In Business Management, we watched an A&E Biography on Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. What a strange guy! A social misfit basically from the age of 12, Gates buried his head in front of a computer, and never left. His business savvy has made him the richest man in America, and he was a billionaire by …
In Attitude & Motivation, we talked about what we observe about other people. Things that tend to get my attention are eye contact and a firm handshake. I also tend to notice how people are dressed. Airports are my favorite place to people watch. Sometimes I’ll just cruise through with my sunglasses on just so …
Today’s Match Play Qualifying tournament was a tough one for me emotionally. My head was elsewhere, and I played like it. Yesterday, a really good friend of mine died suddenly of a heart attack while working out at his home in Tucson. Ken Bank was just 69 years-old. He had no history of heart disease …
The Golf Academy of America Phoenix has joined the National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA). The National Collegiate Club Golf Association is a place for those who don’t or didn’t play varsity golf in college but desire to continue competing. The NCCGA program is run by NextGenGolf. More than 300 teams can be found at colleges …
It was a rainy day at the Phoenix Open but not enough of a downpour to deter me and my first semester classmates at the Golf Academy from showing up at 6:30a to work the driving range at TPC Scottsdale. It was a little eerie to be walking around the property before sunrise. It was …