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The USGA Rules Official is back! Dr. Robin Farran teaches Advanced Rules at the Golf Academy of America in Phoenix and is widely considered to be one of the preeminent Rules Officials in the country. In this month’s installment of Diary of a USGA Rules Official, Dr. Farran ties up a few loose ends and […]

Today was our last day! And we survived what felt like a pretty long week. With Olympic Golf coverage playing out in the Education Center lobby, we continued talking about giving lessons and how to best demonstrate new skills to our students. We also discussed practice – how, when, how much, and when to stop as well as

After being cooped up in a classroom for the better part of three days, Thursday’s Introduction to Teaching Seminar was long overdue. The always energetic Bill Cioffoletti (PGA) was back, this time alongside Rafael Floriani (PGA). Both are PGA Master Professionals, which is saying something. Out of the 28,000 PGA of America Members, there are fewer

Wednesday belonged to Tournament Operations. Debbie Foley (PGA) kicked things off in the first hour with a recap of what we covered on Day 1. Debbie has worked for the PGA of America for 17 years and has evaluated over 5,000 Work Experience Portfolios, so I’m sure she’s seen her fair share of both good and

I don’t know if fatigue was a factor or not, but Tuesday got off to a much better start than Monday. I think it had a lot to do with Bill Cioffoletti (PGA). When we walked into the PGA Education Center a little after 8:00a, an excited and energetic Bill was there to meet us,