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Todd Sones: The Most Common Mistake Amateurs Make

Todd Sones is someone whom I greatly respect. I first read about Todd in the January 2012 issue of Golf Magazine. In his article “Belly vs. Short,” Todd discussed how belly putters nail the four absolutes of putting: rotation, tuck, tilt, and ball position. As someone who had always struggled with a conventional-length putter and had finally switched […]

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Diary of a USGA Rules Official: Embedded Ball & Chipping Practice

Dr. Robin Farran teaches Advanced Rules at the Golf Academy of America and is one of the country’s preeminent USGA Rules Officials. He’s also kind enough to send out weekly Rules installments. In this week’s Diary of a USGA Rules Official, Dr. Farran reviews Rules involving bunkers, an embedded ball, and chipping practice. Back in the

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You’re Hired!

After careful consideration, I am proud to announce that I have accepted an Assistant Golf Professional position at La Paloma Country Club and will be working under Head Golf Professional Mark Thesing, PGA, beginning later this month. La Paloma is a 27-hole Troon Prive’ facility “nestled into the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains” in northwest Tucson.

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