Golf Course Design with PGA Professional Ed Ekis is currently an elective at the Golf Academy, but if you ask me, it should probably be a requirement for anyone considering a career in the golf industry. Whether you’re going into management, sales, or maintenance, it never hurts to know what an architect was thinking when he was designing and
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Tiger Woods is missing the Masters for the 2nd time in three years. He’s been out of competition for seven-plus months recovering from back surgery.
If you ever watch the Golf Channel, no doubt by now you’ve seen the infomercial for the xE1 Sand Wedge. It’s the one where former PGA Tour player Arron Oberholser (beware of an Aaron who spells his name with two R’s) touts the genius of the wedge for “practically eliminating” fat pitches or chips. Here it is: Says Oberholser, “The
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Three times each year for the past five years, Leisure World in Mesa has been gracious enough to allow Advanced Teaching classes at the Golf Academy to come out and offer instruction to its membership. It’s a great relationship – the members get free lessons, and students get an opportunity to teach over a period of three consecutive weeks. Leisure
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