The PGA Education Center is less than a five minute walk away from the Hilton Garden Inn where we’re staying. When you arrive for the 8:30a Seminar, you’ll sign-in, grab your name tag, and then find your assigned seat in Ballroom A. They’re in alphabetical order: A’s in the front, Z’s in the back. Day […]
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The PGA Level 1 Seminar starts tomorrow at 8:30a, and I’m happy to report that I’ve arrived in Florida safe and sound. I left Tucson a little after 7:00 this morning, and the flight to Dallas was rather uneventful. It was the flight from Dallas to West Palm Beach when things really got interesting. It’s never a
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The two best-selling sports books of all time, at least according to Davis Love III at the time of publication in 2012, are both golf books: Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book and John Feinstein’s A Good Walk Spoiled. I’ve probably read Penick’s Little Red Book five or six times over the years, but ever since
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A couple of years ago, when I really decided to pursue a career in golf, my wife, Zoe asked me if I would be willing to give her golf lessons. I politely declined. Still, from time to time, she’ll try to catch me in a weak moment and ask me for a tip or two. Let’s
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It’s been a rough couple of months for the USGA. After-the-fact rulings nearly derailed an otherwise exciting couple of majors in both the Men’s and Women’s U.S. Open Championships. The good news is that Dr. Robin Farran had nothing to do with the USGA’s unfortunate ruling procedure. Dr. Farran is widely regarded as one of
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