MAGNOLIA STATE TO HOST 18TH ANNUAL US GOLF TEACHERS CUP
Memphis, Tennessee, is one of America’s most famous cities, renowned for the blues, great barbecue, and of course Graceland, the home of the legendary Elvis Presley. Situated on the Mississippi River, Memphis has a long history of both glory and tragedy. Sun Studio gave birth to the phenomenon that was Elvis, and Martin Luther King, Jr. was felled by an assassin’s bullet at the Lorraine Hotel. Five divisions will be offered: Open (any...
WGTF ANNOUNCES TOP 100 TEACHERS FOR 2012-2014
The World Golf Teachers Federation® has announced its top 100 teachers worldwide,the only teacher ranking anywhere that is global in nature. Congratulations to all who made the list! [ezcol_1third] John Savage – USA Brandon Lee – USA Wayne Dahlstrom – USA Christopher Warner – USA Norbert Bieg – Germany Cesar Ghinaglia – Mexico Takashi Oya – Japan Gary Cricks – USA Paul DiStefano – USA Matt Smith – USA Seth Dichard – USA Tom Buckley –...
EDUCATION OF A GREENSKEEPER
The following was written by a greenskeeper to his membership at a south Florida golf course, and highlights some of the trials and tribulations of being a superintendent. Many of you have seen the hog and armadillo damage while playing the course in recent years. They are here for our prime real estate and to eat food. That food source is grubs. Grubs are not just a meal for wildlife; they are a severe pest to turf grass. The...
The True Essence of Golf
Since the beginning of time, man has competed amongst one another in numerous ways. The quest for reaching new heights, as well as outperforming the competition, has developed an insurmountable drive to dominate a subject of interest. Where some sports activities are dependent upon a team of individuals working together as one with a common goal, golf is a sport in which each person is responsible for their own success or failure....
The Importance of Distance Control
One thing that stood out in Tiger Woods’ victory earlier this year at the Arnold Palmer Invitational was his outstanding distance control on the putting greens. It seemed as if every putt went into the hole with the same speed, and if it missed, would finish about a foot past the cup. If you watch any professional golf tournament, you will see that those with outstanding distance control on the greens are usually the ones who score...
Taking Your Student’s Poor Performance Home with You
We have all experienced it at one time or another, perhaps more than we care to think about: A student is completely unable to grasp our teaching. Despite our best efforts, he or she is showing no improvement under out tutelage. To a conscientious teacher, this is very troubling. Teachers who care tend to take their students’ poor performances home with them. It can lead to all sorts of soul-searching, ranging from individual...
The Olympics and Amateur Golf
With the London Olympics still fresh in our minds, we naturally look forward to the Rio Olympics of 2016 and the return of golf to the games after a century hiatus. But, instead of offering a crowning lifetime achievement opportunity of “Olympic proportions” to amateurs from the widest spectrum of countries around the globe, it will be just another major in an already busy schedule for many of the top professional golfers on the...
Performance Reviews
Conducting performance reviews with your employees is an important part of a manager’s responsibilities. It is a great tool to see where you are in terms of productivity, knowledge, and performance. Additionally, you get the opportunity to see how each of your employees thinks they are doing during their self-evaluation, which usually leads to an “in-themiddle” balance of where they actually are, and you, the manager, can now prepare...
Playing Your Best Golf
Golf certainly is an individual sport. No one but you can hit the shot, make the 10-foot putt to win the match, or be responsible for your score on any particular day. A golfer’s mastery of the game evolves over a period of time, and of course, is dependent upon the effort put forth. It’s a physical game as well as a mental game, like partners, both being dependent upon one another. Getting good at golf involves listening to...
The EIGHT SECRETS That TOURING PROS Use To WIN MAJORS
What is more important, technical skill or a solid mental game? Both! If you don’t have the technical ability to play a particular sport, it does not matter how strong your mental game is. Golf is an especially difficult game, because there are so many aspects to it: Driving, long irons, short irons, chipping, putting, bunker play, and trouble shots. It takes a lot of practice to learn how to hit all these different shots. However,...
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