Watching Phil Mickelson win the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island to become the oldest major champion in history was goosebump stuff. Getting to walk nine holes alongside him at the Cologuard Classic in late February was even more memorable. With only a few hundred people allowed at Omni Tucson National because of COVID protocols, I …
Nine-year-old Arnav Chaudhary, a rising junior golfer at La Paloma Country Club, has advanced to the Drive, Chip & Putt Sub-Regional Qualifier August 7th at TPC Sumerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chaudhary finished in 3rd Place in the Boys 10-11 Division at Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson with a total of 101 points. He won …
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How do I know that making a Hole-in-One is pure luck? I’ll tell you. For the 2nd time in less than a month, I made an ace on the very same hole: Ridge No. 4. The 103-yard, downhill Par 3 is the signature hole on the Ridge Course and the hole everyone talks about when …
Well, lightning has struck thrice! For the first time since 2008 when I was still just a young man looping the Pebble Creek golf courses with my good buddy Britt in Taylors, South Carolina, I made another Hole-In-One. It came from the Jade Tees, 102 yards out, on Ridge No. 4 during a Playing Lesson …
When I first started teaching golf several years ago, I would take players over to the Short Game Area and show them how to chip. My reasoning was that it was a chance to show them the proper grip and to demonstrate a short shot close to the hole that would get rather quick results …