Wednesdays are one of our busiest days at the Golf Academy. In the morning, we have Financial Management and Workplace Ethics, and after lunch, we have Advanced Teaching. Advanced Teaching is probably the class I’m most excited about this semester. I want to go into instruction when I graduate, and finally, after a little over a year, […]
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Dr. Robin Farran is at it again! Not only is he already widely regarded as one of the preeminent USGA Rules Officials in the country, this semester he’s back teaching Advanced Rules at the Golf Academy. Dr. Farran sends out incidents like the one you’re about to read below some 50 weeks a year to over than
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It’s hard to believe it’s been a little more than a year since I first enrolled at the Golf Academy of America in Phoenix. So much has happened in the last 12 months, and the time has just flown by! It seems like just yesterday I was standing in line to have my picture taken for
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The other day, I got an email from my friend David Hammond regarding Rule 25-1. He told me jokingly that I needed to learn the Rule about burrowing owls. I had no idea what he was talking about, so I did a little research. As it turns out, he was right (Not that we didn’t
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At one time or another, we’ve all pulled up to a golf course or a driving range ready and excited to work on our game, only to find out it’s a “mats only” day. Talk about a buzzkill! Golf isn’t played off a mat. It can be pretty frustrating, but according to Golf Digest Top 50
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