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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

The final step in our evolution as amateur club builders is building a wedge. So far, we’ve built a 3-wood, a putter, a full set of irons, and a junior set, but a quality wedge set is arguably the most important series of clubs in your bag. You need your wedges to help you score. There’s just