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“I should say this with some degree of modesty. But in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like this. Anyplace. Period.” – Pete Dye, Whistling Straits Designer A throwback to the raw freshness of Ireland sculpted into the Wisconsin coastline, Whistling Straits is part of Destination Kohler in Kohler, Wisconsin. Located off the shore of […]

One weekend each semester, the Golf Academy of America in Phoenix invites current and prospective students to bring their friends and families out to campus to show them around and to tell them what they can expect when they arrive for the upcoming semester. Today’s turnout was better than average. I counted 30 people in attendance, while

Confidence comes from building a routine. When you’re getting ready to play in a tournament of any significance or importance – one that really matters – you should try to give yourself the best possible chance to succeed. That’s the point PGA Professional Gary Balliet was trying to get across by moving Golf Performance Enhancement (GPE) out of

In the 16 years or so I’ve been playing golf, I’ve never run into an environmentally-sensitive area or ESA out on the golf course. But they are out there. PGA Professional Ed Ekis was telling us a story recently about the ESA that runs along holes 2-5 at McDowell Mountain Golf Club (formerly Sanctuary Golf Course)

I think Phil Mickelson has the best short game I’ve ever seen, and over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been watching Mickelson’s Secrets of the Short Game in Advanced Elements of the Short Game. We’ll watch a segment or two before pausing the DVD to hear whether or not PGA Professional Jay Friedman agrees with