The U.S. Open at Chambers Bay is less than a week away! It’s a links-style course overlooking Puget Sound in Washington state, and you better believe guys are going to be playing shots that bump and run – with and without spin. We recently learned (and it’s scientifically proven) that chipping with a lower-lofted club (such

This morning, we had our quarterly Student Affairs Meeting at the Golf Academy. Last semester, I was nominated class representative, and I will be attending an early morning meeting each semester. It’s a chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming semester as well as an opportunity for students to address any and all concerns they may be having

We began the day out at the Ken McDonald Golf Course in Tempe for a Skills Development session on specialty chip shots: the bladed wedge and the hybrid chip shot. We learned about the shots last week in Advanced Elements of the Short Game, but it’s one thing to learn about a shot in a classroom and another