One of the other midterms on the docket next week is Mechanics of the Short Game, specifically chipping and putting. Here’s a sampling of what we’re likely to see on next week’s exam: Putting Involves controlling both the distance and the direction of the golf ball Grip = the hands are placed close together. The […]

Midterms start next week as we reach the halfway point of our first 16-week semester at the Golf Academy. You may think you know the Rules of Golf, and I’m not saying you don’t. But we have to know them word for word. That’s every a, an, and the. Here’s a sampling of what we’re likely to see

European golfers have become more dominant on the PGA Tour in recent years despite the fact that in years past, the Tour was dominated more by American players. In my humble opinion, there are several reasons for this “European invasion.” Golf has truly become a global game. It is played at a very high level

In Golf Fundamentals with PGA Instructor Jay Friedman, we discussed the principles of the forward swing. These last three principles make up the 14 swing principles that we have been studying so far this semester. Research has found that the average duration of the golf swing is less than 1.5 seconds. The backswing represents roughly