is the home of the Tour Championship, this weeks final leg of the FedEx Cup Series. It is also the home golf course of Bobby Jones.

Gayle Moss over at Golfgal has posted My Favorite Bobby Jones Golf Tips. She writes, “His swing was a bit unorthodox, but no one can deny his amazing talent. Here are some of my favorite swing tips from the self-taught legend – Bobby Jones.”

Art Murphy from LifeandGolf gives us …We Play the Ball Where It Lies, a collection of miscellaneous quips and quotes about golf and golfers from Bobby Jones.

Mike Southern at Ruthless Golf wonders Could Bobby Jones Have ‘Cut It’ Against Today’s Pros?, and shows us what science and Jones’s own notes have to say about the debate.

Greg D’Andrea at From the Rough talks about Golf’s Proper Place. “Bobby Jones played competitive golf only three months of the year, always keeping in perspective the game’s original intent – ‘a means of obtaining recreation and enjoyment.’”

Charles Boyer from Me and Old Man Par has chosen Bobby Jones’ Competitors: Many of Them Were Good, One Was Great. “It is often thought that Bobby Jones showed up and crushed his competition on the way to another victory,” Charles says. “The truth is that he had many worthy competitors and one, Walter Hagen, stood above all the others as Jones’ most worthy competitor.”

Michael Green at Aussie Golfer tells about Searching for Bobby Jones, where a search for Bobby Jones in Australia finds remarkable similarities to modern day golf.

Jon Blackburn from The Common Golfer looks at Bobby Jones: Golf’s Original Common Golfer. It’s a celebration of Bobby Jones’ life, and what made him unique amongst his golfing peers.

Apryl DeLancey at Women Like Sports features in her weekly Wild World of Wednesday post about how good friends Alexa Sterling and Bobby Jones continued to play golf during WWI in order to raise money for a good cause.

And Ryan Ballengee from Waggle Room sends us a vlog from East Lake about how Jones’ spirit influences the club and community today.

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The Tour Championship is scheduled to get underway on Thursday at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta, Ga. The top 30 players in Golf are primed and ready for this final test to see who will walk away with the FedEx Cup and the $10,000,000 that goes with it.

The weather will be a big factor this week. There have been storms that have been rolling through the Southeast and almost 2 inches of rain falling on Tuesday. There are areas of Atlanta that are underwater, so we can expect that East Lake CC is feeling the effects.

Will the weather improve and allow the tournament to proceed?

Will the course dry out enough or will lift clean and place rules be used?

Will the PGA have to consider postponing the start of the tournament?

There are really only 6 players that have a chance to take home the FedEx Cup and as expected, Tiger Woods heads up that group. The other players to watch this week with a chance to take home the FedEx Cup are Steve Stricker, Jim Furyk, Zach Johnson, Heath Slocum and Padraig Harrington.

Harrington is in sixth place and has an outside chance to win the FedEx Cup. He will need to win the Tour Championship this week and get a bit of help from the rest of the field.

Unlike other PGA tournaments, there is no cut this week so the players will be going all out in every round. Who will win this tournament? Only time will tell!

I expect this week will turn into a shootout. If tournament officials decide to play lift clean and place, the players will have an advantage and scores will reflect it. The greens will more than likely be soft and receptive which will mean that the players will be firing at the pins.

Look for some exciting golf this week, weather permitting.

One of the simplest things that you can do to improve your scores and lower your handicap is to keep track of your shots. When you are out playing a round of golf, do you track how many of your tee shots were in the fairway? What about how many greens you reach in regulation? The one statistic that I think is even more important is tracking the number of putts you take per hole.

You have to have noticed that when watching golf on TV, the announcers discuss these statistics when talking about how a player is performing for the week and year. If these stats are so important for the Pros, shouldn’t they be important for amateurs?

We are all trying to lower are scores and improve our game. Most will spend time working on their swing on the driving range. Some will work on their short game and some will work on their putting techniques. These are all important, but do you know which is the most important for you?

When you are playing golf, carry your own card and take the time to record your shots. You will find that a couple of things will come from this exercise.

One, you will be able to analyze your round more effectively. Knowing whether you are taking 36 or more putts for 18 holes will tell you volumes, as will knowing how many fairways you hit or how many greens you hit in regulation.

Two, because you are focusing on evaluating your game, you are more likely to be focused on your game as a whole. Believe it or not, you will probably shoot a lower score.

Three, you will know where to focus your practice. Knowing that you are averaging, say 39 putts per round tells you that if you spend time practicing your putting that you will improve your scores quickly. If missing greens left or right is your problem, then you know that practicing your short game is where you should invest practice time.

Practice is important, but the right practice is even more important. Invest the time into analyzing your game and your scores will improve quickly. Once you have improved the weakest part of your game, then turn your practice to the next weak link in your game.

We are all hunting for a better game, even the pros, so use the tools and techniques the pros use.

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