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This week marks the final few days we’ll be wandering the halls of the Golf Academy of America in Phoenix. Our 16-month journey is almost over, but for those of us who elected to take a full course load in this our 4th and final semester (and at times have regretted our decision), we have nine final exams. […]

You have to be able to control the trajectory and spin of your golf ball in order to score effectively. The Masters last week at Augusta National was a perfect example. Those guys had to control their trajectory and spin around the greens just to get the ball to finish close to the hole. But how

When shares of Under Armour stock plummeted more than five percent on Monday, several media outlets were quick to blame the dip on Jordan Spieth’s Masters collapse. In reality, the two events are mostly unrelated. As Fortune reported, “It would be easy to connect the two events: a big, rising star athlete runs into trouble, potentially hurting the

Now that we’re less than two weeks away from graduation, I think a lot of us have started reminiscing about our experience here at the Golf Academy. In my opinion, one of the most pleasantly unexpected benefits of attending school here has been learning the Rules of Golf. I’m not just talking about learning the

A: A team event consisting of four players in which each player hits a tee shot, and the best tee shot is selected. This continues from the fairway until the ball is on the green. The fringe is not considered part of the green, and all four players must execute a shot from this location before