Course Attitude Equals Course Results
Magic struck twice at TPC Four Seasons Resort at Irving, Texas. Once, when Steven Bowditch married his lovely wife, Amanda, and stayed there for their honeymoon. And then again when Bowditch shot an amazing 64 during the final round to win the AT&T Byron Nelson event. Is it coincidence that those two events happened for Bowditch at the same location? I think not. This is much more than a chance happening. The TPC Four Seasons...
Merkel Emerges as National US Match Play Champion
Newly minted professional golfer Tyler Merkel from Fort Myers, Florida, captured the 3rd annual United States Match Play Championship in strong fashion, as he defeated third-seeded Nyasha Mauchaza 2 & 1 in the championship match played at Indian Hills Golf Course in Fort Pierce, Florida. Merkel, whose swing coach is USGTF Master Teaching Professional Michael Wolf, defeated a field of 18 finalists winning four matches on his road...
Are You Likeable?
Often, as coaches, we are keen to dive into talking technical talk with our students. We are anxious to offer as much constructive feedback and guidance as we can. It may seem counterintuitive, but our technical messages may be better heard and absorbed if we enhanced our likeability factor. Tim Sanders has written a great book called The Likeability Factor. At its core is Theodore Roosevelt’s quote: “People don’t care how much you...
Getting Students to Accept the Quirks in Their Golf Swings
It undoubtedly happens every day: Somewhere, someone videotapes their golf swing, compares it to what they consider a “perfect” golf swing, and then tries diligently to make their swing “perfect,” too. Or, a teacher is giving a video lesson to a student, and the student is unhappy with what he or she sees. With the advent of the consumer camcorder in 1983, golf instruction changed forever. Instructors now had the ability for the first...
Peckels Wins 5th Annual US Pro Hickory
Eddie Peckels from Winter Springs, Florida, used a set of Precision hickory golf clubs from Louisville Golf to capture his second United States Professional Hickory Golf Championship at historic Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club in Tampa, Florida. The tournament, a commemorative to the 1925 Florida Open, is played with pre-1930-era equipment and balls. Peckels’ game matched the name on his clubs as he cruised around the Tom...
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