The other day in Financial Management, we were discussing the economic impact of the Masters Tournament, not just to the local economy in Augusta, Georgia but also to the golf industry as a whole. I had to do a little digging, but I found some pretty interesting articles. The one I liked the most was […]
2016 Masters Tournament: By the Numbers Read More »
Several weeks ago in Sport Psychology with Dr. Teri Aguiar, we were discussing self-confidence and psychological momentum as it related to Greg Norman’s infamous Masters collapse. It’s been 20 years now since Norman blew a six-shot lead in the final round of the 1996 Masters to lose to Englishman Nick Faldo by five strokes. As
20 Years Later: How Sports Science Tries to Explain Greg Norman’s Epic Masters Collapse Read More »
Does the golf season start when the PGA Tour schedule says so, or does it begin when everyone really starts paying attention? I would argue it’s the latter. Welcome to Masters Week 2016! When the 80th playing of the tournament gets underway Thursday morning, there will be a handful of guys who can win it. It
Why Jason Day Will Win the Masters (and a few other guys who could win it too) Read More »
As I’ve said all along, the best tournament of any of our four semesters at the Golf Academy was our final tournament of the summer at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale. Not only was it tournament golf on an amazing and iconic Scottsdale golf course, it included a welcome banner above the clubhouse and our
Guest Speaker: Grayhawk Tournament Director Read More »
Golf Course Design with PGA Professional Ed Ekis is currently an elective at the Golf Academy, but if you ask me, it should probably be a requirement for anyone considering a career in the golf industry. Whether you’re going into management, sales, or maintenance, it never hurts to know what an architect was thinking when he was designing and
The Project of a Lifetime Read More »